Voters react to Gianforte assault charge

Montana voters went to the polls Thursday to select a new congressman in a tight statewide race — one that may have grown tighter following reports and a misdemeanor citation alleging that Republican candidate Greg Gianforte body-slammed a reporter during a campaign event the night before.

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Botanist finds balance in theater

It’s no wonder Jen Asebrook was hired as the publicist for the Whitefish Theatre Co.

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Author donates to families affected by illness

Angela Townsend’s young son, Levi, was going blind.

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'Yuletide XIII' poised for another sold-out run

The 12-year sell-out streak isn’t about to come to an end.

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Vacant showroom is site of disco fundraiser

In early November, when Piney Creek Interiors moved its store from 100 Central Ave. in Whitefish to a more convenient space across town, real estate agent Tanya Gersh had a sprawling, hollow room and an idea.

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Ring the Bells

Hearing one lone person, playing just two different notes, isn’t much of a musical experience.

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Allen Jimmerson's wild art

Allen Jimmerson, a soft-spoken Montanan in jeans and a well-worn navy shirt, points to the small painting in the corner.

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Home on the (Craggy) Range

The kind of massive, two-month renovation that the Craggy Range Bar & Grill endured this spring can be a twisted maze of planning and preparation, with dozens of moving parts weaved together until the final product — a sparkling, wide-open facility at 10 Central Ave. in downtown Whitefish — is …

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BOYS SOCCER: Glacier edged in shootout, finishes 6th at state

Billings Senior converted all five tries in the penalty-kick shootout and the Broncs denied Glacier a second straight win at the Class AA boys state tournament at Kidsports Complex Saturday, topping the Wolfpack 5-4 after the teams played to a 1-1 draw after 100 minutes.

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SOCCER: Glacier boys play on at state

Micah Reason’s first goal of the season snapped a 1-1 tie in the 70th minute and gave Glacier its second state tournament win in program history, a 3-1 victory over Billings West in a loser-out match Friday morning at Kidsports Complex.

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FOOTBALL: Flathead falls short in OT at Sentinel

MISSOULA — Mitch Roberts ran for a five-yard touchdown in overtime and Missoula Sentinel intercepted Bridger Johnson one play later to seal a 17-10 win for the Spartans against Flathead on Friday night.

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SOCCER: Hawks rocket past Glacier

Glacier had never seen anything like this before.

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VIANO COLUMN: Go Cubs Go (really)

Growing up where I come from, you don’t have a choice.

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FOOTBALL: Flathead looks to play spoiler in Missoula

On the road with its postseason hopes already dashed, Flathead looks to end its Class AA football season on a high note Friday night at playoff-bound Missoula Sentinel.

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SOCCER: Glacier boys carry flag for Kalispell

A lot has changed in four years, not the least of which is the weather.

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State title-winning coach tabbed to lead Bravettes softball

Jack Foster, who led Post Falls High School to the 2010 5A Idaho state championship, has been named the new head softball coach at Flathead, pending school board approval.

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FOOTBALL: Wolfpack makes it eight

Running through a rainstorm into the halftime locker room, it was hard to tell which team was up two scores in the 10th annual crosstown game at Legends Stadium on Friday evening.

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SOCCER: 'Pack is Back (in state tourney)

Unflappable in the face of spitting cold rain and a physical, direct Flathead attack, Glacier outpossessed and outscored its crosstown rivals en route to a 2-1 win at Kidsports Complex on Thursday afternoon, advancing the Wolfpack to its third straight Class AA state tournament.

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FOOTBALL: Desperate Flathead aiming for a crosstown upset

It’s been almost a month since Flathead played a game at Legends Stadium, but don’t expect the Braves to get a warm welcome home Friday night.

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VIANO COLUMN: Running with the boys

Listen, this isn’t meant to put undue pressure on a high school student, but Annie Hill’s almost assuredly going to win her third straight Class AA state cross country championship on Saturday at Rebecca Farm.

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FEATURED: Byrd's the Word

COLUMBIA FALLS — When the revival rolled into the canyon, the strapping, dark-haired man spoke his message with passion.

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BOYS SOCCER: Glacier, Flathead battle for state berth

This afternoon’s third crosstown soccer match of the season will do more than settle bragging rights for another year — it will send one of Kalispell’s two locals on to the Class AA state tournament next week.

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SOCCER: Flathead's first win just in time

Through one loss and then another, 14 of them in a row to be precise, first-year Flathead coach Jenni Sipe was unwavering in her belief in her team despite the presence of precious few tangible positives.

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MHSA changes could move Libby, Ronan to Class A; Troy to 8-man football

The

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VIANO COLUMN: Love, giving sprouts from tragedy

In an ocean of tragedy and despair, of heartbreak and pain, of suffering, confusion and anguish, here we sit, surrounded by love.

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HOCKEY: Whitefish Wolverines junior team ceases operation

WHITEFISH — Junior hockey has left the Stumptown Ice Den, again.

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FOOTBALL: Flathead back on track, beats Butte 14-7

BUTTE — Ryan Skramovsky returned from a serious back injury to score the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and Flathead rode a resurgent defense to a 14-7 win over Butte at Naranche Stadium Friday night.

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FOOTBALL: Finally healthy, Flathead set to return

There may not have been a scoreboard to see, a postgame celebration in the locker room or a write-up in the newspaper the next morning, but the Flathead Braves won last week.

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VIANO COLUMN: Tuesday night's big win

Kalispell’s two high schools will chalk up plenty of W’s before the school year is up.

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Ryggs Johnston picks ASU

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GOLF: Ryggs Johnston picks Arizona St.

LIBBY — Libby’s Ryggs Johnston is no longer one of the top uncommitted prep golfers in the country, and it’s got a little something to do with the big, orange ball he spins in the winter.

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FEATURED: A victory for Libby

LIBBY ­— Years ago, before the mills went away and the terrible secret of the mine was revealed, the whistle blew to signal the end of a shift and thousands of workers streamed down U.S. 2, admiring the splendorous Cabinet Mountains before arriving at Libby High School.

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VOLLEYBALL: Glacier fends off Flathead

Nikki Krueger blasted 23 kills and Glacier overcome a boisterous crowd and a loss in the opening game to win the first crosstown match of the year, at Flathead, 20-25, 26-24, 25-20, 25-20 Thursday night.

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VIANO COLUMN: Winning the only thing? Hardly

No one wants to talk to me about losing.

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WRESTLING: Flathead's Thompson returns

Teams with state championship aspirations that lose their head coach just weeks before the beginning of the season have to scramble, their pool of possible candidates severely limited and the usually exhaustive vetting process expedited by necessity.

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VOLLEYBALL: Flathead, Glacier tangle Thursday

There will be bigger, more important matches later in the year — and even a rematch next month — but there is nothing quite like tonight, when Glacier treks south to the old barn on 4th Avenue West.

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VOLLEYBALL: No. 4 Glacier blown out by No. 1 Sentinel

Fourth-ranked Glacier surrendered 20 of the match’s first 26 points and was swept at home by top-ranked and undefeated Missoula Sentinel, 25-9, 25-18, 25-16 Tuesday night in a meeting of the top two teams in the Western AA conference.

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SOCCER: Polson, Whitefish settle for split

WHITEFISH — Haley Nicholson blasted home her 20th goal of the season in the 58th minute to send Whitefish’s girls into sole possession of first place in the Northern A conference, but Polson’s boys spoiled the second half of the Bulldogs’ homecoming soccer doubleheader with an identical 1-0 win on …

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FOOTBALL: Bozeman holds off Flathead

The on-paper mismatch never actually materialized, but that may have only made the result more painful.

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VIANO COLUMN: Standing for discomfort

I’ve been resisting writing this column for weeks.

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FOOTBALL: Homecoming no treat for Flathead

Homecoming is falling at just the right moment for the Flathead Braves.

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WRESTLING: Flathead's Rich Vasquez resigns as coach

Flathead wrestling coach Rich Vasquez has resigned after three seasons at the helm of Braves’ wrestling program, citing an ongoing medical issue.

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New surface could double number of events at field

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BOYS SOCCER: Flathead claims crosstown

Flathead scored bookend goals late in the first and early in the second half, finding enough space on a tightly-packed field at Legends Stadium to beat Glacier 2-1 on Thursday night, winning for the fourth time in their last seven meetings with their crosstown rival.

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FOOTBALL: Flathead looking to build on big victory

Flathead was one yard away from disaster.

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FEATURED: Polson's Pirate connection

POLSON — Win a state championship and you get a parade.

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Braves win wild Samson Bowl

GREAT FALLS — Kyle Samson, his voice scratchy and his mind spinning, didn’t make the drive back to Kalispell late Friday night.

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Glacier's Hill cruises at Flathead Invite

Even as Annie Hill shook off some rust, she easily left other girls in the dust.

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Wolfpack grinds out win over Capital

Drew Turner shrugged off an early injury and rumbled 76 yards for a clinching late touchdown to send the Glacier Wolfpack to their third straight win, 28-14 over Helena Capital at Legends Stadium on Friday night.

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FOOTBALL: Flathead set for family showdown

The story this week has been an easy one.

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COLUMN: (Over)reacting to early returns

First impressions are always, without exception, 100 percent bang-on, stone cold, take it to the bank, bet your life, write a letter home to momma accurate.

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FEATURED: Sage Wanner's star turn

COLUMBIA FALLS — There might not be such a thing as a celebrity cross country runner.

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FOOTBALL: Bengals blow out Braves

Flathead knew it would face a stiff test Friday night.

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FOOTBALL: Young Braves backs ready to carry load

Ryan Skramovsky waited patiently last season, biding his time as all-state running back Josh McCracken barreled through defenses and helped Flathead football surge back to relevancy and the Class AA playoffs.

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GIRLS SOCCER: Polson taking aim at title

Michael Hewston has spent eight seasons as the Polson girls soccer coach, building a program without much of a tradition into one of the most talented teams in the state.

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SOCCER: Bigfork boys cancel season

BIGFORK — There are few, if any, Class B schools in the state that offer as many athletic opportunities for their students as Bigfork.

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FOOTBALL: Braves stumble in opener

The Flathead Braves couldn’t have dreamed up a better start.

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FOOTBALL: Braves set for breakthrough season

On the first day of football camp a year ago Flathead coach Kyle Samson, himself a former quarterback, went out of his way to gush about his new signal caller, talking up a kid who’d never played a varsity snap.

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FOOTBALL: Bigfork's reign in District 7B to be tested

The stars seem to be aligning for Eureka football.

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RODEO: Cowboys turn tables on day two

Bull rider Colten Jesse made the long trek from Konawa, Oklahoma to Kalispell just for the Northwest Montana Fair PRCA Rodeo.

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COLUMN: Crash landing at mutton busting

Standing outside the wind-swept rodeo arena at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Thursday night, a joke kept popping into my head.

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Fair rodeo begins without familiar face

The crop of cowboys and cowgirls headed to this year’s Northwest Montana Fair PRCA Rodeo is as strong it’s ever been, but there’s one marquee name that’s nowhere to be found.

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COLUMN: Obsessing about baseball's brilliant weirdo

I know better than to fall for a professional athlete.

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OLYMPICS: Kalispell's shooting star

Jamie Corkish’s stepson has a question for her.

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ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Ali Williams

The best player, at the most premium position, is pretty hard to miss.

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ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Luke May

Legacies are built slowly, hardened through years of hard work and decidedly unglamorous hours behind the scenes.

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BASEBALL: Lakers still hitting at state tournament

MISSOULA — Leif Ericksen came out of the bullpen and gutted through six innings on the mound, then doubled home the go-ahead runs in the ninth inning to keep the Kalispell Lakers’ season alive with a 9-6 win over the Billings Scarlets on Saturday night at the Montana/Alberta American Legion …

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BASEBALL: Lakers, Twins stay alive in state tournaments

MISSOULA — The Kalispell Lakers scored eight times in the third inning and kept their season alive with a landslide 14-8 whipping of the Billings Royals in a loser-out game at the Montana/Alberta State AA tournament Friday at Lindborg-Cregg Field.

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BASEBALL: Twins start state tourney with win

GREAT FALLS — Jonny Sapa spun eight stellar innings, James Sampson-Keck went 4 for 5 and the Glacier Twins opened the Montana/Alberta State A tournament by routing the Laurel Dodgers 8-2 at Centene Stadium on Thursday afternoon.

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COLUMN: Unpopular Hellgate decision the right one

We’re not supposed to embrace quitters.

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DRAG RACING: The Flathead's fastest

It smells like gasoline, it’s completely volunteer run and $40 buys you a chicken dinner, a T-shirt and plenty of time to kick back around the bonfire.

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Glacier grad at home at The Event

Just ask international-level rider Ashlynn Meuchel: people around the eventing world love coming the Flathead Valley.

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Young star faces tall task in The Event's open class

Taylor McFall, a rider in the Novice open division at The Event at Rebecca Farm, gets understandably awestruck watching the top-level riders conquer the challenging CCI3* cross-country course.

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Day 1 riders set the stage at The Event

Just saying the word out loud makes eyes start to roll.

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COLUMN: Fantastical fun on the farm

It sounds like a children’s book come to life.

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BASEBALL: Chargers steamroll Lakers AA

Dawson Reiman drove in four runs and Great Falls scored five times in the fifth inning, kick-starting an offensive landslide that culminated in a 13-4 Chargers blowout of the Kalispell Lakers on Wednesday night at Griffin Field in the opener of a three-game series between the American Legion AA foes.

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More than horsing around at Rebecca Farm

Sarah Broussard didn’t follow her mom into the family business.

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BASEBALL: DeCock pitches Lakers to split

It didn’t take long for Logan DeCock to realize Friday was going to be a good night.

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COLUMN: The curse of competition

I cover sports for a living. I thrive on competition. I’m a driven guy. I want to win at everything.

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SOFTBALL: Long days at ASA tourney

Buckly Isakson will be in Alaska fishing just three days from now.

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COLUMN: Legion ball a labor of love

When the wildly successful 2014 Glacier Twins season ended following a trip to the American Legion regional tournament in Alaska, head coach Bob Rupp and the rest of the program’s board of directors took a look at the bottom line and saw a major problem.

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Lakers AA return home, earn split

The Kalispell Lakers AA have spent a lot of time on the bus.

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Veneman, Twins shut down Rangers

WHITEFISH — Ryan Veneman allowed just a single infield hit and James Sampson-Keck drove in three runs as the Glacier Twins A bounced back from a disappointing end of the weekend to blast the Kootenai Valley Rangers 10-0 at Memorial Park on Tuesday night.

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BASEBALL: Glacier Twins stay undefeated at Ed Gallo

WHITEFISH — It wasn’t easy for either side, but the Glacier Twins’ A and B teams both won for the fourth straight game at the Ed Gallo Memorial Wood Bat tournament on Saturday at Memorial Park, keeping alive the possibility of an all-Glacier championship game for the second straight year.

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BASEBALL: Record field set for Ed Gallo Memorial tournament

WHITEFISH — If the familiar crack of a wood bat on the ball is the quintessential sound of baseball, it’s going to sound like baseball morning, noon and night around Memorial Park this weekend.

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BASEBALL: Tyler Murphy's no-hitter leads Glacier Twins to sweep

EUREKA — Just last week, Tyler Murphy sat behind home plate and caught every pitch of the Glacier Twins’ first no-hitter of the season.

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COLUMN: Time for message of pride to spread

The Tampa Bay Rays game is sold out tonight.

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BASEBALL: Glacier Twins' Jonny Sapa no-hits Mariners

WHITEFISH — Jonny Sapa was forced to wait more than a month to make his first start of the season after spraining his ankle in a spring practice.

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BASKETBALL: Class AA to add divisional tournament

If approved by the Montana High School Association, divisional basketball tournaments will be coming to the state’s largest classification starting in 2018.

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COLUMN: Shelley Burton's brush with The Greatest

The most famous fighter from Kalispell was not a boxing fan growing up.

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BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Kalispell Lakers AA swamp Mariners

POLSON — Jake Halland homered, doubled twice and drove in five runs as the Kalispell Lakers AA went on the road and routed the Mission Valley Mariners 20-5 Wednesday night.

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GOLF: Flathead alum Kyle Dunfee named new Braves, Bravettes coach

Ten years after his competitive golf career ended, Kyle Dunfee has his first varsity head coaching job, and he even need to leave town to get it.

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SOCCER: Beating the heat at Three Blind Refs

The greatest struggle at Kidsports Complex on Saturday was finding reprieve from the sun.

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SOCCER: Three Blind Refs tournament begins Saturday

Hotels, restaurants and just about every square inch of the Kidsports Complex will be teeming with soccer enthusiasts beginning this morning as the two-day Three Blind Refs soccer tournament, hosted by the Flathead Soccer Club, kicks off its 23rd annual event.

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COLUMN: Looking back on season one

The first time I walked into Legends Stadium, I took a picture.

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BASEBALL: Kalispell Lakers AA slide past Libby Loggers

Minutes after the final out was recorded, the Kalispell Lakers were running silent sprints under the watchful eye of their coaches in the outfield grass.

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SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: Grizzled bear walks away

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STATE SOFTBALL: Glacier still battling in Class AA

Leave it to Glacier’s little sister to rescue the Wolfpack’s season.

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VIANO: State tournaments saved by move north

Mother nature must be a fan of high school sports, because she’s not acting like she wants the spring season to end.

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STATE SOFTBALL: Montana turns eyes to Kalispell

More than a year ago, the Montana High School Association had a small problem — no one bid to host the Class B-C state tournament in the spring of 2016.

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TENNIS: Libby boys win state championship

MISSOULA — It took one extra day to finish the Class B-C state tennis tournament, but all that meant was the parade was pushed back a day.

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BASEBALL: Lakers romp at Canadian Days tourney

Dawson Smith dazzled on the mound in game one and Leif Ericksen had a busy day at the plate to lead the Kalispell Lakers AA to two blowout wins at the Canadian Days tournament Saturday afternoon at Griffin Field.

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VIANO COLUMN: Labor laws sports' next big battle

Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act, announced Wednesday by the Obama administration, figure to have a far-reaching impact on the American workforce with a ripple effect felt in the lower- and middle-classes all the way through corporate boardrooms everywhere.

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LEGION BASEBALL: Scaled-down Canadian Days Tournament begins Friday

The Canadian dollar’s dramatic dip is a boon for Montanans looking for a cheap getaway north of the border.

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SOFTBALL: Glacier begins postseason title defense Thursday

Missing out on the regular season conference championship means the Glacier Wolfpack have a little longer road to a second straight Class AA state championship.

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TENNIS: Whitefish, Polson favored at Northwestern A divisional

Weather may be the biggest story Thursday morning, but whether it’s outdoors at Flathead Valley Community College or inside at The Summit, by the end of the week the region’s top Class A tennis players will sort out who will advance to the state tournament next weekend.

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FOOTBALL: Mike Reilly returns for Boys & Girls Club event

Former Flathead quarterback Mike Reilly’s phone was full of text messages after he and the Edmonton Eskimos won the 2015 Grey Cup.

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TENNIS: Glacier ahead of pack at Northern AA divisional

Glacier’s boys and girls each hold one point leads after a rain-shortened first day of the Northern AA divisional at Flathead Valley Community College on Thursday.

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VIANO COLUMN: Baseball's so much fun, again

I am, and always have been, a big fan of Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper, but he was sorely mistaken about one thing earlier this spring.

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SOFTBALL: Glacier's Ali Williams throws second perfect game

The word perfect just doesn’t do it justice.

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SOFTBALL: Flathead fires back against Hellgate

Abbie O’Brien went 6 for 7 in the final two home games of her high school career and Flathead erupted for 24 runs in four innings in game two, but the Bravettes were forced to settle for a Friday night split of a doubleheader with Missoula Hellgate at Boyle Field …

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SOFTBALL: Glacier strikes early, stops Polson

Ali Williams likes batting in the leadoff spot, and Thursday night’s game was just the reason why.

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VIANO COLUMN: In appreciation of an all-time great

It’s hard, sometimes, to appreciate what’s right in front of you.

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FEATURED: Rising from Ash

Hamilton Ash thought he was a pretty tough kid.

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VIANO COLUMN: A city boy in the wilderness

I’m as city as it comes, if I’m going to be honest about it.

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SOFTBALL: Flathead rallies for third straight win

COLUMBIA FALLS — Flathead coach Tasia Gates bounced out of the dugout and gave two muffled pumps of her right fist when the final out nestled in Kylee Meredith’s glove. The rest of the Bravettes just smiled.

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CROSSTOWN SOFTBALL: Flathead stuns Glacier

Kaileight Denna didn’t know if it was fair.

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VIANO COLUMN: Braves, Bravettes breeding success

All good chefs like to eat.

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SOFTBALL: Glacier, Flathead softball set for Thursday doubleheader

One team’s the defending Class AA state champion and the other hasn’t won a game all season.

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TENNIS: Glacier rolls over all three Missoula schools

In the first eight seasons of Glacier tennis, the Wolfpack had never beaten Missoula Hellgate in a dual.

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VIANO COLUMN: Pistorese chasing the dream

To get to where Joe Pistorese is today borders on the impossible.

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SOFTBALL: Bravettes battered in sweep

With injuries starting to heal and the lineup back at full strength, Flathead’s offense found its groove in the second game of a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader and put up seven runs on 11 hits.

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FEATURED: Cutting their teeth

The unpaved road to get there leads directly past a ‘dead end’ sign.

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BOXING: Kalispell's Guzman wins first pro bout

Bloodied, bruised and exhausted, Kalispell’s Kenny Guzman climbed out of the ring after winning his professional debut and was greeted by, well, just about everybody.

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VIANO COLUMN: Baseball fans, it's time to panic

The San Diego Padres will never score a run.

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SOFTBALL: Polson earns first win, shuts out Flathead

Camas Renault delivered a two-run second inning single and combined with Haley Fyant on a seven-hit shutout in Polson’s 4-0 win against Flathead at a brisk Boyle Field at the Conrad Complex Tuesday night.

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VIANO COLUMN: Biggest secret in sports

Sports have a secret they like to hide from us.

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BASKETBALL: Glacier wins Les Schwab Shootout; Burns wins dunk contest

Kyler Burns played in 17 varsity basketball games for Columbia Falls this winter.

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FEATURED: Glacier softball's championship connection

Catchers never get any glory.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lisa Hendrickson resigns as Flathead coach

Flathead girls basketball coach Lisa Hendrickson stepped down from her position on Thursday after three seasons at the helm of the Bravettes.

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GIRLS SOCCER: Jenni Sipe tabbed new Flathead coach

Jenni Sipe, the former head coach at Gig Harbor (Wash.) High School, has been named the new girls soccer coach at Flathead High School, pending school board approval.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Bigfork hangs on, reaches state tournament semifinals

BUTTE — Bigfork coughed up a halftime lead, but made just enough free throws down the stretch to survive a major scare in the first round of the Class B state boys basketball tournament at the Butte Civic Center, sneaking past Townsend, 55-53 on Thursday night.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Bigfork in familiar position at state tournament

BUTTE — The Bigfork Vikings won a state championship just two years ago.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bigfork draws mighty Malta to open state tournament

BUTTE — The Bigfork coaching staff had a chance to watch the Malta-Fairfield Northern B divisional championship game last week, and they came back with a clear message for their girls.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Bigfork in familiar position entering state tournament

BUTTE — The Bigfork Vikings won a state championship just two years ago.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Bigfork in familiar position entering state tournament

BUTTE — The Bigfork Vikings won a state championship just two years ago.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bigfork draws mighty Malta to open state tournament

BUTTE — The Bigfork coaching staff had a chance to watch the Malta-Fairfield Northern B divisional championship game last week, and they came back with a clear message for their girls.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bigfork draws mighty Malta to open state tournament

BUTTE — The Bigfork coaching staff had a chance to watch the Malta-Fairfield Northern B divisional championship game last week, and they came back with a clear message for their girls.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

JUNIOR HOCKEY: Wolverines barrage cools Icemen

WHITEFISH — The Whitefish Wolverines pounded Lake Tahoe 13-1 on Friday night, so when they roared out to a 5-1 lead against that same Icemen team on Saturday, it looked like another rout was on.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Polson survives scare, stays alive at Class A tournament

MISSOULA — With less than a second on the clock and the score tied, Polson senior Payton Lefthand rose up from beyond the arc and Pirates coach Randy Kelley thought his team was moving on in the Class A state tournament.

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Flathead wrestler falls short in bid to compete at state

Flathead High School sophomore Payton Hume, the top-ranked 138-pound Class AA wrestler in the state, will not compete in this weekend’s state tournament after a judge declined to grant an injunction to overrule a Montana High School Association ruling that deemed Hume ineligible at 138 pounds.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Mann, Schulz win smoke-shortened Missoula Invitational

MISSOULA — Not long after players fanned out across Larchmont Golf Course, teed up their first ball of the day and sent it toward the fairway, word was starting to spread around the course.

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Hobbled Beau Hill bucked on last day at rodeo

West Glacier’s Beau Hill enjoys a lot about coming home.

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Kalispell, Kesler stock draw rave reviews from riders

By Andy Viano

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Smoke hinders local practices

Flathead football coach Kyle Samson gave his team a break from the rigor of two-a-day practices Thursday but it was not a move made by design.

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Johnston's second round halted by darkness at U.S. Amateur

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Libby’s Ryggs Johnston stayed late at the driving range after his first round, hoping for a “better ball-striking day” Tuesday at the U.S. Amateur Championship.

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