Solid pitching and defense guided the Kalispell AA Lakers to 9-1 victory in game one, and earned the sweep over the Calgary Cardinals at Griffin Field in an American Legion doubleheader on Friday.
COLUMBIA FALLS — On a frigid Friday night at Sapa-Johnsrud Memorial Field it was Reggie Sapa’s cool demeanor that allowed the Columbia Falls Wildcats to escape with a 9-8 win in a back-and-forth game against a gritty Whitefish Bulldogs team.
WHITEFISH — Bigfork held Butte Central scoreless in the second quarter, outscoring them by 16 to extend their lead to 23 by halftime in a 51-24 win in Western A girls basketball divisionals Thursday morning.
On senior night, Flathead sophomore Grace Gall kept the team afloat with her game-high 24 points until seniors Ava Malmin and Mattie Thompson sealed the win.
In the game of basketball nothing is given for free, but how a team performs at the charity stripe can be the biggest difference between wins and losses.
Hudson Luedtke outscored the Glacier Wolfpack 15-4 in the fourth quarter to complete the Butte Bulldogs’ comeback for a 57-54 road win at the Wolf Den Friday night.
Sophomore Cadence Graham led all scorers with 26 points and guided the Butte Bulldogs to a road victory of the Glacier Wolfpack 61-52 at the Wolf Den Friday night.
After trailing at halftime, the Helena Bengals outscored the Flathead Bravettes 28-15 in the second half for a comfortable 46-34-win Saturday afternoon.
A scoreless third quarter from the Flathead Bravettes was all the difference in the game, as the Bozeman Hawks won a non-conference girls basketball game easily 43-20 Friday night.
From the tipoff at the Wolf Den the Glacier Wolfpack’s defense hounded the Great Falls Bison in their first boys basketball win of the season, 38-22 Saturday afternoon.
After a winless 2023-24 season, the Flathead Braves wasted no time picking up their first win on their season opener, 73-49 over the visiting Great Falls Bison Friday night.
The Range Riders finished the 2024 season clinching their first postseason berth and were two games away from winning their first Pioneer League Championship in just their fourth season.
MISSOULA — A game that featured power outages, injuries and red zone turnovers may not have been ideal for seniors in their final regular season home game, but the Montana Grizzlies prevailed over the Portland State Vikings 28-17 Saturday.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Quarterback Banyan Johnston accounted for five touchdowns as the Columbia Falls Wildcats advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 42-16 home victory over the Corvallis Blue Devils Friday night.
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Columbia Falls Wildcats’ defense forced seven Bigfork Vikings turnovers, to pick up a big Western A conference football win 43-14 Friday night.
After high winds knocked out the power at Legends Stadium — delaying kickoff by 30 minutes, the Helena Bengals played lights out for four quarters in their 47-13 win over the Flathead Braves Friday.
BOZEMAN — After a grueling two-day schedule, the Glacier Wolfpack girls flag football team found a way to get the game-winning stop on fourth down to win their third consecutive state championship over the Huntley Project Red Devils Friday, 18-13.
BIGFORK — Frenchtown’s quarterback Brody Hardy accounted for five touchdowns as the Broncs used a big second half to win on the road against the Bigfork Vikings 48-13 Friday night.
BOZEMAN — For the first time in its three-year history, the annual girls flag football state championship held at Bobcat Stadium is going to look drastically different when it kicks off Thursday.
In yet another pitcher’s duel, the Range Riders’ offense fell silent in the final eight innings and the Yolo High Wheelers took Game 2 of the Pioneer League Championship Series 2-1 at Glacier Bank Park on Wednesday night.
Gabe Howell’s home run provided all the offense the Range Riders needed to win game one of the Pioneer League Championship Series 2-0 over the Yolo High Wheelers Tuesday night at Glacier Bank Park.
Patrick Wicklander dominated the top-ranked Missoula PaddleHeads offense with seven strong innings and 11 strikeouts, as the Range Riders won their first playoff game in their three-year history, 4-2 at Glacier Bank Park Tuesday.
Newcomer Patrick Wicklander dazzled in his Range Riders debut before things fell apart in the eighth inning and the Missoula PaddleHeads won 7-1 on Tuesday.
From the Glacier Range Rider's recent road struggles against Great Falls to standout performances by Gabe Howell - who's making a big impact since Mason Dinesen's departure - there's plenty to cover.
Things got out of hand quickly Tuesday night at Glacier Bank Park, where the Boise Hawks hit four home runs en route to a 14-2 victory over the Range Riders.
Keeping Score host Josh Amick recaps the Range Riders' challenging series against the Missoula PaddleHeads, highlighting Christian Kirtley's record-breaking performance with six home runs.
KALISPELL — As he enters this season as the Glacier Range Riders’ longest tenured player, Mason Dinesen is growing more comfortable as a leader for a team who currently sits atop the Pioneer League standings.
