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ARTICLES BY LUKE SCHMIT
Whitefish, Bigfork girls bow out of State A
GREAT FALLS — It wasn’t the result the team wanted at the State A tournament, but the Bigfork girls gained vital minutes of postseason basketball for their programs at the Four Seasons Arena.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 6 DAYS AGO
Whitefish, Bigfork girls bow out of State A
GREAT FALLS — It wasn’t the results either team wanted at the State A tournament, but the Bigfork and Whitefish girls gained vital minutes of postseason basketball for their programs at the Four Seasons Arena.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 3 DAYS AGO
Ronan boys exit State A tourney
GREAT FALLS — Ronan’s season ended in heartbreaking fashion, as Butte Central’s Joshua Sutton converted an and-one opportunity with two seconds remaining in the Maroons’ 55-52 win Friday morning at Four Seasons Arena.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 3 DAYS AGO
State A: Bulldogs, Vals drop first-round games
GREAT FALLS — It was physical and eye-opening, but the young Lady Bulldogs officially have a state tournament game under their belts.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 4 DAYS AGO
State A: Ronan boys drop opener to Lockwood Lions
GREAT FALLS — Kolby Finley and the Chiefs gave their all on Thursday morning, but the Blake brothers of Lockwood combined for 42 points, defeating Ronan 65-53 in the first round of the Class A state tournament at the Four Seasons arena.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 4 DAYS AGO
Keeping Score: Whitefish girls beat Bigfork in thriller — players and coach react after divisional win
The Whitefish Lady Bulldogs are headed to the Montana Class A State Basketball Tournament after a gritty 39–37 win over Bigfork in the Western A Divisional third-place game in Hamilton!
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 5 DAYS AGO
Bulldogs, Vals and Chiefs head to State A
Young, hungry, and tested. After a 16-6 season, the Lady Bulldogs out of Whitefish have grown into a contending team, earning a spot in the Class A State Tournament in Great Falls.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 5 DAYS AGO
Forging her own legacy: Paeten Gunlock shines in spotlight for Vals
The name Gunlock has echoed through Bigfork in the last few years. For Paeten Gunlock it started first as a coach’s daughter, then as a sister, and now as something entirely her own.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 6 DAYS AGO
Vals rally to make State A tournament
Trailing by eight points with just over four minutes remaining, Paeten Gunlock willed the Bigfork Valkyries to a 46-43 victory against Browning Saturday morning at the Western A Divisional.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 6 DAYS AGO
Western A boys: Dillon holds down Ronan in final
HAMILTON — They may have started their season ugly, but it was the third-seeded Dillon Beavers who held up the first-place trophy at the Western A Divisional, defeating Ronan 59-45 on Saturday evening.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO
Saturday morning: Vals, Bulldogs rally to make State
HAMILTON — Trailing by eight points with just over four minutes remaining, Paeten Gunlock willed the Bigfork Valkyries to a 46-43 victory against Browning Saturday morning at the Western A Divisional.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO
Saturday morning: Browning, C-Falls boys bow out
HAMILTON — Butte Central and Frenchtown made it all-Southwest A boys consolation game with wins Saturday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO
Western A girls: Bigfork, Whitefish fall in semis
HAMILTON — Paeten Gunlock came out of the gates hot, but Jezzy Palmer and Mason Quinn turned it up a notch in the second half and the Frenchtown girls defeated Bigfork 43-34 on Friday evening.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 3 DAYS AGO
Western A boys: Ronan to face Dillon for title
HAMILTON — Matiya Nenemay and Kolby Finley combined for 35 points as Ronan defeated Butte Central 58-51 in the Northwest A Divisional semi-finals on Friday evening.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 3 DAYS AGO
