For those aspiring to be the fastest kids in Montana and beyond, the alpine ski racing season begins on the grass at Smith Fields in Whitefish long before the snow starts to fly up in the mountains.
EUREKA — Behind 207 yards rushing and five touchdowns from senior running back Cannan Smith, the Eureka Lions turned a 7-6 halftime deficit into a 36-7 romp of the Whitehall Trojans Saturday afternoon to advance to the Class B state championship for the first time since 1990.