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Great Falls snaps Knights’ streak
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Glacier Knights have exceeded external expectations in their breakout season. They now look to raise their own.

Whittaker sprints to victories at ABC

Armstrong wins three events for Eureka

Lakers upend Butte, Belgrade

Distance runners excel at Archie Roe meet

Lady Bulldogs shut out Browning at home

AA Twins go 2-1 on opening weekend

Bulldogs sweep Cats for the season

Brock Osweiler Signs With ASU

Coco, Torgison highlight Archie Roe
Coco and Torgison. Torgison and Coco.

Pirates pull away from Dogs
Pirates get 18 hits in 17-1 victory

Glacier’s Bates picks up another singles title at Flathead Invite
The tennis resume for Glacier’s Liana Bates is starting to gain some substance.

Bulldogs shine at A.R.M. track meet

Lady Bulldogs go 3-1 over weekend

Klundt, Caimi, Viscomi all claim singles titles

Libby’s Wright soars in high jump
WHITEFISH — There’s that monkey off Seth Wright’s back.

Glacier falls to Capital, Helena
One of the toughest tasks for any squad is learning to stretch brilliant spurts into long streaks of success.

Rough day for FHS in softball

Polson drops Hamilton, Anaconda

Bates, Klundt, Caimi claim singles titles

Bulldogs sweep Bigfork on the courts

Coco sets new WHS record at Missoula track meet; team shines
Bulldogs bring home seven event champs from Bigfork; A.R.M. meet this Saturday

Whitefish Lake Golf Course opens all 36 holes
Golf course opens

Ladies fall to Wildkats in defensive struggle

Whitefish girls stunned by Dillon, boys move to 8-0

Flathead rallies to win Swede Dahlberg Invite

Libby, Polson leading West in softball
When Polson graduated seven starters from last year’s Class A state championship softball squad, Western A’s other members likely thought they caught a break.

Pushing for the extra mile
Flathead senior Justin Barth set to run in this week’s Boston Marathon

Ronan and Eureka also fall to Whitefish teams on Saturday

Softball squad picks up another win in Browning<

Bulldogs split up for track meets

Records fall at Bigfork Invitational
BIGFORK — Never change horses in midstream.

FHS boys track champs

Flathead, Glacier split road games in softball

Polson netters down Bigfork, Stevensville

Pond Skim competition draws huge crowd
Despite falling snow, cold temperatures and cloudy skies, the third annual Pond Skim competition drew a huge crowd to Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday. All 60 spots for skimmers sold out, and more than 1,000 guests came to witness the wacky shenanigans of the pond riders. The rowdy hillside full spectators was treated to costumes ranging from Batwoman to Britney Spears, and from Lederhosen to Leisure Suits, all of which were soaked by the end of the day. Erik Wilson won first prize, $1,000 cash, for the second year in a row. The pond was 85 feet long and 25 feet wide, and many skiers and snowboarders exploded upon entry to the delight of the onlookers. It was a fitting end to a great season.

Lady Bulldogs bust Blue Ponies twice

Tennis teams cruise to victory in Libby

Major league MVP leads pitching clinic
By RAY QUEEN / For the Pilot

Glacier swept in AA debut
Wolfpack falls to Great Falls High and CMR in nonconference doubleheader

Flathead downs CMR, Great Falls

Libby, Polson roll; Whitefish wins in softball

Glacier girls top Helena, Capital in tennis

Whitefish woman takes second in Crested Butte extreme ski competition

Ski-golf and parties also on tap for closing weekend at Whitefish Mt. Resort

Tennis team looking to repeat success

Big snow breaks records
Spring has been delayed again, as a big storm brought cold air and precipitation to the Flathead last week, much to the delight of skiers and snowmobilers and the dismay of bicyclists and gardeners.

Corn Cup plays out in record powder
Whitefish Mountain Resort's second annual Corn Cup was held this weekend, amid one of the largest snowstorms of the year. Nearly two feet of snow fell during the two-day event, which is named for the corn snow common in spring skiing conditions.

Nate Chute Hawaiian Classic a success
The ninth annual Nate Chute Hawaiian Classic, Montana's biggest snowboarding event, was held Easter weekend at Whitefish Mountain Resort. Nearly 100 snowboarders took part in the two-day event, which included a banked slalom on Saturday and a boardercross on Sunday.

Locals do well at World Cup telemark finals

Tracksters gearing up for another good year

Krause signs to play golf for Spokane Community College
The Community College of Spokane announced Monday that Sam Krause, of Whitefish, has signed a letter of intent to play on the school’s men’s golf team.

Flathead's Premier League soccer team holding tryouts

Rapids gearing up for another soccer season
Besides boasting some of Montana’s best prep soccer programs, the Flathead Valley is home to some talented big boys.

Local freestyle skier chases big dreams

Former Lady Bulldog is the best free-throw shooter in UM women's basketball history

Clarke to play ball at Great Falls U.

Softball team looks to have big season

Skiercross and Banked Slalom results

Girls get huge win, two tough losses at state
Ormsby's free-throw lifts Whitefish to thrilling victory over Dillon

Two more Bulldogs to play college soccer
Widdifield and Grindrod will team up together as Thunderwolves next fall in CO

Hockey tourney to honor local legend

Whitefish girl is top gun for third year

Havre eliminates Whitefish

Holt, Castren lead Glacier Nordic skiers at festival

Students headed to Junior Olympic ski races

Bravettes state bound
Drill Hellgate 62-44 in Western AA playoff game

Dogs stun Cats in wild upset

Boys shock #1 Polson on their road to state meet

Girls upset Libby, then fall to undefeated Vals in title game

Valkyries do it again
Defeat Lady Dogs for second straight divisional crown

Ronan ends divisional drought
Chiefs hang on to down Whitefish, 60-53

Braves thump Knights
Finish Western AA play 7-5, 15-5 overall

Hellgate rallies by Bravettes

Colt Idol sets a new school record with 39 points

Kelsey Schmid-Sommer earns third national championship
Whitefish telemark skier Kelsey Schmid-Sommer was named the national women's champion for an unprecedented third time after winning three of four race events at the U.S. Telemark National Championships in Idaho this past weekend.

Five seniors enjoy a victory on their home courts for the last time before divisionals

Braves complete sweep Never trail Helena, narrow Western AA standings

Capital cruises past Wolfpack
The Wolfpack got its offense in gear, but the Bruins were running in overdrive.

Bigfork drops Ronan; Polson slips past Libby

Eureka girls, T-Falls boys 8-B tourney champs

Lady Bulldogs sweep the Wildkats

Late surge can't lift Bulldogs over 'Cats

Bulldogs crush Bigfork at home

Wrestlers come up short at state meet

Ray to play golf for MSU Bobcats
Whitefish High School senior Chelsea Ray has made a verbal commitment to the Montana State Bobcats as a scholarship golf athlete. While the actual signing date is not until April, Ray decided to move forward with the offer from MSU-Bozeman and become a member of the Bobcat golf team next fall.

FHS does it with style
Flathead makes it a 3-peat as AA state mat champs

Braves hold off Eagles
Win first of crucial 5-game homestand

Spartans bull past Glacier
The Wolfpack still will by younger and less experienced than every team it faces this season. But the days of feeling wide-eyed and overwhelmed against elite opponents appear to be fading.

Picard, Torgison state champions for Polson
Ronan finishes 2nd in Class A at wrestling tournament

Wildcats wallop Whitefish

Sentinel downs Wolfpack girls

Diabetes can't stop young Whitefish swimmer

Six Whitefish wrestlers qualify for state tournament in Billings

Lady Bulldogs drop 75 to tame Lions
Showdown looms between No. 2 Whitefish and No. 1 Bigfork tonight

Flathead schools Glacier, 81-51
Use rebounding and transition game to dominate

Bravettes cruise in crosstown victory
It didn’t take long for the dust surrounding their first crosstown showdown to settle. And as it did, something became very clear: The Bravettes were simply too fast, too balanced and too savvy for the young Wolfpack.

Braves qualify 29, Wolfpack 17

Ronan wrestlers divisional favorites in Northwestern A
This is the weekend for which local wrestling fans have been waiting — Northwestern A divisional.

Dechart, Eureka take care of Plains

Lady Bulldogs narrowly defeat Libby

Bulldogs rally past Loggers on the road

Holt dominates at Soldier Hollow
The Glacier Nordic Ski Team traveled to the 2002 Olympic venue at Soldier Hollow, Utah, on Jan. 18-19 for elite cross-country ski races.

Smith wins Big Mountain ski climb
The first-ever ski-mountaineering race at Whitefish Mountain Resort took place on Saturday as part of a national championship race series.

Braves bury Bengals, Bruins
That’s what everybody paid to see.

Bravettes knock off No. 5 Capital
Hand Bruins first Western AA loss

Lady Bengals put clamps on Wolfpack
The outcome resembled the previous night’s. But encouraging strides were replaced by frustrating, uncharacteristic missteps.

Glacier splits duals

Capital drops Flathead; Whitefish nips Libby

Ladies give Bravettes a scare

Pirates get swamped in the "Dawg Pound"

Vals shock Bravettes
Bigfork rallies from 16-point, 2nd-half deficit; Fierro puts back game winner with 5 seconds left

Torgison paces Pirates in duals
COLUMBIA FALLS — He’s back and the Polson Pirates are glad.

Glacier nips Libby; Braves roll

Whitefish’s Gardner picks Robert Morris
He spent the last two years earning all-state honors while contributing to back-to-back undefeated Class A titles.

Free throws doom Bulldogs vs. C-Falls

Lady Bulldogs bite 'Kats

Nelson named coach of year
Whitefish High School golf coach Terry Nelson was recently selected Coach of the Year for Class A girls golf by the Montana Coaches Association.

Lady Bulldogs back on track
The Wildkats’ zone was effective. The Lady Bulldogs’ press was even better.

Braves stay on top at Rocky

Big Sky frustrates Bravettes
Tinkle nets 22 points, 14 rebounds, 7 blocks

Whitefish ladies battle the Bravettes

Bulldogs can’t overcome Braves’ early lead

Parrs take 2nd, 4th at sled raceButch Parr, a longtime Whitefish resident who now lives near Olney, took second place in the 12-dog race at the first Flathead Sled Dog Days race at Whitefish Lake.

Crittenden places 6th at wrestling meet

Bravettes rally, romp by CMR
Elliott: Now we’re athletes playing basketball

Columbia Falls holds off Polson
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Wildcats can be patient, too.

Five Braves capture mat titles

The Year in Sports

Musher ready for 100-mile race

Source: Daily Interlake and The Whitefish Pilot