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Hoops teams on the road in December
Winter sports practices have kicked off in the past week, but you’ll have to wait until January for a home varsity…
Track squad has solid numbers heading into season next week
The Columbia Falls track team will have strength in numbers this year, with about 112 athletes expected to compete, said coach Jamie Heinz.
Girls open season with a pair of wins in Polson
The Columbia Falls softball team went 2-0 in Polson to open the season, dropping Class B Plains 21-4 and Butte Central 10-0.
All-State, All-Conference hoops announced
Columbia Falls’ Maddie Robison shared the Northwest A conference most valuable player award with Browning’s Mecca Bull Child as all-state and all-conference honors were announced last week.
Columbia Falls softball opens play this weekend
The Columbia Falls softball team is young, but talented this season, coach Dave Kehr said.
Kats fall short at state tourney
The Columbia Falls girls basketball team went 0-2 at the state A tournament in Missoula, though the second game came down to the wire.
Kats take fourth at divisional tourney
They got a berth to the state tournament, but it wasn’t the way they would have liked to.
Cats' season comes to a close at Western A divisional tourney
It was a tough ending to any otherwise good season fo the Columbia Falls boys basketball team at the Western A divisional tourney Friday, as the Wildcats lost …
Hamilton bound! Hill scores six in closing seconds to send Wildcats to divisional tourney
The Columbia Falls boys basketball team punched its ticket to the Western A divisional tourney last week in a dramatic victory over Ronan Friday night at home,…
Parents make pitch for school funding of swimming
Columbia Falls could soon financially support its swim team.
Boys third, girls fifth at state swim meet
The Columbia Falls girls took fifth and the boys took third at the state A swim meet in Great Falls last week. Both teams took fourth in the 200 medley relay.
Girls take conference crown with a pair of wins
They ended the season on a high note. The Columbia Falls girls basketball team dropped Ronan at home Thursday, 59-41 and beat Whitefish on the road Saturday, …
Boys heading to play-in game against familiar foe
The Wildcats beat Ronan last week, 74-65 and the Whitefish Bulldogs in a come-from-behind overtime win, 51-48 Saturday.
Windauer takes state championship
Junior Justin Windauer took the 138-pound state A wrestling championship in Billings Saturday.
Boys go 1-2 on the week
The Columbia Falls boys basketball team went 1-2 on the week. On Thursday, they lost to Libby at home 53-44 in a game that was closer than the score would sugg…
Girls spend a lot of time on the road, get the sweep
The Columbia Falls girls got a sweep in basketball last week, playing three games in three days with hundreds of bus miles in between.