By FRITZ NEIGHBORDaily Inter Lake | December 8, 2023 12:00 AM Last season was a banner one for the Glacier boys basketball team, which went 17-8 and picked up the second State AA trophy in program history with a third-place finish. Nine seniors, including 6-foot-7 Noah Dowler and a bevy of 3-point shooters, graduated off that squad, leaving […]
By FRITZ NEIGHBORDaily Inter Lake | February 23, 2023 11:55 PM The Glacier boys basketball has been pretty good at home this season, even before Thursday’s Senior Night battle with Missoula Big Sky. On this night they were really, really good. Putting four players in double figures, Glacier swamped Missoula Big Sky 68-38 to improve to 11-6 on […]
By FRITZ NEIGHBORDaily Inter Lake | February 22, 2023 11:55 PM Before his Helena Capital Bruins lost at Glacier on Jan. 13, coach Guy Almquist told his radio play-by-play man that Glacier’s Ty Olsen was a point guard in a linebacker’s body. He wasn’t complaining; he was just stating a fact. A couple hours later Glacier owned a […]
By FRITZ NEIGHBORDaily Inter Lake | February 4, 2023 11:55 PM With a defense that is noticeably sturdy, the Glacier Wolfpack’s recipe for victory could be this simple: Score, and you win. They scored big this weekend, with a 76-42 win over Missoula Sentinel Saturday marking their third 70-point outing in five games, all wins. That includes Friday’s […]
By JOSH DUGANDaily Inter Lake | February 3, 2023 9:43 PM Glacier’s next man up mindset was on full display Friday night with nine different Wolfpack scorers chipping in to beat Butte 70-52 in Western AA basketball. Junior forward Cohen Kastelitz had 10 first-half points and was the leading scorer for Glacier on the night with 14. Senior […]
By Daily Inter Lake | January 26, 2023 11:55 PM The Hellgate Knights stormed to a 27-11 lead at the Wolf Den through two quarters Thursday night on their way to a 49-41 Western AA road win. The Knights relied on ball movement and transition offense early to build the margin. Hellgate’s Easton Sant finished with 14 […]
By Daily Inter Lake| January 24, 2023 11:55 PM MISSOULA — Missoula Big Sky’s Josiah Cuaresma scored 14 points, nine down the stretch as the Eagles rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Glacier 50-49 in Western AA boys basketball. Isaiah Reed added 10 points for Big Sky (4-5 overall, 3-3 in the the Western AA), which […]
By FRITZ NEIGHBORDaily Inter Lake | January 20, 2023 11:54 PM A couple notable things about Crosstown in Kalispell are how many athletes are named Noah, and how both AA schools have a standout with the same phonetic name. Glacier’s Kenedee Moore and Flathead’s Kennedy Moore provided a nice battle within the girls basketball game played Friday at […]
By FRITZ NEIGHBORDaily Inter Lake | January 19, 2023 11:45 PM At 6-foot-7, you figure Noah Dowler is naturally predisposed to be on a basketball court. You can find him there many nights with the Glacier Wolfpack, guarding the basket in the event an opponent beats his team’s man-to-man defense. But before middle school, basketball wasn’t the first […]
By Daily Inter Lake| January 7, 2023 11:55 PM MISSOULA — Glacier combined balanced with strong outside shooting — Adam Nikunen had four of the Wolfpack’s 10 3-pointers — and thumped Missoula Sentinel 70-37 in Western AA boys basketball Saturday. Tyler McDonald scored 13 points to lead the Wolfpack (4-2 overall, 1-1 in league), who buried the […]