By COLIN GAISER The Daily Inter Lake Glacier hung tough for nearly three quarters against the top team in the division, but Missoula Hellgate seized control late to earn a 57-35 Western AA boys basketball victory on Saturday at Glacier High School. The Knights (11-1 overall, 6-0 Western AA) were poised to pull away early,...Read More

JASON BLASCO 406mtsports.com Jason Blasco – 406mtsports.com HELENA — Conner Murgel led the Helena High boys basketball team with a game-high 21 points to win their third consecutive Class AA Western Conference game with a 59-42 victory over Kalispell Glacier on Saturday afternoon. The Bengals (7-5, 3-2), who have now defeated Capital, Flathead, and Glacier, have now...Read More

JASON BLASCO 406mtsports.com HELENA — The Helena Capital boys basketball team defeated Glacier 53-29 Friday night at Helena Capital. The Bruins outscored the Wolfpack 18-7 in the first period, and took a 25-13 lead at halftime. Capital didn’t allow Glacier to score in double-digits in any quarter for the entire game with nine being the most points...Read More

By COLIN GAISER The Daily Inter Lake Glacier bounced back from a tough first quarter to cruise by Polson 58-39 in nonconference boys basketball action on Thursday night at Glacier High School. Casey Kreider / Daily Inter Lake Casey Kreider / Daily Inter Lake The Pirates (5-6 overall) had the hot hand early, making clever...Read More

Wolfpack boys and girls defend home court in defensive struggles BY ANDY VIANO // JAN 11, 2019 Greg Lindstrom – Flathead Beacon Every time things got tight, Michael Schwarz was there to relieve the pressure. The junior guard sank five 3-pointers, including when his team needed them most, and the Glacier Wolfpack swept crosstown rival Flathead on Friday...Read More

FRANK GOGOLA 406mtsports.com MISSOULA — As Drew Engellant collected the ball near the free-throw line, the Kalispell Glacier junior knew he needed to attack the basket as time wound down in a tie game. Drew Engellant with the basket with 3.0 seconds left. @GoPackHoops up 54-52 on @bigskyhs. #mtscores pic.twitter.com/1UGlxLvpkC— Frank Gogola (@FrankGogola) January 9, 2019 Engellant...Read More

December 13, 2018 at 5:00 am | The Daily Inter Lake COLUMBIA FALLS – Glacier outscored Columbia Falls 22-7 in the fourth quarter en route to a 58-44 victory over the Wildcats in nonconference boys basketball action on Thursday night at Columbia Falls High School. Drew Engellant led the Wolfpack with 18 points in the...Read More

HELENA — Glacier stifled Helena Capital early and shot lights-out from the field to win its Western AA divisional opener at Helena High. The Wolfpack limited the Bruins to 15 points in the first half, including just five points in the first quarter, to stake itself to an early lead. Capital stood little chance of...Read More

By EVAN MCCULLERS The Daily Inter Lake It was only an obligatory heave, the type of prayer players offer just before nearly every buzzer because once in a few hundred attempts, if they’re lucky, it will fall. The shot’s odds — and the shot itself, for that matter — were so long, in fact, that...Read More

MISSOULA — Missoula Hellgate exploded offensively, and Glacier struggled to keep pace in a lopsided Western AA defeat. Led by 30 points from Rollie Worster, who entered the night third in Class AA in scoring average, the Knights scored 20 or more points in all four quarters. Kody Jarvis paced nine Glacier scorers with 15...Read More