The Glacier boys held off a strong effort from Missoula Sentinel to take sole possession of first place in the Western AA basketball conference on Saturday, topping the Spartans 61-50 at home. The Wolfpack (13-1 overall, 6-0 Western AA) worked out to a 16-12 lead after the first quarter and 24-21 at half, but never...Read More

With Glacier poised for a postseason run, senior Jaxen Hashley is having a big impact in his final basketball season By Dillon Tabish – Flathead Beacon After a recent practice, Jaxen Hashley was the last player remaining in the team room at Glacier High School. The 6-foot-6, 240-pound senior was huddled in front of a...Read More

Capital High coach Guy Almquist’s boys basketball teams have always prided themselves in their defense. On Friday night in the Bears’ Den, with a berth in the State AA Tournament on the line against Glacier High, the Bruins’ defensive play added to that legacy. It also didn’t hurt that the Bruins played perhaps their best...Read More

There was nothing pretty about Friday night’s crosstown showdown for the Flathead Braves. Except for the final score. Flathead snapped an eight-game losing streak to its Kalispell rivals with a hard-fought 46-39 win at Glacier High School in the final Western AA regular season game of the year for both teams. A boisterous, orange-clad Braves...Read More

The Knights can take the next two weeks off — from games at least. Missoula Hellgate clinched the Western AA championship Thursday with a 50-34 victory over Kalispell Glacier, earning with it an automatic bye to the state boys’ basketball tournament. Hellgate (10-2 in league, 17-3 overall) jumped out to a 10-4 lead after the...Read More

By David Lesnick The Daily Inter Lake | Posted: Saturday, February 20, 2016 10:01 pm Helena Capital coach Guy Almquist called it “a hustle play.” Connor Dowdy, a 6­’ ­6″ senior center, gathered in a missed shot by a driving Will Hunthausen for an easy basket with 1.8 seconds remaining in overtime to give Helena...Read More

MISSOULA — Glacier outscored Missoula Sentinel in each of the final three quarters to pick up the Western AA victory. Down 10-7 after eight minutes of play, Glacier ripped off 19 points in the second quarter for a 26-21 halftime lead. Glacier outscored Sentinel 27-17 after that. Blayne Bailey had 17 points for Glacier. Tadan...Read More

CURT SYNNESS INDEPENDENT RECORD “It wasn’t pretty, but an ugly win is better than an ugly loss,” Helena High coach John Hollow said with relief after his hoopsters pulled out a scrappy win over Glacier on Saturday, 42-35. The victory in The Jungle moved league-leading Helena to 9-5 overall, and kept HHS undefeated in the...Read More