SPORTS

HELENA — It’s kinda crazy that most Frontier Conference football teams reached the halfway point of their respective regular-seasons on Saturday. Nevertheless, the season’s “second half” kicks off with a heckuva matchup on Saturday in Butte between No. 11-ranked Montana Tech and the top receiving votes team, Montana Western.

For the most part, it was a week to forget for local high school football teams. Of the five teams that are within the Helena area, the Helena High Bengals were the only victorious team, knocking off Flathead 47-14. Capital was defeated 56-0 by Glacier, while East Helena dropped an Eastern A matchup with Havre 41-6. Jefferson and Townsend were also beaten by Columbus (26-16) and Three Forks respectively (46-0).

What a difference a week made for the Helena High Bengals. Following lopsided defeats to Capital and Glacier by a combined score of 70-7, the Bengals went back to basics this week in practice, which paid off in a big way Friday night at Vigilante Stadium. After a week of...

HELENA — A season ago, Carroll’s Spencer Berger was one of the Frontier Conference’s best kickers, winning a game against Eastern Oregon with a last-second field goal and garnering national playoff experience. His sophomore season, though, has brought struggles that Berger and Carroll’s field goal unit continue...

HELENA — Following a week of Crosstown matchups, more key games loom on both sides of the state in Class AA football. There is one ranked matchup between Butte and Missoula Sentinel, in a game that could have huge ramifications on the final Western AA standings. The Bulldogs still...

The Havre High Football team made the most of their homecoming with a huge (41-6) win over East Helena. After starting the second half of the Lockwood game last Friday night, sophomore quarterback Griffin Terry got the nod for his first start as a Blue Pony. His team scored on...

In an upsetting defeat, the Red Devils fell this past weekend to the East Helena Vigilantes 20-18. It was a game of two very different halves, with the Devils coming out strong at the start and looking like they might run away with it, but the second half saw a Vigilante comeback that the Devils failed to stop.

HELENA — Helena High swept Helena Capital in crosstown volleyball Tuesday night. After a back and forth start, Helena junior Chloe Sanders closed out the opening set 25-19 with her second straight kill to put her Bengals up. The Bengals built a lead in the second set, and Helena’s...

HELENA — Carroll College women's soccer coach Dave Thorvilson has a heavy heart when describing his three remaining seniors — Natalie Brown, Zoie Koci and Emily Funseth. “Tremendous leaders, absolutely great kids and they really are setting the tone for everybody and (I’m) just excited for them,” Thorvilson said.

The Koocanusa Krank, a 30-year-old climbing competition, returned to crags at Stone Hill last weekend. Tim Schmidt of Helena finds a hold climbing Stone Hill for the Koocanusa Krank on Saturday, Sept. 23. (Avery Howe/Hungry Horse News)

HELENA — The Helena Capital boys and girls golf teams have seen plenty of success in years past under head coach Casey Lyndes, who succeeded Tim Kelley at the helm for the Bruins in 2019. Lyndes has taken a team to the Class AA state tournament in each one...

Sep. 29—The tests keep coming for the Glacier Wolfpack, who on Friday will host the defending state champion Helena Capital Bruins in a key Western AA football game. The 7 p.m. kickoff will match teams that are 2-1 in league: Capital (3-2 overall) fell to Missoula Sentinel 17-14, the same night the Pack (4-1) lost 28-27 at Butte.

HELENA — Luke Paulson and Nicole Murray are the winners of the Mt. Helena Run, on the 48th anniversary of the event. Paulson, 31, of Asheville, North Carolina, captured the men’s championship with a clocking of 38 minutes, 44 seconds. Whitehall’s Murray, 53, won the women’s open and masters titles in 51:30, which placed 12th overall.

HELENA — Defensive pursuit, and coming with the intentions of knocking the football free, produced a turnover, and three offensive plays later, a lead Carroll wouldn’t relinquish in the latest installment of a 4-0 start the Saints haven’t experienced in a decade. Turns out, Carroll uses pursuit...

In the Helena area, in terms of high school sports, the Crosstown football game is as big as it gets. At least in the regular season. They are games that define seasons and careers of players from both Capital and Helena High. On Friday night though, it was all Bruins as Capital cruised to its second straight win by a 35-0 margin.

Homecoming soccer took to the field in Laurel on Thursday, Sept. 21st against the East Helena Vigilantes. The girls kicked things off. Play was fast and furious and found the Locos leading 3 - 0 at half time. They never looked back and the Vigilantes remained scoreless throughout the game.The final score put another W in the Lady Locos win column with a 7 - 0 win.

HELENA — A one-sided affair wasn't expected in the annual crosstown showdown between Capital and Helena High on Friday night. But that's exactly what transpired at Vigilante Stadium, as the Bruins ran around, over, and through the Helena High Bengals on their way to a 35-0 Western AA football win.

It's this week's addition of Out and About, Crosstown Football is back, a chance to race up Mount Helena, and an event that races up Mount Helena.

Behind Cole Graham's 3 touchdowns, Capital conquers Helena High and the muck. "It feels great," Cole Graham said. "I couldn't be any happier to be honest with you."

HELENA — There are few rivalries in Montana like the one between the Capital Bruins and the Helena High Bengals. And for the 51st time on Friday the two programs will meet in their annual crosstown football affair. "It's the pride of the town, right?" Capital running back Lance...