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Volleyball: Billings Senior knocks off CMR in five sets in conference opener
GREAT FALLS — The Billings Senior Broncs (3-3) opened AA conference play with a five-set road win over the previously unbeaten CMR Rustlers (4-1), after falling behind through three sets. The Broncs and the Rustlers met in the one-loss side of the bracket and the '4th place game' a...
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Volleyball, golf, football stars up for Athlete of the Week, Sept. 8-11
As we move past the Labor Day holiday, it’s time again for the Tribune’s Athlete of the Week. Congratulations to last week’s winners of the polls, Gwen Kakalecik of Great Falls High girl’s cross-country and Ash Groshelle of Great Falls High boys’ soccer. Each week during the competition, two girls and two boys will be nominated, and the audience will choose the winner via a poll posted below. Nominations for future Athlete of the Week polls can be sent to sports reporter Grady Higgins at ghiggins@greatfallstribune.com. Voting on this week’s poll will be open until Friday, Sept. 11, at 11:59 p.m., and the winners of the vote will be announced in the following week’s Athlete of the Week story. More: Last second touchdown lifts C.M. Russell football over Missoula Sentinel More: Senior-laden CMR volleyball looking to make another deep run Girls’ Athlete of the Week nominees Madi Timmons, Great Falls High golf: The senior had a season-best round of 89 on Monday, Aug. 31, finishing 12 th overall at the Belgrade Invite. Felicity Young, CMR volleyball: The senior spiked a team-high 10 kills and added three blocks as the Rustlers swept Helena High. Boys’ Athlete of the Week nominees Jackson
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6-Man Football: DGSG coasts to a 44-28 victory over Power/Dutton-Brady
STANFORD — Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine toppled Power/Dutton-Brady 44-28 on Saturday afternoon, thanks to four touchdowns from senior Brian Tull. Tull came up big on both sides of the ball with critical tackles, a forced fumble and four rushing touchdowns. The Bearcats poured it on after a slow start offensively, which saw no points in the first quarter from either side.
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Sam Hafertepe Jr. Triumphs At Electric City For Third Frontier Speedweek Win Of 2026
Sam Hafertepe Jr’s drive towards a seventh championship is energized. Maintaining the American Sprint Car Series points lead into the penultimate race of Frontier Speedweek at Electric City Speedway for the 30th Montana Roundup, Hafertepe secured his first National Tour win at the track while padding his points lead.
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Paddleheads clinch PBL Postseason berth with win over Great Falls
MISSOULA, Mt. — Missoula defeated the Great Falls Voyagers 11-7 Thursday night at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field, clinching a spot in the Pioneer Baseball League playoffs in its final regular season home game. The victory secured the PaddleHeads’ sixth consecutive postseason berth. Missoula has qualified for the playoffs...
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Memorial Magic: CMR beats Missoula Sentinel 28-25, scoring with three seconds left
GREAT FALLS — The clock is ticking down: 10, 9, 8, 7. CMR Rustlers junior quarterback Beckett Crouch takes the snap and looks left. Blake Katz finds himself wide open on the goal line and Crouch's pass hits him right on the letters for a walk-off touchdown. The Rustlers...
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Soccer: No goals in crosstown doubleheader between Great Falls and CMR boys and girls
GREAT FALLS — The first crosstown boys and girls soccer doubleheader in Great Falls between the Bison and Rustlers ended with two goalless draws. All four teams from Great Falls and CMR were winless entering the two matchups. The 160 minutes of game time over the course of both games featured numerous scoring opportunities but lacked an end product.
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Great Falls star Steele Harris out at least next seven games with shoulder injury
GREAT FALLS — Steele Harris, Great Falls High star and the top-ranked 2027 football recruit in Montana, injured his shoulder in a loss to Flathead last Friday, and could miss the rest of the regular season. Bison head coach Coda Tchida confirmed to SWX that Harris' injury will keep...
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Senior brings well-rounded leadership to CMR football this fall
Last school year, Gage Allen proved to be one of the most well-rounded athletes in the state. The C.M. Russell High star excelled in all seasons, earning all-conference honors in football, a 190-pound state championship in wrestling, and honorable-mention All-State accolades in baseball. Now a senior football captain for the Rustlers, Allen said he’s focused not only on how he can continue to improve, but bringing others along as well. “I think it’s really cool, knowing what I can do and knowing that I still have a lot of room to grow,” Allen said. “I’m not content with any of the stuff I’ve already done. I’m always working to get better, and working to get better in football right now means every day to get everybody on track, get more wins, get more points. It’s not ‘me-focused’ like wrestling is, it’s a whole team game.” CMR (0-1) plays host to its home-opener at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, at Memorial Stadium, taking on Missoula Sentinel (1-0) in the final nonconference game of the season. Great Falls High (0-1) hits the road for a non-league tilt at 7 p.m. Friday against Missoula Big Sky (1-0) at MCPS Stadium. Takeaways: Flathead
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Jack Pinski hits hole-in-one as CMR boys, Hageman take Belgrade Invite
C.M. Russell High’s Jack Pinski earned a career-first achievement on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The senior golfer connected on a hole-in-one on the second day of the Belgrade Invitational at Cottonwood Hills Golf Club in Bozeman. The hole-in-one came on No. 14, a par 3, from 164 yards out for the two-time All-State athlete and defending Eastern AA champ. Senior Jackson Hageman won the tourney as he shot 141 (71-70) over 36 holes, starting at Riverside Country Club on Monday, and head coach Rylie Madsen’s CMR boys took the team race over the other seven Eastern AA clubs. Pinski took second overall, shooting a 69 on Monday at Riverside before a 74 at Cottonwood Hills to finish out the tournament. CMR freshman Grant Golik finished sixth overall (151) and shot a tourney-best round of 68 at Riverside on day one. Brooklyn Hageman tied for eighth (177) on the girls’ side for the Rustlers, while Madi Timmons of Great Falls High was tied for 12 th with a 183. Cruz Murillo was the top finisher for the Great Falls High boys at 29 th (176). The CMR and Great Falls High golfers are on the road next week on Sept. 8-9 at
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Great Falls native, Montana Grizzly legend Dave Dickenson gets 100th CFL coaching win with Calgary Stampeders
MISSOULA — Dave Dickenson hit a coaching milestone Saturday, becoming just the 12th coach in Canadian Football League history to reach 100 career wins. Dickenson, a Great Falls native who was inducted into the Grizzly Sports, Big Sky Conference and College Football halls of fame after a stellar playing career at the University of Montana, is in his 10th season as the head coach of the Calgary Stampeders. On Saturday, the Stampeders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28-23 at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta.
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Clemens Claims Modified Championship as Leach and LaMere Split Finale Wins
BLACK EAGLE, Mont. (Aug. 30, 2026) — The Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified season at Electric City Speedway ended with two different feature winners, a hard-charging champion and plenty of movement through the field during Racers Appreciation Weekend. Tyler Leach drove from ninth to win Saturday night’s 20-lap feature. Braidyn...
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Senior-laden CMR volleyball looking to make another deep run
The C.M. Russell High volleyball team made a run to the Class AA state title game a season ago. Boasting 12 seniors this fall, the Rustlers look to once again be among the top competitors in the state. “This is a very special group,” Woods said. “They work their butts off, they put in so much time, and they all love each other. That's my favorite part of this team is they love each other. They have each other's backs.” Among the returning seniors, two were first-team All-State performers last year in Tayah Osier and Signe Hanson. More: Cross-country, soccer standouts up for first Athlete of the Week poll More: Takeaways: Flathead much improved; Great Falls High offense explosive Osier, a powerful outside hitter that led the team in kills, will also play in the back row this season in an effort to maximize the Rustlers’ talents offensively. “She’s going to play back row for us this year, too, as much as we can to give us that back row attack option,” Woods said. “That’s going to open the door for her to be a threat in the front and a threat in the back row as well. I think
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Takeaways: Flathead much improved; Great Falls High offense explosive
The Great Falls High football team fell late in the season-opener on Friday, Aug. 28, as Kalispell Flathead scored with 20 seconds left to take the nonconference game 34-31 at Memorial Stadium. The Bison (0-1) displayed their share of offensive prowess in the contest but were outgunned on the night by the Braves while also dealing with significant injuries. Great Falls High hits the road to close out its nonconference schedule at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, at Missoula Big Sky. C.M. Russell High (0-1) has its 2026 home debut at the same time against Missoula Sentinel at Memorial Stadium. Here’s the takeaways from the opening game of the season for the Bison. More: Bear Barker clutch as Flathead football upends Great Falls High on late score More: Helena Capital holds off C.M. Russell football in season-opener Flathead looking much improved in 2026 The Braves have been in the lower tier of Class AA programs in recent years, but they no longer resemble a team that will be a cakewalk for anyone in head coach Mac Roche’s second season. Quarterback Bear Barker was phenomenal, throwing for 310 yards and three touchdowns and continually kept drives alive for the Braves