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Bigfork’s first esports team headed into playoffs
“My motivation for starting the whole program was, it’s actually the fastest growing source of scholarship money i…
Bigfork soccer player Tanko signs with University of Texas
Lily Tanko signed her National Letter of Intent to play soccer for the University of Texas at Dallas on National Signing Day, February 3, 2022. Lily has compet…
Sports roundup: Vikings basketball sees a tough week while Valkyries rack up wins
The Vikings basketball squad had a tough week, dropping three straight while the Valkyries improved to 13-1 with wins over Loyola and Columbia Falls. The Vikin…
Sports roundup: swim team wins in Butte, wrestlers fifth in Thompson Falls
The Valkyries swim team came away with a win at the Mining City Invitational in Butte over the weekend while the Vikings wrestling squad took fifth at the Ted …
Bigfork Senior McColl Miller said cheer keeps her dancing after injury
Senior McColl Miller was recently named Athlete of the Month by the Bigfork High School newspaper in December. She said she’s been cheerleading since she was a…
A look at the career of recent Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame inductee Adam Bork
An undersized small-town athlete who later became one of the best decathletes in the country and later an accomplished college coach, Bigfork’s Adam Bork had q…
Sports roundup: boys and girls basketball pickup more wins, wrestling hosts first mixer of the season
The Valkyries and Vikings basketball teams both picked up blowout wins in Plains Wednesday while the Vikings wrestling team hosted Arlee, Browning, Florence-Ca…
Valkyries basketball team stays undefeated after perfect week
It was another full week of Bigfork High School sports heading into the Christmas break last week as the Valkyries basketball team picked up three wins to rema…
Sports roundup: basketball season kicks-off, swim team goes to Kalispell Invitational, and wrestling competes in Plains
Winter sports were in full swing last week as the Vikings and Valkyries basketball teams opened their season at the Tip-Off Tournament in Frenchtown while swim…
Wrestling, swimming seasons get underway in Polson
Winter sports got underway over the weekend as the Valkyries swim team and Vikings wrestling were both in Polson.
Vikings football players earn postseason honors
Nine members of the Vikings football team picked up postseason honors last week as the Montana Class B All-State and All-Conference selections were announced.
Valkyries dynamic duo helped lead soccer team to new heights
Bigfork’s Brette Guenzler and Scout Nadeau have spent a lot of time on the soccer pitch together since they began playing together in elementary school, but th…
Former Viking Hillman inducted into Luther College Athletic Hall of Fame
Former Bigfork Vikings runner Mark Hillman was recently honored with induction into the Luther College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Vikings finish out Class B football playoffs in second place
The Vikings storybook run through the Class B football playoffs came to an end in the championship game at Florence Saturday as Bigfork fell to the top-ranked …
Hard-earned win in Eureka sends Vikings to state title game
The Vikings survived a battle of evenly matched teams in the Class B football state semifinals Saturday, punching their ticket to the state title game for the …
Valkyries trio earns postseason volleyball honors
Three Valkyries volleyball players picked up post season honors this week from the Bigfork squad that finished the season 12-10 (8-2 in District 7B play) and a…