After the game had ended, there was pushing and shoving as the head coaches and teams started to shake hands

The Grizzlies (20-11) face second-seeded and conference co-champion Eastern Washington (25-8) in Saturday's championship game

Montana (19-11) faces fourth-seeded Northern Arizona in a semifinal game on Friday

Columbia Falls boys, Glacier girls, Bigfork girls fall in other state action

Wolfpack advance to Class AA state tournament for fourth year in a row

The Grizzlies took the practice field for the first time under new head football coach Bob Stitt

It will be the second time in three years Montana has hosted both tournaments

The first-year junior program won 4-3 on Sunday to claim the series, 2 games to one

In a rematch of last year’s title game, the Vikings (21-2) open the Class B boys state tournament in Great Falls against Columbus (20-4) on Thursday

Columbia Falls (17-3) opens up the state tournament at 2 p.m., March 12, in Bozeman against Butte Central (13-8).

After being stunned in the first round by Butte Central, Columbia Falls rallied back through the consolation bracket

Allyson Gimbel and Ciera Finberg each scored 12 points to help keep Columbia Falls' season alive

Brielle Bumgarner and Taylor Salonen both scored 12 points for Wolfpack girls in big victory

Maroons rally back to defeat Wildkats in opening round of Class A state basketball tournament

School administrators will begin searching for Peters' replacement