Montana made the field despite a 55-21 loss to fourth-seeded Montana State in the 121st installment of the Brawl of the Wild

After 34 years serving as a high school football official, Warren Dobler made his last coin toss at this year’s Flathead-Glacier crosstown game

Montana State (9-1, 7-0), ranked third in the FCS coaches poll, kept pace with undefeated and second-ranked Sacramento State atop the conference

The Grizzlies (7-3, 4-3 Big Sky Conference) have outscored their last two opponents 120-7 after losing three straight games

Five northwest Montana football teams played quarterfinal matchups this weekend but only Bigfork and Polson advanced to earn semifinal berths

The Bobcats (8-1, 6-0 Big Sky Conference), ranked third in the FCS coaches poll, went 75 yards in seven plays to pull out the win

Montana (6-3, 3-3 Big Sky Conference) put up 351 yards of offense in the first half while building a 31-0 halftime lead and finished with 621 total yards

Whitefish unable to capitalize on home field advantage, finishes runner up for second time in three years

The Grizzlies (5-3, 2-3) have lost three straight and dropped to 10th in the rankings

Andrew Rush led the St. Ignatius Bulldogs to a dominating victory at the Class B State Cross Country Championships

Montana has lost back-to-back games

Tommy Mellot ran for 273 yard s and three touchdowns

Two northwest Montana teams have taken parallel journeys over the last year and are eyeing team titles at this weekend’s state cross country championships

The Bobcats have won four straight games after a 68-28 loss to Oregon State

Notre Dame transfer Paul Moala and Tommy McCormick each intercepted Montana quarterback Lucas Johnson in the fourth quarter