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MISSOULA — Former University of Montana football standout Junior Bergen, an electric punt/kick returner and capable wide receiver, has inked a four-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. The Niners announced the news on their website Friday. Bergen, a Billings Senior grad, was picked in the seventh round of the NFL Draft by the tradition-laden Bay Area franchise two weeks ago. According to OverTheCap.com, Bergen's contract is worth just over $4.3 million.

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MISSOULA — If momentum counts for anything, Missoula Loyola's Elise Munding and Jefferson's Ben Werner are certainly players to watch heading into the State B golf tournament next week in Shelby. Five days after earning medalist honors in the Anaconda Invitational at Old Works, Munding repeated the feat in Western B divisionals Tuesday at Indian Springs in Eureka. A fourth-place finisher at state last May, Munding won by four strokes with a 9-over score of 80.

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MISSOULA — Missoula's Sean Ramsbacher and Billings' Garrett Woodin were the big winners in the two-day Lake City Open this weekend at Polson Bay Golf Course. Ramsbacher, a former standout player for Montana Tech and Missoula Sentinel, rallied Sunday to win the amateur division in the 35th annual tournament with a 9-under score of 67-68-135. Ramsbacher also won the event in 2021. Former University of Providence (Great Falls) golfer Ben Kaul finished second with an 8-under score of 68-68-136.

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MISSOULA — The Montana men’s tennis team’s memorable spring run came to an end on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA tournament as third-seeded Texas defeated the Griz 4-0 in Austin, Texas. The Big Sky Conference champion Grizzlies ended their season with a school record 19 wins (19-7) after making the program’s second appearance in the national tourney. The Longhorns advanced to the round of 32 and will face Cornell on Sunday to see who advances to the round of 16.

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MISSOULA — Lillian Boyd likes to compare her discus prowess to puzzle solving. She's not the top performer in the state because she's a burly, overpowering force. It's quite the contrary, actually. "My favorite thing about discus is it's more about your technique and how you feel mentally and less about how big you are or how fast you can run," said the Seeley-Swan junior, who owns the best mark in the state this spring, regardless of class, at 139 feet, 8 inches.