Derek Joseph

2 weeks ago | montanasports.com | Derek Joseph

KALISPELL — Kalispell Glacier High School’s star quarterback Jackson Presley recently surprised the sports world by flipping his college commitment from Boise State to Montana State. With a simple post captioned, “There’s no place like home,” Presley made his official commitment to the Bobcats. “They're a great school academically, but athletically they're pretty great too, and coach (Brent) Vigen's been able to do a lot of great things over there with the whole staff involved,” Presley said.

2 weeks ago | kpax.com | Derek Joseph

COLUMBIA FALLS — After winning back-to-back state titles, the Columbia Falls softball team is working hard to continue its dominance in the Montana softball world. But for the first time in nearly three decades, the team has a new coach at the helm as longtime assistant coach Rick Lawrence stepped up after Dave Kehr retired. Lawrence said his new role has brought its challenges, but his players have held him to the high standard the team has set in the past few years.

3 weeks ago | montanasports.com | Derek Joseph

KALISPELL — When you have a sibling who pushes you every day to be your best, your skills will likely develop quickly. That's exactly what pushed Aiden and Sadie Sweat to become the first pair of Montana siblings to win titles at the USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals. At the Kalispell Wrestling Club, many athletes train all year to compete in the highest levels of competition. This is the case for Aiden Sweat, who took home the Junior National Folkstyle championship in Iowa.

1 month ago | kpax.com | Derek Joseph

BIGFORK — For over a year, the Bridge Street Bridge in Bigfork has been closed for over a year with a new span in the works. Now that the new bridge has arrived, the end of this project is finally in sight. It's only been two months since the former Bridge Street Bridge was removed, but now, Bigfork Chamber of Commerce Director Rebekah King believes the new structure will be in place by summer.

1 month ago | montanasports.com | Derek Joseph

WHITEFISH — Despite a well-traveled Browning crowd, Dillon fought through the noise Saturday night en route to a 63-48 victory to take home the championship trophy at the Western A boys divisional basketball tournament. It was a hot start for Browning as senior Jude Revis hit four 3-pointers to help browning jump out to an early lead.