Sports

Sports Extra: Montana sports news and highlights (March 15, 2025)

High School Girls Basketball

Play like a girl: AAU circuit broadening Division I basketball exposure

College

Providence wrestler Erin Hikiji wins NAIA national championship

High School Girls Basketball

State AA girls: Gallatin wins first title, takes down Billings West in OT

High School Boys Basketball

State A boys: Dillon holds off Lockwood to win second championship in a row

High School Boys Basketball

State C boys: Box Elder caps perfect season with second straight championship

High School Girls Basketball

State B girls: Team effort takes Huntley Project to program's first championship

High School Boys Basketball

State AA boys: Billings Skyview overcomes crosstown rival West for championship

High School Girls Basketball

State A girls: Billings Central repeats as state champs with win over Dillon

High School Boys Basketball

State B boys: Reynolds Johnston wows, Loyola rolls to third straight title

High School Girls Basketball

State C girls: Saco-Whitewater-Hinsdale wins 'unexpected' third-straight crown

More College

Kyle Erickson-led College of Idaho women fall in second round of NAIA tournament

College

Missoula's Elise Stearns of NAU sets record, twice earns All-America honors

National Politics

Wine and spirits industry warns of price hikes amid proposed tariffs

National Politics

Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown

Montana State Bobcats

Three Bobcats earn All-American honors at Indoor Track & Field Championships

Simplemost

Some student loan repayment plans have been suspended. Here's what to know

National News

NHC: Forecast tracks in 2024 were 'best in history'

Simplemost

Horse stranded for years at Lake Powell is 'Solo' no more

Simplemost

Some grocery stores turn to Grade B eggs to beat egg shortage

Russia and Ukraine launch aerial attacks amid proposed ceasefire talks

National Politics

In effort to trim government, Trump targets media and homelessness agencies

College

MSU Billings women fall short at NCAA Division II West Regional

High School Girls Basketball

State B girls: Rivals Baker, Huntley Project to duel for championship

High School Boys Basketball

State A boys: Dillon will try to repeat against newcomer Lockwood

Frontier Conference

Carroll women fall to Wayland Baptist (Texas) in NAIA opening round

High School Boys Basketball

State C boys: Box Elder, Manhattan Christian to tangle again for top prize

Frontier Conference

Providence knocked off in OT at home by College of Idaho in NAIA women's tourney

Frontier Conference

Tech men rally but come up short against Southern Oregon in NAIA tournament

High School Girls Basketball

State AA girls: West outlasts Skyview, Gallatin advances to first championship

Frontier Conference

St. Francis (Ill.) uses perimeter shooting to beat Rocky in NAIA women's tourney

High School Boys Basketball

State B boys: Missoula Loyola powers past Malta, Lodge Grass holds off Harlem

High School Girls Basketball

State A girls: Defending champ Billings Central to face Dillon for title

High School Boys Basketball

State AA boys: Billings Skyview, West to meet in crosstown title game

Frontier Conference

Montana Tech women fade in second half to drop NAIA tournament opener

College

Montana State Billings' Dyauni Boyce named to Division II All-West Region team

NBC's Olympic coverage set to expand through new 2036 agreement

Mark Carney sworn in, vows to deliver action for Canadians

National Politics

Senate’s path to avoiding government shutdown complicated by party discontent

Panel steps in after FDA cancels advisory meeting on flu shot recommendations

National Politics

USPS to slash 10,000 jobs as outgoing postmaster general partners with DOGE

National News

Battered by job cuts, National Weather Service prepares for tornado outbreak

JOANN closeout sales promising up to 90% off: real or fake?

High School Girls Basketball

State B girls: Heavy hitters dominate first round to set up intriguing semis

High School Girls Basketball

State C girls: Saco-Whitewater-Hinsdale, Roy-Winifred set up title-game déjà vu

Frontier Conference

Providence women aim for return to NAIA national tournament site

High School Boys Basketball

State A boys: Lockwood joins Billings Central, Dillon and Browning in semis

High School Girls Basketball

State AA girls: Skyview, West to meet in semifinal; Gallatin, Big Sky advance

High School Boys Basketball

State C boys: Box Elder, Scobey, Manhattan Christian, Fort Benton on to semis

High School Girls Basketball

State A girls: Billings Central, Havre back in semis; Dillon, Lockwood join in

High School Boys Basketball

State B boys: Malta, Missoula Loyola plus Lodge Grass and Harlem advance

National Politics

20 attorneys general file lawsuit to block Trump's Education Department cuts

High School Girls Basketball

Huntley Project's Paige Lofing named winner of Montana Gatorade award

High School Boys Basketball

State AA boys: Skyview, Helena, Gallatin and West advance to semifinals

National News

Oklahoma grand jury indicts former mega church pastor on child abuse charges

National Politics

Schumer indicates he may support GOP funding bill as deadline ticks closer

National Politics

Trump threatens 200% tariff on European alcohol in response to EU whiskey tax

National Politics

Rubio arrives in Canada for G7 summit amid tariff tensions

Scripps News

Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant

National Politics

Musk and DOGE may get rid of program making tax filing free and more efficient