Thursday Feb. 9, 2012
 

Like everything else at Glacier High School, the boys golf program is still in its infancy. Nonetheless, the defending Class AA state champion – which tied with Billings West in 2007 – is poised to make a run at another state title behind senior star Larry Iverson III.

 
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It’s clear Jackie Fuller runs a tight ship.

In 19 years of coaching volleyball, 13 at Whitefish, she has tallied 400 career victories. This year, success is still met with sweat.

 
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Courtney and Ashley Ferda, soon to be reunited at the University of Montana, are cousins, celebrated athletes and household names in Whitefish.

And they’re best friends.

 
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WHITEFISH – They have nicknames like Elk Slayer, Raider and Hurricane. What they lack in formal boxing training they make up for in unyielding tenacity, youthful vigor and relentless haymakers.

For these high school scrappers, there are no bad punches, just missed punches.

 
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WHITEFISH – Accustomed to the warm climate of coastal Chile, Renzo Caimi is beginning to understand the fickle, if not freezing, nature of high school tennis in Montana.

Caimi, a Chilean exchange student at Whitefish High School who was once ranked No. 3 nationally in junior tennis in his home country, has battled frigid temperatures this spring en route to an unblemished season record for the Bulldogs’ boys tennis team. Aside from the weather, he has rarely been challenged, consistently shutting out opponents.

 
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WHITEFISH – When Courtney Ferda took her track skills to the University of Montana last year, she left behind more than her legacy to inspire the Whitefish High School track and field team.

She left her cousin, Ashley, too.

 
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Johanna Closson

Last week, Lady Griz forward Johanna Closson had one focus: moving past the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament. But, after losing to Vanderbilt in the final game of her college career, she’s free to begin planning for another “big dance” – her wedding party.

“We’ve just kind of been waiting until basketball was over to set a date or plan, so that I wouldn’t be as busy or distracted,” Closson said.

 
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These are Flathead County’s high school all-star basketball teams, as chosen by the Beacon. We’ve ignored class distinctions and conference limitations to round up what we feel would be the best squads to match up against any other all-star teams in the state. There’s a lot of talent in this county – if such a county vs. county tournament were to ever be played, we like our chances.

 
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