Out of the Box
Bigfork High School Sports Essentials
BOYS BASKETBALL
Record: 6-14 (1-11)
Last Game: loss to Polson 48-40 in divisionals
Up Next: season over
Season Results (last five regular season games):
Feb. 8: Whitefish – 65-36 L
Feb. 2: St. Ignatius – 54-42 W
Jan. 31: Plains – 52-33 W
Jan. 26: Polson – 57-46 L
Jan. 25: Columbia Falls – 79-42 W
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Record: 19-3 (12-0)
Last Game: loss to Miles City 67-35 at state on March 7
Up Next: season over
Season Results (last five regular season games):
Feb. 7: Whitefish – 52-44 W
Feb. 2: St. Ignatius – 53-29 W
Jan. 31: Plains – 56-28 W
Jan. 25: Columbia Falls – 57-38 W
Jan. 22: Polson – 53-27 W
Basketball Signing
Bigfork’s Fierro Signs with Lewis-Clark State Basketball
LEWISTON, Idaho – Lewis-Clark State women's basketball coach Brian Orr has announced the signing of 6-foot-2 post Alyssa Fierro of Bigfork, Mont.
Fierro is a two-time all-state player who averaged 13 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots per game and helped Bigfork to conference and divisional championships as a junior and senior.
Osweiler, Fierro Tower Above the Rest
Best of Preps: Basketball, Wrestling & Swimming
Brock Osweiler - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
Click here for slide show of the Beacon’s best of preps picks.
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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Regaining Postition in Bigfork Kid-dom
Little Guys Wrestling
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Coaches referee at a Little Guys Wrestling Tournament at Swan River School while other wrestlers look on, and wait their turn - Katrin Frye for the Beacon |
If Bigfork High ever gets a wrestling program back, these “Little Guys” will be ready for it. On Mondays through Thursdays in the winter, the Swan River School gym hosts up to 58 kids, ages 4 to 15, all coached in the best maneuver to pin their opponent.
“When Bigfork dropped the wrestling program, this died out,” says Coach Marc Nadeau, “Mark Tudahl resurrected it.”
Northwest A Divisional Tournament
Bigfork Pushes Past Whitefish Late to Win Northwest A Championship
Bigfork girls celebrate their 49-40 Northwest A tournament championship over Whitefish. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
Click here to see images from Thursday's round one.
Click here to see images from Friday's semifinals.
Click here for images from Saturday's Championships.
No. 1 Bigfork used a fourth quarter surge to take down the No. 3 Whitefish Lady Bulldogs 49-40 in the Northwest A divisional girls championship game.
Both teams advance to the state tournament in Hamilton in March.
The game was tied at 22 at halftime, but the Valkyries trailed 30-28 entering the fourth quarter. Then in the fourth, the Vals outscored Whitefish 21-10 to put the game away. Alyssa Fierro, a 6-foot-2 senior, scored seven points in the final frame for the Vals. She finished with 13 for the game. Hattie Bowen led the Vals with 16 points.
Northwest A Divisional Tournament
Bigfork Advances to Championship
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Polson's Amanda James, right, strips the ball away from Bigfork's Hattie Bowen during Friday's Northwest A Divisional Basketball Tournament at Glacier High School. Bigfork defeated Polson 60-45 to advance to the championship. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
Click here to see images from Thursday's round one.
Click here to see images from Friday's semifinals.
Click here for images from Saturday's Championships.
The Polson Lady Pirates scrapped with the No.1 Bigfork Valkyries for three quarters in the first of Friday’s Northwest A girls semifinals, but a three-and-a-half minute scoreless drought midway through the fourth quarter spelled a 60-45 defeat for No. 4 Polson.
Bigfork took control midway through the third quarter when Avery Vogel banked in a three-pointer with four minutes left in the quarter. On the Valkyries’ ensuing possession Alyssa Fierro converted a three-point play to put Bigfork ahead by nine. The Vals never looked back, extending their lead to as many as 19 points.
Tournament Coverage
Game Center: Northwest A Divisonals
The Game Center at flatheadbeacon.com will have updated tournament coverage after each game throughout the weekend.
Click here for results and game summaries from Thursday and Friday games.
Click here to see images from Thursday's games.
Click here to see images from Friday's semifinals.
Click here for images from Saturday's Championships.
Saturday's Games:
Boys:
No. 2 Columbia Falls defeated No. 5 Libby; No. 1 Polson def. No. 6 Bigfork
No. 2 Columbia Falls defeated No. 1 Polson 48-42 Saturday for third place
No. 3 Ronan defeated No. 4 Whitefish 60-53 in championship
Girls:
No. 2 Libby defeated No. 5 Ronan; No. 4 Polson def. No. 6 Columbia Falls
No. 2 Libby defeated No. 4 Polson 37-36 on Saturday afternoon for third place
No. 1 Bigfork defeated No. 3 Whitefish 49-40 to win championship
All games at Glacier High School
Northwest A Divisional Tournament
Ronan Ruins Bigfork’s Upset Bid
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Ronan's Nolan Harris dives to keep the ball in bounds during a first round of the Northwest A Basketball Tournament at Glacier High School. Ronan beat Bigfork 61-57 to advance to the next round. - Lido Vizzutti |
Click here to see images from Thursday's round one.
Click here to see images from Friday's semifinals.
Click here for images from Saturday's Championships.
The Bigfork Vikings almost played the role of spoiler in Thursday’s Northwest A nightcap, but Ronan’s Moss Tanner made four free throws in the final 10 seconds to seal the Chiefs’ 61-56 win.
Tanner provided much of No. 3 Ronan’s scoring throughout the contest with a game-high 26 points, including the game’s final four points. No. 6 Bigfork was led by Roland Benedict’s 14 points, none more important than a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter to draw the Vikings within three points, 59-56.
Northwest A Divisional Tournament
Crowded Race on Boys’ Side, Bigfork Team to Beat for Girls
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If the regular season is an indicator of what to expect in the divisional tournament, be careful before you make any bold predictions in Northwest A boys basketball.
On the girls’ side, the frontrunners are more apparent, but of course anything can happen in the playoffs. The top two teams from both the girls and boys divisionals go on to play in the state tournament.
Check back at flatheadbeacon.com for tournament coverage through the weekend.
