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Rangers win in extra innings thriller

Published on Fri, 05/24/2019 - 7:56pm

“I believe in you!” yelled head coach Julie Higgs. 

The Lady Rangers came back from a five run deficit in the top of the seventh to defeat Stevensville 16-14 in nine innings. 

Skylar Higgs dominated in the field and at bat, hitting the Rangers 5th homerun of the tournament with a bomb to center field. 

Read the Tuesday edition of The Livingston Enterprise for the full story. 

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The Lady Rangers play the Frenchtown Broncs immediately following the win against Stevensville. 

Rangers fall to Laurel in state tourney opener, beat Hardin in second game

Published on Fri, 05/24/2019 - 4:38pm

The Park High Lady Rangers were defeated by Laurel 10-6 during their first game in the Class A Montana State Softball Tournament in Polson, Thursday. 

The Lady Rangers got six hits, but four errors caused some trouble for PHS early on in the high-scoring game.

Laurel kicked off scoring and jumped to an early lead with four runs in the first.

In the top of the third, Grace Lee got Park on the board after a fly-ball triple put the rapid base runner in easy scoring position.

Lady Rangers fall to Laurel in state tournament opener

Published on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 6:11pm

The Park High Lady Rangers on Thursday were defeated by Laurel 10-6 during their first game in the Class A Montana State Softball Tournament in Polson.

Laurel kicked off scoring and jumped to an early lead with four runs in the first and another six runs in the third.

Danielle Babcox hit a laser to left field for a homerun to lead off the sixth inning. The Lady Rangers fought to close a seven-run deficit by tacking on three more runs, including a two-run double by Skylar Higgs. Read Friday's edition of The Livingston Enterprise for the full story.

WNBA season ready to tip off

Published on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 4:16pm

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a busy offseason for the WNBA with big names changing places, a new commissioner and a few injuries to some of the sport’s greatest players.

The league will tip off its 23rd season on Friday with many teams hoping to win the championship this year. The defending champion Seattle Storm may be extremely hard-pressed to repeat. Reigning MVP Breanna Stewart suffered an Achilles injury in the winter while playing for a Russian club team. She’ll be sidelined for the season.

Cutting horse event kicks off at Heart K Arena

Published on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 4:05pm

The Montana Cutting Horse Association is hosting a “premiere” cutting horse event at Livingston’s Heart K Arena Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The event begins 7:30 a.m. each morning and will continue until 6 or 7 p.m. each night.

Competitors from all over the country are expected to travel to Livingston to compete in the event, said Kathy Foote, Montana’s national director for the National Cutting Horse Association.

“We have contestants coming from Montana, Minnesota, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Washington, so it’s a big regional event,” Foote said.

Blues beat Sharks, march on to Stanley Cup Final

Published on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 4:15pm

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues are marching into the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in decades.

Pretty sweet moment for Vladimir Tarasenko and Co.

David Perron had a goal and an assist, Jordan Binnington picked up his franchise-record 12th playoff win and the Blues eliminated the San Jose Sharks with a 5-1 win in Game 6 of the Western Conference final Tuesday night.

PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE

Published on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 4:06pm

 Thursday, May 23

 • Softball: State tournament begins in Polson, Game 1 @ 1p.m.

• Tennis: State tournament begins in Whitefish TBD

 

Friday, May 24 

• Track: State meet begins in Laurel 10 a.m.

 

Sunday, 26

• Baseball: Braves @ Anaconda 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. 

 

          * Home games in bold

Late lead sends Bucks over Braves

Published on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 4:05pm

The Livingston Braves were defeated 8-7 by the Bucks in Bozeman, Tuesday. 

After jumpging to a two-run lead in the top of the fifth, the Braves looked like they were on track to get their first season win against the Bucks. 

But the Bucks had a different plan. 

In the bottom of the sixth, the Bucks scored three runs, sending Bozeman into the lead.

Livingston was scrambled in the top of the seventh. Struggling to get on base, the first two Braves at bat sent easy outs to Bozeman’s shortstop and right fielder. 

PREP SPORTS

Published on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 4:32pm

 Thursday

 • Softball: State tournament begins in Polson, Game 1 @ 1p.m.

• Tennis: State tournament begins in Whitefish TBD

 

Friday 

• Track: State meet begins in Laurel 10 a.m.

 

Sunday

• Baseball: Braves @ Bozeman 6:30 p.m.

 

          * Home games in bold

Braves go 1-1 against Belgrade Bandits

Published on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 4:32pm

The Legion Braves went 1-1 against the Belgrade Bandits in a doubleheader in Livingston, Sunday.

In the first game, the Braves defeated the Bandits 7-6. 

The Livingston boys were ahead by one run in the second inning, leading the Bandits 4-3. 

Livingston maintained the lead throughout the game. The Braves shut down the Bandits in the top of the seventh, calling an early end to game one. 

The Braves had five errors and racked up 13 hits in game one. 

In the second game, the Braves fell to the Bandits 7-4.