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Guy Doesn't Share Ice Cream With Girlfriend, Becomes Instant Internet Celebrity Jerk

Emerald Catron — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:01:10 +0000

This guy is so totally busted. He thought he could get away with not giving one tiny spoonful of mint chocolate chip ice cream to his girlfriend at a basketball game, but now everybody knows it, thanks to a hilarious play-by-play by Isaiah Thomas and C-Webb. The worst part is probably the way he isn’t [...]

Browning Players Named to All-Conference List

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:01:03 +0000

Two Browning basketball players were named first team all-conference selections when the Central A List came out today. Here’s the entire list: 2013 All – Conference Selections ( Central A) 1St Team- Top 3 All State Jeremy Ragar-Sr.-Belgrade DJ LazyBoy-Sr. -Browning Marcus Payne- Sr.- Park Dane Warp- Fr.- Havre Jalen Croff-Sr.- Browning 2nd Team Brandon [...]

Browning Indians Finish the Season

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:46:04 +0000

The Browning Indians fell to Columbia Falls this afternoon in a 72/56 final score. The loser out game will put a period on the season for the Indians. We will continue to cover the Class B tournaments from Butte. Tune in at 96.7 FM or online at k96fm.com.

Bulldogs Still in the Hunt

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:38:20 +0000

The Choteau Bulldogs will survive to fight another day at the State B Boys’ Tournament in Butte, with a win over Forsyth this morning. They will meet the loser of the Wolf Point -v- Florence-Carlton contest this afternoon at 3:30pm. Next up on KZIN is the Browning Indians -v- Columbia Falls in another loser-out contest. [...]

Local Girls Win, Boys Lose – Games on K96 Today (Updated Brackets)

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:38:26 +0000

The Fairfield and Conrad girls are moving on to the semi-finals games at the Class B Girls’ State tournament today, with games against Powell County(Deerlodge) and Broadwater County (Townsend) at 6:30 and 8:00 tonight. We’ll carry the games on K96 96.7 FM and online at k96fm.com. Here’s the girls CLASS B STATE GIRLS’ TOURNAMENT BRACKET [...]

Fairfield 59 Shepherd 46

Wendy Nielsen — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:02:17 +0000

The Fairfield Lady Eagles continue on their winning streak with a 59/46 win over Shepherd in the first round of the State Class B Girls tournament. That will move Fairfield into the 6:30pm game tomorrow against the winner of the Powell County/Colstrip game that is getting underway now. We’ll have the game for you tomorrow [...]

Wolf Point and Florence-Carlton Move On (UPDATED BRACKET HERE)

Wendy Nielsen — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:43:52 +0000

The first two boys games are done at the State B combinedd tournament and Wolf Point and Florence-Carlton, both #1 seeds have moved into the semi-final.

Here's the Updated Bracket

CLASS B BOYS STATE TO

State A Boys, State B Boys and Girls Brackets are here!

Wendy Nielsen — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:21:23 +0000

Here we go – it’s State Tournament weekend for the Class A Boys, Class B Boys and Girls and we’ll be following our local teams as they fight for the title. Class B Boys officially get underway on Thursday morning at 9:00 with Northern Divisional champ, Wolf Point taking on #2 from the South – [...]

Browning Girls to Meet Frenchtown in LO Action(Updated Brackets HERE)

Wendy Nielsen — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:47:28 +0000

Class A State Girls Tournament Bracket Click HERE

Friday's scores:

Saturday Games
Browning 56 Frenchtown 47
Friday Games
Butte Central over Columbia Falls 39/37
Frenchtown over Stevensville 46/38
Billings Central over Browning 50/36
Laurel over Havre 46/35
Thursday Games
Billings over Columbia Falls 61/49
Browning over Butte Central 51/41
Laurel over Frenchtown 53/42
Havre over Stevensville 40/36
Saturday Schedule
11:00 am Butte Central -v- Laurel
6:30 pm Consolation
8:00 pm Billings Central -v- Laurel (Championship)

You can hear ALL Browning games on KZIN and K96fm.com

Choteau and Wolf Point Advance (Bracket Updated)

Wendy Nielsen — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:30:52 +0000

Northern B at Cut Bank Bracket Click HERE

Fairfield outlasts Glasgow in the early morning game with final score of 59/48 to advance to the Consolation game for a chance to move on to Butte next weekend. We'll have the consolation on KSEN AM 1150 and ksenam.com/listen-live.

Choteau upsets Malta for a trip to the Northe

Another Weekend… Another Tournament Or Two (Brackets are here)

Wendy Nielsen — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:05:26 +0000

It’s only Tuesday, but we’re thinking and talking about the weekend already. We’ve got a tournament in Cut Bank – the Northern B Boys Divisional - that we’ll be covering this weekend as well as one in Butte - State Class A Girls. As you may have heard, it can get a little confusing if [...]

Browning Girls Must Survive a Challenge to Get to State

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:39:03 +0000

The Browning Lady Indians have their work cut out for them to secure a trip to the State Class A Girls Tournament at the Butte Civic Center beginning February 28. The Lady Indians fell in the championship game to Havre on Saturday night, final score 69/42. That sets them up for a challenge tonight against [...]

Updated Brackets – Cut Bank Malta and Fairfield Choteau Coming Up Tonight

Wendy Nielsen — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:13:49 +0000

Ok - here we go - all the updated brackets:

Conrad and Fairfield Advance to State

Wendy Nielsen — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:06:37 +0000

The Fairfield Eagles will make yet another trip to the State Class B Girls tournament in Butte in two weeks and they will be joined by the Conrad Cowgirls. Who else gets to go? We'll find out today.

Action gets underway today at 9:30am with Choteau taking on Malta, followed by Cut Bank and Wolf Point

Indians and Lady Indians Roll On

Wendy Nielsen — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:01:04 +0000

The Browning Lady Indians defeated Belgrade 71/60 in an early afternoon game yesterday. Havre downed Livingston in the evening game 54/28 to set up a Browning -v- Havre Championship game at the CM Russell Fieldhouse Saturday night at 6:30. We’ll have the game for you at KZIN 96.7 and online at k96fm.com. Meanwhile, on the [...]

Northern C Girls Challenge Game Coming Up

Wendy Nielsen — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:50:11 +0000

CJI just keeps rolling on – one more game and they’re off to the State Tournament! In action yesterday – CJI downed Chinook 48/43 in overtime, that placed CJI in the consolation game against North Star, which the Lady Hawks won 43/30. Meanwhile, Belt was a victor over Winnett/Grass Range in the Championship game setting [...]

More Tournament Updates and Updated Brackets

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:30:49 +0000

Central A Boys - Belgrade over Lewistown 60/51
Central A Girls - Browning over Belgrade 71/60
Northern C Girls - Northstar over Dutton/Brady 40/30
Northern C Girls - CJI over Chinook 48/43 OT
Northern C Boys - Big Sandy over Denton 61/47
Northern C Boys - Great Falls Central 63/43
Northern B Girls - Wolf Point over Glasgow 50/34
Northern B Girls - Malta over Plentywood 56/18

I've updated the brackets and they are after the jump:

CJI Wins and It Gets Complicated Again

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:34:18 +0000

Once again, we want to bring you every second of basketball possible, so we’re busy trying to figure out some way to get the CJI game to you along with the Browning Boys game and all the Northern B Girls Action. At this point our plan looks like this KZIN and k96fm.com: 7:00pm – CJI [...]

Our Sports Schedule

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:32:30 +0000

Thursday games are in the books and we're ready to set up the Friday Schedule. We don't want you to miss a single shot!

KSEN AM 1150 and ksenam.com

12:30 pm CJI -v- Chinook Girls Northern C
6:30 pm Choteau -v- Fairfield Girls Northern B
8:00 pm Conrad -v- Cut Bank Girls Northern B

KZIN FM 96.7 and online at k96fm.com

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CJI Girls Stay Alive in the Northern C – OT (AGAIN)

Wendy Nielsen — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:50:06 +0000

CJI and Roy/Winifred gave us a little flashback this morning when Roy/Winifred tied the game at 40 with seconds left! CJI proved they can play in OT with a final of 51/50 to stay alive and wait for the loser of the Winnett/Grass Range -v- Chinook game to play tomorrow afternoon at 12:30pm. In case [...]