Keeping Score

The Range Riders started their road trip against the Great Falls Voyagers, battling through a series that saw them drop a tough opener but bounce back with wins in the next two games. Ajay Szcepkowski made a splash in his debut, showcasing his talents after a stellar collegiate career. The highlight of the series was Wednesday's showdown, where the Range Riders triumphed in a thrilling home r...

With the Sports Now transitioning to Keeping Score and Josh Dugan departing as host here is Josh's Top 5 All-Time Sports Now Moments from his time hosting the show. They include the Brock Osweiler football camp, covering Bigfork prep playoff football in the snow, witnessing the Range Riders walk it off in front of the home crowd during the 2023 home opener, Seeing Flathead's Avery Chouin...

This week's Poster Player of the Week goes to Glacier High School Track and Field's Aiden Krause! He crushed a 193-foot discus throw at the Western AA Divisional that broke a 42-year-old State record. Big congrats to Aiden and best of luck at North Dakota next year! Thanks to Corwin Motors for sponsoring the Keeping Score podcast! They’re proud to be family-driven for over 100 years. Cor...

Welcome back to another edition of the Inter Lake Sports Now. On this week’s Sports Now we’ll recap the spring sports state tourney action from over the weekend - where a valley softball team landed state title honors and Libby made history on the tennis courts.  After that we’ll look at some college sports news as the Frontier conference, the athletic conference of schools like Montana Tech, Carr...

This week's Poster Player of the Week is Flathead High School's Ava Besson! This Bravette came in clutch at the plate against Butte. Their win is taking them to the State Tourney! Thanks to Hagadone Media Group for sponsoring this segment! They provide effective digital marketing solutions that bring your brand to the forefront via Web Design, Web Development, PPC, Retargeting, SEO, and...

Welcome back to this week’s episode of the Inter Lake Sports Now - We’ll start out with a look at the state baseball action from last weekend where the Columbia Falls Wildcats played their way into a bronze finish, then we’ll look at the Western A softball tourney where the Columbia Falls softball team came up big, after that we’ll look at the divisional track action that took place last weekend b...

Keeping Score, formally Sports Now is your go-to podcast for all things sports in Northwest Montana, proudly presented by the Daily Inter Lake. Join us as we explore the local prep and college sports scene, offering candid analysis, game recaps, and interviews with coaches and players. From nail-biting matchups to standout performances, Keeping Score keeps you plugged into the excitement and passi...

Our Poster Player of the Week is Glacier High School's Leilani Lennarz! She has shown up to the courts the past couple of weeks and helped with their big wins over Bozeman, Gallatin, Flathead, and Butte. Thanks to Hagadone Media Group for sponsoring! They provide effective digital marketing solutions that bring your brand to the forefront via Web Design, Web Development, PPC, Retargeting, SEO...

Welcome back to another edition of the Inter Lake Sports Now with Josh Dugan. This week’s Sports now is going to be a bit of a rapid fire edition with a light week in the local sports scene while the spring sports season gears up for postseason play soon. This one starts with a look at Columbia Falls Wildcats big weekend at the Sapa-Johnsrud baseball tournament that took place at Glacier Bank Park...

Columbia Falls sprinter Malaki Simpson knows this is his year to become a state champion. In his three prior appearances at the state meet in Laurel (2021, 2023) and Butte (2022) Simpson hasn't claimed any individual titles.  Another trip to Laurel awaits Simpson, who is prequalified in the 100 and 200, as well as with the 400-meter relay team he anchors. Simpson currently sits with the faste...

Welcome back to another edition of the Inter Lake Sports Now with Josh Dugan. We'll start out with some headlines including the return of the Brock Osweiler and Flathead Braves football camp and an area athlete who announced their commitment to MSU-Northern as a two-sport athlete. Then we’ll roll through a quick spring sports update and dive into the college sports action starting with some t...

On this week’s Sports Now we’ll roll through a quick spring prep sports update and highlight our Poster Player of the Week before jumping into some NFL news with a number of Bobcats and Grizzlies products landing with teams following the NFL draft.  Then we’ll close things out with a quick look at some Glacier Range Riders news as the valley’s pro baseball team is in an ongoing dispute with the Na...

On this week’s show we’ll start out with two pieces of prep sports news one related to a prep football head coach stepping down in valley and some prep basketball recruiting news then move into a quick spring prep sports update and for the 2nd week in a row we have some college track and field news featuring a Glacier High product as well as some college softball news featuring a Wolfpack alum Aft...

Welcome back to the Inter Lake Sports Now hosted by Josh Dugan On this week’s Sports Now we’ll start out with a spring sports update including some Cat-Dog baseball, Crosstown tennis, and some local softball action. Then we’ll roll into the college sports news starting with some former valley athletes who are making headlines at the next level as members of the Griz and Cats.  Then we’ll take a lo...

Josh breaks down Bobcats head basketball coach Matt Logie turning down the Washington State job to stay at Montana State and why it was a huge win for the program. Plus, a look at how former Griz football stars fared at pro day, Glacier High promotes a new head basketball coach, reigning state softball champs Columbia Falls and Glacier squared off in the valley, and a Carroll College basketball st...

Josh recaps how our area teams did at the State Basketball Tournaments held last weekend and goes over some Griz coaching news as the team announced their plans for replacing Ronnie Bradford at defensive coordinator after he left to the NFL's Miami Dolphins. Presented by the Daily Inter Lake  https://twitter.com/DailyInterLake Hosted/Produced by Josh Dugan https://twitter.com/jdugan406 #Monta...

Josh Dugan highlights the area teams who made it to the state AA and A basketball tournaments and how our Kalispell schools did at the Western AA divisional tourney. Then we look at how the Griz and Cats men's and women's basketball teams fared over the weekend and close things out with some pro baseball news as the Glacier Ranger Riders made a change to their coaching staff. Presented b...

Josh recaps the Western A Divisional tournament and goes over which area teams landed themselves in the state tournament. Glacier and Flathead basketball closed out their regular seasons and Wolfpack head coach Mark Harkins is retiring after this year's postseason. Plus, Josh breaks down two players on the Montana and Montana State men's and women's basketball teams this season as t...

On this week's Inter Lake Sports Now we look at the the second Brawl of the Wild basketball matchup between the Griz and Bobcats men and women + dive into what's left on the radar for the Montana State and Montana men's and women's basketball teams as we near the Big Sky basketball tournament March 9th-13th in Boise. Plus, the prep basketball postseason has tipped off in the tr...

Josh recaps the State wrestling and swim meets that took place over the weekend, goes over some local athletes who announced their commitments to compete at the D1 level for college, and runs through the latest Griz and Bobcats transfer portal news. Presented by the Daily Inter Lake  https://twitter.com/DailyInterLake Hosted/Produced by Josh Dugan https://twitter.com/jdugan406 #Montana #flatheadva...

On this week's Inter Lake Sports Now Josh recaps the Grizzlies and Bobcats haul in the transfer portal so far this football off-season followed by a look at the Brawl of the Wild basketball action that took place in Bozeman last weekend. Plus, crosstown basketball and wrestling action between Glacier and Flathead as well as the Poster Player of the Week sponsored-by Clark Auto Group. Presente...

Josh looks at some major transfer portal news for the Griz and breaks down Montana State offensive coordinator Taylor Housewright leaving for the same role at Akron and how it might impact the Bobcats look on offense. Plus, a look at how prep sports in the valley were impacted by the blizzard like conditions and a look at the Montana Grizzlies basketball team's biggest win since 1997. Present...

Josh looks at 3-what ifs that could have changed the outcome of Montana's FCS championship loss and gives his final thoughts on the Grizzlies special season. Plus, the first winter prep sports update of 2024 with a look at Prep Wrestling and basketball in Kalispell. Presented by the Daily Inter Lake  https://twitter.com/DailyInterLake Hosted/Produced by Josh Dugan https://twitter.com/jdugan40...

Josh gives his FCS Championship Game preview as the Montana Grizzlies take on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits Jan. 7th in Frisco Texas. Plus, two pieces of local sports news as the NHL's Stanley Cup Trophy toured Whitefish over the weekend and Kalispell native Patrick O'Connell made his NFL debut for the Seattle Seahawks. Presented by the Daily Inter Lake  https://twitter.com/DailyInt...

As 2023 comes to a close Josh recaps his Top 10 moments from the Sports Now this year!  Presented by the Daily Inter Lake  https://twitter.com/DailyInterLake Hosted/Produced by Josh Dugan https://twitter.com/jdugan406 #Montana #flatheadvalley #football #collegefootball #grizzlies #bobcats #2023 #sports #sportsnews  _______________________________________________________________________ Special tha...