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AF?E C6EFC?D]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8msC6H s64<k^DEC@?8m[ 2 z2=:DA6== ?2E:G6[ 62C?65 p==\q:8 $<J D64@?5\E62> 9@?@CD 2D 2 AF?E C6EFC?6C =2DE J62C] w6 8@E 9:D 7:CDE AF?E C6EFC? E@F495@H? :? 9:D D:IE9 2?5 7:?2= D62D@? H:E9 E96 vC:K] w6 C6EFC?65 aa AF?ED 7@C bc` J2C5D =2DE J62C 2?5 6?565 9:D 42C66C H:E9 cfd J2C5D @? bf C6EFC?D]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m$E6G:6 #@4<6C yC]k^DEC@?8m H2D E96 D64@?52CJ <:4<@77 C6EFC?6C 2=@?8D:56 (@CE92> 2?5 C2? 324< 7:G6 <:4<D 7@C gc J2C5D]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mvC2JD@? !:32=k^DEC@?8m H2D ?2>65 2? p==\q:8 $<J D64@?5\E62> =@?8 D?2AA6C =2DE J62C :? 9:D 7@FCE9 2?5 7:?2= D62D@? 2D E96 DE2CE6C]k^Am Frank Gogola is the Senior Sports Reporter at the Missoulian and 406 MT Sports. Follow him on X @FrankGogola or email him at frank.gogola@406mtsports.com. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Frank Gogola Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. 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