Horse racing is canceled for the summer at Montana Expo Park. The Great Falls Turf Club has canceled the 2026 summer races for financial reasons, but intends to resume next summer. Horse races were scheduled to run across three consecutive weekends in July at Montana Expo Park, before and during the Montana State Fair. Concert lineup announced for 2026 Montana
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The Great Falls Public Schools board voted May 11 to establish student activity accounts for girls’ flag football at both Great Falls and C.M. Russell high schools. All new extracurricular fund accounts much be approved by the board, per board policy. The accounts will hold grant funds from the Arthur Blank Family Foundation and other donations, according to GFPS officials,
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The Great Falls Public Schools board voted unanimously during their March 23 meeting to establish girls flag football as a club activity for the next two school years. The activity will fall under the athletic director and be funded by a grant from the Arthur Blank Family Foundation. Both Great Falls High and C.M. Russell High schools are eligible for
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Girls flag football might be coming to Great Falls Public Schools as a club sport for both high schools. District officials have been discussing the emerging sport for the last five years and for the last six months, studying the level of interest amongst middle and high school students. Mike Henneberg, GFPS athletic director, told the school board during their
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Matt Ehnes of Jared’s Detours caught some action at crosstown wrestling in early February. Here’s a few photos from the event. The Electric is looking for a few high school/college students to help out with sports coverage this school year. That can include photos and/or stories. If you’re an interested student, email jenn@theelectricgf.com with one or two examples of your
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This winter, 400 student athletes are participating in Great Falls Public Schools athletic programs. That’s across boys and girls basketball, wrestling and swimming. During the Jan. 26 school board meeting, Superintendent Heather Hoyer did the “math of extracurriculars.” GFPS to field inaugural high school baseball teams this spring She said those student athletes average 13 hours per week: two hours
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Great Falls Public Schools is moving forward with fielding high school baseball teams in 2026. The community-led fundraising committee met their second goal of $95,050 by Jan. 31 for the first year’s operational costs. The group met the initial milestone of $101,000 by July 31 to cover startup costs. Startup costs include uniforms, batting helmets, equipment and basic field maintenance
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Memorial Stadium is getting a new scoreboard, the first since 2009. The new scoreboard, at a cost of $205,591, gives Great Falls Public Schools students “opportunities to advance the gameday experience, provide opportunities for students to create content and learn applicable technology skills, open new revenue streams for advertising and creates new opportunities for school events that are not possible
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Matt Ehnes of Arizona Detours popped in to capture some high school wrestling action on Dec. 20. Featured below are: Cael Floerchinger, Great Falls High Madalyn Deiter, C.M. Russell High The Electric is looking for a few high school/college students to help out with sports coverage this school year. That can include photos and/or stories. If you’re an interested student,
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Matt Ehnes of Jared’s Detours captured some boys basketball action at the Great Falls High School game on Dec. 12 and the C.M. Russell High School on Dec. 13. The Electric is looking for a few high school/college students to help out with sports coverage this school year. That can include photos and/or stories. If you’re an interested student, email
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