Bozeman, MT – March 19, 2023 Justin Balkenbush and Spencer Larson of Billings captured the Montana State Open Doubles Handball Championship at the Ridge in Bozeman Sunday. They defeated three-time champions Chance Wachholz of Kalispell and Shelby native Pete Svennungsen of Spokane 21-11, 21-12 in the final. It is Balkenbush’s seventh State Open Doubles championship
READ MOREDillon’s Kate Feenstra won the Girls 8-9 Division at the Elks Regional Hoop Shoot in Rapid City, South Dakota on Saturday to advance to the National Finals in Chicago on April 22. She made 24 of 25 free throws. Butte’s Jace Graham finished third in the Boys 8-9 Division, making 18 of 25 free throws. Other
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – No. 7 Ottawa University surged in the second half ending No. 4 Montana Tech’s season in the NAIA National Championship Quarterfinals 76-58. A tough Spirit defense held the Orediggers to their lowest point total of the season as Tech struggled to score. The Orediggers shot 31.7% from the field and went
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By: Logan Parvinen The USAW Women Folkstyle Nationals took place in Omaha, Nebraska, on March 4th – 5th. A total of 21 wrestlers from the Treasure State competed to show their skills against the best in the country. Two girls from Butte represented Montana in the tournament. Sisters Sophie Grunhuvd and Nevaeh Grunhuvd competed in
READ MOREBy: Logan Parvinen Butte’s wrestling machines kept churning in a week dominated by the high school basketball state tournaments. Young wrestlers representing the Mine Yard Dogs (MYD), Butte Wrestling Club (BWC), and Butte Central (BC) participated in the Battle at the Capital event in Helena. Butte had 76 wrestlers participating, with 12 taking home the
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CHICAGO (March 15, 2023) — In its 38th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Dougie Peoples of Butte Central Catholic High School is the 2022-23 Gatorade Montana Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Peoples is the first Gatorade Montana Boys Basketball Player of the Year to be chosen from
READ MORESouthwest Montana High School All-Star Basketball Team Rosters Big Sky Boys – Coached by Hannah Konen and Lacey Wood Dougie Peoples Butte Central Sr. Kyle Holter Butte Central Sr. Eric Loos Butte Central Sr. Jack Keeley Butte Central Jr. Zane Moodry Butte Central Jr.
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This week’s Athlete of the week is Butte High Senior, Cameron Gurnsey, In the state tournament this past weekend Cameron played phenomenal. Cameron is freakishly athletic and in his last game as a senior he poured in a Bulldog High 26 points, in the game prior he got a steal on a fast break and
READ MOREMarch 13, 2023 Southwest Montana All-Star Classic Set for Tuesday The 2023 Southwest Montana All-Star Basketball Classic will tip-off Tuesday with two games at the Maroon Activities Center. The event will feature the top 26 boys and 26 girls from Southwest Montana high schools. The girls’ game will begin at 5:30p.m., followed by a boys’
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Butte Central bounced right back from their loss the previous night to go on and beat both Billings Central and Frenchtown to capture 3rd place at the 2023 State Tournament. The Maroons played the Beavers for a 4th time this season and that’s a tough task for any team at any level. Getting to cover
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By John Robbins Dillon Beavers 62 Butte Central 53 There will be a new Class A State Champion this season, as the Beavers handed the Maroons a loss for their first time in 4 tries, this time when it mattered most. In the fourth matchup of the year between the two teams, the opening quarter
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By Bruce Sayler Hard play wasn’t enough for Butte High Friday. The Bulldogs’ long, determined rally lay in the ashes of on-fire shooting from Gallatin stars Eli Hunter and Zad Rodarte in a burned-out 85-77 final score. Hunter scored 15 points in the fourth quarter while finishing with 31 for the game, a loser-out in
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By John Robbins Butte Central VS 53 Columbia Falls 44 Butte Central started fast and looked primed to make another deep tournament run, Zane Moodry started the scoring off a great assist from Eric Loos. Kyle Holter and Eric Loos really played well to start the game, and both looked really fresh. Dougie would pull
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By Bruce Sayler Exhaustion is a thick wall to try to play through, but the Butte High boys gave it a courageous try. The Bulldogs blitzed Bozeman High for an early lead before the Hawks went ahead at the end of the third quarter and pulled away to a 77-63 first-round win over Butte High
READ MOREGo Diggers Page By MT Tech Sports Information BUTTE, Mont. – The Montana Tech men’s basketball team is going to Kansas City. The Orediggers earned their way into the final 16 teams after a come from behind overtime victory over Thomas More 77-72. The Saints (23-9) reached the final four last season at the Municipal
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