Brian Reed did something I never had the guts to do. He wrote a rebuttal to an obituary. It was not something Reed did because he was vengeful or bitter. He did it because the front-page obituary of Jack Raymond in the Jan. 7 edition of The Miles City Star was grossly incomplete. The banner
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Prep boys’ basketball Helena Capital at Butte High, 7 p.m. The Bulldogs will welcome the undefeated Bruins to the Butte Civic Center for the Western AA game. Capital is 8-0 overall and 4-0 in conference after Friday’s 60-31 win over Helena High. Brayden Koch, a 6-3 senior, averages 24.4 points per game to lead the
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Andersch brings impromptu skills; Peck picked alternate FRENCHTOWN — Hallie Kellicut turned in her best performances of the season at the Western A divisional speech, drama, and debate meet. The team captain scored her best preliminary round scores of the year with a 3 and two 1’s, sending her to second place going into finals
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WHITEFISH — Montana Tech senior Sindou Diallo was named the Frontier Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the school announced today. The Orediggers 2-0 for the week and have won their last five games. Tech stopped Rocky 76-68 and beat No. 6 Carroll College 73-58 on Saturday. Tech moved ahead of the Saints and
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Following is the Knights of Columbus Athletic Club’s four-man basketball schedule for the week of Jan. 24. Monday 6 p.m. — Return of the Crystal Coyote Riders vs. Parish 7 p.m. — Return of the Crystal Coyote Riders vs. Poi Time 8 p.m. — Dawgs vs. ISOs Tuesday 7 p.m. — Downhill to Slainte vs.
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Bulldogs fifth, seventh at home swim meet Butte High’s boys placed fifth and the Bulldog girls took seventh Saturday at the Butte High School Invitational swim meet at the Butte Family YMCA. (Team scores; Individual results) “Almost everyone swam personal best times today,” Bulldog coach Lynn Shrader said. “The hard work that they are putting
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BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Bainville 52, Brockton 30 Bigfork 57, St. Ignatius 54 Billings Senior 56, Belgrade 41 Bridger 77, Absarokee 32 Broadus 60, Terry 39 Broadview-Lavina 47, Harlowton 45 Browning 50, Ronan 46 Butte Central 46, Hamilton 28 Cascade 45, Sunburst 36 Chester-Joplin-Inverness 64, Turner 23 Columbus 53, Three Forks 45 Denton-Geyser-Stanford 62, Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap
READ MOREBy Bill Foley The Orediggers are ready for primetime. With a television audience watching around the Northwest, Montana Tech claimed its spot atop the Frontier Conference men’s basketball standings with a convincing 73-58 win over No. 6 Carroll College Saturday at the HPER Complex. (Stats) “It feels pretty good,” said senior guard Sindou Diallo, who
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By Bruce Sayler Butte Central was for the defense Saturday afternoon, as is often the winning case for Brodie Kelly-coached teams. The Maroons handcuffed Hamilton to one point in the first quarter and two in the fourth while beating the Broncs 46-28 in a Southwestern A Conference high school boys’ basketball game at the Maroon
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HAVRE — Kloie Thatcher had herself a day on the Hi-Line. The Butte Central graduate poured in 27 points to lead the way Saturday as Rocky Mountain College downed MSU-Northern 57-43 at the Armory Gymnasium. (Stats) Thatcher also dished out a pair of assists and collected four steals to help the Battlin’ Bears run their
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GREAT FALLS — Butte High’s wrestling team placed fourth at the Montana AA Duals Saturday at the Great Falls High Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs also gave seventh-year head coach Cory Johnston a memorable milestone. Butte High fell 37-30 to Billings West in the third-place match. Before that, Butte High beat Gallatin 54-21 and Great Falls High
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By Bruce Sayler Both sides of foul trouble hindered the Butte Central girls on Saturday in their close 58-54 loss. “You can’t miss free throws,” she offered after the Southwestern A Conference high school girls’ basketball game in the Maroon Activities Center. Hamilton didn’t miss many and the Broncs shot a lot of them. They
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By Bill Foley That was the team Carly Sanon has been talking about. Montana Tech’s women’s basketball team put up an inspired effort Saturday afternoon at the HPER Complex. Unfortunately for the Orediggers, the opponent was just too much. Carroll College, the No. 6-ranked team in the NAIA, fought off Montana Tech for a 54-57
READ MOREBOYS PREP BASKETBALL Belgrade 64, Billings West 60 Broadus 71, Plevna 25 Broadview-Lavina 65, Fromberg 22 Butte 73, Missoula Sentinel 63 Centerville 44, Great Falls Central 42 Colstrip 81, Shepherd 52 Custer-Hysham 44, Wibaux 28 Darby 60, Victor 41 Dutton-Brady 36, Sunburst 33 Fairfield 76, Cut Bank 62 Florence 64, Deer Lodge 46 Fort Benton
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HELENA — The Helena Bighorns erupted in the second period Friday night, and it was too much for the Butte Cobras to overcome. Five Bighorns accounted for six goals in the second period as Helena skated to a 7-2 NA3HL Frontier Division win over the Cobras at the Helena Ice Arena. (Stats) Gavyn Galloway scored
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