A six-run seventh inning proved to be the difference Tuesday night as the first-place Mining City Tommyknockers beat the Spearfish Sasquatch 12-10 on Miners Field at 3 Legends Stadium. (Boxscore) The inning, which turned a 7-6 deficit into a 12-7 lead, started when Mining City Manager Tom Carty began the frame with three righthanded pinch
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ANACONDA — The Butte Miners rolled to a pair of lopsided Southern A wins over the Anaconda A’s Tuesday night at Washoe Stadium. The Miners won both ends of the doubleheader by the identical 17-1 score, outscoring the A’s 34-2 in a pair of games called by the mercy rule after five innings. The wins
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By Bill Foley The All-Star setting appears to be a natural for Bryan “Hugo” Holland. The former Butte Central Maroon seems to be fitting right in as he practices with the West Side this week, gearing up for Saturday’s 74th Montana East-West Shrine Game. “It’s been really a lot of fun. The guys are all
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Mile High Little League will host a home run derby at 6:30 tonight (Tuesday) at Father Sheehan Park. Divisions will be held for players 9-10 and 11-12 for the event, which is sponsored by T-Mobile. The top three in each division will win a trophy sponsored by P.J. Trophies. Field 3 will be used for
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When Butte High senior Colt Anderson committed to play football at the University of Montana in April of 2004, I thought he was making a big mistake. Colt, I figured, would be better off going to Montana Tech with his bulldog teammate Cole Salo and actually playing college football. Anderson would probably just sit on
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By Bill Foley Aidan Lee had been waiting for the call for about as long as he can remember, and he almost never answered it. The now former Butte High Bulldog did not recognize the number of Jeff Hartwick, the West Team Coordinator for the Montana East-West Shrine Game. “I was on my way to
READ MORELegion baseball Butte Miners at Anaconda A’s, 6 p.m. Washoe Park will set the scene as the Miners take on their old rivals from the Smelter City in the Southern A doubleheader. Butte takes a 2-4 record to Anaconda after splitting with the Bucks in a league twin bill Friday in Bozeman. The double dip
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By Bill Foley Ty Raiha’s final week as a football player could not be happening in a better place. Raiha is playing right guard for the West Side in Saturday’s Montana East-West Shrine Game in Billings. The week of preparation for the game is being held in the Mining City, and all practices are taking
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CASPER, Wyo. — The Mining City Tommyknockers are heading home after a 4-2 road trip. The Butte club outslugged the Casper Horseheads 11-9 Sunday in an Expedition League game at Mike Lansing Field to win the series 2-1. The 11-6 Knockers are now 5-1 in series through the first three weeks of the season. After
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The Butte Muckers had to settle for sixth place in a tournament they hosted this weekend on Miners Field at 3 Legends Stadium. The Muckers, though, have to come away feeling good about their Sunday performance. After dropping their first three games of the tournament, the Muckers knocked off the Gallatin Valley Posse 9-4 Sunday
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Montana Tech will hold a series of football camps this June. The 6/8-Man Camp will be held June 11-13, and the 11-Man Camp will be June 15-17. Tech’s Champ Camp is set for June 7-8, and the Elite Camp is June 18. Click here for online registration and more information. The Headframe Hoops Girls Basketball
READ MORECASPER, Wyo. — The Mining City Tommyknockers bounced back in convincing fashion Saturday night. One night after dropping a 9-5 decision to the Casper Horseheads, the Tommyknockers rolled to a 10-1 Expedition League victory on Mike Lansing Field. (Boxscore) The win evened the three-game series at a game apiece. The Tommyknockers and Horseheads will play
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The Butte Muckers fell to 0-3 on their tournament Saturday night, falling 13-5 to the Missoula Mavericks B on Miners Field at 3 Legends Stadium. (Boxscore) The Muckers will play at least one more game on Tuesday. The Butte team is hoping for two. Butte will take on the Gallatin Valley Posse at 9 am.
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Following is the McQueen Athletic Club’s summer volleyball schedule for the week of June 14. Monday WOMEN 6:15 p.m. — Butte Broadcasting vs. Sets on the Beach 7 p.m. — The Shit Shows vs. Set Me Up 7:45 p.m. — Bumping Beaches vs. Beavis & Bump Heads 8:30 p.m. — Here for the Beer vs.
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By Bill Foley He hears it all the time. Butte extreme mountain biker John “Bear” Stillwagon is used to having his sanity brought into question. “Every day,” Stillwagon said when asked how often he is told he is crazy. “Every day.” That is what comes with the territory when you race your mountain bike on
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