By Bruce Sayler DILLON — Taking care of the football meant taking care of business for Montana Tech on Saturday. The Orediggers suffered no turnovers and upended 21st-ranked Montana Western 33-24 in a Frontier Conference game at Vigilante Field. The win was Montana Tech’s first in Dillon since prevailing 30-24 in double overtime on September
READ MOREBy Bruce Sayler The Montana Tech football staff has been busy putting the pieces back together after the Orediggers fell from the unbeaten ranks last weekend. Montana Tech lost 28-20 to Rocky Mountain and now faces 17th-ranked Montana Western, always a tough opponent in this neighborhood rivalry. The Orediggers are hoping the glue holds but
READ MOREIn a surprising upset, the Western Bulldogs swept the Orediggers this afternoon. The teams are in the second round of the Frontier Conference Preseason tournament in Billings. Montana Tech beat Northern earlier today, while Western beat Providence in a decisive 3 sets. The 1pm matchup pitted the 10-5 Orediggers against the 7-6 Bulldogs. The Bulldogs
READ MOREWHITEFISH — Frontier Conference volleyball coaches picked Montana Tech to finish second behind the University of Providence, but by the narrowest of margins. The Argonauts and Orediggers both picked up three first-place votes. With 23 points, though, Providence tops the poll with 23 points. Tech is second at 22, followed by Carroll College at 17,
READ MOREWHITEFISH — Montana Western is the coaches’ pick to win the Frontier Conference football title. The Frontier released its preseason coaches poll today, and the Bulldogs took home four of the eight first-place votes. The nod comes after the Bulldogs shared the regular-season title with College of Idaho and Rocky Mountain College. The Bulldogs won
READ MOREWHITEFISH — Montana Tech’s Matt Stepan was named the Frontier Conference Athletic Director of the Year, Commissioner Kent Paulson announced Thursday. Stepan’s honor came as Paulson revealed the 2021-22 conference end-of-the-year-awards and nominees for the National NAIA awards. Stepan will be the Frontier’s nominee for the national honor. The Butte Central graduate has served as
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