Bruce Sayler Missoula Hellgate’s team height and pressure defense proved too much for Butte High. The Knights capitalized on both in defeating Western AA Conference high school girls’ basketball opponent Butte High 47-27 Friday night in the Bulldogs’ Ross J. Richardson Memorial Gym. The Hellgate squad brought a lot of experience to the game, too – experience at being
READ MOREFirst girls’ wrestling season wraps up with state meet By Bill Foley Butte High’s girl wrestlers have history on their side this week. Seven members of the team will represent the Mining City when the Bulldogs compete in the inaugural MHSA Girls’ State Championships Friday and Saturday at Lockwood High School. No matter what happens,
READ MOREButte has three-game win streak for first time since 2012 By Bill Foley It has been a while since Butte High’s boys’ basketball felt this good. To be exact, it has been nine years and two weeks. The Bulldogs overcame an 11-point deficit Tuesday night to beat Helena High 59-50 in a Western AA overtime
READ MOREBy Bruce Sayler Livingston wasn’t about to allow the smoothness with which the Butte Central boys played basketball last weekend. The Maroons still won, however. Though forced to play a little more bruise ball or collision quest by the tenacious, upset-minded Rangers, the BC boys came through with 58-42 Class A non-conference victory in the
READ MOREDigges, Dawgs opt out of spring football season Montana Tech and Montana Western will not be playing football this spring. Both schools announced today that they are opting out of the Frontier Conference’s shortened season. Montana Tech Director of Athletics Matt Stepan said the decision is to minimize the risks to the student-athletes, the campus
READ MOREBoston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is on his flway back from Tommy John surgery. He underwent the procedure to replace ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow last March, so that puts Sale on pace to return to the Red Sox rotation sometime around June, if he’s lucky. There is a pretty good chance
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