By Bruce Sayler The recent history is that the East won 24-21 last year and controls a 40-32 lead in the 72-year-old series. The 73rd annual holding of the Montana East-West Shrine Game is set for Saturday with a 7 p.m. kickoff on Bob Green Field at Montana Tech. It marks the second time the
READ MOREBy Bill Foley Emaline Joy Musson did not have a whole lot to say Friday afternoon as she took part in a barbecue for the Montana East-West Shrine Game at Montana Tech. The 8-year-old Belgrade girl, though, certainly left a mark with the players on both sides of Saturday’s 73rd game. Musson is the patient
READ MOREBy Bill Foley How many touchdowns did Clay Fisher score for Butte Central in 2018? “I don’t know,” Fisher said. “I can’t remember the number. I’m not sure.” The answer is 12 touchdowns in nine games. That is a pretty impressive amount for the 5-foot-7, 160-pound Fisher, who racked up more than 1,000 yards of
READ MORETwo players from Helena High and two from Missoula Sentinel will lead the West Side in Saturday’s 73rd Montana East-West Shrine Game on the Bob Green Field. Holden Sampson and Alex Johnson of Helena High and Jace Dewalt and Rylan Ortt of Sentinel were elected captains by their teammates Wednesday. The selections were announced on
READ MOREBy Bill Foley Oh, the pain in Kale McCarthy’s left thumb is still very much there. It just seems so trivial now. The recent Butte High graduate will play Saturday’s 73rd Montana East-West Shrine Game at Montana Tech with a cast and a giant pad covering his left hand. That’s because his left thumb was
READ MOREBy Bruce Sayler Gray shadowed the skies and an often wind was hushed. The Bob Green Field atmosphere was football tutorial on the Montana Tech campus and more nodding was seen than yelling heard. The West Team was in practice on late Tuesday afternoon. Coaches were in obvious agreement that their charges knew how to
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