The Butte American Legion baseball program will hold a Bingo fundraiser at the Knights of Columbus on Saturday, October 8th. Doors open at 6 p.m., and tickets will be available at the door. A $25 Bingo pack includes 10 games with three cards per game and 10 tickets for drawings. Extra game cares (10 games
READ MOREBy Bill Foley Three Butte Miners are getting the band back together. In Oregon. Shortly before a ceremony honoring the Montana Class A and Northwest Regional Class A champion Miners, Eric Hart, Kenley Leary and Aidan Lee singed letters of intent to play baseball at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg. The signings came as the
READ MOREBy Bill Foley Apparently being part of a State and Regional championship American Legion baseball team is pretty fun. Butte Miners catcher Evan Starr had such a blast playing this summer that he decided to give college baseball another try. The 2021 Butte High graduate signed to play at Dawson Community College Monday evening at
READ MORE‘Fonz’ leaves the world knowing his beloved Butte Miners are Montana and Northwest Regional champs By Bill Foley Nearly four decades later, Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff Ed Lester vividly remembers the words Jim “Fonz” Hanley told him after a tough loss in Helena. Lester was playing third base for the Butte Miners. Then 18, Lester fielded
READ MOREThe State and Northwest Regional champion Butte Miners will be honored during a ceremony Saturday, Aug. 20 at 3 Legends Stadium. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Players and coaches will be recognized, and food and drinks will be provided. Players will be signing baseballs and posters for young fans, and Regional Championship merchandise
READ MOREVERNAL, Utah — Two days into offseason workouts, brand-new Butte Miners coach Jim LeProwse had a message for his new team. “I said this team has every tool that we need to win a state championship,” LeProwse said. “They all looked at me like, ‘Really?’ I said, ‘Yes.’” LeProwse was right and then some. Nine
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