By Bill Foley Rylan Richards is following his baseball dream, and the next stop is Dickinson, North Dakota. The Butte High senior verbally committed to play baseball at Dickinson State University. He made up his mind to play for the Blue Hawks on Monday, and he confirmed his committee later in the evening. “I have
READ MOREThe year 2020 was a strange and wild year in sports in the Mining City. Along the way, Butte Sports was there to document the year in photos. These are some of our favorites …
READ MOREBy Bill Foley A deadly pandemic will forever overshadow the sporting world in the year 2020. With more than 300,000 Americans killed so far, it will overshadow everything. The coronavirus pandemic wiped out the final day of the Montana state high school basketball tournaments in Missoula, Bozeman, Billings and Butte. It canceled the entire spring
READ MOREPlayer registration for the Butte American Legion Miners and Muckers baseball teams is now open online. Registration will be open through Dec. 7, and registration is not guaranteed after that date. (Click here to register) Once again, the Butte Legion program plans to field two teams in 2021, the Class A Miners and Class B
READ MOREKian O’Neill is officially a Jimmy. The Butte High senior signed an NAIA National Letter of Intent o play baseball at the University of Jamestown Wednesday afternoon in a short ceremony at Butte High’s Richardson Gym. O’Neill committed to the North Dakota school early this month. The signing comes after O’Neill helped lead the Butte
READ MOREStadium will be lit in Judge’s honor By Bill Foley Some Butte baseball players always thought Jack Whelan was cheap. “The Judge,” as he was affectionately called, would go to the end of the earth to track down every foul ball hit out of play during a Butte Miners or Butte Muckers game. If he
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