The Year 2018 in Pictures

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December 31, 2018
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Butte High's girls' golf team poses with their third-place trophy Sept. 28 at the Butte Country Club. They are, from left, Kodie Hoagland, Grace Luoma, Emily Kelly, Ella Prigge and Kennedy Lean. (Bill Foley photo)

The year 2018 was another fun year here in the Mining City, and Butte Sports had you covered. Here are some of our best photos of 2018 as we look back at a great year and look forward to an even better 2019.

Butte Central star Kloie Thatcher signs an NAIA Letter of Intent to play basketball at Rocky Mountain College Wednesday, Jan. 3 at the Maroon Activities Center. Thatcher signed while sitting between Rocky assistant coach Camden Lovett, left, and head coach Wes Keller.

Montana Tech sophomore Shay Potter goes up for a basket as MSU-Northern’s Tiara Gilham defends Jan. 4 at the HPER Complex. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central guard Luke Heaphy drives for a scoop shot Jan. 6 at the Maroon Activities Center. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central senior Megan Michelotti goes up for two of her 21 points Jan. 6 in Livingston. (Shelly Davis photo)

Bulldog 182-pounder Kameron Moreno fires up the crowd after a quick pin of Bozeman’s Austin Clowes Jan. 9 at the Richardson Gym. (Bill Foley photo photo)

Brad Wilson, left, and Bryon Wilson are shown in this courtesy photo.

BC’s Matt Simkins and Butte High’s Lathan Ricketts race for the ball Jan. 11 at the Civic Center. (Shelly Davis photo)

Butte High’s Aspen Lovshin gets off a shot between Butte Central’s Olivia Bolton (5), Tricia Joyce (20) and Kailee Murphy Jan. 11 at the Butte Civic Center. (Shelly Davis photo)

The halftime show featured a Peter Pan routine during a Butte Central game Jan. 13. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central’s Aaron Richards takes the ball to the hoop Jan. 19 in Frenchtown. (Shelly Davis photo)

Keeley Janecky of Hillcrest leads Remmy Petersen of Margaret Leary during a first-grade race at the annual School Races Jan. 20 at the United States High Altitude Sports Center. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Ally Cleverly takes the ball to the hoop as Billings Senior’s Tavy Findon defends Jan. 20 at the Butte Civic Center. (Bill Foley photo)

Carroll College’s Brittney Johnson defends as Montana Tech post player Kaylee Zard takes the ball to the hoop Jan. 25 in Butte. Carroll’s Taylor Salonen looks on. Zard was called for traveling on the play. (Bill Foley photo)

Montana Tech freshman Mollie Peoples drives to the basket as Rocky Mountain College’s Justyn Juhl (42) and Hailee Farstveet defend Jan. 26 at the HPER Complex. (Bill Foley photo)

Montana Tech’s John Chapman, left, and Iman Chatman chase after a loose ball in Tech’s Jan. 25 win over Carroll College (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High junior Clay Ferguson drives past Bozeman’s Carter Ash for a bucket Jan. 30 at the Richardson Gym. (Bill Foley photo)

Montana Western guard Dom Robinson drives between Montana Tech’s Taylor England (20) and Derrius Collins late in the first half Feb. 1 at the HPER Complex. Robinson drew a foul on the play. (Bill Foley photo)

BC’s Olivia Bolton shoots a free throw Feb. 3 at the MAC. (Shelly Davis photo)

BC’s Luke Heaphy (3) and Aaron Richards hit the deck Feb. 3 in Livignston. (Shelly Davis Photo)

Butte High senior Gabe Tierney eyes Bozeman’s Sterling Quinn during a dual Jan. 9 in Butte. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High sophomore Catherine Russo reacts to her record time in the 50-yard freestyle race Feb. 10 at the state swim meet in Great Falls. (Photo courtesy Dan Walsh)

Butte High’s Trevyn Roth watches the ball after drawing a foul from West’s Jesse Owens Feb. 16 at the Richardson Gym. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte’s Zyler Petersen battles Amariah Kirn of Sidney during the Cyclops Folkstyle Wrestling Tournament Feb. 17 at the Butte Civic Center. (Bill Foley photo)

In a bout between two Butte wrestlers, Landyn Thomas, left, takes on Zachary Mclarnon during the Cyclops Folkstyle Wrestling Tournament Feb. 17 at the Butte Civic Center. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Tommy Mellott looks to dish the ball Feb. 17 at the Richardson Gym. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Ally Cleverly takes the ball to the basket as Bozeman’s Alex Carey defends Feb. 20 night at the Butte Civic Center. (Bill Foley photo)

BC’s Emma Kelley is defended by Columbia Falls’ Dani Douglas Feb. 22 at the Civic Center. (Bill Foley photo)

Maroon Aaron Richards pulls down a rebound Feb. 22 at the Civic Center. (Bill Foley photo)

Bulldog Haley Herron looks to pass from the high post Feb. 23 at the Richardson Gym. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte guard Brittney Tierney looks to pass inside Feb. 23 at the Richardson Gym. (Bill Foley photo)

Montana Tech senior Monica Landdeck goes past University of Providence defender Emilee Maldonado for a bucket Feb. 24 at the HPER Complex. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central head coach Meg Murphy enjoys a moment with her daughter, Kailee following a win Feb. 24. (Shelly Davis photo)

Butte Central’s Trevor Neumann looks to the hoop in front of Hardin’s Famous Left Hand March 1 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman. (Shelly Davis photo)

Butte’s Ally Cleverly drives as Bozeman’s Hannah Wheeler (15) and Alex Carey defend during an Eastern AA Divisional basketball game March 1 at the Montana Tech HPER Complex. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High sophomore Tommy Mellott drives for a bucket as Great Falls’ Kendall Kynett defends March 1 at the Richardson Gym (Bill Foley photo)

BC head coach Brodie Kelly and the BC bench watch first half action during the Class A State Tournament March 2 in Bozeman. (Bill Foley photo)

Central’s Cassidy Strizic goes up for a shot in traffic during the Class A State Tournament March 8 in Great Falls. (Bill Foley photo)

Box Elder’s Cecilia Vielle hoists the championship trophy while teammate Tallen Oats holds the net after the Bears’ Class C state championship victory March 10 at the Butte Civic Center. (Bill Foley photo)

The Dynamic Dance & Tumbling Academy entertained the crowd at halftime of both games of the Southwest Montana All-Star Classic Mach 13. (Bill Foley photo)

From left, Sarah Lightner, Master Jeff Beckett, Lauren Powers and Master Jim Miller pose for a photo after Beckett and Powers were presented black belts in taekwondo March 24 at the Chef’s Garden in Butte.

Former Butte High football coach Sam Jankovich addresses the crowd at a gathering Sunday at the Butte Civic Center lobby March 25, 2018. Jankovich was inducted into the Montana Football Hall of Fame the night before in Billings. (Butte Sports file photo)

Butte’s Nik Zora (21) goes up top with teammate Cody Berge after scoring the first of his four goals March 31 at Dahlberg Field. (Bill Foley photo)

Leonard Baluski runs the Big Butte Challenge March 31. (Bill Foley photo)

Mike Hitchcock of Butte picks up the ball off the back wall during his Golden Masters title match against Livingston’s Rick Edwards during the Montana State Handball tournament April 8 at the Butte Ekls. (Bill Foley photo)

Payton Pendergast hits a shot during a match in Bozeman April 10. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte fighter Sam Rauch talks about his April 21 Butte Civic Center at a press conference in the lobby of the arena April 13. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central’s Olivia Bolton soars in the long jump April 14. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Braleigh Garrett takes the hand off from Taylinn Garrett for the final leg of the 400-meter relay April 14. (Bill Foley photo)

BC’s Cameron Johnson smashes a point in the front court April 14. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte third baseman Brittney Tierney delivers a throw to first base. April 19. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Gabby Haberman just misses clearing the bar at 9 feet in the pole vault April 20. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central’s Lindsay McGree soars in the long jump April 20, 2018 at the Optimist Invitational at Bulldog Memorial Stadium. (Bill Foley photo)

Bulldog Quinn Sullivan clears a hurdle int eh 300-meter hurdles April 20. (Bill Foley photo)

Bulldog Ty Peterson misses on his third attempt at 13 feet, 6 inches in the pole fault April 20. (Bill Foley photo)

BC’s Shea Davis keeps the ball in play April 21. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central senior Kloie Thatcher delivers a pitch for one of her 14 strikeouts April 26 at Stodden Park. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central’s Tricia Joyce winds up for a shot April 26 at Father Sheehan Park. (Shelly Davis photo)

Butte High teammates welcome Taylor Huff to home plate after a home run in the first game of a doubleheader against Billings Skyview April 28 at Stodden Park. (Shelly Davis photo)

Butte High’s Gabe Tierney jumps in the long jump April 28 at Butte Central’s John Tomich Invitational at Bulldog Memorial Stadium. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Haley Herron winds up hurl the shot put April 28. (Bill Foley photo)

Bulldog Josey Earls follows through on the shot put April 28. (Bill Foley photo)

Former Montana Tech football player Ron Layton, the current Deputy Assistant Director of the United States Secret Service, reacts to a funny question while talking with the students of Kennedy Elementary School May 3. (Bill Foley photos)

The Butte Blizxard are shown in this May 3 photo at West Elementary. (Shelly Davis photo)

Ryan Neil of Butte High competes in the high jump May 4. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central freshman Allyson Mueller runs the 100-meter hurdles just behind Julia Mader of Billings Skyview May 4. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central’s Zoe Doherty slides into second base in front of the tag of Hamilton shortstop Mallory McGill for a double in the second inning May 5 at Stodden Park. (Bill Foley photo)

West Elementary sixth grader Julian Hann launches the shot put during the Grade School Trak Meet May 9. (Pat Ryan photo)

Special Olympian Joe Gibson carries the Special Olympic Torch as the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics closes is on Clark Park May 9. (Bill Foley photo)

Bulldog Braleigh Garrett runs the 100-meter hurdles between a pair of Bozeman Hawks May 10. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Josh Neil, left, and Tommy Mellott run the 100-meter dash among a trio of Bozeman Hawks during a May 10 meet on the Charlie Merrifield Track. (Bill Foley photo)

Maroon Manuel Gonzalez follows his shot May 10. (Shelly Davis photo)

Butte Central short stop Emma Keeley fires to first base Saturday as third baseman Madison Kump ducks out of the way May 12. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High senior tennis players Destiny Soennichsen and Keeley Pochervina pose for a photo during a break in practice May 14 at the West Elementary courts. The duo represented Butte High at the Class AA State tournament. (Bill Foley photo)

Maddi Kump rounds second base for her first career home run May 15 at Stodden Park. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Brianna Ossello slides home May 15. (Shelly Davis photo)

Bulldog ace Kaidy McClafferty fires a pitch May 15. (Shelly Davis photo)

Butte High’s Anna Trudnowski clears the bar at 5-feet, 1 inch during the Eastern AA Divisional meet May 18 at the Gene Fogarty Complex. Trudnowski placed fourth in the event. (Butte Sports file photo)

Bulldog Taylinn Garrett catches some air in the triple jump May 19. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte’s Liam Sommer delivers a pitcher during the first game of the Miners doubleheader with the Missoula Mavericks at 3 Legends Stadium May 20 (Bill Foley photo)

Arlee star Will Mesteth picks up yardage for the Blue Team during the Bob Cleverley 8-Man All-Star Game June 2 at Alumni Coliseum. (Bill Foley photo)

Miner Hunter Bugni delivers a pitch in relief June 7. (Bill Foley photo)

Megan Savage hits a shot during the South West Montana Junior Golf Tour’s Kickoff Classic at the Highland View Golf Course June 11. (Bill Foley photo)

Muckers first baseman Aidan Lee gets ready as a pitch is thrown June 12. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High head boys’ basketball coach Luke Powers plays a game “bowling for basketball players” during the camp for players in kindergarten through sixth grade June 13 at the Ross J. Richardson Memorial Gymnasium. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte’s Bo Demarais clears a hurdle next to Missoula’s Gabriel Schwartz in the 100-meter hurdles June 16 during the USATF Junior Olympics on the Charlie Merrifield Track. (Bill Foley photo)

Butt’s Jeff Braun finishes the Wulfman Continental Divide run June 23. (Bill Foley photo)

Belgrade’s Justin Rickenberger slides safely into third just ahead of the tag by Butte third baseman Tanner Huff June 24. (Bill Foley photo)

Gavin Roesti of Butte hits a chip shot during a SWMJGT event at the Anacoda Country Club in Opportunity. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Special Olympian Zach Stenson is interviewed by John Emeigh of KXLF-TV June 27 at East Middle School.

Colt Anderson talks with about 300 boys and girls at a football camp June 29, 2018 at Naranche Stadium. (Butte Sports file photo)

Young athletes compete in a tug of war contest during Colt Anderson’s Dream Big Event June 29. (Bill Foley photo)

Alicia Polya, aka “Pretty Pounding Polya” of the Copper City Queens roller derby team offers candy to some young parade goers during the Fourth of July Parade. (Bill Foley photo)

Zach Stenson shows off his three medals and one ribbon from the Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle July 9. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte’s Kash Kelly slides home safely for what turned out to be the winning run in the sixth inning of Game 1 of a July 10 doubleheader. Missoula catcher Clayton Franke fields the ball. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Miners pitcher Ryan Wahl points to a pop up in foul territory during Game 1 of a doubleheader with the Missoula Mavericks July 10 at 3 Legends Stadium. (Bill Foley photo)

Mavis Bentley charges the net to hit the ball during the semifinals of the women’s City Doubles tennis tournament at Father Sheehan Park July 17. (Bill Foley photos)

Anaconda’s Kasey Morley, 7, is lifted up by the West Side roster after his inspirational 40-yard touchdown run to cap practice July 19, 2018 on the Bob Green Field. (Butte Sports file photo)

Butte pitcher Peyton Hettick delivers a pitch. (Bill Foley photo)

Ryggs Johnston of Libby gestures after just missing a long par putt on hole No. 18 July 21 during the final round of the 101st Men’s Montana State Amateur Championships at the Butte Country Club. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Muckers relief pitcher Brian Ogolin delivers a pitch to Bozeman’s Branden Tarabochia July 21 at 3 Legends Stadium. (Bill Foley photo)

Ella Prigge of Butte watches her tee shot on the fourth hole July 23 during the Par 3 Challenge at the Highland View Golf Course. (Bill Foley photos)

Joseph McGreevey lines up a putt during the July 23 Par 3 Challenge. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte’s Megan Godbout is all smiles after finishing strong in the 50-mile race of the Butte 100 July 28, 2018. (Butte Sports file photo)

Jerry Rapp watches his birdie attempt on the No. 16 green July 29 during the final round of the Highland View Men’s Invitational. (Bill Foley photos)

Jalee Foley of the Purple People Eaters controls the ball as Kallie Robins defends Aug. 10, 2018 during the Burgman/Boyle Classic at the Richardson Gym. (Butte Sports file photo)

Cole Johnson of Central lines up a putt on No. 2 during the Aug. 13 Butte Central Invitational. (Bill Foley photo)

Montana Tech offensive lineman Grant Benz sets a flag in the Field of Honor Aug. 23 near the Belmont Mine. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central’s Tricia Joyce lines up a put Friday in Livingston. (Photo by Dan Chesnet, The Belgrade News)

Montana Tech’s Masha Korol hits the ball as Chloee Hnt of Evergreen College goes up for a block attempt Friday morning at the Butte Civic Center. Tech’s Sabrina Hopfcroft looks on. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Cory West, left, and Josh Neil bring down Kalispell Flathead receiver Anthony Jones Aug. 24 at Naranche Stadium. (Bill Foley file photo)

Butte High’s Brittney Tierney (33) celebrates and ace with Devin Amtmann Aug. 28. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central’s Tricia Joyce tees off on No. 18 Aug. 29 during the Butte Invitational at Fairmont Hot Springs. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central senior defensive lineman Seth Gardner picks up a Maroon convoy on his way to scoring a touchdown on a fumble recovery Aug. 30 at Alumni Coliseum. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High receiver Peyton Hettick (23) and quarterback Tommy Mellott (2) go up top to celebrate their second touchdown connection of the first quarter Aug. 31. Lineman Rylan Waananen is also pictured. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte’s Maddie Worley sets the ball for hitter Kira Mortensen Aug. 32 (Shelly Davis photo)

Butte High get’s ready to bust onto the field before kickoff Aug. 31. The sign honors Butte High freshman Max Demarais, who is fighting a tumor behind his eye. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Jake Vatter battles for the ball with Great Falls’ Brian Gemberling Sept. 1. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Lizzy Laliker kicks the ball as Great Falls’ Taylor Newton trails Sept. 1. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Devin Amtmann serves Sept. 1 at the Richardson Gym. (Shelly Davis photo)

Butte High’s Billy Cunneen runs during the Butte Central Invitational Sept. 4 at Fairmont Hot Springs. (Bill Foley photo)

Aubree Corcoran of Butte High finishes strong to win the girls’ varsity race at the Butte Central Invitational Sept. 4 at Fairmont Hot Springs. (Bill Foley photos)

Butte High’s Kaven Noctor tees off on No. 12 during a Butte High tournament Sept. 5 at the Old Works. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Emily Kelly putts on No. 6 Sept. 5 at the Old Works. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central players and coach Don Peoples Jr. watch a pregame video before taking the field Aug. 30 at Alumni Coliseum. (Bill Foley photo)

Bulldog Kale McCarthy on his way to a 75-yard touchdown Sept. 7 at Helena Capital. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Lexia Dauenhauer defends as Bozeman’s Holly Luckey Sept. 11 at the Jeremy Bullock Complex. (Bill Foley photo)

Montana Tech junior Trey Hoagland hits a tee shot on No. 2 Sept. 11 at the Butte Country Club. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Kennadie McMahon, left, and Emma Field try to put a block on a hit by CMR’s Hayden Hilyard Sept. 11. (Shelly Davis photo)

The Butte High Bulldogs take the field before a Sept. 1 game at Helena Capital. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte quarterback Tommy Mellott looks to pass as Bozeman defensive end Kenneth Eiden closes in Sept. 14 in Bozeman. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s bench reacts to the Bulldogs getting game point in the second set Sept. 15. (Bill Foley photo)

BC quarterback Cade Holter looks down field while avoiding the rush of Libby’s Cayman Lee Sept. 15. (Shelly Davis photo)

Colter Espelin of the Vikings picks up yardage as James Griffith (9) of the Cowboys closes in.

Karson Pumnea of the Seahawks fights off a blocker on his way to a long touchdown run Sept. 17 at Copper Mountain Park (Bill Foley photos)

Montana Tech’s Masha Korol hits as Montana Western’s McKenna Fink gets a hand on it Sept. 20 at the HPER Complex. (Bill Foley photo)

Arlene Allred of Whittier finishes strong during the Sept. 20 Butte Invitational at Fairmont Hot Springs. (Bill Foley photo)

Hailey Nielson of Butte High runs the Butte Invitational Sept. 20 at Fairmont Hot Springs. (Bill Foley photo)

Savannah Parks of Butte Central runs the Butte Invitational Sept. 20 at Fairmont Hot Springs. (Bill Foley photo)

Scout Allen (22) is congratulated by Kameron Moreno after an interception Sept. 21 at Naranche Stadium. (Butte Sports file photo)

Butte High running back Josh Neil fights for yardage against Sentinel’s Kaden Heidrick Sept. 22. (Bill Foley photo)

Montana Tech quarterback Cole Hauptman points to the crowd while scoring a second-quarter touchdown Sept. 22 at Alumni Coliseum. (Bill Foley photo)

Oredigger Naoki Harmer blocks a field goal attempt by Sam Tapia Sept 22. (Bill Foley photo)

Tech’s Karina Mickelson blocks a shot with teammate Heather Thompson by her side Sept. 26 in Helena. (Shelly Davis photo)

Butte High freshman Kodie Hoagland tees off on hole No. 2 during the first round of the Class AA State tournament Sept. 27 at the Butte Country Club. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s girls’ golf team poses with their third-place trophy Sept. 28 at the Butte Country Club. They are, from left, Kodie Hoagland, Grace Luoma, Emily Kelly, Ella Prigge and Kennedy Lean. (Bill Foley photo)

Central running back Clay Fisher takes a hand off from quarterback Cade Holter Sept. 28 at Alumni Coliseum. (Shelly Davis)

From left, Butte High’s Cole Ahanzeh, Joe Phillip and Kyler Kukay form a wall before a direct kick Sept. 29. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central senior Tricia Joyce poses with her championship medal after winning the Class A State title Saturday in Hamilton. (Courtesy photo)

BC’s Cassidy Strizic keeps the ball in play during an Oct. 4 match against Frenchtown at the Maroons Activities Center. (Bill Foley photo)

The Montana Tech Orediggers take the field before their Sept. 22 win over MSU-Northern. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s defense celebrates a fumble recovery against Billings Senior Oct. 6 in Billings. (Bill Foley photo)

Orediggers Connor Wines (47) and Carter Myers (48) celebrate after Wines recovered a fumble against Montana Western Oct. 6 in Dillon (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Cobra Wyatt Haakenson attacks as Riley Anderson of Missoula defends Oct. 6 at the Butte Community Ice Center. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High defensive end Rylan Waananen pressures as Great Falls High quarterback Blake Thelen gets rid of the ball Oct 12 at Naranche Stadium. (Bill Foley photo)

Bulldog Diamond B and former University of Montana head coach Mick Dennehy takes in the Butte High-Great Falls High game Oct. 13. (Bill Foley photo)

Former Butte High coaches Jon McElroy, left, and Sonny Lubick pose for a photo before teh Oct. 13 Butte High-Great Falls High game. (Bill Foley photo)

Maroon coach Don Peoples Jr. watches action Oct. 13. (Shelly Davis photo)

Central celebrates after Seth Gardner (61) recovers a fumble Oct. 13. (Shelly Davis photo)

Montana Tech’s Heather Thompson splits Northern defenders Jessica Curl, left, and Mckaylie Tanner Oct. 18. (Bill Foley photo)

Carl Anderson (37) and lineman Lucas Kingston celebrate Anderson’s touchdown Oct. 20 at Naranche Stadium. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Kira Mortensen hits the ball past Bozeman’s Savannah Gara Oct. 23 at the Richardson Gym. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central volleyball players celebrate a point during an Oct. 4 match against Frenchtown at the Maroon Activities Center. They are, from left, Marissa Anderson, Cassidy Strizic, Allyson Mueller, Emma Keeley and Sophia Burton. (Bill Foley photo)

Kyle Harding (58) and the Butte High Bulldogs take the field for pregame introductions Oct. 19 at Naranche Stadium. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte receiver Kash Kelly hauls in a pass in front of Big Sky’s Dayton Evans Oct. 26 (Bill Foley photo)

Montana Tech quarterback Jet Campbell slides between Eastern Oregon defenders Sean Rogers, left, and Xavier Smith after a long gain Oct. 27 on the Bob Green Field. (Bill Foley photo)

Oredigger Jed Fike fights off Southern Oregon’s Devvon Gage as he picks up yardage down the sideline Oct. 27. (Bill Foley photo)

The Butte High volleyball team talks during a time out in the Bulldogs’ Oct. 23 home match against Bozeman. (Bill Foley photo)

Tech’s Nikayla Larson, left, and Sabrina Hopcroft celebrate an Oredigger point Oct. 31. (Bill Foley photo)

Montana Tech junior post Shay Potter goes up for a bucket between Dickinson State’s Caleigh McClennan, left, and Rojin Karahan Nov. 1 at the HPER Complex. (Bill Foley photo)

Bulldog Quinn Sullivan returns a kick during Butte High’s playoff game Nov. 2 at Billings West. (Bill Foley photo)

KBOW’s Paul Panisko waves to the crowd after receiving a Frontier Conference Service Award. Nov. 3. Joining him on field are, from left, Frontier Conference Commissioner Kent Paulson, Montana Tech Chancellor Don Blackketter and Montana Tech Athletic Director Matt Stepan. (Bill Foley photo)

Carroll College defenisve back Ryan Beaulieu brakes up a pass to Montana Tech’s Dion Williams in the end zone Saturday at Alumni Coliseum Nov. 3. (Bill Foley photo)

Carroll College coach Mike Van Diest talks with McBride Galt on the sideline late in the game. (Bill Foley photo)

Oredigger Mollie Peoples looks to pass. (Bill Foley photo)

Montana Tech’s Nikayla Larson celebrates an Oredigger point Friday night at the HPER Complex. (Bill Foley photo)

Tech head coach Chuck Morrell and injured Oredigger lineman Trevor Hopf (78) lead the Orediggers onto the field Nov. 10 in Billings. (Bill Foley photo)

Runners begin the 81st Veterans Day Race on a new course beginning and ending at the new American Legion Hall on Wynne Avenue. (Bill Foley photos)

Flint Creek coach Mike Cutler talks with his quarterback/son, Kade Cutler, during a timeout during the 8-man championship game Nov. 17 at Naranche Stadium. (Bill Foley photo)

Colby Manley (28) and the Flint Creek Titans hoist the Class C 8-man state championship trophy Nov. 17. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte’s Catherine Russo swims the 200-yard individual medley Nov. 30. (Bill Foley photo)

Montana Tech’s Taylor England looks to the hoop Dec. 4 as Montana Western’s Jaycob Payne defends at the HPER Complex. (Butte Sports file photo)

Western’s Britt Cooper drives to the hoop as Tech’s Kaylee Zard defends Dec. 4. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s Scout Allen battles Kalispell Flathead’s Asher Kemppainen in a 126-pound bout Friday night at Butte High’s old gym Dec. 7 (Bill Foley photo)

Bulldog coach Cory Johnston and the Bulldog bench react to Cole McGrath’s pin in the match against Great Falls High Dec. 8. (Bill Foley photo)

Bulldog sophomore Jacob Olson tries to score over Big Sky defender Everett Fred Dec. 11. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte goalie Karl Zodda guards the net late in the first period Thursday night at the Butte Community Ice Rink Dec. 13. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central’s Maddie Kump gets off a shot over Frenchtown’s Lauren Demmons Dec. 14 at the Maroon Activities Center. (Bill Foley photo)

BC’s Braden Harrington takes the ball to the hole Dec. 14 in Missoula. (Shelly Davis photo)

Butte Central freshman Sofee Thatcher takes the ball to the hoop Dec. 15against Stevensville at the Maroon Activities Center. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte High’s wrestling team shows off its third place plaque from the CMR Holiday Classic Dec. 15 in Great Falls. Keagan Gransbery, who won the 103-pound title, is holding the plaque. (Courtesy photo)

Rye Vincent of the Butte’s Mining City Kings closes in on a CDA Academy player Dec. 15 at the Butte Community Ice Rink. (Bill Foley photo)

Butte Central senior Cade Holter goes up for a bucket as Belgrade’s Noel Reynolds defends Dec. 18 at the Maroon Activities Center. (Butte Sports file photo)