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Lucy Corbett completes Montana State's stay at NCAA West Prelims
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Montana State senior and All-American Lucy Corbett placed 34th in the high jump at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor West First Round Track and Field meet with a mark of 5 feet, 7.75 inches on Saturday afternoon at Hornet Stadium. The Bozeman product cleared her first two...
State C track: Manhattan Christian and Plentywood make it worth the wait after storm delay
LAUREL — The last individual events were just wrapping up at the state A and C track meet Saturday when storms began to rumble through sending everyone out of the stadium and back to shelter, wondering when the final event — the 4x400 relays — would resume.
Montana State's Duncan Hamilton posts world’s fastest steeple at NCAA West Prelims
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Montana State’s Duncan Hamilton ran the world’s fastest time this season in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, clocking a school and Big Sky Conference record time of 8 minutes, 16.23 seconds on Friday night at the NCAA Outdoor West First Round at Hornet Stadium. Hamilton’s time...
State AA tennis: Missoula Hellgate ends Bozeman's 10-year reign as girls team champion; Bozeman Gallatin wins boys team title
Call it a picture-perfect Friday for the Missoula Hellgate girls tennis team. The Knights ended Bozeman's string of 10 straight championships, smothering the Hawks and the rest of the field at the State AA meet in Kalispell. Freshman Elliotte Banziger won the singles title and sister Laine Banziger teamed with Brooke Best to win the doubles championship.
Belgrade, May 27 High School Softball🥎 Game Notice
There are 3 high school Softball🥎 games in Belgrade. The Fergus High School softball team will have a game with Havre High School on May 27, 2023, 09:00:00 CST. The Billings Central Catholic High School softball team will have a game with Polson High School on May 27, 2023, 09:00:00 CST.
Columbia Falls wins 2023 State A softball title
The Columbia Falls softball team celebrates its 8-2 win over Billings Central in the Class A state softball game on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Gallatin High School in Bozeman. Victor Flores is the Montana State Bobcats beat writer for 406mtsports.com. Flores graduated from the University of Oregon in 2014 with a BA in journalism, and he was hired by the (Idaho Falls) Post Register as a sports reporter in the fall of that year. He also covered sports — mainly high school — at the (Twin Falls, Idaho) Times-News and the Billings Gazette before moving to Bozeman in the spring of 2021.
Despite 3-15 record, Bozeman softball qualifies for first state tournament since 2004
BOZEMAN — Nearly two decades have passed since Bozeman High last made it to the Class AA state softball tournament. That drought ended last week with a win over Bozeman Gallatin that earned the Hawks the sixth and final qualifying seed from the Eastern AA. “Just a bunch of...
State A softball: Tournament postponed due to heavy rain, lightning
BELGRADE — The State A softball tournament went into a lightning delay Thursday while two second-round games were in progress. Laurel was leading Polson 7-3 in the bottom of the fifth, while Libby led Havre 2-0 in the bottom of the second. After two hours of heavy rain, officials made the decision to postpone Thursday's games and resume play where the games left off at 9 a.m. Friday.
State AA track: Helena girls repeat; Helena Capital, Bozeman Gallatin boys share crown
BUTTE — The drama couldn't stack up any higher. Heading into the 1,600-relay on Saturday at the State AA track and field meet at Memorial Stadium, Helena Capital held a 10-point lead over Bozeman Gallatin for the team title on the boys side. The Raptors sport an all-class relay...
Camila Noe qualifies for NCAA track and field championships to lead Montanans at regionals
At the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field West Championships Thursday in Sacramento, California, Montana State's Camila Noe finished the women's 10,000 in a personal best 32 minutes, 50.17 to finish eleventh. With her finish, the former Bozeman Hawk earned one of the 12 qualifying places to advance to the NCAA championships in Austin, Texas in June. Utah Valley's Everlyn Kemboi won in 32:05.56.
State A Softball: Frenchtown opens title defense with rout; second-round play postponed
BELGRADE — The Class A state softball tournament got through four full games on Thursday. Then a big thunderstorm hit the Gallatin Valley, forcing a delay that will last until Friday morning. The Belgrade Softball Complex fields were deemed unplayable for the rest of Thursday, according to Livingston athletic...
Does Bozeman Have More School Spirit Than Missoula?
Montana is split into two different sections. It isn't just Western Montana and Eastern Montana, it is "Griz Country" and "Cat Country". Montana's two biggest schools Montana State University in Bozeman and the University of Montana in Missoula are the closest thing our state sees to professional sports. Some fans on both sides could be described as "rabid". After all "fan" is short for the word "fanatic".
Montana State's Ben Perrin punches ticket to NCAA championships in 10,000 meters
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Montana State junior Ben Perrin successfully navigated a 48-man field to qualify for his first ever NCAA Track and Field Championships, placing 11th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA West Prelims on Wednesday night at Hornet Stadium. The top 12 finishers advance to the NCAA outdoor championships June 7-10 in Austin, Texas.
Rangers to open state tournament against Frenchtown
The Park High/Sweet Grass County Rangers softball team is set to match up with Frenchtown, the number 3 seed from the west, at the Montana State A softball tournament. The tournament gets underway today, Thursday, May 25 in Belgrade. “It’s going to come down to limiting errors and whose hot...
MSU football earns No. 3 preseason ranking, UM No. 10
BOZEMAN, Mont. — With just over three months remaining to the start of the football season for Montana State University and the University of Montana, Athlon Sports released preseason rankings, which list the Bobcats at No. 3 and the Griz at No. 10. Last season, MSU started off their...
Guide to the Class A state softball tournament
BELGRADE — Will it be more of the same, or will a new champion be crowned?. Defending Class A state softball champion Frenchtown is hoping to go back-to-back and add to its loaded trophy case at this year’s state tournament. The 2022 runner-up, Billings Central, is hungry for vengeance.
The journey for Bozeman lacrosse to accomplish three consecutive state championships
BOZEMAN — Bozeman Lacrosse had to make even more in their trophy case over the weekend by taking home yet another state title. “We’re always favored as the number one, but every year there’s expectations to do it again, and we work really hard to ensure the trophy is always coming back home to Bozeman," junior goalie Austin Baller said. "So, there’s a lot of a work put into it, and this team did a great job staying focused even though we’ve won some in the past.”
Cat-Griz Insider Podcast: Ex-Montana State Bobcat reaches golf's biggest stage
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com Montana State beat writer Victor Flores talks briefly about some MSU and Montana Grizzlies news, then plays his interview from last week with former MSU and current professional golfer Paige Crawford.
Montana State ranked 3rd, Montana 10th in Athlon Sports preseason FCS top 25
BOZEMAN — Both Montana football programs are ranked in the top 10 of the Athlon Sports preseason Football Championship Subdivision top 25. The Athlon Sports rankings, unveiled Tuesday, have Montana State at No. 3 and Montana at No. 10. Defending FCS champion South Dakota State is No. 1 in...
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