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Alli Ligocki Of Sheridan HS Signs NLI To Play Basketball At Montana State Billings
Alli Ligocki Of Sheridan HS Signs NLI To Play Basketball At Montana State Billings. The Wyoming High School Basketball season has started and one Sheridan High School player doesn’t have to worry if her senior season will impact college recruiters. Alli Ligocki has signed her National Letter of Intent...
Decades of coaching experience comes full circle for Rocky's Bill Dreikosen, Steve Keller
BILLINGS- Last week, Rocky Mountain College men's basketball beat Montana State, earning just the second win in a series dating back to 1923. The Battlin' Bears are also ranked in the NAIA Top-25 for the first time since 2019. A big part of that success of course has been the...
Missoula Big Sky softball standout Grace Hood signs with MSU Billings
MISSOULA — Missoula Big Sky softball standout Grace Hood has signed to play for the MSU Billings team starting in the fall of 2024. Big Sky coach Trevor Subith has called the senior catcher the best high school hitter in the state. The 2023 Western AA Offensive Player of the Year will lead the Eagles in their bid to return to state this spring.
Eastern Montana Gymnastics team competes in first meet of the season
The Eastern Montana Gymnastics competition team traveled to their first gymnastics meet of the season on Dec. 2 in Dickinson, N.D. Both Silver and Gold teams came home with second place, out of 11 Silver teams and five Gold teams. EMG came home with three all-around champions and nine individual event winners. The next meet will be at the beginning of January in Billings.
Explosive offense fueling No. 21 Rocky Mountain College men's basketball team
The Rocky Mountain College men’s basketball team has put together an impressive resume, and it’s not even Christmas. The Battlin’ Bears have wins over NCAA Division II MSU Billings and Division I Montana State, and they led for all but 16 seconds against the Bobcats. Rocky is...
Billings Central boys basketball expecting impact from youth
The Billings Central boys basketball team is looking for a return to the top of Class A. The Rams were bounced in loser-out play from last year’s state tournament after missing the prior year, and that’s served as plenty of motivation. "Last year at the state tournament we...
Hardin, Lodge Grass open season at First Interstate Arena
BILLINGS — Hardin and Lodge Grass opened their high school basketball seasons on Tuesday night at First Interstate Arena in Billings. The Bulldogs and Indians split the doubleheader in the only meeting between the two sides this season. Hardin girls 54, Lodge Grass 47. The Hardin girls survived a...
Billings Senior boys basketball using defense, athleticism for redemption
BILLINGS--The last time Billings Senior won a state championship in boys' basketball was in 1996. They had a tumultuous season last year, and that's motivating them to put the pieces together. "It was really up and down, and from last season to this season, we're kind of just focusing on...
Pioneer Baseball League 2024 Schedule, two new teams unveiled
MONTANA.- In a major announcement today, the Pioneer Baseball League (PBL) has officially revealed its highly anticipated schedule for the upcoming 2024 season. Boasting a 96-game lineup, the MLB Partner League will showcase the talents of twelve teams spread across Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, and, for the first time, California.
Ten Frontier Conference volleyball players named to AVCA All-Northwest Region teams
BILLINGS — A total of 10 volleyball players from the Frontier Conference were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association's All-Northwest Region teams for the NAIA, as announced by the organization Tuesday. Five of the six Frontier teams had at least one player named to either the first or...
'Bronc riding always looked classy' to NFR qualifier Chase Brooks of Deer Lodge
BILLINGS — Chase Brooks always kind of knew he would one day be riding saddle broncs for a living. The 29-year-old, whose hometown is Deer Lodge, will be competing at his sixth Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Dec. 7-16 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. But before...
Former Hardin, Rocky runner Sydney Little Light proving how fast she can be at Eastern Kentucky
BILLINGS- Sydney Little Light was hoping to just 'rip-off the DI band-aid' in her first race for Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. She did that, and then some winning the 1K race and setting a new facility record along the way. The Crow Agency native and former Hardin High School and...
MSU Billings' Dyauni Boyce is GNAC women's basketball player of the week
PORTLAND, Ore. — After helping lead the Montana State University Billings women’s basketball team to a 2-0 opening weekend of conference play, forward Dyauni Boyce was selected as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Monday. It’s the second career weekly honor for Boyce, who...
Rocky Mountain College men's hoops will remember Montana State upset 'for a lifetime'
BILLINGS — Bill Dreikosen wasn't about to enter the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse away locker room unscathed Thursday night. Especially not after his Rocky Mountain College men's basketball team, members of the NAIA's Frontier Conference, pulled off an Earth-shattering 70-62 upset against NCAA Division I Montana State in an exhibition game in Bozeman.
Seawolves Men’s Basketball, ranked No. 23, fall to Yellow Jackets in first loss of the season
After starting the season undefeated, the Seawolves lost 59-66 to the Montana State Billings Yellowjackets on Nov. 30. After trailing 12-5 early in the game, strong teamwork from the Seawolves helped them get back into the game. Tyson Gilbert tied the game after drilling his second three-pointer of the night....
Brawl of the Wild delivers big TV ratings in Montana
BILLINGS — The Brawl of the Wild Big Sky Conference football game featuring Montana State at Montana on Nov. 18 had a 35.7 average household rating on MTN, Scripps-owned CBS stations in Montana according to a press release issued by the company on Wednesday. The game, which was produced...
John Letasky: 406 Sports portal is key to coverage of every Montana high school
BILLINGS — Hello sports fans and welcome to the 2023-24 winter high school sports season!. Here at 406mtsports.com and The Billings Gazette, Missoulian, Montana Standard, Helena Independent Record and Ravalli Republic, we are geared up for another season of college and high school winter sports action. We look forward...
Billings West's Brock Goff commits to Rocky Mountain College football
BILLINGS — Billings West's Brock Goff has committed to play football at Rocky Mountain College, per a social media post from his X (formerly known as Twitter) account Saturday. Goff, who was an offensive and defensive lineman for the Golden Bears, helped West go 6-5 overall this season with...