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'All of my favorite things in one trip': Montana wrestlers on their way to Germany
BILLINGS — As Team Montana gathered in the backyard of a residence in west Billings for a get-together before heading for disco bowling and a wrestling session later, boys coach Mike Etchemendy of Miles City reflected. On a bright and sunny Saturday, Etchemendy recalled his days as a youth...
Billings Outlaws win ArenaBowl as celebrations extend from New Jersey back to Magic City
BILLINGS — It might be called the Red Door, but blue and black were the dominant colors at the west end establishment on Friday afternoon. At the official Billings Outlaws ArenaBowl watch party, a large crowd gathered and cheered wildly, with high-fives, “Woos”, ovations, and chatter. It...
Mary Osborne Andrews to light BSSG torch after global tech outage causes travel troubles
BILLINGS, Mont. - Olympic Swimmer Katie Hoff will not be able to make it to Billings to light the Big Sky State Games torch on Friday night after a global tech outage stranded her flight in Salt Lake City. "Big Sky State Games regrets to announce that Hoff will be...
Froid's Roger Britton, 88, has been a Big Sky State Games track competitor since 1997
BILLINGS — Roger Britton can’t get enough of the Big Sky State Games. The 88-year-old Froid resident, who has been running in the State Games since 1997 and involved in the event since 1993, was back in the Magic City at Lockwood High School on Sunday, where he won individual gold medals in the 60- and 100-meter dash in the 85-plus age division.
Montana Mile: Hayley Burns, Carson Steckelberg capture titles as college teammates pace them
BILLINGS — It was guaranteed that the two races of the 2024 Big Sky State Games Montana Mile on Friday would each end with new winners. It turned out that those who won had familiar faces near them who came in handy. Bozeman products swept the women's and men's...
Liam Clancy's father there in spirit with him as he won State Amateur; Kade McDonough top junior
BILLINGS — Liam Clancy could feel his dad with him on Sunday at the Laurel Golf Club. Clancy, a 25-year-old 2018 Billings Central graduate, outdueled Nathan Bailey in a four-hole playoff for the 107th Montana State Amateur Championship title early Sunday morning. Play had been suspended from Saturday, where...
Liam Clancy claims 107th Men's State Amateur on fourth playoff hole
LAUREL — Liam Clancy survived what turned into a marathon of a final round at the 107th Montana Men's State Amateur at Laurel Golf Club. A near two-hour weather delay halted play midway through the final round Saturday. Clancy, a Billings Central and University of Wyoming and Montana State Billings golfer, fired a 4-under par 68 to chase down leader and current Rocky Mountain College golf coach Nathan Bailey (plus-1, 73). The two battled into a playoff, but darkness put that on pause after two holes at about 9:15 p.m.
Billings' Jerry Pearsall, Stevensville's Cory Bedell capture Senior, Super Senior Amateur golf titles
LAUREL — Sometimes, you've got to do what you've got to do to hone your craft. For Stevensville native Cory Bedell, who said that while at home he's a 30-minute drive from the nearest driving range, that meant installing a simulator in his garage recently to work on his swing anytime year-round.
EX-IUP STAR BROWN LEADS WAY TO ARENA LEAGUE TITLE, WAYMAKERS LOSE AT TBT
Former IUP football standout Duane Brown led the Billings Outlaws to a 46-41 win over the Albany Firebirds Friday in the 33rd Arena Football League championship in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Brown hauled in all five touchdown passes from quarterback Isaac Harker, catching nine passes overall for 125 yards. Brown,...
Muzzleloading brings tradition, camaraderie to Big Sky State Games
BILLINGS--The Big Sky State games kicked off Friday and run through Sunday. Competitors participate in nearly 40 different sports, including shooting. One of those shooting events, Muzzleloading, is host to rich history, and some of the longest-competing athletes. Black powder. Flint. Lead. The athletes competing in Muzzleloading take pride in...
Big Sky State Games ceremonies extol athletic spirit — and perseverance
BILLINGS — Athletes from the dozens of Big Sky State Games sports waved as they crossed the field at Daylis Stadium Friday evening, kicking off a celebration of athleticism during the opening ceremonies that themselves overcame late-hour roadblocks. Dance troops, a retired Marine Corps color guard and even a...
Nathan Bailey, Carson Hackmann tied heading into final day of Montana State Amateur Championships
LAUREL — Golfers completed the second round of the Montana State Amateur Championships on Friday as players once again took on the heat at the Laurel Golf Club. One-hundred sixty-one players across three divisions (State Amateur, Senior Amateur, Super Senior Amateur) continued to battle it out for their respective titles.
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