Archive for the ‘Recreation’ Category
Griz Win 11th Straight Brawl of the Wild
By ERIC TABER - Walter Wright and Michael Oguine combined for 45 points leading the Grizzlies to an 80-72 come-from-behind victory over the Bobcats on Saturday.... more
Griz Face Cats on Saturday
By ERIC TABER - The Montana Grizzlies make the three-hour trip to Bozeman on Saturday seeking their 11th win in a row over the cross-state rivals Montana State Bobcats.... more
Lady Griz Fall to Bobcats in Bozeman
By JOEL CARLSON - For the second straight game a cold-shooting fourth quarter erased a win-worthy effort by the Montana women’s basketball team.... more
2016 Hunting & Fishing Licenses On Sale Monday With Change In Fees
By JEANNE CONNOLLY - Montana's 2016 hunting and fishing licenses go on sale Monday, Feb. 1, under a new fee structure passed by the state legislature. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 25
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- For the first time in a very long time the Montana Lady Griz head to Bozeman for their annual " Brawl Of the wild" with the MSU women's team with a lot of the line.... more
Griz Shoot Hot to Defeat Eagles 74-69
By ERIC TABER - The Griz enacted revenge on the Eagles from last year’s loss with a fiery 74-69 victory in Dahlberg Arena on Saturday.... more
Lightning Strikes Again, Lady Griz Lose in Final Second
By JOEL CARLSON- Delaney Hodgins rebounded her sister’s miss and scored with 0.9 seconds left to give Big Sky Conference leader Eastern Washington a 67-65 victory over Montana.... more
Vandals Snap Grizzlies’ Win Streak
By ERIC TABER - A second half comeback was not enough to overcome a cold shooting performance by UM, as Idaho snapped Montana's seven-game win streak with a 63-58 victory in Missoula.... more
Vandals Shoot Their Way Past Lady Griz
By JOEL CARLSON- It was a tale of two halves for Montana Thurs. night at Idaho. In the first half the Lady Griz struggled to score. In the second half they couldn’t slow down the Vandals. ... more
Griz Set to Host Old Foes Idaho and E. Washington
By ERIC TABER - The Grizzlies look to remain perfect on home soil this season, when the Idaho Vandals and Eastern Washington Eagles come to town on Thurs. and Sat.... more
Griz Football Team Finalizes 2016 Schedule
By ERIC TABER - Two FCS teams from east of the Mississippi will travel to Missoula in 2016, as the Montana Grizzlies have finalized next season’s football schedule.... more
Lady Griz On The Road This Week
By JOEL CARLSON- The Lady Griz will play at third-place Idaho on Thurs. at 7 p.m. in Moscow and at second-place Eastern Washington on Sat. at 3 p.m. in Cheney.... more
Valley on Initial Big Sky MVP Watch List
By JOEL CARLSON- Montana junior forward Kayleigh Valley, who leads the conference in scoring, is one of three players to make the initial Big Sky Conference women’s basketball MVP watch list.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 18
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- Thursday night the Idaho Vandals are at Dahlberg Arena to face the league-leading Griz. The Vandals will be looking for their first win in Missoula since December of 1999.... more
Griz Finish Strong at UND to Remain Undefeated in Big Sky
By ERIC TABER - Montana went on a 10-0 run during the final three minutes of UM’s 65-61 win over North Dakota in Grand Forks, to keep the Grizzlies at a perfect 6-0 in Conference play.... more
Buzzer-Beater Gives North Dakota 61-59
By JOEL CARLSON- It was just the third home loss to a Big Sky Conference opponent for the Lady Griz since the start of the 2012-13 season and N Dakota its first win at Dahlberg Arena in six tries.... more
Griz Grind Out 73-66 Win at Northern Colorado
By ERIC TABER - Though Montana led the game from whistle to whistle, it took a Michael Oguine three-pointer in the final minutes to win 73-66 over Northern Colorado in Big Sky play.... more
Lady Griz Shut down Bears, Win 58-46
By JOEL CARLSON- (PHOTO GALLERY) Montana got 20 points from Kayleigh Valley and stayed on the heels of the Big Sky Conference leaders with a 58-46 victory over Northern Colorado Thursday night.... more
Griz Seek to Remain Perfect in League on Difficult Road Trip
By ERIC TABER - The Montana Grizzlies embark on its second Big Sky road trip of the season to play against Northern Colorado and North Dakota State.... more
Lady Griz Back Home For Two Games This Week
By JOEL CARLSON- The Montana women’s basketball team will play a pair of home games this week at Dahlberg Arena against Northern Colorado and North Dakota.... more
Winter Survival is For the Birds
By BRUCE AUCHLY -At this time of year, If we humans go outside we dress for the weather.Birds that do not migrate, have evolved some ingenious ways to dress for the weather, to stay alive.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 11
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN-One thing that could be a major factor in this weekend's Grizzly basketball home stands are the crowds.... more
Griz Remain Undefeated at Home with 77-58 Win Over Hornets
By ERIC TABER - (PHOTO GALLERY) The Montana Grizzlies moved to 7-0 at home, and 4-0 in Big Sky Conference play with a high flying 77-58 victory over the visiting Sacramento State Hornets. ... more
Rally Falls Short, Lady Griz Lose in Overtime
By JOEL CARLSON- The Lady Griz rallied from a 14-point, first-half deficit and built three fourth-quarter leads Saturday at Sacramento State, but could not complete the comeback.... more
Holmes Named Defensive Player of the Year
By ERIC TABER - Tyrone Holmes was named the best defensive player in all of FCS football.... more
Lady Griz Grind Out 79-58 Victory Over Portland State
By JOEL CARLSON- Montana got its first Big Sky Conference road trip of the season off to a successful start Thursday night, winning 79-58 at Portland State behind Kayleigh Valley’s 29 points.... more
Shooting Hand Remains Hot for Griz in 79-66 Win over Portland State
By ERIC TABER - The Grizzlies moved to 3-0 in Big Sky Conference play with a lights out shooting performance and stifling second half defense, leading to a 79-66 win over PSU.... more
Tyrone Homes Set For National Awards Banquet
By ERIC TABER-Montana All-American defensive end Tyrone Holmes will travel to Frisco, Texas on Friday for the presentation of the STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Year award.... more
Montana Faces First League Road Games
By JOEL CARLSON- The Montana women’s basketball team will play its first Big Sky Conference road games of the season this week when it travels to Portland State and Sacramento State.... more
Griz Road Sweep Sign of Good Things to Come
By ERIC TABER - The Montana Grizzlies get set to host their first Big Sky Conference home games of the season this coming Thurs. and Sat. against Portland State and Sac State.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 4
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN-One thing that could be a major factor in this weekend's Grizzly basketball home stands are the crowds.... more
Griz Thump Thunderbirds to Pick Up Road Sweep
By ERIC TABER - Montana picked up the sweep of its first BSC road trip of the season on Saturday, defeating Southern Utah 83-66 to follow up on its 90-84, 2OT win at NAU on New Years Eve.... more
Lady Griz Win 66-60 over Southern Utah (Photo Gallery)
By JOEL CARLSON- (Photo Gallery) Montana went 15 rounds with Southern Utah Saturday afternoon and came away with a unanimous decision, winning 66-60 in front of a season-best crowd of 3,024.... more
UM Defeats NAU in Double OT Thriller With Three Point Barrage
By ERIC TABER - The Grizzlies made 18 three-point shots to break a school record, in a dramatic, come from behind, 90-84 double-overtime victory over NAU in Flagstaff.... more
Lady Griz Win 81-58 in Big Sky Opener
By JOEL CARLSON- (Photo Gallery) Montana, which won the Lady Griz Classic befor Christmas, picked up right where it left off in winning its BSC opener 81-58 over NAU Thursday afternoon in Missoula.... more
Griz and Lumberjacks Open League Play Today at Noon
By ERIC TABER - The Montana Grizzlies (5-6) and Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (2-9) are set to renew a budding Big Sky Conference rivalry today at Noon.... more
Lady Griz Open League With Two Home Games
By JOEL CARLSON-The Montana women’s basketball team will open its Big Sky Conference schedule this week with home games against Northern Arizona and Southern Utah. ... more
Women’s Basketball Big Sky Conference Pre-League Power Poll
By JOEL CARLSON-The BSC women’s basketball schedule opens Thurs. with four league games: NAU at Montana, Southern Utah at MSU, Northern Colorado at EWU and NDSU at Idaho.... more
Parks and Recreation To Recycle Christmas Trees
Missoula Parks and Recreation’s Urban Forestry Division is inviting citizens to drop off their cut Christmas trees at area parks to be recycled into productive mulch.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Dec 28
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN-The Griz and Lady Griz basketball begin the "Road To Reno" this weekend as Big Sky play begins.... more
That Thing Called Elk Hunting
By BRUCE AUCHLY- To those who don’t hunt, it can be hard to understand the strength and depth of the passion known as Elk Hunting.... more
Griz Prep for Big Sky with Big Win Over Montana-Western
By ERIC TABER- (PHOTO GALLERY) The Griz han an authoritative 75-43 victory over Montana-Western to cap the nonconference season.... more
Feller Named Big Sky Player of the Week
McCalle Feller, who was named BSC Player of the Week, offers up a simple reason she was able to score 66 points in the Lady Griz Classic: "Christmas is my favorite time of the year."... more
Montana Hosts Montana Western in Final Non Conference Game
By ERIC TABER-The Montana Grizzlies play its final nonconference game the year against the Montana-Western Bulldogs on Tuesday. Tip-off is at 1:00 p.m.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Dec 21
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- McCallie Feller had a tournament for the ages in this past weekend's Lady Griz holiday Classic.... more
Lady Griz Win Title, Feller Named MVP
By JOEL CARLSON- McCalle Feller hit seven 3-pointers and scored 32 points to earn MVP honors as Montana won the 35th Lady Griz Classic Sunday afternoon with an 86-70 victory over Utah State.... more
Jayhawks Fly Past Griz 88-46
By ERIC TABER-In a game that resembled a 16/1 seed matchup in the NCAA tournament, Montana couldn’t buy a bucket, shooting 26 percent from the field in a 88-46 loss to Kansas.... more
Feller Drops 34, Lady Griz Advance in Lady Griz Classic
By JOEL CARLSON- McCalle Feller scored a career-high 34 points and Valley added 24 to lead the Lady Griz to an 83-69 victory over Florida Atlantic Sat. afternoon at the Lady Griz Classic.... more
35th Lady Griz Holiday Classic This Weekend
By JOEL CARLSON- The Lady Griz will host the 35th edition of the Lady Griz Classic this weekend at Dahlberg Arena joined by Florida Atlantic, Utah State and Tennessee State.... more
Griz Set to Take on #2 Kansas Jayhawks
By ERIC TABER-The Montana Grizzlies’ challenging nonconference schedule reaches its zenith on Sat., Dec. 19 as the Griz travel to to take on the nation’s No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks.... more