Archive for the ‘Spectator Sports’ Category
Griz Softball Drops Both Games in Season Opener
By SAM WALDORF-The Montana Griz softball team ended a long day on the road with a 0-2 start to its inaugural season. ... more
Eagles Hold On, Snap Lady Griz’ Winning Streak
By JOEL CARLSON-Eastern Washington built a 10-point second-half lead and held on for a 65-64 victory over Montana Thursday night to snap the Lady Griz’ seven-game winning streak.... more
Brandon Leads Eagles to 75-69 Road Victory Over the Grizzlies
By DAVE GUFFEY - Guard Drew Brandon scored 27 points to lead visiting Eastern Washington to a hard-fought 75-69 win over the University of Montana Grizzlies Thursday evening in Missoula.... more
Griz Softball Team Kicks Off Inaugural Season in New Mexico This Week
By SAM WALDORF-The Montana Griz softball team kicks off its inaugural season this Thursday in Las Cruces, N.M. in a six-team tournament at the Hotel Encanto Invitational.... more
Montana Football Class of 2015
By DAVE GUFFEY - UM is pleased to announce its new signees and the class of 2015 Grizzly Football players. ... more
Griz Host Eagles Thursday Feb 5
By DAVE GUFFEY - The Montana Grizzlies host the second-place Eastern Washington Eagles in a crucial BSC game, Thurs., Feb. 5, in UM’s Dahlberg Arena, with tip-off at 7:05 p.m. ... more
Lady Griz Open Second Half on the Road
By JOEL CARLSON-The Montana women’s basketball team will open the second half of the Big Sky Conference schedule with road games this week at Eastern Washington and Idaho.... more
Feller Collects First Big Sky Conference Player of the Week Award
By JOEL CARLSON-The Lady Griz team played its way into first place in the Big Sky Conference last week, and the wins earned McCalle Feller her first career Big Sky Player of the Week award.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 2
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- Fifty years ago this week Montana was rocked by the death of one of its most prominent athletes in the prime of his life. In 1965, Anaconda native Wayne Estes was on a path to be a All-... more
Grizzlies Lose 70-69 Heartbreaker at Sacramento State
By DAVE GUFFEY -In a game showcasing the two best teams in the BSC, it was the Sacramento State Hornets who escaped with a 70-69 victory on a three-pointer with six seconds remaining.... more
Lady Griz Outlast Hornets 94-86
By JOEL CARLSON-Montana had the final surge and gave the Lady Griz a victory over Sacramento State and a two-game lead in league standings at the midpoint of the Big Sky schedule.... more
Grizzlies Defeat Host Portland State University 73-54
By DAVE GUFFEY - Gregory reaches 1,000 points and the Grizzlies defeated Portland State 73-54 in Portland Thurs. evening.... more
Lady Griz Roll On, Move Into First Place
By JOEL CARLSON - McCalle Feller hit seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points to help Montana roll to an easy 72-31 victory over Portland State Thursday night. ... more
Lady Griz Hunting For First Place This Week
By JOEL CARLSON - The Lady Griz will look to play itself into first place in the Big Sky Conference standings this week when it hosts Portland State (TONIGHT) and Sacramento State at Dahlberg Arena. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 26
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- Apparently Kryskowiak and Wayne Tinkle were paying attention at practice to the teachings of Mike Montgomery and Stew Morrill...... more
Montana Wins at Southern Utah, Sweeps Road Trip
By JOEL CARLSON - The Lady Griz team completed an impressive sweep of the NAU and SUU road trip with a physical 59-37 victory over the Thunderbirds Saturday night.... more
Grizzlies Edge Thunderbirds 58-56 in Tense Big Sky Contest
By DAVE GUFFEY - The Grizzlies had four players score in double figures and narrowly defeated the Southern Utah Thunderbirds 58-56 Saturday evening in UM’s Dahlberg Arena.... more
Griz Host Southern Utah Saturday, Jan 24
By DAVE GUFFEY - TheMontana Grizzlies host Southern Utah in a Big Sky Conference game on Saturday, Jan. 24, in UM’s Dahlberg Arena, with tip-off at 7:05 p.m. ... more
Lady Griz Dismantle the Lumberjacks 69-42
By JOEL CARLSON - Montana opened its road trip to Northern Arizona and Southern Utah with a 69-42 victory over the Lumberjacks Thursday night at Flagstaff, Ariz. ... more
Gregory Scores 31 Points to Lead Griz to a 64-57 Victory Over NAU
By DAVE GUFFEY - Jordan Gregory scored a career-high 31 points to lead theMontana Grizzlies to a hard-fought 64-57 Big Sky Conference victory over NAU.... more
Griz Host NAU Thursday, Jan. 22
By DAVE GUFFEY - Montana hosts Northern Arizona in a Big Sky Conference game on Thursday, Jan. 22, in UM’s Dahlberg Arena, with tip-off at 7:05 p.m. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 19
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- The Montana Grizzlies 62-47 win over the MSU Bobcats Saturday marked the ninth straight win in the series for UM.... more
Breunig & Dunn Lead the Grizzlies in a 63-48 Win Over Bobcats
By DAVE GUFFEY - Forward Martin Breunig and guard Mario Dunn combined for 34 points as the Montana Grizzlies defeated MSU 63-48 Saturday evening in UM’s Dahlberg Arena.... more
Lady Griz Pull Out 62-48 Victory over Bobcat
By JOEL CARLSON - MSU built a 43-35 lead midway through the second half on Montana Saturday afternoon, but the Lady Griz rallied back for a 62-48 victory in front of a season-high crowd of 3,535.... more
Lady Griz Host Bobcats Saturday Afternoon
By JOEL CARLSON - The Montana women’s basketball team will host Montana State Saturday at 2 p.m. at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula. It is the only game of the week for both teams.... more
Griz Host Cats and Square off for the 290th Time on the Hardwood
By DAVE GUFFEY - The University of Montana Grizzlies will host the Montana State Bobcats in a Big Sky Conference game in UM’s Dahlberg Arena, with tip-off at 7:05 p.m.... more
Griz Softball Begins Practice
By SAM WALDORF - The Montana Griz softball team had its first practice of the spring Monday, Jan. 12. Montana went 7-1 in its inaugural fall season, winning its last seven games in a row.... more
Griz Dominate the Oildiggers 86-44
By DAVE GUFFEY - The Grizzlies dominated in all phases of the game, resulting in an 86-44 victory over visiting Montana Tech Tuesday evening in UM’s final non-league game of the season.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 12
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- On March 7, 2009 Brad Huse’s Bobcats downed the Griz 56-54 in the Big Sky quarterfinals ending UM’s season. Since then, Montana has taken off having won 116 games to MSU's mere 71 w... more
Lady Griz Finish Weekend Sweep with 77-65 Victory (Photo Gallery)
By JOEL CARLSON - Kellie Cole Rubel led all scoring with 23 points and Montana shot a season-best 54.2 percent in a 77-65 victory over Idaho State Saturday afternoon at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula.... more
Wildcats Defeat Grizzlies 68-60, as Montana Suffers First League Loss
By DAVE GUFFEY-Montana forward Martin Breunig scored a career-high 31 points and the Grizzlies made a valiant second-half comeback, but the host Weber State defeated UM 68-60.... more
Lady Griz Top Wildcats (Photo Gallery)
By JOEL CARLSON - The Lady Griz shot just 34 percent Thursday night, but they held Weber State to 25 percent shooting and were +11 on the boards in posting a 53-43 victory over the Wildcats.... more
Frisco Is Great Location For FCS Championship Game
By JIM O'DAY - I was part of a small committee assigned to look into the facilities and communities being considered as the site for the NCAA Division I Football Championship title game starting in 2010. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 5
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- It was 40 years ago this weekend that the University’s first sanctioned women’s basketball team (The Honey Bears) took the floor for its opening weekend of play.... more
North Dakota Holds on, Ends Lady Griz Winning Streak
BY JOEL CARLSON -Preseason Big Sky Conference favorite North Dakota, held off Montana, 59-52 Saturday afternoon in Grand Forks.... more
Montana Down North Dakota 74-63 (Photo Gallery)
By DAVE GUFFEY - The Grizzlies had one of their best offensive performances of the season in route to a 74-63 victory over the University of North Dakota Saturday night in UM’s Dahlberg Arena.... more
Grizzlies Open Big Sky Season with 66-48 Win Over Northern Colorado
By DAVE GUFFEY - The Grizzlies started the 2015 new year in a big way by opening their Big Sky Conference season with a convincing 66-48 victory over the visiting Northern Colorado Bears Thursday evening.... more
Lady Griz Heat Up, Win Bigh Sky Opener On The Road
BY JOEL CARLSON -McCalle Feller scored a career-high 21 points and Montana shot 55.6 percent in the second half to rally for a 64-58 victory over Northern Colorado Thursday afternoon.... more
Griz Host Bears Today (Jan. 1) in Big Sky Opener
By DAVE GUFFEY - The Montana Grizzlies begin their Big Sky Conference season on Thurs., Jan. 1, hosting the University of Northern Colorado in UM’s Dahlberg Arena, with tip-off at 7:05 p.m. ... more
Pre-League Women’s Big Sky Conference Power Poll
By JOEL CARLSON - With the start of the Big Sky Conference schedule just four days away, it felt like the perfect time to take the pulse of the league.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Dec 29
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- For the first time in since Montana entered the Big Sky Conference the Griz and Lady Griz will play a league game on New Year’s Day. ... more
Valley Named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week
Montana sophomore forward Kayleigh Valley, who averaged 18.7 points on 57.6 percent shooting in three wins last week, was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Dec 22
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- New Montana Grizzly football coach Bob Stitt is well aware of the high expectations that come with being the head coach at UM. ... more
Montana Downs Austin Peay, Wins Lady Griz Classic (Photo Gallery)
By DAVE GUFFEY - Led by emerging star Kayleigh Valley, who was voted the tournament MVP, Montana won the 34th Lady Griz Classic with a commanding 83-62 victory over Austin Peay. ... more
Montana Advances to Championship Game of Lady Griz Classic
BY JOEL CARLSON -With a 68-44 victory over Utah Valley, Montana and Austin Peay will meet in the championship game Saturday of the 34th Lady Griz Classic.... more
UM’s Head Coach Bob Stitt Formally Introduced
By DAVE GUFFEY - Bob Stitt was formally introduced as the 36th head football coach in University of Montana history today (Friday, Dec. 19).... more
Montana Hosts 34th Lady Griz Classic This Week at Dahlberg Arena
BY JOEL CARLSON - The Lady Griz will host the 34th edition of the Lady Griz Classic this weekend, with four games Friday and Saturday featuring Saint Louis, Austin Peay and Utah Valley.... more
Lady Griz Outlasts Seattle 70-64 in Overtime
BY JOEL CARLSON -The Montana women’s basketball team made it a two-game road sweep with a 70-64 overtime victory at Seattle Wednesday afternoon. ... more
Lady Griz Aiming to Make It Three Straight Wednesday in Seattle
By JOEL CARLSON- The Lady Griz basketball team will be seeking its third straight win when it faces Seattle on Wednesday. The game will tip off at 3 p.m. (MT) at SU’s Connolly Center.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Dec 15
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- No, Bob Stitt may not have any previous connection to the University of Montana, but Stitt does have something in common with Don Read and Joe Glenn...... more