Posts Tagged ‘Missoula High School Sports’
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Oct 3
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Once again the Grizzly defense is among the top in FCS. Among Big Sky teams the Griz has given the fewest first downs and are the top defense against third and fourth conversions.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Sept 26
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - The Montana Grizzlies got single game record performances out of Jerry Louie McGee and Brady Gustafson, but it wasn't enough for the Griz to get the win at Cal Poly.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Sept 19
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - The Montana Grizzly football team is off to its seventh 2-0 start since 2000 and in the previous six, the Griz have gone on to average 12 wins a season.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Sept 12
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - The Montana Grizzly football team is off to its seventh 2-0 start since 2000 and in the previous six, the Griz have gone on to average 12 wins a season.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Sept 5
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - The last time a UM team played at the UNI-Dome was when the Griz basketball team played there in November of 2001--and things went really bad for the Griz in the first half of that gam... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Aug 22
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - When Robin Selvig took over the University of Montana women's basketball program it had won 32 games combined in the previous 4 years.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Aug 15
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - When Robin Selvig took over the University of Montana women's basketball program it had won 32 games combined in the previous 4 years.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Aug 1
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - It's hard to imagine going to game and not seeing Robin Selvig on the sidelines. The last time UM played a women's basketball game without Selvig was March 4, 1978.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of July 25
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - For the first time in recent memories the Lumberjacks of NAU are picked as the pre-season favorite to win the Big Sky Title, a choice made both by both sports writers and coaches.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of July 18
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - For the first time in over half a century the Griz will face the USC Trojans in basketball.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of July 11
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - The College World Series title won by Coastal Carolina in June marked the sixth time a school that has faced the Montana Grizzlies football team ( since 1960) has won the College Base... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of June 27
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - I was delighted with the news last week that former Griz coach and playe,r Blaine Taylor, had gotten back into coaching.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of June 20
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Missoula Osprey manager Joe Mather is doing something this season that none of the other three managers to guide the O's to a title did, come back the next year.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of June 13
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Hockey fans everywhere were saddened by the news of the passing of Gordie Howe, Mr. Hockey, to more than a generation.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of June 6
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - It's hard to believe that it was 40 years ago this week that the first Wyoming-Montana all-star games were played.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of May 23
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Later this week another High School sports season comes to an end as track and softball crown their Champions.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of May 16
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - It's hard to put in perspective the accomplishment of the University of Montana Softball team in reaching the Big Sky Tournament.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of May 11
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Twenty-five years ago this week the 1991 American Legion baseball season began, a season that would see the AA Mavericks claim a state title. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of May 2
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Few Montana public officials have ever been more closely tied to a sport than the late Conrad Burns. Burns refereed in Montana high School football as well as the Frontier Conference.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of April 25
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Saturday's Grizzly intra-squad scrimmage brought to mind the days under Don Read when the Griz did something similar.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of April 18
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - It was 40 years ago this week that Michigan State reached out to Missoula to get their new basketball coach--Jud Heathcote. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of April 11
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - It was thirty years ago this spring when prep softball made its debut in Montana with the first championship held in Cut Bank. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of April 4
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - The U Conn women's basketball team has posted exactly 100 wins between Jan. 4, 2014 and Tuesday's title game. Over the same span of time the Montana Lady Griz have won 58 games.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of March 28
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Well it appears that facing a Montana team during the season is good way for Syracuse to get ready for a trip to the final Four.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of March 21
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- While the 2015-16 season ended a little bit earlier than the Montana Lady Griz would have liked the outstanding group of seniors had an tremendous 4 year run.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of March 14
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- The last time Oregon State was in the NCAA tournament it was March of 1990 and "Pretty Woman" was No. 1 at the box office (a fact I learned from coach Tinkle).... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of March 7
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- The Montana Lady Griz open Big Sky Touranament play facing Northern Arizona who struggled to a last place finish in 2016. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 29
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- The Lady Griz are going to get plenty of frequent flyer miles in the next 10 days with flights to Grand Forks, Greeley and then Reno for the league tournament.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 22
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- The Griz will find their last regular season road trip easy in the way of travel, but the two foes awaiting them do not promise to be overly hospitable. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 15
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN-Currently the Lady Griz are just a half a game out of fourth place, a spot they need to reach to ensure a first round tournament.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 8
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- On Sunday the Denver Broncos became only the 8th NFL franchise to win at least 3 Super Bowl Titles.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 1
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- No Super Bowl has gone into overtime and none have ended in a shutout.... 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
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
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
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
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
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
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Dec 14
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN-There have been big wins, tremendous upsets, and heroic effort, but nothing quite compares to December 16, 1995 in Huntington West Virginia.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Dec 7
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN-It has been nearly a decade since the Montana Grizzlies have traveled to Gonzaga to take on their old friends the Gonzaga Bulldogs. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Nov 30
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN-The Montana Grizzlies renew their long-running post-season rivalry this Saturday in Fargo North Dakota.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Nov 23
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- When the South Dakota State Jackrabbits come to town you know something exciting is going to happen.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Nov 16
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- The Montana Grizzly football team has made a habit of beating the MSU Bobcats in Bozeman. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Nov 2
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- Since the Portland State Vikings joined the Big Sky Conference they have manged just two narrow wins over Montana... more
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By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- Since the Portland State Vikings joined the Big Sky Conference they have manged just two narrow wins over Montana... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Oct 19
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- Back in the 1960's Sentinel assistant football coach Frank McElwain was friends with then Griz offensive coordinator Dave Kragthorpe. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Oct 12
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- Historically the Griz do well coming off a bye week. Since 1985 the Griz have gone 19-6 before an off-week and 18-6 following the break.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Oct 5
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- Washington Grizzly Stadium has not proven to be an enjoyable palce for the Weber State Wildcats. Weber State has lost its last 13 visits to the home of the Griz.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Sept 28
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- This is the fourth time since 1998 that the Grizzlies have begun the season at 2-2 and two of those seasons saw Montana reaching the FCS play-offs ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Sept 21
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- As the Grizzlies face the possibility of going 1-3 to start the season it is only fitting that the Homecoming parade Grand Marshall is the last coach to begin a Griz season in 1992.... more