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Sterling defenses await Cats, Griz
A couple statistically strong defenses await the Montana State Bobcats and Montana Grizzlies Saturday, and the old cliche — something has to give — applies times two.
AA wrestling teams hit mats Saturday
Things are changing in the prep wrestling world — we have new weight classes in Montana — but there are also some constants.
Vigen: 'Not going to let it happen'
It was a year ago, in this very round of the FCS playoffs, that Montana State’s season came to a stunning close with a 35-34 home playoff loss to North Dakota State.
Griz notebook: Montana was too special for TSU
MISSOULA — Tennessee State football coach Eddie George has played and seen a lot of football, and he had the Montana Grizzlies pretty well scouted coming into their first-round FCS playoff game Saturday.
Bergen times two
Montana tops Tennessee State thanks to a pair of punt return TDs
The Tennessee State Tigers did a lot of things right Saturday night at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, worrying the host Montana Grizzlies with big plays and ball-hawking defense. The major issues? Two jail-break snaps that lost big yardage; a bevy of false starts; and two punts that got to the hands of Junior Bergen.
Too many Joneses
Bobcats win 123rd Brawl, 34-11 over Griz
BOZEMAN — The Montana State Bobcats had too much for the Montana Grizzlies to handle Saturday.
Bruins claw past Wolfpack, 34-21
HELENA — The Glacier Wolfpack hoped a second chance at Helena Capital would turn out better, and that a surprising surge into the State AA football championship would bring exaltation.
Brawl: A rivalry with lasting power
Given the conference upheaval in the Bowl Championship Subdivision of college football, a rivalry game like Saturday’s in Bozeman — the 123rd Brawl of the Wild — could soon be the Grandaddy Of Them All.
Cat-Griz Football Capsule
o. 9/10 Montana at No. 2 Montana St. When: Saturday, noon; TV — CBS (KPAX). Where: Bobcat Stadium (17,777 FieldTurf)
Column: Senior season a test for Thompson
What was supposed to happen, coming off a scintillating 2023 season, was that Skyleigh Thompson would again be a force for the Montana Grizzlies soccer team her senior year this fall.