Pros and Preps

The Drummond-Wibaux rivalry has gone through some interesting transgressions over the year, mostly via the Internet and blog entries by fans.
That appears to be the case again this season for the rivalry dubbed “Beast from the East vs. Best from the West” and its colorful history.
“In the beginning it was a very intense rivalry. [...]

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Former Missoula Osprey catcher John Hester was named to the Topps Triple-A All-Star team this week.
The 13th round pick in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks made his big league debut in August, hitting a two-run pinch-hit home run in his first at-bat.
Hester, who helped Missoula win a Pioneer League [...]

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With eight teams playing simultaneously on four courts, the Montana all-class state volleyball tournament is crazy. The three-day event, held in Bozeman, ranks up there with the all-class state wrestling meet in Billings.
For updates check out the match scores on Missoulian.com’s ticker and for full results check out our daily coverage.
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Former Missoula Osprey and current Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Clay Zavada was named the American Mustache Institute’s 2009 Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year earlier this week.
The left-hander, who has quite the interesting life story as outlined by the New York Times, won the online vote against nine other finalists thanks to his [...]

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If you’re Mike Smith, head coach of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, and you’re about to get into a scuffle on the sidelines, remember one thing: Kroy’s your boy.
Kroy Biermann, the former University of Montana standout, was prominently displayed on multiple sports shows this week (he’s No. 71) when he helped pick up his teammate, [...]

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Last week, while on assignment for the newspaper, I wrote a story about two large families that play tackle football for the Drummond Trojans.
While interviewing senior quarterback Neil Mannix, one of the team’s stars, I asked a question about growing up in a ranching community and whether that made him tougher than other football [...]

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Griz fans have been gypped.
The University of Montana’s game day promotion “Kick for Cash” was unceremoniously revealed to be a huge disappointment this week when Missoulian sports writer Fritz Neighbor reported that UM student Matthew Brenner won’t be getting the $10,000 he’d won for making a 45-yard field goal during a TV timeout at [...]

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