BOZEMAN – The Montana Grizzlies will be working to preserve an unbeaten regular season while the Montana State Bobcats will be making a case for a playoff spot when the two teams clash for the 109th time.
Montana (10-0, 7-0 Big Sky), ranked first in the Football Championship Subdivision coaches poll and third in The Sports Network poll, takes on Montana State (7-3, 5-2), which is ranked 23rd in both polls, on Saturday in Bozeman.
Hunting Wolves
Idaho Extends Wolf Hunt Three More Months
BOISE – Hunters will have three more months to hunt wolves in Idaho.
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission voted Thursday to stretch the season to March 31, 2010 in the Panhandle, Palouse-Hells Canyon, Selway, Middle Fork, Salmon, Southern, and South Idaho zones. Hunting in those zones had been set to expire Dec. 31.
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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission voted Thursday to stretch the season to March 31, 2010 in the Panhandle, Palouse-Hells Canyon, Selway, Middle Fork, Salmon, Southern, and South Idaho zones. Hunting in those zones had been set to expire Dec. 31.
Warren Miller
WARREN’S WORLD: Snowflakes
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I have had a love affair with snowflakes ever since I saw them for the first time. They fell on the beach at the mouth of Topanga Canyon during a winter storm in 1930, or was it 1931?
It would be five years before I finally got to slip and slide on it in my homemade toboggan. I had built it in my junior high school woodshop. It was for two people, and I had fastened the steam bent oak to the cross beams with copper rivets. This would also be the first time I ever saw skiers making turns.
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It would be five years before I finally got to slip and slide on it in my homemade toboggan. I had built it in my junior high school woodshop. It was for two people, and I had fastened the steam bent oak to the cross beams with copper rivets. This would also be the first time I ever saw skiers making turns.
Event scheduled at Majestic Valley Arena on Nov. 20
Mixed Martial Arts Return to Kalispell
Columbia Falls’ Michael Hader, right, motions to Straight Blast Gym fighter Ryan Asay during the Second Annual Kalispell Kombat last April at Majestic Valley Arena. - File photo by Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
Will Barnhart trained for two years before he made his mixed martial arts debut. He wanted to be ready, to be good. Even if it was his first fight, he didn’t want to look like a beginner.
After cruising to a victory, Barnhart’s patience appears to be paying dividends. Now he’ll get to show his skills off to a hometown Kalispell crowd. Barnhart is one of four fighters from Kalispell’s Straight Blast Gym of Montana scheduled to participate in Fight Force’s Kalispell Kombat at the Majestic Valley Arena on Nov. 20. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event begins at 7:30 p.m.
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After cruising to a victory, Barnhart’s patience appears to be paying dividends. Now he’ll get to show his skills off to a hometown Kalispell crowd. Barnhart is one of four fighters from Kalispell’s Straight Blast Gym of Montana scheduled to participate in Fight Force’s Kalispell Kombat at the Majestic Valley Arena on Nov. 20. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event begins at 7:30 p.m.
Grizzly Bears
Judge: Keep Grizzlies on Threatened List
BILLINGS – A judge says the government must keep Yellowstone-area grizzly bears on the list of threatened and endangered species, denying an attempt by federal officials to reverse an earlier court ruling.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service two years ago said grizzlies in and around Yellowstone National Park had recovered from near-extermination and no longer needed protections under the Endangered Species Act.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service two years ago said grizzlies in and around Yellowstone National Park had recovered from near-extermination and no longer needed protections under the Endangered Species Act.
Would UM field as many in-state athletes if moved up in competition?
Seniors to Complete Epic Run
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When 19 seniors complete their Griz career in the approaching weeks, they will represent the most successful football group in school history.
But even more impressive than the number of victories these men have piled up is that more than two-thirds of the players are from Montana high schools.
And we’re not just talking about AA schools in Billings, Kalispell and Missoula. The majority of these athletes graduated from the state’s smaller towns and schools.
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But even more impressive than the number of victories these men have piled up is that more than two-thirds of the players are from Montana high schools.
And we’re not just talking about AA schools in Billings, Kalispell and Missoula. The majority of these athletes graduated from the state’s smaller towns and schools.
Playing Behind Ricky Williams
Hilliard is Dolphins’ Backup Running Back
Brock Osweiler got his chance last week. Now it's Lex Hilliard's turn.
On Nov. 14, Osweiler, who graduated from Flathead High School last year, became the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Arizona State University since Jake Plummer in 1993. Osweiler was 5 of 10 for 14 yards before leaving with a shoulder injury in the second quarter. He is expected to be healthy enough to play this weekend, but will not start again.
Hilliard, another Flathead graduate, has now moved into the No. 2 running back position behind Ricky Williams on the Miami Dolphins' depth chart. Ronnie Brown, the starting running back, is out for the season with a foot injury. Hilliard has seen time in games this year on special teams, but has yet to take an NFL snap. As the backup running back, that should change fairly soon.
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On Nov. 14, Osweiler, who graduated from Flathead High School last year, became the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Arizona State University since Jake Plummer in 1993. Osweiler was 5 of 10 for 14 yards before leaving with a shoulder injury in the second quarter. He is expected to be healthy enough to play this weekend, but will not start again.
Hilliard, another Flathead graduate, has now moved into the No. 2 running back position behind Ricky Williams on the Miami Dolphins' depth chart. Ronnie Brown, the starting running back, is out for the season with a foot injury. Hilliard has seen time in games this year on special teams, but has yet to take an NFL snap. As the backup running back, that should change fairly soon.
Moonlight Basin
Moonlight Basin Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
BOZEMAN – Moonlight Basin Ranch said Wednesday the ski and golf community has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after Lehman Brothers decided to foreclose on an outstanding loan.
According to court documents, the resort put its lodge, spa, Jack Nicklaus golf course and several entities up as collateral just over two years ago for the $100 million loan.
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According to court documents, the resort put its lodge, spa, Jack Nicklaus golf course and several entities up as collateral just over two years ago for the $100 million loan.
