Sac State's Christensen wins Big Sky women's award

By the Missoulian

Junior forward Emily Christensen was named the Big Sky Conference women’s basketball player of the week after leading Sacramento State to road victories over Portland State and Eastern Washington last weekend.

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Montana girls’ hockey team takes title

SALMON, Idaho – The Montana Wildcats, a Tier II girls’ hockey team made up of players from around the state ages 12-19, won the championship trophy at the Salmon Lady Rapids hockey tournament after beating the Utah Grizzlies in the title contest.

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Griz women's tennis team falls to Colorado State

By the Missoulian

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The University of Montana women’s tennis team lost a narrow 4-3 decision to Colorado State on Sunday, dropping the team’s record to 1-3 for the spring season.

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Soak it in: Payton, Brees bask in glory of New Orleans’ title

By BRETT MARTEL Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Wearing Mardi Gras beads and clearly exhausted from a late night of post-Super Bowl celebrations, Sean Payton leaned on a podium, clutching the Vince Lombardi trophy in his right hand.

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All Saints day: Brees leads New Orleans to first Super Bowl title

By BARRY WILNER Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla. – The ultimate underdogs, they ain’t. Not anymore. The Saints are Super Bowl champions now.

Feb 08, 2010 | 11:45 am | Loading…

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Prep football: Nine Trojans named to Class C all-state squad

By the Missoulian

State champion Drummond placed nine players on the Class C all-state football team from this past season.

Feb 07, 2010 | 11:55 pm | Loading…

Prep hockey: Bruins lock up top seed at state

By the Missoulian

HELENA – The Missoula Bruins high school hockey team clinched the top seed at the state tournament with a pair of wins against Helena over the weekend.

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Big Sky men's hoops: Bears trump Jacks in OT

By the Associated Press

GREELEY, Colo. – Devon Beitzel scored six of his 24 points in overtime as Northern Colorado defeated Northern Arizona 70-63 on Sunday.

Feb 07, 2010 | 11:55 pm | Loading…

Prep volleyball: Hot Springs’ Wood earns Class C all-state honor again

By the Missoulian

Hot Springs senior Mackenzie Wood was the only repeat selection from western Montana named to the Class C all-state volleyball team.

Feb 07, 2010 | 11:50 pm | Loading…

Saints go marchin' to 31-17 Super Bowl victory

By BARRY WILNER of the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla. - Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that's who.

Feb 07, 2010 | 9:00 pm | Loading…

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Game day has arrived: Manning leads Colts into Super showdown with Brees, Saints

By BARRY WILNER Associated Press

MIAMI - Hoosiers and Who Dats. And, oh yes, the two best teams in the NFL also happen to be on hand for Sunday's Super Bowl. Peyton Manning and his AFC champion Indianapolis Colts are 5-point favorites to spoil the ending of the New Orleans football renaissance for Drew Brees and the Saints.

Feb 07, 2010 | 8:30 am | Loading…

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Lady Griz bust Bengals to earn road split

By the Missoulian

POCATELLO, Idaho - Sizzling second-half shooting helped the Montana women's basketball team salvage an important road split on Saturday night.

Feb 07, 2010 | 12:25 am | Loading…

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There ain't ever been a game like this

By BILL SPELTZ of the Missoulian

"Say don't you know me, I'm your native son. I'm the train they call The City of New Orleans. I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done." - Steve Goodman, "City of New Orleans"

Feb 07, 2010 | 12:20 am | Loading…

Why the Colts will win

By MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Two words are enough to explain why the Indianapolis Colts will win their second Super Bowl in four years.

Feb 07, 2010 | 12:10 am | Loading…

Why the Saints will win

By BRETT MARTEL Associated Press

MIAMI - Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints' top-ranked offense will be like nothing the Indianapolis Colts have faced in these playoffs.

Feb 07, 2010 | 12:05 am | Loading…

Prep soccer: Class A all-state team boasts 3 Loggers

By the Missoulian

The state runner-up Libby girls' soccer team placed three players on the Class A all-state squad and the Whitefish boys, who also finished second at state this fall, had two seniors earn all-state accolades.

Feb 06, 2010 | 11:55 pm | Loading…

Big Sky men's basketball: Weber St. bounces back against Cats

By the Associated Press

BOZEMAN - Damian Lillard scored a game-high 25 points, including two clinching free throws with 3.4 seconds to play, as first-place Weber State held on for a 75-71 Big Sky Conference victory over Montana State on Saturday night.

Feb 06, 2010 | 11:55 pm | Loading…

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Meet Dean and Cheryl Walrod: Walrods still rolling with punches

By BILL SPELTZ of the Missoulian

HAMILTON - Like so many pugilists who pour heart and soul into the sweet science, Cheryl and Dean Walrod have a hard time saying goodbye to boxing.

Feb 06, 2010 | 11:50 pm | Loading…

Capital’s defense stifles Sentinel

By MICHAEL HEINBACH of the Missoulian

The fates of the girls' basketball teams from Helena Capital and Missoula Sentinel took turns in opposite directions when the schools' Western AA contest was decided Saturday at Sentinel gym.

Feb 06, 2010 | 11:45 pm | Loading…

Girls' hoops roundup: Hellgate tops Flathead, picks up first league win

By the Missoulian

The Missoula Hellgate girls' basketball team halted a seven-game losing streak with a 40-28 win over Western AA rival Kalispell Flathead on Saturday at the Knights' gym.

Feb 06, 2010 | 11:40 pm | Loading…

Maulers rush past Roughriders

By the Missoulian

The Missoula Maulers scored the first six goals Saturday night in their 8-2 Northern Pacific Hockey League victory over the Butte Roughriders at Glacier Ice Rink.

Feb 06, 2010 | 11:35 pm | Loading…

Boys' hoops roundup: Big Sky trumps Helena

By the Missoulian

HELENA - It was 7-come-11 for Missoula Big Sky's Ryan Devlin and Eric Deneault Saturday, who led the Eagles to their second straight Western AA boys' basketball victory, 58-35 over Helena High.

Feb 06, 2010 | 11:35 pm | Loading…

Grizzly netters down Texas-San Antonio

Missoulian

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Montana women's tennis team posted its first dual win on Saturday, dropping Texas-San Antonio, 5-2.

Feb 06, 2010 | 11:30 pm | Loading…

Wrestling roundup: Kalispell teams qualify 45

By the Missoulian

Four-time defending Class AA state champion Kalispell Flathead had one of the better showings at the Western AA seeding tournament Saturday at Big Sky High School.

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