Archive for the ‘UM Athletics’ Category
Season Ticket Pick Up Party Set for Aug. 14
Season ticket holders will again get a head start on the season at the annual ticket pick up party, scheduled from 3:30-5:30 p.m. on August 14 at the Adams Center lobby.... more
Griz Picked Fourth, Fitfth, in Preseason Polls
By ERIC TABER - With a first-place vote in each, the Grizzlies have been selected to finish fourth by the Big Sky Conference's coaches and fifth by the media in the league's annual preseason polls.... more
Montana Football: Griz Women’s Football Clinic Set for June 6
By ERIC TABER - Announcing the return of the Griz Women's Football Clinic, a fun way for female fans to learn more about football and interact with coaches and staff.... more
Montana, DeCuire Agree to New 3-Year Contract
By NIC HALLISEY - The University of Montana announced on Monday a new contract for head basketball coach Travis DeCuire.... more
Balanced Griz Take Field for Opening Scrimmage of Spring
By ERIC TABER - When the first scrimmage of spring football rolls around, fans usually come away thinking one side of the ball "won" the scrimmage.... more
Historic Season Comes to a Close in NCAA Tournament
By NIC HALLISEY - The Grizzlies never quit, but Michigan showed why it is was deserving of a No. 2 seed, defeating Montana, 74-55, in the first round of the NCAA tournament.... more
Griz Adjust Spring Schedule
By ERIC TABER - Winter conditions and an icy playing surface in Washington-Grizzly Stadium continue to wreak havoc on the Montana Grizzlies' spring practice schedule.... more
Time to Celebrate the Seniors, Saturday vs. Southern Utah
By NIC HALLISEY - Saturday isn't the end of the road or even the team's last home game of the season. But it will be the night Montana will celebrate its tremendous senior class.... more
Win Streak Snapped at 10 Games
By NIC HALLISEY - A winning streak that began 44 days ago at Northern Colorado ended against the same Bears team on Monday night.... more
Griz Run Win Streak to 10 With Victory Over Bobcats
By NIC HALLISEY - Montana earned yet another season sweep over rival MSU on Saturday night, leading from start to finish with a sold-out crowd.... more
Montana Looks to Extend Streak vs. Montana State
By NIC HALLISEY - With three weeks to play in the regular season, Montana has hit the home stretch and is in a good spot with six games remaining.... more
Griz Use 2 Big Runs to Bounce Bengals
By NIC HALLISEY - Montana closed the first half on an 18-3 run, making 10 consecutive shots at one point, to overcome an early deficit on the road.... more
Pridgett’s big night leads Grizzlies to sweep over Wildcats
By NIC HALLISEY - With the game on the line and under a minute to play, it was Sayeed Pridgett who scored the game-winning basket.... more
A Note From Griz Basketball
Tomorrow we play E Washington in a rematch of last year’s Big Sky Conference championship. THIS GAME IS HUGE and we need YOU to pack Dahlberg.... more
Montana Scraps Out Road Win Over Rival
By NIC HALLISEY-Despite trailing at the half, Montana fought back and fended off the Bobcats on Saturday, winning 83-78 for their 16th rivalry win in the past 17 tries.... more
Olson Named First-Team All American Defense By Hero Sports
By ERIC TABER - Dante Olson has added another trophy to the case. The junior linebacker landed his fourth first-team All-America honor in the past week. ... more
Dickenson Set For Star-Studded Hall of Fame Induction
Head coach and legendary Montana quarterback, Dave Dickenson is officially inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.... more
Griz Rally Falls Short Against Cats
By ERIC TABER - In the biggest game of the year it was a fumble that cost the Griz a chance at victory over Montana State and a chance at the playoffs.... more
Griz Look to Defend Home Turf in 118th Brawl of the Wild
By ERIC TABER - The Montana Grizzlies enter the biggest rivalry of the year this week – No. 25 Montana State.... more
2018 Brawl of the Wild SOLD OUT
By ERIC TABER - The 118th Brawl of the Wild game between Montana and Montana State is officially SOLD OUT, Grizzly Athletics announced Thursday. ... more
Montana Picked to Repeat as Big Sky Champions
By NIC HALLISEY - The Grizzlies were picked to repeat as Big Sky Conference champions in 2019, earning a near-unanimous selection.... more
Olson Added to Buchanan Award Watch List
By ERIC TABER - Junior linebacker Dante Olson has been nothing short of superb for the Grizzlies as he's worked his way to becoming the leading tackler in all of Division-I football.... more
Hauck Named to Rice Award Watch List
By NIC HALLISEY - Halfway through his freshman season, Robby Hauck has become the second-leading tackler in the Big Sky after six games.... more
Olson Three-Peats as Big Sky Player of the Week
By ERIC TABER - They say good things come in threes, and for Montana junior linebacker Dante Olson, they sure do.... more
Grizzlies Focused On September, Not March, As They Hit Court
Nic Hallisey - Montana hit the court for its first official practice of 2018-19 on Friday afternoon, and with four starters and more than 80 percent of its statistical leaders returning.... more
Griz Look To Swat Hornets At The Start of Big Sky Play
By ERIC TABER - The Montana Grizzlies return home this week seeking the program's 200th win inside Washington-Grizzly Stadium.... more
#14 Griz Look to Keep MomentUM Hosting Drake
By ERIC TABER - The Montana Grizzlies are buoyed by momentUM as they head into week two of their challenging 2018 schedule against Drake.... more
#24 Griz host #13 Panthers in Challenging Opener
By ERIC TABER - On Saturday, Hauck will run back onto that field with Griz to begin act-two of his head coaching career at UM as the Griz take on Northern Iowa at 7pm.... more
Tickets Still Available for Home Opener
By ERIC TABER - What could be better than watching football under the lights at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on a late summer evening in Missoula?... more
Dickenson Returns to Celebrate Hall of Fame Induction
For the first time in over a decade, Montana legend Dave Dickenson will return to Missoula for a Grizzly football game when he celebrate his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.... more
Seven Griz Receive Preseason Honors From Phil Steele Magazine
By ERIC TABER - Montana senior linebacker Josh Buss earned yet another preseason All-America accolade, and six other Grizzlies were named to the 2018 Phil Steele FCS Magazine preseason All-Big Sky team... more
Buss Named Preseason STATS first Team All-American
By ERIC TABER - Preseason accolades for Montana senior linebacker Josh Buss continue to roll in, with STATS Inc. naming him a first team preseason All-American on Tuesday. ... more
Tickets Available Now For Griz Awards Banquet
By ERIC TABER - Tickets are now available for the Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame and Grizzly Lifetime Honors Award banquet, slated for Friday evening on Sept. 7 at the Holiday Inn Missoula Downtown.... more
Registration Open for the Brosovich Golf Invitational and Celebrity Gala
By ERIC TABER - The Gene Brosovich Golf Invitational and Celebrity Gala will be held at the Ranch Club June 28-29 with proceeds benefitting the Montana Football program. ... more
Hauck Adds Three to Griz Roster
By ERIC TABER - Montana head coach Bobby Hauck has added three players, two transfers and a freshman, to the Griz football roster ahead of fall camp, adding depth in three different positions.... more
Fatkin to Join Lady Griz
By JOEL CARLSON - Ranked as the nation’s 30th-best point guard in her class by ESPN.com, Sammy Fatkin had options.... more
Graduation Weekened Means Diploma and Pro Contract For Krslovic
By NIC HALLISEY - When Fabijan Krslovic traveled 8,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean in the summer of 2014, he wasn't quite sure what to expect.... more
Montana Wins Big Sky Tournament, Punches Ticket to Big Dance
By NIC HALLISEY - Montana added another chapter to its storybook season on Saturday night, defeating Eastern Washington to punch its ticket to the NCAA tournament.... more
Lady Griz Fall to Top Seed Bears
In the end it was simple math more than anything else that ended Montana's season on Wednesday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament.... more
Lady Griz Take No. 8 Seed to Reno
The Lady Griz will take the No. 8 seed into this year's tournament at Reno and will face No. 9 Sacramento State on Monday at 1 p.m. in a first-round game.... more
Montana Closes Regular Season Undefeated at Home
By NIC HALLISEY - Montana capped an historic regular season on Saturday evening, defeating Idaho State, 75-64, inside Dahlberg Arena.... more
Grizzlies Thump Bocats & Clinch Share of Big Sky Title
By NIC HALLISEY - Montana got back to its winning ways in dominant fashion on Saturday night, knocking off rival Montana State, 90-63.... more
Griz Legend Brent Pease Returns to UM Coaching Staff
By ERIC TABER - Head Coach Bobby Hauck welcomes back Griz legend Brent Pease to his staff to serve as the assistant head coach and receivers coach.... more
Krslovic Carries Montana to 10th Consecutive Win
By NIC HALLISEY - Montana stretched its win streak to double digits on Thursday, knocking off Northern Colorado, 88-79.... more
Halfway Through Big Sky Play, Montana is Taking ‘One-Game-At-a-Time’ Approach
By NIC HALLISEY - Montana reached the midway point of the conference season last weekend, defeating Northern Arizona to improve to 9-0.... more
Bobcats Knock Off Lady Griz 81-64
The Bobcats knocked down 11, 3-pointers and hustled their way a 81-64 victory over the Lady Griz Saturday night in Bozeman.... more
Defense Leads Montana to Road Win Over Rivals
By NICK HALLISEY-The Grizzlies held the Bobcats to 19 second-half points in a 67-52 victory Saturday night in Bozeman. The win improves Montana's record to 7-0 in Big Sky play. ... more
Dickenson to be inducted into College Football Hall of Fame
By ERIC TABER - On Monday, the National Football Foundation announced that Dickenson will be immortalized as one of the greatest college football players of all time.... more
Oguine Scores 39 in Gutsy Road Win
By NICK HALLISEY- Montana produced its gutsiest win of the season on Saturday afternoon, overcoming a first-half deficit to beat Portland State, 92-89.... more
DeCuire Picks Up 1st Win At Sac State, Grizzlies Alone Atop Big Sky Standings
By NICK HALLISEY-For the first time in four tries, Travis DeCuire and his Montana basketball team defeated Sacramento State on the road, knocking off the Hornets, 78-66.... more