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The quarterback gets the glory, the head coach takes the heat - but the man who spends the most time with the Grizzly football team is mostly unknown to its fan base.
Yet Matt Nicholson, Montana football’s strength and conditioning coach, is as influential to the product that takes the field each Saturday as anyone ...
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His work as a counselor for children battling cancer has given him perspective; his work as a three-sport athlete at Loyola has taught him competitiveness.
Wednesday morning, David Koppang's notion that anything is possible through hard work and humility came to fruition when the University of Montana's in-state recruiter, ...
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As Montana gets set to open Big Sky play against defending conference co-champs Eastern Washington on Saturday, head coach Bob Stitt finds himself in a familiar situation.
Starting quarterback Reese Phillips is officially done for the year after sustaining injury to his left foot versus Savannah State last weekend, and so ...
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MISSOULA — A perfect start instantly shifted into a gruesome nightmare for Reese Phillips on Saturday.
Montana’s senior quarterback completed his first 13 passes as the Griz scored with ease on their first two offensive possessions against overmatched Savannah State.
But early in the second quarter, Phillips stepped ...
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They say college is about securing your professional success, and there's a lot of truth to that.
But we all know there's another reason why you're hear: It's time to enjoy the college lifestyle.
And what exactly is that? Sure, there's partying involved. And yeah, many of us meet "mates" throughout the course of a ...
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This fall, your friends at 102.9
ESPN Missoula are excited to bring back the hottest college football tailgate party in the state!
Stop by the the Missoula Chamber of Commerce parking lot before each home Griz game and enjoy drinks, food, contests with prizes, a bouncehouse for kids PLUS Ryan Tootell and Rajiem will be ...
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For most of our lives, August in Missoula meant one thing and one thing only: Fair season!
Today, however, we experience another less fortunate association when someone mentions the month of August: Fire season.
And while the fair gets better and better every year (free admission, anyone?) it seems like the fires get worse: ...
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Last year you let us down.
We're talking about you, Mr. Cool Fantasy Football Dude. Specifically the way you let Ryan Tootell walk away with $500 of YOUR real-life cash with hardly a scrape.
Yep, Tootell totally smashed you and the rest of the competition in our inaugural fantasy season. Disgrace!
But hey, we're ones to ...
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Most individuals and organizations are resistant to change.
Here at 102.9 ESPN, however, we totally embrace it. And not because we're morally superior - not by any means.
Instead, we're accept change as inevitable because, for better or worse, we still need a lot of it. We're still growing, we're still working out the ...
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Sure, there's carnival rides. Even a demolition derby, cute lil' bunnies and three days of rodeo.
But everyone knows the best part about the Western Montana Fair isn't in the arena, livestock stalls or exhibition buildings.
Nope, the reason you'll see us lined up outside the gates when they open is quite simple: It's the ...
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