93 results for tag: 102.9 ESPN

Quarterback struggles, historic defeats for Griz in Grand Forks

Montana committed four first-half turnovers, North Dakota quarterback Nate Ketteringham accounted for five first-half TDs, and the Fighting Hawks turned a blip into a crisis by routing the Grizzlies, 41-14, in Grand Forks Saturday. The game marked Montana head coach Bobby Hauck's first back-to-back regular season as a Griz. ... More

Osprey under new ownership

The Missoula Osprey will have new ownership under a deal announced by the franchise at a press conference Friday. Mountain Baseball LLC, ownership group since 1993, which sell the Osprey franchise to Big Sky Professional Baseball LLC, with a deal expected to be closed within the next 30 days. Mike and Judy Ellis, majority ... More

FIRST LOOK: Griz head to Grand Forks looking for bounce-back win

The Montana Grizzlies face a tough rebound game this week. After uncharacteristically sloppy play cost them their perfect league record last Saturday versus Portland State, the Griz now head to North Dakota to take on the 3-2 Fighting Hawks. No. 22 Montana could pick up another loss and still have a shot at the playoffs; ... More

Robby Hauck makes Jerry Rice Award watch list

Montana redshirt freshman safety Robby Hauck is one of 15 named to the first round of the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award watch list released on Thursday. Hauck has tallied 58 total tackles in six games so far this season, including one tackle for loss and one pass breakup. The son of Montana's head coach, Hauck transfered to ... More

Big Sky Breakdown: Montana (episode 11)

Each week on Big Sky Breakdown, Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN Missoula are joined by Andrew Houghton of Skyline Sports to break down news, analysis and happenings the the Montana Grizzlies football team. This week, the boys are joined by Kelly Howe of UND Football 360 to break down Saturday's Montana-North ... More

Big Sky Power Rankings: Part 2

The first week of October saw a few Big Sky contenders taking hits, while a few unlikely teams have thrust themselves squarely into the league race. Even without it All-American starting quarterback, Eastern Washington continued to strengthen its hold ont eh league with a 55-17 win over Southern Utah - who, by the way, remains ... More

Unlikely path leads Ferriter to rise through coaching ranks

Mike Ferriter wasn’t expecting to go into coaching when his playing career ended. The Montana wide receiver great, a human biology major, planned to take a year off after graduation with eventual plans to go to work in the health sciences field. Incidentally, his own health pushed him down a different path: During the break ... More

Big Sky Breakdown: Montana (episode 10)

Each week on Big Sky Breakdown, Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN Missoula are joined by Andrew Houghton of Skyline Sports to break down news, analysis and happenings the the Montana Grizzlies football team. This week, head coach Bobby Hauck discusses Saturday's upset homecoming loss to Portland State and looks ... More

Wild weekend shakes up Big Sky standings

Two ranked teams lost for the first time, but the league's only Top 5 team managed to stay in the driver's seat despite losing its All-American quarterback. The first weekend of October was a wild one, to say the least, in the Big Sky Conference. Both No. 7 Weber State and No. 14 Montana were upset, racking up their first ... More

HOMECOMING: Robby Hauck returns to his roots with the Griz

As an elementary school-age boy, Robby Hauck would stand on the stairs at the end of his family’s row in Section 124 of Washington-Grizzly Stadium to ensure his view of his team would be perfect. Anyone who listened would hear the boy talking to no one in particular - sharing analysis, commentary and sometimes even his ... More