Grizzly Sports Highlights:
| Montana's Mandy Morales shoots around Pittsburgh's Shavonte Zellous during the teams' first-round NCAA women's basketball tournament game Saturday, March 21in Seattle. Photo by TOM BAUER/Missoulian |
Last line of defense still strong for Griz There was plenty of senior talent on that Montana Grizzly football team last fall, most notably highly-decorated strong safety Colt Anderson, a three-time all-Big Sky selection. Semansky signs with Bobcats BOZEMAN (AP) - Highwood forward Rachel Semansky has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Montana State University, coach Tricia Binford said Thursday. UM men's tennis team eyes higher Big Sky seed The Montana men's tennis team will wrap up its regular season in Bozeman this weekend with duals against Idaho State on Saturday and Montana State Sunday. Betz, Hicks lead multi-events at Montana Open Montana track athletes Megan Betz and Chris Hicks grabbed opening-day leads in the heptathlon and decathlon respectively at the Montana Open on Thursday at Dornblaser Field. UM netters take on Idaho St., Weber St. The University of Montana women's tennis team will travel to Bozeman for the Grizzlies' final two dual matches of the 2009 regular season. Montana will play Idaho State on Friday at 9:00 a.m. and Weber State at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Grizzly tracksters set for Montana Open The Montana men's and women's track teams will play host to the three-day Montana Open starting Thursday at Dornblaser Field. MSU's Gillum named Big Sky golf player of year OGDEN, Utah - Montana State golfer Kelly Gillum has captured the 2008-09 Big Sky Conference Player of the Year award, becoming just the second player in school history to earn the honor, the league announced Tuesday. MSU's Harris named Big Sky player of week BOZEMAN - Montana State freshman Missy Harris was named the Big Sky Conference tennis player of the week for her role in helping the Bobcats beat Northern Arizona for the first time in four years. FRITZ NEIGHBOR: Griz get give-and-go from Selle, Larson When the Montana Grizzlies conclude their spring drills on Saturday, with their spring game in Corvallis at 1 p.m., Andrew Selle will be getting a push. BIG SKY MEN'S BASKETBALL: Vikings promote Geving PORTLAND, Ore. - Big Sky Conference member Portland State announced in a press conference Monday that the school had promoted assistant Tyler Geving to head coach of the men's basketball team. UM women's tennis team falls to NAU The University of Montana women's tennis team fell to Northern Arizona, 6-1, at the neutral site in Bozeman on Saturday. PSU to name hoops coach by Tuesday PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland State athletic director Torre Chisholm said he planned to name a new men's basketball coach to replace Ken Bone no later than Tuesday. MEN'S TENNIS: Wildcats claw Grizzly netters BOZEMAN - The Montana men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to Big Sky Conference rival Weber State on Saturday. TRACK: Montana's Walter posts qualifying mark in 100 BOULDER, Colo. - Montana sophomore Jennifer Walter qualified for the Big Sky Conference outdoor championships in the 100-meter dash on Saturday. Cats coach Ash encouraged by scrimmage BOZEMAN - Quarterback Mark Iddins completed 17 of 25 passes for 166 yards in the Montana State University Bobcats' scrimmage on Saturday. Getting offensive: Big play from QB Larson highlights scrimmage From fairly early on until late in Friday's scrimmage, the Montana Grizzlies' defense was grading out higher than the offense in front of a few hundred fans at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Grizzly netters trump Jacks BOZEMAN - The Montana men's tennis team picked up an important Big Sky Conference win over Northern Arizona on Friday, 5-2, at Montana State. Grizzlies set for second scrimmage The Montana Grizzlies are down to their Final Four. Several UM tracksters travel to Colorado Invite A portion of the University of Montana outdoor track and field team's sprinters and hurdlers will travel to Boulder, Colo., this week for Saturday's Colorado Invitational. The meet, which includes athletes from 16 schools, will be held at CU's Potts Field. NAU gives Adras 3-year contract extension FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Northern Arizona gave men's basketball coach Mike Adras a three-year contract extension through 2012. MSU moves Desin from QB to receiver BOZEMAN (AP) - Montana State coach Rob Ash said he moved quarterback Mark Desin back to wide receiver after a series of spring injuries among the receivers. Griz QBs look sharp in spring ball Wednesday the Grizzlies got after it again, running a thud-tempo football practice that had plenty of running. UM men's tennis team to play Big Sky duals The University of Montana men's tennis team will travel to Bozeman for two neutral-site Big Sky Conference dual matches this weekend. On Friday the Grizzlies will play Northern Arizona before facing Weber State on Saturday. Griz women's tennis squad to face NAU The University of Montana women's tennis team will travel to Bozeman to face Big Sky Conference foe Northern Arizona on Saturday MSU's Hennessy forgoing senior year BOZEMAN (AP) - Montana State guard James Hennessy has decided to forgo his senior year of eligibility due to a knee injury. Bobcat throwers honored by Big Sky BOZEMAN (AP) - Montana State throwers Dan van Swearingen and Amanda Murphy have been named the Big Sky Conference field athletes of the week. FRITZ NEIGHBOR: Education, attrition part of spring ball The first football practice for the Montana Grizzlies coming out of spring break was heavy on contact. Griz golfers finish 10th in Cowgirl Classic CHANDLER, Ariz. - The Montana women's golf team finished 10th in the 20-team Wyoming Cowgirl Classic on Tuesday at the Octillo Golf Resort. Men win final two of road trip; women fall The University of Montana men's tennis team finished its eight-match spring break strong with two victories last weekend. UM cowgirls win second MSU rodeo BOZEMAN - The University of Montana rodeo teams finished the opening weekend of the spring season with strong showings at the Montana State Spring Rodeo over the weekend.
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