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Bulldogs bull forward with Northern split

Like the handlebar on an old railroad handcar, the University of Montana Western’s men’s basketball see-sawed, up and down, over the past nine days—while propelling the team forward into an increasingly entertaining and promising season.

Rolling to wins

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UMW guard Shainey Mack attacks the hoop in Sunday’s 74-69 win over Northern. The win moved the Lady Bulldogs to 7-1. Teri Haverfield photo

Beavers score 70 in first half of season opening win

Beaver Basketball is Back, Baby.

A year after Dillon weathered a losing record in boys basketball for the first time this century, any thoughts of a program slump were put to rest by a dominating performance on the road at Livingston The Beavers posted a 39-6 advantage at the end of the first quarter and led 70-11 at halftime en route to the season opening victory.

Lady Beavs win ugly

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The Dillon Lady Beavers entered Saturday’s game versus Livingston, a non-conference affair, with the motivation of unfinished business. The two teams were set to meet Saturday morning at last year’s State A tourney, only to have the whole show canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

It wasn’t quite a cue the inspiration music moment for either team as inexperience, jitters and early season errors led to a less than rosy assessment from Dillon coach John Hansen.

Western women top Rocky

The Lady Bulldogs were playing a long way from home coming off a lengthy holiday break and missing arguably their most important cog.

But the well-oiled, retooled machine that is the University of Montana Western women’s basketball program just kept rolling.

The defending NAIA national champion UMW Lady Bulldogs used their opportunistic defense and offense to cruise to an impressive 79-66 victory over Rocky Mountain College in Billings on Monday evening.

Short-handed Dillon wrestlers get two dual meets under their belts

The Dillon Beaver wrestling team, down four grapplers due to various illnesses and injury concerns, traveled to Hamilton on Saturday to take on the host school and Ronan in a pair of Class A dual matches.

Dillon lost both, but counting just the matches that were wrestled, the Beavers would have defeated Hamilton, , 16-12 and lost to the Chiefs, 24-17.

Montana Western men top Rocky, edged by Montana Tech

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For a squad with a lot of new players navigating a season of delays and detours and perpetual uncertainties, the University of Montana Western men’s basketball team sure looks like a decidedly cohesive, fun-loving group on a steady climb upward.

Beavs will offer uptempo basketball

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The Dillon Beavers will feature an exciting, up tempo style of basketball season as they hope to seize up their speed, length and athleticism to return to the state title basketball game.

Montana Western Dawgs host Tech tonight

Montana Western hoops fans can get another quick look today at the new look Bulldog men’s basketball team through the only means available these days to look at them in action.

Lady Beavs will rely on speed, defense

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A year after advancing to the state tournament where they won one and lost one and then had the tourney canceled due to COVID, the Lady Beavers are intent on starting fast and finishing strong to improve on the state tourney run of a year ago.