The Technocrat - Sports

Tech Golf Heats Up Despite Cold Weather

4/4/2017

By Angie Padden

This last weekend the Oredigger golf team had a tournament in Billings, the men’s team placed 3rd overall, and the women’s team placed 7th overall. Sean Benson placed 3rd shooting even par, David Starcevich got top 15 shooting 227, and Cole Noctor got top 15 228. Originally, the men’s team was leading the tournament after the first round, but was then pushed aside by Rocky and Lewis and Clark.

Basketball Season Wrap Ups

3/13/2017

Lady Diggers beat Carroll twice, Men's season ends with loss

By Angie Padden

There's something about a senior night that always brings out the best in a team. The lady Orediggers came out of the gates putting an immediate 6-0 lead on the lady saints. Carroll had no chance to even get their feet off the ground in the first half.

Are You Ready for the Madness?

3/13/2017

March madness 2017 bracket building: what we know and what we think

By Angie Padden

March madness is almost here! The official tournament starts with 68 teams on March 12, and continues until the championship on April 3. If you remember last year, the tourney ended with a last second buzzer beater for Villanova to beat the ever famous North Carolina Tar Heels. Hopefully this season can bring us plenty of thrill just like last year did.

Diggers Into 2017: Tech Basketball Update

2/13/2017

By Macy Ricketts

Martha Dembek had 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists as the Montana Tech women’s basketball team fell to conference rival Carroll College 50-65 on February 2. Fellow senior Hattie Thatcher had eight points and three assists in the loss. On the men’s side, Chris O’Neill had 15 points, shooting 67 percent from the field, in a 42-65 loss to the Saints. The Diggers shot just 31 percent from the field in the loss.

Diggers Raise 2016 Banners

2/13/2017

Tech honors football, volleyball teams in banner raising ceremony

By Angie Padden

It was a great night to be an Oredigger. Besides having a couple fantastic games with extremely rowdy crowds, the football and volleyball teams were being congratulated for their successful 2016 seasons. Having this celebration during the halftime of the boys’ basketball game made for a crowd that was large enough to fill almost the entire gym. This exciting crowd made it easy for the Lady Oredigger basketball team to get pumped and trample over their opponent, the Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears, on January 28. The boys’ basketball team put up a valiant effort against Rocky, but failed in beating them in the end.

Tech defeats Great Falls, Havre; competes for National Tournament bid

11/10/2016

Macy Ricketts

After a commanding 3-0 and 3-1 victories for the Digger volleyball team over the weekend, Tech moved up to number 25 in the national polls and finished the regular season second in the Frontier Conference.

Homecoming 2016: Game Day

10/13/2016

Diggers defeat Lights in home opener

9/15/2016

By Angie Padden

The Orediggers came out of the locker room on fire during Saturday’s game against the Northern Skylights.

Volleyball Under the Big Sky

9/12/2016

Digger Volleyball takes three at Big Sky Volleyball Challenge

By Macy Ricketts

The Montana Tech volleyball team improved to a 6-2 season record at the Big Sky Volleyball Challenge in Butte August 26 and 27. The Diggers opened up the tournament with a 3-0 sweep of No. 8-ranked Vanguard University from Costa Mesa, California, 25-15, 25-17, 25-15. Right-side hitter Nicole Peacock paced the Diggers with 11 kills, and freshman libero Sabrina Hopcroft lead the defense with 16 digs. Behind Peacock was middle blocker Katie Wiley and freshman outside hitter Gena McMillan, who each contributed nine kills. Jordan Danz and Bailiee Cortner contributed seven kills apiece. Setter Mackenzie Bauck finished with 10 digs and 34 assists, and Danz and Cortner each had three blocks.

Saints stun Diggers in season opener

9/12/2016

By Macy Ricketts

The Montana Tech football team lost a close matchup in their 2016 season opener against Carroll College on Saturday, September 4 in Helena. The Saints completed a 45-yard field goal to defeat the Diggers 27-24 in a heated rivalry game. During the 2015 season, Tech defeated Carroll both times the teams competed for the first time since 1999.