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. 

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.