Executive Producer
@KRTV
/KTGF. Contributor
@montanasports
. Married to
@tiannaford
, dad to Cece. Lover of sports, Netflix, Wu-Tang Clan and Pixar. Montana fella.
Stanford coach Tara Vanderveer and MSU's Kola Bad Bear shared a moment after the game:
"I knew where she was from, and I know a lot of people
were watching her. She came from Pryor and she's a Crow, I just wanted to let her know that people back there were cheering for her."
My new favorite small town Montana moment. No one at Geraldine-Highwood football practice knows whose dog this is or where it came from. But he/she immediately became the Rivals' new mascot.
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After the game, Lewistown seniors walked the length of the field carrying Dylan’s helmet and jersey. They they laid them down on the
#DM71
logo in the endzone. The cap to an emotional, unthinkable week for the Eagles.
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If you’ve followed the
#FinnleyStrong
story out of Havre, here’s a cool moment. Finnley Foster was medically cleared this week after three years of illness, complications and bone marrow transplants. Today she got to watch her dad Pat Foster ref for the first time.
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Last night's finish between Rocky Boy and Malta ended in controversy after the Stars walked off the court with 4:32 left in protest of several technical foul calls. Here are some of the plays and calls that led to things boiling over.
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In this week’s edition of “Montana is comically large”:
Congratulations to the Baker Spartans who face a 667 mile one-way road trip in the Class B playoffs. The longest trip of the first round.
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The Superior Bobcats are taking the interstate for their game 2nd round game at Culbertson.
The distance? 712 miles.
Leaving Thurs afternoon, staying tonight in Livingston and Friday in Sidney.
Could travel the same distance on the East coast and pass thru 12 states.
The exact moment the Knights learned their season was over. Not sure you'll ever see a more bummed out state championship team. Hate to see it end like this.
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A kid in Fairfield just did the “What are those?” thing to my New Balance shoes. Ever heard of arch support dude? These are shoes that help prevent plantar fasciitis.
Spent the day in Lewistown looking over some programs and archive photos of the old Western Invitational Tournament. Here’s the 1986 champs, featuring a young Larry Krystkowiak and Dennis Rodman who averaged 26 points, 19 rebounds per game.
Warm up the bus!
Miles City is heading 529 miles one way to face Columbia Falls in the State A playoffs.
Here are some shorter road trips by comparison:
Miles City to Saskatoon, SK: 463 miles
Miles City to Denver, CO: 511 miles
Miles City to Moorhead, MN: 466 miles
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Here’s something you don’t see every day! MSU-Northern’s Andrew Bartel proposed to his girlfriend Peyton Filius during senior day... she said yes!
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At State C, and one of the Broadus cheerleaders yelled out “Sir, your shoes are untied!” while I was sitting to shoot photos.
So I stood up to check. And they were tied. All of them giggled.
Freaking owned.
Napoleon Dynamite, Uncle Rico and Pedro are staying at my hotel in Missoula. Not kidding. They’re doing a 20th anniversary Napoleon Dynamite showing at UM tonight. Saw them last night in Great Falls, super fun show!
Happy 406 Day. Good news to share! Times are tough right now, but always remember that a giant super volcano could erupt and kill us all with no warning, at any time. So things could be worse!
#perspective
According to Pro Football Reference, Alex Singleton’s 21 combined tackles is the 4th best single game mark of all time. His 19 solo tackles in a single game is second best all time.
Sunburst, MT.
Where the
@MSUBobcats
fight song will break out randomly at the town mercantile.
Lots of support up here for MSU and tight end Treyton Pickering, the only former 6-Man football player on the MSU roster. Fun story coming soon!
More fun with maps!
Just totaled all the one-way miles teams will travel in the first round of the MHSA high school football playoffs: 10,672.
Combined, Montana teams could travel from Seattle to Miami... back to Seattle... and back again to Miami.
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A few years ago, I would get intense anxiety attacks. Had to pull over my car a few times and sit there hyperventilating. Some very dark thoughts raced through my head. My loved ones convinced me to seek help. It saved my life. It’s ok to not be ok. It’s not ok to ignore it.
Many will tweet the Suicide Prevention Helpline phone #, which is important. But we also need to make people who are feeling sad, overwhelmed, anxious, etc, understand that there is ZERO shame w going into therapy and getting professional help. It’s a must and will only help you.
Not to get too sappy, but today marks five years at
@KRTV
.
It’s the best job I’ve ever had, in the best place I’ve ever lived with the best people I’ll ever known.
Thanks for putting up with me, Great Falls.
We're supposed to be impartial in media, but it's hard not to root for Brandon The Boy. Just an endlessly inspiring person and athlete. Caught up with him recently about his time with the
@BattlinBears
.
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I accepted an Executive Producer position at
@KRTV
and KTGF last month. What will change? Not much! Just won’t be covering sports as much. Also anchoring the 5pm and 10pm newscasts on KTGF (NBC) Monday-Friday. More details in my note ⬇️
Sentimental tweet alert. Today marks six years at
@krtv
. It’s been the best job in the best place with the best people. Sincere apologies Great Falls, but it looks like you’re stuck with me.
Ellison Graham, daughter of Belt coach
@jeffgraham30
, is a NATIONAL Elks Hoop shoot champion. She hit 25-of-25 free throws in the virtual event. She won the Getty Powell award as the top scorer, and her name will be inscribed at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Confession. I grew up in Bozeman. Went to every Cats home game for most of my life. Endured lean years and watched multiple program rebuilds. This whole week has been surreal. MSU football was a huge part of my childhood. Thrilled to follow this team & trying to soak it all in.
Travis Lulay,
Alex Singleton,
Mike Person,
Dane Fletcher,
DeNarius McGhee,
Ryan Johnson,
Tanner Bleskin and Tyler Lulay offer their thoughts on tomorrow’s FCS title game.
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Love this.
Brandon the Boy led Box Elder to State C titles in 2014 & 2016.
He’s in his first year as an assistant for the undefeated Bears who just won a Northern C title.
Players say his presence has pushed the team in 2024.
“We’ve always looked up to him.”
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Ever wonder what it looks like to score 82 points in a high school basketball game?
Lame Deer's Journey Emerson did it today.
Here's a supercut of every field goal from a 111-27 win over Forsyth.
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Here's a look at the adventurous final hole for eventual champion Carrie Carpenter of Billings West. She said yesterday was the windiest round she's played, today was the snowiest. That's the Great Falls fall sports experience in a nutshell.
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Ken Maddox touched the lives of every one he came in contact with, due to his selfless attitude and giant heart. But there’s one relationship that perfectly sums up what kind of man Maddox was: The bond with his grandson
@WetzelJacob10
.
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This is great. Butte football team wearing “42” stickers tonight to honor CMR’s David Delcomte. Bulldogs and Rustlers kick off in Memorial Stadium at 7pm.
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My dad is working on a book about the 1928-29
@montanastate
“Golden Bobcats” national champion men’s basketball team. He found this cool picture of 4-time All-American John “Cat” Thompson with a few familiar fellas.
ESPN just announced that College Gameday will be in Columbus next weekend for Michigan State and Ohio State. Brawl of the Wild won't get it this year after the strong push from
#GrizFB
's fanbase.
Check out this video from Valier! Come for the buckets, stay for the reactions. Chance Peterson, Brett Stoltz, Cameron Stoltz and Brody Connelly teaming up here.
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Not to get all sappy, but this weekend I stood behind a sports desk and talked about sports for the first time since March 2020. With so many industry changes, I’m not sure local news will ever be the same as it was pre-pandemic. So I don’t take these opportunities for granted!
Wow, Great Falls 5-year old Samuel VanTassell had one of the best mutton busting runs I've ever seen tonight at the Big Sky Pro Rodeo. A 93-point ride! Arena record?
#sctop10
My dad spent the past few years researching and writing a book about the 1929
@MSUBobcats
national championship basketball team. It comes out March 7th and you can pre-order it now!
ESPN's Kenny Mayne gave a shoutout to the State B champion Wolf Point girls on SportsCenter this weekend. If you missed this story from 2017, here's why:
Montana... still very big!
Only one team travelled over 500 miles in the first round of the MHSA playoffs.
In round two, four teams will eclipse 500 miles.
Longest trips belong to Westby-Grenora (645 miles) and Thompson Falls (655 miles).
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This is wild, he finished third at the Cascade Conference tournament, entered nationals as the No. 10 seed. Now the Helena Capital product is an NAIA champion.