Jonny Walker

1 week ago | montanasports.com | Jonny Walker

BUTTE — When East Helena’s Slade Olson straps up for Saturday’s Montana East-West Shrine Game in Great Falls, he’ll become the first Vigilante to ever do it. “I think I’ve shown it’s possible,” said Olson, a cornerback on the West team.

1 week ago | ktvh.com | Jonny Walker

BUTTE — On the final play of the West all-star team’s football practice Tuesday afternoon, Kasey Morley took the handoff, cut up the sideline, left tacklers swiping at air and scored a touchdown. It’s a tradition that now stretches back almost a decade. Morley scored his first all-star touchdown in 2016 as a patient ambassador for that year’s Montana East-West Shrine Game, which raises money for Shriners Children's Hospital in Spokane, Wash.

1 week ago | montanasports.com | Jonny Walker

BUTTE — On the final play of the West all-star team’s football practice Tuesday afternoon, Kasey Morley took the handoff, cut up the sideline, left tacklers swiping at air and scored a touchdown. It’s a tradition that now stretches back almost a decade. Morley scored his first all-star touchdown in 2016 as a patient ambassador for that year’s Montana East-West Shrine Game, which raises money for Shriners Children's Hospital in Spokane, Wash.

1 week ago | montanasports.com | Jonny Walker

BUTTE — You’ll find many different uniforms and helmets at Butte High School while the West team holds practice in the leadup to Saturday’s Montana East-West Shrine Game. But no school is better represented in this year’s Shrine Game than the Helena Capital Bruins. “Obviously, it’s very special, being able to win a state championship and then being able to play another game with four of your teammates,” said Capital quarterback Merek Mihelish.

2 weeks ago | ktvh.com | Jonny Walker

HELENA — Just a few weeks ago, Helena women ages 18 and up who wanted to play rugby didn’t have anywhere to turn. But that’s something Caitlyn Sena set out to change, co-founding the Capital City’s only all-adult female rugby team. “I think having spaces for people to get together with a common interest and do something that makes them feel good and makes them feel connected to the community is always really important,” said Sena. “And we were definitely lacking in the women’s rugby space.