Josh Margolis

1 week ago | nbcmontana.com | Josh Margolis

BUTTE, Mont. — Butte’s West Elementary is officially the first elementary school in Montana to earn National Unified Champion status from Special Olympics, making Wednesday a cause for celebration. The award recognizes the school’s efforts providing inclusive sports and activities for students with and without intellectual disabilities.

1 week ago | nbcmontana.com | Josh Margolis

BUTTE, Mont. — The 3rd annual Montana Elite Invitational wrapped up on Memorial Day on Montana Tech's campus in Butte. The event gives underclassmen across the Treasure State a chance to showcase their skills in front of college scouts. “Recruiting coming out of Montana is a very uphill battle.

1 week ago | nbcmontana.com | Josh Margolis

In their first season of high school baseball, and with no seniors on the roster, the Billings Central Rams have won a state baseball title. The Rams took down the Belgrade Panthers, 4-3, in an instant classic on Saturday night in Hamilton. “We believed all the way. We were not favored to win this tournament, but we got it done. We believed in ourselves and that’s all that mattered,” said Howie Martin, who pitched the final three innings of the game and had a hit and a run on offense.

2 weeks ago | nbcmontana.com | Josh Margolis

HAMILTON, Mont. — The Billings Central Rams and Belgrade Panthers booked their place in Saturday’s All-Class State Baseball Tournament championship game after winning their semifinal contests on Friday in Hamilton. The first semifinal was an instant classic, with a pitchers’ duel ending with a 2-run walk-off homerun in the eighth inning from Billings Central sophomore Oliver Prill, giving the Rams the 4-2 win.

2 weeks ago | nbcmontana.com | Josh Margolis

BUTTE, Mont. — Hundreds of elementary school kids were rewarded for work cleaning up the community with a festival at a local park, where they learned about the local stormwater system. The inaugural Stormwater Fest, sponsored by numerous local organizations, including Ripple, Water & Environmental Technologies and Butte-Silver Bow Parks and Recreation, took place Thursday at Father Sheehan Park.