Sports – Page 2 – The Nugget

March Madness: In Case You Missed It

April 6, 2018

Filed under Sports

The NCAA Tournament has come and gone, ending with a lopsided final game between an insanely good Villanova team and a Michigan team that looked like it belonged on the lower half of the seedings in the first round. The true Ma...

March Madness!

Connor Casne-Jones, Head Writer

March 15, 2018

Filed under Sports

The largest basketball tournament in the world begins Thursday. March Madness includes 68 teams. In comparison FIBA, the world basketball league, only has 32 teams in its big tournament. The first seeds are Villanova, Virginia,...

The Case for Shutting Up and Dribbling

John Orzechowski, Head Writer

March 9, 2018

Filed under Opinions, Sports

A little less than two months ago, Lebron James and Kevin Durant got into a Cadillac Escalade with Sportscenter host Cari Champion at the wheel. It’s part of her Uninterrupted series, “Rolling with the Champion” in which she ...

Arnston Advances

February 23, 2018

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games Preview

Marcus Roberts, Head Writer

February 7, 2018

Filed under Sports

Beginning on Friday, February 9, and ending on Sunday, February 25, the 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. There are new events, new faces, and new opportunities this year. In June, 2015, the International...

Dynasties in Sports

John Orzechowski, Head Writer

February 5, 2018

Filed under Sports

Even though the Eagles pulled out a win during Super Bowl 52, Tom Brady was extremely close to receiving his 6th Super Bowl win in eight attempts. The Warriors are a dysfunctional Cavaliers team away from their third title in ...

A Crosstown Basketball Battle in the Jungle

February 4, 2018

Skijoring: Your New Favorite Winter Sport

Becky Demontigny, Head Writer

January 12, 2018

Filed under Sports

Though the sport of skijoring is becoming more and more popular, many people are not aware of it at all. Skijoring is a winter sport in which a person on skis is pulled behind a horse, dog, or motorized vehicle. The creative term come...

Helena High Football Is Back

November 29, 2017

A Cat – Bear Brawl

Becky deMontigny, Head Writer

November 29, 2017

Filed under Sports

On a soggy field on the 10th of November, an intense matchup took place. It’s the Semi-Final football game, your Helena Bengals versus crosstown rival the Bruins. Making it this far in the season is an honor for the Bengals, al...

Helena High Wins Second Crosstown

November 16, 2017

Rodgers Goes Down, Hundley Comes In

Kaiti Huntley, Writer

November 9, 2017

Filed under Sports

The Vikings' own U.S. Bank Stadium was full to the brim with 66,655 people who traveled from all around the country to watch the ultimate football showdown on October 15th, 2017. The Packers were away from home, fighting the Vi...