Montana Tech Orediggers

There’s a buzz in the air as the Orediggers gear up for a game that could change the course of school history — undefeated season, anyone?

With the Orediggers and Bulldogs in action, expect electrifying plays and nail-biting moments that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

As the Oredigger teams gear up, there's a buzz in the air. Can the volleyball squad maintain their streak against a top contender?

As autumn rolls in, the air is electric with anticipation for a showdown on the gridiron between two local favorites.

Excitement is brewing for Montana Tech volleyball as they gear up for another thrilling season, fresh off a strong finish last year.

The Montana Tech Orediggers have been reaching heights not seen before in practically every aspect of their athletic programs. From basketball, football and volleyball to their recently added track and field and cross country programs, the Orediggers continue to win as individual teams and to collectively grow as a program well. These types of achievements are not done without solid leadership at the very top and again this year, Montana Tech's Matt Stepan has been named the Frontier Conference Athletic Director of the Year.

Montana Tech's intercollegiate athletics programs captured the Frontier Conference's George Bandy Memorial Conference All-Sports Award for the third-consecutive academic year, the league office announced Tuesday.

Monday night, the University of Houston Cougars, under the tutelage of Coach Kelvin Sampson, will meet the University of Florida Gators for the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship. As you have probably heard several times by now, Coach Sampson is also the former head coach of the Montana Tech Orediggers, a school he led to then-unseen success and a school where he left a lasting legacy. Coach Kelvin is a member of the Digger Athletics Hall of Fame. Sampson is a mentor to current Oredigger Head Coach Adam Hiatt. Hiatt's present-day Orediggers proudly play on Kelvin Sampson Court. But even as Sampson has moved on, you can tell there is a lot of Butte left in him.

The 2024-25 season was a coming-of-age season for Hayden Diekhans of the Montana Tech Orediggers. Diekhans, by the start of last season, had gained a reputation as a relentless defender with a nice jump shot and unusual speed, but still more or less a role player for the then 3-time defending Frontier Conference regular season and tournament champions. By the end of the season, the Orediggers were the 4-time defending Frontier Conference regular season and tournament champions, a first for any team in Frontier history, and Diekhans had emerged as a superstar, although one with a very blue-collar manner of business and was named the Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Year as well as the league's Player of the Year awards. On Monday, he was named to the NAIA's All America Second Team.

A quartet of Montana Tech women's basketball players laid claim to Academic All-District honors from College Sports Communicators, the organization announced Tuesday morning.