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Montana stays undefeated after Eastern Washington QB fumbles spike attempt
It definitely wasn’t on the Joe Pisarcik level, but the result was the same nonetheless.
While trying to stop the clock with only seconds remaining, Eastern Washington quarterback Jake Schakel fumbled the ball on a spike attempt with his team at the Montana 5-yard line. A scrum ensued, with players from both teams trying to pounce on the ball. EWU’s Marcus Lloyd ultimately wound up with it at the 10, but the clock had run out.
The Grizzlies’ 29-24 win improved their record to 10-0 overall and 6-0 in the Big Sky. Montana came into the game ranked No. 3 in the committee rankings and No. 2 in the FCS coaches poll. Eastern Washington dropped to 4-6 overall and 3-3 in the Big Sky.
THE SPIKE IS FUMBLED 🤯@MontanaGrizFB holds on pic.twitter.com/n9qm9bjxap
— Big Sky Conference (@BigSkyConf) November 8, 2025
Schakel, a redshirt freshman making his first start, was trending toward being the hero. Moments earlier, Schakel threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Cole Pruett with 1:01 to play. Eastern Washington then recovered the onside kick.
Four Schakel pass completions and a 15-yard penalty pushed Eastern Washington to the Montana 5. But the clock was ticking and the Eagles had no timeouts left. On third-and-1 with seven seconds left, Schakel took the snap and tried to spike the ball, which would have stopped the clock and given his team one final play to go for the win. But he didn’t get a good grasp of the ball, and it slipped out of his hands and onto the ground. Game over.
Despite the game-ending gaffe, Schakel had a strong day, completing 43 of 63 passes for 451 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
“I’m proud of the team, in all three phases,” Schakel told the Spokesman-Review. “No moral victories. We were 15 feet away.”
“We just couldn’t collect ourselves enough to be able to execute in that moment, and that’s unfortunate,” Eastern Washington head coach Aaron Best said. “We’re not going to reflect on that one play and wonder ‘what if,’ because there are 59 minutes and 56 seconds we played outstanding football.”
“I know everybody on defense is really proud of Jake and the way he played,” Eagles linebacker Read Sunn said. “You can’t hang your hat on one play. There is never a football game that comes down to one play.”
Montana quarterback Keali’i Ah Yat threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns.
Montana
Half a million absentee ballots sent to Montana voters for primary election • Daily Montanan
Ballots for Montana’s June 2 primary began to hit voters’ mailboxes this weekend.
According to the Secretary of State’s website, 509,399 absentee ballots were mailed to voters. As of Monday morning, 358 voters had already returned their ballots.
“Montana’s 2026 Primary Election is well underway, and the Montana Election Team is honored to serve our voters,” Secretary of state Christi Jacobsen said in a press release. “As a reminder, Montanans can view their sample ballot, track their absentee ballot, confirm their voter registration information, and much more at VoteMT.gov.”
Voted ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, June 2nd.
The Montana Election Team reminds absentee voters to sign, date, and add their birth year when returning their absentee ballot. County election officials provide instructions in the ballot packet, and more information is also available online at https://votemt.gov/absentee-ballot/.
The Montana Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at May 10, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Big Sky Bonus numbers from May 10 drawing
06-22-28-31, Bonus: 08
Check Big Sky Bonus payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from May 10 drawing
01-03-20-35-46, Bonus: 05
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
When are the Montana Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky For Life: 8:38 p.m. MT daily.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Big Sky Bonus: 7:30 p.m. MT daily.
- Powerball Double Play: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Montana Cash: 8 p.m. MT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
Missed a draw? Peek at the past week’s winning numbers.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Great Falls Tribune editor. You can send feedback using this form.
The Socorro Independent School District honored and celebrated its top two educators at the 2026 Teacher of the Year Gala on Friday, May 8 at the El Paso Convention Center.
Cristina Garcia, a fifth-grade teacher at Mission Ridge Elementary School, was recognized as the 2026 SISD Elementary Teacher of the Year. Javier Esparza, an audio and video broadcast teacher at Socorro High School, was named the 2026 SISD Secondary Teacher of the Year.
https://www.ktsm.com/news/socorro-isd-honors-top-2-teachers-at-gala-celebration/
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