Montana
UND scores 20 unanswered points to stun No. 4 Montana 27-24
GRAND FORKS — The UND football program broke out its legends Saturday night in the 2024 home opener against No. 4 Montana.
Minnesota Vikings veteran Jim Kleinsasser flipped the coin toss. Canadian Football League Hall of Famer Weston Dressler was recognized at a first-half timeout.
In the second half against the Griz, UND’s current roster turned in a performance befitting of the decorated guests.
UND rattled off 20 unanswered second-half points and C.J. Elrichs’ 40-yard field goal with 2 minutes, 16 seconds left gave the No. 23 Fighting Hawks a 27-24 win over No. 4 Montana.
UND won a national-best 38th consecutive home opener.
“Great win for our guys and our program,” UND coach Bubba Schweigert said. “I was really proud of our guys. We did not play well in the first half. We came out and responded. Our offensive line took control of the game.”
UND trailed 24-7 at halftime and Simon Romfo, making his first Grand Forks start, was just 5-for-14 for 54 yards and an interception.
The Griz, meanwhile, had 286 yards of offense at halftime and freshman quarterback Keali’i Ah Yat had 151 passing yards on 17-for-22 passing.
“We just kept it together as a team,” said UND nose guard Craig Orlando, who had two quarterback sacks. “First half, we came out slow. Second half, we knew we had to achieve greatness.”
Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
The UND comeback started quick in the second half.
The Hawks opened with a scoring drive, jump-started by a Simon Romfo 17-yard run and a defensive pass interference in the end zone. Gaven Ziebarth capped the drive with a 2-yard run to trim the lead to 24-14.
After a quick three-and-out thanks to a third down breakup from corner Devin Hembry, UND scored a second time in the quarter on just five plays. On the scoring play, Romfo fumbled the snap, picked it up in the backfield and buried ahead for a 19-yard touchdown run in which he carried a defender the final few yards into the end zone. Romfo’s touchdown run cut the Griz lead to 24-21.
The Griz countered with another three-and-out thanks to a Josh Navratil sack on third down.
UND again went on a long drive, a staple through two weeks of the season. On the 17th play of the drive, Schweigert elected to kick a short field goal on fourth-and-goal from the 2 to tie the game at 24.
Once again, UND’s defense turned in a three-and-out. This time, UND linebacker Dylan Boecker broke through the line of scrimmage on third down to force an incompletion.
UND then chewed up more than seven minutes of clock as an inexperienced offensive line once again went to work.
On fourth-and-3 from the 24, Elrichs, who missed a kick last week at Iowa State, nailed the 40-yarder to take the lead.
“I knew there was a really good chance to go to a field goal,” Elrichs said. “Great snap by David. Great hold by Simon. The line was blocking great. It was a really cool moment.”
The Griz, however, had plenty of time to respond. Montana started its drive at its own 29.
On fourth-and-1 from the Griz 39, Ah Yat broke through the line for a 31-yard scamper to put pressure on the UND defense.
After an incompletion on first down, UND linebacker Wyatt Pedigo sacked Ah Yat. On third down, UND busted up a screen pass.
On fourth-and17, Montana attempted a 54-yard field goal with 39 seconds left and missed.
“Great job by (Schweigert) and what a great win for their program,” Montana coach Bobby Hauck said. “Obviously, not very good job by us. Can’t do what we did in the second half and hope to hold on to a big lead or win whatsoever. That starts with me. I have to do a better job figuring out how to get a first down.”
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Montana
Public Meeting at Hub on Smith Concerning Montana Water Call Prompting Priority Administration in Tongue Basin
Wyoming State Engineer Brandon Gebhart announced that on May 5, 2026, the State of Montana placed a call under Article V(A) of the Yellowstone River Compact to fill Tongue River Reservoir in Montana. As a result, priority administration is in effect on post-1950 water rights in Wyoming that divert water from the Tongue River and its tributaries and are not excluded from the compact.
A public meeting will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 18, in the dining room of The Hub on Smith. Attendees are asked to enter on the north side of the building.
The Tongue River Basin has been experiencing drought conditions over the past year with historically low winter snowpack and streamflow conditions. According to the release, those conditions led to Montana’s interstate call and prompted the administration of the Tongue River Basin in Wyoming.
The priority administration will affect post-1950 water rights within the Tongue River Basin, including reservoir storage, stream diversions and groundwater withdrawals, all of which affect river flows. Post-1950 water rights will be regulated off or prevented from turning on. Wyoming hydrographer-commissioners will continue to administer reservoir storage and post-1950 diversions throughout the spring and work with affected water users until the administration is lifted.
As provided in the compact, domestic uses less than one-half acre in area and livestock uses, including stock reservoirs less than 20 acre-feet in capacity, are excluded from this administration. The release noted these excluded rights could be subject to future regulation to satisfy priority calls by senior Wyoming water rights.
Beginning May 5, 2026, Wyoming hydrographer-commissioners have worked to record the current storage levels of reservoirs with post-1950 water rights. Going forward, those reservoirs can continue to accrue storage so long as post-1950 storage gained after the interstate call on May 5 remains in storage until either the water is released to satisfy the Montana call or Montana lifts the call because Tongue River Reservoir will fill.
Reservoirs with unfulfilled pre-1950 water rights can continue to store water and that storage will not be subject to release to satisfy Montana’s call. However, that storage and other direct flow rights could be subject to regulation to satisfy priority calls by senior Wyoming water rights.
The priority administration will be carried out pursuant to state law by hydrographer-commissioners assigned to various portions of the Tongue River Basin, working under the direction of Division II Superintendent David Schroeder.
The Wyoming State Engineer’s Office can be contacted at:
Jack Morey, deputy state engineer, 307-777-5032, jack.morey2@wyo.gov
David Schroeder, Division II superintendent, 307-674-7012, d.schroeder@wyo.gov
Jeff Cowley, interstate streams administrator, 307-777-1942, jeff.cowley@wyo.gov
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