Washington
Montana Grizzlies surge past Eastern Washington to win share of Big Sky Conference title
MISSOULA — For the fourth time in coach Travis DeCuire’s tenure, the Montana men’s basketball team is the Big Sky Conference regular-season champion.
The Grizzlies overcame a slow start Monday to rally for an 83-72 win over Eastern Washington at Dahlberg Arena and clinch a share of the Big Sky title. Montana and Northern Colorado finished the regular season tied atop the league standings.
Money Williams continued his recent hot streak for the Griz, scoring a game-high 23 points on 7-of-14 shooting. He was one of five players to score in double figures for UM, which also got 19 points, on 6-of-6 shooting, from Te’Jon Sawyer, 13 from Brandon Whitney, 12 from Malik Moore and 11 from Joe Pridgen.
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Pridgen added 11 rebounds to finish with a double-double, while Whitney added three assists to his stat line, bringing his career total to a program-record 436. DeCuire was the previous record-holder with 435 assists during his Griz playing career from 1991-94.
Whitney’s record-breaking assist came on a pass to Moore, who sank a wing 3-pointer to break a 70-70 tie with 2:42 to play and spark a 13-2 run to close out the game. Following Moore’s 3, Pridgen sank two free throws to push the Griz lead to 75-70.
Eastern Washington got a tough layup from Mason Williams moments later but wouldn’t score the rest of the way, as Montana iced the game at the free throw line. The Grizzlies made 23 of 33 free throws in the game, including a stretch of six consecutive made shots during the closing run.
Photos: Montana Grizzlies win share of Big Sky Conference regular-season championship
The Eagles were only 8 of 11 at the free throw line.
Eastern Washington began the game about as well as it could have, building a 19-5 lead after a Mason Williams 3 less than seven minutes into the game. But Montana responded with a 10-0 run keyed by a Whitney jumper, five points from Money Williams and a 3-pointer from Kai Johnson.
The Eagles’ lead stayed between four and eight points the rest of the first half as they shot a blistering 65.4% over the first 20 minutes. Mason Williams and Andrew Cook, a former standout at NAIA Carroll College, combined for 24 first-half points on 11-of-12 shooting.
EWU maintained its advantage for the first seven minutes of the second half before Money Williams finally gave the Griz their first lead at 53-51 with 12:01 to play. From there, the teams remained close until Montana’s late run to steal the win.
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Mason Williams led Eastern Washington (10-21, 6-12 Big Sky) with 20 points, and Cook contributed 19.
Next up for the Griz (22-9, 15-3) is the Big Sky Conference tournament, which starts Saturday in Boise, Idaho. No. 2-seeded Montana will play a quarterfinal game against either Northern Arizona or Eastern Washington at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Northern Arizona and Eastern Washington play in a first-round game on Saturday.
4 things to know about the weather:
- Nice Mother’s Day morning
- Shower chance late Sunday
- Morning showers on Monday
- Temperature drop to start the new workweek
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms! Mother Nature will give us nice conditions for most of the day on Sunday. Expect sunshine and mild conditions for the first half of the day, then a chance of showers near dinner time.
Monday includes a chance of rain, mainly in the morning, then cooler air settles into the area. Highs go from near 80°on Sund ay to the mid 60s Monday.
Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.
QuickCast
MOTHER’S DAY:
Mostly sunny
Showers late
Wind: W 5-10 mph
HIGH: Low 80s
MONDAY:
Shower chance early
Partly cloudy afternoon
Wind: W 5-10 mph
HIGH: Mid 60s
TUESDAY:
Sunny
Wind: N 5-10 mph
HIGH: Upper 60s
SUNRISE: 6:00 a.m. SUNSET: 8:09 p.m.
AVERAGE HIGH: 75° AVERAGE LOW: 56°
Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.
An 18-year-old who was shot and wounded in Northwest D.C.’s Tenleytown neighborhood on Thursday afternoon has died, authorities say.
Brady Flowers Jr., of Southwest, was the victim, police said in an update Saturday.
Flowers was found shot in the 4500 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW, behind the CVS store. Jackson-Reed High School and American University are nearby.
Flowers was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and pronounced dead a day later, police said.
Police said 10-15 teens were seen running after the gunshots.
An investigation is underway. Anyone with potentially relevant information is asked to contact police.
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Washington
Governor Moore Continues “Delivering for Maryland” Tour in Washington County, Highlighting Transportation Infrastructure, Economic Development, and Early Childhood Education
Updated:
ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore today continued his statewide “Delivering for Maryland” tour with a series of engagements in Washington County, highlighting vital investments in local transportation infrastructure, manufacturing job growth, and early childhood education. The governor emphasized state contributions to modernize the Hagerstown Regional Airport, toured the state-of-the-art Hitachi Rail facility, and celebrated the opening of a new child care center in the South End of Hagerstown funded by the administration’s historic ENOUGH Initiative.
“From investing $1.5 million to update Hagerstown Regional Airport’s aging control tower to supporting 1,300 jobs at Hitachi Rail, the Moore-Miller administration is delivering for Hagerstown, Washington County, and Western Maryland,” said Gov. Moore. “Through our administration’s ENOUGH Initiative partnerships and investments, we’ve tripled child care capacity in the South End of Hagerstown — because no parents should be forced to pick between staying in the workforce or securing quality care for their kids.”
The governor began the day at the Hagerstown Regional Airport, touring the Air Traffic Control Tower and airport grounds. During the visit, Governor Moore highlighted the State’s $1.5 million Fiscal Year 2027 investment to complete the design for a critical replacement of the airport’s aging air traffic control facility. As a primary airport in the Maryland Aviation System Plan, the Hagerstown Regional Airport is a vital economic engine for Washington County, supporting more than 1,800 jobs and generating over $140 million in local business revenue.
Following the airport tour, Governor Moore visited the Hitachi Rail STS facility alongside Congresswoman April McClain Delaney, Senator Mike McKay, Senator Paul Corderman and state transportation leaders. The governor toured the factory floor and rode a test train to observe the manufacturing process. Opened in September 2025 with the support of a $1.6 million state conditional loan, the 307,000-square-foot, carbon-neutral facility is a $100 million capital investment by Hitachi. The factory supports 1,300 jobs — including 460 newly created jobs — and is actively manufacturing railcars for both the Maryland Transit Administration and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
“Hitachi Rail has built a cutting-edge model for advanced manufacturing here in Western Maryland which is focused on delivering clean, safe, efficient regional transportation across our state and the rest of the country,” said Congresswoman April McClain Delaney. “This facility is powered by Maryland’s second-to-none workforce and world-class innovation environment. I’m proud to work with Governor Moore and our public, private, and philanthropic partners to drive global investment that supports jobs and economic growth along our I-270 Tech Corridor.”
Governor Moore concluded the day at the Children’s Learning and Empowerment Center in the South End of Hagerstown, where he met with parents, children, and community leaders. During the visit, the Governor highlighted the administration’s ENOUGH Initiative, which provided critical support for the center’s opening. The new facility is a major win for the community, tripling local childcare capacity with 24 new slots and generating six new early childhood education jobs.
The Children’s Learning and Empowerment Center’s opening was accelerated by a $100,000 investment from San Mar Family & Community Services, the ENOUGH grantee in Hagerstown. ENOUGH grant funding was also supplemented by a $100,000 philanthropic contribution from the Bainum Family Foundation — a member of the ENOUGH Alliance — to complete necessary facility upgrades. The center’s completion underscores the strength of the ENOUGH Initiative’s public-private partnerships to deliver on community priorities and work towards ending child poverty.
Governor Moore’s visit to Washington County follows the third stop of his “Delivering for Maryland” tour in Montgomery County, where he marked a historic milestone by installing the final segment of rail for the Purple Line. This installation completes the 16.2-mile light rail corridor connecting Bethesda and New Carrollton, with passenger service expected to begin in late 2027. The governor also visited Max’s Best Ice Cream in Bethesda, a local business dedicated to creating meaningful employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through the Best Buddies Jobs program.
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