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Sept 18, 2022
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BILLINGS, Mont. - Montana Tech volleyball got back to their winning ways on Saturday at the Frontier Conference Preseason Tournament at the Fortin Center defeating Carroll College and host Rocky Mountain College in straight sets.
The Frontier Conference Preseason Tournament is hosted by Rocky Mountain College. Each match of the tournament will count as a non-conference contest for the Frontier Conference teams.
MATCH 1
Montana Tech def. Carroll College 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-20)
The Orediggers defeated the Saints behind some solid play at the net all three sets. Montana Tech hit for a .234 mark on the attack registering 50 kills on 128 swings. The Diggers limited the Saints to just a .126 efficiency while having just 34 kills compared to 18 errors.
Leading the Orediggers at the net was the trio of Taylor Henley (12), Maureen Jessop (11), and Kinnidy Wilmore (10) who each registed double-digit kills. Roslyn Zentz led the Diggers with 22 assists while Olivia Caddy had 14 digs on defense.
The Saints were led by Katherine McEuen's 10 kill effort.
MATCH 2
Montana Tech def. Rocky Moutain College 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-23)
Montana Tech wrapped up the Frontier Conference Preseason Tournament with a straight sets victory over the Battlin' Bears. Offensively the Diggers finished the match with 40 kills and hit for .191 clip at the net. The Battlin' Bears hit for just a .090 mark against Montana Tech.
The Diggers hit for an impressive .341 efficiency in the first set and were led at the net by Maureen Jessop who had a match-high 15 kills. McKenna Kaelber had 33 assists for the Digger attack while Olivia Caddy had 17 digs. Taylor Wolf had 12 kills to lead the Battlin' Bears. Montana Tech racked up 11 aces in service against Rocky.
Montana Tech (12-6) returns to action on the road against the University of Providence on September 23rd to begin their Frontier Conference schedule. The Diggers open up their home Frontier Conference schedule on September 28th when they host Carroll College.
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Big Sky Connection - As the midterm election nears, voter registration-drives are ramping up. Nonprofit organizations also are helping the communities they serve get registered. Comments from Adrian Cook, student board chair, Montana Public Interest Research Group (MontPIRG); and Danny Navarro, partner engagement director, Nonprofit Vote.
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September 16, 2022
Nonprofit organizations are ramping up efforts to get out the vote for the election in November.
The student-led Montana Public Interest Research Group, or MontPIRG, is providing voter-registration kits to nonprofits. The kits consist in part of forms and prepaid envelopes that the organization can use to help the communities they serve get registered.
Adrian Cook, student board chair with MontPIRG, said people are eager to participate in elections.
"When we're on campus, we get a lot of people who say, 'Thank you for what you're doing, appreciate your being here,'" said Cook. "It doesn't take much because a lot of the time people are eager for an opportunity to participate in our elections. They just need to know how and where."
He noted that there have been recent changes to election laws in Montana.
In 2021, for instance, the Montana Legislature ended same-day voter registration. Voters now must register by the Friday before election day.
Next Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day.
Danny Navarro is the partner engagement director with the organization Nonprofit Vote, which assists nonprofits with voter-engagement projects. He said these organizations are good vehicles for voter-registration drives.
"People across the country," said Navarro, "regardless of their politics or regardless of demographics, find nonprofits to be one of the most trusted sources in their community."
With their deep connection to communities, Navarro said the role nonprofits can play has become even more critical in the era of pervasive misinformation online.
"We need that personal touch, right?" said Navarro. "We need those faces in the community to really reinforce that the elections are secure, that they're safe, and that it's a fundamental right - that there's nothing wrong with encouraging people to go and vote and make their voices heard."
Support for this reporting was provided by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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Friday, September 16, 2022 - Rail workers reach a tentative agreement with railroad companies; Minnesota nurses return to work after three-day strike, an FBI briefing sheds light on growing threats to law enforcement, and Biden hosts an anti-hate summit.
