"rosemary high school" Holy Rosarymaybe somebody remembers this better than i do - there used to be a catholic high school in bozeman that played class c football (i think) in the 60's/70's. i think it was called rosemary high school or something like that, and i remember them playing a championship game in the fieldhouse in the 70's, when the weather was abysmal. if i remember correctly (hah), the field they used was 80 yards long, and possibly dirt. can anybody fill in the blanks for me? gracias
thanks!"rosemary high school" Holy Rosary
Old Catholic High Schools in Montana. Lewistown St Leo's Trojans (closed early 80's), Miles City Sacred Heart Shamrocks (closed 1986)., Holy Rosary in Bozeman and there was also Anaconda and Helena Central's at one time. Might have been more.
Great Falls Central.
Reopened a few years ago but this year renamed themselves St. Patricks Academy.
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I wonder if Terry Corcoran is related to Voice of the Griz, Riley- who I believe is a Billings Central grad.
Helena Central closed in 1969 and the former Catholic structure/facility became Helena Capital in 1973. It retained much of the culture and student population of the former Helena Central. From its inception it was a pipeline to Carroll College. This may be less true today than it was in the late 70's and 80's. Bobby Petrino for instance, would likely have attended Helena Central had it stayed open. He attended and graduated at Capital and went directly to Carroll, where his father Bob Sr coached from 1971-1998.
Havre had a catholic school. So did Glendive
I have Great memories of playing for Coach Connors. Sacred Heart was a dominant force in football and basketball in the 60’s and 70’s. Winning State Championships in Basketball1965 and Football in1980.Miles City Sacred Heart. He was friends with Bobby Hauck’s dad.
“In 1960, Connors began a 15-year stint at Miles City Sacred Heart where his football teams were 113-15 and his basketball teams were 264-101 and both won numerous conference, district, divisional and state titles. He won Coach of the Year honors in both sports.
From 1974-1993, Connors was athletic director and head men’s basketball coach at Miles City Community College. He was named the Mon-Dak Coach of the Year twice. Connors was inducted into the Montana Coaches Hall of Fame in 1984.
Connors followed his brother Bill into the Bulldog Hall of Fame. His son-in-law Rik Rewerts was inducted in 1992 and his grandson Nik Rewerts followed in 2022.”
Dan Connors (1993) - Bulldog Athletic Hall of Fame - Montana Western, University of
Dan Connors, Class: 1953 Induction: 1993 Sport(s): Men's Basketball - Dan Connors, a native of Butte, Mont., is a 1953 graduate of Western Montana College (WMC)
I believe Bozeman Holy Rosary was a Class C football program. Class C football was an 8 man sport and played on an 80 yard football field.
Needn't be past tense. Both 8-man and 6-man classifications still exist today.
