The ButteCast with Bill Foley

Three months after suffering a sever injury in a fire in Butte, Capt. Brant Bristol is doing well and looking forward to being back on the job. Listen in as Capt. Bristol talks about being injured, the long road to recovery and much more. Today's podcast is brought to you by  Casagranda's Steakhouse . Eat where the locals eat. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native,...

The best scene in "A River Runs Through It" does not involve fly fishing. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  Park Street Liquors . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  timmontana.com . For more from Bill Foley, go to  ButteCast.com .

Ray Jay Johnson and Steve Schulte have been best friends since they were kids. They were also standouts playing for the Butte Central Maroons. Schulte is still BC's all-time leading rusher, and he is the only player to return the opening kickoff for a touchdown in the Butte High-Butte Central rivalry. Both were part of the 1978 Butte Central Class A State championship basketball team. While Sc...

As we approach the eighth anniversary of the unspeakable tragedy that claimed the lives of Kyle Burgman and Casey Boyle, we mourn the loss of 17-year-old Delaney Doherty. Today's bonus podcast is brought to. you by  Leskovar Honda , home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warrantee. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  timmontana.com . For more from Bill Foley, go to...

Dale Burgman is a sportswriters' dream. He is one of the best interviews off all time, and he has pretty much coached everything. After a long tenure at Butte High School, Dale retired and moved to North Dakota to coach and teach. He has one more school year before he returns to the Mining City for good. In 2015, Burgman coached even after his son Kyle and his friend and roommate Casey Boyle w...

Pat Ryan has never had a bad day. He has also never had a boring day. PR and his son Will recently racked up about 1,700 miles on their bikes as they rode to Iowa for a race across Iowa. Listen in as PR talks about that month-long journey. Listen as he talks about his days playing football and wrestling at Butte High. Listen as he talks about the many jobs he has had along the way. Today's pod...

A column on 406mtsports.com suggests that sports coverage is so good that the writers are routinely told "thank you" at events, stores and bars. We know better. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  Park Street Liquors . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  timmontana.com . For more from Bill Foley, go to  ButteCast....

Before he became a well-known sports official in Montana and well beyond, Glen Welch was an outstanding athlete at Butte High School and the University of Montana. The speedy All-State receiver helped lead the Bulldogs to back-to-back State titles in 1967 and 1968. He was then part of a back-to-back conference championship team with the Grizzlies. Even though he hasn't lived in the Mining City...

Jeanette Kappes is carrying on a "segrevious" legacy as the third-generation owner of Butte's Crazee Carol's Casino and Mill Bar. Today's podcast is brought to. you by  Leskovar Honda , home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warrantee. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  timmontana.com . For more from Bill Foley, go to  ButteCast.com .

I wrote about my best pals Bandit and Boogie. They are my dogs. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  Park Street Liquors . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  timmontana.com . For more from Bill Foley, go to  ButteCast.com .

He placed ninth in the 2019 Tour Divide, a grueling 2,745-mile race from Banff, Alberta to the U.S.-Mexico border. In 2021, he rode the Butte 100 course twice, making him the only ever competitor in the "Butte 200." Yet, John "Bear" Stillwagon is not crazy. He just never does anything halfway. Today's podcast is brought to. you by  ⁠Thriftway Super Stops⁠ . Join the Thriftw...

If you could give your 15-year-old self some advice, what would it be? I would tell myself to never quit playing high school football. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  Park Street Liquors . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  timmontana.com . For more from Bill Foley, go to  ButteCast.com .

Kyle Samson is the head coach of the Montana Tech football team. Before that, he was a star quarterback at Helena Capital and MSU-Northern. At his core, though, Samson is a Butte guy. He has deep family roots in the Mining City. Today's podcast is brought to you by  Casagranda's Steakhouse . Eat where the locals eat. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  tim...

Chad Okrusch is a Butte treasure. Actually, he's a Montana treasure. His songs Opportunity Blues, Big Hole River, The Angel Mariah and St. Patrick’s Day At the M&M perfectly capture the soul of the Mining City and its surroundings. Chad is also a professor at Montana Tech, a former OK handball player and a Tim Meadows impersonator. Today's podcast is presented by  Lone Peak Physical Th...

The senseless death of a 23-year-old Butte man on July 3 tells us that we must do better as a society. Today's podcast is brought to. you by  Leskovar Honda , home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warrantee. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  timmontana.com . For more from Bill Foley, go to  ButteCast.com .

In January of 2014, Skip Koprivic retired after 34 years working as the club pro at the Missoula Country Club. He was in town Saturday as the Jack W. Crowley Jr. Clubhouse was officially dedicated at the Highland View Golf Course. After the dedication, I was able to catch up with Skip, who is a golfing legend in Butte, Missoula and beyond. Today's podcast is brought to. you by  ⁠Thriftway Supe...

Today we catch up with seven of the eight Butte Miners seniors or super seniors.' Listen in as we catch up with Ethan “Easy” Conningham, Kenley Leary, Kevin “Donnie” Donaldson, Tyler Duffy, Rye Doherty, Anthony Knott and Zach Tierney. Today's podcast is brought to you by  Casagranda's Steakhouse . Eat where the locals eat. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native,...

Former Butte High quarterback and Montana Tech receiver Cal McQueary is still living his football life as a member of the Indoor Football League champion Idaho Horsemen. Today's podcast is presented by  Lone Peak Physical Therap y. Call today and start feeling better as early as tomorrow. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  timmontana.com . For more from Bill...

I have a million stories to tell about legendary Highland View Golf Course club pro Jack Crowley, this is one of them. The Jack Crowley Clubhouse at the "Muni" will officially be dedicated at noon on Saturday, July 8. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  Park Street Liquors . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  tim...

Mike McGree isn't the best athlete of the McGree family. But he is probably the funniest. Listen in as Mike talks about his father Tucker and his good pal Harp Cote. Listen as he talks about being a bench warmer on BC’s 1969 state championship football team and his not-so-productive six years as a college student. Listen as Mike talks about his job as a first responder and recently receiving t...

As the director of athletics at Montana Tech, Matt Stepan will not take the credit for the Orediggers winning the Frontier Conference Bandy Memorial All-Sports Trophy. But we know better. And we know that right now, the Orediggers are the envy of the toughest sports conference in the NAIA. Before he was the AD, Stepan was a Maroon and an Oredigger. He is also as invested in his community as any ma...

If they put in an artificial turf on Miners Field at 3 Legends Stadium, the girls should get one, too, at Stodden Park. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  Park Street Liquors . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  timmontana.com . For more from Bill Foley, go to  ButteCast.com .

Tedd Stanisich is a legend in Butte and Dillon. A former Longfellow Bomber and Butte High Bulldog, Stanisich spent decades as a coach and history teacher in Dillon. He is also one of the best story tellers you will ever hear. Listen in to hear some of those classic Stanny stories. Today's podcast is brought to. you by  ⁠Thriftway Super Stops⁠ . Join the Thriftway Loyalty Club today and save bi...

The lovely-and-talented Pam Green is wife of legendary Montana Tech football coach Bob Green. But she is so much more than that. Did you know that Pam has more Butte Sports Hall of Fame plaques than her famous husband? During her many years as an athletic trainer at Butte High School, Pam was part of Class AA State championships in football, wrestling and softball. Pam is also has a great sense of...

The Montana East-West Shrine Game is our yearly reminder that we have great people on both sides of the ball. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  Park Street Liquors . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  timmontana.com . For more from Bill Foley, go to  ButteCast.com .