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Road warriors return: Copperheads crush Loyola in Missoula, 38-6
Copperhead Road isn’t just a song, it’s a way of life for the gridiron gang known as Copperhead Football. Last year the ‘Heads went undefeated on the road in the regular season, and this year’s iteration of the Road Warriors is back after handing Loyola a 32-point loss in Missoula on Friday, their 38-6 shellacking serving as an encore to their first-ever win over the Rams at last year’s Homecoming game. And this time those Road Warriors took to the air, with quarterback Ryder Anderson achieving a feat not seen by the ‘Heads since Dylan Smith in 2018 and Braxton…
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Novak makes it two firsts in a row with win at Fairmont
Copperhead Cross Country came out in full force on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at the familiar grounds of Fairmont Hot Springs Resort's golf course for the Butte Central Invitational, with Anaconda sending 15 runners to the meet – nine boys and six girls – with three of them placing at the invite and one, Gage Novak, making it two firsts in a row as he stormed past the competition to win the boys' 5000m by almost 40 seconds. Coming off of his victory at the Seamus Camp Cross Country Invite at Park High School in Livingston on Aug. 28 – that…
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Here are your Fall 2026 Copperhead sports and activities schedules
Better late than never, here they are folks, the schedules for Anaconda Junior/Senior High School's sports and activities for the Fall 2026 season. Concerts, clubs and other activities, AHS Cross Country, AJHS Cross Country, AHS Football, AHS Volleyball, AJHS Football and AJHS Volleyball, it's all here. The first major event will be Homecoming, with volleyball on Thursday, Sept. 17, the pep assembly and parade on Friday afternoon, Sept. 18 and football that evening. See the schedules below for more information, and we'll have more about Homecoming next week.
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Copperhead Football hangs tough in first half before falling to Fairfield in home opener
Football is back, and that goes for the Copperheads, who are looking to reload under third-year head coach Dan Lacey after a stellar 2025 campaign that saw the ‘Heads return to the postseason for the first time in a decade. The schedulers must’ve taken notice, as Anaconda’s 2026 season is front-loaded: first with perennial contender Manhattan for the opener (a 36-6 loss on Aug. 28 in Manhattan); followed up by their playoff opponent from a decade prior, Fairfield, for their home opener (a 48-12 loss on Sept. 4); and now it’s on to Loyola-Sacred Heart in Missoula on Friday, Sept.…
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Off to a fast start with team, individual wins at Livingston, Copperhead Cross Country’s next meet will be close to home
The Fall 2026 sports season is underway and Anaconda’s cross-country teams are already off to a fast start, with sophomore Gage Novak leading the Copperhead boys to a first-place finish at the Seamus Camp Cross Country Invite at Park High School in Livingston on Aug. 28. They’ll look to continue to their pace-setting ways at their closest meet to home of the season, the Butte Central Invitational, which will be held at Fairmont on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
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