Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Across the prairie, in northeast Montana, sports teams have historically shaped community identity. In this presentation, retired University of Wisconsin Eau Claire education professor Jerry Worley shares the riveting story of the 1975 Antelope Pronghorn boys' basketball team's face-off with their nearby rivals, the Westby Rangers, in the State Class C championship game in Helena— 500 miles from their prairie communities. He also examines Antelope High School's last days before a fire destroyed it in 1978 and cast a sudden shadow on the town's spirit.
Across the prairie, in northeast Montana, sports teams have historically shaped community identity. In this presentation, retired University of Wisconsin Eau Claire education professor Jerry Worley shares the riveting story of the 1975 Antelope Pronghorn boys' basketball team's face-off with their nearby rivals, the Westby Rangers, in the State Class C championship game in Helena— 500 miles from their prairie communities. He also examines Antelope High School's last days before a fire destroyed it in 1978 and cast a sudden shadow on the town's spirit.
