Foley, Smith run to titles at Mariah’s Half Marathon

Via Butte Sports Butte runners Don Foley and Rebecca Smith won overall titles in the half marathon at the Mariah’s Challenge Half Marathon and 5K Sunday in Butte. Foley, 45, finished the 13.1-mile course 1 hour, 29 minutes, 18 seconds. Clark Christensen placed second, just four seconds back. Jeff Braun

Mariah’s Challenge Half Marathon and 5K

MT Standard Some of the runners in the Mariah’s Challenge half marathon and 5K, held Sunday in Butte, are pictured here. The event raised about $5,000, said one of the organizers, Jenna McCarthy. Proceeds go to the Mariah Daye McCarthy Scholarship Fund. Results show 122 people ran in the 5K,

2016 Half Marathon & 5K Race Results

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ButteSports.com: Shootout donates $3,200 to Mariah’s Challenge

ButteSports.com The 9th Annual Butte Depot Crossroads Shootout basketball tournament donated $3,200 to Mariah’s Challenge, tournament director Mike Bauer announced today. In nine years, the full-court, four-on-four tournament has fielded 488 teams and donated $32,200 to Mariah’s Challenge, a movement that encourages high school students to avoid underage drinking and

KXLF: Governor congratulates Mariah’s Challenge recipients

By John Emeigh – MTN News BUTTE –Montana Governor Steve Bullock personally congratulated the 2016 Mariah’s Challenge Scholarship recipients in Butte on Tuesday evening. The governor was the Keynote Speaker at the event at Montana Tech that honors 28 high school seniors from the Butte area who successfully completed the

MT Standard: 28 students receive $1,000 each for fulfilling Mariah’s Challenge

  By Renata Birkenbuel, May 11, 2016 Twenty-eight area students each received a $1,000 scholarship Tuesday night for accepting and fulfilling the Mariah’s Challenge promise — that they would not be involved with alcohol. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock was featured speaker at the ceremony at Montana Tech, said Jon Wick,

Fall 2015 Mariah’s Messenger Newsletter

Published twice annually, this edition of Mariah’s Messenger includes articles and information on the 2015 Scholarship Class, a Q&A from Paul Babb of NorthWestern Energy, and so much more.   Look for articles submitted by teachers in North Carolina and New York who are spreading Mariah’s Challenge in their classrooms and

Mariah’s Challenge: 8 years after tragedy, great work must continue

By: Montana Standard Eight years ago last week, 14-year-old Mariah McCarthy was killed by an underage driver who had been drinking. As all of Butte knows, out of this unspeakable tragedy came Mariah’s Challenge – an organization, a movement, a national model, a lifeline for deserving students, and perhaps most

Choquette, Minnehan win Mariah’s Challenge Half Marathon

ButteSports.com by Bill Foley Butte runner Matt Choquette and Anaconda’s Lisa Minnehan claimed overall titles at the Mariah’s Challenge Half Marathon Sunday in Butte. Choquette topped the men’s field in the 13.1-mile race, finishing in 1 hour, 28 minutes, 8 seconds. Don Foley placed second at 1:29:36, while Ted Connors