Nuanez Now March 16, 2026 - Hour 1 - Sam Begley, Lincoln Rodgers

In the first hour of Nuanez Now , Colter Nuanez breaks down all eight state championship games from across the Montana high school basketball tournaments. The slate was highlighted by a dramatic Class AA title game as Sentinel High School captured its first state championship in 40 years, defeating Billings West High School 47–46 in overtime. Lincoln Rodgers delivered the defining moment, hitting a three-pointer in the final seconds of overtime to lift the Spartans to the historic win. Colter also brings you interviews with Sentinel head coach Sam Begley and Rodgers himself as they reflect on the championship moment, what it took to win the title, and the journey that led to the program’s first state championship in four decades.