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The Dowson family has hired a production company to tell the story of the former High star and the next generation.
Derek Dowson was born on Aug. 8, 1988 in Glendive and spent his early years in Glasgow before the family moved to Great Falls ...
The No. 40 jersey is the highest honor that a player can receive being part of the Great Falls High football program.
Kralj, who was again among the state leaders in tackles for the second year in a row, was a perfect choice to wear the number given each year in honor of Derek Dowson, Tchida said. “There’s so ...
He was then chosen as Great Falls High’s honorary No. 40 in memory of Derek Dowson for 2023, expected to elevate his game even further.
Volunteers at the farm north of Great Falls included friends of Derek Dowson, killed Wednesday when a power line touched a farm auger he was pushing with three relatives. Mourners planned to ...
Since the 2016 season, No. 40 has been worn by a Great Falls High captain in honor of Derek Dowson, a star Bison athlete who died in 2005 in a farming accident just before his junior year.
Derek Dowson, 16, was electrocuted and pronounced dead at Benefis East. He was a junior at Great Falls High School.
Tatarka said the team dedicated its season to classmate Derek Dowson, who died in a farming accident last summer. "We were playing for him all year," Tatarka said.
In a long interview with former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, reporter Andrew Callaghan alleges that George Clooney ...