HARDIN — It’s a new era on the football field in Hardin and Lodge Grass.

The two schools, both located in Big Horn County and separated by roughly 35 miles of Interstate 90, have combined this year to form a co-op in football and will play in the Eastern A Conference as the Hardin-Lodge Grass Bulldogs.

Excitement was high on Thursday afternoon as the team worked out on the practice field next to Imer Field at Hardin High School. Lodge Grass players bussed to Hardin, where they met their teammates for practice in anticipation of the squad’s first game when they host Stevensville on Aug. 29 at 5 p.m. in Hardin.

“We’ve got a lot more brotherhood now,” said Aidan Galaz, a senior at Hardin who plays offensive tackle and defensive end. “We’ve got more family. We all know each other.”

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