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  • Hays-Lodge Pole beats Box Elder for Northern C Championship

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 26, 2017

    For the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds, the glory of a Northern C Divisional championship has been a long time coming, 10 years in fact. And after a classic game Saturday night inside the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, against the defending Class C state champion Box Elder, the T-Birds, who pulled out a 65-61 victory, got to experience that glory once again. "It was just a great feeling," Tyson Shambo said. "It was a dream come true. I have another dream for two weeks, but...

  • Saturday's Prep Basketball: Havre gets second, Rocky Boy 4th at divisionals

    Updated Feb 25, 2017

    Saturday’s Scores BOYS Billings Skyview 53, Great Falls Russell 49 ADVERTISING Bozeman 54, Billings West 52 Great Falls 70, Billings Senior 53 Helena 56, Missoula Big Sky 48 Kalispell Flathead 53, Missoula Sentinel 47 Missoula Hellgate 59, Helena Capital 55 Central/Eastern A at Billings (Metra) Loser Out Billings Central 56, Lewistown (Fergus) 47, OT Hardin 79, Browning 52 Third Place Billings Central 45, Hardin 30 Western A at Hamilton Loser Out Butte Central 52, Frenchtown 36 Hamilton 51, Stevensville 41 Third Place Butte C...

  • Skylights win on senior night; Rocky darkens the Lights

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 25, 2017

    The MSU-Northern women got their big win this weekend on Friday night. But, they had some unfinished business on the final night of the Frontier Conference regular season. And, they took care of that business. Saturday, and on an emotional senior night in the Armory Gymnasium, Northern turned away Rocky Mountain College 53-49. The win gave Northern its only win against the Battlin' Bears this season, but more importantly, gave the Skylights a 12-6 finish in the Frontier. The g...

  • Friday's Prep Basketball: Havre one win away from Eastern A title

    Updated Feb 24, 2017

    Friday’s Scores BOYS Billings Skyview 75, Great Falls 67 ADVERTISING Billings West 48, Butte 45 Great Falls Russell 89, Billings Senior 64 Central/Eastern A at Billings (Metra) Loser Out Billings Central 57, Miles City 35 Hardin 65, Sidney 51 Semifinal Belgrade 58, Lewistown (Fergus) 44 Laurel 73, Browning 48 Western A at Hamilton Loser Out Frenchtown 45, Columbia Falls 44 Stevensville 43, Corvallis 37 Semifinal Dillon 49, Hamilton 28 Polson 58, Butte Central 47 Western B at Ronan Loser Out Deer Lodge 73, Troy 38 Florence 5...

  • Skylights lock up second with win over Dawgs; Western holds off Lights

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 24, 2017

    The MSU-Northern Skylights had already won two tough battles with the UM-Western Bulldogs. But to be at home for the Frontier Conference semifinals, the Skylights needed one more. And, on Friday night in the Armory Gymnasium, they got it. Thanks to a monster fourth quarter from Natalee Faupel, the No. 15 Skylights beat the No. 20 Bulldogs 57-53. The win, with a tiebreaker over Western, ensured Northern will finish second in the Frontier Conference, and host a semifinal game...

  • Northern C Roundup: Box Elder-Hays-Lodge Pole to meet again

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 24, 2017

    Going into the semifinals of the Northern C Divisional boys basketball tournament, there seemed to be a good chance of an all-9C final, considering three of the four teams resided from that district. But when the Box Elder Bears knocked off the Belt Huskies, 63-52, it guaranteed that two 9C teams would meet in the championship game Saturday night in Great Falls at the Four Seasons Arena. For a while, it seemed like Belt and Box Elder would go down to the wire as the Bears led 24-21 at the half. But a 14-2 run to open the...

  • Protesters line up outside Daines' keynote speech

    Alex Ross|Updated Feb 24, 2017

    Demonstrators were undeterred by the snow and slush Thursday as they gathered at the side of U.S Highway 2 outside the Havre Inn & Suites to protest Sen. Steve Daines. Daines was in Havre Thursday to speak about rural economic development at Bear Paw Development Corp.'s 47th Annual Meeting Luncheon. The protestors did not get a chance to speak to Daines, but chanted "Traitor Daines" as he drove away from the meeting. Police said they counted 20 protesters at the scene and...

  • Tuss: Another 'great year' for Bear Paw Development's activities

    Alex Ross|Updated Feb 24, 2017

    Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss said 2016 was another great year for the economic development organization. "This good work was because Bear Paw Development has a talented, committed and hardworking staff. I am blessed to be able to work everyday with people who truly make a difference," Tuss said at Bear Paw Development's 47th Annual Meeting Luncheon. Bear Paw Development helps communities, businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs with economic...

  • Daines: Montana lifestyle an asset for business

    Alex Ross|Updated Feb 24, 2017

    Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont. spoke about rural economic development and the rollback in federal regulations that can be expected with the new administration of President Donald Trump in his keynote address at Bear Paw Development Corp.'s Annual Meeting Luncheon Thursday. Daines said that when he first launched his campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012, he would travel to northern and eastern Montana where he would introduce himself as "Steve Daines, who works...

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