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Coaches always stress just how important postseason baseball tournaments are. Records get thrown out the window, and every team has a shot at the title. Just ask the newly crowned Havre Youth Baseball Association Babe Ruth champions — Northern Montana Hospital. Monday night at Legion field in Havre, the Northern Montana Hospital squad completed an outstanding postseason run. After going winless during the regular season, NMH went 3-0 over the weekend, including a 7-4 win o...
Most every local golf tournament these days is a fund raiser for local causes. And a round of golf is certainly a good way to donate to a charity. But one of the most worthy of them all each summer in Havre is the annual Havre Women Fighting Breast Cancer Tournament. The 2013 edition was held Saturday at Prairie Farms Golf Course, and with 16 three-woman teams entered, the event raised over $15,000 which will go toward breast cancer research and awareness. The tournament is...
The offensive production by the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team hasn’t been a consistent strength this season, but it got the job done Monday. Playing at Legion Field in Havre, the North Stars found a way to sweep the Tri-County Cardinals in two district games Monday evening. Game one went into extra innings, but the North Stars still managed a 7-6 win in nine innings. And in the nightcap, the North Stars finished off the Cardinals with an 11-7 victory in s...
Across the golf crazy United States, there are hidden golf courses that turn out to exceed golfers’ expectations. courses people may drive past daily, but don’t know what they have to offer until they actually stop and play. There’s one such golf course right here on the Hi-Line. Just a few miles south of Harlem, the Harlem Golf Course is exactly that — a course which doesn’t get the recognition that other area courses might, and may not get the foot traffic of those cou...
After starting Thursday night’s doubleheader with a positive step forward, the Havre North Stars’ night was spoiled by a tough loss. Havre’s Legion Field held two district games Thursday night. The American Legion North Stars hosted the Great Falls Electrics, a team that swept the North Stars nearly two months ago in Great Falls. But in the second meeting, the North Stars showed they have done a lot of improving since the beginning of the season. Havre proved its point with an...
Another Havre city league softball tournament is in the books, and yet again, it took an if-necessary game that went down to the wire. Wednesday night at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Softball Complex in Havre, the Havre Girls Fastpitch Association A-League softball season came to an end. The two teams left standing were Master Sports and Lions, and after two games decided this year’s champion, it was Lions who came away on top. Lions defeated Master Sports Tuesday, but Master S...
Skylights Basketball Camps The Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball program will be hosting three girls basketball camps this summer. All three will be held at the MSU-N Armory Gym. Brochures are available at the MSU-N athletic office and are also available for print on the MSU-Northern women’s basketball website at http://www.msun.edu. Various family and group rates are available for all camps. Anyone with questions regarding camps can call Chris Mouat at 265-3584 or Liz Lewis at 265-3779. The Skylight You...
The beginning of Northern District play was not welcoming to the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team this season. But with a lot more at bats, innings, and games now behind the North Stars, a second shot at a conference rival could mean more favorable results. In early May, the North Stars opened up district play with two games against the hosting Great Falls Electrics. But still working out many of the programs kinks, the North Stars suffered two losses, 9-3, and...
Regular season tournaments always have something interesting or unique in store for teams, and ending the weekend with one win, two losses, and a tie, the same can be said for Havre and the Deer Lodge Tournament. The American Legion North Stars spent Friday through Sunday in Deer Lodge. The North Stars got four more games under their belt, as well as added one more win to their record. The North Stars defeated the Butte Muckers 8-0 Friday. Unfortunately, the North Stars went winless the remainder of the weekend, losing 20-0...
One of the biggest professional rodeos of the summer took place Friday and Saturday at the Blaine County Fairgrounds in Chinook. And it was as tough and as popular as ever. The 15th annual Bear Paw Roundup PRCA Rodeo was held over the weekend, where the crowds were big, the weather was good and the stock was rank and rough. In the final standings after two performances and Saturday morning’s slack, several big names on the PRCA circuit picked up good paychecks. Delon Parker e...
There have been a lot of surprising wins and losses in Havre Youth Baseball this spring and summer, and when it took two games to crown the Major League champion Sunday, the trend continued for the young players of Havre. Sunday at Lions Field in Havre marked the end of the Major League baseball tournament. The tournament began Thursday, bringing in Bing ‘N’ Bob’s, Lions, Master Sports, Sears and Calypso, all with the hopes of becoming the 2013 champions. Calypso was an early...
All golf courses undergo some changes over the years. Sometimes it’s renovations, sometimes it’s expansions and sometimes it’s just little simple adjustments. But perhaps no golf course on the Hi-Line has undergone as many major changes as the Chinook Golf Club throughout its interesting history. The fabled Chinook course, located just west of Chinook, has always been an interesting 9-hole public facility. From it’s roots, the course has always been truly open to the public....
Every summer, there are two big pro rodeos which come to the Hi-Line. And while the Great Northern Stampede is still a month away, the first big rodeo hits Chinook this weekend. The annual Bear Paw Roundup PRCA Rodeo will take place tonight and Saturday at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The event is one of the most popular on the Montana PRCA Circuit because of its big paydays and it’s challenging rough stock. This year’s rodeo is the 15th annual Bear paw Roundup, and rec...
Without a good coach, a wrestling program, or even an individual wrestler, can only go so far. Knowing this, the Montana State University-Northern Lights wrestling program has used this idea to put on a very unique summer wrestling camp. The camp was held in the MSU-N wrestling room on the Northern campus in Havre, and ran Sunday through Thursday morning. The camp brought in 30 young grapplers, but also brought in six very successful coaches, as well as another ten or more...
There’s many advantages to 18-hole golf courses. It doesn’t matter if the town is the size of New York City or Havre. Being able to play 18 different holes, and being able to open up more golf to the public, those things are all good things when it comes to golf courses. And soon, Havre will have its first 18-hole golf course. When owners Greg and Gary Baltrusch first broke ground on what is now Prairie Farms Golf Course, located east of Havre, back in 2004, the plan was alw...
It’s not unheard of for a Havre athlete to gain attention from other programs, or from sports fans across the state. But Blake Preeshl has taken that attention one step further, gaining recognition on a national level. Preeshl has played hockey since he was 6 years of age, and played for the Havre Ice Hawks until 2011. From there, he began to commute from Havre to Helena to play for the Helena Bighorns, where he was fortunate enough to win a state championship. And his e...
The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team is coming off a tough stretch of Northern District games over the weekend. So they will certainly be glad to be back in the friendly confines of Legion Field tonight. After four games against the Fort MacLeod Royals and Vauxhall Spurs in just over 24 hours this past weekend, the North Stars will take on the Great Falls Hawks tonight in a non-conference game at 5:30 p.m. at Legion Field. Havre is familiar with the Hawks,...
There aren’t a whole lot of them this season, but Spencer Ross is one of the veteran leaders for the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team. He has been around Havre baseball his entire life, and he finds himself nearing the end of his Legion career. Ross graduated from Havre High this spring, and not only had a long baseball career, but was also a varsity contributor for the Blue Pony basketball and golf programs. Ross played four years of both basketball and golf a...
The golf week started off with more bad weather, but it sure ended on a good note. Saturday, the tournament season at Prairie Farms kicked into high gear with the annual Natalie Patrick Foundation Scramble at Prairie Farms. The tournament, which is a four-person, 18-hole scramble, had a full field of over 96 players and was played under sunny, warm and breezy conditions on a challenging Prairie Farms layout. As usual, a good time was had by all. The Natalie Patrick Foundation...
It may not have ended up being a three-peat for the Hi-Line United U19 soccer team, but they did end the season with another great run at the title. Friday through Sunday, the United were in Great Falls for the Montana State Cup soccer tournament. And after claiming the title the last two seasons, the United finished up with a 1-2 record on the weekend. But the weekend started off with a bang. Friday, the United defeated No. 1 ranked Big Timber team 1-0. But then United suffered a tough 2-0 loss to Laurel Friday, as well as...
The men’s basketball program at Montana State University-Northern hosted their annual Team Shooting Camp on the campus of MSU-Northern Thursday-Saturday. The camp consisted of individual and team instruction by Lights staff and players, as well as competition in 5-on-5 settings. In the 5-on-5 Situational Tournament, the Havre I squad won the 3-point Tournament (First team to 3 wins). The Out-Under Tournament went to the Havre II team. In the Side-Out Tourney, North Star won t...
As far as golf courses go, Prairie Farms Golf Course, located just east of Havre, is a baby. The course opened for play back in 2007 — not too long ago for courses. However, the course, is built on land on which residence dates back to the days before Montana was even a state, land that has been in the Baltrusch family for generations. And it’s that land which makes Prairie Farms a beautiful and unique setting for a golf. Prairie Farms, owned and operated by brothers Greg and...
It wasn’t a record-setting regular season by any means for the Hi-Line United U19 co-ed soccer team, but as the two-time defending state champions, all eyes will still be on the United this weekend at the state tournament. Today through Sunday, the Montana Cup state soccer tournament will be played at the Siebel Soccer Complex in Great Falls. The United will be looking for a third consecutive state title. But another state cup isn’t going to be an easy task for the Uni...
