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Strike Gold: Ponies advance

Havre tops hometown Maroons in Class A state girls opener

The Havre High girls basketball team faced a daunting challenge Thursday, taking on the defending state champions in their hometown right off the bat.

Yet it was the Blue Ponies, not the Butte Central Maroons, that looked at home in the Butte Civic Center, as Havre led wire-to-wire for an opening-round, 55-41 victory in the quarterfinals of the Class A state tournament.

“The kids played great,” HHS head coach Dustin Kraske said. “They executed our gameplan very well.”

The win puts HHS (16-6) into the semifinals, where the Ponies will play Columbia Falls at the state tournament for the third st...

 

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