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For the third year in a row, weather may play a big role in Havre's High two-day trip to the Great Falls Invitational tennis tournament. On this week last year, the Great Falls tournament, which is two days worth of challenging duals, was called off due to a huge snowstorm which hit the area. Fast forward one year, and snow is again predicted to hit Great Falls, leaving HHS's status for this weekend up in the air. The Blue Ponies are slated to dual Bozeman and Billings Senior on Friday and Billings West and Cut Bank on...
The stage is set, and the U-12 Cal Ripken All-Stars are ready to play in the biggest regional baseball tournament a Havre youth team has seen in quite some time. Thursday-Saturday, Eastern Montana (Havre) will be in Eugene, Ore., for the 2010 Cal Ripken 70-Foot NW Regional baseball tournament. And joining Havre in the American Division will be Northern Washington (Bellingham), Idaho (Meridian) and the host, Willamette Valley. Southern Oregon (Roseburg), Southern Washington (Black Hills), Northern Oregon (West Linn) and...
Having to face Class AA programs is never easy for the Havre High boys basketball team, but with this weekend's matchups could be especially challenging for the Blue Ponies. Tonight at the Havre High gymnasium the Central A Ponies (3-4, 6-6) will host the CMR Rustlers at 7. And on Saturday the Ponies will travel to Great Falls where they will face the Bison at 4:30 p.m. "We just got off a tough road trip," Havre high head coach Andy Smith said. "And it's one of those things that just doesn't get any easier. We have a huge...
Over the weekend, six more games were played on the road to the Havre Youth Baseball Association Babe Ruth championship. Friday through Sunday Legion Field in Havre was the home of the Babe Ruth tournament, where Chinook, Rocky Boy, Optimist, Wells Fargo and Northern Montana Hospital all competed in the double elimination tournament. And after the baseball-packed weekend was finally in the books, it was the Optimist ball club that came away with the No. 1 spot. Sunday, in the championship game, Optimist defeated Wells Fargo...
The Havre High boys and girls track teams don't have a lot of state experience leading the Blue Ponies this season, but with a combined 14 athletes making the trip this weekend, they are hoping that changes. Today and Saturday the Central A Ponies will take part in the Class A state track meet in Laurel. John Perrodin headlines the Ponies roster as the only returning athlete to have placed at the state tournament last season. Perrodin placed sixth in both the 110 and 300 hurdles a season ago, and will get another go around...
The Havre Babe Ruth 13-year-old all-star team had a dramatic comeback on Saturday night, but things didn't end as well on Sunday. Wednesday through Sunday the 2010 Babe Ruth 13-year-old state tournament took place at Legion Field in Havre and the Havre team reached the semifinals before bowing out to Kalispell on Sunday morning. Havre had no games on Wednesday, but got the weekend started off right with a dominating 12-5 win over Northern Valley on Thursday. Tyrell Pierce was the winning pitcher for the Havre All Stars,...
The Havre High softball program isn't one of the elite programs in the state. Not yet anyway. The Blue Ponies have housed a softball team for only five seasons now; still a baby in the world of girls fastpitch softball and in sports in general. But despite the disadvantages of going through growing pains early on, the Ponies are well on their way to making their name statewide. "This year I think is going to be the year," Havre High Athletic Director Dennis Murphy said. "I feel real confident with our kids this year that...
Over the last seven years, no high school tennis team has been more consistent at the Class A state meet than the Havre Blue Ponies. Havre High boys and girls teams have brought back trophies from the state tournament seven straight times, including last year when the HHS girls captured the 2009 state championship, while the Pony boys finished second. So, while many might have called this season a rebuilding year in Havre, don't be surprised that the Ponies are poised to improve upon their already impressive streak. The Blue...
In a weekend where the Havre High softball team knew it had four tough games, the Blue Ponies got things started off right. On Friday, the Central A Ponies earned a two-game sweep over the conference rival Livingston Rangers at home. In game one, the Ponies earned a dominating win, defeating the Rangers 9-1 And in game two, the Ponies earned an 8-6 win, coming from behind after trailing by as much as four runs. "Those were huge wins for us," Havre High head coach Bob Evans said. "That puts us up two games on a team that I...
The 2010 Havre Youth Baseball Association Babe Ruth tournament got underway with two dominating performances. Thursday at Legion field in Havre, both the Optimist and Wells Fargo youth baseball programs dominated the competition. In game one, Wells Fargo defeated Chinook 12-2 in four innings of play. And in game two, Optimist defeated Rocky Boy 24-4 in just three innings of play. On two hits and a Wells Fargo error, Chinook took a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. But in the bottom half of the opening inning,...
Fans across the Hi-Line were treated to good basketball all season long. And now even after the season has ended, fans can catch one last tournament. The Armory Gymnasium at Montana State University-Northern will host the 24th Annual Hi-Line Invitational Tournament today through Saturday. The Lights head basketball coach Shawn Huse and Skylights head basketball coach Chris Mouat will host the tournament where eight teams made up of 67 of Montana's top boys and girls basketball players will participate. The tournament will...
It must have been a strange feeling for the Havre High boys and girls tennis teams to come home from the 2009 Central A Divisional tennis tournament without any hardware. This weekend in Livingston and Bozeman, however, the Blue Ponies corrected that situation. The Pony boys and girls battled weather and three full days of tennis, and they found plenty of individual and team success along the way. The Havre boys captured their 14th divisional title in the last 15 years, scoring 47 points to easily outdistance second-place...
Everybody had that friend they met in elementary school. The friend that was on the top of the list when it came to handing out birthday invitations when you were younger, and the friend that always rode shotgun when you were older. A best friend. Havre's Shane Kemmer and Kyle Miller have that, but on another level completely. About 12 years have come and gone since Kemmer and Miller first met, and they have continually become better friends ever since. It's not uncommon to have close, tight knit friends in a community as...
Youth baseball is winding down across the Hi-Line, but this weekend in Havre, another tournament will take center stage. Thursday-Sunday at Legion Field will be the home of the Havre Youth Baseball Association Babe Ruth baseball tournament, where teams from Havre, Chinook and Rocky Boy will all vie for the championship. In attendance will be Northern Montana Hospital (9-2), Optimist (8-3), Wells Fargo (7-4), Chino0k (1-7) and Rocky Boy (0- 6) . Game one of the tournament begins at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday with Wells Fargo...
With another week of boys basketball in the books, a lot of teams from across the Hi-Line saw action this weekend. On Thursday the 9C North Star Knights got things started with a 54-41 win over the 8C Highwood Mountaineers. The Knights were in control from very beginning, and used 28 points form Jordy Donoven to find the nonconference win. Dillon Lipp fallowed with nine points for the Knights, while Connor Kline finished with seven. The 10C Chester/J-I Hawks also saw Thursday action this week when they defeated the...
Football or wrestling? That's the question which Havre High senior and athletic standout Kent Pattison had to ask himself before committing to a college. Pattison was focusing on two local NAIA colleges. If he wanted to continue his football career Montana State University-Northern was the school for him. But if he wanted to continue down the road of wrestling, the University of Great Falls was his choice. "I really like football and wrestling," Pattison said. "But I had to choose one or the other and I chose wrestling....
Little league baseball is growing again in Havre, and with another season already nearing its end, some changes have been made to better the program. Before this year little league baseball in Havre was an independent organization. And now its affiliated with Cal Ripken Youth Baseball. Doug Denny and the rest of the little league board members are pleased with the new title, as well as the changes it brings to the area's growing sport. As far as Denny has seen, the transition to Cal Ripken has brought nothing but positives....
The Havre American Legion baseball team is heading into another tournament filled weekend, and with some tough competition in store for the North Stars, they will also get a second chance at some familiar faces. Friday through Sunday, the North Stars will take to the road for the Galllatin Valley tournament in Three Forks. While at the tournament the North Stars will face the Gallatin Valley Outlaws (Southern A) the Lewistown Redbirds (Eastern A) the Butte Muckers (Southern A), the Glendive Blue Devils (Eastern A) and the...
The Montana State University- Northern football team has already been in the weight room and on the field in preparation for the 2010 season. But there was something about the crashing of full pads that seemed to really set the season off right. Saturday morning the Lights ran their first live scrimmage of the season at the MSU-N practice field in Havre. The Northern offense and defense faced off in competition and both sides had their pluses and minuses. "We still need work," Lights' quarterback Derek Lear said. "You could...
Mitch Schnittgen and Will DeVries have starred on the gridiron together many times during their four-year career as Havre Blue Pony football players. And as both star athletes prepare to suit up for what will be their final high school football game, both Schnittgen and DeVries know what an honor it is to be playing side by side in the 64th annual Montana East/West Shrine Game in Butte on Saturday. Schnittgen was selected as a defensive tackle and DeVries was selected as an offensive guard. "It's one of those things you look...
Daniel Horton Havre Daily News [email protected] In week one the Havre High football team showed it could compete. But facing a much bigger and much tougher opponent in their second outing, the Blue Ponies struggled. Friday at Blue Pony Stadium in Havre the Central A Ponies hosted the Eastern A Miles City Cowboys. And in a very tough outing, the Cowboys defeated the Ponies 34-14. "They were a lot bigger than us," Havre High head coach Jason Christenson said. "But we shot ourselves in the foot most of the time. We...
A lot of good athletes have joined the Montana State University-Northern Skylights basketball program over the off-season, and as another signing was announced this week, the talent pool continues to grow. Skylights head basketball coach Chris Mouat and the rest of the Skylights program are proud to announce the addition of former Malta standout Kylee Denham to the roster. Denham will join the Skylights this fall and will bring with her a very impressive resume. "Kylee is a great athlete," Mouat said. "She has the ability to...
The Montana State University- Northern Lights football team has been hard at work this off season. And now, smack dab in the midst of two-a-day practices, the Lights look to be well on their way to a positive turnaround after a season a year ago that left players, coaches and fans with a bad taste in their mouths. Senior Casey Varner will be a threeyear starter as a Lights safety, and is also positive after what he has seen this summer. "A lot of good things have happened this summer," Varner said. "And I like the...
Just two days after both the Havre High boys and girls basketball teams faced a tough Great Falls High team, the Blue Ponies hand their hands full with an even tougher Class AA program. On Monday both Central A Pony squads faced the always tough Class AA CMR Rustlers. The HHS girls hosted the Rustlers and lost 52-34 at the Havre High gymnasium, and the HHS boys were on the road where they lost 78-44 in Great Falls. Playing at home, the Pony girls knew they had a challenge awaiting them. And in the first half, the Ponies were...
For the last four years it's been school, volleyball practice, choir and then homework. Or depending on what time of year it is, it's been school, track practice, choir and then homework. And in the busiest of times, Havre High senior Karla Hellegaard may have even added another round of choir practice or performances to her demanding daily routine as a very active member in the St. Jude's Catholic Church. To say the least, Hellegaard's high school career hasn't been a cakewalk. And though she is keen on the fact that her rig...
