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  • Havre Daily All Hi-Line Boys Team

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 18, 2024

    What a season it's been on the Hi-Line.  The Box Elder Bears brought home a state championship, the Havre High boys went to state, and the Chinook Sugarbeeters moved up to Class B. In other words, it's been another remarkable year for boys basketball in our area. And with that remarkable year came remarkable performances by incredible players. And the 2024 All Hi-Line Boys Basketball Team reflect that. This year's team features players from across all three classifications...

  • District 9C Honors announced

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 15, 2024

    The 2023-24 high school basketball season is in the books. And now, awards season is in full swing. That means, the 2024 District 9C All-Conference Teams have been announced. On the boys side, eight local cagers were named First-Team All 9C. The list includes state champion Box Elder Bears Tracen Jilot, Taurie Stiffarm-Rosette and Matthias Blackbird. Chester-Joplin-Inverness' Kason Pulst and Nate Nelson were also named to the First Team, as was Turner's Ryan Doyle, Big...

  • From the Fringe ... Montana is the epicenter of the Big Sky, and it's not close

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 15, 2024

    When it comes to men's athletics in the Big Sky Conference, there's really three things anyone really cares about. Football is, and will always be king in the Big Sky, so when it comes to that sport, it's about winning a Big Sky championship and playing in the FCS national championship game. In that regard, the last 12 months has completely belonged to the state of Montana. The Montana Grizzlies won the outright Big Sky championship in 2023, the first time since 2009. That...

  • Havre girls earn Northeastern A honors

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 14, 2024

    It was another great season for the Havre High girls basketball team. And many Blue Ponies have now earned postseason honors. In all, six Blue Pony girls, of longtime head coach Dustin Kraske, were named Northeastern A All-Conference. Sophomore Ari Gary and Amaya Jarvis were named First-Team All-Conference for the Ponies, while junior Tierra Parker eared Second-Team honors. Emilee Chambliss, Sierra Parker and Kyanna Jarvis also were named Honorable Mention All-Conference for...

  • Blue Ponies earn hoops honors

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 14, 2024

    Four Havre High boys basketball players have earned postseason accolades for head coach Waylnn Burgess. After a season that saw the Ponies make a run to the Class A state tournament last week, a pair of Havre High standouts were named Class A All-State. Junior Tre Gary earned his second All-State nod for the Ponies, while senior Shane Patacsil, who led HHS in scoring was also honored with Class A All-State honors. Gary and Patacsil and Jackson Headress were also named...

  • Ice Hawks play well in home state tournament

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    The Havre Ice Dome is one of the best hockey venues in the Treasure State, so it was only fitting that it played host to the 2024 Treasure State League High School State Tournament. And the Havre Ice Hawks were the hosts this past weekend. On the opening day of Pool Play, the Ice Hawks went 1-1, with a 5-3 loss to Billings, and a 2-1 win over the Missoula Bruins. In Saturday's crossover game, the Ice Hawks lost to Bozeman 6-3. Jacob Herring and Ciaran Courtnage each scored...

  • Four Skylights honored by the Frontier

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    Four Montana State University-Northern women's basketball players have earned All Frontier Conference honors for the 2023-24 season, a season in which Northern was strong from start to finish. MSU-N senior Ryley Kehr, the Skylight's leading scorer, was named Second-Team All-Conference, while both Taya Trottier and Savannah Toms were picked as Honorable Mention All-Conference. Among the Frontier award winners, MSU-N's Shyan Krass, a former Turner Torando, was named C0-6th...

  • Lights named Frontier All-Conference

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    Three Montana State University-Northern men's basketball players were named Frontier All-Conference for the 2023-2024 season. MSU-N junior Zackary Martinez, one of the top scorers in the Frontier this past season, was named First-Team All-Conference, while Dae'Kwon Watson was tabbed Honorable Mention All-Conference and Xavier Bailey was named to the league's All-Defensive Team. The award recipients are selected by the six head coaches in the conference, who are not permitted...

  • Sugarbeeters, Pioneers fall at state

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 11, 2024

    Though it didn't end how either of them were hoping, what a season it still was for both the Chinook and Big Sandy girls basketball teams. On Friday though, the season ended for both. At the Class B state tournament in Billings, the Sugarbeeters played at state win the first season back in Class B. Chinook opened with a loss 46-30 loss to Baker on Thursday, where Hallie Neibauer scored 19 points and Alexus Seymour added eight. On Friday, Chinook squared off against Anaconda...

  • BOX ELDER IS BACK ON TOP

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 11, 2024

    The rebirth of Box Elder boys basketball is now complete. Saturday night in Great Falls, in front of thousands of adoring fans, the Box Elder boys basketball team captured the Class C boys state championship with a 68-64 win over defending state champion Manhattan Christian. The win capped a perfect season in Box Elder, and was the school's fourth state championship in boys basketball, and the third under head coach Jeremy MacDonald. "They're hard workers, a great group of kid...

  • Box Elder advances to state title game

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 8, 2024

    One win away. In front of throngs of their fans Thursday night, the Box Elder boys basketball team advanced to the Class C state championship game with a 69-43 thrashing of Harlowton-Ryegate at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. The victory pushed the 26-0 Bears into Saturday night's finale where the Bears will face the Manhattan Christian Eagles, who upset Lustre Christian earlier Thursday night. The Bears were in control of the semifinals from start to finish, leading...

  • Box Elder moving on in Great Falls

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 7, 2024

    The Box Elder boys basketball team is now two wins away from a state championship. Wednesday night at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, the Bears defeated the Harrison Wildcats 76-59, in the opening round of the 2024 Class C boys state basketball tournament. The victory pushed Box Elder into tonight's semifinals where the Bears will face off against Harlowton-Ryegate. Box Elder controlled the game against Harrison from start to finish. In the end, head coach Jeremy...

  • Big Sandy girls make long-awaited return to state

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 5, 2024

    Talk about a long road.  Once upon a time, the Big Sandy girls basketball team was a fixture at the Class C state tournament. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Pioneers were among the elite programs in Class C. But, for more than a decade, that all changed.  Now however, the Pioneers have finally returned to the state tournament, and they'll get to do it in Great Falls, which is essentially a home away from home for the Pioneers of head coach Travis Baumann. And Baumann and the...

  • Box Elder looks to bring a title back to the Hi-Line

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 5, 2024

    When he gets this far, Box Elder boys basketball coach Jeremy MacDonald knows exactly what it takes to win a state championship. That's because he's done it before, not once, but twice. Now, in their home away from home, the Bears are in position to do it again. Tonight, inside the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, the undefeated Bears begin their quest for a Class C state title when they take on the Harrison Wildcats at 7:30 p.m.  The Wildcats, the runner-up in the Western...

  • Northern's Rylin Burns finishes fifth at NAIA wrestling championships

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 4, 2024

    It wasn't the kind of national tournament the Montana State University-Northern Lights were gunning for. But it sure did end on a high note. The Lights saw junior Rylin Burns make a run to a fifth-place finish and NAIA All-American honors at the NAIA National Wrestling Championships Thursday through Saturday in Wichita, Kansas. Burns, unseeded at 184 pounds, made a trek through the wrestle backs at nationals. He won his first round match, but then lost to fourth-seeded...

  • Northern hoops season ends at Frontier tourney

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 1, 2024

    Both Montana State University-Northern basketball teams saw their seasons come to an end in the first round of the Frontier Conference Tournament in Great Falls. Thursday afternoon, the Skylights fell to Rocky Mountain College 86-81 in the first round of the Frontier women's tournament at the Four Seasons Arena. After a good first half, the Skylights were winning 39-36 at intermission. However, Rocky outscored the Skylights 50-42 the rest of the way, overtaking Northern late...

  • Lights announce 2024 football schedule

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 1, 2024

    The Montana State University-Northern football team willl have a familiar schedule in 2024, though games will be flipped some. The Frontier Conference announced its football slate recently, where 2024 will be the final season before Dickinson State rejoins the league, so this fall, there will still be eight conference games, with several teams stilll playing each other twice. Before Northern gets to its league slate, head coach Jerome Souers' team will open the new year at...

  • Six Lights battle for NAIA gold

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 29, 2024

    It's been a season unlike any in recent memory for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team. Injuries, illness, travel snafus and more really hampered Northern's progress in the second half of the 2023-24 season. Now though, all that is behind the Lights and head coach Tyson Thivierge. Instead, six Lights will make a push for national championship glory this weekend, as the season starts all over with the NAIA Wrestling Championships in Wichita, Kansas. Northern...

  • Havre 19U girls compete at state

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 27, 2024

    The Montana Amateur Hockey Association postseason has arrived and last weekend, the Havre Ice Hawks 19U girls team played at their state tournament. The tournament took place in Glasgow, where the Ice Hawks went 0-3 in pool play, before going 1-1 in the bracket round. Havre opened the tournament with a 6-0 loss to Missoula Friday. The Ice Hawks also fell to Bozeman 4-2 Friday, as Jersi Morse scored a pair of goals for Havre, while Paisley Branden stopped 53 shots. On Saturday,...

  • Pioneers advance to coveted state tourney

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 27, 2024

    The Big Sandy Pioneers are going to state for the first time in more than two decades. After finishing third in the District 9C two weeks ago in Havre, the Pioneers capped off a thrilling run in the Northern C with a challenge game win over DGS on Monday night in Great Falls. DGS had lost in the championship game Saturday night, while the Pioneers beat 9C rival CJI in the consolation game. That set up the challenge game Monday night. The Pioneers trailed 10-9 after the first...

  • Bears win Northern C boys crown

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 26, 2024

    It was less than a decade ago the Box Elder boys basketball team had quite the run. Now, the Bears seem to be doing it again. Led by head coach Jeremy MacDonald, the Bears captured the 2024 Northern C Divisional Tournament this past weekend at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. In the championship game Saturday, Box Elder gutted out a 54-45 win over the stellar Belt Huskies. Star Tracen Jillott led the way with 31 points, two rebounds and three blocks, while Alex Four...

  • MSU-N hoops regular season ends with losses at Carroll

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 26, 2024

    The 2023-24 Frontier Conference regular season is in the books. But the final chapter didn't go the way the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams were hoping, as Northern was swept Saturday at Carroll College. The Skylights lost to No. 8 Carroll College 83-53 in Helena.  Ryley Kehr hit one of two free throws to end the first quarter down by one (17-16). The Fighting Saints held the Skylights to seven points in the second quarter to their 20. Carroll extended...

  • Argos sweep Northern in Great Falls

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 23, 2024

    The regular season is winding down, and the clock is ticking for the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams. On Thursday night in Great Falls, the MSU-Northern Skylights lost to No. 13 Providence, 75-69. The first quarter was back and forth, with Ryley Kehr hitting a free throw to give the Skylights the lead by one (18-17)at the end of the quarter. The Skylights took that momentum into the second quarter outscoring the Argos 18-11. Providence took the third...

  • Northern wraps up season on the road

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 22, 2024

    It all comes down to the last two road games for the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams as this weekend marks the end of the Frontier Conference regular season. Northern will be in Great Falls tonight to take on the University of Providence, then head to Helena for a season-ending doubleheader at Carroll College Saturday. And both MSU-N teams are still battling for seeding in the upcoming Frontier Tournament. The Skylights (5-8, 11-15) of head coach Chris...

  • Area teams advance on Northern C day one

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 22, 2024

    One of the biggest postseason basketball tournaments in the state is underway. Wednesday in Great Falls, the 2024 Northern C Divisional Tournament got underway, with four local teams playing. In the opening game of the Northern C boys tournament, Fort Benton was defeated by Heart Butte, 71-56. The Longhorns, who played third at last week’s District 9C, were led by Kellen Diekhans, who had five points and 16 rebounds.  The loss dropped the Longhorns into a loser-out game...

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