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She's been working towards this goal for a long time. And while her final season of girls fastpitch softball in high school is just getting started, Havre Blue Pony Elle Verploegen now knows exactly what she'll be doing with her collegiate career. Last week, Verploegen, a senior at HHS, signed to play softball at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. Verploegen is a four-year varsity player for the Blue Ponies, of head coach Tony Vigliotti. She's been the starting...
Last week, the Havre High track teams got a shot at competing for the first time this spring. After a couple of cancellations, Havre made the long trek to an invitational meet in Frenchtown last Thursday. The Havre girls were led by star sprinter Kaydence Reoter, who win the 100 and 200 meters. Macy Brandon was stellar as well, finishing second in the 200 and width in the 100. The Havre girls also won the 4x100 relay. The team was made up of Reiter, Brandon, Macee May, and Kya...
Another year of high school girls basketball has come and gone, and it was another exciting year of hoops on the Hi-Line. From the dominant Havre High girls, to Chinook's run to Class B and a resurgent Big Sandy squad, the Hi-Line was well represented when it comes to girls high school basketball. And the 2024 All Hi-Line Girls Team reflects that. This year's team is composed of six repeats, as well as newcomers and players from across all three classes. Amaya Jarvis, Havre A...
A staple of springtime in Havre is the MSU-Northern PRCA Extreme Bares and Broncs Challenge. And it returns to the Bigger Better Barn this weekend. MSU-Northern head coach Doug Kallenberger is appreciative of the funds that are raised from the rodeo each year, which goes to help the MSU-N Rodeo Team. And the Lights and Skylights are about to kick off their 2024 spring season. Northern has three Big Sky Region rodeos on the slate this spring, starting with the Montana State...
The Havre High softball team was a week late in getting their season started. But when the Blue Ponies did, they started off in style. Head coach Tony Vigliotti's team opened the 2024 campaign with a 13-0 win at Miles City on Thursday afternoon. Havre dominated the game from start to finish on its way to a 1-0 record. The Blue Ponies will now have Easter weekend off. Next up for the Ponies is a trip to Lewistown April 5, followed by a rematch with Miles City April 6 in...
There really is nothing like the end of winter in Havre and on the Hi-Line. Sure, it can, and will still snow, and it will still get cold up there from time to time. But anyone who lives, or has lived, in Havre can attest that the return of spring just means more to us then it does to many people across the country. It means more because winter’s, mild or rough, are long and exhausting in Havre, and in most of Montana. And when you finally see that light at the end of the tunn...
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team is building toward a new season - a season that's not that far off. MSU-N head volleyball coach Jerry Wagner has announced the signing of Broadwater High School standout Emily Bird to join the Skylights program next year. "I'm absolutely thrilled to have Emily Bird sign with the MSU-Northern Skylights volleyball program," coach Wagner said. "The signing of Emily, along with recent signee Macy Uffelman, makes our 2024...
Five Montana State University-Northern women's basketball players have received NAIA Scholar Athlete Awards. Senior Sydney Hansen is from Big Timber and studying elementary education. Senior ShaAnn Danelson is from Scobey and studying business and health promotions. Senior Ryley Kehr is from Columbia Falls and studying elementary education and small business management. Junior Shyan Krass is from Hogeland and studying agricultural technology and small business management....
Thanks to a purchase former Cut Bank legendary head coach Jim Gregg made decades ago, the Havre High tennis teams usually get to make their season debut no matter the weather. And while the weather was atrocious outside this past weekend, the Ponies, along with Cut Bank and Conrad, got their tennis season started on the indoor courts in the Cut Bank Gymnasium. And Havre did quite well, too. The Blue Pony boys beat Cut Bank 4-3 in the opening dual, with the doubles teams Carter...
The recruiting season has fully begun for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights. Northern women's basketball coach Chris Mouat has announced the signing of Emma Wass to join the Skylight program this fall. Wass, a 6-0 post player, will have one year of eligibility remaining. She played the past three seasons at NCAA Division II Alaska-Fairbanks, and will earn a degree in sports management. "Emma is a great addition for us. She understands how to play with her back...
The 37th Hi-Line Invitational Tournament concluded Saturday evening at MSU-Northern. Inside the Armory Gymnasium, the Class AA girls defeated the Class A girls in the title game by a score of 98-76, while the Class A boys defeated the AA boys 97-89 for the championship. The girls consolation game went to the Class B girls, who defeated Class C by a score of 81-78. The boys consolation game went to Class B, who defeated Class C by a score of 108-93. The co-MVP’s of the girls d...
Press release DAYTON, Ohio — Jimel Cofer scored a career-high 19 points helping Grambling State overcome a 14-point second half deficit in an 88-81 overtime win over Montana State in an NCAA Tournament First Four game in Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday. Robert Ford III capped a magnificent senior season with 26 points, six rebounds and four assists to lead the Bobcats. MSU’s 10 second-half turnovers offset a 51.7% shooting performance, and Montana State struggled to keep the Tig...
By Havre Daily Staff Last tennis season was a tough one for the Havre Blue Ponies, and first-year head coach Jeff Miller. First, there was brutal winter weather that just wouldn't go away, putting the Ponies way behind from the get-go. Then, there was the monumental coaching change at HHS, as Miller took over for his former head coach George Ferguson, who retired from HHS tennis after 20 years at the helm. Needless to say, none of it was easy for Miller. However, as spring...
The Havre High track and field program has been growing every year under head coach Kari Filius. And the Blue Ponies are hoping this spring is the culmination of all that growth as the Ponies are loaded on both teams. The HHS girls team is led by a talented group of returns in all events, including Clara Haslem, Britton Elliot, Clara Laird and Kyanna Jarvis as seniors. Junior Macee May and sprinter Kaydence Reieter will also be huge point-getters for the Ponies, as will...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the name of Blue Pony girls fastpitch team member Selah Dawson. Spring can be late arriving to Havre. But, whether spring is truly here or not, spring sports are and that includes the return of Havre High girls fastpich softball. The Blue Ponies are once again led by longtime head coach Tony Vigliotti, and the 2024 squad returns to the diamond as the Eastern A champions from 2023. HHS is hoping to make a similar run again this season. And w...
It's that time again. It's time for the best high school boys and girls basketball players in the Treasure State to return to Havre. It's time for the Hi-Line Invitational Tournament. The 37th Annual H.I.T. starts today and runs through Saturday night at the Armory Gymnasium. The MSU-Northern men's and women's basketball programs will be hosting the 37th Annual Hi-Line Invitational Tournament. The H.I.T. features some of Montana's top high school talent on all-star teams from...
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, Tuarie 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...
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 in o...
For the third straight year, Selection Sunday was a big day in Bozeman. That's because the Montana State men's basketball team was a part of of the festivities yet again. After capturing their third straight Big Sky championship last week in Boise, Idaho, the Bobcats (17-17) found out they'll be a No. 16 seed and playing in the First Four Wednesday night in Dayton, Ohio. The Bobcats will play fellow No. 16 Grambling State, with the winner advancing to the First Round of Midwes...
The season is less than a month from being over, but, Montana State University-Northern men's basketball coach is now hot on the recruiting trail. And he recently announced his first signing of the class of 2024-25. MSU-N head coach Shawn Huse announced last week the signing of 6-7 Forward, Ashton Taylor-Franklyn. A senior this past season at Ischool Academy in Lewisville, Texas, he averaged 10.5 points per game and eight rebounds per game, connecting on 63 percent of his...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
