Ponies race against top competition in Missoula

The Havre High cross country teams took part in the Mountain West Classic last Saturday in Missoula and both Blue Ponies squads competed well.

Among one of the deepest and most-competitive fields in cross country in Montana, the Blue Pony girls finished 42nd in the meet, while the HHS boys ended up 46th. Yet, even though each team finished far from the top, both teams improved dramatically from a season ago.

“The girls finished six places better and took almost 10 minutes off their time,” HHS head coach Josh Holt said. “The boys took two minutes off their time and finished for two p...