Pony boys tip off with Eagles, Locomotives

The Havre High boys basketball team won the First Eastern A Divisional tournament last season. This year, the Blue Ponies will host the first-ever Central/Eastern A Tip-off Tournament.

In all, 10 of the 11 teams in the Eastern A division will take part in the two-day event, which starts today at 1:30, inside the HHS gymnasium. Havre plays tonight in its season-opening game against Sidney. HHS will also play Laurel Saturday at 4 p.m. in the closing game of the weekend.

“I think that it’s a great way for us to start the season,” HHS head coach Curt Leeds said. “We get to play some...