Local prep athletes, coaches honored

The Great Falls Tribune’s second annual Northcentral Montana Sports Awards Banquet was a big night for many. And that included a whole host of Havre Blue Ponies.

Monday night in Great Falls, five Blue Ponies were honored at the banquet as Northcentral Montana Athletes or Coaches of the Year.

Among the Blue Ponies honored was Havre High senior Jase Stokes, who was given the All-Around Male Athlete of the Year Award. Stokes was the second straight Blue Pony to win the award, as Dane Warp took home the honor last year.

Stokes excelled in not just two, but three sports this school year for...