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GREAT FALLS — The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Box Elder Bears represented the 9C well this weekend. But as both of their seasons wound down and came to an end, they will have to wait until next year if they hope to make it to the state tournament. Both the Beeters and Bears spent the weekend in Great Falls at the Four Seasons Arena at the Northern C girls basketball tournament. On Friday the Beeters and Bears faced off for yet another time this season. And once again it was the Beeters who got the best of the Bears with a 6... Full story
GREAT FALLS — The District 9C Chinook Sugarbeeters and Box Elder Bears had a nice run at the 2011 Northern C boys basketball tournament over the weekend. But even with the high points, both of their seasons have come to an end. Both the Beeters and Bears spent the weekend competing at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. The Beeters entered the tournament as a No. 1 seed and the Bears entered the tournament as a No. 2 seed. Both teams competed on Friday in the hopes of keeping their seasons alive. In a morning game, the B... Full story
The Havre High girls basketball team competed hard at the Central A basketball tournament this weekend, but just couldn't get past two good teams in two very close games. Over the weekend, the Blue Ponies were in Belgrade where they went two-and-out at the Central A divisional tournament. Thursday, the Ponies fell to Lewistown 43-47 in a six-point loss. And in loser-out action on Saturday, the Ponies fell to the Browning Indians 44-42, this time in a just a two-point loss. "I am proud of our kids' efforts," Havre High head... Full story
The season has to come to an end at one point or another, but the way the Havre High boys basketball season ended was hard on everybody. The Central A Blue Ponies spent the weekend in Belgrade where they competed in the Central A divisional tournament. HHS entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed and earned a first round bye. They were set up to have a successful run in the postseason tournament, but unfortunately went two and out with two very close overtime losses. In the semifinals on Friday, the Ponies fell to the No. 3 B...
The Havre High girls basketball team played well in the opening round of the Central A divisional tournament, but just couldn't break the barrier that was the Lewistown Golden Eagles. Thursday afternoon in Belgrade, the No. 5 Central A Ponies opened the postseason against the No. 4 Eagles in first round action. But the Eagles defeated the Ponies 43-37. The loss marked the third time this season that the Ponies fell to the Eagles. "They just played a little bit better than us today," Havre High head coach Dustin Kraske said. "...
GREAT FALLS —Coming out of the 9C tournament and after a Northern C win on Wednesday, the Chinook Sugarbeeters girls basketball team has been on a roll. But after meeting another No. 1 seed in the semifinals, the Beeters finally ran into a hurdle they couldn't clear. Thursday at the Four Season Arena in Great Falls the No. 1 9C Beeters fell to the No. 1 7C Belt Huskies 60-37. The Huskies are a favorite to take the Northern C championship and proved how they have kept an unblemished record now at 21-0. "I think the biggest t... Full story
The Northern C boys basketball tournament is as tough as they come in the state of Montana. But as hard as it may be, the Hi-Line's Box Elder Bears and Chinook Sugarbeeters will take their chances this weekend. Today-Saturday the No. 1 9C Beeters and No. 2 9C Bears will compete in the Northern C basketball tournament at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. Both squads are coming off of impressive outings at the 9C tournament in Havre last weekend. The Beeters entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed and defeated the Bears... Full story
Box Elder junior Aricka Wolf Chief led the District 9C in scoring this season. She's also already won a District 9C championship and starred in a Northern C divisional in her young career. But as Wolf Chief and the Bears get set for another Northern C run, she has more on her mind than just scoring, Wolf Chief is a leader and one of the most solid young basketball players on the Hi-Line. Here's four questions with the Box Elder sharp-shooter before the Bears' opening game of the Northern C in Great Falls. HDN: What is it...
The regular season is played in preparation for the post season tournaments. Records are thrown out the window, and the Havre High girls basketball team is hoping a little more success comes its way. Today through Saturday the Blue Ponies will be in Belgrade for the Central A divisional tournament. The Ponies claimed the No. 5 seed with a 3-7 record and will open up tournament play against the No. 4 Lewistown Golden Eagles who enter the tournament with a 5-5 record. Other first round action includes the No. 3 Browning... Full story
From the beginning of the season until now, the Havre High boys basketball team has steadily improved. Now, riding the wave of a four-game win streak, the Blue Ponies are looking to enter the Central A tournament playing their best basketball yet. Today through Saturday the Ponies will take part in the Central A divisional tournament in Belgrade. HHS enters the tournament with a 6-4 conference record and the No. 2 seed. The Butte Central Maroons are No. 1 with a 7-3 record, while the Browning Indians are No. 3 with a 5-5...
The Belgrade Panthers are a tough team, but when they are executing their pressure defense the way they did on Friday, they are almost unstoppable. Friday night at the Havre High gymnasium, the Havre Hihg girls played host to the Panthers in Central A play. But it was the Panthers who recorded the 55-28 win in front of Havre fans. The Panther defense played the biggest role in their win and Ponies loss. HHS struggled to get the offense going. The Ponies were held to six first quarter points, but managed nine in the second... Full story
If there was ever a time for the Havre High boys basketball team to have its best offensive game of the season, it was Saturday night in Browning. The Central A Blue Ponies were on the road where they faced the conference rival Browning Indians in their last game of the season. And coming away with the huge victory, the Ponies defeated the Indians 75-73. "I felt good going into the game," Havre High head coach Andy Smith said. "I thought we had a good week of practice and we were really focused all week. We knew how they...
Coming off a rousing first-round win over Hays-Lodge Pole, the Box Elder Bears seemed to have momentum on their side heading into Friday afternoon's semifinal game with the top-seeded Chinook Sugarbeeters. But the Beeters eventually had other ideas and wound up with a dominating 67-48 win and second straight berth in the 9C boys title game. The Beeters opened the game with five quick points by Chris Haider, but the Bears' Lance Young scored six points and pulled them to within one at 9-8 after the first quarter. However, the...
Both the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Box Elder Bears knew they could be threat come tournament time as the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds. And as they faced off in the consolation game, they proved their point. Saturday in the District 9C boys consolation game in Havre, the Bears defeated the Thunderbirds 65-37 to grab the third place finish and earn a challenge game tonight against Big Sandy. The Bears and Thunderbirds met in first round action as well. That time around the Bears grabbed a 76-56 victory. And the Bears looked...
After an undefeated conference season and a good start to the post season, streaky shooting and a slow start almost cost the Chinook Sugarbeeters the 9C championship. Thursday-Saturday the Havre High gymnasium was home to the 2011 District 9C basketball tournament. And after earning a first round bye on Thursday with the No. 1 seeding, the Beeters survived the Box Elder Bears 67-48 on Friday, earning their way into the championship. The Pioneers also had a first round bye as the No. 2 seed and defeated North Star 58-51 in...
The regular season is winding down for both the Havre High boys and girls basketball teams. And both Blue Pony squads would love nothing more than to enter the post season with one last win under their belts. Tonight in Browning the Central A Pony girls will compete against the Indians in conference play. Saturday night, the Havre High boys visit Browning. The Butte Central A Maroons have already locked up the No. 1 spot for the boys, but the Ponies can still improve or drop in the rankings depending on how Saturday's action... Full story
It was a rough start for both the 9C Turner Tornadoes and North Star Knights, but somebody had to win. The Knights entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed taking on the No. 6 seed Tornadoes Thursday night at the Havre High gymnasium. But just as many people expected, no game in the 9C is an easy win this year. North Star overcame a sluggish start to grab the 63-40 first round win on Thursday. And with the win the Knights will next face Big Sandy at 8 p.m. tonight. But the game was close for the entire first half. The Knights... Full story
BUTTE — Over the years the Havre High girls and boys swim teams have found a couple of comfortable spots near the top of the state swimming ranks. And after attending the 2011 All Class state swim meet, Friday and Saturday at the Butte YMCA in Butte, the trend continued for both teams. The Blue Pony girls earned a No. 2 finish for the second straight year with 23 points, and the Blue Pony boys earned a No. 3 finish this year with 19 points after finishing as the No. 1 team a year ago. On the girls side of the pool, B...
BUTTE — Unfortunately things just didn't fall into place for the Havre High wrestling team this weekend. But in a fight for the state championship, Duell Stadel, Eli Hinebauch and Casey Schaub led the way for the Blue Ponies. Friday and Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies competed at the Class A state tournament at the Butte Civic Center in Butte. And like Stadel, Hinebauch, and Schaub have done so often, the three highlighted the Ponies' roster once again. Havre was competing for its fifth straight team title, but came up j...
BUTTE — The problem with records and streaks is that unfortunately they all have to come to an end at one point or another. But with a fifth straight Class A state wrestling title hanging in the balance, the Havre Blue Ponies would have loved to have added one more year to the streak. Friday and Saturday the Ponies attended the Class A state wrestling tournament at the Butte Civic Center in Butte. But ending almost a half decade of dominance, the Ponies finished in the No. 2 spot with 186 points. The Ponies were hoping for t...
Every sports team or franchise has somebody who is labeled the face of the program. This person exudes excellence, they practice hard, they compete hard and they are successful at every level. And for the Havre High Blue Pony wrestling team, at 119 pounds, this person is senior Duell Stadel. Stadel has everything it takes to be a good teammate, an outstanding leader and an even better competitor. He is a four year varsity letter winner and has placed at state the last three years, including a state championship at 112 pounds... Full story
The Havre Ice Hawks hockey team made a run at the state championship this weekend, but after playing just three games, the Ice Hawk's season has come to an end. The Ice Hawks played three games this weekend in Bozeman at the high school state hockey tournament. They entered the state tournament as the No. 6 seed with a 9-10-1 record. And after losing to Great Falls 7-3, defeating Glasgow 10-0 and then falling to Missoula 9-1, the Ice Hawks finished up their season with a 10-12-1 record under first-year head coach Tyler...
The ups and downs continued for the Havre High girls basketball team. Over the weekend the Central A Blue Ponies faced off in two conference matchups. But in two very different games, the Ponies went 0-2. Friday the Ponies hosted the Lewistown Eagles, but lost 47-44 in overtime. And on Saturday the Ponies ran into a very tough Butte Central Maroons squad and lost 55-25. On Friday night, the Ponies held the lead throughout most of the game. They did a lot of things right, especially defensively, but just couldn't get their...
It's not a conference game, but the Havre High girls basketball team is preparing for a very tough opponent. Tonight the Central A Blue Ponies will host the District 2B Malta M-Ettes at 6 p.m. at the Havre High gymnasium in a game that was postponed last Tuesday due to weather. And after a very tough conference weekend, the Ponies are really looking for a much needed win. "This is going to be our toughest home game of the season because of where it's placed," Havre High head coach Dustin Kraske said. "Malta is a good team... Full story
By playing indoors last weekend in Cut Bank, the Havre High boys and girls tennis teams already got a big jump on much of the state's competition. And having beaten the weather odds once this weekend, the Blue Ponies will try and do it again on Saturday, this time in Conrad. Weather permitting, the Blue Ponies will be in Conrad for the Conrad Invitational Saturday. The Conrad Invite will be a dual tournament this year, with the Ponies facing Cut bank, Conrad and Lewistown. In duals, there are four singles matches and three...
