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The Havre High boys and girls wrestling teams are set to kick off the 2024-25 season, and it should be another great year for the Ponies on the mat. Havre head coach Beau LaSalle's teams will open the season with the two-day Havre Invitational this Friday and Saturday at the HHS gymnasium. The Pony boys return All-State wrestlers Reed Mantle, Matt Lemer and Tommy Lewis, while the likes of Pierce Caplette, Grady Haney and others will make Havre a strong contender once again in...
I'll just get this out of the way right now. The Montana Grizzlies aren't going to beat the South Dakota State Jackrabbits this Saturday in Brookings, South Dakota. Period. And thus, a weird, wacky and truly disappointing Grizzly football season will come to an end as a result of a beatdown at the hands of the defending FCS champions - in what was a rematch from the 2024 title game. In the immortal words of Forrest Gump: "That's all I have to say about that." However, rest...
It was an exciting season for the Havre Blue Pony football team, and now, the postseason awards are rolling in. After reaching the Class A semifinals, the Blue Ponies had five players named All-State for 2024. Senior defensive back/wide receiver Tre Gary, senior defensive back/wide receiver Colter Solomon, senior linebacker/running back Tate Nelson, senior offensive lineman Gage Chapman and junior offensive lineman Tommy Lewis were Havre's selections for All-State. For...
It's been a rough preseason for the young Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team. And things didn't get any better last weekend in Dickinson, North Dakota. Last Friday, the Lights fell to Valley City State, The first was close until the Vikings went on a 8-0 run to take the lead by 10. The Lights battled back to tie up the game with 1:05 left in the first half. Valley hit a couple shots to take the game by one going into halftime. Valley city pushed the lead...
The Havre High girls basketball program is one of of the great sports dynasties. So each new season holds a lot of excitement. But this season, the excitement will be combined with a big change as longtime Havre High head coach Dustin Kraske retired at the end of last season, while former Blue Pony basketball player and HHS assistant coach Tommy Brown assumes the role of head coach. And while while this season will mark the first time in decades that Kraske won't be on the...
It should be an exciting season for the Havre High boys basketball team. Veteran head coach Walynn Burgess returns a talented group of Blue Ponies as Havre looks to return to the Class A state tournament come March. The Ponies open their new season this weekend, and they'll have some familiar faces leading the way, led by returning Class A All-State guard Tre Gary. A four-year varsity performer, Gary is one of three returning starters for the Pony boys, who finished fourth in...
The Montana Stater University-Northern women’s basketball team returned from the Thanksgiving break with a pair of road games in Dickinson, North Dakota last weekend. Last Friday, the Skylights lost to Valley City State University 74-53 in Dickinson, North Dakota. The Skylights outscored the Vikings in the first two quarters going into halftime up 34-24. Valley City went on a nine and one run cut into the lead after halftime. Diemert hit a three to take the lead with 4:20 l...
It’s been a rough preseason for the young Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team. And things didn’t get any better last weekend in Dickinson, North Dakota. Last Friday, the Lights fell to Valley City State, The first was close until the Vikings went on a 8-0 run to take the lead by 10. The Lights battled back to tie up the game with 1:05 left in the first half. Valley hit a couple shots to take the game by one going into halftime. Valley city pushed the lead t...
The 2024 NAIA cross country season came to an end with the national championships last Friday in Columbia, Missouri. And that race included one runner from Montana State University-Northern. MSU-N freshman James Stensland-Plymale earned an at-large bid to the NAIA men's national championship and raced in the 8,000 meters. Stensland-Plymale finished 232nd out of 326 runners who crossed the finish line. His official time was 26:08.9 and his pace was 3:11.9. He finished ahead of...
For the first time in schools history, the Box Elder Bears can call themselves state champions in football. Saturday in Bridger, the Bears clobbered the Bridger Scouts in the Class C Six-Man state championship game, 84-56. Box Elder went from 3-5 a season ago to state champions in just over a year's time. The Bears had previously only played for a state title once before, a loss to DGS in 2015. "I think four months ago, there were only a handful of people in the state that...
It wasn't even close. Despite being a Top 10 FCS matchup for the third year in a row, in the 123rd Brawl of the Wild, the No. 9 Montana Grizzlies were simply no match for the No. 2 Montana State Bobcats. In front of a new record crowd at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, the Bobcats piled up major rushing yards en route to a 34-11 win over the Grizzlies. The victory was the fifth straight by the home team in the series, while also capping a perfect 12-0 regular season for the...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team returned to the hardwood last Friday and made the most out of their only game last week. The Skylights beat Embry-Riddle 79-73 in Great Falls.The Skylights got off to a slow start going down 22-14 in the first quarter. Northern stayed with the Eagles in the second quarter going into halftime 36-27. The Skylights cut the lead going into the third quarter 53-52. The Skylights take the fourth quarter by seven to take...
A very busy week for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team ended with success at Sunday’s Spokane Open. Northern placed five grapplers at the Spokane tourney led by three wrestlers in the championship. Teammates Devin Crawford and Orion Thivierge both reached the final match at 174 pounds. They decided not to conduct the championship match. Northern also saw Justin Windauer reach the 157-pound championship before falling to Hunter Hobbs from Providence. At 1...
Northeast A All-State: Lexya Burnham, Sr., Lewistown; Ariana Gary, Jr., Havre; Alli Glasscock, Sr., Miles City; Jalene Silha, Sr., Glendive. All-conference First team: Allison Atwood, So., Miles City; Lexya Burnham, Sr., Lewistown; Ariana Gary, Jr., Havre; Alli Glasscock, Sr., Miles City; Jalene Silha, Sr., Glendive; Camdyn Waterman, Sr., Miles City. Second team: Savanna Anderson, Sr., Sidney; Blythe Armstrong, Jr., Lewistown; Kayla Jensen, Sr., Lewistown; Clea Rapson, Jr.,...
A bevy of local volleyball players earned Class C All-State honors for the 2024 season. Ang Reiner of Fort Benton, Brynn Kammerzell, of Chester-Joplin-Inverness and Eva Yeadon off Big Sandy were all voted Class C All-State this season. See below for the District 7C and 2B All-Conference teams. 7C All-Conference First team: Ang Reiner, Fort Benton, Sr.; Brynn Kammerzell, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, Soph.; Eva Yeadon, Big Sandy, Sr.; Elie Hutchins, Centerville, Sr.; Maddi Adams,...
For the first time in schools history, the Box Elder Bears can call themselves state champions in football. Saturday in Bridger, the Bears clobbered the Bridger scouts in the Class C Six-Man state championship game, 84-56. The Bears were tied with Bridger 22-22 at the end of one quarter and actually trailed 38-36 at halftime. However, the Bears erupted for 48 points in the second half and went on to win the crown on the road. Box Elder had only ever played for a state... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern Lights got a much-needed win. And it came on the last day of the 2024 Frontier Conference football season. On senior day at Tilleman Field, the Lights beat Rocky Mountain College 19-13 for their first Frontier Conference win in over two years. The Lights scored 19 unanswered points after trailing 7-0. Devin Shelton caught a 22-yard RD pass and Lucas Thacker scored on a run to put the Lights up 12-7 at halftime. Zach Brooks then capped off...
Playing on their home floor in the 2024 Frontier Conference Volleyball Tournament, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights made a strong run. Last Friday, the Skylights beat rival Carroll College in the opening round of the tournament at the Armory Gymnasium. Skylights won in four sets (27-25, 19-25, 25-21, and 25-17). The first set was anyone's game, as the Skylights were able to finish strong going on a 5-2 run to take the set. Carroll pushed the lead in the second...
Oh so close. The Havre High football team's run through the Class A playoffs nearly took them all the way to the state championship game. Leading Laurel 20-14 at halftime, the Loctomotives steamrolled their way past the Ponies in the second half as they ended Havre's season with a 35-28 win in the Class A semifinals last Saturday in Laurel. The Ponies beat the Locomotives in the regular season in Havre, and things looked good again when Havre took a 12-0 lead in the first...
Making the long-awaited home debut, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team beat an old rival, and a future Frontier Conference foe. The Skylights beat Dickinson State University in their home opener 76-58 Monday night in the Armory Gymnasium. It wasn't easy as Northern trailed 40-30 at halftime. From there though, head coach Chris Mouat's team absolutely dominated the Blue Hawks. The Skylights went on a 23-9 run in the next eight minutes and ended up...
Wrestling in an early-season tournament, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team made the most of the Grand View Open. The Lights got a championship from sophomore Orion Thivierge at 174 pounds, as he won five times. The Lights also had multiple winners in almost every weight class. Northern returns to Cascade Conference competition this weekend when they wrestle at Eastern Oregon and Evergreen State on Friday, then compete in the Spokane Open on Sunday. Grand Vie...
It was a tough weekend on the road for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team as the Lights fell to both Southern Oregon and Eastern Oregon in Helena. Last Friday, Northern fell to Southern Oregon University 82-61 in Helena. Southern pushed the lead early in the first half 19-10. The Lights cut into the lead to seven. The Raiders went on a run to extend the lead to 15 points going into half. Southern was able to just keep a good lead for the rest of the...
The Montana State University-Northern football team struggled to a loss at Montana Tech 54-14 in Butte last Saturday. Northern tallied 295 yards of total offense (201 on the ground), while the Orediggers accounted for 512 yards, of which 299 yards were on the ground. Both teams scored one touchdown in the first quarter. Montana Tech took a good leading going into halftime 30-7. The Lights scored again in the third quarter, while the Orediggers added two touchdowns. Montana...
Another Saturday, and the Box Elder Bears are one game closer to playing for a state football championship. In the Class C Six-Man playoffs last Saturday in Box Elder, the Bears outlasted Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine in a wild shootout, 74-64. The Bears stayed ahead for much of the high-scoring game as they advanced to the state semifinals. Box Elder, which won Northern Division regular season, will have to face a perennial Six-Man powerhouse with a berth in the state...
The Big Sandy Pioneers are headed to Bozeman. Last weekend in Fort Benton, the Pioneers beat Belt twice to capture the Northern C crown, and earn a coveted trip to this weekend's state tournament. Big Sandy defeated Belt in two championships matches, both by 3-1 scores. That came after the Pioneers outlasted rival Chester-Joplin-Inverness 3-1 in the third-place match earlier in the day, as the Hawks came up one match short of making it to state. Fort Benton was also...
