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The 2011 high school football season is now over. Saturday was the last day of games for the season, and the champions have been crowned. Friday night in Class AA action, the No. 2 Helena Capital Bruins defeated No. 1 Billings West Golden Bears 39-14 on Wendy's Field at Daylis Stadium in Billings. The state title is the seventh title since 1999 and the 11th overall since 1979 for the Bruins. The Bruins fell behind 7-0 early, but took a 13-7 lead into the half. And after outscoring the opposition 26-7 in the second half, the...
After a weekend with two more games, it is still so far so good for the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team. The Skylights spent the weekend in Great Falls, where they faced two nonconference opponents. Friday, the Skylights defeated Valley City State University 62-52, and on Saturday, the Skylights defeated Central Baptist University 68-40. The two wins mean a flawless record for MSU-N, as they improved to 7-0 on the season. "You always want to win every game you play," Skylights head coach Chris Mouat...
It has come down to this. For the Havre High School softball program it has come down to one last weekend, four more games and the hopes of ending the season on a high note. The young Central A Blue Ponies' squad will not make the trip to state this year, but their season is not over. Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Havre High's Andrea Nault runs the bases during a Central A girls softball game earlier this month in Havre. The Blue Ponies wrap up their 2011 season with four games over the next two days in Laurel. Today and...
The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team couldn't have asked for a better start to their season. Now, the North Stars will look to keep it going in the midst of a long home stand. On Saturday at Legion Field, the North Stars (4-0) will take on the Great Falls Electrics in a single nine-inning, nonconference game. And with only one game this week, the North Stars will look to keep the momentum going. Havre's season began two weeks ago with a sweep of the Great Falls Stallions in Great Falls. The North Stars then... Full story
It has been two weeks since the Havre High School boys and girls track teams have seen any competition. But after two weeks of nothing but preparation, the Blue Ponies are ready for what could turn out to be a very rewarding divisional track meet. Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Havre High senior Paighton Gilman competes in the shot put at a triangular meet earlier this month in Havre. Gilman will help lead a strong HHS girls contingent in to this weekend's Central A Meet in Butte. Today and Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies...
Class C track teams from across the Hi-Line have shined all season long. They house some of the state's top talent and have remained competitive all season long, but most recently they made their marks at district meets all over the state. Today the competition will continue, as the Chester/J-I Hawks, Big Sandy Pioneers, North Star Knights, Turner Tornadoes, Chinook Sugarbeeters, Box Elder Bears and Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds will all compete for Northern C hardware. The Northern C meet will take place today in Great...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Havre High catcher Chelsea Nottingham makes contact during a Central A girls softball game last Friday in Havre. On Saturday, the Blue Ponies will host the 2011 Havre Invitational at both the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field and the Hospital Field. Every game from here on out is an important one to the Havre High School softball team. With just two weekends and a handful of games left on the schedule before the state tournament, the Blue Ponies have to keep improving and climbing the conference... Full story
George Ferguson — [email protected] If the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team is hoping to discover just what kind of team it has in the early part of its schedule, the Skylights should like what they see. This weekend at the Montana Tech Invitational in Butte, the Skylights went 3-1 against great competition and a demanding match schedule, and they played well in the process. "I'm really proud of what we did this weekend, with how we played," MSU-N head coach Bill Huebsch said. "The consistency w... Full story
Mariani keeps impressing George Ferguson — [email protected] If the third game of the NFL's preseason is considered to be a full dress rehearsal for the regular season, then Tennessee Titans' rookie wide receiver Marc Mariani looks like he's ready for the big stage. On Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C., Mariani, the former Havre High standout, performed at a high level yet again. Saturday was Mariani's third preseason game with the Titans and he was directly responsible for Tennessee's only touchdown. Playing w...
HHS quarterback breaks out Daniel Horton — [email protected] A new school record of 357 passing yards, one three-yard rushing touchdown and four more touchdowns in the air. And those were just the stats of Havre High's junior quarterback Justin Jensen in Havre's record-setting win over the whitefish Bulldogs Saturday at Blue Pony Stadium. Not to mention, he led an offense that racked up over 530 total yards and 10 scores, including eight touchdowns and two field goals, in Jensen's first prep football game as the te...
The Havre Babe Ruth 13-year-old all-star team had a dramatic comeback on Saturday night, but things didn't end as well on Sunday. Wednesday through Sunday the 2010 Babe Ruth 13-year-old state tournament took place at Legion Field in Havre and the Havre team reached the semifinals before bowing out to Kalispell on Sunday morning. Havre had no games on Wednesday, but got the weekend started off right with a dominating 12-5 win over Northern Valley on Thursday. Tyrell Pierce was the winning pitcher for the Havre All Stars,... Full story
Another match got away from the Havre High volleyball team, but the Blue Ponies are still looking up. Thursday night in Lewistown, the Central A Ponies took on the conference rival Lewistown Golden Eagles. But the Eagles swept the Ponies 25-12, 25-22 and 25-22. With the conference loss the Ponies now sit at 2-1 in the Central A. "I am not disappointed in how we played," Havre High head coach Melanie Skoyen said. "We worked hard the entire time and we never gave up, even when they were at game point, we just kept chipping...
The fall is officially upon us, and for high school golfers, that means it's time for the postseason. For the Havre High boys and girls golf teams, the postseason begins Saturday when the Blue Ponies compete at the Central A Divisional golf tournament in Lewistown. The 18-hole tournament, which qualifies teams and individuals for next week's Class A state meet, will be held at Judith Shadows Golf Club. The Ponies, under new head coach McKinsey Rodriguez, don't have a lot of divisional experience on their roster. On the girls...
In the first three games of the season, the Havre High football team was able to record a 2-1 nonconference record. And now, heading into the conference portion of the schedule, and with a lot on the line, the Blue Ponies feel they are prepared to compete. Tonight the Central A Ponies will face their first conference opponent of the year when they take to the road to take on the Lewistown Golden Eagles. "There is a little more excitement and energy now," Havre High head coach Jason Christenson said. "The games we're playing... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern Lights were snake bitten in a shoot out last week at Eastern Oregon. On Saturday, the Lights will look to avoid the same type of game when they host the Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears at 12 p.m. inside Blue Pony Stadium. Saturday's game marks the start of a three-game home stand for the Lights, who won't go on the road again until Oct. 23. And MSU-N head coach Mark Samson says his team is ready to take advantage of the opportunity in front of it. "It's been a good week of practice,...
They say home is where the heart is. And there will be plenty of emotion inside the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse tonight when the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team finally makes its long-awaited home debut. But the Skylights, who are off to their best start in six years, going 2-1 in Frontier Conference play and 9-4 overall, will have to deal with a not-so-friendly visitor when the No. 11 Lewis-Clark State Warriors come calling tonight at 7. It's as challenging a home debut as Northern could ever have, but...
There is a lot of excitement surrounding the Montana State University-Northern volleyball program right now — and with good reason. After all, the Skylights are off to their best start in six years. But each and every time Northern steps on the floor, no matter how much success the team enjoys, the Skylights do so with a heavy heart. But they also do so in honor and memory of a special teammate and an even more inspirational person. This past summer, Skylight volleyball player Shaina Evans was killed in an automobile a... Full story
Both the Havre High boys and girls cross country teams have made steady improvements as the season has gone on, and competing again this weekend, the Blue Ponies hope to do the same. Friday the Central A Blue Ponies will run in Lewistown where they will be tested against 15-20 teams from the Class A, B and C ranks. Conference rivals Belgrade, Butte Central, Livingston, Browning and host Lewistown are among the most noteworthy teams the Ponies will face, but Billings Central and Sidney should also prove to be worthy opponents... Full story
It's a busy weekend for the Havre High volleyball team. The Central A Blue Ponies are coming off tough losses to both Hardin and Laurel. But tonight HHS will take to the road and face the Lewistown Golden Eagles in conference play in Lewistown. And on Saturday, the Ponies will make their home debut when they square off with the Class B Conrad Cowgirls at the Havre High gymnasium at 4:30 p.m. The Conrad matchup will also be the Ponies' homecoming match. "I know that we are all just really excited to have a home game and for... Full story
Lights getting sharper by the day George Ferguson — [email protected] Dillon is a long ways south of Havre and the campus of Montana State University-Northern. But with how the close the season-opening game between the MSU-Northern Lights and Western Bulldogs is, it might as well be just down the street. But before the Lights travel to Western for Saturday's Frontier Conference opener, they still have work to do. And a good portion of that work came last Thursday when MSU-N went head-to-head in its second s...
Blue Ponies get ready for Maroons Daniel Horton Havre Daily News [email protected] With most of their summer practices now in the past, the Havre High volleyball team is just days away from its season opener. The Central A Blue Ponies got a good look at their squad on Saturday with the program's annual Blue/White scrimmage at the Havre High gymnasium. During the scrimmage, the Havre junior varsity defeated the freshmen squad 25-8 and 25-10 in two games. And the Pony varsity defeated the junior varsity 25-19,...
In the offseason, the Tennessee Titans were looking from a better return game for 2010. So far, the Titans have found it in former Havre Blue Pony Marc Mariani. After two weeks of regular season play, Mariani ranks ninth in kickoff return yards in the NFL. Mariani is averaging just over 24 yards per kick return with a long of 384 He's also seventh in punt return yards and is averaging 10.7 yards per return with a long of 38. Mariani broke his longest punt return last Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and while he did... Full story
After three weeks, the Frontier Conference standings are starting to look a little old school. And this Saturday in Helena, the new biggest kids on the block are going to fight. The hottest team in the Frontier, Montana Tech, is off to a 3-0 start in league play heading into its showdown with No. 3 Carroll College Saturday in Helena. The Orediggers are up to No. 21 in the most recent NAIA Poll, and they deserve the accolades. After a bitter home loss to South Dakota Mines to open the season, Tech has been dominant, and a big... Full story
After two days of very tough Class AA competition last weekend, the Havre High volleyball team is ready to face a couple of Class A opponents this weekend. Saturday in Lewistown, the Central A Blue Ponies (3-2) will face two Class A programs out of the East. First the Ponies will face the Laurel Locomotives, and to follow, the Ponies will then face the Hardin Bulldogs in two non-conference matches. "I know I am excited," Havre High head coach Melanie Skoyen said. "And I am hoping the girls are competitive enough to want this...
The Havre High boys and girls cross country teams are both coming off of a successful weekend. And now traveling to one of the biggest meets they will run in all year, the Central A Blue Ponies are hoping to keep making positive strides. Saturday the Ponies will compete at the Mountain West Meet in Missoula. And while anywhere from 50-60 teams from all over Montana, Washington and Idaho are expected to make the trip, the Ponies can expect to be running against hundreds of other runners in each race. "It's always an exciting m... Full story
