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Needing a win in the worst way, the Montana State University-Northern Lights turned to their home crowd and the friendly confines of the Armory Gymnasium Thursday night. And it worked as the Lights toppled Rocky Mountain College, 87-83 to snap a four-game Frontier Conference losing streak. It was also Northern's second win over RMC this season. The Lights, though, had to come from behind to do it. Trailing 39-35 at halftime, Northern came out in the second half, outscoring...
February is here, which means it's the stretch run for the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams. And tonight, the Lights and Skylights have big games in the Armory Gymnasium as they welcome Rocky Mountain College. The Northern women are fresh off a huge home win against Montana Western last Saturday, which moved head coach Chris Mouat's team to 4-3 in the Frontier Conference, and a tie for third place. Led by a surging Shyan Krass, and stalwarts like Ryley Kehr...
The postseason is finally here for the Havre High wrestling teams as they head to Hardin for the Eastern A Divisional Tournament this weekend. With spots in the state tournament on the line, the Blue Ponies will be looking to wrestle well in order to continue their seasons. At this weekend’s divisional meet, the Ponies will wrestle against schools such as Billings Central, Miles City, Glendive, East Helena, Lewistown, Hardin, Laurel, Lockwood, Livingston, Sidney and Three Forks. Miles City will be looking to repeat as d...
The high school wrestling postseason is here, and for many area teams, they’ll be headed to Wolf Point for the Northern B-C Divisional Tournament. And the divisional will be one of the toughest in years for teams like Chinook, Harlem, and others on the Hi-Line. The divisional tourney will feature the top-ranked team in Class B in Huntley-Project and the top-ranked team in Class C in Forsyth. Adding to the tough field is Class B powerhouses like Malta and Glasgow, as well as a...
For the second time this year, a local athlete has been inducted into a collegiate Hall of Fame. Montana State University recently announced its Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2023, and it included Kremlin's Kim Berg. Berg's journey from small-school high school star at K-G High School to Division I All-America stands out in Bobcat history as an amazing example of persistence. Overcoming multiple knee and shoulder injuries she won four Big Sky Championships in the javelin,...
The Havre High swim teams finished their regular season last Friday in Great Falls. The Blue Ponies competed with Class AA powerhouses Great Falls High and CMR in a double-dual. The Havre boys scored 60 points against GFH and 62 against CMR, while the HHS girls nabbed 105 points against the Bison and 133 against the Rustlers. Individually, the Havre girls saw Elizabeth Carroll finish fifth in the 200 yard freestyle, while Liliana Smith took second and Mackenzie Dean finished...
In their final competition of the regular season, the Havre High wrestling teams competed well at the Malta Tournament. The HHS boys team took fifth in its tournament while the HHS girls finished fourth to end the weekend. The HHS boys wrestling team scored 88 total points to take fifth in its tournament. Choteau took first in the tournament with 163.5 total points while Billings Central finished second and Glasgow took third. In their final competition of the regular season, several Blue Ponies wrestled well. Reed Mantle...
Both the Havre High boys and girls basketball teams have been on a roll this winter. But this past weekend, both teams ran into trouble when they faced Miles City and Billings Central. The boys team did defeat Miles City, 78-49, but then suffered a 78-70 loss to Billings Central. The HHS girls team had a tougher weekend with a 45-43 loss to Miles City and a 55-38 loss to Billings Central. The HHS boys team began the weekend with a 78-49 victory at home against Miles City this...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team is now in the thick of the Frontier Conference race as February approaches. That's thanks in large part to another big win in the Armory Gymnasium. Northern beat Montana Western 69-51 in Havre Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs came out hot, as Box Elder's Joelnell Momberg scored nine of their 10 points. They outscored the Skylights 17-15 in the first quarter. But Northern turned the game around in the second...
After a much too long layoff, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team finally returned to action this past weekend. The Lights hosted Southern Oregon Friday night at the Armory Gymnasium in Havre. Coming into the dual, the Lights were ranked 20th and the Raiders were ranked 15th in the latest NAIA Coaches Poll. In a dual that featured eight nationally ranked wrestlers, the Raiders defeated the Lights 25-10. The Lights won matches at 165, 184 and 285 pounds. The...
With the postseason just a month away, both the Havre High boys and girls basketball teams will look to begin hitting their strides. This weekend, the Blue Ponies will have the opportunity to do so when they both play Miles City and Billings Central. The HHS boys basketball team will face Miles City tonight in a conference game at home at Havre High Gymnasium. The Cowboys head into the game with a record of 3-8. The Ponies will be looking for the season sweep after defeating...
After a pair of big setbacks, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team is slated to finally return to the mat for the first time in 2024. Northern's return will also be its return to the Armory Gymnasium, as the Lights take on Cascade Conference rival Southern Oregon tonight. And MSU-N's layoff has been much longer than expected. The Lights last competed on Dec. 17 at the Reno Tournament of Champions. MSU-N was slated to go to the NWAC Duals on Jan. 3-4 but...
For the second time this month, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team dug deep, and found a way to get past the Montana Tech Orediggers. The Skylights beat Montana Tech 58-55 Thursday night in Butte. The Skylights took the first quarter 12-8, but the Orediggers turned the game around and tied the score going into half, 25-25. The third quarter was a wash with scoring at 18-18. The two teams battled down the stretch and Tech hit a layup to take the lead...
This weekend, the Havre High wrestling teams will have a pair of competitions to wrap up their regular season. Tonight, the Blue Ponies will host CMR and Great Falls for their senior night. The Ponies will then head to Malta this weekend to compete in the Malta Invite. With these being their last competitions before the postseason, the Havre High wrestling teams are looking for a strong finish. The Ponies will face CMR and Great Falls tonight at home at Havre High Gymnasium....
After sweeps at the hands of Providence and Carroll College, the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams are hoping for a turnaround this week. Tonight, Northern is in Butte for games at Montana Tech. The Skylights beat Tech at home two weeks ago, and will be looking to do so again, as MSU-N brings a 2-3 Frontier Conference record into tonight’s tough game. Things won’t get any easier for Northern when the Skylights (8-10) return home to face Montana Western Saturday afternoon. Northern opened league play with a t...
The Montana State University-Northern cross country teams have announced the signing of Havre High School's Zack May. He will join both the Lights' cross country and distance track programs this fall. In high school, May competed in varsity through all four years. After wrapping up his senior season, he was named the Most Improved Runner for his career. This past season, May recorded a personal record of 17:26. May will be joining an MSU-N cross country program that just saw...
A slew of Montana State University-Northern athletes have been honored with Academic All-Conference awards. Seven Northern wrestlers have earned Cascade Academic All-Conference for 2023. The Lights are Leo Anderson, Rylin Burns, Devin Crawford, Cade Gubler, Shane Mattson, Colin Silverthornn and Zach Valdez. Meanwhile, 19 MSU-N football players earned Frontier Conference Academic All-Conference. They include Ashton Griver, Oakley Kopp, Spencer Lehnerz, Dustin Long, Dante...
After having their home meet canceled due to bad weather last weekend, the Havre High swim teams finally got back in the water. Last Saturday, Havre was in Great Falls for the Stacy Frey Memorial, where the Ponies competed against a slew of Class AA teams, as well as Class A rivals Billings Central and Hardin. In the team race, the Havre girls scored 77 points, while the HHS boys scored 48 points. The Pony girls were led by by an outstanding second-place finish from senior...
It's been a Hall of Fame year for Havre Blue Pony Marc Mariani. Back in October, Mariani was inducted into the Grizzly Athletics Hall of Fame. Now, he can add the Montana High School Association Hall of Fame to his long list of achievements. At last week's annual MHSA meetings in Helena, Mariani was announced as part of the 2024 MHSA Hall of Fame Class. Mariani was a three-time All-State two-way player for the Blue Ponies, and helped lead them to the 2004 Class A state champio...
A difficult week got even tougher for the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams. After being swept at home by the Providence Argos Thursday, MSU-N lost at Carroll College Saturday. The Skylights lost against No. 6 Carroll College by a score of 66-45 in Helena. The Skylights took the first quarter 15-12. The Fighting Saints came back in the second quarter and took the lead going into half time up by seven, 26-19. Northern came out on fire in the third quarter to...
After several postponements, the Havre High boys and girls basketball teams finally got to play when they hosted Sidney for a doubleheader at Havre High Gymnasium this past Friday. The HHS girls basketball team defended its home court with a 54-32 win over Sidney, but the HHS boys team lost, 65-55, to the visiting Eagles. The HHS and Sidney boys teams got the night started with their contest. The Eagles took control early as they led, 17-13, to end the first quarter. The Blue Ponies kept with it, but they still trailed,...
As the Havre High boys wrestling team gets ready for the postseason, it will be looking to use its last few competitions of the regular season to prepare. In Butte this past weekend, the Blue Ponies competed against some of the schools they will face in the postseason. Against this competition, the Ponies finished eighth in the dual tournament. The Ponies began the weekend in pool play, which they opened with a 48-24 dual victory over Bigfork. After falling behind 18-0,...
It was a tough homecoming for the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams. On Thursday night in Havre, the MSU-Northern men suffered a defeat at the hands of the Providence Argos, 76-66. The Lights fell behind 38-31 in the first 20 minutes and just couldn't catch up as the Argos shot 50 percent from the field and got 17 points each from Jaylin Reed and Davien-Harris Williams. Zackary Martinez scored a game-high 18 points for the Lights, who well to 1-3 in the...
The Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams finally have some momentum. And tonight in the Armory Gymnasium, the Lights and Skylights will try to capitalize on it when they host the University of Providence Argos. First up will be the Skylights (2-1, 8-8). Head coach Chris Mouat's team has captured two straight Frontier Conference wins, including a last-second victory over nationally ranked Rocky Mountain College in Billings. Northern comes into...
As the postseason inches closer and closer, the Havre High boys wrestling team will use their few remaining competitions of the regular season to prepare. This weekend, the Blue Ponies will head to Butte to compete in the Class A Duals against teams they will later face in the postseason. In the Class A Duals, the Ponies will compete in pool play and wrestle in duals against other teams in their pool. Once pool play is over, the Ponies will get put in a bracket and will then...
