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It was less than a decade ago the Box Elder boys basketball team had quite the run. Now, the Bears seem to be doing it again. Led by head coach Jeremy MacDonald, the Bears captured the 2024 Northern C Divisional Tournament this past weekend at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. In the championship game Saturday, Box Elder gutted out a 54-45 win over the stellar Belt Huskies. Star Tracen Jillott led the way with 31 points, two rebounds and three blocks, while Alex Four...
The Box Elder boys basketball team is now two wins away from a state championship. Wednesday night at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, the Bears defeated the Harrison Wildcats 76-59, in the opening round of the 2024 Class C boys state basketball tournament. The victory pushed Box Elder into tonight's semifinals where the Bears will face off against Harlowton-Ryegate. Box Elder controlled the game against Harrison from start to finish. In the end, head coach Jeremy...
The rebirth of Box Elder boys basketball is now complete. Saturday night in Great Falls, in front of thousands of adoring fans, the Box Elder boys basketball team captured the Class C boys state championship with a 68-64 win over defending state champion Manhattan Christian. The win capped a perfect season in Box Elder, and was the school's fourth state championship in boys basketball, and the third under head coach Jeremy MacDonald. "They're hard workers, a great group of...
The Havre Ice Dome is one of the best hockey venues in the Treasure State, so it was only fitting that it played host to the 2024 Treasure State League High School State Tournament. And the Havre Ice Hawks were the hosts this past weekend. On the opening day of Pool Play, the Ice Hawks went 1-1, with a 5-3 loss to Billings, and a 2-1 win over the Missoula Bruins. In Saturday's crossover game, the Ice Hawks lost to Bozeman 6-3. Jacob Herring and Ciaran Courtnage each scored...
At the Class A State Tournament in Butte this past weekend, the Havre girls basketball team looked to go on a run and win its fourth straight state championship. But the Blue Ponies can no longer call themselves the defending champions as they lost to Billings Central, 56-49, in the semifinals and then lost to Dillon, 58-55, in a loser-out game to end their season. The Ponies were sent to the loser-out bracket after losing, 56-49, to the Billings Central Rams in the...
This past Friday in the Class A State Tournament in Butte, the Havre High boys basketball team's season came to an end. In a loser-out game against the Billings Central Rams, the Blue Ponies suffered a 78-68 loss to end the year. Looking to keep their season alive, the Ponies jumped out to an 8-4 lead to start the game. But the Rams went on an 8-0 run to take a 12-8 lead. The teams exchanged baskets over the next few minutes until the Rams held a 19-16 lead. Kyler Northrop...
Though it didn't end how either of them were hoping, what a season it still was for both the Chinook and Big Sandy girls basketball teams. On Friday though, the season ended for both. At the Class B state tournament in Billings, the Sugarbeeters played at state win the first season back in Class B. Chinook opened with a loss 46-30 loss to Baker on Thursday, where Hallie Neibauer scored 19 points and Alexus Seymour added eight. On Friday, Chinook squared off against Anaconda...
In Butte this past Thursday, both the Havre High girls and boys basketball teams began the Class A State Tournament. As both teams looked to go on a run, the girls advanced with a 54-44 win over Browning while the boys lost, 60-55, to Hamilton. The HHS girls basketball team took care of business against Browning to advance in the tournament and keep their hopes of a fourth straight state championship alive. The Ponies had a hot start taking a 24-14 lead. By halftime, Havre...
One win away. In front of throngs of their fans Thursday night, the Box Elder boys basketball team advanced to the Class C state championship game with a 69-43 thrashing of Harlowton-Ryegate at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. The victory pushed the 26-0 Bears into Saturday night's finale where the Bears will face the Manhattan Christian Eagles, who upset Lustre Christian earlier Thursday night. The Bears were in control of the semifinals from start to finish, leading...
After winning its challenge game to finish second in the Northern B Divisionals, the Chinook girls basketball team has qualified for the Class B State Tournament in Billings this weekend. As the Sugarbeeters head into their final games of the year, they will look to build on their win from earlier in the week and go on a run. The Sugarbeeters will begin the tournament tonight at 5 p.m. with a game against the Baker Spartans. Baker heads into the contest with a 19-4 record and...
The Havre High girls basketball team has been one of the premier programs in the state of Montana over the past few years with three straight Class A State championships. Now this weekend, the Blue Ponies will look to make it four in a row when they head to Butte to compete in the Class A State Tournament. The Ponies will begin the tournament Thursday at 1:30 p.m. when they face the Browning Indians. Browning is 15-7 this season and qualified for state after taking fourth in t...
After several months of hard work, the Havre High boys basketball team will wrap up the season with the Class A State Tournament in Butte this weekend. As the Blue Ponies step onto the court for the last time this year, they hope to go on a deep run. The Ponies open the tournament Thursday at 5 p.m. with a game against the Hamilton Broncs. Hamilton enters the tournament with a 19-2 record and is coming off a Western A Divisional championship. The Ponies will need to slow down...
Talk about a long road. Once upon a time, the Big Sandy girls basketball team was a fixture at the Class C state tournament. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Pioneers were among the elite programs in Class C. But, for more than a decade, that all changed. Now however, the Pioneers have finally returned to the state tournament, and they'll get to do it in Great Falls, which is essentially a home away from home for the Pioneers of head coach Travis Baumann. And Baumann and the Pionee... Full story
When he gets this far, Box Elder boys basketball coach Jeremy MacDonald knows exactly what it takes to win a state championship. That's because he's done it before, not once, but twice. Now, in their home away from home, the Bears are in position to do it again. Tonight, inside the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, the undefeated Bears begin their quest for a Class C state title when they take on the Harrison Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats, the runner-up in the Western... Full story
It wasn't the kind of national tournament the Montana State University-Northern Lights were gunning for. But it sure did end on a high note. The Lights saw junior Rylin Burns make a run to a fifth-place finish and NAIA All-American honors at the NAIA National Wrestling Championships Thursday through Saturday in Wichita, Kansas. Burns, unseeded at 184 pounds, made a trek through the wrestle backs at nationals. He won his first round match, but then lost to fourth-seeded...
This past weekend at the Northern B Divisional Basketball Tournament in Conrad, the Chinook girls basketball team looked to go on a run to clinch a spot in the Class B State Tournament. Despite some adversity, the Sugarbeeters earned themselves at least a third-place finish in the tournament to keep their season alive. The Sugarbeeters began the tournament Thursday with a 50-29 win over Fairfield. The Sugarbeeters took a 9-5 lead to start the contest and then stretched their...
Both Montana State University-Northern basketball teams saw their seasons come to an end in the first round of the Frontier Conference Tournament in Great Falls. Thursday afternoon, the Skylights fell to Rocky Mountain College 86-81 in the first round of the Frontier women's tournament at the Four Seasons Arena. After a good first half, the Skylights were winning 39-36 at intermission. However, Rocky outscored the Skylights 50-42 the rest of the way, overtaking Northern late i...
The Montana State University-Northern football team willl have a familiar schedule in 2024, though games will be flipped some. The Frontier Conference announced its football slate recently, where 2024 will be the final season before Dickinson State rejoins the league, so this fall, there will still be eight conference games, with several teams stilll playing each other twice. Before Northern gets to its league slate, head coach Jerome Souers' team will open the new year at...
It's been a season unlike any in recent memory for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team. Injuries, illness, travel snafus and more really hampered Northern's progress in the second half of the 2023-24 season. Now though, all that is behind the Lights and head coach Tyson Thivierge. Instead, six Lights will make a push for national championship glory this weekend, as the season starts all over with the NAIA Wrestling Championships in Wichita, Kansas. Northern...
After taking last week off, the Chinook girls basketball team will return to action this weekend with the Northern B Divisional Tournament in Conrad. As the Sugarbeeters look to qualify for the Class B State Tournament, they will need to go on a deep run this week. The Sugarbeeters will start the tournament today at 6 p.m. with a game against Fairview. The Warriors enter the tournament with an overall record of 9-13 and are coming off a third-place finish in the District 2B...
This past weekend at the Northern B Divisional Boys Basketball Tournament in Malta, the Chinook boys basketball team was looking to go on a run in order to qualify for the Class B State Tournament in a few weeks. Instead, the Sugarbeeters went 1-2 and failed to qualify for state, putting an end to their season. The Sugarbeeters began the tournament Thursday with an 87-43 loss to the Malta Mustangs. Malta took control early as it raced out to a 26-15 lead in the first quarter....
The Montana Amateur Hockey Association postseason has arrived and last weekend, the Havre Ice Hawks 19U girls team played at their state tournament. The tournament took place in Glasgow, where the Ice Hawks went 0-3 in pool play, before going 1-1 in the bracket round. Havre opened the tournament with a 6-0 loss to Missoula Friday. The Ice Hawks also fell to Bozeman 4-2 Friday, as Jersi Morse scored a pair of goals for Havre, while Paisley Branden stopped 53 shots. On Saturday,...
The Big Sandy Pioneers are going to state for the first time in more than two decades. After finishing third in the District 9C two weeks ago in Havre, the Pioneers capped off a thrilling run in the Northern C with a challenge game win over DGS on Monday night in Great Falls. DGS had lost in the championship game Saturday night, while the Pioneers beat 9C rival CJI in the consolation game. That set up the challenge game Monday night. The Pioneers trailed 10-9 after the first...
At the Eastern A Divisional Basketball Tournament in Billings this past weekend, the Havre High boys basketball team was looking to go on a run and qualify for the upcoming Class A State Tournament. It was not perfect, but the Blue Ponies finished fourth in the tournament to accomplish their goal. The Ponies opened the tournament with a 67-55 win over East Helena Thursday. The Ponies raced out to a 16-11 lead in the opening frame. But the Vigilantes responded to cut the...
The 2023-24 Frontier Conference regular season is in the books. But the final chapter didn't go the way the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams were hoping, as Northern was swept Saturday at Carroll College. The Skylights lost to No. 8 Carroll College 83-53 in Helena. Ryley Kehr hit one of two free throws to end the first quarter down by one (17-16). The Fighting Saints held the Skylights to seven points in the second quarter to their 20. Carroll extended the...
