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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...
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,...
This past weekend in Billings, the Havre High girls basketball team opened the postseason strong. It was not always easy, but the Blue Ponies went 3-0 over the weekend to win the Eastern A Divisional Basketball Tournament and qualify for the Class A State Tournament. The Ponies started the tournament Thursday with a 54-48 win over the Hardin Bulldogs. The Ponies had a slow start as they fell behind 13-11 in the first quarter. The Bulldogs continued to play well as they took a...
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...
The regular season is winding down, and the clock is ticking for the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams. On Thursday night in Great Falls, the MSU-Northern Skylights lost to No. 13 Providence, 75-69. The first quarter was back and forth, with Ryley Kehr hitting a free throw to give the Skylights the lead by one (18-17)at the end of the quarter. The Skylights took that momentum into the second quarter outscoring the Argos 18-11. Providence took the third...
At the Great Falls Four Seasons Arena this past Thursday, the Northern C Divisional Boys and Girls Basketball Tournaments continued. Looking to stay alive in order to qualify for the Class C State Tournaments, several Hi-Line teams played well while others faltered. Thursday's action started early in the morning with a loser-out game between the Fort Benton boys basketball team and Roy-Winifred. Though their season was on the line, the Longhorns could not keep pace as they...
It all comes down to the last two road games for the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams as this weekend marks the end of the Frontier Conference regular season. Northern will be in Great Falls tonight to take on the University of Providence, then head to Helena for a season-ending doubleheader at Carroll College Saturday. And both MSU-N teams are still battling for seeding in the upcoming Frontier Tournament. The Skylights (5-8, 11-15) of head coach Chris Mouat...
One of the biggest postseason basketball tournaments in the state is underway. Wednesday in Great Falls, the 2024 Northern C Divisional Tournament got underway, with four local teams playing. In the opening game of the Northern C boys tournament, Fort Benton was defeated by Heart Butte, 71-56. The Longhorns, who played third at last week’s District 9C, were led by Kellen Diekhans, who had five points and 16 rebounds. The loss dropped the Longhorns into a loser-out game this m...
After several months of hard work, the postseason is finally here for the Havre High girls basketball team. This week at the Metra in Billings, the Blue Ponies will compete in the Eastern A Divisional in order to qualify for the Class A State Tournament. The Ponies will begin the tournament Thursday at 6:30 p.m. when they play Hardin. The Bulldogs enter the tournament with an overall record of 10-9. They split the season series with the Ponies as Hardin won, 57-54, earlier in...
The postseason is finally here for the Havre High boys basketball team. This week at the Metra in Billings, the Blue Ponies will compete in the Eastern A Divisional Tournament. With a chance to clinch a spot in the Class A State Tournament, the Ponies will look to go on a run. The Ponies will face East Helena at 3:30 p.m. Thursday to open the tournament. The East Helena Vigilantes head into the tournament with a record of 5-14, so they will need players such as Deondray Ellis...
For now, six Montana State University-Northern Lights are headed to the NAIA national wrestling championships. As a team, Northern placed fifth at last weekend's Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships in LaGrande, Oregon, while the Lights pushed six grapplers to nationals. NaKoda Siegel reached the 174-pound CCC title match but fell short to his arch rival from Providence. At 197 pounds Carl Hansen also had a stellar tournament, as he reached the final before losing to a...
After excelling at last week's District 9C basketball tournaments, several teams from the Hi-Line will next head to Great Falls this week for the Northern C Divisional Tournaments. With a chance to qualify for the Class C State Tournaments, these 9C teams will look to play well this week in order to keep their seasons going. The Northern C Divisional Boys Basketball Tournament will begin Wednesday at 4 p.m. when Fort Benton Longhorns face Heart Butte. The Longhorns qualified...
In their first season back in Class B, the Chinook boys and girls basketball teams have had a lot of success. And thanks to a strong showing at last weekend's District 1B Tournament, the Sugarbeeters are still playing. At the girls 1B tournament, top-seeded Chinook cruised to the championship game, and the team was undefeated as the Beeters took on second-seeded Fairfield. However, in their first loss of this campaign, Chinook came up just short of the 1B crown, as the Eagles...
In the final weekend of the regular season, the Havre High boys and girls basketball teams were looking to play well on their road trip. In their final action before the postseason, the Blue Ponies finished strong as the HHS girls team picked up a 52-44 win over Lewistown and then a 59-27 victory at Glendive. The HHS boys team also did well on the road defeating Lewistown, 63-57, and then beating Glendive, 55-48. The Ponies began their final slate of games with a doubleheader...
The Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks can finally call themselves District 9C champions again. On Saturday night at the Havre High gymansium, CJI knocked off Fort Benton 49-38 in the 9C girls championship game, as the Hawks claimed their first drastic championship in some time. In a hard-fought championship outing, CJI trailed 14-12 at the end of the first quarter, and were down at half-time as well. But, the Hawks battled back in the second half, including a big run in the...
Make it back to back for Box Elder boys basketball. In the District 9C Boys Basketball Tournament at Havre High Gymnasium this past Friday night, the Bears repeated as district champions with an 88-65 victory over the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks in the title game. It was a tight game in the first quarter, but the Bears pulled ahead for a 24-22 lead over the Hawks. The Bears then took control in the second quarter to take a 45-32 lead into halftime. In the second half, the...
At Havre High Gymnasium Thursday, the District 9C Boys Basketball Tournament continued with its semifinal games. With a chance to advance to the championship game and clinch a spot in the Northern C Divisional Tournament, the Box Elder Bears dominated in an 88-52 win over the Fort Benton Longhorns while the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks survived in a 55-52 victory over the Turner Tornadoes. Before the semifinals, Thursday started with the Big Sandy Pioneers defeating the HLP...
With the boys rolling on Wednesday, Thursday afternoon and evening was the girl's turn at the District 9C tournament inside the Havre High gymnasium. In the girls opener, Turner edged Box Elder 46-43 to advance to the 9C semifinals tonight. In that game, the Tornadoes will take on top-seeded Chester-Joplin-Invernness for a berth in the championship and the Northern C Divisional. That game will tip off at 4 p.m. Box Elder will next play in a loser-out game Saturday morning. In...
Needing a win in a big way, the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team got just that. The Lights beat Montana Western 72-68 Thursday night in Dillon. The Lights took the lead early and pushed ahead to nine points. The Bulldogs went on a run to tie the game up and from there it was anyone's game. Jacob Randall tipped in a shot to take a halftime lead for the Lights, 32-29. The second half was close, as the Lights went on a 9-0 run to take the lead by 10 with...
The District 9C Boys Basketball Tournament finally began at Havre High Gymnasium Wednesday. On the first day of action, Fort Benton came back for a 62-55 win over North Star, Turner held off Big Sandy for a 58-43 victory and Chester-Joplin-Inverness dominated in an 83-29 win over Hays-Lodge Pole. The tournament started with the No. 4 seed Fort Benton Longhorns winning, 62-55, against the No. 5 North Star Knights. The Longhorns had to work for the win after they fell behind,...
After a roller coaster ride of a regular season, the postseason has arrived for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team. Head coach Tyson Thivierge’s team is headed to LaGrande, Oregon for the annual Cascade Conference Championships, which run Friday and Saturday at Eastern Oregon University. The Lights come into the tournament ranked No. 20 in the NAIA Coaches Poll, while Menlo, Providence, Embry-Riddle, Southern Oregon and Eastern Oregon are the other CCC s...
With their final games of the regular season this weekend, the Havre High boys and girls basketball teams will be looking for strong finishes before heading into the postseason. If the Blue Ponies are going to do that, they will need to beat Lewistown and Glendive on the road. The weekend slate begins Friday night at Lewistown where the HHS girls will play first. The Lewistown girls team heads into the game with an overall record of 8-10 and a Northeast A record of 3-4. The...
Time is winding down on the Frontier Conference regular season and the clock is also ticking for the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams. Thursday night, both Northern squads are in Dillon for road games at Montana Western, and after a pair of sweeps last week, Northern needs wins in a big way. The Skylights head to Western with a 4-7 record in the Frontier, but with a win tonight, they could make up some ground in a hurry. Just two weeks ago,...
