Pony girls face District 2B foes in Sugarbeeters, Wildcats

The Havre High girls basketball team couldn't have started the season much better. Any time you open with a pair of decisive wins it's a good thing. It wasn't perfection, but the Ponies played well above head coach Dennis Murphy's expectations.

The Blue Ponies pounded Central A foes Belgrade and Anaconda in consecutive days last weekend, which left Murphy not only happy with the two victories, but also with how his team played to earn those two victories.

"There were two things that I really liked about the way we played last weekend," Murphy said. "I loved our effort. The girls played really...