Top-ranked Conrad edges Blue Pony wrestlers in final dual of the season

In its final test of the regular season, the Havre High wrestling team passed - sort of.

The Ponies were defeated by No. 1- ranked Class B-C Conrad on Saturday night, 42-33, in front of a boisterous crowd at the Havre High gymnasium.

While there are no moral victories in sports, HHS head coach Scott Filius used the dual with the Cowboys as a measuring tool to see where his team is as it heads into the postseason. And based on Saturday's results, he still likes what he sees.

"We wanted to win this dual and I thought we could have," Filius said. "There were a couple of matches I expected to go t...