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Havre High's Martin Wilkie holds up four fingers for the crowd after his historic state championship Saturday night inside the Metra in Billings. Wilkie became the third Blue Pony to win four state championships, and the 34th in Montana state history, with his pin of Sidney's Zander Burnison in the 145-pound state title match.
he Havre High boys swim team holds up the Class A state championship trophy at Saturday Montana State Swimming Championships in Bozeman. The Blue Ponies scored 63 points to tie Billings Central for their first team title since 2007.
A Havre Police squad car escorts the state champion Havre High School swimming team down Fifth Street Saturday, in Havre.
Students wave from inside the Pony Express bus while being escorted back into town Saturday, in Havre.
A caravan of cars follow the Pony Express out of the Holiday Village Shopping Mall parking lot Saturday, in Havre.
Students hug after getting off the bus in front of Havre High School Saturday, in Havre.
People wait outside of the Pony Express as students and coaches come off the bus after arriving in town Saturday, in Havre.
The names of swimmers are painted on the windows of the Pony Express as the bus arrives at Havre High School Saturday, in Havre.
Students gather in the cold out front of Havre High School after being welcomed back to town with a police escort and caravan Saturday, in Havre.
The second weekend of February has always been a fruitful one for Havre High winter sports teams. And the second weekend of February 2019 was no different.
Saturday in Bozeman, the Havre High boys swim team captured its first Class A-B state championship since 2010. The Blue Ponies scored 63 points to tie Billings Central for the Class A-C team championship. Havre, of head coach Bill Kilgore, also had plenty of outstanding individual performances on both the boys and girls sides, with the Havre boys also capturing the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relay state titles.
"I am so proud of these young men for their steadfast devotion to the team and their unwillingness to throw in the towel when all but the slightest glimmer of hope remained," Kilgore said. "They rallied around each other, supported each other through adversity, and earned the title of state champion."
In Billings, the Havre High wrestlers had plenty to celebrate, too, especially HHS senior Martin Wilkie. Saturday night in the Metra, Wilkie became Montana's 34th four-time state champion, capping a perfect 46-0 season in the process. Wilkie also became Havre's third four-time state champ.
Sophomore Mick Chagnon also won an individual title for the Blue Ponies, with his victory in the finals of the 103-pound weight class Saturday night. Overall, Havre sent eight grapplers to the podium, and wound up scoring 170 points, which was good for second place in the team race for the second straight year. Havre has now brought home a trophy from the state tournament for 22 straight seasons.
For complete coverage of the state wrestling and state swim meets, see Pages B1-B5.
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