Havre High girls stumble in season-opener at Laurel

The Havre High girls basketball team has shown itself to be one of the best basketball programs in the state with two straight state championships coming into this season. As they begin their quest for a third, the Blue Ponies began the season with a road trip to Laurel this past Friday.

Just like in last season’s opener, the Locomotives played the Ponies tough. But this time, Laurel made just a few more plays to defeat Havre 54-51. Despite the loss, HHS head coach Dustin Kraske believes the Ponies played well to open the new season.

“Our kids played hard and battled a very nice Laurel team,”...