Coming out of the holiday break, the Havre High girls basketball team had a doubleheader at home at Havre High Gymnasium this past weekend. In their first game in 2023, the Blue Ponies defeated conference foe Miles City, 58-49, Friday night. But the Ponies then went on to suffer a 49-48 loss to Hardin Saturday.

In Friday night's game against Miles City, it was the Cowgirls that came out sharp as they jumped out to a 14-6 lead over the Ponies. Lainey Smith scored five points early in the game, including a 3-pointer. In their first game of 2023, HHS head coach Dustin Kraske credited the Mil...