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Last season saw the Havre High boys take some big steps forward. Yet, they fell short of their ultimate goal, which was to reach the Class A state tournament. Now in 2020-2021, HHS has been looking to not only get some good standing in ther Northeastern A, but to push past the divisional woes. That sort of thing is not easy in the Eastern A, but the Ponies are ready to step up and stand out, even if COVID-19 puts a bit of a question mark on the season. That season will start...
After the 2019-2020 season ended abruptly, the Havre High girls basketball team was left with a tough situation, as they were stripped of a shot at placing in the 2020 Class A State Tournament due to COVID-19 cutting it short. The Blue Ponies once again made a strong run to and through the postseason, but this year, they aim to get back to the top of Class A once more. And that quest starts this weekend in the Blue Pony Corral. With a full head of steam and a lot of new faces...
It's been a long wait, but high school wrestling is finally here. And that is music to the Havre Blue Ponies' ears. After a delay to the 2020-21 winter sports season, the Blue Ponies will take to the mat Saturday when they travel to Miles City for a pair of Eastern A duals. And those matches are going to kickstart what is sure to be another exciting year of HHS wrestling. Last season, the Ponies made a lot of progress on the mat, pushing plenty of grapplers to the 2020 Class...
Winter sports are going to be anything but normal. They even started later than normal. And after the Montana High School Association worked to provide set guidelines for the different sports, shaking the normal up a bit, one of the teams that is feeling it the most this season is the Havre High swim team. The Blue Ponies will be back in the water, there is no question there, but there will be plenty of differences to the season. After pushing through a tough year in the...
After the loss to the Columbia Falls Wildcats last Thursday, the Havre High volleyball team was aiming to bounce back against the Class A defending state champions, the Corvallis Blue Devils. The Blue Ponies were in for another tough battle. Unfortunately, the Blue Devils would come away with a 3-1 win over HHS, the set scores being 23-25, 22-25, 25-21 and 20-25, at the 2020 Class A State Tournament at Sidney Friday. The loss handed the Ponies a 10-8 overall record on the...
Across Montana, state tournaments for volleyball have kicked off, with games going off without a hitch and some intense bouts making their way to the court. As for the Hi-Line, the Fort Benton High volleyball team and the Havre High volleyball team played in their classes' respective 2020 State Tournament, with different results. In the case of HHS, the Blue Ponies fell to the Columbia Falls Wildcats Thursday at Sidney High School in Sidney 3-0, the set scores being 21-25,...
Offense is crucial in any sport. When an individual or team's offense is performing at a high level, it is felt within the atmosphere in the room, especially in a team sport, where a player can amp up their teammates and put on a show alongside them. When it comes to offense and the Havre High volleyball team, senior Talia Ralph is one of those leaders. Ralph has been on the court playing volleyball for seven years, with four of those years as a part of the Blue Ponies. The...
4 has brought about a crazy fall sports season, but with teams sticking together and making a great effort, the 2020 Class A State Tournament will be kicking off this week, where the Havre High volleyball team will be back in the battle for the state championship. The Blue Ponies (10-6), the No. 4 seed from the Eastern A will be in for another tough bout to start off the tourney, as they will be going up against the No. 1 Columbia Falls Wildcats from the Western A Thursday...
After falling in the Class C Six-Man State semifinals round the past two seasons, the Big Sandy High football team was ready to change the narrative come 2020. After blazing through Wibaux and Bridger, the Pioneers had to get past the Froid-Medicine Lake Red Hawks Saturday in Medicine Lake. Unfortunately, Froid-Lake had different plans, once again sending Big Sandy home in the semifinals, 42-26. After a strong campaign and an undefeated season going into the match, it is a rou...
After pulling away with the win against a tough Bridger Scouts squad 36-12, the Big Sandy football team is once again in the Class C Six-Man State semifinals. Last season, the Pioneers fell to the Jordan Mustangs to end what looked to be an incredible run. This year, Big Sandy looks to change that, but it will have to go through another grueling obstacle. This year, the Froid-Medicine Lake Red Hawks will be the Pioneers' semifinal opponent in Medicine Lake at 1 p.m. Saturday....
Havre High's Josh Warp is a three-sport standout for the Blue Ponies, playing golf in the fall, basketball in the winter and tennis in the spring. In fact, Warp has excelled at all three, earning All-Conference honors in all three sports, and just this fall, earning Class A All-State honors on the links. Most of the time, athletes have to narrow their sports down to one when they get to college, but not Warp. Instead, he'll play two sports starting next year at the University...
After having the weekend to prepare for their postseason, the Havre High volleyball team was eager to get back on their home court for what may be their last home game of the 2020 season. That match, an Eastern A playoff match, would be quite the battle for Havre, too. Monday night saw Havre take the court against the No. 3 Laurel Locomotives from the Southeastern A in the Havre High Gymnasium, where the Ponies swept the Locomotives 25-20, 25-22 and 25-15 to secure a spot in...
Fort Benton is on a roll - to say the least. The Longhorns reached the Class C state volleyball tournament a year ago, and now, in their first year in the newly formed 7C, which consists of all the teams from the old District 6C East, the Longhorns cruised to a district championship. In fact, last week in both Big Sandy and Fort Benton, the Longhorns swept their way to the title. Fort Benton beat Chinook by scores of 25-22, 25-21 and 25-12 in the 7C championship match...
The Havre High volleyball team locked in a No. 2 seed in the Northeastern A conference standings after a strong win over the Sidney Eagles last weekend. Now, the Blue Ponies have a trip to state in their sights. Havre's regular season home finale last week against Hardin was canceled, and the final game against Billings Central was also canceled due to some changes for the 2020 Eastern A Divisional Tournament. Havre head coach Steph Huse explained the reason for the sudden...
The 2020 Class C State Six-man playoffs has been trucking along, with plenty of teams proving their prowess on the field and power among some of the best in the state. One of those teams is the Big Sandy High football team, who is once again on a campaign to come home with a state title. But Big Sandy would have to face a tough team in the quarterfinals on Halloween to keep their season going. And the Pioneers will be making their way back to the semifinal round after beating...
After the big win over the Wibaux Longhorns in the opening round of the Class C Six-Man football playoffs, the Big Sandy High football team is ready to face its next challenge in a tough team from the south part of the state of Montana. On top of that, the Pioneers will be facing a familiar postseason opponent. The Bridger Scouts (6-1) are the No. 2 seed from the South and will be heading up to battle Big Sandy (6-0) Saturday at 1 p.m. in Big Sandy for the quarterfinals,...
Before the fall sports season, 2020 was looking to have its way with sports due to COVID-19, putting fall sports in jeopardy. But, after some careful and in-depth planning by the Montana High School Association, the fall sports season was given the green light, which was a shining light for the Havre High football team. Statistically, the 2020 season was not the best for the Blue Ponies, who finished the year with a 1-5 overall record with losses to Sidney, Glendive, Lewistown...
COVID-19 has changed up a lot of things about the 2020 fall sport season, even forcing games to be rescheduled due to that conflict. But sometimes, even the early winter weather that hits Montana throws a curve, too, which is what happened with the Havre High volleyball team's game against Northeastern A rival, the Sidney Eagles. But, that issue would be resolved quickly. HHS gave a grand performance in their pink uniforms Tuesday evening in the Havre High Gymnasium against...
It has felt like forever since the Big Sandy High football team was back in the Class C Six-Man playoffs, but since last year's tough loss to the Jordan Mustangs in the 2019 semifinals, the Pioneers were ready to make up for that shortcoming in 2020. And the first step to that victory for Big Sandy head coach Larry Jappe and the Pioneers came out with a 57-6 win over the Wibaux Longhorns Friday in Big Sandy. When it came to the bout against the Longhorns, the first quarter...
Saturday saw a matchup with a Northeastern A rival postponed due to weather conditions, which is no surprise with the snow Montana has been getting. But, the Havre High volleyball team will have plenty of court time coming up. This week, Havre will take on the Sidney Eagles at 5 p.m. in the Havre High Gymnasium on Tuesday, the Hardin Bulldogs Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Havre High Gymnasium and then the Billings Central Rams down in Billings at 2:30 p.m. Saturday to wrap up the...
It has been a long season for the Havre High volleyball team, as rivals from the Northeastern A, opponents from the Hi-Line and challengers from the Eastern A have presented a tough game every week. But come Saturday, the Blue Pony spikers will be battling for more than just a win. Saturday will see Havre (7-3) back in the Havre High Gymnasium once again to battle with the Sidney Eagles at 4 p.m. to either boost the Ponies’ conference standings or fall behind with the p...
12 was a season where the Big Sandy football team was a major favorite to take home the Class C crown, only for that to be halted by a déjà vu loss to the Jordan Mustangs in the Six-Man semifinals. But this year, during an interesting era in sports history, the Pioneers are ready for the next step in their revenge tour. Big Sandy has fought all throughout the hectic 2020 season to make it back to the Six-Man playoffs, pushing through conference rivals and climbing its way b...
Getting hot in late October is a good thing in high school volleyball. In fact, the timing couldn't be better. And that's exactly what the Havre Blue Ponies are doing right now. Tuesday night, the Ponies were back in the Havre High gymnasium, where they won their fifth straight match, as they beat the Malta M-Ettes in a three-game sweep. Havre beat Malta by scores of 25-12, 25-15 and 25-12. The match was a dominate performance by the Ponies, as well, because they never...
After the win over the Hardin Bulldogs at home, there was a lot of positive energy heading into another tough matchup against a strong and stalwart team in the Sidney Eagles for the Havre High football team, where the Blue Ponies wanted to get their second win of the 2020 season, but the Eagles had different plans. Down in Sidney Friday night, Havre and Sidney went head-to-head in a tough contest, but the Eagles came out with the win 37-14 at the end of the night, continuing...
With only one game this week for the Havre High volleyball team, there was plenty of time to prepare for an important Northeastern A matchup against a long-time rival. When the Lewistown Golden Eagles line up on the other side of the court, there is certain to be an intense match ahead of you. And that is exactly what happened Saturday against Lewistown, where the Blue Ponies ground out a 3-2 win over the Eagles in the Havre High Gymnasium, with the set scores being 25-22,...
