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The current state of sports today is one that has been relatively stagnant. The spring season for high school and college sports has been officially canceled due to the COVID-19 concern. On top of that, summer sports are in jeopardy. These sports include the Havre Youth Baseball Association, which as of right now, has not gotten the green light to start the season as planned. The major and minor leagues that make up HYBA are a big part of the youth sports here in Havre and...
Another Havre Blue Pony is headed to compete in a collegiate sport. Havre High senior Jacob Miller has signed with the Adams State University Grizzlies swim team. ASU is located in Alamosa, Colorado, in the San Luis Valley, and the Grizzlies compete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference at the NCAA Division II level. And Miller was relieved to finally decide where he wanted to go after high school. "The coach approached me and was really wanting me to go there," Miller sai...
Coming up short in a season hits hard for any team, but it hurts even more when there is a lot of hard work and big wins that boost a team forward in the later half of a season. On top of that, doing well like that is even tougher when the conference is loaded with talent and strength. This was the case for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team this past season. The Lights finished off the year at No. 33 in the NAIA Coaches Poll, just missing the 2020 NAI...
The boys of summer are at least going to get some practices in. After Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced that Montana would start the first phase of a re-opening, approximately 65 coaches and team administrators for Montana-Alberta American Legion Baseball met in a Zoom meeting Saturday to discuss the season going forward. In the meeting, general chairman Ron Edwards of Bozeman announced that the American Legion Baseball Association in Montana has been given clearance to...
It's official. The spring sports season in Montana has been canceled. Wednesday afternoon, the Montana High School Association released a statement by executive director Mark Beckman after the press conference by Gov. Steve Bullock explaining the phases of reopening for Montana, starting with the first phase this weekend. The MHSA and Beckman's summarized statement was as follows. "As you are aware, the governor has issued a reopening plan for the state, which included local...
Things have been tough for athletes across the Hi-Line the past couple months. With the spring sports season hanging by a thread, many athletes face the hard reality of not having a season due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has halted the 2020 season. But some athletes have been making strides to stay positive, even if they may not have a season. One of those athletes is Havre High senior Grace Loftus. Loftus has been a part of the Blue Pony track and field team for all four...
The COVID-19 pandemic called off many different sporting events across Montana and the country, including the 2020 College National Finals Rodeo June 14-20 at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming. Excellent collegiate rodeo programs from across the country work hard in the fall, and normally the spring, to qualify for the CNFR in the summer. And in the case of the Montana State University-Northern women's rodeo team, it had qualified for the 2020 CNFR with the points...
The basketball season is always a special time for the Hi-Line, especially when it comes to the collegiate level. College basketball has been known to bring about exciting, intense and captivating moments that leave lasting impressions on the team, fans and community. But sometimes, unexpected things happen. In the case of the Montana State University-Northern Skylights women's basketball team, the unexpected came suddenly and hit the Skylights like a truck. With the start...
Not much can stop the UFC, but last week, the COVID-19 pandemic did. And so far, that's the only thing that's been able to stop Hunter Azure. Many Montana State University-Northern fans remember the name Hunter Azure when it comes to wrestling. Azure may have wrestled only two years for the Lights, but he left quite the impression on the program. Even before his years at Northern, Azure was lighting up the mat for Poplar as a prestigious, four-time Class B-C state champion....
Not only are college campuses shut down across America right now, so too are sports, and while teams that play fall sports collegiality have some time to know what their fate is, their offseason is still important, and many teams are having to adjust. One of those teams is the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team. The Skylights would normally be neck-deep in their spring training, where the players hit the weight room, work on conditioning and get in some...
Teams and fans across Montana have been waiting for quite some time to hear the decision regarding the spring sports season from the Montana High School Association. Originally, the decision was to by made April 13, but the MHSA moved it up to Thursday. After what seemed like forever, the MHSA made its call. As of Thursday, the suspension of 2020 high school spring sports will be extended to April 24. In summary, the season will be canceled if face-to-face school instruction...
As the days go by, the world of sports stays on hold, with many players, coaches and fans longing for the return of one of the most passionate pastimes in the nation. From professional leagues to hometown teams, everyone is feeling the sting of a stagnant season, including the Havre High softball team. It has been tough for the Blue Ponies as their season is passing by. With around 30 players that were going out for the sport for the 2020 season, there was going to be a lot...
It has been a busy year for many Hi-Line seniors, including Fort Benton standout McKenzie Clark. Clark, a volleyball, girls basketball, and track and field athlete, recently announced she will be competing for the University of Providence Argos after high school. Clark was a part of the strong Longhorn's team that wreaked havoc in the District 9C this season, with first team all-conference and all-state selections, as well. If the track and field season permits, Clark would...
As the world of sports is on its head in Montana, many are experiencing a whirlwind of emotions and working hard in hopes that their sports will return to normal at some point, because right now, COVID-19 has turned everything upside down. And overseas, Chinook native Jake Norby is experiencing his own trials. Norby gave up his senior season of football with the Montana State University-Northern Lights because he had a professional season lined up in Germany this summer. He...
With the exception of the first week of practice, the Havre Blue Pony tennis teams, like all other spring sports in Montana have been left in limbo. Thanks to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, there is a void in sports right now, but for the Havre High tennis teams, this weekend will especially feel empty. Friday and Saturday was scheduled for the Havre Invitational at the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts, and the courts at MSU-Northern, which is one of biggest and most...
It has been a crazy time recently along the Hi-Line and a lot of sports have been halted due to the coronavirus concern. With the Montana High School Association working to contain and stop the spread of COVID-19, there are many sports at risk. But it is not just the spring sports at mercy right now, as the Hi-Line Invitational Tournament has been canceled, as well. The tournament where the classes of Montana basketball come together and enjoy a nice after-season competition...
It has been quite the year for District 9C basketball. The Hi-Line saw undefeated streaks, heart-stopping performances and, as always, intense battles within the 9C. Even though the season came to a sudden end because of the coronavirus concern in Montana, there were many great memories on the Hi-Line. But to make those memories takes a lot of great players to step up and bring their best game. Many Hi-Line boys and girls basketball fans have watched an excellent year full of...
First it was an abrupt end to the high school basketball season. Then it was spring sports. When it comes to track and field on the Hi-Line, it brings about a lot of talented athletes and is full of excitement. But with COVID-19 making things difficult, area teams are stuck at home, waiting and hoping for a chance to get back out on the track. One of those teams is the Havre Blue Ponies, having had a good showing in recent years under head coach John Ita, who is doing his...
Dominance is a strong word in the world of sports and is not taken lightly. A team has to earn the title of dominance through a lot of hard work and climbing the ladder of success. Often times, those teams that prove their dominance often go down in history for such accomplishments. In high school sports, that dominant presence is not easily achievable in some cases, and, as many Hi-Line basketball fans know, the District 9C is not an easy conference to dominate. But in the 20...
In my time watching and covering sports, there are things I have seen and things I have yet to see. I remember sports being canceled because of poor weather, travel restrictions and other complications. But, in my brief time as a sports writer, I have never seen something like what happened last weekend, when the coronavirus tore through the Montana sports world. And I had a front row seat for it at the Class A state tournament in Billings. I remember the first moment I saw...
It has been a wild ride of a season in District 9C basketball. From comeback kings to dominant performances and record breakers to underdogs, the Hi-Line has seen so much out of the 9C this year. Recently, the Class C All-State selections were released, with 12 players from the 9C making the list. On the girls side, there have been many great stories this year. Those stories were made by some excellent players. When it comes to the selections, four players from both Turner...
After the abrupt end to the basketball season, many teams across Montana were crowned co-champions, while some were left wondering what would happen next. Regardless, the Havre High basketball teams made some strides this season and now, some of those players have been recognized in the Northeast A All-Conference/Class A All-State selections. Blue Pony boys head coach Walynn Burgess was glad to see such a great list of athletes across the conference and from his team be...
BILLINGS - With the quarterfinal win over the Hamilton Broncs, the Havre High girls basketball team was ready to face their biggest challenge yet, to take down the Billings Central Rams in the semifinals of the Class A girls state tournament Friday evening in the First Interstate Bank Arena at the Metra in Billings. Unfortunately, the Blue Ponies fell to the Rams 50-43 and did not have their chance at a three-peat as state A champions. On top of that, Havre did not get the...
The Havre Ice Dome has seen a lot of competitive hockey take place throughout the winter season, but recently it hosted the MAHA 14U Bantam state hockey tournament Friday through Sunday, where the Havre Ice Hawks looked to make some noise. In the end, though, the Ice Hawks lost all three of their games in the Havre Ice Dome, falling to the Bozeman Ice Dogs 9-1 Friday afternoon, losing to the Missoula Bruins 5-1 Friday night and lastly, falling to the Billings Bulls 4-2 Sunday...
After Thursday’s action in 2020 Class B boys and girls state basketball tournaments, the Rocky Boy boys basketball team and the Harlem girls basketball team were in different situations at the Butte Civic Center in Butte Friday but were not aware that their circumstances would become similar later on. The Ladycats, after falling to Missoula Loyola, faced off against the Colstrip Colts in consolation to continue their state run, in which Harlem beat Colstrip 68-47. Meanwhile, t...
