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BILLINGS - With the quarterfinal win over the Hamilton Broncs, the Havre High girls basketball team was ready to face their biggest challenge yet, taking down the Billings Central Rams in the semifinals of the MHSA 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 will not have their chance at a three-peat as state A champions. On top of that, Havre will not get t...
After coming out of the Eastern A with the No. 3 seed, the Havre High girls basketball team was ready to continue the quest for the three-peat at the 2020 Class A girls state tournament at the First Interstate Bank Arena at the Metra in Billings. The Blue Ponies first challenge came Thursday afternoon against the Hamilton Broncs, a team that Havre has met before in the first round of state in recent years and that last meeting saw the Broncs give the Ponies a first-round...
The first day of the Class B boys and girls state tournaments had plenty of fireworks, with some teams pushing forward and others taking some tough blows. These scenarios would be the cases for the Rocky Boy boys basketball team and the Harlem girls basketball team, who both were fighting for a spot in the semifinals at the Butte Civic Center in Butte. In the case of the Stars, they overcame a tough challenge in the Arlee Warriors Thursday afternoon, beating the Warriors...
With the win over a tough Twin Bridges team Wednesday afternoon, the Fort Benton boys basketball team was ready for the next challenge in the Fairview Warriors, whom they battled with Thursday evening in the 2020 Class C boys state tournament in Dahlberg Arena in Missoula in the semifinals. Unfortunately, the Longhorns were handed their first loss of the season, falling 44-37 against the Warriors in the semifinals. Now, Fort Benton will fight for a third-place trophy in the...
There has been some special senior classes throughout the years of Havre High school, as well as some incredible moments for those seniors classes. The Blue Pony tradition of excellence flows through the blood of every hard-working Havre athlete, no doubt, but this year's girls basketball class of 2020 is special in their own way. Seniors Kyndall Keller, Kadia Miller, Jessa Chvilicek, Sam Oliver and Katie Wirtzberger have been making history for the Ponies for quite some time,...
After claiming to the top of the Northern C, the Fort Benton boys basketball team had a goal to reach the top of the Class C at the 2020 Class C state boys tournament, which started Wednesday when the Longhorns went up against one-loss Twin Bridges in a first-round showdown. And Fort Benton survived the first-round test, beating the Falcons 48-39 Wednesday afternoon in the Dahlberg Arena in Missoula. Now, the Longhorns (25-0) continue to keep their undefeated record and stay...
The Havre High volleyball has had quite a few seniors sign their names to continue their careers after high school and now, senior Cassidy Acor joins that list, as she signed with the Miles City Community College Pioneers volleyball team Wednesday afternoon in the Havre High Gymnasium. But Wednesday was special for Acor for another reason. Not only did she set her course for her future in college volleyball, but she celebrated her birthday, as well. After a stellar final...
The Rocky Boy boys basketball team has been pushing deep into the postseason in recent years, becoming a team that seemingly goes to state every year. Now, Rocky Boy has goals to grab another piece of hardware this weekend in Butte. For the third straight season, the Stars will be a competitor in the combined Class B state tournament, which will be at the Butte Civic Center in Butte Thursday through Saturday. Rocky Boy will be joined by the Harlem girls basketball team, anothe...
It has only been two weeks, but when the Havre High girls basketball team heads back down to Billings Thursday for the Class A state tournament, the Blue Ponies will feel a heavy sense of familiarity inside the First Interstate Bank Arena at the Metra. The Class A defending state champions are going to be aiming for another state title and doing so will earn them a not-often achieved three-peat, as well. But Havre will have to get through some tough competition from their riva...
Local sports has been graced with some amazing pairs of players that shine in their respective passions. When it comes to the 2019-2020 District 9C basketball season, duos like Turner girls basketball's Sarah Billmayer and Shyan Krass or Big Sandy boys basketball's Ryan Roth and Clint Darlington have made a big impact on the court. But there is one duo of brothers that have been lighting up the hardwood since day one, Garrett and Hayden Diekhans. The Diekhans brothers have bee...
After a crazy season full of wins and losses, home victories and road struggles, the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team had the end goal of making some noise at the 2020 MAHA High School Varsity State Championships at the Haynes Pavilion and Ressler Motors Ice Rink in Bozeman. At the tournament last weekend, Havre head coach Barry Brownlee and the Ice Hawks finished the season with a sixth-place finish after beating the Copper City (Butte) Kings 5-3. Havre may not have...
More basketball teams compete on many different courts, but along the Hi-Line, the 2020 Northern B Divisional girls tournament was going down in the Shelby High School Gymnasium in Shelby last weekend. There, the Harlem Wildcats and the Rocky Boy Morning Stars looked to continue the postseason push. In the case of the Wildcats and Harlem head coach Marlin Lawrence, they punched their ticket to the 2020 State Class B girls tournament set for Thursday through Saturday in the...
It will be some time before the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball team takes to the field, but the coming season will feature something exciting for the Northstars, and Havre baseball fans alike. When the season hits its last legs, the city of Havre will get to see something that has not happened in quite some time. Havre is hosting the 2020 Class A American Legion State Tournament. That's right Havre baseball fans, the state tournament for this season will be held at...
After the boys of the Northern B basketball wrapped up their divisional tournament last week, it is now the girls turn to compete in their 2020 Northern B Divisionals today through Saturday in Shelby. In the case of Harlem and Rocky Boy, both teams survived their respective district tournaments to make it to the next level, where the competition only gets fiercer. The Wildcats (18-1) secured the No. 1 seed after dominating in the District 2B, while the Morning Stars (10-11) ha...
It has been a season full of ups and downs for the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team. The Ice Hawks have pulled off some incredible wins on the road, at home, in overtime and in shoot outs throughout the year. But next up, Havre will face its biggest challenge yet. Starting Friday and going through Sunday, the Ice Hawks will be competing in the 2020 MAHA High School Varsity State Championships at the Haynes Pavillion and Ressler Motors Ice Rink in Bozeman. The tourney...
As the regular season ends, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights basketball team had ambitions to end the tough latter half of the season with some wins over the Carroll College Fighting Saints and the University of Providence Argos last weekend. Unfortunately, the Skylights were swept after losing to the nationally ranked Saints Friday in the Carroll PE Center, 65-39 and then the Argos 82-55 Saturday in the McLaughlin Center in Great Falls. The once-ranked...
With the regular season ending, the Montana State University-Northern Lights basketball team had a chance to host a home playoff game to start off the postseason. All Northern had to do was get through tough Frontier rivals in the Carroll College Fighting Saints and the University of Providence Argos. The task ahead of the Lights was difficult, and Northern put up a big fight over the weekend, losing to the No. 17 Saints Friday in the Carroll PE Center, 61-57 and then beating...
It was quite the crazy weekend for Northern B basketball, especially, for the Hi-Line boys basketball teams Rocky Boy and Harlem. The two teams traveled to Malta to compete in the Northern B Divisionals, where they each aspired to get to the Class B state tournament. The Wildcats fell just short of a chance for a state berth after losing to the Malta Mustangs in the consolation semifinals 59-54 Saturday morning. Meanwhile, the Stars will be heading to state once again after...
The Havre High boys basketball team knew they had to win two games to get to the Class A state tournament and after the loss to the Livingston Rangers last Wednesday in Billings, the Blue Ponies had to take the long way around. Havre had to go through Northeast A rival, the Glendive Red Devils, in the consolation quarterfinals Friday morning to get to the consolation semifinals. The Ponies advanced with a win over Glendive 80-68. But the Laurel Locomotives halted Havre’s progr...
After the win over the Park Rangers in the quarterfinals on Thursday of the Eastern A Divisionals, the Havre High girls basketball team did not have plans to meet the Rangers again in the tournament. Yet, after a tough 64-60 overtime loss to the Billings Central Rams Friday in the semifinals, the Blue Ponies would meet the Rangers Saturday in the consolation game, beating Park 46-32, to claim third place in the tournament, as well as punching a ticket back to Billings for the...
After winning 16 straight games and going undefeated in conference play, the Havre High girls basketball team have plans to claim another Class A state title for the third time, but the Blue Ponies had to go through old Central A rival, the Livingston Rangers first. And Havre punched its ticket back to the Eastern A semifinals with a 59-32 win over the Rangers Thursday afternoon in the First Interstate Bank Arena at the Metra in Billings. The Ponies put up a big win to start...
It has been a season of ups and down for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team. Northern has pulled off amazing comeback wins on the road and dominant wins at home but has experienced shortcomings in the Frontier Conference as well. But after dominant wins over Rocky Mountain College and the University of Montana Western last week, the Lights have a shot at hosting a playoff game in March. To do that, Northern will have to pull off some upset wins over...
The season has been tough recently for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights. After losing three key players to unfortunate injuries, the Skylights have had their fair share of struggles in the past few games. But Northern doesn't know what the word quit means. Despite the recent losses, the Skylights will look to close out the season with a bang. To do so, MSU-Northern will have to get through tough Frontier conference opponents in Carroll College tonight at 5:30...
GREAT FALLS - After claiming the No. 3 seed in the District 9C boys tournament last week, the Big Sandy Pioneers have their sights set on a spot at the Class C state tournament. But, first, they have to get through the grueling Northern C Divisionals at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, which started with a matchup against the District 8C No. 3 Centerville Miners. And after being down by eight points after the third quarter, the Pioneers rallied in the fourth quarter to b...
GREAT FALLS - It's been 33 long years since the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds made it into the Northern C Divisionals, but they made it after beating Box Elder last weekend. Now, the T-Birds aimed to make some noise in their first game of divisionals at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. But, HLP had to make it through the Denton-Geyser-Stanford Bearcats in a play-in game to continue their goals of making it to the top. The No. 3 from the 8C was not going to let the...
