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Editor’s note: This version corrects the date of the Class A girls basketball state tournament. The Havre High girls basketball team is ready to go on a quest to three-peat as Class A state champions, but first, the Blue Ponies have to weather the tough storm at the Eastern A Divisionals iniside the First Interstate Bank Arena at the Metra in Billings today through Saturday. The Ponies' mission starts Thursday at 3:30 p.m., where HHS will play the winner of Park (10-8) and Mil...
There has been a great rivalry between two Class B Hi-Line teams for quite some time, but now the Harlem Wildcats and the Rocky Boy Stars will face off for a third time this season in the Northern B Divisionals in the Malta High Gymnasium in Malta today through Saturday. Harlem (17-3) secured the No. 2 seed from the District 2B last weekend at the 2020 District 2B boys tournament. The Wildcats may not have secured the 2B championship but are still a lethal team to face on the...
Since last season, the Havre High boys basketball team has flashed a lot of potential and improvement. Upsets against top teams and defending champs especially come to mind. But the annual rigorous test for the Blue Ponies, who are eager to make a return to the Class A state tournament, starts today in the Eastern A Divisional tournament at the First Interstate Bank Arena at the Metra in Billings. The test Havre (11-7) will face first is Livingston's Park High Rangers (13-5)...
With the Havre High boys basketball team playing against the Livingston Rangers this afternoon at 3:30 to try to get in the semifinals of the Eastern A Divisional, the Blue Ponies will be relying on a lot of players to step up and have a great game, including senior Jake Huston. Huston has been playing basketball ever since he could get the ball to the hoop but has been a competitive player since the third grade. Now, he is on the last legs of his final season with the Blue...
With berths in the Northern B on the line, there was a lot at stake in Class B boys basketball this past weekend. The District 1B tournament was held in Cut Bank, with the Rocky Boy Stars reaching for a title and a good spot in the Northern B Divisionals, while the 2B tournament took place in Malta, where the top-seeded Harlem Wildcats looked to pick up a 2B title. In the 2B, the Harlem Wildcats put forth a solid pair of games, placing second in the 2B. First off, the...
There was a lot of excitement for the District 9C tournament in Havre last weekend, but while most Hi-Line basketball fans were tuned into the 9C, the Class B district tournaments were taking place, too. The District 1B and 2B girls tournaments took place in different towns, with 1B in Cut Bank and 2B in Malta. When it came to the Hi-Line teams, things went pretty well for both of them. In the case of the Harlem girls, who have been a force all season, they had ambitions to cl...
The Fort Benton Longhorns have been on a rampage all season long. And after the championship game against the Chinook Sugarbeeters, the Longhorns not only were crowned kings of the Distrcit 9C, but are still undefeated, as well. Fort Benton's 49-38 win over Chinook in the 9C boys championship game Friday night inside the Havre High Gymnasium capped off a stellar undefeated season. In fact, the win over the Beeters was some sweet revenge, too, as Chinook had beaten the Longhorn...
Fort Benton and winning seem to go hand-in-hand inside the Havre High Gymnasium, where the top-seeded Longhorns were looking for a District 9C 3-peat title Saturday night against the No. 3 Turner Tornadoes, who were making magic of their own. In the end, Fort Benton weathered the storm to beat the Tornadoes 58-41 in the 9C girls championship game, and to maintain their undefeated record in both the regular season and at the district tournament. Longhorn's head coach Cassie...
It has been a grind of a season for the Big Sandy Pioneers, who have faced adversity and injuries all season long. And After a semifinal loss to Chinook Thursday night in the 9C tournament, the Pioneers aimed to get to the consolation game, and beyond. Big Sandy did just that, meeting and beating the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks 45-30 in the Havre High Gymnasium Friday night to earn third place and a spot in the Northern C Divisionals this week. After all the misfortune...
It has been a long time since the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds have made it out of the District 9C girls tournament. The T-Birds had not been to divisionals since 1987. In other words, it had been 33 years since HLP made the trip to the next level. Which was a big reason why HLP was fighting Saturday night in the Havre High Gymnasium. Up against the defending state champs, the Box Elder Bears, the Thunderbirds had a lot of work ahead of them in the girls District 9C girls cons...
After their senor night victories, the Havre High basketball teams aimed to close off the regular season with a win against a former Central A, now Northeast A rival, the Lewistown Golden Eagles. The Blue Ponies took the trip down to Lewistown to play the Eagles in the Fergus High Gymnasium Friday night, with two different outcomes. First, the HHS girls beat Lewistown 65-24, but the Pony boys fell 74-66 afterwards. In the end, HHS split the weekend on the road. The boys starte...
The scene was set. Top-seeded Fort Benton and No. 3 Turner fighting it our for a 2020 District 9C girls title in the Havre High Gymnasium Saturday night. In the case of the Longhorns, it was a three-peat as district champs in their sights, while the Tornadoes were playing in a chipper after a drought lasting over a decade and looked to take the win. But, Fort Benton weathered the storm to beat Turner 58-41 and claimed the 9C title for a third year in a row, as well as a...
The semifinals for the 2020 District 9C tournament took place Friday evening in the Havre High Gymnasium, with four teams looking for a spot in the championship game. Even though it wasn't the first semifinal game of the evening, the match between No. 2 North Star and No. 3 Turner was a barnburner. Both teams had gone down to the wire twice before in the regular season, with the Knights pulling away. Now, they were both fighting for a divisional spot, too. But this time...
Top-seeded Fort Benton had fallen in last year's 9C championship to Chinook, but now, the Longhorns were ready to get some revenge on the Sugarbeeters, while No. 2 Chinook was fighting for a three-peat as district champs. After an intense matchup, Fort Benton claimed the 9C crown with a 49-38 win over the Beeters, who took second in the tournament. Either way, both will be heading to divisionals next week. Longhorns head coach Tyler Pasha was ecstatic to see his team come...
All that stands between the Havre High basketball teams and the postseason is one last road trip. And the last game of the season is tonight, as the Blue Ponies head down to Lewistown to face off against the Golden Eagles to close out the regular season, and Northeast A games. The boys and girls teams have different motives this weekend, as well. The Pony boys sit at 11-6 overall and 5-2 in conference, and Lewistown is right behind them in the Northeast A, meaning the Ponies...
The North Star girls basketball team was on the path for a ticket to the Northern C Divisional next week and that quest took its first step Thursday evening in the Havre High Gymnasium in the 2020 District 9C girls tournament. The No. 2 Knights took down the No. 7 Chinook Sugarbeeters Thursday night 61-26 to advance to the semifinals, where they will face off against the No. 3 Turner Tornadoes today at 5:30 p.m. North Star girls head coach Jennifer Wendland was happy to see...
All season long, the Chinook Sugarbeeters have had plans to three-peat as District 9C champions, and the Big Sandy Pioneers were standing in their way. However, Chinook rounded up the Pioneers, 74-34 in the 9C boys semifinals Thursday night, to move forward into tonight's championship game, where the Beeters get a 2019 rematch with Fort Benton. Before that, though, Chinook dominated Big Sandy from start to finish. And Beeters' head coach Mike Seymour was proud to see his team...
The District 9C boys semifinals began Thursday night with two teams on a similar mission. Both wanted a chance to play for the championship, of course. In the case of top-seeded Fort Benton, they were hungry for a chance to play Chinook again for the 9C championship, while the North Star Knights were hungry to punch a ticket to the Northern C. However, in the end, the Longhorns beat the Knights 71-52 in the Havre High gymnasium, to advance to tonight's championship where they...
Kids all over the Hi-Line dream of playing in the Distrcit 9C tournament. Big Sandy's Ryan Roth was no different. This week, however, Roth is playing in his fifth 9C tournament, which will, emotionally, also be his last. The 6-1 senior has been a force for the Pioneers this season. There have been many times he has scored in double figures. But Roth is not just great at scoring points naturally. He's been working since he was young to get better in his game. Over all the...
After another deep postseason run in football, the Big Sandy boys basketball team is trying to do the same thing on the hardwood. And the Pioneers started that quest off right by beating the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks 53-39 Wednesday night in the first round of the District 9C boys tournament at the Havre High gymnasium. The win moved Big Sandy on to the semifinals in the tournament, where the Pioneers will play Chinook tonight. Pioneers' head coach Thomas Dilworth was...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters want to 3-peat in Havre. The quest started Wednesday night. In the opening round of the 2020 District 9C boys tournament, Chinook grounded the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds 71-36 inside the Havre High gymnasium and now the Beeters will meet the Big Sandy Pioneers in the second semifinal game. Chinook head coach Mike Seymour was glad to see his team stay strong and in control throughout the match with the Thunderbirds. "That's just one win," Seymour...
After a three-game series against the Glasgow Ice Dawgs last week, the Havre Ice Hawks added three more wins to its record on the year and put on a show. As the postseason inches closer, the Ice Hawks looked to pick up some more wins on the year. And Havre grabbed its fourth win over Glasgow Sunday, beating the Ice Dawgs 4-1 in the Havre Ice Dome. The Ice Hawks put up a big battle both offensively and defensively, keeping Glasgow at bay to add another home victory to the year....
There has been some tough teams that have shined this season, but when it comes to Class B, the Harlem High basketball teams have been shining very brightly. Now, both the Harlem boys and girls will look to march through the postseason, starting with this week's District 2B tournament in Malta. The tourneys kick off Thursday and go all the way to Saturday, where the top four teams will be punching a ticket to the Northern B Divisional Tournament next week. Five teams will be...
Another grueling regular season has come and gone, with the eight teams in the District 9C ready to compete in the first leg of the postseason inside the Havre High Gymnasium for the District 9C Tournament, where three teams will earn berths and be sent to the Northern C Divisional in Great Falls next week. Last season, the boys tournament saw a powerhouse Chinook Sugarbeeter squad take the championship for the second year in a row. But this year, the Fort Benton Longhorns...
Hard work always pays off, they say, and that was the case for the Havre High swim team Friday and Saturday. The Blue Ponies have been diving into action throughout the season to improve and make some noise at the Montana State Swimming Championships. And though Havre did not take any hardware home Saturday in the Swarthout Fieldhouse Pool in Great Falls, there were a lot of moments where the dedication and work resulted in some great individual results. In the end, the Havre...
