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The Havre High senior girls basketball players have won a lot of games inside the HHS gymnasium, but they wanted two more. HHS did that with a pair of rematch wins over the Browning Lady Indians Friday and the Fairfield Eagles Saturday. The Ponies picked up both win, beating Browning 67-35 and Fairfield 56-31. When it comes to Friday’s game versus the Lady Indians, Havre put on a good show, including freshman Avery Carlson, who led a nice 5-0 run in the fourth quarter a...
It was a big weekend for the Havre Blue Ponies, who may have struggled in Browning, but did anything but struggle at home on senior night. When it came to the home game against Browning back in January, Havre kept it close, but this time around, the Ponies headed to Browning for the second matchup, falling to the Indians 65-47 on Browning’s senior night. But, Havre followed up the Friday loss with a senior night-win over Class B Fairfield Saturday 81-58 in the Havre High G...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights have been surging of late, and they kept on going last Thursday night. The Lights had two road games, the first Thursday, when Northern came back in the second half to beat the Montana Tech Orediggers 63-56 in Butte. But the Lights then fell to the No. 5 Lewis-Clark State College Warriors Saturday 64-57 in Lewiston, Idaho. The win against Tech was a big one for Northern and Lights head coach Adam Huse was proud to see his team put...
This is what the Blue Ponies have been working for. The Havre High swim team will hit the road one last time, heading to Great Falls once again for the biggest meet of the season. The Blue Ponies have worked hard all year they hope their efforts to hopefully take home some hardware. Today and Saturday, Havre will compete in the Montana State Swimming Championships in the Great Falls. The competition in the Electric City will be another tough one for the Ponies, but they look...
It's been a different kind of season for the Havre Blue Ponies, but their goals at state haven't changed. After finishing in fourth place at the Eastern A Divisional Tournament in Lewistown last week, 11 Havre High wrestlers punched their tickets to the All-Class State Wrestling Tournament in Billings Friday and Saturday. The Class A State Tournament will be the ultimate test for the Blue Pony grapplers, who will wrestle inside the First Interstate Bank Arena at the Metra,...
There are often times where a team starts consistently winning and peaking at the right time in the season, and such is the case for the Havre High boys basketball team, who has not lost against a Class A opponent since late December. On top of that, the conference win over Sidney last week helped the Blue Ponies boost their record once again. But this weekend will bring its set of challenges. Tonight, Havre heads on the road to play the Browning Indians in Browning, a team th...
Winning back-to-back state championships places a lot of expectations on a team, which can be hard to live up to at times. But, the Havre High girls basketball team has lived up to those expectations and then some, this season proving again and again why the Ponies are the cream of the Class A crop. And, the Blue Ponies still have three regular season games left before they go on the quest for a three-peat. This weekend will see Havre play two games at home, starting with the...
Family is something that is a constant in sports. Whether it is the team coming together or a last name making a legacy, family is one of the aspects that not only makes sports exciting to watch, but also creates stories for many to remember as time passes. In the case of Havre High wrestling, one last name has been, and continues to be a staple among the Blue Ponies. Many in Havre have heard the name Pleninger throughout the years, especially on the wrestling mat. Over the...
The regular season is ending for Hi-Line boys basketball teams, with each trying to grab more wins before the postseason arrives. This past week saw quite a few games across the Hi-Line, with some teams sweeping the weekend and others still trying get more victories.. For Benton grabbed a non-conference win over the Denton-Geyser-Stanford Bearcats last Thursday 58-52, to start the week, with Fort Benton holding off a late DGS comeback in the fourth quarter to grab the win....
After a bit of a break, it was back on the ice for the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team, and the Ice Hawks headed on the road to face off against the Glasgow Ice Dawgs in Glasgow last Saturday and Sunday. And the Ice Hawks got the wins they needed, sweeping the Ice Dawgs in all three games, the first score being 4-3, the second 5-4 and the third 3-2 in overtime. Each game was down to the wire, especially the third matchup. In the end, the three wins will be a nice...
The first part of the postseason is over for the Havre High wrestling team. To start that journey, the Blue Ponies first had to have a good showing at the Eastern A Divisional Tournament in Lewistown Saturday. And Havre did exactly that, pushing through 11 wrestlers to the All-Class State Tournament in Billings and taking fourth place at divisonals with a score of 162.5. On top of that, the Ponies had two champions crowned in Lewistown, too. The weekend went fairly well for...
With the regular season winding down, the Havre High boys basketball team is looking to end it on a good note, both in the Northeast A and overall. After hitting 4-2 in conference, the Blue Ponies looked to win out in the Northeast A to secure the No. 2 seed and etch a good spot in the Eastern A Divisional Tournament later this month, starting with win over the Sidney Eagles. And Havre accomplished that, snagging a victory over the Eagles Saturday in the Havre High Gymnasium,...
It has been a pretty exciting season for the Havre High girls basketball team, as the Blue Ponies have been adding wins to their record on a consistent basis, and clinched its first Northeast A conference title. With a lot of things going right for the Blue Ponies, there will be many things to look forward to once again this year. Even with the conference title clinched, HHS still looked to fight tough against the Sidney Eagles Saturday. The Ponies achieved that goal and...
It is not often that a weekend of basketball only contains one game, but Saturday, the Havre High girls basketball team will face off against a familiar Northeast A rival for the first of the last two conference games this season. The Blue Ponies will not have a game tonight, but the Havre High Gymnasium will see them take to the court against the Sidney Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The game versus the Eagles will be a rematch, with Sidney looking to get revenge on Havre for...
It has been a pretty good upward rise for the Havre High boys basketball when it comes to Northeast A conference play. After hitting .500 in conference, the Blue Ponies climbed their way up to 4-2 after beating the Glendive Red Devils and the Miles City Cowboys two weeks ago at home. Now, Havre is facing off against another Northeast A opponent in the Sidney Eagles Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Havre High Gymnasium. The game versus the Eagles carries some weight with it, too, as...
The regular season has come to an end for the Havre High wrestling team, which now has its sights set on the postseason. With a combination of young and hungry grapplers to experienced, hardware-seeking veterans, the Blue Pony matmen have a lot of plans to end the season on a good note. Havre's first stop in the postseason is the Eastern A Divisional Tournament in Lewistown Saturday. After some ups and downs in the regular season, the Ponies will have even more intense...
There are moments when all seems lost, when it looks like the lowest point has been reached and it feels almost impossible to keep fighting. In sports, every team can have those tough times, where the strength to keep going seems to have run out. But, as they say, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and when it comes to area girls basketball, there have been plenty of instances where teams have risen from the ashes. Perhaps no team better exemplifies that then the...
The Hi-Line has seen its fair share of talent make it big at the next level. Those athletes have always started from somewhere and worked hard to make their way to the top. The dedication, effort and skill that these athletes have put forth has made them something special among the crowd. And now, another Hi-Line talent is ready to do just that. Chinook senior J.T. Hauer has been involved in sports for a long time. Along with playing football for the Sugarbeeters in the fall,...
The end of the basketball regular season is right around the corner for the District 9C teams, and the Class B squads along the Hi-Line. Some teams sit atop their conference, while others are still fighting for a higher spot. There was one Thursday game last week, with Class B rivals the Rocky Boy Northern Stars and the Harlem Wildcats facing off for the second time this season. Last time, Rocky Boy upset Harlem on the road, but this time around, the Wildcats got revenge on...
After the tough loss at home to the CMR Rustlers, the Havre High boys basketball team was ready to make amends Saturday. And the Blue Ponies achieved that goal with a 59-42 win over the Malta Mustangs Saturday in the Havre High Gymnasium. The win at home gave Havre the sweep over Malta for the season and improves the Ponies' overall record to 9-5. The win over the Mustangs was hard-earned and HHS head coach Walynn Burgess was glad to see his team get the win. "Malta came out...
The state swim meet in Great Falls is right around the corner for the Havre High swim team and the top swimmers have been taking a quick break to prepare for the big competition in the Electric City. Meanwhile, the younger swimmers for the Blue Ponies headed to a meet in Great Falls, held in the Great Falls Pool Saturday in hopes of earning a spot on the state roster. At the end of the day, the Pony girls team placed 10th with 12 points and the HHS boys team finished eighth wi...
With the the postseason coming up, the Havre High wrestling team looked to make some noise and finish off the regular season on a good note in Malta. The Blue Ponies were going up against a mix of Class A, B and C teams in Mustang country hopes of placing high. And though HHS did not take the crown Saturday in Malta, the Blue Pony grapplers snagged third place with 147 points. HHS head coach LaSalle was proud of what his team did in Malta to take home the bronze. “It was a p...
It has been a great season for the Havre High girls basketball team so far. Just last Thursday on the road in Great Falls, the Blue Ponies pulled off a comeback in overtime to win against the CMR Lady Rustlers. After that big win, Havre was looking forward to a win against the Malta M-Ettes Saturday. And win the Ponies did. Havre beat the M-Ettes 61-45 Saturday in the Havre High Gymnasium to complete the sweep of Malta for the season. The victory over the M-Ettes brings the...
The end of January is already here and some of the winter sports are wrapping up the season. One of those sports is swimming, and the Havre High swim team will travel to the state meet Feb. 14-15 in Great Falls. The Blue Pony swimmers have had a lot of time in the Great Falls High School Pool this season, and their time in the Electric City is not over, as Havre will head to Great Falls once more before state. Saturday, the Ponies will be doing things a bit different, though....
There will be close losses in a season and the Havre High boys basketball team has seen some of that heartbreak on the court, most often on the road. But Thursday night, the Blue Ponies experienced a close loss at home. Havre faced off against the CMR Rustlers Thursday night in the Havre High Gymnasium, where the Ponies fell in a tough battle with the Rustlers, 49-47. But, despite the loss, the Havre boys never quit fighting throughout the game. And that was something HHS...
