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Slow starts are difficult to overcome, and the Havre High boys basketball team experienced that first hand. Monday night at the Havre High gymnasium, the Central A Blue Ponies played host to the Class AA Great Falls Bison. But in a very tight matchup, the Bison defeated the Ponies 53-52. "I felt bad for the kids," Havre High head coach Andy Smith said. "They played their hearts out and everybody that we put on the floor was competing. I know we lost, but there are a lot of good things we can take out of this game. The kids...
With the postseason tournaments drawing closer and closer, regular season games are also growing in importance. And there were plenty of games to go around the Hi-Line this weekend. Thursday night the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornadoes met in 9C action. And it was the Thunderbirds who came away with the always-important conference win, defeating the Tornadoes 66-44. Turner got off to a slow start offensively, and HLP took advantage. After the Tornadoes posted five first quarter points, the Thunderbirds found th...
A win is a win, and teams will take them anyway they can. But next time around the Havre High girls basketball team would probably like to do so with five players on the court. Saturday in Conrad the Ponies were able to get back to the win column. The Central A Blue Ponies defeated the Class B Conrad Cowgirls 49-46. But after a strange series of events, the Ponies played the last 1:30 or so with just four girls on the court. And despite the disadvantage, the Ponies were still able to come from behind and capture the nonconfer...
Heading into Friday night's game, the Havre Blue Pony boys had spent a lot of time preparing for the conference rival Browning Indians. But even with the prep time, the Indians' pressure proved to be too much. Friday at the Havre High gymnasium the Ponies hosted the Indians in Central A action. But in a dominant win, the Indians defeated the Ponies 70-48. The big difference in the conference matchup was the Indians' pressure defense and high-tempo style of play. "It's one of those deals where if you make mistakes anywhere...
Just one night after a tough loss to a conference opponent, the Havre High boys basketball team was able to come away with a win. Saturday at the Havre High gymnasium the Central A Blue Ponies improved to 3-5 overall with a 51-46 win over the Class B Conrad Cowboys. "That was kind of a gut check," Havre High head coach Andy Smith said. "We were disappointed with how we played against Browning, we didn't do a good job whether it was offensively or defensively. But I thought the kids came out and played awfully hard on...
The Havre High Blue Ponies are at the tail end of a three game home stand, and as they say, they may have saved the best for last. Tonight at the Havre High gymnasium the Central A Ponies will host the Class AA Great Falls Bison at 5:30 p.m. And sitting at 3-5 overall and 2-3 in league, the Ponies are embarking on their third home game in four days. "We want to go in and compete," Havre High head coach Andy Smith said. "They (Bison) have an awfully good team and they are athletic. They are going to press us, they are a lot...
If it hadn't been for a slow start offensively and for a few untimely fouls, the Havre High girls basketball team may have come away with a win. Thursday night at the Havre High gymnasium the Browning Indians defeated the Blue Ponies 46-40 in Central A play. The Ponies trailed the Indians the entire first half, as well as for the entire third quarter. And it wasn't until the 6:56 mark in the fourth quarter the Ponies were finally able to game at 30-30 after clawing their way back after trailing by as much 11 throughout. "We...
The Havre High boys basketball team has two home games this weekend. And with the two games leading off five consecutive home games for the Blue Ponies, HHS is entering into a favorable stretch in the schedule. Tonight the Central A Ponies will host the conference rival Browning Indians and Saturday HHS will host the Class B Conrad Cowboys. Tonight the Ponies and Indians will tip off at 7 p.m. and Saturday tip off between the Ponies and Cowboys will be at 5 p.m., both games at the Havre High gymnasium. But the Blue Ponies...
Every tournament and dual on the Havre High wrestling team's schedule is a tough one. But this weekend may very well be the toughest three-day stretch the Blue Ponies will see all season. Today the Central A Blue Ponies will dual Great Falls High in Great Falls. And Friday and Saturday, the Ponies will continue in competition as they travel to Missoula for the Missoula Invitational. "This is probably our biggest grind of the year," Havre High head coach Scott Filius said. "The Rocky Mountain (Missoula Invite) is always just a...
Over the last four years senior Paighton Gilman has steadily grown into one of the elite athletes at Havre High School. Gilman has dabbled in a variety of sports. She played softball her freshman and sophomore year, and has been a major factor in the Blue Pony basketball and volleyball programs all four years. Gilman is a three-year varsity letter winner for both volleyball and basketball, and was a huge part of the Ponies' basketball success at the state tournament a year ago. And to top it off, Gilman plans to participate...
It was just the first week back after a long winter break, but basketball was in full swing on the Hi-Line. The 9C North Star Knights got back to action on Friday when they took on and defeated the 10C Sunburst Refiners 49-43 at in Rudyard. In the first half the Knights built a 26-12 lead, but had to fend off a surging Refiners squad in the second half. The Knights were outscored 31-23 in the second half, but their nine fourth quarter points were just enough to gain the six-point win. Jordy Donoven's 18 points led the...
It was a rough two games for the Central A Blue Pony girls this weekend. Playing two very tough conference opponents, the Ponies were looking forward to using the weekend as a measuring stick. But being blown out in back-to-back games, the Ponies now know they have some work to do before the postseason. On Friday the Ponies were on the road where the Lewistown Golden Eagles defeated HHS 53-36. And on Saturday the Ponies hosted Butte Central, but the Maroons handed the Ponies a 64-38 loss at the Havre High gymnasium. Saturday...
The growing trend of the Havre Blue Pony wrestling program is that they know how to win. And capturing their seventh straight team title at the Cut Bank Invitational over the weekend, the Ponies continued to build on that tradition. Friday and Saturday, the Central A Ponies were in Cut Bank, where they captured the No. 1 spot with a team score of 241 points. Glasgow finished in a distant second with 169 points, and Conrad finished in third with 156. "The kids came out of the break and wrestled real well," Havre High head...
Two more conference games are in the books for the Havre High boys basketball team, and in dramatic fashion, the Blue Ponies were able to come away with a Central A split over the weekend. On Friday the Ponies hosted the Lewistown Golden Eagles at the Havre High gymnasium where HHS earned the 44-42 win on a last second 3-pointer. But Saturday on the road, the Butte Central Maroons defeated the Ponies a 53-36. "It was big for us to split," Havre High head coach Andy Smith said. "We would have loved to win both games this...
With winter break finally coming to an end, the Havre High wrestling team is ready to get back into action. But instead of rushing right into heavy competition, the Ponies got sort of a warm up on Monday. The Ponies hosted the programs from Chinook, Glasgow, Big Sandy and Chester/J-I in what is being called a glorified practice. There were no fans, referees or scores kept, instead the Ponies just matched up with other kids and got some extra time on the mats. "You have that long break and you need to wrestle somebody else,"...
The season is still young for the Havre High girls basketball team, but with two tough conference opponents lined up for the weekend, the Blue Ponies are already looking too see how they stack up. Sitting at 1-3 overall and 1-1 in the Central A, the Ponies will face two conference opponents this weekend. Tonight the Ponies will face the Lewistown Golden Eagles (0-3, 0-0) in Lewistown, and on Saturday the Ponies will host the Butte Central Maroons (3-2, 1-0) at the Havre High gymnasium at 5 p.m. "These conference games are pre...
A makeup game with Malta ended the Havre Blue Ponies winter break a few days earlier then planned, but now heading into the weekend the HHS boys have two conference opponents lined up. Tonight the Central A Ponies (1-3, 1-1) will host the Lewistown Golden Eagles (1-2, 0-0) at the Havre High gymnasium at 7. And on Saturday, the Ponies will return to the road where they will face the Butte Central Maroons (3-2, 1-0) in Butte. Tonight's matchup against the Eagles will be the Ponies first home game of the season. "I think the...
For a lot of wrestling programs the divisional tournament is a great ordeal, but for the Havre High Blue Ponies, a program that has captured four straight Class A state championships, this is just another weekend of preparation. Havre will host the Central A divisional tournament on Saturday at the Havre High gymnasium. Wrestling will begin at 9:30 a.m. The Blue Ponies have dominated the Central A wrestling scene for the last decade. And for the last half decade, the Ponies have dominated all of Class A. The overwhelming...
Being a key component to both the Havre High football program, as well as the wrestling program, Blue Pony Josh Salapich has found a lot of success in his athletic career. In his four years at HHS Salapich has accomplished a lot as a football player, as he has made several runs in the playoffs and even grabbed Second Team All Conference honors as an offensive tackle in his senior season. And as a wrestler, Salapich has been a part of three Class A state championship and three straight Central A divisional championship teams....
The 2011 Hi-Line Hell Freeze hockey tournament housed two Havre teams, and in the five-team field, both squads did very well. The three-day tournament brought 12 games to the Havre Ice Dome Friday-Saturday. Havre Blue made the championship game, but fell to Helena 5-3. And Havre Gray made the consolation game and defeated Bozeman 9-4. Ben Ralls, JR Morse, Hailey McLain, Jarrett McLain, Matt McMullen, Jesse Majeres, Mark Majeres, Kyle Miller, Shane Kemmer, Dylan McLain, Chase Hanson, Chad Hanson, Tyler Christiansen, Drew...
The Hi-Line may have been hit with a sizable snowstorm, but there were still plenty of gyms up and running over the weekend. On Thursday two local teams took to the hardwood for two very different results. In a very close matchup, the league leading 1B Rocky Boy Stars edged out the 2B Malta Mustangs 58-55 in overtime. The Mustangs jumped all over the Stars 17-12 in the first quarter and even held a 28-24 lead at the half. But in the third the Stars went on a 14-7 run to take a 38-35 lead heading into the fourth. The Stars...
It's a quick turnaround from this weekend's action, but the Havre High girls basketball team is ready to go. The Central A Blue Ponies will play a nonconference game tonight at 7 p.m. when they host the Class B Malta M-Ettes at the Havre High gymnasium. "We look forward to playing them," Havre High head coach Dustin Kraske said. "They are a really nice team. They always get up to play us, and our kids are going to have to match that enthusiasm." Earlier in the season the M-Ettes defeated the Ponies 62-48, so HHS knows just...
Steady improvement is key if the Havre High cross country teams want to compete this post season. And with how the Blue Pony boys and girls placed this weekend, they may be well on their way. Friday in Lewistown the Central A Ponies ran at the Lewistown Invitational. And running against the likes of Belgrade, Lewistown, Joliet, Hardin, Livingston and Butte Central, the HHS boys placed third with 104 points and the girls' landed the No. 2 spot with 69 points. "Each week we have seen growth out of our kids," Havre High head...
This weekend in Hi-Line football, it was all about winning big or suffering a tough loss. On Friday the Northern C Chinook Sugarbeeters dominated the Simms Tigers on the road. The Beeters handed the Tigers a 46-0 conference loss, improving their conference record to 3-1 in the mean time. Simms fell to 1-4. It was a big win for the Beeters following their loss to Fort Benton the week before. And it was the legs of Ben Stroh and Tyler Molyneaux that pushed the Beeters past the Tigers on Friday. Stroh and Molyneaux scored two...
Pony spikers crush Conrad Daniel Horton, Havre Daily News Nearly a month into the season the Havre High volleyball team finally got its chance to compete at home. And hosting the Class B Conrad Cowgirls on Saturday at the Havre High gymnasium, the Central A Blue Ponies earned the nonconference victory in three games by scores of 25-10, 25-17 and 25-21. "Our community has only been able to hear that we have been losing in our recent matches," Havre High head coach Melanie Skoyen said. "But they haven't been able to see how...
