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Sitting in the middle of the conference pack, the third-place Havre High boys basketball team has spent most of the week preparing for one of its two games this weekend. Tonight, the Central A Blue Ponies (3-3, 5-9) will face the nonconference District 1B Fairfield Eagles in Fairfield. It would be a nice game to win, but the Ponies are putting a lot of their focus on the weekend’s conference matchup with the Lewistown Golden Eagles. The Ponies will host the fourth-place Golden...
It has been some time since the Havre High wrestling team has been challenged by another program in the Central A, regular season or at the divisional wrestling tournament. Last season, the Central A Blue Ponies were crowned divisional champions, followed by another Class A state title. The Ponies will look to take the first step in repeating last year’s feat at Saturday’s Central A Divisional in Browning. And as the No. 1-ranked Class A team in the state, the Ponies are the...
As far as regular season basketball goes, this weekend is as big as it’s going to get for the Havre High girls basketball team. The Central A Blue Ponies will play two big games, but they’re not just any games. First up is tonight’s much-anticipated showdown with the Fairfield Eagles, followed by Saturday’s road trip to Lewistown. In Lewistown, HHS can clinch the Central A regular season title with a win. Tonight, the Ponies will host Fairfield at 7 at the Havre High gymnasi...
Things haven’t been easy for the Havre High boys basketball program in recent years. But each postseason, hope and determination springs eternal. And that’s the case for the Blue Pony seniors. They want to make their last ride a great one. Kade Rismon, Jon Faber and Brian Smith have all played for the Ponies for the last four seasons and the trio will make their final home appearance Saturday night when the Ponies host the Lewistown Golden Eagles at the HHS gymnasium. Ris...
Seniors all over the state are preparing for the end of their prep basketball careers, but one thing the Havre High senior girls don’t have to worry about, is having to move on without knowing what success feels like. Four years ago, as freshmen, Lacey Waid, Haley Ohm, Breck Don, Peyton Filius and Brandy Lambourne missed the state tournament as part of the Blue Pony varsity team. But as four year-varsity players, that talented five took the Ponies to the Class A state t...
As of this afternoon, the Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball program will get another injection of Havre Blue Pony blue. Skylights head coach Chris Mouat has announced the signing of Havre High senior Peyton Filius to an NAIA national letter of intent. Filius is currently a standout guard on the Blue Ponies where she has been a four-year varsity starter under head coach Dustin Kraske. And being a Havre native with deep ties to the Skylight program, and Northe...
It wasn’t too long ago that the Havre High girls swimming team was dominating the rest of the Class A at the state swim meet at the end of each season. But after bringing home 10 consecutive state titles, it has been Billings Central that has dominated the competition the last four years, earning four consecutive titles of its own. But current Blue Pony swimmers like senior Morgan Jappe are hoping to get their hands on that coveted state hardware. Jappe has been an HHS swimmer...
After another week of prep boys basketball games, district tournaments are now just three weeks away. Last Thursday night, the third-place District 9C Chinook Sugarbeeters captured a dominating win, defeating Dodson 81-29 in Chinook. The Beeters' 25 first-quarter points and 27 second-quarter points propelled them into a huge lead they never gave up. Layne Seymour scored a game-high 21 points. Zach Molyneaux also scored 14, followed by Jacob MacLean’s 12. But local action reall...
For the last couple of weeks, the Havre High girls basketball team has blown out most of its competition. But the Blue Ponies know how to win close games, too. This season, the Ponies have been involved in three games settled by 10 points or less. After Saturday night’s contest at the CMR Fieldhouse in Great Falls, that number has increased to four. The Class A’s No. 5-ranked Ponies defeated the Class AA CMR Rustlers 57-56 Saturday, improving to 10-4 on the season. But it nea...
There were some changes to the schedule this past week for the Havre High wrestling team, but HHS made the best of the mat time it could get and came up with another solid team win. In somewhat of a light weekend, the Central A Blue Ponies took on a solid field of Class B and Class C competitors at the Malta Invitational Saturday. The No. 1-ranked Ponies made easy work of the opposition, winning the team title with 269 points. Choteau was next in line with 170, followed by...
Facing talented Class AA teams on the non-conference portion of the schedule is never easy for the Havre High boys basketball team. But if it causes the Central A Blue Ponies to continue to get better before the postseason, taking a couple of lumps is well worth it. Saturday night, the Ponies took another loss at the hands of a Great Falls program. After losing on the road to Great Falls High Thursday, the Ponies returned home to face the CMR Rustlers at the Havre High...
The Great Falls High Bison are big, strong, and physical, and with just one loss against them this season they are obviously also difficult to defeat. The No. 5-ranked Havre High girls ran into that stout Bison squad Thursday night at the Havre High gymnasium. The Bison completed the season sweep over the Central A Blue Ponies with a 59-47 win in nonconference action. The loss dropped the Ponies’ overall record to a still impressive 9-4. “They (Bison) are going to make us bet...
Sometimes the tight ones just get away from a team. The Havre High boys basketball team found itself neck and neck early on with Class AA Great Falls High in Great Falls, but eventually the overpowering Bison ran away with the nonconference victory. Thursday night in Great Falls, the Bison defeated the Central A Blue Ponies 77-55. The loss brings the Ponies to 5-8 overall this season. After the Bison got off to a 16-9 first quarter lead, the Ponies battled back behind the...
This weekend marks the last time the Havre High wrestling team will take to the mat before the divisional and state tournaments. And after a slight shift in the schedule, the Central A Blue Ponies have a relatively light weekend. But it's light in that they will go to just one event, not light in talent. Expected to be there are teams among the top in the Class B and Class C ranks. Saturday the Ponies will compete in Malta at the Malta Invitational. And Tate Munyan (98),...
As the Havre High boys basketball team continues to bounce in and out of conference and nonconference play, wins have been relatively hard to come by on a consistent basis. But with two more nonleague games slated for this weekend, the Central A Blue Ponies know they can still use this time to add to their bag of tricks and get better. Tonight the Ponies are in Great Falls to take on the Class AA Great Falls High Bison at 7. Saturday the Ponies will host the Class AA CMR...
After reeling off an impressive six-game winning streak, four of which were conference wins, the Havre High girls basketball team is ready for another nonconference stretch to sharpen its skills. The Central A Blue Ponies have been playing better and better with each passing game. They are comfortably at the top of the league standings with a flawless 6-0 record and have also pushed their overall record to an impressive 9-3 so far this season. Havre is now the fifth-ranked...
Hockey players are tough by nature, and they can endure a lot. For the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team, this season hasn’t been an easy one. But for the senior leaders on the Ice Hawks’ squad, keeping their heads up and staying positive through difficult times has been something the’ve had no trouble doing because they love the game and they love the Ice Hawks. There are just a handful of games left for Havre seniors Ned Malone, Justin Miller, Dustin Armstrong, Dane Li...
With another Hi-Line Hell Freeze adult hockey tournament in the books, the Havre Ice Dome saw plenty of good hockey and good times by players and fans over the weekend. The annual tournament, just four years in, is growing more and more successful. This year, the tournament brought in 12 total teams to make up two divisions. The Rec. Division was made up of Havre-Chris Herring, Havre-BNSF, Calgary TGOTS, Bozeman Flying Zams, Havre-Hi-Line Electric, Havre-Hanson, Lewistown Snow...
The Havre Ice Hawks have just two weeks of action left in their regular season and wins have been harder than ever to come by in 2014. Havre spent the weekend at a three-day tournament in Butte. Playing four games the, Ice Hawks dropped three and managed one tie. Friday, Butte’s U-18 squad defeated the Ice Hawks 10-3. Saturday morning brought a 5-5 tie to Billings followed by a 2-1 loss to Helena Saturday night. Sunday, Sun Valley Idaho also defeated the Ice Hawks 4-2. Goalie Josh Emge continues to have a solid season and t...
The CMR Fieldhouse was not a welcoming atmosphere to the Havre High wrestling team Tuesday night, as the Class AA CMR Rustlers sent the top-ranked Central A Blue Ponies away with a rare dual loss. Going head to head in Great Falls, the fourth-ranked Rustlers, coached by former Blue Pony Aaron Jensen, defeated the Ponies 42-39. The biggest story in Tuesday night’s action was the matches the Rustlers were able to turn around against the Ponies. Jace Billy (195) and Dustin O...
With the battle for top seeding heading into the postseason still going strong, many local boys basketball teams happened to cross paths this weekend in league and nonleague play. Last Tuesday the District 1B Rocky Boy Stars defeated the 2B Harlem Wildcats 98-69 in Rocky Boy. It was a big nonleague win for the Stars to start a busy week of hoops. Thursday night, the 9C North Star Knights faced off against the 9C Big Sandy Pioneers in Rudyard. The fourth-place Knights defeated...
As the No. 1-ranked team in Class A wrestling, the Havre High wrestling team was expected nothing less than to be the best dual team in the division, too. And after five dominating duals and a team title, that is exactly what the Blue Ponies are. The Central A Ponies spent the weekend on the road, competing in Lewistown at the annual Class A Duals. And while not every Class A team was in attendance, it was clear that the Ponies were the superior program, eventually knocking...
It was a tough two-game stretch for the Havre High boys basketball team, and the end result was a short stay as the No. 1 team in the conference. The Central A Blue Ponies entered the weekend as the No. 1 team, but dropped two conference road games. The Ponies are down but not out as they can still clinch the No. 3 spot later on down the road. And, if nothing else, the Ponies showed they are still contenders to make the state tournament as the Central A race proves to be a...
Somehow, the Havre High girls basketball team continues to outdo itself. This past weekend was no exception as the Central A Blue Ponies dominated their two conference games. The Ponies spent two days on the road and returned home with two more conference wins, and are now 6-0 and still in first place in the league standings.. Friday night, the Ponies dominated Livingston 58-16 in Livingston, and Saturday, the Ponies kept rolling with a dominating win over Belgrade, 66-33. Overall, it was a great weekend for the Ponies as...
As the defending Central A Championships twice over, the Havre High girls basketball team knows the importance of conference games. The Central A Blue Ponies went 4-0 through the first half of conference play this season. This weekend, the Ponies will begin the second go-around with two more conference games on the road. Tonight, the Ponies will face the Livingston Rangers in Livingston. Saturday afternoon, the Ponies will face the Belgrade Panthers in Belgrade. Havre is 7-3...
