News you can use
News you can use
Sorted by date Results 476 - 500 of 1643
Malta came to Havre on Tuesday night, and gave the Havre High boys basketball team a tough night at home. The Central A Blue Ponies hosted the Class B Mustangs at the Havre High gymnasium, but suffered a severe loss to the defending Class B state champions. Malta defeated Havre 59-30 as the Ponies overall record dropped to 3-11. Havre High's Kody Hickman, left, makes a pass during Tuesday night's high school boys basketball game between the Blue Ponies and the Class B Malta Mustangs at the HHS gymnasium. The Mustangs beat...
The pool of talent was deep over the weekend, and the Havre High track and field program found itself competing in one of the tougher meets so far this season. On Saturday, the Central A Blue Ponies competed at the Whitefish ARM Invitational in Whitefish. A handful of Pony athletes placed in the top six, but HHS did find it hard to come up with team points throughout the afternoon. The HHS girls finished in tenth place with 24 points, while the HHS boys finished in ninth place with 14. Plains won the girls title with 78, whil...
For the Havre High tennis teams, the Great Falls Invitational duals was going to be a brand new experience. After all, the Ponies hadn't made the trip to Great Falls in four seasons due to bad weather. But wasn't new to the Ponies was the conditions, or tough opponents. Friday and Saturday, Havre played four duals, three against Class AA squads, and with cold, warm and windy conditions, Havre head coach George Ferguson saw a little bit of everything from his teams. "We played really well at times," Ferguson said. "We didn't p...
Spring is back, and so is another prep track season. And weather permitting, or not, the Havre High boys and girls track teams must continue to prepare for another long season of action. The Blue Pony athletes are about two weeks into their practice season, but there will be plenty of events soon to come. Havre High senior Thurman Holdsclaw and the Blue Pony boys and girls track teams are set to open the season Thursday in Cut Bank. The Central A Ponies will open the season Thursday when they will travel to the Cut Bank Time...
HHS seniors Lainey Chagnon and Jennifer Cichosz working well together on the tennis court In their final season as Havre High tennis players, both Jennifer Cichosz and Lainey Chagnon have high hopes of making a run at the Class A state tournament. As the Blue Ponies' top doubles team, that's the goal. Havre High senior Jennifer Cichosz is hoping to return to the Class A state tournament this spring. She and doubles partner Lainey Chagnon are alsoboth following in the footsteps of older siblings who played tennis at HHS....
Tuesday brought another opportunity to compete to the Havre High track and field program. And the Central A Ponies have shown consistent growth and improvement all season long. And after another solid outing at the Malta Athletic Club Invitational in Malta, the trend looks to have continued. In the boys field, the Ponies took third place with 67 points. HHS finished behind No. 1 Malta with 112 and No. 2 Chinook with 76. And in girls action, the Ponies finished in fourth place, scoring 79 team points. Havre finished behind...
The weather continues to haunt the Havre High tennis teams. But the Blue Ponies keep finding ways to get their scheduled matches in. Havre faced a cold, dark and windy day in Great Falls Tuesday, yet the courts were dry And the Ponies were able to dual the Butte Havre High junior Ned Malone and the Blue Pony tennis teams found plenty of success Tuesday in Great Falls. Central Maroons, CMR Rustlers and Great Falls High Bison. And while Havre won four of its six duals Saturday, HHS head coach George Ferguson was more proud of...
As a junior, Peyton Filius has already had a standout career at Havre High. And with her senior season still ahead of her, Filius still has time to leave an even bigger impact as a three-sport athlete for the Blue Ponies. Filius is a three-year varsity letter winner in both volleyball and basketball, and will undoubtedly be a three-year letter winner for the track team when the 2013 season rolls around. Filius has also earned an academic letter each of her first three years as well. Havre High junior Peyton Filius has...
Eight Havre High tennis players have one more chance at glory. That's because those eight players have played their way into the 2013 Class A state tennis tournament. The Blue Ponies will play in the state tournament Thursday-Friday in Polson and Ronan, and there's plenty to be excited about. Only two of Havre's eight players have previous state tournament experience, while the Ponies also qualified four of their five seniors. And HHS head coach George Ferguson couldn't be happier about the kids who are making the trip....
The Gallatin Valley Track Meet proved to be one of the tougher meets on the Havre High schedule this season. So far this season, the Central A Blue Ponies have shown they have the athletes and ability to stick near the front of the pack. But competing in Belgrade on Saturday, both the boys and the girls teams struggled to score points against a very talented prep field of competitors. The Pony boys finished the meet in sixth place with 29 points. Dillon finished in a distant first with 107, and conference rival Belgrade tied...
The weather has been shaky as of late. Plenty of moisture, plenty of chilly temperatures and even some wind, lighting and thunder. And the Havre High tennis teams have seen it all. And the Blue Ponies did again on Saturday as they traveled to Lewistown for an all-day matchup with the Lewistown Golden Eagles. For the last three years, Havre has had an open date on its schedule, but the Ponies and Eagles were able to make this weekend work out, and despite some dreadful weather, HHS head coach George Ferguson couldn't have...
After a cancelation to the last scheduled track meet, the Havre High track teams will get back to competition this weekend if the good weather holds out. Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies will compete in the Gallatin Valley Invitational in Belgrade. The Ponies are coming off of a strong performance at the Havre Lions Invite, and are hoping the success carries over after missing out on a dual meet in Great Falls on Tuesday due to the poor weather. A year ago, the HHS boys finished in fifth place in Belgrade, while the HHS...
The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams are passed the halfway point in their season. Now, the Blue Ponies look to make a push towards the Central A Divisional tournament, which is less than a month away. New to Havre's schedule this season is an all-day dual with the Lewistown Golden Eagles Saturday in Lewistown. For the last four years, Havre has had this weekend open on its schedule, and while Blue Pony head coach George Ferguson has always made the most of it with an intra-squad dual, he says competing against another...
Davee McLeod isn't just any Havre High senior to navigate through the Blue Pony softball program the last four years. Yes, McLeod has been a permanent varsity fixture since her freshman season. And yes, as a freshman, McLeod was a key player in the Ponies' last state tournament run. But taking into account what McLeod has done for the program over the last four years, all that is just the tip of the iceberg. As a Pony softball player, McLeod has proven her talents. She is a two-time Academic All-State award honoree, as well...
Local track and field programs are one step closer to the state meet, and area athletes performed very well at the Northern C divisional track meet. Thursday in Great Falls, Chinook, North Star, Chester/J-I, Box Elder, and Big Sandy all competed at the Ralph Halverson Northern C Divisional track meet. Athletes competed for coveted spots at next weekend's Class C state meet, as only the top five from each event advanced. In the boys' field, the 8C Belt Huskies captured the team title with 90 points. The Chinook Sugarbeeters...
The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams have played the first three weeks of the season in surprisingly warm and sunny conditions. But traveling to the toughest tournament of their season so far, the Blue Ponies didn't get the ideal tennis weather they were hoping for. Never-the-less, HHS battled through some brutal weather to play five duals at the Cut Bank A Invitational Friday and Saturday. The Havre boys went 3-2 with wins over Hardin, Libby and Cut Bank, while the Blue Pony girls went 4-1, defeating Hardin, Libby,...
While some prep sporting events were delayed and canceled across the state last week due to typical Montana spring storms, the track season marched on for several area teams in Havre. Havre High's Jennifer Nordgulen races in the 400-meter relay during Saturday's Lions Havre Invitational track meet at the Havre Middle School Track. Saturday, the Havre High Blue Ponies hosted the annual Lions Havre Invitational at the Havre Middle School track in Havre. Shelby, Chinook, North Star, Malta, Fort Benton, Big Sandy, Rocky Boy, Box...
The Havre High tennis teams are making big strides so far this spring. In fact, head coach George Ferguson said his team right on track. But, weather permitting, the Blue Ponies are about to embark on the most challenging portion of their schedule. And it starts Friday and Saturday at the Class A Duals in Cut Bank. The annual two-day meet will pit the Blue Ponies against five quality teams including four Class A rivals. On Friday, the Ponies will battle Polson, Hardin and Libby, while they'll take on Lewistown and host Cut...
It is still early in the American Legion baseball season, and the competition is only going to get tougher from here for the Havre North Stars base ball program. The North Stars dropped three games to a very good Redbirds team out of Calgary last weekend, and are now prepared to take on a very tough team out of Great Falls. Sunday the North Stars will face the hosting Great Falls Electrics in Great Falls. The North Stars and Electrics will face off in a double header beginning at 12 p.m. The doubleheader is the Northern...
One weekend, four duals, and a few matches is all that stands between the Havre High tennis teams and the postseason. Next Thursday, Havre will travel to Lewistown for the Central A Divisional, but before the Ponies get there, they'll head to Lewistown Saturday for the annual Lewistown Invitational. And the dual format tournament is the biggest on Havre's schedule according to veteran Blue Pony head coach George Ferguson. Havre High junior Morgan Jappe hits a shot during a girls doubles match at the 2013 Havre Invitational...
Havre High has produced a lot of great athletic talent over the years, but as far as team success goes, there aren't many programs across the state of Montana that can stand up next to the Havre Blue Pony wrestling program. Senior Grant Pattison is one of the key grapplers for the No. 2 ranked Class A Blue Ponies this season. Pattison is ranked No. 1 in the state at 189 pounds and is in the hunt for his first state title. As a sophomore he wrestled at 160 pounds and missed placing at state by one position. But as a junior he...
The Havre High wrestling team has found little resistance at the annual Cut Bank Booster Club Invitational in recent years, and in 2013, that trend continued. Friday and Saturday, the No. 2-ranked Class A Blue Ponies attended the Cut Bank Invite in Cut Bank, and ran away with the team title. The Central A Ponies scored 247.5 points to earn the No. 1 finish, and was barely challenged by No. 2 Choteau with 217.5. The conference rival Lewistown Golden Eagles finished in a distant third with 159 points, as the Ponies cruised thro...
After a couple of close calls early in the year, the Havre High boys basketball team was still winless through the first five games of the season. But knowing they had two winnable games over the weekend, the Blue Ponies knew this was their chance to get rolling. And the Central A Ponies did just that, as they improved their overall record to 2-5 and their conference record to 1-2. On Friday, the Ponies hosted the conference rival Lewistown Golden Eagles and recorded their first win of the season. HHS defeated the Eagles...
With two very winnable games just around the corner for the Havre High girls basketball team, the Blue Ponies find themselves in a very good position to regain the momentum coming out of the holiday break. The Central A Ponies are 2-3 overall and 2-0 in conference. They lost to the Great Falls High Bison prior to the short pause in action, but are coming out of the two-week break as the favored team in their next two matchups. HHS will travel to Lewistown to face the conference rival Golden Eagles tonight, and will return hom...
As far as wins go, it hasn't been the most productive start to the season for the Havre High boys basketball team. But as the young team continues to take the right steps forward, and continues to grow and get better, the Blue Ponies enter the new year knowing they could earn their first win. The Central A Blue Ponies started the season 0-5, including an 0-2 start to their conference schedule. But their next two opponents have a combined 1-10 record, and coming out of a very productive break, the Ponies could come away with o...
