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In many cases, a programs' success greatly depends on its senior athletes and senior leadership. Seniors bring a lot of experience to prep athletics, and if those same experienced athletes can step up and take over the leadership roles, teams typically gain an edge. The senior swimmers on this year's Havre High swim teams are perfect examples. HHS has 13 seniors on the roster this season, including eight whicht have really stepped up, and will represent the Ponies at the state swim meet next weekend in Hardin. Havre High...
With the start of the season now behind the Havre High softball team, the Blue Ponies were able to do some good things. And now moving forward, the Ponies are looking to keep the momentum rolling and find even more ways to improve. Friday the Central A Ponies were in Great Falls, taking on a deep and talented pool of Class AA softball programs. Rachel Majeres and the Havre High softball team opened the 2013 season with four games last Friday in Great Falls. This afternoon, the Blue Ponies make their home debut with varsity...
The weather continues to be a big story for spring sports, or more so, the lack of bad weather so far. And that was the case for the Havre High boys and girls tennis teams as they tripped to Conrad this weekend. The Blue Ponies were in Conrad Saturday for duals against Cut Bank, Lewistown and Conrad, and the weather, along with the progression of the Pony teams was the highlight according to head coach George Ferguson. "For it not even being April, you couldn't have asked for a better day for tennis," Ferguson said. "Sunny,...
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...
With makeup games still being taken care of, local boys basketball fans got a couple extra games this week. On Tuesday, two Hi-Line makeup games were played, including the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds taking on the Turner Tornadoes in District 9C action. The hosting Thunderbirds defeated the Tornadoes 73-42. The Thunderbirds were in control of the game from the very beginning. The offense got off to a hot start, and only got better as the game progressed, while the defense made it very difficult for the Tornadoes to score. Tu...
The Havre High boys basketball team has had a handful of short turnarounds this season, and the trend doesn't stop this week. After playing two tough games over the weekend, the Blue Ponies will now face one of the top Class B teams in the state. Tonight the Central A Ponies (3-10) host the defending state champion Malta Mustangs at the Havre High gymnasium. Tipoff is slated for 7. Havre High junior Brian Smith, right, dribbles by a Belgrade defender during a Central A boys basketball game earlier this month in Havre....
The beginning of a spring sports season is typically hit and miss with the continuously changing weather. But with nothing but blue skies and moderate temperatures set for the remainder of this week, it looks like the Havre High track teams will get the season started without a hitch. Today, the Central A Blue Ponies will compete in Cut Bank at the Cut Bank Time Trials. Last season poor weather caused the season starting event to be canceled, but with that behind them, the Ponies are excited about getting this season...
It is safe to say that the way the Havre High softball team ended its season a year ago was less than desirable. Now, heading into a new season with a brand new head coach, lots of returning players, and a handful of new talent, the Central A Blue Ponies could be primed to have one of their best seasons since the 2009-2010 season, the last time the Ponies reached the Class A state tournament. Last season the Ponies missed out on the state tournament due to a lost coin flip. The Ponies and Livingston Rangers were tied for...
A state tournament berth is the goal for every prep basketball team at the start of a new season. Once there, the new goal becomes to win a state title, a task the Havre High girls basketball team has a shot at accomplishing for the first time since the 1997 season when the Blue Ponies knocked off Dillon 62-43 in the Class A state championship game. Jump ahead to the 2013 season, and the Central A Ponies (13-7) can hopefully find similar results this weekend at the Butte Civic Center in Butte. Havre High's Peyton Filius and...
After all the Big Sandy Pioneers have gone through this postseason, there is something fitting and almost fulfilling about the 9C Pioneers making it to the 2013 Class C state basketball tournament. It is safe to say that this isn't the Pioneers most dominating team in the last decade. But they know how to survive when their backs are up against the wall, and they are seemingly impossible to get rid of. Photo by Larry Beckner/Great Falls Tribune Big Sandy's Trevor Lackner tries to keep the ball away from Highwood's Darren...
Ponies clobber Browning in Central A title game, head back to Class A state tournament GREAT FALLS — Throughout the regular season, the Havre High girls basketball team got the reputation of being a team that was susceptible to getting off to slow starts offensively. The delay in production made the Blue Ponies beatable to lesser completion at times. but not this weekend. Havre High's Brandy Lambourne, left, drives to the basket during the Blue Ponies' Central A championship game win over Browning Saturday night in Great F...
GREAT FALLS — A slow start to the postseason was not what the Havre High boys basketball team needed. But after the first round of the Central A divisional tournament, the Blue Ponies will now look to navigate the consolation bracket and hope for a third-place finish and a possible challenge game. Havre High's Dane Warp, left, drives the lane dueing Thursday night's Central A boys tournament game against Livingston in Great Falls. The Blue ponies lost to the Rangers and will play again Saturday morning. Thursday night in G...
It is never easy for a young team to make a postseason run. But if the Havre High boys basketball team can continue to piece the puzzle together as the Blue Ponies continue to improve, they should have as good a chance as anybody at the divisional tournament. Havre High senior Thurman Holdsclaw, right, looks to make a move during a Central A boys basketball game against Belgrade last month in Havre. The Blue Pony boys open the 2013 Central A Divisional tonight at 8 against the Livingston Rangers. The Central A tourney runs th...
After taking the regular season championship in the Central A Conference for the second straight season, the Havre High girls basketball team is poised to make another run at a Central A and Class A state titles over the next two weeks. Havre High's Brandy Lambourne, right, goes in for a layup during a girls game against Malta last month in Havre. The Blue Ponies are the No. 1 seed and the defending champion at this weekend's Central A Tournament in Great Falls. The Ponies play in the semifinals Friday night. A year ago the P...
With district tournaments already here and gone, area teams were fighting for an extended season over the weekend. But outside of the District 9C, only one Hi-Line team will still fight for a state tournament berth. Rocky Boy had a great regular season, but added an exclamation point on Saturday night. The Stars went 2-0 at the 1B tournament in Shelby and claimed the District 1B championship. After a first-round bye, the Stars defeated the Conrad Cowboys 67-48 on Friday in the semifinals. The Stars only led 17-12 early on,...
The Havre High boys basketball team entered the season as a very young and inexperienced squad. But after consistent growth throughout the season, the Blue Ponies were able to shock some teams, as well as make a solid run at the Central A divisional tournament in Great Falls. Havre High freshman Dane Warp, right, was named Central A First-Team All-Conference after leading the Blue Ponies in scoring this season. Warp was one of three Ponies to earn Central A honors for this season. And though the season ended at the divisional...
If a team does what they are supposed to do during the season, they are greatly rewarded in many ways. The Havre High girls basketball team had a very successful 2012-2013 season, and the rewards keep on coming. Havre High junior Peyton Filius was named Class A All-State this past week after leading the Blue Ponies in scoring in 2012-13. Overall, the Ponies had five players tabbed as Central A All-Conference. This season, the Central A Blue Ponies earned a regular season title, a divisional tournament title, as well as reache...
Big Sandy senior Mateila Cline has been a contributor to Pioneer sports for the last four years. Cline has become a standout on the basketball court as a top-notch guard, as well as on the track as a speeder sprinter. Now, nearing the end of her prep basketball career, she has earned plenty of accolades, but has her sights on a couple more. Big Sandy senior Mateila Cline races down the floor during Wednesday's District 9C girls first-round game against Turner. Cline is trying to get her and her team to the Northern C. On the...
In the final weekend of the regular season, both the Havre high girls and boys basketball teams have a lot to play for. Both Central A Blue Pony squads will face off against two very talented Browning Indians teams, in two conference showdowns to end the regular season action. The No. 3 HHS boys (2-5) will host the No. 1 Indians (6-1) at Havre Central in Havre Saturday, while the HHS girls (6-1) will face the Indians (6-1) on the road in Browning tonight. Havre High's Ramsey Drew, right, drives to the basket during a recent...
The Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team may have entered the state tournament as a sixth seed, but they were there to play for a championship. And though the Ice Hawks didn't advance to the placement round on Sunday, they gave three teams a run for their money, including earning a solid win, and finishing the weekend 1-2. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the Ice Hawks were in Bozeman for the high school hockey state tournament. They took on No. 4 Billings and No. 8 Butte/Miles City on Friday, and then faced No. 1 Helena...
After a first-round win over Melstone at the state C boys basketball tournament, the District 9C Big Sandy Pioneers suffered two consecutive devastating losses to end the 2012-13 season. The Pioneers entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed out of the North and quickly found themselves one game away from the title game. But after a very unfortunate loss at the buzzer in the semifinals on Friday, and another loss in loser-out action on Saturday, the Pioneers great postseason run finally came to an end. On Friday the...
It was a rocky season at times for the young Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team, but finishing as the No. 6 seed in the regular season, the Ice Hawks will look to turn in a solid run at the state tournament. The round-robin state tournament will run Thursday through Saturday, as the state's best teams will gather in Bozeman. And joining the Ice Hawks will be No. 1 Helena, No. 2 Missoula, No. 3 Bozeman, No. 4 Billings, No. 5 Great Falls, No. 7 Glasgow, No. 8 Butte/Miles City and No. 9 Whitefish/Glacier. Havre's Justin...
The 2010 season marked the last time the District 9C Big Sandy Pioneers won the state Class C boys basketball title. And after going 0-2 at the big show last year, the Pioneers would love nothing more than to return to the state championship game this weekend. The Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, on the campus of MSU-Bozeman will house the state tournament today, Friday, and Saturday. Making the tournament alongside the Pioneers (16-10) this season will be Roy-Winifred (23-0), Wibaux, Fairview (23-0), Arlee (21-5), Victor (20-4),...
Just a handful of days after the Cal Wearley track meet, the Havre High track teams are moving from one big meet to another. Local teams are taking full advantage of the mild spring, wasting almost no time in between meets. The Central A Blue Ponies are coming off of a great second outing on Wednesday, and will look to keep rolling with another solid meet on Saturday. This time around, the Ponies will return to the road. Traveling to Lewistown, the Ponies will take on 19 other teams with the hopes of a strong performance at t...
Many high schools across the state of Montana do not have the luxury of having a pole vaulter on its track and field team. And if a program is lucky, they may have one or two vaulters who can push for team points throughout the season. Havre senior Thurman Holdsclaw goes up on the pole during the 2013 Cal Wearley Track Meet last month in Havre. Holdsclaw is part of a strong HHS contingent of vaulters who seem to be going higher and higher. However, the Havre High Blue Pony track team isn't in that group, not anymore. Through...
