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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...
All the Havre High girls basketball team can do after a night like Great Falls High treated them to, is learn and hopefully continue to get better. The hosting Class AA Bison proved to be too much for the Central A Blue Ponies on Thursday night, defeating the Ponies 54-31 in non-conference play in Great Falls. Fans may have been expecting a closer matchup, as the Bison narrowly defeated the Ponies 46-43 in December, but with the surprising lopsided loss, the Ponies' overall record now sits at 7-6. "We did have pretty good...
Going into Thursday night's game, the Havre High defense was not an area of concern, but more an area of focus. And even with a loss, the Blue Pony defense made a statement The Central A Ponies hosted the Class AA Great Falls High Bison at the Havre High gymnasium on Thursday night. The Bison defeated the Ponies 51-32 in non-conference play, dropping the Ponies' overall record to 3-9. Havre High's Kade Rismon, right, looks to pass around a Great Falls High defender during Thursday night's boys high school basketball game at...
Throughout the season, the Havre High wrestling team faces its share of Class A and Class AA programs in preparation for the postseason. But the Blue Ponies also face a tough pool of Class B-C teams that also give them a run for their money. Tonight, the Ponies were scheduled to face two more programs out of the B-C ranks, but will face one squad instead. Havre's David Borris (top) takes down a CMR wrestler during a dual meet Tuesday night in Havre. The Ponies have their home finale tonight when they dual Conrad at 6....
Last weekend, the Havre High wrestling team proved once again that it's a force and a favorite in the Class A. Now, after a short turnaround, the Blue Ponies will match up against an up-and-coming Class AA program. The Class AA CMR Rustlers house a lot of talented wrestlers, but they're still young. They have improved as a program a lot in recent years, and continue to take positive strides. But with both programs wrestling almost non stop since the start of the season, a Tuesday dual is making coaches tired just thinking...
With the regular season nearing an end, and teams preparing for the postseason, a lot of important conference games were played over the weekend. And with that, a lot of local teams faced off against each other. On Friday, the Class 1B Rocky Boy Stars suffered their first loss of the season, falling to the Class 2B Harlem Wildcats 73-62. The Stars remain the top team in the 1B with an undefeated conference record, while the Wildcats are at the bottom of the 2B ranks with just one conference win. Box Elder's Randall Gardipee l...
The competition is only going to keep getting tough the longer the Box Elder Bears and Big Sandy Pioneers boys basketball teams keep marching into the postseason. Both 9C squads survived the District 9C boys basketball tournament in Havre over the weekend, and will now play for a top finish at the Northern C basketball tournament at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. If the Bears and Pioneers can produce solid outings Thursday through Saturday, they could earn a spot at the Class C state basketball tournament in Bozeman....
Standing at 6-3, junior Kade Rismon knows he isn't one of the biggest post players in the state. But that hasn't stopped the Havre High big man from steadily improving from his freshman season, and quickly becoming one of the top Blue Pony players this year. Havre junior Kade Rismon, right, shoots over a Belgrade defender during a Central A boys basketball game last month in Havre. Rismon is in his third year of varsity basketball, and he will look to help the Blue Ponies have a successful Central A tournament this weekend...
It would have been a great accomplishment for the Havre High boys basketball team to end the regular season with win. But instead, the Central A Ponies will have to continue to improve, and get ready for the Central A Divisional tournament later this week. Havre High's Ramsey Drew, right, lays up a score during the Blue Ponies' regular season finale against Browning Saturday night at the Havre Central Gym. Saturday night the Ponies hosted the league leading Browning Indians at the Havre Central Gym. But trying to grab a...
In the final regular season game of the year, the Havre High girls basketball team got a lot done. Not only did the Central A Blue Ponies earn a win in Browning, they played very well overall, they avenged their only conference loss of the season and they claimed the regular season title and the No. 1 seed in this week's Central A divisional tournament in Great Falls. Filius Friday night, the Ponies defeated the Browning Indians 44-37 in Browning. It is the second straight regular season title for the Ponies who finished...
Havre High hosted its annual Lions Invite over the weekend, and several local teams made an appearance. Saturday at the Havre Middle School track, Chinook, North Star, Big Sandy, Box Elder and Rocky Boy all competed. Rocky Boy's Kyle Olson races in the 1,600 meters at Saturday's Lions Havre Invite at the Havre Middle School Track. Havre and Malta took the team titles, but the surrounding Hi-Line squads still had impressive showings. On the girls' side, Chinook was third with 75 points, while North Star was fourth with 52,...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights football team took the field for the last time this spring. Local fans were treated to a glimpse of the newly renovated offense and defense on Saturday, but just as spring football will do, it answered some questions, while it also left few to be answered at the beginning of next season. The Lights held their final spring game on Saturday at Blue Pony stadium in Havre. Montana State University-Northern defensive end Marc Evans, left, rushes a Lights' offensive linemen during Saturd...
I know that the football season, as well as the basketball season did not pan out they way Big Sandy had hoped. Both sports ended in heartbreaking defeats for their coaches, fans, and players. But as an outsider looking in, it is hard to say that it wasn't an amazing 2012-2013 run for the Pioneers. Obviously the goal for any prep athletic program is to win state titles. Big Sandy running back Jessey Bailey, left, throws a pass in the Class C Six-Man semifinals back in November in Big Sandy. In boys sports this year, Big...
Exciting wins typically consist of buzzer beaters or great shooting from behind the 3-point line. But when the tempo of the game limits an offense, sometimes the only way to get the win is by executing the little things, knocking down free throws for example. Big Sandy's Zac Leader, right, shoots over the Hays-Lodge Pole defense during the District 9C boys semifinals Thursday night at the Havre High gymnasium. The Pioneers will face Box Elder in Saturday night's championship game. Thursday night in the District 9C boys semifi...
The meeting between the North Star Knights and Big Sandy Pioneers on the basketball court can always be expected to be a battle. And in the District 9C semifinals on Thursday night, it was just that. The Knights (15-4) defeated the Pioneers (12-8) 58-49. The win puts the Knights into Saturday's championship game against top-seeded Chinook, while the loss puts the Pioneers into loser-out action against Hays-Lodge Pole tonight at 6. North Star's Lisa Carlon, front, races down the floor during Thursday night's District 9C semifi...
In the world of college athletics you can normally pick your team, but you can't always pick your teammates. Montana State University-Northern's Roshawn West, Alfie Miller, and Jesse Vaughan find themselves in a unique and interesting situation, as first fate, then a conscious decision brought the three together nearly 765 miles away from where they first began to play together at Shoreline Community College just outside of Seattle. Montana State University-Northern's Roshawn West, left, Jesse Vaughan, middle and Alfie...
The Havre High boys basketball team has had their share of streaky play this season. But after a great second half in their one weekend matchup, hopefully things will start to remain a little more consistent. Friday the Central A Blue Ponies were in Conrad, facing the Class B Conrad Cowboys in non conference basketball action. The Ponies defeated the Cowboys 57-39. The first half didn't impress anybody, as both teams struggled to do anything to gain an edge. Conrad held a 6-4 lead through the first eight minutes. And things...
An overhead shot of the Rimrock Auto Arena just before the All-Class Finals Saturday night in Billings. Blue Pony Thomas Gruber, top, holds down a Belgrade grappler during the 130-pound Class A Fifth-pLace match Saturday in Billings. Havre's Jason Kohler, left, picks up a Columbia Falls' opponent during the conoslation bracket of the 160-pound tournament Friday in Billings. Big Sandy's Lane Martin, left, fights for position during the Class B-C 171-pound quarterfinals Friday at the Metra. Chester/J-I's Shalon Norick, right,...
Both the Havre High boys and girls basketball teams will take on their final non-conference opponents of the season this weekend. And with the Central A basketball tournament just around the corner, both Blue Pony squads are looking to keep improving, as well as hopefully grab another win. Tonight the HHS girls (6-1/9-7) will host the Class B Conrad Cowgirls at the Havre High gymnasium at 7. And the HHS boys (2-5/4-12) will also face the Class B Cowboys tonight, but will do so on the road in Conrad at 7:30. Havre's Neya...
Senior swimmer Desmond Fialkosky will give it all he has in Hardin Desmond Fialkosky may not always be in the spotlight, but he has garnered his share of attention over the last four years while at Havre High. And Fialkosky has almost done a little bit of everything as a Blue Pony. Havre High senior Desmond Fialkosky has found success in many different ways as a student-athlete at Havre. But swimming is something he holds near and dear to his heart. Fialkosky will race in the final meet of his career today and Saturday in...
Havre High has gone two years without a state championship in wrestling. For some, that may seem like it's not all that long. But for the Blue Ponies, who have been the premier program in Class A over the last eight years, it might feel like an eternity. However, a younger-than-usual Blue Pony squad heads to Billings this weekend on a mission to change all of that. Havre High junior 215-pounder Tyler Adams, top, will look to help lead the Blue Ponies at the 2013 Class A State Tournament, which runs Friday and Saturday in the...
If it's not broke, don't fix it. That is the age-old adage, and the Big Sandy Pioneers boys basketball program has thrived in the prep basketball ranks with that exact mentality for years now. But most fans of the game may not completely understand the unique style of play that has made Big Sandy so successful over the years. The Pioneers have had no problem finding their niche in Class C play. The consistent powerhouse has gone to the state tournament an astonishing six times in the last seven years. And their most recent...
The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams are off to a great start. Not only on the court, but because of the fact the Blue Ponies haven't had a weather delay in their schedule yet. And the Ponies are hoping for at least one more good weather day as they prepare to host the annual Havre Invitational Saturday morning at the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts in Havre. The Havre Invite features teams from Lewistown, Conrad and Cut Bank, as well as all of the HHS varsity and junior varsity performers. Havre High's Nick Rhines...
After earning the first win of the season on Monday, the Havre High softball program continues to work nonstop towards its goal of a successful 2013. The next source of competition for th Havre High's Harley Boucher, left makes a great play at first base during the Blue Ponies' home debut against Conrad on Monday afternoon. The Ponies are back at home Thursday at 4 p.m. to take on the Class B Conrad Cowgirls. HHS also travels to a tournament in Belgrade on Saturday for games against Polson and Hardin. e Central A Blue Ponies...
There's always been a great rivalry between Havre High and Chinook sports. And one of those friendly rivalries is on the tennis court each spring. Tuesday afternoon, the Blue Ponies and Sugarbeeters renewed that rivalry with a girls dual at the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts in Havre. The Ponies and Beeters were able to play 21 matches between singles and doubles before dark, and HHS head coach George Ferguson said it was a great day for both teams. Havre High senior Lainey Chagnon looks to hit a serve during a doubles...
