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At times, the Havre High boys basketball team shows signs of great basketball play. And one of those times was over the weekend against a top Class AA squad. Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies hosted the CMR Rustlers. The Ponies played outstanding in the first half, but unfortunately the story line changed somewhat in the second half, as the Bison went on to come from behind and defeat the Ponies 57-38 at the Havre High gymnasium. The first half of play was some of the best basketball the Ponies have turned in all season. It...
The weekend's matchups got shuffled around a bit for the Havre High wrestling program, but even with one team less than expected, and quite a few forfeits, the Blue Ponies still survived senior night with a nice win. Friday night at the Havre High gymnasium, the Blue Ponies were set to host Conrad and Forsyth for two non-conference duals. But when Conrad was forced to cancel the trip, Friday's action came down to just the Ponies and Dogies. The Ponies grabbed the narrow, 45-36 win over the top Class B-C program in the state,...
If there is any program that practices the true definition of reloading, and not rebuilding, it is the Havre High wrestling program. The Central A Havre High's Gilbert Bara, right, lifts a Libby opponent during last year's Class A state tournament in Billings. Bara is one of just two Blue Pony seniors on what will be a young, but talented HHS roster this season. Blue Ponies are known all across the state of Montana, as not only the best team in the Central A, but one of the best Class A teams in the entire state...
Havre's Ned Malone, left, battles for a puck during Sunday's high school hockey game against the Gull Lake Greyhounds at the Havre Ice Dome. The season is just getting underway for the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team, but they are already looking to shake off a couple of tough games. Havre's Caleb McLain, left, heads down the ice during Sunday's high school hockey game at the Havre Ice Dome. Over the weekend, the Ice Hawks hosted Gull Lake, but fell in both matchups at the Havre Ice Dome. On Saturday, the Greyhounds...
Another prep football regular season has come to end, but like always, a handful of solid Hi-Line squads earned playoff berths. Last Tuesday, the Class C 8-Man Chester-J/I Hawks clinched the Northern C divisional title with a 74-0 stomping of Cascade. The Hawks finished the regular season with a 9-0 conference record and as the No. 1 team in the conference. Tuesday's game was basically over in the first quarter, as the Hawks couldn't be stopped from start to finish. Erik Kelly and Justin May both turned in 100-yard rushing...
It has been a while since the Havre High girls basketball team has suffered a loss, and while any loss is tough to swallow, a conference loss is even more difficult. Over the weekend the Central A Blue Ponies were on the road for two conference games. Friday the Ponies defeated the Livingston Rangers 49-26, but Saturday the Ponies fell to the Belgrade Panthers 53-37. The loss to the Panthers was the first conference loss all season for the Ponies and dropped their still stellar record to 5-1 in the Central A. The win over...
With two tough conference games on the road this weekend, the Havre High boys basketball team returned home satisfied, despite the split. Friday and Saturday, the Central A Blue Ponies ran into two conference opponents. Friday the No. 3 Livingston Rangers defeated the ponies 63-45, but Saturday the Ponies rebounded to defeat the Belgrade Panthers 52-47. With the conference split the Ponies remain in third place in the conference and now hold a 3-3 record in the Central A. "We got the split this weekend," Havre High head coach...
Blue Pony Sydney Huston lays down a bunt during a high school girls fastpitch softball game last spring in Havre. The head coaching position for the Havre High softball program had sat vacant since the end of last season, but the job has finally been filled. Danny Wirtzberger is no stranger to coaching Havre Sports, and he can now add Blue Pony fastpitch softball to his list of teams. Wirtzberger replaces Mike Thill, who coached the Ponies for the past two seasons, but chose to retire after the conclusion of the 2012 season....
With two major tournaments already behind the Havre High wrestling team, the load doesn't get much lighter tonight. Instead of dozens of schools and hundreds of wrestlers, the Central A Ponies will face one very talented Class AA squad on the road. Tonight at 6 p.m., the No. 2 Class A Ponies will dual the No. 2 Class AA Great Falls High Bison in Great Falls. This will be the third time the Ponies and Bison cross paths this season, but the first in a dual format. The most recent meeting came last weekend at the CMR Holiday...
Both the Havre High boys and girls basketball teams have already faced one Class AA opponent, and now heading into week three of the season, both Blue Pony squads will face another tough Class AA team before heading into the holiday break. The Blue Pony girls (2-0, 2-2) will make their home debut tonight at the Havre High gymn Havre High's Thurman Holdsclaw, left, grabs a loose ball during a boys basketball game against CMR earlier this month in Havre. The Ponies travel to Great Falls to close out the 2012 portion of their sc...
Havre Daily News/George Ferguson The Big Sandy Pioneers football team players pose with their second-place plaque after Saturday's game against the undefeated Hot Springs Savage Heat. The Big Sandy Pioneers were one of the last prep football teams playing over the weekend, but things didn't end quite as planned. Saturday in Hot Springs, the Pioneers took the field with the hopes of claiming a Class C Six-Man state title. However, the Pioneers ran into another Class C powerhouse in the undefeated Hot Springs Savage Heat. The...
It hasn't been this tight of a race in the Central A in several years, and with that, the season is on the line for the Havre High Blue Pony football team. Several different things can happen tonight, but the general idea is that the playoffs are on the line. Not only do the Ponies have a chance to either make the postseason or be eliminated, but they also have a chance to be a No. 3 seed, or even reclaim their divisional title tonight in Livingston. "We have had a couple of really good days of practice and the kids...
The last time the Havre High Ponies and Browning Indians met on the volleyball court, the Blue Ponies struggled, but still managed to come away with the win. Now when they meet for the second and final time, the Ponies are hoping for a much more convincing win. The Central A Ponies are sitting at 7-7 overall and 1-3 in the conference, with that one conference win coming over the Indians las Havre High's Lacey Waid (left) and Sarah Armstrong go for a block during a Central A Conference volleyball match against Browning last...
The Havre High cross country teams have had another solid season to this point, but with just one weekend left on the schedule, everything the Blue Ponies have worked for is on the line. Saturday the Central A Ponies will run in the Class A state meet in Helena. The HHS girls enter the state meet as back-to-back c Havre High senior Jess Wiken runs in the Central A race last Saturday in Havre. Wiken and the Blue Pony girls a re a trophy contender at Saturday's Class A state meet, which will take place at Bill Roberts Golf...
After the conclusion of the second week of the season, quite a few local teams found their way into the win column. Thursday brought two 9C boys basketball rivalry games to the Hi-Line. North Star's Cooper Spicher, left, drives past a Chinook defender during a District 9C boys basketball game last Thursday night in Chinook. The Chinook Sugarbeeters hosted the North Star Knights and captured a very convincing win at home. The Beeters defeated the Knights 68-36, and it was the first win of the season for Chinook. North Star's...
nce play is always tough, but as the Havre High boys basketball team continues to improve, the Blue Ponies nearly came away with their first win of the season. But suffering a tough 62-60 loss in overtime in their first matchup, and a 52-44 loss in their second game, the Ponies fell to 0-4 on the year and 0-2 in the conference standings. Over the weekend the Central A Ponies took on two conference rivals on the road. On Friday in Belgrade, the Panthers defeated the Ponies in overtime. And on Saturday, the Ponies were in...
If there was any question on how the Havre High girls basketball team was going to rebound after an 0-2 start to the season, the Blue Ponies cleared things up right away. After a two-game slide out of the gate, the Central A Ponies are now on a two-game winning streak after two wins over the weekend. On Friday, the Ponies defeated the Belgrade Panthers 58-46 in Belgrade, and on Saturday, the Ponies followed suit with a 64-42 win Brandy Lambourne over the Livingston Rangers in Livingston. HHS is now 2-2 on the season and 2-0 i...
Heading into the second week of the season, things aren't getting any easier for the Havre High boys basketball team. Last weekend, the Central A Blue Ponies dropped their first two games of the season, and are 0-2 heading into the first weekend of conference p Havre High's Kody Hickman looks to pass over a CMR defender during last week's high school basketball game in Havre. The Blue Ponies are in Belgrade tonight and Livingston Saturday for Central A battles. lay. Tonight, the Ponies will face the Belgrade Panthers in...
Last season, the Havre High girls basketball team was crowned regular season champions and Central A Divisional champions en route to the Class A state tournament. Now, headed into the first weekend of conference play, the Blue Ponies will try to take steps toward defending their conference crown. A week ago, the Ponies opened the season with nonconference losses to Malta and CMR. But headed into their second weekend of competition, the Ponies are preparing for two conference opponents on the road. HHS will face the Beldrage...
It is one jam-packed weekend after another for the Havre High wrestling team, and this week is no exception as the Blue Ponies face one of the toughest fields of competition they will see this season. Just one week after placing second at the Mining City Duals (lost to Sidney in championship), the Central A Ponies will now take on the CMR Holiday Classic in Great Falls on Friday and Saturday. Last season the Ponies finished as the No. 7 team, they finished No. 4 two years ago and in recent times. They've won CMR titles....
It has been a long and difficult road, but after a 10-1 season thus far, the Big Sandy Pioneers should be primed and ready for a run at the Class C Six-Man state championship. The Pioneers haven't been in this position since the 2003 season, where they suffered a tough loss in the 8-man state championship game. And after three consecutive seasons ended in the state semifinals, the Pioneers are looking to parlay their current success into state hardware. This season, the Pioneers earned regular season wins over...
The Havre High cross country program runs a lot of big, and tough races throughout the season. But no races are as big, or as important as the ones the Blue Ponies will compete in over the next two weeks. The 2012 postseason starts on Saturday for the Central A cross country program. And hosting the divisional meet for the first time since 2007, the Ponies have an opportunity to catapult themselves into the state meet next weekend, riding a real wave of success. The Central A divisional meet will take place Saturday on the...
Big Sandy's Justin Stevens (right) looks for a shot over a Rocky Boy defender during a boys high school basketball game last Thursday night in Big Sandy. Basketball was on somewhat on a hiatus over the holiday break, but it was back in full swing this week and weekend on the Hi-Line. Thursday fans saw three local games hit the Hi-Line. The 9C Big Sandy Pioneers took on long time rival, Class B Rocky Boy Stars in Big Sandy on Thursday and narrowly escaped with the home win, 77-75. The Pioneers took the lead and held the...
Valier has quickly grown into one of the top Class C 6-man football programs in the state. The Panthers have been knocking on the door of the state championship for the last three seasons, and are now the deepest into the 6-Man playoffs they have been in school history. But the road to 6-man supremacy has been a unique one. You have to dust off the record books and dive in pretty deep, but Valier used to play Class B 11-Man football. They played in the Class B ranks through the 1960's and 1970's before dropping to Class C...
In very tight fashion, the Big Sandy football team was able to extend its season at least one more week. Saturday, the Northern C Six-Man Pioneers were in Grenora, N.D. for the state quarterfinals. And after trailing late, the Pioneers were able to come away with the 46-44 win over the MonDak Thunder. The win puts the Pioneers (9-1) in a good position, as they will host Valier in the semifinals this Saturday in Big Sandy. The Pioneers stuck to their game plan, and found it to be successful, especially late in the game. The...
