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Fighting for a top seeding at the Central A divisional tournament next weekend in Belgrade, the Havre High volleyball team is heading into the most important weekend of its season thus far. Tonight and Saturday in Havre, the Blue Ponies will wrap up regular season play with three Central A matches at the Havre High gymnasium. Tonight, the Ponies will f Havre High's Sarah Armstrong, right, blocks a Browning shot during a Central A volleyball match earlier this month in Havre. The Blue Ponies are home to face Lewistown...
Everything the Havre High football team has been able to accomplish this season is on the line. The first round of the playoffs are finally kicking off this weekend, and the Blue Ponies are right in the thick of things, but with a very tough opponent. Now in the postseaso Havre High senior Thurman Holdsclaw runs with the ball during a Class A football game earlier this fall in Havre. Holdsclaw and the Blue Ponies will try and keep their season alive when they take on the Laurel Locomotives in the Class A playoffs Saturday in...
For three very talented Hi-Line football teams, the season continues at least one more weekend. The majority of games will be played on Saturday, but tonight kicks off the state playoffs all across the state, including right here on the Hi-Line area. In Class C 8-Man ranks, both the No. 2 Chester/J-I Hawks and No. 5 Chinook Sugarbeeters will host first-round playoff games this weekend. And in 6-Man action, the No. 5 Big Sandy Pioneers are also home for a first round matchup. The H Big Sandy's Trevor Lackner, left, throws a pa...
Facing much of the field of Class A teams, the Havre High Blue Ponies wrestling team knew they needed to be at their best this weekend. And after reaching the championship dual, it was almost a perfect weekend for the Central A Ponies. Friday and Saturday, the Ponies were in Lewistown for the Class A Duals. And making their presence known, the Ponies finished as the No. 2 team. In the championship dual, defending Class A champion Laurel defeated the Ponies 54-33. Prior to the championship loss on Saturday, the Ponies went...
With the post eason just days away for the Havre High volleyball team,, the Blue Ponies earning their second conference win of the season could prove to be very important moving forward. Saturday the Central A Ponies were in Browning, where they completed the season sweep over the Indians. HHS defeated the Indians in three games by scores of 25-9,25-23 and 25-20. Moving forward, the Ponies have just three conference matches left on the season. The Ponies have lost to Belgrade, Livingston and Lewistown already, but could have...
The Havre High cross country teams put the finishing touches on the season on Saturday, with both the Blue Pony girls and boys running strong at the state meet. The Central A Ponies competed in Helena on Saturday at the Class A state championships, and ran into a tough field of competition. The Pony girls entered as the two-time defending conference champions, while the boys entered as the No. 4 team out of the conference. And after the grueling three-mile course, the HHS girls finished in seventh place with 161 points, and...
Over and over again, the Havre High football team has stressed just how important it is for its defense to stop the run this season. That was priority number one for the Blue Ponies on Friday night, but against a team like Livingston, that was easier said than done. On Friday, the Central A Ponies took on the conference leading Rangers in Livingston. The Rangers defeated the Ponies 64-32. With the win the Rangers finished the season 4-0 in conference play, and as the Central A conference champions. And with the loss, the...
Montana State University-Northern junior Jared Miller (left) locks former Lights' All-American Rudy James up during Saturday's Northern Alumni Dual at the Armory Gymnasium. Miller won the match but James and the Alumni team captured the dual. Former Havre great Evan Hinebauch (top) takes on Chinook's Jorrell Jones during the Alumni Dual Saturday in Havre. Former MSU-N star Anthony Weerheim holds down Lights sophomore Hunter Azure during Saturday's Alumni Dual. The start of another Montana State University-Northern Lights...
HOT SPRINGS — The excitement in the air due to the possibility of claiming a state football championship is different than regular season games, and even different compared to previous playoff games. Coaches and players are more precise when The Big Sandy football team gathers together following last Saturday's loss to Hot Springs in the Six-Man championship game in Hot Springs. it comes to their preparation, while fans that have followed the prep team all season long have a reason to cheer even louder than they have all s...
So far this season, tonight's football game will be the most important game for the Havre High Blue Ponies. Sitting at 2-1 in the Central A conference, and currently in third place, the Ponies' postseason hopes are on the line. Tonight they will battle the first-place, Livingston Rangers (3-0) in Livingston, knowing a Blue Pony win will ensure a postseason berth for the Ponies, and even possibly a conference title for the second straight season. "Our focus is on the fact that the conference championship is still on the...
HOT SPRINGS — Even with a crushing loss, it is every prep athletes dream to get the opportunity to play for a state championship. Win or lose, there is something about getting the opportunity, and that is exactly why the five Big Sandy seniors finished their prep careers on the field, and not on the sidelines. The Hot Springs Savage Heat jumped all over the Pioneers in the first quarter, on the very first play. They took an early 17-0 lead through the first frame, but eventually earned the 77-0 win over the Pioneers on S...
Big Sandy's Tanner Works, left, gets hit hard by a Hot Springs defender during Saturday Class C Six-Man state championship game in Hot Springs. The Savage Heat shut out the Pioneers 77-0. Big Sandy's Zac Leader, right, breaks free of a Hot Springs defender after making a reception during Saturday's Class C Six-Man state championship game in Hot Springs. Leader is one of five Big Sandy seniors who finished great prep careers as Pioneers Saturday afternoon. A sign in support of the Big sandy Pioneers hangs on a fence at the...
As a junior, Chester/J-I's Erik Kelly had a great football season for the Hawks. But this season as a senior, Kelly has led his Hawks to a Northern C 8-Man conference championship, home field advantage through the state playoffs, as well as an undefeated season that has led to the Hawks to be considered a favorite for a Class C state title. Kelly has been crucial for the Hawks thus far. C/J-I currently sits with a record of 9-0, alone at the top of the Northern C. Last season Kelly burst onto the scene. He has been a part of...
The Havre High wrestling team continues to turn heads this season. This time around, the Central A Blue Ponies are turning heads with what they were able to accomplish at the 35th Annual CMR Holiday Classic in Great Falls, one of the most prestigious wrestling tournaments in the state. Friday and Saturday, the Ponies were in Great Falls and looked to be in mid-season form already. After finishing as the No. 7 team last year, the Ponies returned to trophy contention and finished in second place this weekend. The Ponies racked...
Taking a look at the season the Big Sandy Pioneers have had to this point, it is nothing short of great. But with one game left to be played in all of Class C Six-Man football, the Pioneers have a shot at finishing the 2012 season in the best possible way, as state champions. But a win on Saturday w Big Sandy's Jessey Bailey plows through the Valier defense and the snow during last Saturday's Six-man semifinal game in Big Sandy. The Pioneers will go for the state championship in Hot Springs Saturday at 1 p.m. on't be an easy...
Havre High junior Thurman Holdsclaw comes in for a layup during a Central A boys basketball game against Browning Friday night at the HHS gymnasium. The Ponies were swept by Browning and Conrad this weekend. After seeing steady improvement over the last couple of games from the Havre High boys basketball team, the Blue Ponies suffered a set back in their two games this weekend. The Central A Po Havre's Ryan Brandt (left) brings the ball up the floor during a Central A boys basketball game between HHS and Browning Friday...
As the Havre High wrestling team gets deeper and deeper into the season, and as the competition seemingly grows more and more tough, the Blue Ponies continue to impress with each weekend of competition. The latest event the Ponies turned in a solid performance at was the annual Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic in Missoula. The Central A Ponies were in Missoula Friday and Saturday, and outperformed the majority of the talent with a fourth-place finish, earning 152 points. The Jug Beck is one of the biggest wrestling...
After housing half a dozen senior football players on the roster last season, the Havre Blue Ponies have just three this year. It is a str Havre senior Thurman Holdsclaw celebrates scoring a touchdown last Friday night against Libby. Holdsclaw is one of three seniors who will be honored on Senior Night tonight before HHS's home finale against the Browning Indians. ange occurrence in Class A football, but head coach Jason Christenson as well as the rest of the Ponies are dealing just fine. But how could you not? Any team in th...
It wasn't pretty at times, but the Havre High volleyball team will take it, the first conference win of the season. Hosting the Browning Indians at the Havre High gymnasium in Havre, the Central A Blue Ponies earned a win in three sets. HHS cruised through the first set, winning 25-12, as well as the second set, also winning 25-12, but had to fight tooth and nail in the third set, finally defeating the Indians 25-23. The Ponies improved to 6-7 overall and 1-3 in the conference. "I am glad that we play Browning back to back,...
A program playing the role of an upset team can be extremely dangerous. And when the Havre High football team welcomes in the conference rival Browning Indians tonight in Havre, the Blue Ponies could find out just how dangerous. Tonight the Ponies and Indians Havre High's Thurman Holdsclaw (left) is led by Jordan Schroeder during last Friday night's Class A football game against Libby in Havre. Tonight, the Blue Ponies can clinch a Class A playoff berth with a win over the Browning Indians. Tonight's game is the final home...
Box Elder's Thomas Parisian, right, looks for a shot during a NAC boys game last week in Havre. Season opening boys basketball tournaments took place all over the state this past weekend. There Harlem's Tristen Gone, left, looks to make a ploay during a Native American Classic boys game last weekend at the Armory Gymnasium. were three along the Hi-Line, and local teams got plenty of games to start a new season. Rocky Boy's Jerod Coffee, right, flies in for a layup during a Native Hays-Lodge Pole's Tevin Horn drives to the...
BIG SANDY — The Big Sandy football team found itself on the winning end of a state semifinal game on Saturday, but they didn't earn the win familiar fans would typically expect. When the Class C Six-Man Pioneers come into a conversation, it is their dominating running game that typically garners the attention. And with top backs like Jessey Bailey, that attention is well deserved. Bailey has been the backbone of the offense for a couple of seasons now, and is coming off of his best season yet as a senior. But as crucial as t...
Big Sandy's Jessey Bailey, right, gets loose during Saturday's snowy Class C Six-Man semifinal football game in Big Sandy. The Pioneers beat Northern C rival Valier 38-32 in overtime to advance to the Six-Man state championship game against Hot Springs this Saturday. Big Sandy running back Jessey Bailey, ball, plows through the Valier defense on his way to 260 rushing yards in the Pioneers' 38-32 overtime win over the Panthers Saturday in Big Sandy. Young Big Sandy fans cheer on the Pioneers in the snow during Saturday's...
Fans and players have been looking forward to the Havre High girls basketball team's season opener for some time now, and with two tough road games on the schedule for this weekend, the wait is over. Havre fans won't get to see the defending Central A champions play at home just yet, but the Ponies will face the Class B Malta M-Ettes and Class AA CMR Rustlers on the road. HHS will face the M-Ettes in Malta tonight, and then the Rustlers in Great Falls on Saturday. "The biggest thing we can do this weekend is play how we have...
Every season, the annual Havre High Invitational wrestling tournament brings in top-tier talent from all over the state. And while it is typically the larger Class AA and Class A schools that come out on top team-wise, a handful of local Hi-Line grapplers also turned in solid performances. Friday and Saturday, the Havre High gymnasium was home to four mats, and hundreds of matches. Big Sandy's Dusty Gasvoda, left, holds down a Glasgow wrestler during Friday's Havre Invite at the HHS gymnasium. Great Falls High, Havre, and...
