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It was never a question whether or not Chinook's Zach Molyneaux was going to play college football. It was simply a waiting game, as college coaches and fans patiently awaited his final destination for the next four years. That decision has been made, and it is safe to say that the NAIA, Frontier Conference Rocky Mountain Battlin' Bears have gotten a little bit better this offseason. Molyneaux is currently a senior for the Chinook Sugarbeeters, but he turned in four standout...
Blue Pony senior Ryne Antley is off to a strong start in track and field Sports have consumed the life of Havre High senior Ryne Antley since he was about four years old, and over the years, he has participated in several different sports and activities. Currently, Antley is the defending Central A divisional champion in the javelin, and he has gotten off to a great start in the event to start his senior season. Over the years, Antley has also played baseball, football,...
Every season, the Havre High girls tennis team meets up with the Chinook Sugarbeeters for an afternoon and evening of competition, and the 2014 version happened Tuesday night at the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts in Havre. The Blue Ponies and Sugarbeeters played a total of 17 matches in tough conditions Tuesday, with Chinook holding the edge in singles, while Havre won some key doubles matches. Three Big Sandy Pioneers were also on hand and played a total of six matches....
It typically isn’t a good thing when winter weather interrupts the spring sports season, but this time around, things worked out alright for the Havre High track and field teams. The annual Lions Havre Invite was scheduled for Saturday, but winter storm warnings caused a delay in the action. Instead, the invite was pushed to Monday afternoon, and the weather couldn’t have been better at the Havre Middle School Track. The numbers did take a small hit as the postponement kep...
Several area track and field programs made the trip to Havre Monday, and like always, some of the Hi-Line’s best put up some pretty solid numbers. The annual Lions Havre Invite track meet was postponed from Saturday to Monday. And a good amount of the top finishes came from five Hi-Line squads, as there were no signs of harsh winter weather on a sunny afternoon at the Havre Middle School track in Havre. In girls action, the North Star Knights took third with 110, followed b...
After another tournament weekend, the Havre High softball team continues to take steps in the direction of what could be a successful season. It was another jamboree weekend for the Central A Blue Ponies, keeping their overall and conference records at 0-0. And while the record doesn’t show it, the Ponies did earn another victory on Saturday, this time at the Belgrade Jamboree Class A competition in Belgrade. Havre played four games on Saturday, and returned home with one w...
Havre High has kept a close eye on this weekend’s weather forecast, and Saturday continues to look questionable for local athletes and the spring sports programs. So instead of canceling the annual Havre Lions Invite outright, the track meet has been pushed to Monday instead. And unfortunately, some of the teams with an open invite to compete at the Havre Middle School track aren’t sure if they can make the trip with short notice. Teams like Lewistown, Malta, Chinook, Nor...
The Havre High girls softball team is heading into another jamboree weekend where the games may not count towards the program’s overall record, but four more games against talented Class A foes means another weekend to continue to get better. Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies will play four games at the Belgrade Invitational in Belgrade. Havre will open with Frenchtown at 12:30 p.m., followed by Polson at 2:15, Hardin at 4:15, and finally the conference rival Lewistown G...
With the new track and field season still in the early stages, a lot of prep girls got some extra work Wednesday. North Star hosted the annual Cal Wearly track meet at the Havre Middle School track, and a ton of area talent made the trip. The Havre High Blue Ponies earned a No. 1 team finish on their home track, and did so with 82 points. Class B Malta finished second with 65, and the host team, the Class C North Star Knights finished in third with 62. Chinook also finished...
Swarms of track and field stars filled the Havre Middle School track Wednesday, and the talented pool of prep boys was as competitive as they come this early in the season. The North Star Knights hosted the annual Cal Wearly track meet, and as usual, it took a good showing by individuals and teams to make their marks. Dutton took the No. 1 team spot with 57 points, followed by second-place Fort Benton with 53.5, and the third-place Havre Blue Ponies with 45. Rounding out the...
Havre High's Zach Hellegaard is a key member of the Blue Pony tennis team, and so much more There is still time for Zach Hellegaard to leave his mark on Havre Blue Pony tennis. And by the looks of what he has been able to accomplish in the Havre High classroom, Hellegaard should have no problem having another successful season as a senior Blue Pony singles player. Hellegaard is a four-year varsity singles player for the Ponies and head coach George Ferguson. He even tried his...
The wind blew, the air was cold yet again, but the Havre High tennis teams had another productive weekend on the hard courts. The Blue Ponies traveled to Conrad for the Conrad Duals Saturday, and while HHS won plenty of matches, it was again the experience that pleased veteran Havre head coach George Ferguson the most. “I’m taking a lot more out of Saturday than just the wins and losses,” Ferguson said. “We had more of our varsity lineups in Conrad then we did in Cut Bank, s...
The Havre High track and field program took full advantage of its first weekend out on Saturday, and according to head coach John Ita, the first opportunity to compete went very well. Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies spent the day competing at the Lewistown Invitational. Team scores were not available, and no individual finishes were submitted, but the Ponies are still confident they achieved everything they set out to accomplish this early in the season. “It was a very p...
The Class AA Great Falls Jamboree is never an easy way for the Havre High softball team to start a new season, but like they do so often, the Blue Ponies returned home having found some success and getting quality reps against a great field of competitors. Spending all day Saturday in Great Falls, the Central A Ponies went 1-3 in their four games. In the jamboree format, five-inning games, or a one-hour time limit, these games will not count against the Ponies record. But none...
Opening weekend is going to be real test for the Havre High softball team, but the Blue Ponies are looking forward to the opportunity. Spring practices have been in full swing for a couple weeks, but it is finally time for the Central A Ponies to take the diamond against some competition. And HHS will do so Saturday at the Great Falls Jamboree in Great Falls. The Ponies will play four games, but only two will go toward the total games played this season, and none of the games...
In the first meet of the season, the game plan is simple for the Havre High boys and girls track teams. Team scores and the opposition are the furthest things from the Blue Ponies minds, as this weekend the Ponies take a selfish mindset and make things all about themselves. After the Cut Bank Invite was canceled, the Central A Ponies will make their season debut in Lewistown Saturday. And a couple of the conference rivals will also be in attendance, but HHS won’t pay much a...
Like many other sports teams and programs across the state, the Montana State University-Northern Lights football team has been battling the spring weather with the hopes of getting outside and getting on with the practice schedule. For the most part, Mother Nature has not been cooperative early on. And for the first several days of spring ball, the Lights were forced to hold practice in the Armory Gymnasium instead of outside on the practice field. And when the Lights took...
It’s week two of the Havre High tennis season, and the Blue Ponies are looking to get another full day of tennis in. Saturday, Havre will attend the Conrad Duals, where the Pony boys and girls teams will face off against Cut Bank, Conrad and Lewistown. Havre competed in a tournament format at last Saturday’s Cut Bank Invitational, so Saturday will be the Ponies’ first try at team duals. However, HHS head coach George Ferguson said the format isn’t nearly as important as just p...
Over the last two seasons, the Havre High softball program has been right on the brink of breaking back into the Class A state softball tournament. And with an extremely talented and experienced junior class back and ready for action, this could very well be the year the Blue Ponies make their move. While the Central A Ponies only lost two seniors from last year's 3-5 conference team, head coach Danny Wirtzberger knows they leave two very big holes to fill. “They were two very...
Getting out on the golf course during early spring is never easy in Montana, but with the Montana State University-Northern men’s and women’s golf teams resuming action this month, the Lights and Skylights have still been hard at work in their preparations. Before the break in action, Northern competed at three meets and invitationals through September and October. And while the final results were up and down, Northern does have standout golfers returning as well as pot...
For the second consecutive year, Fairfield standout senior Jill Barta was named the MVP of the annual Hi-Line Invitational Tournament. But unlike last year, this time around, to go along with the MVP honors, Barta led the Class B all-stars to the team title. The 28th annual HIT concluded Saturday night at the Armory Gymnasium on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre. All-star teams built up of Class C, Class B, Class A and Class AA girls competed at MSU-N...
The 28th annual Hi-Line Invitational Tournament wrapped up Saturday night in Havre, and over the three days of action, the prep all-stars didn’t disappoint on the hardwood. Some of the state’s best boys basketball players gathered at the Armory Gymnasium at Montana State University-Northern, as teams from the Class C, Class B, Class A, and Class AA battled Thursday through Saturday for a team title and a spot on the All Tournament Team. And this year, it was the Class A boys w...
The last time John Ita was the head coach of the Havre High track and field program, things were a little bit different. But taking over the reigns again, now a decade later, Ita is still confident his Central A Blue Ponies boys and girls will be competitive. Ita last coached the Ponies in the late 1990s and early 2000s. And with 90 plus total kids on the team, Ita even coached the HHS boys to a second-place finish at the Class A state meet in his final season. But as the...
The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams haven’t had a lot of time on the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts so far this spring. But all the same, the Blue Ponies are set to start the regular season. HHS begins its new season Saturday at the Cut Bank Invitational, a tournament which will feature players from Lewistown, Conrad and the host Wolves. The meet marks the first of three straight weeks in which the Ponies will do battle with the Eagles, Cowboys and Wolves. Havre w...
It seems like every year, spring comes later and later. But that has never stopped the Havre High boys and girls tennis teams from continuing to be one of the most consistent and successful tennis program’s in Class A. And though winter weather seems to be wreaking havoc yet again, the Blue Pony tennis teams are still hard at work preparing for a brand new season. Blue Pony head coach George Ferguson enters his 11th season at the helm. He’s led the Ponies to five state cha...
