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Sure hands and speed, what more can a quarterback ask for out of one of his top targets? Senior wide receiver Zach Plum has both of those qualities, and is looking to help lead the Havre High Blue Ponies to another successful season. Plum is a four-year player for the HHS football program, and is entering his second full season of varsity play. He was a key component on offense and defense last season, and now returns to the gridiron as the Ponies' only returning starting receiver. Plum is a fulltime receiver and defensive...
Over the weekend the Havre middle school gymnasium was home of the annual Montana State University-Northern team volleyball camp. And while team numbers were slightly down from last summer, local teams still got plenty of games in over the two day camp. Friday and Saturday was filled with pool play, power pool play, and a double elimination tournament for six teams. Making up the camp this year was Havre, Poplar, Dutton Brady, North Star, and Chinook, which had two teams. Last year the Skylights' camp saw eight teams in the...
Havre's Kelly Mazurkiewicz (left) and HHS junior Brandy Lambourne hold birds during a recent trip to Australia where they were part of a select basketball team. Members of the Havre High girls basketball team take a group photo aboard a sail boat while on a recent trip to Australia back in June. The group played plenty of basketball on their trip, which was coached by havre's Kelly Mazurkiewicz. But they also got a chance to experience many other things, as well as continue to bond as teammates. High school athletes in rural...
The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team recorded a couple of impressive wins in their last outing, and continued to do the same on Thursday, as the nearly month long road trip tapered to an end. Thursday the North Stars took on two talented teams in Great falls. In game one of the road trip, the North Stars took down the league's No. 1 team, defeating the Great Falls Electrics 7-2. And in game two, the North Stars defeated the Great Falls Stallions 22-11, in much more lopsided victory. The win over the Electrics...
Every game inside the conference schedule is a must win. The Havre High football team knows that. And that is the goal tonight at 7, when the Blue Ponies travel to Lewistown to take on the Golden Eagles. HHS is hoping to rebound with their first conference win of the season (0-1) after dropping a game last Friday to Belgrade. This will be Lewistown's first conference game of the season. But the Ponies know this is going to be a tight matchup. The Eagles (2-2) are in a similar boat, coming into a new season after losing a lot...
Montana State University-Northern guard Brock Hyder is a four-year starter, a Frontier all-conference selection and a 2012 Preseason NAIA All-American. In the game of football, offensive linemen are monsters. The trenches are typically crowded with 6-3, 300-pound (or bigger) behemoths, and normally, after the dust of each play settles, the strongest man wins the battle. But just like everything else in life, there is always the exception. In this case, Montana State University- MSU-Northern senior Brock Hyder has anchored the...
The Montana State University-Northern Volleyball program has been busy with its annual camps this summer, but things will continue to heat up this weekend, as the Skylights host several local squads for their annual team camp. With the renovations still underway at the Armory Gymnasium, this year the camp will be held at the Havre Middle School. The team camp will run today and Saturday beginning each morning at 9 a.m. As of now, Havre, Poplar, Dutton Brady, North Star and Box Elder have teams registered to participate, and...
Havre Babe Ruth baseball has come and gone already this summer, and now, so has the short All-Star season. The 14/15 year old Babe Ruth All-Star team found a lot of success this summer. But their post season run came to a surprising halt when they went 0-2 at the state tournament in Kalispell. In game one of the tournament, Kalispell defeated Havre 10-0. And in their second game of the weekend, Northern defeated Havre 13-6 to end the tournament and season. Havre had met Kalispell and Northern prior to state, and had limited...
There's never a dull moment when it comes to high school football on the Hi-Line. Last season, five Hi-Line teams qualified for the postseason, with three (Havre, Chinook and Big Sandy) winning conference championships. That will be hard to top in 2012, but as always, the high school football talent around these parts is second to none. Here's 10 things to watch for as the high school season kicks off this weekend and next. 1 – In Rudyard, look for the North Star Knights to find an identity this season. Former standout (in s...
Havre High's Nikki Gabrielson puts on the ninth green during the Blue Pony Tournament Thursday morning at Prairie Farms Golf Course. Gabrielson won the girls meet, as did the Blue Pony girls. Havre freshman Jeff Miller watches a putt during Thursday morning's high school golf tournament at Prairie Farms Golf Course. HHS's Boston Swensen gets ready to hit during the Blue Pony Golf Tournament Thursday afternoon in Havre. Mild temperatures and low winds made for an amazing opening day of golf season on Thursday, and Havre High...
With the end of the season just around the corner, some local football teams are fighting for postseason seeding, while others are still trying to salvage their seasons. On Friday in Plentywood, the Harlem attempted to get back into the win column. But when it was all said and done, it was Plentywood that defeated the Class B Wildcats 42-14. The Wildcats dropped to 1-6. Harlem got scores from Stanley Irvine and Seth Adams. Irvine had a 70-yard run for a TD, while Adams earned a 26-yard run and score. Harlem will host Shelby...
The Havre High boys and girls golf teams have gotten off to hot starts the last couple of years, and with the start of the 2012 season here already, the Blue Ponies are hoping the trend continues. Each and every year, the Central A Ponies get their season started at home. This year, the annual season opening tournament will Havre High's Spencer Ross and the Blue Pony varsity and junior varsity boys and girls golf teams will start their season Thursday morning at Prairie Farms Golf Course. take place on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. a...
Looking at what Havre High's Thomas Gruber has done this season, you wouldn't know that he had just one varsity start prior to this season. Gruber, a junior, has adjusted very well to the varsity lineup in just three games this season. He is a starting wide receiver on the offensive side of the ball, and is a starting corner on the defensive side of the ball. And while it sometimes takes players several weeks to really make a splash when new to the varsity lineup, Gruber has seemingly made the transition with no major...
Tonight at the Blue Pony Stadium in Havre, two winless teams will line up across from each other under the lights. And while both teams enter the contest winless, one Class A team will earn its first win of the season. The Havre High Blue Ponies will host the Sidney Eagles tonight at. The Central A Ponies are 0-3 and the Eastern A Eagles are 0-2, leaving two young teams very hungry for their first win. Havre High head coach Jason Christenson hopes a good week of practice and home field advantage will be the edge his Ponies...
Havre's Thurman Holdsclaw lays down a bunt in the late innings of the first game of a Northern District American Legion doubleheader against Vauxhall Thursday afternoon at Legion Field. The North Stars and Spurs split games in what was Havre's home finale. The North Stars celebrate Mark Vukasin's game-winning hit in Thursday's American Legion baseball game against Vauxhall in Havre. With the district tournament looming just a week away, every win and loss plays a major role in the final standings. And sitting on the bubble...
Havre native, and former Havre High Blue Pony standout Curt Leeds was recently named the new head boys basketball coach. And with the annual HHS summer camp in full swing, Leeds has finally been able to get a closer look at what he is working with. Leeds was a former varsity basketball, track and football star as a Blue Pony. But with his playing days behind him, Leeds has spent the last five years as a basketball, track and football coach. Leeds spent his first year coaching as the HHS boys freshman basketball coach, but spe...
Throughout the history of the Havre High football program, the Blue Ponies have seen countless players and coaches take the field. There always comes a time to say goodbye to those players and coaches, and unfortunately, that goodbye comes too soon and unexpectedly. Larry Douglas Stranahan, 63, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in Mongolia. Stranahan was said to have loved traveling the globe, and visited six continents in the midst of his longtime coaching and teaching careers. Stranahan coached the Blue...
There is no doubt that the Montana State University-Northern volleyball program is having one of the best seasons in the school's recent history. And senior outside hitter Hillary Isleifson is undoubtedly one of the key reasons for the program's success thus far. But it turns out, Isleifson needed the Skylights just as bad as the Skylights needed her. Isleifson is a 6-0 hitter originally from Carlyle, Saskatchewan, and she thrives off of competition, and is used to success. As a junior in high school, she and the rest of her...
With no extra hype or buildup, district rivaly football games are typically hard-fought and exciting. But bring in two teams that are both 9-1, both fighting for a spot in the state champinship and are facing off for the second time in a season, and fans should be in store for one of the better prep football games of the season. Saturday at 1 p.m. the No. 4 Northern C 6-Ma Big Sandy's Jessey Bailey plows through the North Star defense during a Class C Six-Man football game last month in Rudyard. The Pioneers are home...
Havre North Stars' manager Danny Wirtzberger gives a sign to a hitter during an American Legion baseball game last week in Havre. Wirtzberger has been a part of the legion baseball program for years, as a player and an assistant coach. But now he's thriving as a first-year manager. Havre's Danny Wirtzberger isn't new to the sport of baseball, and he isn't new to the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball program either. In fact, after playing for the North Stars for a number of years, Wirtzberger has come full circle, bei...
There may have only been a handful of local football games over the weekend, but here were still some interesting results. On Friday, the Northern C 6-Man Big Sandy Pioneers put their unbeaten streak alive, but came up with their first loss of the season. It was a tight win by No. 4 Valier, but an upset nonetheless, as Valier defeated the No. 3 Pioneers 46-44 in a high scoring affair. There were not statistics submitted from the Big Sandy loss. The Pioneers have another huge game this Saturday when they travel to North Star....
Facing the toughest completion they have seen all season long, the Havre High Blue Pony cross country teams made another strong appearance. The Mountain West meet in Missoula comes around every year for the Central A Ponies. It brings in a number of top teams from across Montana, Washington and Idaho, and on Saturday in Missoula, the Ponies got to see that top talent. The HHS boys finished towards the bottom of the field with 1,904 points. And the HHS girls finished near the top of the field, finishing as the No. 13 team...
MSU-Northern's Stephen Silva runs free during Saturday's Frontier Conference game between the Lights and Rocky Mountain College at Blue Pony Stadium. Since day one, alot of the attention has seemed to fall onto Montana State University-Northern quarterback Derek Lear, and all of his receiving weapons. Just look at the stat line from last weekend's record shattering performance, where Lear connected with eight different receivers for seven touchdowns and 535 yards through the air. But if anybody out there was wondering if the...
Not only did the Havre High football team get back onto the winning track over the weekend, the Blue Ponies did so in exciting fashion, and on a conference rivalry stage. The Central A Ponies and Lewistown Golden Eagles finally met on Friday night in Lewistown. It was the Ponies second conference game of the season, after starting out 0-1 with a loss to Belgrade, while it was the Eagles first conference game of the season and their homecoming. But staying in the hunt for a post season, the Ponies were able defeat the Eagles...
The MSU-Northern volleyball team celebrates a point during Friday night's dramatic won over nationally-ranked LC State in Havre. MSU-Northern's Abby Nicholas goes for a kill during Friday night's Frontier Conference volleyball match between the Skylights and Lewis-Clark State at the Armory Gymnasium. MSU-N's Joni Nagy (left and Victoria Polo team up for a block during Friday night's match between the Skylights and LC State in Havre. MSU-N's Karyssa Bowron dives for a ball during Friday night's win over Lewis-Clark State in...
