News you can use
News you can use
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 80
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...
A big run by the Great Falls High Bison kept the Havre High Blue Ponies at bay. Thursday night in Great Falls, the Class AA Bison defeated the Central A Ponies 69-55 in nonconference play. And with the loss, the Ponies dropped to 5-6 overall and remained 4-3 in conference. At the halfway point the Ponies trailed by just one point, trailing 21-20. And that was after overcoming a 14-7 deficit in the first eight minutes. But in the third quarter the Bison gained some separation, coming out of the lockerroom hot. GFH hit some...
Another slow start was the demise for the Havre High girls basketball team. Thursday night at the Havre High gymnasium the Central A Blue Ponies suffered a non-conference loss, falling to the Class AA Great Falls Bison 51-39. With the loss the Ponies remain 2-5 in the conference, but dropped to 3-8 overall. And for the Bison, they are very happy to grab the non-conference win, as they have only two wins on the season improving to 2-9. Both wins came at the hands of HHS, one in Great Falls and now one in Havre. "It's not like...
Every Havre High wrestler deserves some recognition for the Blue Ponies' success, but tonight the seniors will get the limelight. Tonight while hosting Class B/C Conrad and Forsyth, the Pony senior grapplers will be recognized. And for all the accomplishments earned over the last four years, the recognition is well deserved. Duell Stadel, Josh Salapich and Jared Ruttkofsky are the three seniors on this years roster. "Duell (Stadel) has been lights out tough since he got here and last year Jared (Ruttkofsky) and Josh...
Whether it's a Class A, Class C, Class B or a Class AA opponent, it doesn't matter. The purpose of the Havre High wrestling schedule is to get better in time for the postseason. And preparing to host two of the better B-C programs around, the Central A Blue Ponies will do just that. Tonight at 5 p.m. at the HHS gymnasium the Ponies will host the B-C Conrad Cowboys and Forsyth Dogies. "Forsyth is the top B-C team and Conrad is always tough," Havre High head coach Scott Filius said. "And we are going to wrestle both of them at...
There were some big wins and surprising upsets in boys basketball across the Hi-Line this weekend. On Thursday, in Class 9C action, the Box Elder Bears defeated the Chinook Sugarbeeters 72-56. The Beeters were preseason favorites to take the 9C, but the Bears proved to be contenders as well. Overall, the Bears put together four solid quarters. They took a 15-8 lead after the first quarter, and managed to add 22 in the second, 15 in the third and 20 more in the fourth and final frame. And the Chinook offense had a decent...
Coming out of another outstanding weekend of action, the Havre High wrestling team won't waste any time to once again return to the mat. Just over the weekend, the Central A Blue Ponies took second place at the Class A Duals after falling to Belgrade in the championship round. Now, hoping their good production will carry over, the Ponies will host the Class AA CMR Rustlers tonight at the Havre High gymnasium. The varsity matches are hoped to get going around 5:30. The Rustlers are normally one of the top names no matter what...
Heading into the weekend the Havre High wrestling team wanted to meet the Belgrade Panthers in the championship round, and after six duals, the Central A Ponies got what they wanted. Friday and Saturday the Ponies were in Belgrade for the Class A duals. And after going through six rounds of action, the Ponies met up with the Central A Panthers in the championship round where the Panthers came away with the 36-34 win. On the road to the championship, the Ponies defeated Butte Central 67-9, Miles City 54-21, Dillon 60-15,...
The Belgrade Panthers are a tough team, but when they are executing their pressure defense the way they did on Friday, they are almost unstoppable. Friday night at the Havre High gymnasium, the Havre Hihg girls played host to the Panthers in Central A play. But it was the Panthers who recorded the 55-28 win in front of Havre fans. The Panther defense played the biggest role in their win and Ponies loss. HHS struggled to get the offense going. The Ponies were held to six first quarter points, but managed nine in the second...
It has been a steady season of progress for the Havre High girls basketball team, but the Blue Ponies have yet to put together the complete puzzle. Now heading into the second half of their season, the Central A Ponies are still looking to make positive strides. Tonight the Ponies (1-4, 1-6) will host the Belgrade Panthers at 5:30 p.m. And on Saturday, the Ponies will host the Livingston Rangers at 2 p.m. Both Central A games will be held at the Havre High gymnasium. Belgrade and Livingston were the first two games of the...
The second half of the season is here, and while the Havre High boys basketball program has gone through some growing pains early, the Blue Ponies are ready to get down to business. HHS recorded a 2-3 conference record and a 3-6 record overall during their first nine games of the season. Now opening the second half of the season, the Ponies will face the two teams they opened the season against. Tonight the Ponies will host the Belgrade Panthers at the Havre High gymnasium at 7 p.m. And on Saturday, HHS will host the...
The Havre High wrestling team hasn't seen much competition from the rest of the Class A this season, but this weekend the Blue Ponies will get their fill. Friday and Saturday the Central A Ponies will travel to Belgrade for the Class A Duals. Along with host Belgrade, the rest of the Class A will be in attendance, including Frenchtown, Corvallis, Polson, Glendive, Ronan, Laurel, Hardin, Sidney, Lewistown, Miles City, Libby, Columbia Falls, Dillon, Hamilton, Anaconda, Whitefish, Livingston, Billings Central, Butte Central and...
Slow starts are difficult to overcome, and the Havre High boys basketball team experienced that first hand. Monday night at the Havre High gymnasium, the Central A Blue Ponies played host to the Class AA Great Falls Bison. But in a very tight matchup, the Bison defeated the Ponies 53-52. "I felt bad for the kids," Havre High head coach Andy Smith said. "They played their hearts out and everybody that we put on the floor was competing. I know we lost, but there are a lot of good things we can take out of this game. The kids...
With the postseason tournaments drawing closer and closer, regular season games are also growing in importance. And there were plenty of games to go around the Hi-Line this weekend. Thursday night the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornadoes met in 9C action. And it was the Thunderbirds who came away with the always-important conference win, defeating the Tornadoes 66-44. Turner got off to a slow start offensively, and HLP took advantage. After the Tornadoes posted five first quarter points, the Thunderbirds found th...
With the Class A duals and post season looming just around the corner, the Havre High wrestling team continues to grow stronger. Friday and Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies were in Missoula for the 34th annual Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic. And after moving into the No. 7 spot on Friday, the Ponies finished the tournament as the No. 8 team on Saturday with 126.5 points. And though every team present would have liked to grab the No. 1 spot, the Ponies were satisfied with where they finished up. "After you acknowledge you...
A win is a win, and teams will take them anyway they can. But next time around the Havre High girls basketball team would probably like to do so with five players on the court. Saturday in Conrad the Ponies were able to get back to the win column. The Central A Blue Ponies defeated the Class B Conrad Cowgirls 49-46. But after a strange series of events, the Ponies played the last 1:30 or so with just four girls on the court. And despite the disadvantage, the Ponies were still able to come from behind and capture the nonconfer...
Heading into Friday night's game, the Havre Blue Pony boys had spent a lot of time preparing for the conference rival Browning Indians. But even with the prep time, the Indians' pressure proved to be too much. Friday at the Havre High gymnasium the Ponies hosted the Indians in Central A action. But in a dominant win, the Indians defeated the Ponies 70-48. The big difference in the conference matchup was the Indians' pressure defense and high-tempo style of play. "It's one of those deals where if you make mistakes anywhere...
Just one night after a tough loss to a conference opponent, the Havre High boys basketball team was able to come away with a win. Saturday at the Havre High gymnasium the Central A Blue Ponies improved to 3-5 overall with a 51-46 win over the Class B Conrad Cowboys. "That was kind of a gut check," Havre High head coach Andy Smith said. "We were disappointed with how we played against Browning, we didn't do a good job whether it was offensively or defensively. But I thought the kids came out and played awfully hard on...
The Havre High Blue Ponies are at the tail end of a three game home stand, and as they say, they may have saved the best for last. Tonight at the Havre High gymnasium the Central A Ponies will host the Class AA Great Falls Bison at 5:30 p.m. And sitting at 3-5 overall and 2-3 in league, the Ponies are embarking on their third home game in four days. "We want to go in and compete," Havre High head coach Andy Smith said. "They (Bison) have an awfully good team and they are athletic. They are going to press us, they are a lot...
If it hadn't been for a slow start offensively and for a few untimely fouls, the Havre High girls basketball team may have come away with a win. Thursday night at the Havre High gymnasium the Browning Indians defeated the Blue Ponies 46-40 in Central A play. The Ponies trailed the Indians the entire first half, as well as for the entire third quarter. And it wasn't until the 6:56 mark in the fourth quarter the Ponies were finally able to game at 30-30 after clawing their way back after trailing by as much 11 throughout. "We...
The Havre High boys basketball team has two home games this weekend. And with the two games leading off five consecutive home games for the Blue Ponies, HHS is entering into a favorable stretch in the schedule. Tonight the Central A Ponies will host the conference rival Browning Indians and Saturday HHS will host the Class B Conrad Cowboys. Tonight the Ponies and Indians will tip off at 7 p.m. and Saturday tip off between the Ponies and Cowboys will be at 5 p.m., both games at the Havre High gymnasium. But the Blue Ponies...
It was just the first week back after a long winter break, but basketball was in full swing on the Hi-Line. The 9C North Star Knights got back to action on Friday when they took on and defeated the 10C Sunburst Refiners 49-43 at in Rudyard. In the first half the Knights built a 26-12 lead, but had to fend off a surging Refiners squad in the second half. The Knights were outscored 31-23 in the second half, but their nine fourth quarter points were just enough to gain the six-point win. Jordy Donoven's 18 points led the...
The season is still young for the Havre High girls basketball team, but with two tough conference opponents lined up for the weekend, the Blue Ponies are already looking too see how they stack up. Sitting at 1-3 overall and 1-1 in the Central A, the Ponies will face two conference opponents this weekend. Tonight the Ponies will face the Lewistown Golden Eagles (0-3, 0-0) in Lewistown, and on Saturday the Ponies will host the Butte Central Maroons (3-2, 1-0) at the Havre High gymnasium at 5 p.m. "These conference games are pre...
A makeup game with Malta ended the Havre Blue Ponies winter break a few days earlier then planned, but now heading into the weekend the HHS boys have two conference opponents lined up. Tonight the Central A Ponies (1-3, 1-1) will host the Lewistown Golden Eagles (1-2, 0-0) at the Havre High gymnasium at 7. And on Saturday, the Ponies will return to the road where they will face the Butte Central Maroons (3-2, 1-0) in Butte. Tonight's matchup against the Eagles will be the Ponies first home game of the season. "I think the...
With winter break finally coming to an end, the Havre High wrestling team is ready to get back into action. But instead of rushing right into heavy competition, the Ponies got sort of a warm up on Monday. The Ponies hosted the programs from Chinook, Glasgow, Big Sandy and Chester/J-I in what is being called a glorified practice. There were no fans, referees or scores kept, instead the Ponies just matched up with other kids and got some extra time on the mats. "You have that long break and you need to wrestle somebody else,"...
