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With the regular season winding down, high school swimmers are starting to gear up for the final races of the season. For the Havre Blue Ponies, those races come in two weeks at the all-class state meet in Butte. But before the Ponies get to Butte, they had one last meet in which to prepare. And in many ways, they took full advantage. The Pony boys and girls were at the Carroll College pool Saturday for the prestigious Helena Invitational, and while they faced off against some of the best individual swimmers in Montana, they...
Two blowout wins at home one week, two tough road losses the next. That's life in the Frontier Conference and that's been the life of the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team the last two weeks. The Skylights were red-hot coming into this week's trip to nationally-ranked Frontier powers LC State and Westminster. But after the week began with a tough loss at LC State, it ended on a difficult note for the Skylights. On Saturday night in Salt Lake City, Northern fell to 11th-ranked Westminster College,...
What a difference a week can make in the Frontier Conference. Heading into Thursday night's game at Lewis-Clark State, the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team was riding high, ranked No. 19 in the NAIA, sitting in first place in the league standings, and coming off a sweep of league powers Carroll College and RMC at home. But Northern lost by nine points at LC State on Thursday and things didn't get any better two days later in Salt Lake City. On Saturday night, the Lights fell to the No. 23 Westminster...
For 32 minutes of basketball this season, the Havre High boys have given the Class AA CMR Rustlers all they wanted. Unfortunately for the Blue Ponies, it's the last 32 minutes that have been the difference. Just like in last month's game in Great Falls, the Blue Ponies gave the Rustlers a big scare in the first half of Saturday night's rematch at the HHS gymnasium. But just like back in December, the Rustler's size took over in the second half. CMR broke open a 16-13 halftime lead by going inside to 6-7 center Russ Morin, and...
After missing a week of competition due to unexpectedly bad travel conditions, this weekend's Helena Invitational becomes even more important to the Havre High boys and girls swim teams. The Blue Ponies will be in Helena on Saturday for the final regular season meet of the year. After the Helena meet, HHS will have exactly two weeks to prepare for the all-class state swim meet. But Saturday will be the final time Havre swimmers race against live competition. And the Ponies will certainly get good competition in Helena. Both...
The Montana State University-Northern women came into Thursday night's game in Lewiston, Idaho off not one, but two big wins. The Lewis-Clark State Warriors didn't. Instead, LC State was looking to rebound from a nearly 30-point loss to Westminster College last Saturday, and the No. 13 Warriors took it out on the Skylights Thursday night. The Warriors beat Northern 59-43, ending the Skylights two-game Frontier Conference winning streak. Northern was able to hang tough early on, trailing by just a few points for much of the fi...
Getting off to a good start on the road is something the Montana State University-men's basketball team knows is important. But Thursday night in Lewiston, Idaho, the No. 19 Lights didn't do that. Instead, Northern fell behind host Lewis-Clark State right away, and the result was a 70-61 Frontier Conference road loss. David Maddock hit a 3-pointer at the 15:46 mark to put the Lights up 9-6. However, LC's defense kept the Lights scoreless for the next 8:42 of the game while the Warriors went on a 15-0 run. That put LC ahead...
After a big weekend in which the Montana State University-Northern Skylights got back on track with a home sweep, senior Samm Schermele was named the Frontier Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Schermele is a 5-foot-9 senior guard from Great Falls. MSU-Northern won both of their weekend games including a victory over nationally ranked Carroll College. The Skylights upset No. 25 Carroll 68-49 and beat Rocky Mountain College 71-56. Schermele averaged 22 points, 3.5 rebounds, two assists and 2.5 steals for the...
Excitement was in the air, even before the opening tip-off on Friday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. But who knew what would follow? The MSU-N men provided us with plenty of drama, emotion and entertainment on Friday and Saturday night as the Lights swept Frontier Conference powers Carroll and Rocky Mountain College. After watching the Lights take care of business at home, it's quite clear they are going to be a force well into March. But what can't be overlooked, or overstated from this weekend's games is what the MSU-...
Another week of high school basketball. Another week of exciting girls games on the Hi-Line is in the books. The Box Elder Bears have been one of the best teams in the area this season, and they showed that again on Thursday night with a dramatic one-point win over the Chinook Sugarbeeters in Chinook. The Bears defeated the Beeters 49-48 in a game that went down to the wire. The game was a game of runs. The Beeters ripped of an 18-6 second-quarter run to lead 22-17 at the half. But the Bears stormed back with a 14-6 run in...
The going has been tough so far for the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team. The Skylights are off to an 0-3 start in conference play and have been bitten by the injury bug to boot. And while Northern is happy to return to the friendly confines of the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse, starting tonight, thing's are about to get even more challenging. The Skylights host No. 25 Carroll College tonight at 6 then turn around and play Rocky Mountain College on Saturday night in Havre. Northern has struggled out of the...
If there was a ever a time when the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team needed to hold court at home, this would be it. With the Frontier Conference seemingly wide open right now, the Lights have a golden opportunity in front of them, starting tonight with a huge showdown with No. 16 Carroll College. Northern wraps up its only home stand of the month on Saturday night with a game against Rocky Mountain College. The Lights enter tonight's 8- p.m. tipoff with the Saints at 2-1 in conference play and 13-5...
Two months ago, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team was a young and inexperienced squad when it beat the Northwest College Trappers in Powell, Wyo. What a difference a couple of months makes. On Thursday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse, the Lights dominated the Trappers 31-3 in front of a large home crowd on what was Northern's final home match of the season. Included in the dual was a rousing senior-night win from 157-pounder Tay Todd. The former Bozeman High star pinned Clint Jacob in 2:21 and was...
If there's one thing that's becoming quite clear as it relates to Frontier Conference basketball this season, it's that nothing is clear. After just two weeks of league play on the men's side, no team is undefeated any more, and the team picked to dominate the conference this winter, Westminster College already has two losses. Westminster was beaten by Carroll College this week in Helena, and to show the respect the country has for the Frontier, the Saints jumped all the way from being un-ranked, to No. 16 in the latest in...
Montana State University-Northern redshirt-freshman Max Payne is from the deserts of Prescott, Ariz. But he's certainly getting used to the Montana winters. That's because Payne is already one of the elite wrestlers in the NAIA, in what is his first full season at MSU-N. Payne, a two-time Arizona high school state champion, redshirted last season, but is having a breakout first varsity campaign for the Lights. He's had to overcome some injury problems this season, but in the most recent NAIA rankings, Payne is ranked seventh...
Thanks to Mariani for education donation Editor: Dear Marc Mariani and family: On behalf of the Havre Public Schools Education Foundation and all our current and future students, thank you for your generous financial donation and for your immeasurable generosity and support. We are truly grateful and honored to be recipients of this donation. Thank you also for supporting our alumni game activities by personalizing your autographed message on the Titans Mariani jersey for the auction winner. The entire donation will be used...
Montana is seeing progress, not decline Editor: For months, Republicans in Montana have tried to cast our state as the most bloated, broken, bankrupt state in the nation. Our Republican colleagues would have you believe we Montanans are responsible for the global recession, that we've lost our innovative spirit, and that we just can't compete anymore. But let us tell you about the Montana we see. We see a state that the U. S. Chamber of Commerce ranked No. 1 for entrepreneurs and business start-ups. We see a state that...
Less grandstanding needed in Helena Editor: Annual legislative sessions? I seem to recall a lot of talk during the last election campaign about creating jobs and fixing the economy. Now we witness the introduction of a bill to form another ARMED state militia (in addition to the National Guard) to fight fires and help flood victims? Another bill has been introduced to strip business owners of property rights and force them to allow weapons on their premises. That will certainly encourage folks to set up business in Montana...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team is heading in the right direction in the NAIA rankings. The Lights jumped from No. 25 to No. 16 in the latest NAIA Coaches Poll, released on Monday afternoon. It's Northern's highest ranking in some time, and it comes on the heels of a home sweep of UM-Western and Montana Tech this weekend. The Lights beat then No. 19 Western on Friday and crushed Tech on Saturday night. Northern has one tough road trip left this weekend as it heads to rivals Rocky Mountain College...
On the heels of the Class A state wrestling tournament, a host of Havre High grapplers are set to compete in the third annual Tournament of Champions Saturday in Great Falls. Class A state champions Duell Stadel and Eli Hinebauch, along with runner-up Casey Schaub and third-place standout Kameron Pribyl have all been invited to the T.O.C, which pits the top from wrestlers from all classifications against each other. The tournament features two semifinals Saturday morning and a championship match Saturday night. Other Hi-Line...
If you've lived in Havre long enough, then you probably have plenty of sports memories because there's been some very exciting days in this town over the years. I've certainly been lucky enough to see my share. And Saturday was another one of those days. It was a day that makes you glad you live where you do. For me, the day began as the Havre High wrestling team mounted a monumental comeback to capture the Central A Divisional championship, and in the process, make the Belgrade Panthers remember just who the best wrestling...
There is one week left in the regular season of girls basketball on the Hi-Line. And no doubt, this past week saw plenty of important games around the area. The week started with a nonconference win by Chester/J-I over North Star in Rudyard. The Hawks upended the Knights 45-32 a pair of 15-point efforts from Stine Haaland and Jenni Ghekiere. In the loss, the Knights got 15 points and 12 rebounds by Shelby Lipp. The action continued on Thursday, but it too was a tough night for several area squads. In Harlem Thursday night,...
Unborn children are precious gifts Editor: "The most precious gift of God is a child." So said Mother Teresa. I remember a picture of her holding a tiny baby who was recovered from a trash bin in Calcutta, India. This wrinkled and saintly nun, face beaming, held aloft that child as though he were the infant Christ himself. And to her, he was. That babe in the trash bin sums up much of what has gone wrong with our world. Children are discarded like so much garbage not only in Calcutta, but also in the cities of America....
Nullification is the rightful remedy Editor: Nullification is the "rightful remedy" when federal laws are unconstitutional. Unconstitutional laws are null and void. Citizens of Montana who support nullification efforts in the legislature are responding to an overreaching federal government that has usurped state sovereignty. With all due respect, Gov. Schweitzer should purchase a copy of Thomas E. Woods' book, "Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century." This book explains the concept of nullification,...
Proposed cuts hurt the less fortunate Editor: There are times when I wonder if those people we sent to Helena know that they are there to do good for the state. I get really frustrated about both parties saying I am right and you are wrong and doing a lot of ridiculous things in their parties' names. I agree with Mr. McNutt (Republican, House District 37) that this session is making them and us look like buffoons. This should not be a power struggle when our legislators are in Helena, but bipartisan to get the job done. As...
