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The fun thing about basketball polls is to see what happens when teams are ranked. It's also fun to see where teams go after a big win, or after tough losses. And one thing's for certain, no matter where squads are ranked, in basketball, everything gets settled on the floor. It's week two of the Havre Daily News boys and girls Super 15 Polls, and the top teams haven't changed. Bozeman sits atop the boys poll for a second straight week, while Billings West tops the girls poll. New to the boys poll this week is Class AA...
For several Hi-Line cowboys, this weekend's Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals in Great Falls was a rough one. For others, it was a lucrative three days. The MPRCF was held Friday through Sunday at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, and a pair of area team ropes came away with the most success. Zortman's Shane Schwenke and teammate Kory Mytty finished third in the average for the weekend, as well as the year-end championship and a trip to the Dodge Circuit Finals this spring in Oklahoma City. Schwenke and Mytty garnered...
In a rare Monday night game, the Havre High girls basketball team did all it could to hang with the Class AA Great Falls High Bison. In the end however, the Bison had just enough firepower to hold off the Blue Ponies. On Monday night at the Swarthout Fieldhouse in Great Falls, the Ponies fell to GFH 48-40. But the eight-point margin didn't speak to how well the Ponies played. The two teams played a seesaw first half in which the lead changed hands several times with neither team leading by more than three points. GFH seized...
After the dust settled on this weekend's Frontier Conference men's basketball games, one thing has become quite clear – the league is wide open. And that's precisely why this weekend's road split was very big for the Montana State University-Northern Lights. Northern captured a hard-fought 67-61 win at Montana Tech on Friday night, before dropping its first league game of the season, a 69-64 loss at UM-Western on Saturday night. The split left MSU-N at 2-1 in conference play, but just a half game behind Lewis-Clark State f...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team had a rough trip to the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals last weekend in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Now, with their final home dual of the season just a week away, the Lights will look to build some momentum in Oregon. Tonight, the Lights get two days of wrestling started with a dual against Clackamas Community College in Clackamas, Ore. Northern will also compete in the Clackamas Open on Saturday. Tonight's dual will be a homecoming of sorts for a pair of Northern's top wrestlers....
When the Havre High boys and girls swim teams jump into the pool at the Swarthout Fieldhouse Saturday in Great Falls, the Blue Ponies will certainly know their opponent. On Saturday at 12 p.m., the Ponies are back in Great Falls, where they'll compete against the Great Falls High Bison and CMR Rustlers for a third time this season. HHS already hosted both teams in a double-dual in Havre last month, then the following week, competed against the squads in a pair of meets in Great Falls. Now, the Ponies will do so again, and...
It's been a while, but the Great Falls High Bison finally found a way to upsend the Havre Blue Pony wrestling team. The Ponies lost their annual dual with the Bison 42-36 Thursday in Great Falls. Havre got a huge edge right away as Eli Hinebauch, who just went down to 145 pounds, defeated GFH's top-ranked Class AA 145-pounder Dylan Mendenhall by pin at 5:12. And HHS kept rolling early with wins by Grant Pattison and Kameron Pribyl, as well as Jared Ruttokfsky. Duell Stadel and Dillon Seely also grabbed victories for the Blue...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the University of Great Falls last Friday night. And even before that loss, the Skylights were dealing with a host of injury problems, none of which have been resolved. So to say this weekend's road trip to Montana Tech and UM-Western is daunting would be an understatement. The Skylights (9-8, 0-1) visit Tech tonight in Butte, then play at Western Saturday night in Dillon. "It's a very tough trip for us," MSU-N head coach Chris Mo...
Winning on the road is never easy in the Frontier Conference. However, it's also the key to successfully chasing down the Frontier crown, and while the Montana State University-Northern Lights already have a key road win under their belt, the mission is far from complete. Tonight, the Lights (12-4, 1-0) take step two in the process when they visit Montana Tech in Butte. Northern wraps up a weekend swing at UM-Western on Saturday. The Lights got off to a strong start in conference play with a hard-fought win over a...
There is always a strong rodeo tradition on the Hi-Line. But this weekend, plenty of Hi-Line cowboys will make their presence felt even stronger as they compete in the annual Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals. The 32nd annual Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals hits the Four Seasons Arena starting tonight. The three-performance rodeo, which includes 7 p.m. performances tonight and Saturday and a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, features large purses and huge crowds. And Havre and the Hi-Line will be there. The top 12 money-winners from...
For years, a faction of people have suggested having an all-class state high school basketball tournament. There's also been years in which state champions from all of the classifications have played non-sanctioned games after the season ends in order to determine the best of the best in Montana. Simply put, in basketball, there's times when classification doesn't mean as much. So in honor of that theory, the Havre Daily News sports staff has decided to put together its own Super 15 boys and girls basketball polls each week....
GREAT FALLS — The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team always gets up for playing the Great Falls Argos, and vice versa. Add to the fact that it's always a homecoming game for Northern junior Shaun Tatarka, the Frontier Conference showdown makes for a special treat. And on Friday night in Great Falls, Tatarka and the Lights didn't disappoint, kicking off the 2011 Frontier Conference season with a 75-67 win over the Argos at the McLaughlin Center, sparked by Tatarka's game-high 26 points. The Lights s...
Marc Mariani is on his way to the first Pro Bowl in his young, but exciting NFL career. However, a stop-over in his home town became what will likely be the biggest event of 2011, even with most of the year still to come. Mariani was at the Havre Holiday Village Mall Sunday to sign autographs and meet fans, and what was originally billed as a three-hour session, turned into a scene unlike any I've seen in all my years covering, being a part of, or just being around the Havre sports landscape. Fans lined the mall early Sunday...
The Havre High swim teams haven't been able to get much work done in its own pool this week, but never-the-less, the Blue Ponies will get back to competing today. The Ponies are on the road to compete in the Class A Meet in Hardin this weekend, Havre's first meet since before the winter break. The Class A Meet features the three schools which compete in boys and girls swimming in Havre High, Billings Central and Hardin. The Pony boys and the Billings Central girls are the defending Class A state champions. The meet is always...
If it seems like Montana State University-Northern guard Samm Schermele has been playing basketball on the Hi-Line forever, it just seems that way. Schermele was playing in Havre by her sophomore year of high school as a star guard/forward for the Great Falls High Bison, and is now in her fourth year as a starter for the Skylights. And tonight's game at UGF will certainly be an emotional one for the two-time Class AA All-State standout, who is now sixth on MSU-N's all-time scoring list. When the Skylights open league play at...
The long-awaited Frontier Conference women's basketball season is finally here. And there's noting like a little rivalry game to kick things off. Tonight in Great Falls, the MSU-Northern Skylights will open league play with a visit to rival UGF. And in an unusual scheduling year, the two teams already know each other well. Last month in Havre, the Skylights blew out the Argos in a nonconference game. And while UGF comes into tonight's game with just five wins on the season, Northern head coach Chris Mouat is expecting...
If the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team was looking for a challenging start to Frontier Conference play, the Lights are going to get it tonight in Great Falls. Northern (11-4) and rival Great Falls (7-8) open league play tonight at 8 at the McLaughlin Center, and while the Lights come to the Electric City red-hot, the Argos are playing some of their best basketball in years, and that makes tonight's rivalry game very intriguing. "This may be the best Great Falls team we've seen," MSU-N head coach Shawn...
The Havre High wrestling team will begin defense of its Cut Bank Invitational team title Friday morning in Cut Bank. The Blue Ponies came back after winter break for a practice and match-up session with wrestlers from Chinook, Chester/J-I, Glasgow and Big Sandy on Monday afternoon at the Mat Corner. Now, HHS head coach Scott Filius' team will get back on the mat for real with two days of action in Cut Bank. HHS comes into this weekend ranked No. 2 in Class A behind Belgrade, and the Ponies have a pair of top-ranked Class A...
Congratulations to Mariani and his many supporters Editor: Having been a resident of Havre for a number of years, I would congratulate the parents of Marc Mariani, the coach of the Blue Ponies and the entire city who stood behind him. Let us hope he can make it as big as "Big Mike," Mike Tilleman of Chinook. George E. Sexton, Shepherd Editor: Having been a resident of Havre for a number of years, I would congratulate the parents of Marc Mariani, the coach of the Blue Ponies and the entire city who stood behind him. Let us...
There's no question, from top to bottom, and as far as depth and sheer numbers go, Class AA basketball reigns supreme in Montana. But that isn't to say programs from other classifications in Montana can't compete at the same level. And this winter is proving that it isn't just the AA's that have the cream of the crop when it comes to boys and girls basketball in the Treasure State. In the fourth Havre Daily News Super 15 polls, the Columbia Falls Wildcats, a dominant Class A boys power have climbed to the top of the poll....
There's no question the Havre Blue Ponies have had a stranglehold on the Central A Division when it comes to wrestling. And with the Ponies set to host the 2011 Central A Tournament on Saturday at the HHS gymnasium — it would seem like a sure thing it's going to stay that way. But the Central A has become a much deeper and more talented division as a whole in the last few years, and this Saturday's meet should reflect that well. The Ponies barely edged Belgrade for the divisional title a year ago, and it's the Panthers, n...
Montana State University-Northern volleyball coach Bill Huebsch is starting his recruiting class for 2011. Huebsch recently announced the signing of Lewistown's Dayna Jensen, a 5-8 outside hitter. Jensen was a three-year varsity player for Coach Tara Taylor's Eagles, winning State Class "A" titles in 2008 and 2010. During the 2010 season, she was named 1st Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-State, received the CO-MVP award at the State All-Class Volleyball Tournament in Bozeman and was named to the Great Falls Tribune...
The Havre Ice Hawks have had a rough season in some ways. Cancellations and tough losses, bad weather and missed games. But this past weekend at the Havre Ice Dome, the Ice Hawks had plenty to smiles about as they swept Miles City in a pair of high school hockey games. On Saturday night, the Ice Hawks crushed Miles City 11-0 and put up an even bigger 14-0 score on Sunday morning. A big factor in Havre's wins was the Ice Hawks defense and goalie Joey DeVries, who pitched a pair of shutouts between the pipes. On Saturday,...
The halfway point in the Frontier Conference basketball seasons is here. And what's become quite clear on both the men's and women's side is, the leagues are very deep this season. On the men's side, league-favorite Westminster stumbled out of the gate, losing two of its first three games. Yet the Griffins still sit atop the league standings at 5-2. But what's behind Westminster is a big mess, a four-way tie for second place with MSU-Northern, UM-Western, Lewis-Clark State and Carroll College all sitting at 4-3. And with...
Former Havre High star and Carroll College quarterback Gary Wagner's football season isn't over just yet. On Saturday, Wagner will play in the Dixie Gridiron championship in St. George, Utah. Wagner is already in St. George working out with his team in preparation for Saturday's game. Wagner went straight to St. George from Honolulu, Hawaii where he was last week for the Pro Bowl. The Frontier Conference Player of the Year, and a finalist for NAIA Player of the Year, Wagner was one of just five quarterbacks selected to play...
