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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....
Nineteen Montana State University-Northern football players were honored this week for their outstanding work in both football and academics as the 2010-11 Frontier All-Conference Academic Team was announced. Seven seniors paced the list of the Lights on the team, including K.C. Barrett, Hilbert Corbert, Ryan Halko, Kyle Kercher, Jeff Mahana, Travis Hjort and Casey Varner. The rest of the Northern players honored were sophomores, including Matt Bean, Alex Cummings, Nick Griffin, Todd Henrich, Orin Johnson, Tim Jovanovich,...
One week of Frontier Conference basketball is in the books. And what a week it was. The opening weekend of league play might have more of an effect on the final league standings than any opening week has in years, and it's mainly due to one night in Salt Lake City. On Thursday night, the Montana Tech men's and women's basketball teams went into Salt Lake and shocked the Westminster Griffins, favorites to win league titles on both sides. First, the Tech women pushed around the Griffins and earned an upset victory over the No....
In the long-awaited return from the holiday break, the Havre High boys and girls swim teams were anxious to get back in the water. Although the Blue Ponies had to train for a few days without the use of their own pool, HHS still looked sharp this weekend at the annual Class A Meet in Hardin. The meet is a three-team extravaganza showcasing the only schools which compete in swimming in Class A — Havre, Hardin and Billings Central. Back in the pool, the Blue Pony swimmers had a strong outing in Hardin. On the girls side, the P...
The first full weekend of 2011 girls basketball on the Hi-Line is in the books. And coming out of the holiday break, teams were ready to play. Friday night saw the Big Sandy Pioneers earn an important District 9C win on the road, beating the Chinook Sugarbeeters 52-48. In a close game, the Beeters played a stellar first half and led 26-21 at the half, and 37-32 at the end of three quarters. But the Pioneers ripped off a 20-10 run in the final eight minutes to take the win. Mariah Gullickson led three Pioneers in double...
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...
There's never been a shortage of good women's basketball teams in the Frontier Conference. After all, many consider the league to rival the Golden State Athletic Conference as the best in NAIA Division I. And that balance of power isn't likely to change in the near future. Coming into the first week of the 2011 Frontier season, the league has three ranked teams in LC State, Westminster and Carroll College, while programs at Montana Tech, MSU-Northern and Rocky have also put together strong nonconference runs this season. And...
Men's basketball in the Frontier Conference has become as powerful as anywhere else in the country. In just the last two seasons, the Frontier has made five NAIA tournament appearances with four different teams, and it was less than two years ago that the Frontier produced a national champion when Rocky Mountain College captured the 2009 NAIA title. And while the faces and names on the back of the jersey's change around the league, the high level of basketball doesn't. Two-time Frontier champion Westminster starts the year...
When it comes to the Frontier Conference season, the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams have similar approaches in preparing for league play. And with their Frontier openers at UGF just two days away, the Lights and Skylights are hoping their philosophy has paid off. Both Northern teams have spent the last two months taking on a rigorous nonconference schedule, mostly built around difficult road and neutral sight games. The hope is, that after the schedule both teams played in November and...
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...
Hill County people help one another Editor: What makes our communities a success is the amount of support we have for one another. Master Sports and Tilleman Motors are two businesses I would like to thank for supporting area youth activities. I know that my business will stay with you, and I will continue to promote you to people who will listen. Keep up the good business practices and thank you. Zane J. Rosette, Box Elder Editor: What makes our communities a success is the amount of support we have for one another. Master...
City shouldn't talk about ice removal Editor: This is in regard to a Dec. 23 article about keeping our sidewalks clear of ice. Of all people to tell us about sidewalk winter maintenance shouldn't be city Public Works Director Peterson or his assistant Jenson because they can't even take care of our streets, and we pay them. I have worked in all the Rocky Mountain states and worked in a lot of different cities, and not once have I seen poor maintenance like Havre. I was out at Rocky Boy the other day, and all the villages I...
Sunday wasn't the ending to the NFL's regular season the Tennessee Titans were hoping for. But a 23-20 loss to the Indianapolis Colts didn't top Titans rookie and former Havre Blue Pony Marc Mariani from making a little more history. Mariani ripped off a 47-yard kickoff return on his second return of the day, and in the process of that return broke Derrick Mason's franchise record, set in 2000, of 1,794 combined punt and kickoff return yards in a single season. It was the second return record Mariani set in as many weeks. At...
The Havre High boys and girls basketball teams weren't slated to return from the holiday break until Friday. But a season-opening snow storm back on Dec. 10 meant the Ponies would have a game earlier in 2011 than originally planned. And Havre's return to the hardwood didn't go the way either Blue Pony team was hoping Monday night in Malta. The Havre High girls fell to the defending Class B state champion Malta M-Ettes Monday night, 62-48, while the Pony boys suffered a heartbreaking 51-47 loss to the Mustangs. The boys game...
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...
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...
With the month of January winding down, the race is on in girls high school basketball on the Hi-Line. With the postseason looming, every game becomes critical and this past weekend was no exception. The week got off to a rough start for a pair of Hi-Line teams as Class B Rocky Boy and Class C Big Sandy both dropped Thursday night nonconference games. In Malta, the Morning Stars fell to District @B powerhouse Malta, 57-27. The M-Ettes raced out to a 21-5 lead and never let Rocky Boy back in the game. Tennae Singer and Falene...
Recruiting season in football is in high gear, and the Montana State University-Northern Lights have added six new transfers to their roster for the 2011 season. The Lights and head coach Mark Samson announced the signing of six transfers as the first portion of their 2011 recruiting class. Samson is expected to announce his high school commits later this week. Headlining the list of transfers, who are enrolled at Northern and will compete this spring, is Montana State transfer Jared Rohrback of Great Falls. Rohrback was a...
Even if Marc Mariani hadn't obliterated Pro Bowl return records on Sunday, even if he hadn't had the chance to field an astounding nine kickoffs, the former Havre High and University of Montana football star would have still been in heaven as he departed Honolulu for the colds of the mainland on Monday night. That's because Mariani just wrapped up a week's worth of experiences even some of the best football players on the planet might not ever get. But the fact is, not only was Mariani's trip to Hawaii one of the highlights...
Back-to-back road games, a 12-hour bus ride, little sleep and a dangerous nonconference opponent. Those are things that didn't affect the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team in an 88-39 win over Concordia College of Alberta Sunday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The Lights romped to victory in their first home game since Nov. 7, and they did it on the heels of two tough games in Lewiston, Idaho over the weekend. "There were a lot of things that were different about this game and things we hard to...
Marc Mariani and Gary Wagner have won championships together, literally. Not only did the duo help lead the Havre Blue Ponies to the 2004 Class A state football championship, but they teamed up to win a pair of doubles championships together in tennis for HHS. To say they've done a lot together is an understatement. And just last fall, Wagner showed he could also be a Mariani fan. Wagner was in the stands or on the sidelines for several games at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in 2009, cheering on Mariani as he completed his run...
