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The Tennessee Titans may or may not make the NFL playoffs this season. And while the Titans have only a slim chance of doing so, there's still a possibility that former Havre High star Marc Mariani could be still have one more game left in his rookie season — even if the Titans don't make the playoffs and the regular season ends on Jan. 2. Back in July and August, mentioning the words Pro Bowl in conjunction with Mariani's name seemed unfathomable. After all, as a seventh-round draft pick of the Titans in 2010, and coming f...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team wasn't expecting a dogfight with King's College of Alberta. But for a time, that's exactly what the Lights got. Northern beat the Eagles 74-43 Wednesday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse in Havre, but the win didn't come without a few tough moments. "I think any time you play a team that you certainly have a big advantage over, you have the chance to not be as crisp as you'd like to be," MSU-N head coach Shawn Huse said. "These guys are basketball players and some...
It's nice to be home. After over a month's worth of road games, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team made the most of a three-game home stand over the last 10 days. And the Skylights finished that home stand off with a commanding 81-47 win over King's College of Alberta on Wednesday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. Wednesday's victory was the fourth straight for the Skylights and third in a row at home. And after struggling to pull away from Concordia College on Sunday night, the Skylights came...
There isn't much time left to prepare for the upcoming Frontier Conference basketball season. So from here on out, every game the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams play is certainly important. And tonight is no different as the Skylights host King's College of Alberta at 6 and the Lights take on Kings at 8 inside the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The Skylights (6-6) come into tonight's game against the Eagles winners of three straight games, and this is Northern's last home contest before...
It wasn't for a lack of effort and it wasn't because the they didn't play well, in fact it wasn't just the opposite. Instead, the Havre High boys basketball team was just outsized in a 69-52 loss Tuesday night to the Class AA CMR Rustlers in Great Falls. The Blue Ponies played an outstanding game against the two-time defending AA state champion Rustlers, and trailed by just four points at intermission. And while CMR outscored HHS 38-25 the rest of the way, Pony head coach Andy Smith was more than excited about the way his...
December is the time when basketball teams just want to put their best foot forward, and improvement is the primary focus. And while the scoreboard might not show it, the Havre High girls basketball team took some important steps on Tuesday night. HHS made its home debut Tuesday night at the HHS gymnasium, and fell to Class AA powerhouse CMR, 62-21, but even in defeat, HHS head coach Dustin Kraske was encouraged. "I was really pleased with our overall effort tonight," Kraske said. "I thought we defended really well, and I kno...
After a challenging weekend at the CMR Holiday Classic, the Havre High wrestling team has one more task ahead of the Christmas Break. Tonight, the top-ranked Class A Blue Ponies are in Lewistown for a Central A Conference dual with the powerful Lewistown Eagles. Lewistown has been in a rebuilding mode the last three years, but the Eagles have a veteran team with several quality wrestlers, and while they don't quite have the depth HHS has, they will certainly be good enough to push the Ponies tonight. The Eagles are...
The Havre High boys basketball team is back on the road tonight, fresh off a weekend split with Central A rivals Belgrade and Livingston. But tonight's road game will certainly present some difficult new challenges for the Blue Ponies (1-1). HHS is in Great Falls this evening to take on the highly-touted Class AA CMR Rustlers at 7 inside the CMR Fieldhouse. The Rustlers are the two-time defending Class AA champions, and despite losing two-time Gatorade Player of the Year Josh Heustis, who is now a freshman at Stanford, CMR...
High school girls basketball is already proving to be very competitive the Hi-Line. And if this past week was any indication, there's plenty of excitement yet to come. On Thursday night, the Big Sandy Pioneers got the week off to a hot start by crushing Fort Benton, 76-49 in Big Sandy. The Pioneers got 22 points each from Mackenzie Jenkins and Hannah Williams, while freshman Molly Herron poured in 17. Chinook also rolled to a Thursday night win. The Sugarbeeters took care of Dodson 60-15 in Chinook and got nine points from...
A busy weekend of high school boys basketball on the Hi-Line started on Thursday and it isn't over yet. Area teams will play through Thursday as teams finish up the 2010 portions of the schedule. On Thursday night, defending Class C state champion Big Sandy dropped a home game to District 8C rival Fort Benton, 72-39. The Longhorns overpowered the young Pioneers early and never looked back. Big Sandy got eight points from C.J. Hanson in the loss. Friday's action saw the Chinook Sugarbeeters get into the win column with a...
Marc Mariani upped his already high kickoff return average, but what mattered most to him was the win. Mariani averaged 30 yards per kickoff return in his final home game of the season at LP Field in Nashville, but more importantly, the Tennessee Titans snapped a six-game losing streak by beating the Houston Texans 31-17 Sunday afternoon in Nashville. Mariani returned three kickoffs for 90 total yards on Sunday, including a long of 41 yards. The Titans also scored on two of his returns. As the lading punt returner in the AFC...
The Havre High boys and girls swim teams had plenty of time in the pool this weekend in Great Falls. The Blue Ponies made two trips to the Bison Fieldhouse Pool this weekend to take on some of the state's best swimmers in two different meets. On Friday, the Ponies competed in the Great Falls Invitational with CMR, GFH and Class A rival Hardin, and Havre showed some strength in the meet. The Pony girls scored 107 points to finish third on Friday afternoon, and perhaps more importantly, they finished ahead of Hardin. Individual...
Having to wait an extra week to play the first game of the season couldn't have been easy for the Havre High boys basketball team. But having to then open the season against a pair of Central A rivals, on the road was even more of a chore. And that's what makes HHS's weekend split with Belgrade and Livingston so impressive. The Ponies faltered against the Panthers Friday night in Belgrade, losing 69-52, but rebounded nicely and took care of the Rangers, 58-52 Saturday in Livingston. Against Belgrade, the start of the game...
Going on the road is never easy in high school basketball. And a two-game, season-opening road trip against two Central A opponents can even be more of a challenge. But the Havre High girls basketball team certainly answered the call this weekend, splitting with Central A rivals Belgrade and Livingston. HHS lost in Belgrade 52-43 on Friday night, but quickly rebounded to beat Livingston 54-40 on Saturday. "Our kids did a really good job," Havre high head coach Dustin Kraske said. "We are pretty pleased to be able to go on...
After a week of rest, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team gets back into the action on Sunday. The No. 10 Lights are in Reno, Nev., for the prestigious Reno Tournament of Champions. The one-day open tournament features over 30 college wrestling teams from NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and some of the top NAIA programs. Northern heads to Reno with seven nationally-ranked wrestlers, and the Lights get a boost this week as 125-pound starter Chase Dirden returns from injury. The Harlem native has been...
The Havre High swim teams have already seen what Great Falls High and CMR look like. Now the Blue Ponies will get to see the two teams and the rest of Class AA in the Great Falls' Pol. The Pony boys and girls swim teams are in Great Falls for two days of competition, starting today with the annual Great Falls Meet at 4:30 p.m. at the Bison Fieldhouse Pool. The Ponies will compete today against GFH and CMR as well as Class A rival Hardin. The on Saturday, the Bison and Rustlers, as well as HHS and Hardin will join Class AA...
Former Havre Blue Pony Gary Wagner has done just about everything a high school and college quarterback can do on a football field. After all, Wagner has been taking snaps at QB between Havre High and Carroll for the last seven years. He's a Class A state champion, he holds many Havre High and MHSA passing records, he played in the prestigious Montana East/West Shrine Game, and now he's even a Frontier Conference MVP. And that's just the short list of all that Wagner has achieved in his illustrious football career. Wagner...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team has played just two games in the last four weeks. But things are about to get very busy for the Lights (6-3). Tonight and Saturday, MSU-N is in Lewiston, Idaho for a tournament hosted by Lewis-Clark State, then Northern will come straight back to Havre in time for its first home game in over a month when the Lights take on Concordia College of Alberta on Sunday night. "This weekend is going to be a challenge for our team for sure," MSU-N head coach Shawn Huse said....
MSU-Northern junior guard Laramie Schwenke has been having a good season for the Skylights. And no one is more excited to be on the floor than Schwenke herself, as she's had to battle injury problems in both her freshman and sophomore seasons at MSU-N. But on Thursday night, in Northern's 86-70 win over UGF in Havre, Schwenke, the former Malta prep star showed just how far she's come, just how versatile a player she is, and how important she is to MSU-N's success this season. Senior guard Taylor Keller went down with an...
It's been a long time since the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team has played a game in the friendly confines of the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. Tonight, the Skylights will get to remedy that when they take on Frontier Conference rival, the University of Great Falls in a nonconference showdown at 7. The last time MSU-N (4-6) played a home game was Nov. 6 against Minot State, and in that span Northern was able to win just once on the road. And while beating the Argos (2-6) will be no easy task tonight,...
The Frontier Conference volleyball season is over, but postseason accolades are still rolling in. And those accolades include three MSU-Northern Skylights. Northern seniors Jordan Merrill and Jenna Frankino were named NAIA Academic All-American's this past week. The due were two of 23 Frontier players selected for the honor, which says student-athletes must maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA. Also last week, Northern senior middle-hitter Kaylee Bossert earned honrable mention all-region honors. Bossert, a four-year starter for...
The Frontier Conference might get bigger. But for now, it will have to wait. League officials announced Tuesday afternoon that the conference will wait until February to decide on expansion plans. Frontier athletic directors and league officials gathered in Billings on Monday and Tuesday to discuss applicants that wished to join the conference, and originally, Frontier Conference Commissioner Kent Paulson had said a vote would be held during those meetings to invite or not invite new schools. Instead, this week saw no vote...
Following a dream season, the accolades just keep pouring in for the Chinook football team. Six Sugarbeeters and five Chester/J-I Hawks were named Northern C All-Conference this season, as both teams had strong showings in the league this year. Five of the six Beeters to earn all conference were selected for two positions, while C/J-I had three players earn all conference at two different positions. Leading the way for Chinook was senior Tyler Molyneaux, Jorrell Jones and junior Ben Stroh who were selected first team both...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team knew it had its work cut out heading into two games at the Westminster Tournament in Salt Lake City. And not having won since the beginning of November, and without their leading scorer on Saturday afternoon, the Skylights responded. On day after losing to GSAC power the Master's College, where point guard Taylor Keller suffered an injury that kept her out of Saturday's game, the Skylights rose up and found a way to get back in the win column, beating William...
The Tennessee Titans are on a slide, despite the contributions from former Havre High star Marc Mariani. On Sunday, the Titans lost their fifth straight game, falling 17-6 to the Jackson Jaguars in Nashville. Because of the low-scoring affair, Mariani was rendered fairly quite returning kicks. He returned two kickoffs for 36 yards, and one punt for just four yards. He also had four fair catches and two touchbacks. Mariani came into the day leading the AFC in punt returns and was third in the NFL in kickoff returns. Mariani...
