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After winter storms knocked out the return to high school sports from some in the area last weekend, Havre High is anxious to finally return to action this weekend. The Blue Pony wrestling team celebrated senior night with a dual against Glasgow on Tuesday night, and will return to tournament competition this weekend when the Ponies head to the Cut Bank Invitational. The two-day Cut Bank tourney is one Havre has won many times before, and the Ponies will be one of the top...
What a way to open Frontier Conference play. Having struggled against the Montana Western Bulldogs in recent years, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team turned the tables Saturday in the Armory Gymnasium. The Skylights beat the Bulldogs 83-62 to start 1-0 in league play. The game started slow, as the Skylights scored eight points to Western's six. Northern pushed the lead in the second quarter going into halftime up 31-23. The Skylights went on a 18-6...
On a cold, snow afternoon in Havre, the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team was just as cold inside the Armory Gymnasium. Last Saturday, the Lights opened the 2025 Frontier Conference season with a 58-42 loss to the Montana Western Bulldogs. The first half went back and forth, until the Bulldogs took the lead to with seven minutes to goo. But the Lights weren't going away, as they cut the lead to four going into halftime (29-25). The Bulldogs pushed the...
It was heartbreak again for the Montana State Bobcats. On the FCS' biggest stage, on ABC national tv, the No. 1 Bobcats came up a few plays short of winning a coveted national championship. Instead, inside Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas Monday night, it was the No. 2 North Dakota State Bison adding to their legendary dynasty with a 35-32 win the FCS title game. Not only did NDSU (14-2) win its 10th national championship Monday night, but, the Bison also ended MSU's season...
For the first time in more than three decades, the Montana State Bobcats can win an FCS national championship. Mind you, I said, can win the national championship. Because let's be honest, Montana State was never going to win at all in 2021. Tonight however, well that's a whole other story. Not only can Montana State win the national championship in Frisco, Texas, they absolutely should, and anything less will be an upset. But George, the Cats are playing North Dakota State,...
A trio of Havre Blue Ponies are head to the annual East-West Shrine Game this summer. Last week, Havre's Tate Nelson, Tre Gary and Colter Solomon were named to the East squad fo the 2025 Shrine Game. Nelson was selected as a running back after earning Class A All-State honors for the Ponies this season, while Gary, also an All-State performer, will play defensive back for the East in the annual all-star game, Solomon will also play defensive back for the East after earning...
The 2025 Frontier Conference football season is going to be unlike any other. That's because the league is growing by leaps and bounds. The new Frontier will have many new football members including a chunk of schools from he former North Star Athletic Conference. That group includes Dickinson State,. Which did spend several years in the league a decade ago. Dakota schools will make up a large portion of the new East Division, which will also include Montana State...
This weekend will be a busy one for all the sports around the Havre area. With the holiday break now over, winter sports will kick into high gear. The Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams will open Frontier Conference play on Saturday as the Lights and Skylights host Montana Western. The women's game will start at 2 p.m. followed by the men's game at the Armory Gymnasium. Basketball also returns to the Havre High gymnasium on Saturday as the...
The Hi-Line never ceases to produce some thrilling sports moments. And the last 12 months were no different as the year showcased amazing championships, incredible moments and thrilling team and individual performances. Here's a look back at some of the top sports moments from Havre and the Hi-Line in 2024. Box Elder boys pull off state title double, including first state championship in football It wasn't much fo a surprise that the Box Elder boys basketball team ran the...
The Havre High girls basketball team closed out 2024 on a high note. The Blue Ponies won both of their games at the East-West Showdown last weekend in Billings. Last Friday, Havre toppled Hamilton 73-32. The Ponies used a 19-4 run in the second quarter to pull away from the Broncs. Tierra Parker and Ari Gary each scored 16 points in the victory for the Ponies. Head coach Tommy Brown's team then finished the weekend with another dominant win on Saturday afternoon. Improving to...
The Havre High boys basketball team wrapped up the 2024 portion of their schedule with a 1-1 performance at the East-West Showdown last weekend in Billings. Last Friday, the Blue Ponies took down the Hamilton Broncs, 58-53 behind a game-high 24 points from senior Tre Gary. Matt Huse added 14 points. Looking for the weekend sweep, the Ponies came up just short against highly-touted Butte Central on Saturday. The Maroons edged the Ponies 52-50. Tre Gary finished the contest...
It was two more times in the water for the Havre High boys and girls swim teams. Last weekend, the Blue Ponies competed in a pair of meets in Great Falls. Last Friday, Havre raced in the annual Great Falls Pre Relay Meet. The Pony girls placed fifth overall out of nine teams with 123 points. The Pony boys took fourth overall with 167 points. Top finishers for Havre included, Daniel Tilleman, who won the boys 50 freestyle, Brocton Elliott, who placed sixth in the books 100 butt...
The Havre High wrestling teams had one last tournament in 2024. Last weekend, the Blue Ponies traveled to Great Falls for the CMR Holiday Classic. The HHS boys finished 16th out of more than 50 teams with 86 points. The HHS girls also scored 45.5 point6s in the prestigious tournament. Havre junior Tommy Lewis was one of two Blue Ponies to reach the podium. Lewis finished second at 285 pounds, while Matt Lemer placed sixth at 132 pounds. On the girls side, Jazmyn Were placed...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team had a strong showing at last weekend's Arizona Christian Tournament in Phoenix. In the first game of the tourney, the Skylights beat Benedictine-Mesa 74-50. The Skylights took the first quarter 19-11. They pushed the lead going into halftime 39-27. Northern extended the lead in the third quarter outscoring them 22-11. The Skylight kept the lead to win the game. The Skylights was led by with 25 points going 10-13 fro...
In a tough Cascade Conference road dual, the Montana State University-Northern Lights came up short earlier this week. Northern lost to rival Southern Oregon 32-16 on Thursday night in Ashland, Oregon. SOU won six straight matches to start the dual, before the Lights got a victory from Travis Waldner at 165 pounnds. Devin Crawford also won at 174, before Rylin Burns was upset at 184. Austin Vanek (197) and Shane Mattson (285) posted wins for the Lights to close out the dual....
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team is heading to Christmas break after going 1-1 at the Cactus Classic earlier this week in Chandler, Arizona. Last Tuesday saw Northern fall to No. 9 The Masters 76-66. The Lights battled in the first half. The Masters went on a 13-2 run to push the lead to double figures. They extended their lead to 19, as the Lights cut into the lead going into halftime 39-29. The Lights battled in the second half shooting 50 percent...
Playing at home for the first time this season, the Havre High girls dominated last Saturday inside the HHS gymnasium. The Blue Ponies, of first-year head coach Tommy Brown, defeated East Helena 74-39. Sierra Parker scored a game-high 17 points for the Ponies, while Amaya Jarvis had 16 and Ari Gary had 14. The win was a big bounce-back for the Blue Ponies after they lost a heartbreaker at Lockwood last Thursday, 52-51. In the back-and-forth game, the Ponies had one look at a...
The Havre High boys wrestling team is a fixture at the annual Mining City Duals in Butte. And last weekend, Havre was bad in the Mining City for the 2024 edition. Last Friday, Havre competed in Pool 1 where the Ponies were defeated by Billings West 77-3, Three Forks 48-36 and Helena Capital 54-24. Havre also dropped a dual on Saturday to Frenchtown 57-18 before bing eliminated by Missoula Big Sky 54-29 in the consolation bracket. Last weekend also saw the Havre High girls...
The Havre High swim teams finally dove into the pool against other schools last weekend. Havre attuned the Flathead December Invitational last Saturday in Kalispell. In the team competition, the Havre boys took sixth place with 86 points, while the HHS girls were seventh with 100 points. Individually the HHS boys saw Brockton Elliot came in fifth in the 200 freestyle, posting a time of 2:06.51. He also finished fourth in the 100 butterfly, coming in at 1:02.55. Dentin DePreist...
The home opener of the 2024-25 season was a successful one for the Havre High boys basketball team. On Saturday afternoon at the Havre High gymnasium, the Blue Ponies beat the East Helena Vigilantes 68-54. Havre went up by as many as 25 points in the first half and never looked back as Dax Oswalt, Matt Huse and Brayden Ereaux each scored 16 points and Tre Gary added 13 as Havre improved to 2-1 on the season. The Ponies lost their first game of the new season last Thursday as...
Like Havre High head coach Beau LaSalle says, there's really no better way to kick of Blue Pony wrestling season then in the friendly confines of the HHS gymnasium. And the Blue Ponies did just that last weekend as they dominated the Havre Invitational last Thursday and Friday. Havre was outstanding in its season debut all weekend long. The Ponies got a championship from Tucker Stygles at 103 pounds, as he defeated teammate Brady Boucher in the championship. Charlie Buck of...
Make it a clean sweep for the Havre High basketball teams. The Blue Ponies opened the 2024-25 season with a long road trip to Miles City for a Northeast A doubleheader and both teams came home winners. The Havre High girls began the Tommy Brown era with a resounding 52-38 win over last year's Class A runner-up. The Ponies led just 19-17 after one, and the game was still tight at 40-34 going into the fourth quarter. From there, Havre put the defensive clamps on the Cowgirls...
It was an exciting season for the Havre Blue Pony football team, and now, the postseason awards are rolling in. After reaching the Class A semifinals, the Blue Ponies had five players named All-State for 2024. Senior defensive back/wide receiver Tre Gary, senior defensive back/wide receiver Colter Solomon, senior linebacker/running back Tate Nelson, senior offensive lineman Gage Chapman and junior offensive lineman Tommy Lewis were Havre's selections for All-State. For...
Finally back in the Armory Gymnasium, the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams rolled to victory last Saturday. The Skylights beat St. Mary's University of Canada 66-33 last Saturday afternoon to improve to 5-3 on the season. Northern took a 39-22 lead into halftime and held St. Mary's to just 11 points in the second half. The Skylights was led by Taya Trottier with 12 points, six rebounds and six assists. Shyan Krass added 10 points and five...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team got plenty of mat time, and racked up a ton of wins last weekend in the Great Falls. Northern opened the two-day event in the Electric City with a 35-18 win over Northwest College in the Argo Duals. After the victory, the Lights returned to the mat on Saturday for the Battle of the Rockies Open, a tournament that featured rival Providence, among other Northwest schools. In that tournament, every MSU-N grappler that took the...
