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A very busy week for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team ended with success at Sunday’s Spokane Open. Northern placed five grapplers at the Spokane tourney led by three wrestlers in the championship. Teammates Devin Crawford and Orion Thivierge both reached the final match at 174 pounds. They decided not to conduct the championship match. Northern also saw Justin Windauer reach the 157-pound championship before falling to Hunter Hobbs from Providence. At 1...
Northeast A All-State: Lexya Burnham, Sr., Lewistown; Ariana Gary, Jr., Havre; Alli Glasscock, Sr., Miles City; Jalene Silha, Sr., Glendive. All-conference First team: Allison Atwood, So., Miles City; Lexya Burnham, Sr., Lewistown; Ariana Gary, Jr., Havre; Alli Glasscock, Sr., Miles City; Jalene Silha, Sr., Glendive; Camdyn Waterman, Sr., Miles City. Second team: Savanna Anderson, Sr., Sidney; Blythe Armstrong, Jr., Lewistown; Kayla Jensen, Sr., Lewistown; Clea Rapson, Jr.,...
A bevy of local volleyball players earned Class C All-State honors for the 2024 season. Ang Reiner of Fort Benton, Brynn Kammerzell, of Chester-Joplin-Inverness and Eva Yeadon off Big Sandy were all voted Class C All-State this season. See below for the District 7C and 2B All-Conference teams. 7C All-Conference First team: Ang Reiner, Fort Benton, Sr.; Brynn Kammerzell, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, Soph.; Eva Yeadon, Big Sandy, Sr.; Elie Hutchins, Centerville, Sr.; Maddi Adams,...
For the first time in schools history, the Box Elder Bears can call themselves state champions in football. Saturday in Bridger, the Bears clobbered the Bridger scouts in the Class C Six-Man state championship game, 84-56. The Bears were tied with Bridger 22-22 at the end of one quarter and actually trailed 38-36 at halftime. However, the Bears erupted for 48 points in the second half and went on to win the crown on the road. Box Elder had only ever played for a state...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights got a much-needed win. And it came on the last day of the 2024 Frontier Conference football season. On senior day at Tilleman Field, the Lights beat Rocky Mountain College 19-13 for their first Frontier Conference win in over two years. The Lights scored 19 unanswered points after trailing 7-0. Devin Shelton caught a 22-yard RD pass and Lucas Thacker scored on a run to put the Lights up 12-7 at halftime. Zach Brooks then capped off...
Playing on their home floor in the 2024 Frontier Conference Volleyball Tournament, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights made a strong run. Last Friday, the Skylights beat rival Carroll College in the opening round of the tournament at the Armory Gymnasium. Skylights won in four sets (27-25, 19-25, 25-21, and 25-17). The first set was anyone's game, as the Skylights were able to finish strong going on a 5-2 run to take the set. Carroll pushed the lead in the second...
Oh so close. The Havre High football team's run through the Class A playoffs nearly took them all the way to the state championship game. Leading Laurel 20-14 at halftime, the Loctomotives steamrolled their way past the Ponies in the second half as they ended Havre's season with a 35-28 win in the Class A semifinals last Saturday in Laurel. The Ponies beat the Locomotives in the regular season in Havre, and things looked good again when Havre took a 12-0 lead in the first...
Making the long-awaited home debut, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team beat an old rival, and a future Frontier Conference foe. The Skylights beat Dickinson State University in their home opener 76-58 Monday night in the Armory Gymnasium. It wasn't easy as Northern trailed 40-30 at halftime. From there though, head coach Chris Mouat's team absolutely dominated the Blue Hawks. The Skylights went on a 23-9 run in the next eight minutes and ended up...
Wrestling in an early-season tournament, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team made the most of the Grand View Open. The Lights got a championship from sophomore Orion Thivierge at 174 pounds, as he won five times. The Lights also had multiple winners in almost every weight class. Northern returns to Cascade Conference competition this weekend when they wrestle at Eastern Oregon and Evergreen State on Friday, then compete in the Spokane Open on Sunday. Grand Vie...
It was a tough weekend on the road for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team as the Lights fell to both Southern Oregon and Eastern Oregon in Helena. Last Friday, Northern fell to Southern Oregon University 82-61 in Helena. Southern pushed the lead early in the first half 19-10. The Lights cut into the lead to seven. The Raiders went on a run to extend the lead to 15 points going into half. Southern was able to just keep a good lead for the rest of the...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basektball team faced some big challenges last weekend in Great Falls. On Friday, The Skylights lost against NAIA power The Master's University 85-63.. The Mustangs got a jump on the Skylights outscoring them 26-11 in the first quarter. They extended the lead going into halftime 50-28. The Skylights took the third quarter 21-19, but it wasn't enough. The Skylights were led by Taya Trottier who had 17 points, five rebounds and four...
Oh so close. The Havre High football team's run through the Class A playoffs nearly took them all the way to the state championship game. Leading Laurel 20-14 at halftime, the Loctomotives steamrolled their way past the Ponies in the second half as they ended Havre's season with a 35-28 win in the Class A semifinals last Saturday in Laurel. The Ponies beat the Locomotives in the regular season in Havre, and things looked good again when Havre took a 12-0 lead in the first...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights got a much-needed win. And it came on the last day of the 2024 Frontier Conference football season. On senior day at Tilleman Field, the Lights beat Rocky Mountain College 19-13 for their first Frontier Conference win in over two years. The Lights scored 19 unanswered points after trailing 7-0. Devin Shelton caught a 22-yard RD pass and Lucas Thacker scored on a run to put the Lights up 12-7 at halftime. Zach Brooks then capped off...
Making the long-awaited home debut, the Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team beat an old rival, and a future Frontier Conference foe. The Skylights beat Dickinson State University in their home opener 76-58 Monday night in the Armory Gymnasium. It wasn’t easy as Northern trailed 40-30 at halftime. From there though, head coach Chris Mouat’s team absolutely dominated the Blue Hawks. The Skylights went on a 23-9 run in the next eight minutes and ended up hol...
The Montana State University-Northern football team struggled to a loss at Montana Tech 54-14 in Butte last Saturday. Northern tallied 295 yards of total offense (201 on the ground), while the Orediggers accounted for 512 yards, of which 299 yards were on the ground. Both teams scored one touchdown in the first quarter. Montana Tech took a good leading going into halftime 30-7. The Lights scored again in the third quarter, while the Orediggers added two touchdowns. Montana...
The Havre High football team seems to have a flare for the dramatic. And that was on full display in the Class A quarterfinals last Saturday in Frenchtown. Taking on the Frenchtown Broncs, undefeated and champions of the Western A, the Ponies erased a 23-13 deficit and wound up crushing the Broncs in the second half for a 47-30 win, earning Havre High a trip to the state semifinals. Pony quarterback Griffin Terry started off the game finding running back Tate Nelson for a...
Havre High's Kaydance Reiter is the school's newest NCAA Division I athlete. Earlier this week, Reiter announced she is signing an NCAA letter of intent to run track and field for the Montana Grizzlies women's team starting next season. A senior Blue Pony, Reiter is the defending 100-meter champion in Class A after winning the state championship last spring. She also finished second in the Class A state 200 meters, and overall, she has won seven medals in track and field at...
Another Saturday, and the Box Elder Bears are one game closer to playing for a state football championship. In the Class C Six-Man playoffs last Saturday in Box Elder, the Bears outlasted Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine in a wild shootout, 74-64. The Bears stayed ahead for much of the high-scoring game as they advanced to the state semifinals. Box Elder, which won Northern Division regular season, will have to face a perennial Six-Man powerhouse with a berth in the state...
The Havre High volleyball team had a strong season, but, the Blue Ponies' dream of making it to the state tournament came up a bit short. Last weekend in Lewistown, the Blue Ponies lost to Lockwood in the first round and then were eliminated by Laurel at the Eastern A Divisional Tournament. The Ponies were swept in both matches. Billings Central ended up winning the Eastern A by beating Hardin the title match, 3-1. Lockwood finished third, while Lewistown took fourth, The top...
The Frontier Conference Volleyball Tournament is coming to the Armory Gymnasium. And the Montana State University-Northern Skylights couldn't be more excited. Northern, which is the No. 5 seed in the tournament, ended the regular season with a thrilling five-set win over Carroll College last Saturday in Helena. MSU-N beat the Saints by scores of 18-25, 19-25, 25-23, 26-24, 15-10. Alana Graves had a team-high 14 kills and eight blocks, while Lexa Stock played her best match as...
The Big Sandy Pioneers are headed to Bozeman. Last weekend in Fort Benton, the Pioneers beat Belt twice to capture the Northern C crown, and earn a coveted trip to this weekend's state tournament. Big Sandy defeated Belt in two championships matches, both by 3-1 scores. That came after the Pioneers outlasted rival Chester-Joplin-Inverness 3-1 in the third-place match earlier in the day, as the Hawks came up one match short of making it to state. Fort Benton was also...
It was yet another tough week for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team, as the Skylights went 0-2 in Frontier Conference play. The Skylights lost to Rocky Mountain College in Havre on Wednesday night. Northern lost to the Battlin' Bears in five sets (25-22, 21-25, 19-25, 28-26, and 16-14). The first set was anyone's game, as the Battlin' Bears went on a 5-0 run to take the set. Rocky pushed the lead in the second set, until Northern went on a 9-2 run to finish...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team began 2024-25 with a bang. Opening their season against a powerful Embry-Riddle team last Saturday, Northern edged the Eagles 74-67 for a season-opening win. Head coach Shawn Huse' team went on an 8-0 run to start the game. The Lights pushed the lead to double-digits in the first half. The Eagles went on to cut the lead to six going into halftime, 35-29. Northern took the lead by double figures again, but...
It was a good start for Hi-Line high school football teams in the first week of the MHSA playoffs. In Class C 8-Man, Chinook won its first playoff game in eight years as the Sugarbeeters upset undefeated Valley Christian 40-24. The Beeters held the Eagles to just three points in the first half en route to a berth in the quarterfinals where they'll travel to Drummond-Phillipsburg this Saturday. Fort Benton is also moving on as the Longhorns thrashed St. Ignatius 32-6 Saturday...
The Big Sandy Pioneers made them work for it. But, the Fort Benton Longorns are the District 7C volleyball champions. On Saturday night, Fort Benton beat Big Sandy in a second championship match after the Pioneers won the first match in the 7C tournament in Chester. Earlier Saturday, Big Sandy outlasted the host Hawks in the third-place match to advance to the finals against the Longhorns, who had defeated the Hawks in the undefeated semifinals in Friday night. Meanwhile, Big...
