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It all comes down to the last two road games for the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams as this weekend marks the end of the Frontier Conference regular season. Northern will be in Great Falls tonight to take on the University of Providence, then head to Helena for a season-ending doubleheader at Carroll College Saturday. And both MSU-N teams are still battling for seeding in the upcoming Frontier Tournament. The Skylights (5-8, 11-15) of head coach Chris Mouat...
One of the biggest postseason basketball tournaments in the state is underway. Wednesday in Great Falls, the 2024 Northern C Divisional Tournament got underway, with four local teams playing. In the opening game of the Northern C boys tournament, Fort Benton was defeated by Heart Butte, 71-56. The Longhorns, who played third at last week’s District 9C, were led by Kellen Diekhans, who had five points and 16 rebounds. The loss dropped the Longhorns into a loser-out game this m...
For now, six Montana State University-Northern Lights are headed to the NAIA national wrestling championships. As a team, Northern placed fifth at last weekend's Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships in LaGrande, Oregon, while the Lights pushed six grapplers to nationals. NaKoda Siegel reached the 174-pound CCC title match but fell short to his arch rival from Providence. At 197 pounds Carl Hansen also had a stellar tournament, as he reached the final before losing to a...
In their first season back in Class B, the Chinook boys and girls basketball teams have had a lot of success. And thanks to a strong showing at last weekend's District 1B Tournament, the Sugarbeeters are still playing. At the girls 1B tournament, top-seeded Chinook cruised to the championship game, and the team was undefeated as the Beeters took on second-seeded Fairfield. However, in their first loss of this campaign, Chinook came up just short of the 1B crown, as the Eagles...
The Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks can finally call themselves District 9C champions again. On Saturday night at the Havre High gymansium, CJI knocked off Fort Benton 49-38 in the 9C girls championship game, as the Hawks claimed their first drastic championship in some time. In a hard-fought championship outing, CJI trailed 14-12 at the end of the first quarter, and were down at half-time as well. But, the Hawks battled back in the second half, including a big run in the...
In the final home game of the regular season, and on an emotional senior day, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights went out with a bang. The Skylights beat Rocky Mountain College by a score of 72-61 Saturday in Havre. The Skylights got off to a great start outscoring the Battlin' Bears 24-10 in the first quarter. The second quarter Rocky held Northern to six points to their 17 going into halftime 30-27. The third quarter was anyone's game, but Northern had a big...
With the boys rolling on Wednesday, Thursday afternoon and evening was the girl's turn at the District 9C tournament inside the Havre High gymnasium. In the girls opener, Turner edged Box Elder 46-43 to advance to the 9C semifinals tonight. In that game, the Tornadoes will take on top-seeded Chester-Joplin-Invernness for a berth in the championship and the Northern C Divisional. That game will tip off at 4 p.m. Box Elder will next play in a loser-out game Saturday morning. In...
Needing a win in a big way, the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team got just that. The Lights beat Montana Western 72-68 Thursday night in Dillon. The Lights took the lead early and pushed ahead to nine points. The Bulldogs went on a run to tie the game up and from there it was anyone's game. Jacob Randall tipped in a shot to take a halftime lead for the Lights, 32-29. The second half was close, as the Lights went on a 9-0 run to take the lead by 10 with...
After a roller coaster ride of a regular season, the postseason has arrived for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team. Head coach Tyson Thivierge’s team is headed to LaGrande, Oregon for the annual Cascade Conference Championships, which run Friday and Saturday at Eastern Oregon University. The Lights come into the tournament ranked No. 20 in the NAIA Coaches Poll, while Menlo, Providence, Embry-Riddle, Southern Oregon and Eastern Oregon are the other CCC s...
The MSU-Northern women's basketball team lost at No. 13 Providence by a score of 74-69 in Great Falls on Saturday afternoon. The Argo's were on fire come out of the first quarter outscoring the Skylights 24-14. The Skylights battled back in the second quarter outscoring Providence 17-15. Northern took the lead coming out of halftime by one (45-44). From then on it was a battle until the end. Providence hit a couple more shots down the stretch to take the game. The Skylights...
Time is winding down on the Frontier Conference regular season and the clock is also ticking for the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams. Thursday night, both Northern squads are in Dillon for road games at Montana Western, and after a pair of sweeps last week, Northern needs wins in a big way. The Skylights head to Western with a 4-7 record in the Frontier, but with a win tonight, they could make up some ground in a hurry. Just two weeks ago,...
It's been a fast and furious season of girls basketball on the Hi-Line. And now, the District 9C girls tournament is finally here as seven teams will come to the Havre High gymnasium Thursday through Saturday in search of postseason glory. And two of those teams are looking to be back on top where they once ruled. The Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks and Big Sandy Pioneers tied for the regular season 9C championship, each going 11-1 in league play. The Hawks (15-2) held...
It was a banner day for the Havre High girls swim team Saturday as the Blue Ponies brought home a trophy from the Montana State Swimming Championships. Saturday in Great Falls, Havre wound up finishing second in the Class A trophy race, as head coach Jill Cammon's team had an awesome finals day. Havre senior Britton Elliot stole the show as she won a pair of individual Class A state gold medals Saturday. Elliot won both the 40-meter freestyle and the 100-meter freestyle at...
It's hard to beat a team three times. The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team found that out Saturday afternoon. The Skylights lost to Montana Tech 64-43 Saturday in the Armory Gymnasium, after beating Tech twice this season. The first quarter was anyone's game, as Havre's Avery Carlson hit a jump shot to give Tech the lead, 12-10. Montana Tech held the Skylights to seven points in the second quarter to go into halftime 29-17. The Orediggers pushed the...
It's been a tough couple of weeks for the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams. And Thursday night was not different. The MSU-Northern Skylights lost to No. 8 Carroll College by a score of 57-45 Thursday night in the Armory Gymnasium. Carroll took the first quarter 15-9. The Skylights held the Fighting Saints to 12 points in the second quarter going into halftime down just 27-20. Carroll pushed the lead coming out of half time outscoring the Skylights 23-12....
The moment the Havre High swim teams have been waiting for is finally here. All of the time in the pool will now pay off as Havre races for state championship glory. Friday and Saturday in Great Falls, the Blue Ponies will compete in the Montana State Swimming Championships. The state swim meet will be again scored separately as AA and A-B-C will have separate scoring, That means the Blue Ponies are competing against strong teams like defending champion Billiings Central on...
A host of Hi-Line grapplers are heading to Billings this weekend for the annual All-Class State Tournament. The state tournament runs Friday and Saturday at the Billings Metra, where the likes of Chinook, Big Sandy, Fort Benton, Harlem and Chester-Joplin-Inverness will all have wrestlers battling for state supremacy. Fort Benton looks to be a favorite in the Class C boys field as the Longhorns are led by Cade Ball at 170 pounds, Layne Wallace at 182, Damien Out at 205, as...
It's been a roller coaster of a 2024 so far for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team, after injuries and travel issues literally derailed most of January. Now however, longtime head coach Tyson Thivierge's team seems to be hitting its stride, and just in time, too. That's because the Lights are set for their annual rematch with the nationally ranked Providence Argos Thursday night in Billings. The dual will be a home match for the Argos, after the Lights...
The final month of Frontier Conference basketball is bere, and the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams have a big week ahead of them. Thursday, the Lights and Skylights welcome in arch rival Carroll College, then the Northern teams stay home to host Montana Tech Saturday. The Skylights are in a tie for third place in the Frontier at 4-5 heading into this week's home games, while No. 8 Carroll College is alone in first place at 8-1. So a win...
After a long layoff, but with the postseason looming, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team is hitting its stride now. Northern went 3-0 in Cascade Conference duals last weekend in Arizona, which gives head coach Tyson Thivierge's team much-needed momentum heading into he final week of the regular season. In Arizona, the Lights beat Arizona Christian 38-7 with wins from Kolten Powers, Colin Silverthorn, Georgino Moraga, Justin Windauer, Devin Crawford, NaKoda...
After a big week of basketball, Montana State University-Northern's Dae'Kwon Watson was named Erck Hotels Frontier Conference Men's Basketball Player of the week. Watson had two great games this last weekend. He had a career-high of 32 points against Rocky Mountain College. He averaged 25.5 points per-game, shot 42 percent from the field, 40 percent from behind the arc, and went 15-15 from the free throw line. Watson is a sophomore from Auburn, Washington, who came to...
Needing a win in the worst way, the Montana State University-Northern Lights turned to their home crowd and the friendly confines of the Armory Gymnasium Thursday night. And it worked as the Lights toppled Rocky Mountain College, 87-83 to snap a four-game Frontier Conference losing streak. It was also Northern's second win over RMC this season. The Lights, though, had to come from behind to do it. Trailing 39-35 at halftime, Northern came out in the second half, outscoring...
February is here, which means it's the stretch run for the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams. And tonight, the Lights and Skylights have big games in the Armory Gymnasium as they welcome Rocky Mountain College. The Northern women are fresh off a huge home win against Montana Western last Saturday, which moved head coach Chris Mouat's team to 4-3 in the Frontier Conference, and a tie for third place. Led by a surging Shyan Krass, and stalwarts like Ryley Kehr...
The high school wrestling postseason is here, and for many area teams, they’ll be headed to Wolf Point for the Northern B-C Divisional Tournament. And the divisional will be one of the toughest in years for teams like Chinook, Harlem, and others on the Hi-Line. The divisional tourney will feature the top-ranked team in Class B in Huntley-Project and the top-ranked team in Class C in Forsyth. Adding to the tough field is Class B powerhouses like Malta and Glasgow, as well as a...
The Havre High swim teams finished their regular season last Friday in Great Falls. The Blue Ponies competed with Class AA powerhouses Great Falls High and CMR in a double-dual. The Havre boys scored 60 points against GFH and 62 against CMR, while the HHS girls nabbed 105 points against the Bison and 133 against the Rustlers. Individually, the Havre girls saw Elizabeth Carroll finish fifth in the 200 yard freestyle, while Liliana Smith took second and Mackenzie Dean finished...
