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In state championship football games, like all sports, there's always one team who will walk away heartbroken. That's sports. That's the name of the game. No matter how great the battle, how great the teams, there has to be a winner and there has to be a loser. But as the Chinook Sugarbeeters prepare to take on the Wibaux Longhorns in Saturday's Class C state championship game in Chinook, to me, the Beeters, their school, their program and the town of Chinook have already won. Chinook has had a remarkable season and there's...
For the first time in five years, the Cat/Griz football game will go on without Marc Mariani. But the rivalry is something near and dear to Mariani's heart, and despite the fact he's almost 2,000 miles east of Missoula, playing for the Tennessee Titans, to Mariani, it's still "Cat Week." And the first thing Mariani did on Monday morning was remind Titans teammate Ken Amato, a former Bobcat, of that very fact. "It's been fun between me and him," Mariani said. "The first thing I did on Monday morning was go right up to him...
CHINOOK — Coming into Saturday's historic semifinal win over the Power-Dutton-Brady Titans, Chinook freshman Zach Molyneaux was really waiting in the wings for his chance to have an impact on the Beeters' vaunted rushing attack. And that's only because his older brother, Tyler Molyneaux came into Saturday's 28-26 come-from-behind win as the leading rusher in Class C football, and he, along with junior Ben Stroh are the best two-back tandem in eight-man football. But after Saturday, that tandem turned into a trio as the y...
CHINOOK — The Chinook Sugarbeeters were trying to make history, but it was history which wasn't on the Beeters' side. Having never played for a state championship in football at any level, Chinook also had history working against it at halftime of Saturday's Class C semifinal game with Northern C rival Power-Dutton-Brady in Chinook. History says teams just don't come back from 26-6 halftime deficits, especially teams that rely so heavily on the running game. But Saturday afternoon was all about history for the Beeters and t...
On Thursday afternoon, the University of Montana put an end to years of rumors and speculation about where the school's athletic department would be competing in 2012 and beyond. But as the debate and discussion raged and drug out for years, especially in the last few months when the Western Athletic Conference made its intentions to court Montana public, the end came swiftly, and it came from the top. Montana is staying right where it is — for now. "At this time, FCS football presents the best overall fit for the U...
Both the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams have enjoyed early success in the friendly confines of the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. Things are going to be a little different this weekend however. Tonight and Saturday, the Skylights are on the road with rematches against DAC powers Dickinson State and Minot State, while the Lights are in Las Vegas for games against NAIA powers Robert Morris of Illinois and Vanguard University. The Skylights (3-2) face familiar foes starting tonight in Dickinson, N...
If the Montana State University-Northern Lights are looking to go out with a win in their final regular season game, they couldn't have picked a more difficult circumstance in which to do it. On Saturday in Helena the Lights (3-6, 3-6) will close out their season when they meet No. 2 Carroll College at 12 p.m. inside Nelson Stadium. The Lights come into Saturday's tilt having lost two straight games, including a 49-17 blowout loss last weekend at Rocky Mountain College. Northern is also a banged up team with key players...
If the Montana State University-Northern Lights are looking to go out with a win in their final regular season game, they couldn't have picked a more difficult circumstance in which to do it. On Saturday in Helena the Lights (3-6, 3-6) will close out their season when they meet No. 2 Carroll College at 12 p.m. inside Nelson Stadium. The Lights come into Saturday's tilt having lost two straight games, including a 49-17 blowout loss last weekend at Rocky Mountain College. Northern is also a banged up team with key players...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team was back in Powell, Wyo., just a few days after competing in the Northwest Open. But this time, the Lights got a team win. Wednesday night in Powell, the Lights downed Northwest College 23-12 in a dual meet, Northern's first win of the year. And while MSU-N head coach Tyson Thivierge was happy with the win, he says his team still needs plenty of work. "Overall, we just didn't wrestle as fundamentally solid as we should have," Thivierge said. "We had some matches where it...
NFL veterans and coaches warn of something called the "rookie wall". It's when an NFL newcomer starts to tire from the daily grind that is NFL life. You also hear those same players and coaches talk about day-to-day life in the NFL as a job that can be taxing. But so far this season, Tennessee Titans wide receiver and former Havre High star Marc Mariani has neither hit his "rookie wall" or found his new job taxing. Instead, Mariani, who is seventh in the NFL in return yardage heading into Sunday's road game at Miami insists h...
There's just one Saturday left of Frontier Conference football. And with Carroll College already having wrapped up another conference championship and an NAIA playoff berth, there really isn't much left to do. Or is there? There is still plenty at stake this weekend on what will be the final game of the season for five of the six teams in the league. Only the No. 2 Saints will be in the playoffs this season, marking the third straight year the Frontier has had one representative in the NAIA's postseason. But other teams still...
In their first tournament of the season, the Montana State University-Northern Lights looked very sharp at times on the mat. MSU-N went to the Northwest Open in Powell, Wyo., and placed six wrestlers overall. The Lights, who were without several key grapplers this weekend, but three Lights picked up the slack, reaching championship matches. "Overall, I think we still need a lot of work on our match preparation, especially later in the day, and that we need to continue building on our cardio," MSU-N head coach Tyson Thivierge...
The Hi-Line won't have a team in this week's Class C state volleyball tournament in Bozeman. But it wasn't for a lack of trying. This past weekend at the Northern C volleyball tournament in Chester, three area teams made a push for a state tournament bid, with the North Star Knights coming the closest. North Star captured the District 6C East championship, but the Knights opened the tournament with a four-game loss to Geraldine on Thursday afternoon. The Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead before the Knights got on the board....
Heading into this weekend's regular season home finales, the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team controlled its own destiny. The Skylights needed one win, over either Rocky Mountain College or Carroll College in order to lock up at least a sixth-place finish in the Frontier and a winnable first-round matchup at the Frontier Conference Tournament this week in Lewiston, Idaho. And in both matches at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse, the Skylights played well enough to do so, at times. But in the end, it wasn't enough...
In each week since the Oct. 9 bye, the Montana State University-Northern football team has gotten off to a solid first-half start. Saturday's Frontier Conference game against Rocky Mountain College in Billings was no different. When MSU-N quarterback Derek Lear hit Orin Johnson on a nine-yard touchdown strike early in the second quarter, the Lights led 10-7. But what ensued was tough for Northern to handle. RMC ripped off 42 unanswered points Saturday to beat the Lights 49-17 at Herb Klindt Field. With the win, RMC reached se...
A lot of things can happen to and for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team this weekend. But one thing's for certain, Friday and Saturday will be the last time Havre sees the Skylights this season. Northern () is home for the final weekend of the Frontier Conference regular season, and the Skylights start that home stand tonight with a pivotal match against No. 19 Rocky Mountain College. Northern then closes out the regular season with a 2 p.m. match against Carroll College on Saturday. And with the final...
In four years, the senior class of the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team has been through as much as any group would likely encounter during a collegiate athletic career. The Skylight seniors, who will play their final two home matches of their career Friday and Saturday at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse have endured three different head coaches and some difficult season's on the court. And while ups and downs have dotted the years this senior class has had at Northern, because of their love of the sport of volle...
The North Star Knights are the District 6C East champions, but they'll be just one of nine teams looking for glory today in Chester. This morning, the Northern C Divisional volleyball tournament gets underway in Chester, and three area teams will put up a fight to get to next week's Class C state tournament. Tournament play begins this morning with District 7C runner up Fort Benton taking on Valier followed by 6C West champion Sunburst battling Big Sandy. At 1, the Knights face 7C's Geraldine, and the first round wraps up...
The Oct. 29 deadline for schools to apply for membership to the expanding Frontier Conference has passed. And on Tuesday afternoon, Frontier commissioner Kent Paulson announced four schools have applied for membership to the league. Dickinson State University, as expected has applied to become a full member, while Jamestown College, Southern Oregon University and Menlo College have applied to be associate members. All three would likely participate in football and wrestling only if accepted to the Frontier, while DSU would...
The first road trip of 2010 turned out to be a good experience for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team. The Lights (2-1) earned a split a tournament hosted by Black Hills State University this weekend, and Northern head coach Shawn Huse was more than pleased . "This was this team's first road games together," Huse said. "And the fact that we were able to go down there and really hang in there with two outstanding teams," he added. "That really shows us what kind of team we're capable of becoming this...
For an entire fall, the Chinook Sugarbeeters dominated the District 6C East volleyball regular season. But the North Star Knights certainly saved their best for last. On Friday night in Rudyard, the Knights defeated the Sugarbeeters in four games to capture the District 6C East championship. North Star beat Chinook by scores of 25-22, 20-25, 25-20 and 25-19. All four games were close throughout, the Knights played inspired volleyball en route to the district title. Kali Twedt and Lisa Carlon combined for five aces for North S...
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team ended its last, and most difficult road trip of the regular season with a tough, three-game loss at Westminster College. Saturday night in Salt Lake City, the Skylights were swept by the Griffins by scores of 25-14, 26-24 and 25-17. The loss, coupled with a Thursday night loss at nationally-ranked Lewis-Clark State, leaves MSU-N sitting at 4-8 in the Frontier Conference, tied with UGF for sixth place. The Skylights are 11-11 overall heading into the final week of the...
It wasn't the start the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team was looking for. But the Lights will go forward from here. On Friday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse, the Lights fell victim to a powerful North Idaho College lineup in the season debut for both teams. The Cardinals, a perennial NJCAA powerhouse bested the Lights 30-12. "There's no sugar coating it," MSU-N third-year head coach Tyson Thivierge said. "We just didn't perform like we thought we would. We really can't make the excuse that we're young...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team's season-opening home tournament at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse certainly meant a lot to a lot of people. But to one Skylight in particular, the Duck Inn/JDRF Classic which ran Thursday through Saturday in Havre was an incredibly special way to start her Northern career. Proceeds from this weekend's tournament, which featured the Skylights, Carroll College, Northwest University and LaSierra University, will be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation....
The end of the first-ever Duck Inn/JDRF Classic was much better than the middle for the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team. The Skylights rebounded from their first loss of the season, a setback to Northwest University on Friday night, with a dominating 82-45 win over LaSierra College on Saturday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. In three games at home this weekend, the Skylights went 2-1 to open the season. Northern's win over LaSierra on Saturday night didn't come without a little bit of a slow...
