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Just before the weather went south, the Havre High boys and girls golf teams got a chance to compete in the third tournament of the high school golf season. On Friday, the Blue Ponies were in East Glacier for a tournament hosted by Browning. The East Glacier Course is a scenic nine-hole layout and the Ponies turned in some good scores on the day. Havre had three top-ten players at the met, which featured Browning and several other area schools. Junior Simon McCann shot a season-best 87 to finish second overall on the boys...
George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor [email protected] There's never a shortage of talented girls basketball players in and around the Havre area. So when the votes are cast by local coaches for the annual Havre Daily News All Hi-Line Girls Team, no choice is any easy one. Girls basketball was as exciting and as successful as ever this past season, and this year's All Hi-Line Team reflects that fact. This year's team has just three repeat performers, and four players who have made the list before. It...
It was a difficult night all the way around for the Havre High girls basketball team. On Thursday night at the CMR Fieldhouse in Great Falls, the Blue Ponies could never get on track offensively, while the CMR Rustlers made it look easy in a 56-18 nonconference win. HHS surrendered 20 points to CMR's Jordan Bagley, and the Ponies could never recover from scoring just six points in the first 16 minutes of the game. The Rustlers opened the game by outscoring HHS 14-4 in the first quarter. The lead grew to 27-6 at intermission...
Two games are all that stand between the Montana State University- Northern men's basketball team and the Frontier Conference postseason. Tonight at 8, the No. 20 Lights (8-4, 20-8) host Rocky Mountain College (5-7,10-17). Then, Northern will wrap up regular season play Saturday night at home against Carroll College (5-7, 12- 14). Northern comes into the weekend with a chance to tie UM-Western for second place in the Frontier standings, and the Lights, having swept the Bulldogs this season, would have the tiebreaker, and...
On a night when the No. 1 team in Class C boys basketball fell, the Chinook Sugarbeeters stock just kept rising. Thursday night in the Northern C boys semifinals at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, the Beeters' magical postseason run soared to new heights when they beat the Denton Trojans 57-38. The win catapulted Chinook into tonight's championship game where the Beeters () will face District 10C runner-up Power () at 8:30. The Pirates knocked off previously unbeaten Winifred in Thursday's first semifinal. "It's...
In each of the last few seasons, the Chinook girls tennis team has been knocking on the door at the state tennis tournament. But this weekend, at the Class B-C state meet on the University of Montana campus in Missoula, the Sugarbeeters had something special. With 36 points, Chinook captured its first-ever state championship in tennis, beating Hi-Line rival Cut Bank, which finished with 33 points. Chinook had a six-point lead after Friday's second day of competition, and the Beeters capitalized on it by winning key matches...
After a stellar postseason run, a duo of Havre High girls basketball players have been honored for their play this season. On Tuesday, the 2010 Central A All Conference Team was released and two Blue Ponies made the list. HHS senior Cassi Darrah was named Central A First Team All Conference after leading the league in scoring. The 5-10 Darrah played multiple positions for HHS this season, and she averaged over 20 points and five rebounds per game. Darrah went on a scoring binge midway through the season, and she was an...
When it comes to high school boys basketball on the Hi-Line, success is a common word. But the 2009-10 season had as much success as any area at any time can garner. From Rocky Boy and Big Sandy winning state championships just minutes apart, to great stories like Chinook and Havre High, and beyond, this season was magical to say the last. And that's why the Havre Daily News 2010 All Hi-Line Boys Basketball team is full of great players and great success stories. This year's team is again top heavy with seniors — eight in all...
The NAIA wrestling postseason hasn't been in Havre in quite some time. But with six of the top 20 teams in the NAIA in town for the Western Regional on Saturday afternoon, the excitement reached a fever pitch inside the MSUNorthern Fieldhouse. Sixth-ranked Southern Oregon showed up to wrestle and took home the regional championship by scoring 152 points, sending nine wrestlers to the finals and winning four individual championships. The Red Raiders outdid a strong team from the University of Great Falls, which finished a...
After a lengthy home stand and some weather issues, the Havre American Legion baseball team took to the road this weekend. And at the Gallatin Valley Tournament in Three Forks, the North Stars picked up three wins in five games. The North Stars played five times over the course of three days, beating Lewistown 5-3, Butte 10-0 and Glendive 4-3. Havre's losses came against host Gallatin Valley (7-2) and perennial Class A powerhouse the Bitteroot Red Sox (9-5). The win over Lewistown was the fourth this season for the North Star...
The Havre American Legion baseball team got its season off to an interesting start, to say the last. On Sunday in Lewistown, the North Stars split their season- opening doubleheader with the Lewistown Redbirds. The Redbirds captured game one in a slugfest, 17-14, but Havre rebounded, shutting down the Lewistown offense in the second game, and winning 9-5. "Overall, today's performance showed what is expected out of a season opener, a little sluggish defensively, higher pitch counts, and two long games," Havre head coach...
As expected, the Hi-Line has been well represented when it comes to postseason Class C basketball honors. This week, the All Northern C boys and girls teams were released, and all players making the list also received Class C All State honors. Topping the list on the boys side were Big Sandy's tandem of Blake Brumwell and Corbin Pearson. Both seniors, Pearson and Brumwell helped guide Big Sandy to the Class C state championship two weeks ago in Billings. Both players are now four-time All Northern C and All State nominees....
If the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team had it a little rough the first time they faced the Great Falls Chargers, then the second time around was more like a nightmare. The North Stars played host to the Class AA Chargers in a twin bill on Sunday at Legion Field, dropping both games by scores of 18-1. The games were supposed to be played in Great Falls, but were moved to Havre due to field problems at Centene Stadium. The double dip started off with a bang in Havre however. Great Falls came out swinging,...
The Havre American Legion baseball team was roughed up in its last outing of a long weekend. But like they have done so many times already this season, the North Stars showed some resiliency, starting another long week off with a solid 12-8 win over the Helena Senators Tuesday afternoon at Legion Field in Havre. After going 2-3 in their own tournament last weekend, the North Stars are embarking on another six games in four days this week, and they got off on the right foot in a non-league Class A game on Tuesday. Havre sent...
As a new season on the diamond approaches, the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team is hoping quality overrules quantity this summer. After going 13-15 in district play a season ago, including a 1-2 mark in the district tournament last July in Havre, the North Stars are back for a brand new season. And while they are somewhat low on numbers for 2010, they certainly don't lack talent, even with key losses from a strong lineup last season. And while the North Stars will play their season-opening games on Sunday in...
Snow may still be on the ground and basketball season just got over, but area high school athlete who participate in spring sports will get to work today. Today marks the first day that high schools can begin practicing for spring sports, and in Havre, Blue Pony track and field, tennis and softball teams will begin preparations for season-opening events. The Havre High varsity boys and girls tennis teams will open up regular season competition at home this season, hosting Cut Bank in a dual on March 27. Blue Pony varsity...
Through Friday night, the 2010 North Star's Memorial Baseball Tournament had been a roller coaster for the Havre American Legion Baseball team. But Saturday night's late-night affair between the North Stars and the Strathmore Reds from Calgary, Alberta, was more like a mega-coaster that wouldn't stop. Trailing 8-3 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning Saturday night at Legion Field, the North Stars staged an epic comeback — one that was done with the bats and some creativity. The North Stars sent nine batters to the p...
With rain storms pounding Havre all day long on Tuesday, the Havre American Legion baseball time got out of town just in time to play a doubleheader. On Tuesday in Helena, the North Stars split a nonconference doubleheader with the Helena Reps. The North Stars captured game one 6-5 but fell to the Reps 6-2 in the second outing. Havre rode an outstanding pitching performance from Brandon Smith in the first game. Smith went seven full innings, giving up just four hits and striking out six on his way to the completegame win....
Havre's longest-running community tennis tournament will take place this weekend. The annual Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts in Havre. The tournament, which has been put on by the Havre Parks and Recreation Department for over 30 years, was re-named 12 years ago in honor of longtime Havre tennis enthusiast Bill Vaughey, who was a huge supporter and donor to the local tennis community. The tournament features junior and adult age divisions for...
The last few years, former Havre High and University of Montana star Marc Mariani would know exactly what to expect when fall training camp with the Montana Grizzlies began. But after a full week of NFL training camp with the Tennessee Titans, Mariani seems to be making himself right at home — despite it being a brand new experience. However, one thing Mariani has had to get used to is heat. The first week of Titan's camp at Baptist Sports Park in Nashville has brought blazing hot temperatures with high humidity, and it's t...
It was and up-and-down first two conference games for the Havre American Legion baseball team. On Thursday in Conrad, the North Stars split a pair of games with the Tri-County Cardinals to open Northern District play. Havre beat the Cardinals 12-4 in game one but fell 7-4 in the nightcap. In the first game, the North Stars got a complete-game win from Justin Jensen on the mound. Jensen also helped his own cause by driving in a pair of runs. He also got plenty of help from his teammates. Kyle Miller smashed a home run and a...
The weather is getting hot. The dog days of August are here. But it won't be long before high school athletes are taking to the practice fields and the gymnasiums around Montana and on the Hi-Line. The first official date on the MHSA calendar is Aug. 12. That is when high school golf is allowed to begin practicing. The Havre High golf team will have a new head coach this season, and the Blue Ponies will also host a pair of varsity meets in Havre this fall. The Class A and Class AA golf seasons can officially begin regular...
Marc Mariani is already making himself feel right at home on the Tennessee Titan's practice fields at Baptist Sports Park in Nashville. Just two days into Titan's training camp, Mariani is apparently making quite an impression. The Titan's opened training camp on Saturday, and it was noted that Mariani hauled in several catches. But it was Sunday's practice in which Mariani stood out. The Titan's official practice report from Sunday notes Mariani made several key catches, including a 45-yard catch from former Texas standout...
If the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team was looking to go into the holiday break on a high note — mission accomplished. Havre will ride a three-game winning streak into a five-day layoff, after taking the only game played of a twogame set with the Tri-County Cardinals on Thursday at Legion Field in Havre. The North Stars beat Tri-County 4-2 in the first of two Northern District games on Thursday. The second game was cancelled after just two innings after a large thunderstorm swept through and drenched the f...
It has been an inconsistent last week for the Havre American Legion baseball team. But on Wednesday in Great Falls, the North Stars were anything but. Havre was 2-6 in its last eight Northern District games heading into Wednesday's doubleheader with the Great Falls Stallions. But after a commanding sweep at Don Olson Field, the North Stars enter today's double dip with the Tri-County Cardinals on a high note. Havre beat the Stallions by scores of 18-6 in seven innings and 21-3 in five innings, giving them some confidence as...
