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With the postseason right around the corner, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club is hoping to end the regular season on a strong note. If the first four games this past weekend at Legion Field are any indication, the Northstars will not have to worry about that. On Friday, the Northstars split a doubleheader with the Lethbridge Miners with a 2-1 loss and then a 7-2 win. Then in a doubleheader Saturday against the Medicine Hat Knights, the Northstars ended on a...
While the winter season is still a few months away, the Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team is gearing up for the 2023-24 campaign. As they prepare, the Skylights have announced their schedule for the winter. The Skylights’ first game will be an exhibition match against Montana State University in Billings in Winifred Oct. 30. The Skylights will then start the season when they play Northwest University and Corban University in Great Falls Nov. 2 and 3....
The regular season will finally come to an end for the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club this weekend. Because of a rain out earlier this week, the Northstars will play six games from today to this Sunday, all at Legion Field. In conference games against the Lethbridge Miners, the Medicine Hat Knights and the Vauxhall Spurs, Havre head coach Patch Wirtzberger hopes the Northstars can handle the workload. "It's just turned into a longer stretch than we had...
This fall, the Havre High volleyball team will be under new leadership. Cassie Krueger will take over as the head coach of the Blue Ponies as she takes over for former coach Stephanie Huse. As the new leader of the HHS volleyball program, Krueger is excited to coach the young volleyball players. "I just look forward to working with the girls and helping them develop their skills but also learning to love the game and just learning that team camaraderie and all of that," Kruege...
The high school football season is still about a month away, but that has not prevented the Havre High football team from getting ready. A sign that the season is coming closer is the release of the Blue Ponies' 2023 schedule, which is full of exciting games that the Ponies will look to win as they try to qualify for the postseason for the second straight season. The Ponies will kick off the season at home at Blue Pony Stadium Aug. 25 with a game against Hardin. The Ponies...
Over the past few weeks, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club has found its stride. Over their last 20 games, the Northstars have gone 18-2. But the Northstars will face a tough test tonight when they head on the road to play the Lethbridge Miners in a doubleheader. The Northstars have played well lately, but the Miners have given them some trouble this season. In their first meeting of the season back in June, Lethbridge won 15-2 against the Northstars. Then in...
Over the weekend at the Glendive Legion Tournament, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club had another stellar weekend late in the season. On Sunday afternoon, the Northstars capped off the weekend by winning, 11-8, against the Glendive Blue Devils in the championship game. It was not easy for the Northstars as the Devils scored two runs in the top of the first inning and then another pair in the top of the second to take a 4-0 lead. But the Northstars got on a...
The Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club has been in a rhythm and it looks to stay in it with the Glendive Legion Tournament in Glendive this weekend. With the postseason soon arriving, the Northstars will look to stay hot against the stiff competition this weekend. The Northstars will begin the tournament with a game against the Glendive Blue Devils today at 7:30 p.m. The two teams faced off at the beginning of June at the Havre Jamboree, where the Northstars won 14...
While many on the Hi-Line celebrated the Fourth of July with fireworks and barbecues, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club celebrated our nation's birthday with a doubleheader against the Lewistown Redbirds on the road Tuesday night. The Northstars had to battle, but they pulled off a 3-2 win and a 3-1 victory to sweep the conference games. The Northstars started their night with a 3-2 victory over the Redbirds. After a scoreless first inning to start the game,...
This season, many players have contributed to the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club. One of those players is Terek Shipp, who has made an impact both at the plate and on the mound this summer. As he has helped the Northstars compete this season, Shipp believes he and his teammates have matured throughout the course of the summer. "I think just as a team, we've grown a lot," Shipp said. "I think a lot of these boys have matured, including myself, and I just think t...
In a home stand at Legion Field to begin the month of July, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club yielded mixed results. On Saturday night against the Lethbridge Miners, the Northstars suffered a 6-3 and a 7-4 loss. However, they rebounded Sunday afternoon against the Fort Macleod Royals as they won 13-3 and 13-0. Shane Reno, who filled in as head coach for the Northstars, liked how the Northstars played to end the weekend. "On Saturday, it was rough but they...
Over the past couple weeks, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club has found its groove with an eight-game winning streak. And Thursday down in Great Falls, the Northstars continued their winning ways with 13-0 and 5-3 wins in a sweep against the Great Falls Chargers. The Northstars started the doubleheader with their 13-0 win over the Chargers. After a pair of singles to start the top of the first inning, Kale Reno scored on a fielder's choice to give Havre the...
As the month turns to July, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club will look to kick it into high gear heading into the final month of the regular season. This weekend, the Northstars will look to make the most of the busy slate ahead of them as they have a doubleheader on the road against the Great Falls Chargers today and then four games this weekend at home at Legion Field. The Northstars begin their busy slate this afternoon with a doubleheader against the...
Hays native John Jay Mount had a long journey before finding himself back in his hometown coaching the amateur boxing club. After a career as a professional fighter from the 1980s to his final career fight in 2017, Mount fell on hard times. He found himself in prison after being convicted for a felony DUI. After getting released, he found himself living in Billings when the council from his hometown reached out to him and asked him if he wanted to return home and restart the...
After a successful road trip this past weekend, the Havre Northstars were looking to keep it up in a doubleheader against the Tri County Cardinals in Conrad Tuesday night. Well, the Northstars did not miss a step as they won 15-3 and 11-0 for the sweep. The Northstars started the night with their 15-3 win over the Cardinals. In the top of the first inning, the Northstars loaded the bases to put themselves in position to score. Terek Shipp capitalized on the opportunity with a...
As the month of July soon arrives, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club will be looking to find its groove heading into the final month of the regular season. On a road trip to Canada this past weekend, the Northstars looked like they have found a rhythm as they went 2-0 against the Vauxhall Spurs and 2-0 against the Fort Macleod Royals. "I think we pulled it together and played really well," Havre head coach Patch Wirtzberger said. "Some of the best baseball we...
The Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club looked to make the most of its return to Legion Field Wednesday night. In a doubleheader against the Lewistown Redbirds, the Northstars played well in front of their home crowd with a 7-1 and a 3-1 victory to sweep the night. After a rough outing at the Harold Gjerde Memorial Tournament, Havre head coach Patch Wirtzberger was happy to see the Northstars rally defensively. "Solid pitching and good defense is kind of what laid t...
With few sports to compete in during the summer, young athletes across the Hi-Line are doing whatever they can to keep themselves active. For young basketball players, some of them are attending the Skylights basketball camp at Armory Gymnasium this week. Avery Antonich from Havre has been attending these camps the past few years and once again attended the Skylights camp this week. Every time she attends a camp, Antonich said, she learns something new. "I've learned that...
After rough sledding at the Harold Gjerde Memorial Tournament this past weekend, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club will look to rebound at Legion Field tonight. The Northstars will play the Lewistown Redbirds in a conference doubleheader, so Havre head coach Patch Wirtzberger expects some tough battles tonight. “Lewistown is a good conference opponent,” Wirtzberger said. “Conference games always take the intensity up a notch so I would expect them to be ready...
This past week in Casper, Wyoming, the Montana State University-Northern women's rodeo team wrapped up the season with the College National Finals Rodeo. After a week of competition at the CNFR, the MSU-N women's team finished 31st in the rodeo with 20.0 total points. After working through ten months of the season, MSU-N head coach Doug Kallenberger believes the Skylights performed well to end the season. "I felt that we did really well," Kallenberger said. "The competition...
The Montana East West Shrine Football Game made its return this past Saturday in Butte. In a clash of some of the best high school football stars in the state, the West team prevailed with a 45-13 win for its third straight victory in the series. The West took control early as it recorded a safety a few minutes into the game to take the lead. The West later scored a field goal to hold a 5-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. The West made another field goal early in the...
Heading into the Harold Gjerde Memorial Tournament in Lewistown this past weekend, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club was looking to continue to improve as a team. But against the stiff competition, the Northstars went 1-3 over the course of the weekend. The Northstars started the tournament Thursday afternoon with a 14-5 loss to the Belgrade Bandits. The Bandits started strong as they got the bats going to take a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning....
This week at Armory Gymnasium on the Montana State University-Northern campus, young basketball players from across the state of Montana have gathered to participate at the Lights basketball camp. One hooper who came to the camp is Fort Benton native Brooks Diekhans, who was looking to improve his game. "I came to this camp because I just want to get better," Diekhans said. "I'm going all over to all the camps pretty much just to get better at my game." Diekhans comes from a...
While the football season is still months away, football fans can still get to see some action with the Montana East-West Shrine Game this Saturday night. In Butte, some of the best high school football players from across the state of Montana will compete, including some familiar faces from the Hi-Line. On the East Team, the 2022 Six-Man football champion Big Sandy Pioneers will be represented by Braydon Cline and Kody Strutz. Both Pioneers will play wide receiver in the...
On Wednesday night at Lions Park, the Havre Youth Baseball Association held its majors championship game. At the end of the night, Lewis Heating and A/C won the championship with a 9-4 win over Clausen and Sons. Clausen and Sons struck first in the top of the first inning to start the game. With two runners on base, a single drove in a run for the lead. Later in the inning with the bases loaded, a walk drove in a run to give Clausen and Sons a 2-0 lead. Lewis Heating and A/C...
