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It has been a strong season for the Havre High softball team and that was no different at the Eastern A Divisional Tournament in Billings this past weekend. In their first action of the postseason, the Blue Ponies went on a tear to advance to Friday's championship game. But in that title game, the Ponies fell behind 2-0 in the first inning and failed to score in the first six innings. But with just three outs in the top of the seventh, the Ponies got the bats going and they...
This past weekend in Sidney, the Havre High track and field teams got the postseason started with the Eastern A Divisional Meet. Against some tough competition to begin the postseason, the HHS girls team finished second while the HHS boys team finished fifth in its meet. In the girls meet, the Blue Ponies scored 92 total points to finish second. Laurel won the girls meet with 135 total points while Hardin finished third with 85 total points. Over the course of the meet, severa...
Sports are full of adversity. If it was always easy, winning would never be satisfying. But even with the expected roadblocks in sports, few could have been prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic that arrived in early 2020 to cancel the spring sports season. That was the scenario for the freshman girls first joining in the Havre High tennis program back in 2020. Now seniors, the likes of Rayna Johnson, Courtney Burchard, Cat Kaftan, Kate Hemmer and several others have been able...
At Memorial Stadium in Great Falls Thursday, the Northern C Divisional Track and Field Meet got started. While the meet will continue into today, several events have already wrapped up to determine who will be participating in the Class C meet in Laurel next week. At the end of the first day, the North Star boys team stands at third with 23 total points in its meet. In the pole vault, North Star’s Travis Otto took second with a measurement of 10-06 and his teammate Chris Burkhartsmayer took third with a measurement of 1...
The postseason has finally arrived for the Havre High softball team. After going undefeated in the Northeast A and competing in several tournaments over the past month, the Blue Ponies will compete in the Eastern A Divisional in Billings this week. As they look to clinch a spot in the state tournament, HHS head coach Tony Vigliotti is confident the Ponies can make a deep run at divisionals. "We've been playing our best softball here at the end of the season and that's what we...
After several meets over the past couple months, the Havre High track and field teams are now ready to begin the postseason. Starting this Friday, the Blue Ponies will head to Sidney to compete in the Eastern A Divisional Meet. With a spot in state on the line, HHS head coach Kari Filius hopes for high finishes from as many of her athletes as possible. "We were hoping to just qualify as many more people as we can," Filius said. "To get as many as we can in the top eight in...
After a competitive District 9C track and field meet to start the postseason, many Hi-Line athletes will now compete in the Northern C Divisional track and field meet in Great Falls this week. With a chance to qualify for next week's state meet, athletes from Fort Benton, Chinook, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, North Star, Box Elder, Turner and Big Sandy should compete hard. In the 100-meter sprint, Brenden Fetter of Chinook and Cooper Taylor of Big Sandy will compete. Fetter has...
The Havre High tennis teams will begin the postseason this week with the Eastern A Divisional in Lewistown. As the Blue Ponies compete in their biggest meet yet this season, HHS head coach Jeff Miller is excited to see them compete. “I think everyone just wants to go, as they know if they play well that we’ll have a lot of success. I think that’s just the main part of it,” Miller said. “Some of our more experienced kids want to make it to state and possibly place at state. An...
It feels like it just started yesterday, but the regular season for the Havre High track and field teams has now come to an end. This past Saturday in Polson, the Blue Ponies competed in the Nelson Tomas ABC Meet before beginning the postseason. Against competition from the west, the HHS girls team finished fifth and the HHS boys team finished sixth. HHS head coach Kari Filius was also impressed by the finishes of some of the individuals on her teams. "Some of us did really...
The Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club continued its season with a road trip this past weekend. Across three games in Laurel and Billings, the Northstars went 1-2 in their games. Saturday, the Northstars split with the Laurel Dodgers with a 4-3 loss and a 10-8 victory. However, the Northstars lost, 10-4, to the Billings Blue Jays Sunday. The Northstars began the weekend with a 4-3 loss to the Laurel Dodgers. In the bottom of the first, Laurel scored to take a 1-0...
The regular season has now come to an end for the Havre High softball team as it competed in the Laverne Tournament in Butte this past weekend. Across four games, the Blue Ponies went 2-2 against some strong competition. The Ponies fell behind early in some games, so HHS head coach Tony Vigliotti hopes they can learn from that as they now head into the postseason. "As we progress in these divisionals and hopefully the state tournament, we can't put ourselves in those holes....
In between its busy weekends, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club hosted a game against the Great Falls Chargers AA team at Legion Field Wednesday night. It was a back and forth game, but the Chargers pulled off the 6-5 win over Northstars. Despite the loss, Havre head coach Patch Wirtzberger liked how the Northstars played. "I thought the boys played really hard," Wirtzberger said. "We hit the ball fairly well, made some mistakes in the field, pitchers competed...
After wrapping up its conference season undefeated, the Havre High softball team will now wrap up the regular season with the Laverne Tournament in Butte this weekend. The Blue Ponies will compete in four games over the course of today and Saturday, so they will look for further improvement before beginning the postseason. "It's just another opportunity for us to get on the field four times and continue to get better and help us prepare for our divisional tournament next week,...
The regular season will come to an end for the Havre High track and field teams as they compete in the Nelson-Thomas ABC Meet in Polson this Saturday. The Blue Ponies were originally scheduled to compete in the Twilight Meet in Glendive, but inclement weather forced the Ponies to find another meet. Thankfully for them, the Ponies were able to find a spot in the meet in Polson where they will face some tough competition from the west. “It’s really going to be a nice com...
One last long road trip is all that stands between the Havre High tennis teams and the postseason. And it’s also one last chance for first-year head coach Jeff Miller’s teams to fine tune for upcoming Northeast A Divisional Tournament, which starts next Thursday in Lewistown. And that’s where Havre will be Friday as the Blue Ponies play in the Ferguson Invitational, where they’re expected to dual the host Eagles, as well as Livingston and Billings Central. But the weekend...
The postseason began in high school track and field with the District 9C Track Meet Wednesday. At the Havre Middle School Track, many athletes from across the Hi-Line competed in the boys meet in order to qualify for the Northern C Divisional. At the end of the day, the Chinook boys team took first in the meet with 168 total points. As they began the postseason, Chinook head coach Kendall Harwood was happy with how the Sugarbeeters performed. "They came here and they stepped...
At the Havre Middle School Track Wednesday, the postseason began with the District 9C track and field meet. In the girls meet, many athletes performed well in a tight finish between the top three teams. But at the end of the day, Chinook scored 110 total points to win the girls' meet. "They put in some really good performances," Chinook head coach Kendall Harwood said. In the distance runs, Chinook's Anna Terry took first in the 1,600-meter dash and she took first in the 3,200...
After wrapping up their season, the Montana State University-Northern rodeo teams will now prepare for the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming, next month. With its performance over the past season, the MSU-N women's team qualified for the rodeo. However, the Skylights will only be able to send three riders to Casper to compete. Thankfully for the Skylights, they will be sending some strong competitors. Brittney Cox will head to the CNFR to compete in barrel...
After this past weekend's Havre Lions Invitational was canceled, the Havre High track and field teams were able to squeeze in a meet Monday at the Havre Middle School Track. With their lone competition being Harlem and Malta on short notice, the Blue Ponies took first in both the boys and girls meets of the Havre Triangular. "The kids competed well against themselves because we were very deep in our sprints and our distances," HHS head coach Kari Filius said. "It was nice to...
Postseason track and field finally arrives on the Hi-Line with the District 9C Track Meet this Wednesday. At the Havre Middle School Track, athletes from Fort Benton, Chinook, Box Elder, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, North Star, Big Sandy, Turner and Hays-Lodge Pole will compete in order to qualify for next week's Northern C Divisional meet in Great Falls. Every event should see some strong competition. In the boys 100-meter sprint, Brenden Fetter and Braxton Inman will represent...
In the Northeast A this season, the Havre High softball team has been dominant en route to a 7-0 record. Even on the road on Monday, the Blue Ponies continued to dominate their conference as they defeated Lewistown, 13-4, in the final conference game of the regular season. The Ponies quickly took the lead in the top of the first inning. With a runner on, Molly Huse hit a home run to right field to give Havre a 2-0 lead. Then in the top of the second, Hannah Gingery scored on...
The Havre High softball team has been on a roll this season and that continued Saturday when it hosted Sidney for a doubleheader at Sixth Avenue Memorial Field. On their senior day, the Blue Ponies played well as they won, 18-0, in both contests. While the Ponies put up the runs, HHS head coach Tony Vigliotti liked how they pitched as well. "Both Elle Verploegen and Rachel Jette threw well. They didn't put a lot of balls in play but when they did, we made plays," Vigliotti...
This past weekend, Havre High School star athlete Avery Carlson announced she will head to Montana Tech to play collegiate basketball for the Orediggers. As Tech head coach Jeff Graham looks to build up the program, Carlson wanted to join in on the effort. “Tech has fantastic academics and I love Coach Graham. I think he’s really going to flip the program around for the better,” Carlson said. “The girls there, I don’t know all of them but I know a couple of them and they’re re...
On Sunday at Legion Field, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club got back in action with a doubleheader against the Great Falls Chargers A team. As the Northstars continue to get acclimated early in the season, they played well to win both games by scores of 14-2 and 8-5. "We swung the bats really well. That was one thing that got us going," Havre head coach Patch Wirtzberger said. "Struggled a little bit in the second game to make plays and throw strikes but we f...
This past Saturday in Billings, the Havre High tennis teams continued their season with the Mayfair Invitational. The HHS girls tennis team had a strong meet as it went 3-0 in its duals while the HHS boys team went 1-2. The HHS girls team won its dual, 6-1, against Livingston. In singles, Rayna Johnson continued her strong season by winning, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), over her opponent. Chloe Bricker did well in her singles match as she won, 6-4, 6-7 (7-3), 10-5. Lindsey Leinwand also...
