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The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team has been in some dramatic games this season. But no game the Skylights have won or lost has been as dramatic as Northern's wire-to-wire upset of the No. 6 Lewis-Clark State Warriors Friday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The Skylights toppled the mighty Warriors 55-48, which started a weekend that also saw them lose to the No. 20 Westminster Griffins Saturday night on the same floor in Havre. But a split...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A long line of cars and trucks collided one after another early Sunday on a dark Florida highway so shrouded in haze and smoke that drivers were instantly blinded. At least 10 people were killed. When rescuers first arrived, they could only listen for screams and moans because the poor visibility made it difficult to find victims in wreckage that was strewn for nearly a mile, police said. Authorities were still trying to determine what caused the pileup south of Gainesville on Interstate 75, which had b...
The Havre Ice Hawks found some much-needed success on the ice this weekend. And they did it on the road. Saturday and Sunday, the Ice Hawks were in Miles City to face the combined squad of Miles City/Glasgow and the Ice Hawks won both games. On Saturday, the Ice Hawks won 7-3 as the Havre offense put plenty of pressure on with 48 shots in the game. Havre's Dustin Armstrong scored a power play goal at the 6:42 mark of the first period, part of a three-goal barrage in the...
The Havre High girls basketball team has been trying everything it can to get out of this little bit of a slump they have found themselves in, but over the weekend in Great Falls, CMR didn't help matters any. Saturday in Great Falls, the Central A Blue Ponies took on the No. 3 Class AA CMR Rustlers. But after both teams got off to a slow start, the Rustlers defeated the Ponies 57-26. HHS was taking on a very talented, and much bigger CMR squad this weekend. And while the Ponies put up a fight early, they just couldn't keep...
When the Havre High boys and girls swim teams jumped into the Carroll College P.E. Center Pool in Helena. The Blue Ponies were entering the final races before they compete in the Montana State Swimming Championships in two weeks time Havre High was in Helena for the Bohn-Moerer Helena Invitational Saturday, using the meet as a final tune-up for the state meet. The Havre boys finished seventh in Helena with 82 points. Helena High captured the boys meet with 233 points, while...
At times, the Havre High boys basketball team shows signs of great basketball play. And one of those times was over the weekend against a top Class AA squad. Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies hosted the CMR Rustlers. The Ponies played outstanding in the first half, but unfortunately the story line changed somewhat in the second half, as the Bison went on to come from behind and defeat the Ponies 57-38 at the Havre High gymnasium. The first half of play was some of the best basketball the Ponies have turned in all season. It...
In sports, it's a rare occasion when everything just seems to go right for a night. Actually, in the world of college basketball, it's rare that everything goes right for more than 10 minutes at a time. Just ask any coach who dares to stalk the sidelines of a basketball court. But on Friday night in Havre, it was one of those good nights for the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams, as well as all Northern fans. The Lights and Skylights were...
As far as upsets go, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team's win over Lewis-Clark State Friday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse was a big one. After all, the Warriors came to Havre as the No. 6 team in the NAIA and with a stellar 18-2 overall record. However, it wasn't as if the Skylights were a slouch or essentially had no chance going into the Frontier Conference showdown. It was quite the contrary. Northern has had a tremendous season and has proved its capable of beating anybody on any given ni...
The weekend's matchups got shuffled around a bit for the Havre High wrestling program, but even with one team less than expected, and quite a few forfeits, the Blue Ponies still survived senior night with a nice win. Friday night at the Havre High gymnasium, the Blue Ponies were set to host Conrad and Forsyth for two non-conference duals. But when Conrad was forced to cancel the trip, Friday's action came down to just the Ponies and Dogies. The Ponies grabbed the narrow, 45-36 win over the top Class B-C program in the state,...
Reaching the halfway point of the Frontier Conference men's basketball season means the Montana State University-Northern Lights will have only two home games in the month of February. That's what made this weekend's home tilts with rivals Lewis-Clark State and Westminster College so big. And knowing they are going to have to go out on the road, the No. 12 Lights finished the month of January in dramatic fashion. With a dominating win over LC State already in hand, the Lights...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team has been in some dramatic games this season. But no game the Skylights have won or lost has been as dramatic as Northern's wire-to-wire upset of the No. 6 Lewis-Clark State Warriors Friday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The Skylights toppled the mighty Warriors 55-48, which started a weekend that also saw them lose to the No. 20 Westminster Griffins Saturday night on the same floor in Havre. But a split...
HELENA — Gov.-elect Steve Bullock has named Havre native Jeff Hagener to return to the position he held for eight yeas — director of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Jeff Hagener led the department for four years under former Gov. Judy Martz. He also held the same post during Gov. Brian Schweitzer's first term before he was replaced at the end of 2008 by current director Joe Maurier. The appointment was welcomed by some critics and employees as well. Bullock, a Democrat who is preparing to leave his post as attorney general to tak...
If the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team was looking for a test prior to Frontier Conference play, the Skylights got it this past weekend in California. Northern went 1-1 in a pair of road games in the Jersey Mike's Classic in Santa Clarita, Calif., losing to nationally-ranked The Master's College on Friday afternoon, but rebounding to beat Hope International University on Saturday afternoon. The split gives the Skylights a solid 8-5 record as they...
There's never a shortage of great sports moments when it comes to Havre and the Hi-Line. And 2012 lived up to all the years that came before it. From magical moments in basketball and volleyball at MSU-Northern, to local state championships in wrestling, soccer and track and field, it was another big year for team sports in the area. Individually, there were triumphs across the board, from wrestling glory, to game-winning touchdowns, to shattered records in football at Norther...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The richest Powerball jackpot ever — and the second-largest top prize in U.S. lottery history — has been won. The question is: Who are the lucky winners waking up to new lives as multimillionaires? AP Photo/Phil Sears Powerball numbers are chosen in the drawing at the Florida Lottery on Wednesday, in Tallahassee, Fla. The numbers drawn in the $579.9-million game were: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and Powerball of 6. Powerball officials said early Thursday morning that two tickets sold in Arizona and Missouri matc...
BILLINGS — An elder from Montana's Crow Indian Tribe whose family ceremoniously adopted then-Sen. Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential race has died. AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File In this Dec. 2, 2011 file photo, president Barack Obama, Crow tribal elder Hartford "Sonny" Black Eagle Jr., left, and his wife Mary Black Eagle appear at the White House Tribal Nations Conference. Sonny Black Eagle, who had "adopted" then-presidential candidate Obama in a traditional cermony during the 2008 campaign, has died. Tribal o...
After a successful trip to Spokane and a week off from competition, things are about to get interesting for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team. The No. 7 Lights are in Great Falls th Montana State University-Northern's Duell Stadel, right, battles a Northwest College grappler in a 125-pound match earlier this month in Havre. The Lights are in Great Falls Friday-Saturday for the annual Battle of the Rockies. is weekend for the prestigious Battle of the...
If there is any program that practices the true definition of reloading, and not rebuilding, it is the Havre High wrestling program. The Central A Havre High's Gilbert Bara, right, lifts a Libby opponent during last year's Class A state tournament in Billings. Bara is one of just two Blue Pony seniors on what will be a young, but talented HHS roster this season. Blue Ponies are known all across the state of Montana, as not only the best team in the Central A, but one of the best Class A teams in the entire state...
Frontier Conference basketball in November. It's a new concept, but its' one that becomes a reality tonight at the Armory Gymnasium. In the biggest game of a still young season, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights will host Carroll College tonight at 6 in the Frontier opener for both schools. The league had to have every team each play one conference game before January, due to the unbalanced schedule, with the addition of Dickinson State. And tonight, it's...
Montana's two U. S. senators issued a release Wednesday praising Senate passage of an amendment restoring the U. S. military's ability to buy biofuels. A House defense authorization bill and the Senate version had prohibited the military from buying or producing biofuels if it could buy or produce petroleum fuel more cheaply. The amendment passed 62-37, with all but two "nay" votes — from Sens. Jim Webb, D-Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W. Va. — coming from Republicans. Eleven Republicans did, however, join the Democrats in pas...
A new — sort of — community orchestra based at Montana State University-Northern is unveiling its work at its first general concert, set for Havre Tuesday night. The MSU-Northern Community Orchestra, conducted by Havre Middle School music teacher Rhonda Minnick, will open its concert 7 p. m. at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church. The concert is free, although empty instrument cases will be set up in which people can make free-will donations. The performance will include works of Beethoven, the Beatles, Duke Ellington, mus...
Garrison Henderson, the alleged shooter arrested in Box Elder Monday, went to Justice Court Wednesday, where he heard his rights and had a preliminary hearing set for Dec. 13. The 19-year-old Box Elder resident is facing a pending felony charge of attempted deliberate homicide and is being held on $500,000 bond. Hill County Sheriff's Deputy Peter Federspiel's description of the event, in both the initial incident report and the Justice Court charging document, explains that the initial report was of gunfire exchange, but...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Frankie Walter shows off his new iPad given to him by the Havre Jaycees. Special software on the iPad helps him communicate without using sign language. The Havre Jaycees meeting last Tuesday night was a bit more emotional than most. Sixteen-year-old Frankie Walter, a Havre High School student, was given his own iPad by Jaycees members. This might be exciting to most young people, but Frankie, who is non-verbal and faces other challenges, was absolutely exhilarated. The iPad, and associated...
MSU-Northern's Taylor Cummings, right, battles a Carroll College defender during Thursday night's Frontier Conference women's basketball game in Havre. It had been a long time since the Carroll College Fighting Saints had found a way to beat the Montana State University-Northern Skylights. On Thursday night in Havre, the Saints did just that however. Bailey Snelling's long 3-pointer with 1:23 left lifted the Saints to a 56-50 win over Northern at the Armory Gymnasium in what...
NEW YORK — Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds, soaking rain and a surging wall of water up to 11 feet tall. Sandy strengthened before dawn and stayed on a predicted path toward Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York — putting it on a collision course with two other weather systems that would create a superstorm with the potential...
