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  • Local Golf Report: That special weekend

    George Ferguson|Updated Jun 3, 2024

    Tournament season has come to local golf, and for mer personally, it always starts with an event nearest and dearest to my heart. Saturday at Prairie Farms Golf Course, the annual Golfing for a Cure Tournament will be held. And having participated in it for many years, trust me, a great time will be had by all. But, this tournament is about so much more than a Scramble, or social fun. Golfing for a Cure is about raising money and awareness for that word we all hate: Cancer....

  • Northstars shine at Havre Jamboree

    George Ferguson|Updated Jun 3, 2024

    It was a successful Havre Jamboree for the Havre Northstars American Legion Baseball Club. Last weekend, the Northstars went a perfect 4-0 at Legion Field. Havre beat Miles City 9-2, Gallatin Valley 2-0, Glendale 8-3 and Glasgow 10-4. The Northstars got outstanding offensive performances from Tyson Brandon and Tanner DeLarosa, whole Terek Shipp was a star both at the plate and on the mound as Havre improved to 7-4 on the seasonn. The Northstars will continue tournament season...

  • Local preps play well in All-Star football games

    George Ferguson|Updated Jun 2, 2024

    A slew of local football players from the Hi-Line were in action this past weekend in the Six-Man and 8-Man All-Star games. In the 27th annual Montana Six-Man All-Star Game Saturday night in Custer, Chester-Joplin-Inverness’ Adam Grammar scored a rushing touchdown and teammate Pat Dahlin caught a score as they helped Team Red to a 60-24 win over Team Blue. Big Sandy’s Layne Demontiney and Sam Cox were also part of Ream Red while CJI head coach Jim Vinson was on the coa...

  • Five Blue Ponies earn All-Conference softball honors

    George Ferguson|Updated Jun 2, 2024

    The softball season has come to an end, and the Havre Blue Ponies had another strong year on the diamond. And as a result, five of head coach Tony Vigliotti's players earned All-Conference honors. The Ponies had three First-Team All-Conference performers, who all made Class A All-State as well. Camille Keeley, Elle Verploegen and Jersi Morse were named All State and First team All-Conference. Brenna Hanson and Rachel Jette were also named Second-Team All-Conference. Keeley,...

  • Lights Cross Country Inks North Star's Carter Campbell

    George Ferguson|Updated Jun 2, 2024

    New Montana State University-Northern Head Cross Country Coach Deborah Callahan has announced the signing of Carter Campbell from Rudyard to join the cross country and distance track program in the fall. "I'm very excited that Carter is joining our running team,” said Coach Callahan. "He has a great attitude, a unbelievable work ethic and understands the importance of academics. Carter's passion for teamwork showed his athleticism to participation in multi events which h...

  • Havre High names Tommy Brown new head girls basketball coach

    George Ferguson|Updated May 28, 2024

    It was just a few short weeks ago that Havre High legend Dustin Kraske announced he was retiring from coaching girls basketball at his alma mater. On Tuesday night, the next in line to lead the Blue Pony girls program became official. After HPS School Board Approval, former HHS standout Tommy Brown will be the next head coach of the Blue Pony girls basketball program. Brown, a 2019 graduate of Havre High, and former Blue Pony basketball standout, as well as an All-State tennis...

  • Local Golf Report: BCGC reopens

    George Ferguson|Updated May 28, 2024

    Great news! Beaver Creek Golf Course is back in business. BCGC announced on its Facebook Page earlier this week that it would re-open the course on Memorial Day after floodwaters from Beaver Creek has inundated the course earlier this month. Craig and Heidi said on Facebook that #7 and #16 would be a Par 3 for the time being as work still needs to be done to restore the course. Leagues will also be resuming soon, so that’s great news for BCGC. We are all happy to see the c...

  • Frontier Conference expanding to 11 full-time schools

    George Ferguson|Updated May 27, 2024

    The Frontier Conference isn’t sitting idly by. Instead, the league is changing with the times. And last week, The Frontier Conference Council of Presidents unanimously voted to accept Bellevue University, Dakota State University, Mayville State University, and Valley City State University as full conference members beginning in the 2025-26 academic year. This will bring the Frontier Conference to 11 full-time members. The four institutions will move to the Frontier from the N...

  • Area thinclads place at state track meets

    George Ferguson|Updated May 26, 2024

    Several area athletes reached the podium at last weekend’s Class C state track meet in Great Falls. In the girls’ 100-meter dash, Fort Benton’s Ally Jaques ran a personal-best 12.84, which was good for third place. Ali Doyle of Turner was a 200-meter podium placer, doing it in 27.42. Turner also had finalists in the 400 meters as Ryan Doyle was fourth in running a 51.36, while Bridget Reed took fifth with a 1:01.18. PRs were aplenty in the 800 meters as Doyle ran his best mark...

  • Chinook girls win B-C tennis state championship

    George Ferguson|Updated May 26, 2024

    For the fifth time in the last 20 years, the Chinook girls tennis team is back on top of the Class B-C ranks. Last weekend in Missoula, the Sugarbeeters used a balanced lineup to win the Class B-C girls state championship, edging out Loyola for first in the girls team race, collecting 32 points to 29 for the Breakers. The Sugarbeeters did not have any champions, but Rilee Molyneaux and Mya Berreth finished second and third, respectively, in singles. Ava Bellamah piled up a...

  • Ponies both finish fourth at State A Track Meet

    George Ferguson|Updated May 25, 2024

    Thanks to a rousing final day of competition, the Havre High boys and girls track teams surged to some of their best finishes in recent memory at the Class A State Track Meet. The 2024 state meet was held this past weekend, where the Pony girls took fourth with 68 points, while the Pony boys were fourth with 40 points. Havre also had some outstanding individual performances for head coach Kari Filius' teams. On the girls side, HHS standout Kaydence Reiter blazed her way to a...

  • Havre High softball comes up short at state

    George Ferguson|Updated May 25, 2024

    The Havre High softball team had to fight weather and tough competition as last weekend's Class A state tournament in Billings. The Blue Ponies lost their opening game Friday 5-2 to Hamilton, then, they were eliminated by Frenchtown 10-0. Havre had seven hits in game one, including the game's opening run by Rachel Jette after she knocked Jersi Morse on a single. Hamilton scored four times off Havre's Elle Verploegen in the fifth inning and tacked on one more insurance run in...

  • Spangler brothers take second at state tennis

    George Ferguson|Updated May 24, 2024

    Spangler brothers take second at state tennis By George Ferguson From a divisional championship one week earlier, to the state championship match, it has been quite the ride for Havre High brothers Carter and Max Spangler. The Blue Pony duo completed a great run together at the Class A state tennis tournament last Friday in Kalispell as they finished second in boys doubles. The tandem lost to the top team from Billings Central in the state championship match, but it was an...

  • Skylights sign Washington star

    George Ferguson|Updated May 24, 2024

    Montana State University-Northern women's basketball coach Chris Mouat has announced the signing of Lynnea Moran to join the Skylights in the fall. Moran is a 5-5 guard from Hanford High School in Richland, Wash. Hanford High School competes in the Mid-Columbia Conference (MCC) at the 4A level. This past season, Moran was a First-Team All-MCC selection and she was also named to the All-Defensive team. She eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career and broke the single-game...

  • Northstars split in Billings

    George Ferguson|Updated May 24, 2024

    A busy week of American Legion baseball for the Havre Northstars started last Wednesday night when the Northstars fell to to the Great Falls AA Chargers in Great Falls. Havre dropped the non-conference game in Great Falls 7-3. After giving up two runs in the first inning, Havre scored three times in the third inning. Left fielder Archer Sawdy would score on an error after second baseman Tyson Brandon was able to reach base. Two batters later, DH Jevin Jenkins singled in...

  • HHS girls win Eastern A track title, boys finish fourth

    George Ferguson|Updated May 23, 2024

    The Havre High girls dominated the Eastern A track and field championships last weekend in Laurel. The Ponies scored 128 points to win the team title, while the HHS boys scored 59 points and finished fourth. Now, all state qualifiers will advance to this weekend's State A Track Meet, also in Laurel. On the girls side, Havre Kaydence Reiter and Macy Brandon dominated the sprints. Reiter won both the 100 and 200 meters at divisionals, while Brandon finished third in both races....

  • Blue Ponies qualify five for state tennis

    George Ferguson|Updated May 23, 2024

    After two grueling days in Glendive, the Havre High tennis teams had some high's and some low's at the Northeast A Divisional. Head Coach Jeff Miller's teams battled Glendive, Miles City and Lewistown, with the Pony boys finishing a narrow second and the HHS girls taking fourth. Miller, who was extremely proud of all 20 of the players who made the trip to divisionals, saw his boys team qualify five players for this weekend's state tournament, while overall, the Ponies fought...

  • Ponies move on to state on the diamond

    George Ferguson|Updated May 23, 2024

    Another season, another trip to the Class A state tournament for the Havre High softball team. Last weekend, head coach Tony Vigliotti’s team placed third at the Eastern A Divisional softball tournament in Billings. The Blue Ponies started the weekend with a 7-6 win over Livingston to advance in the winner’s bracket, but then, Havre dropped a crazy, 19-18 loss to Laurel, in what was a walk-off win for the Locomotives. The 1-1 record on Friday did clinch a berth at state for...

  • HHS netters play well at divisionals

    George Ferguson|Updated May 19, 2024

    After two grueling days in Glendive, the Havre High tennis teams had some high's and some low's at the Northeast A Divisional. Head Coach Jeff Miller's teams battled Glendive, Miles City and Lewistown, with the Pony boys finishing a narrow second and the HHS girls taking fourth. Miller, who was extremely proud of all 20 of the players who made the trip to divisionals, saw his boys team qualify five players for this weekend's state tournament, while overall, the Ponies fought...

  • HHS girls win Eastern A track title, boys finish fourth

    George Ferguson|Updated May 19, 2024

    The Havre High girls dominated the Eastern A track and field championships last weekend in Laurel. The Ponies scored 128 points to win the team title, while the HHS boys scored 59 points and finished fourth. Now, all state qualifiers will advance to this weekend's State A Track Meet, also in Laurel. On the girls side, Havre Kaydence Reiter and Macy Brandon dominated the sprints. Reiter won both the 100 and 200 meters at divisionals, while Brandon finished third in both races....

  • Ponies riding momentum into Eastern A softball tourney

    George Ferguson|Updated May 16, 2024

    The Havre High softball team is headed to the Eastern A Divisional Tournament this weekend. And, head coach Tony Vigliotti's team is riding high after doing plenty of winning this past weekend in Butte. The Blue Ponies opened the LaVerne Tournament on Friday with a 17-0 win over Class B Anaconda, as well as a 7-1 win over Class A rival Polson. On the second day of the tournament, the Ponies toppled Corvallis 10-2 and Frenchtown 4-1 as Havre finished the regular season with a...

  • Pony thinclads finish strong, head to divisional

    George Ferguson|Updated May 16, 2024

    The Havre High track and field teams have officially reached the postseason. But before they got there, the Blue Ponies had one final meet. Last Saturday, HHS took part in the Nelson Thomas ABC Meet in Polson, against all of the Western A. And once again, the Blue Ponies shined as the Havre girls finished second and the Pony boys were fourth. Highlights from the meet included Havre sophomore Macy Brandon setting a new HHS record with her win in the 400 meters. Brandon finished...

  • Havre netters ready to take on Northeast A

    George Ferguson|Updated May 16, 2024

    The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams have reached the pinnacle of their season. After competing at Glendale and Miles City last weekend, the Ponies are now headed to the postseason, a postseason that starts ion Glendive. Havre, of head coach Jeff Miller, wrapped up its regular season with dual victories at Glendive last Friday, as well as a strong showing at the Miles City Invitational on Saturday. The Blue Pony boys got doubles sweeps over the weekend from the duos of...

  • North Star, CJI win District 9C titles

    George Ferguson|Updated May 16, 2024

    The track and field postseason got underway last Friday, as the area schools in Class C competed in the District 9C meet at the Havre Middle School Track. On the boys side, the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks took home the championship with 167 points, while the North Star girls won the district championship with 157 points. In the boys meet, CJI just edge out North Star, while Fort Benton was third. Individually, CJI’s Benedikt Syrbe won the 100 meters, and the 200, while Turn...

  • Northstars sweep Lewistown at home

    George Ferguson|Updated May 16, 2024

    It was a big Northern District debut for the Havre Northstars. Last Sunday, Havre defeated Lewistown in a district doubleheader at Legion Field. Havre won the first game 5-1 and took to the nightcap 2-1. Havre scored its first run of the season in the first inning of the first game as Tyson Brandon singled in Terek Shipp. The Redbirds answered with an RBI double of their own in the fourth. Havre was able score in the fifth inning. Shortstop Ezra Pyle scored on a passed ball...

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