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It's that time again. It's time for the best high school boys and girls basketball players in the Treasure State to return to Havre. It's time for the Hi-Line Invitational Tournament. The 37th Annual H.I.T. starts today and runs through Saturday night at the Armory Gymnasium. The MSU-Northern men's and women's basketball programs will be hosting the 37th Annual Hi-Line Invitational Tournament. The H.I.T. features some of Montana's top high school talent on all-star teams from...
The Box Elder boys basketball team is now two wins away from a state championship. Wednesday night at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, the Bears defeated the Harrison Wildcats 76-59, in the opening round of the 2024 Class C boys state basketball tournament. The victory pushed Box Elder into tonight's semifinals where the Bears will face off against Harlowton-Ryegate. Box Elder controlled the game against Harrison from start to finish. In the end, head coach Jeremy...
The rebirth of Box Elder boys basketball is now complete. Saturday night in Great Falls, in front of thousands of adoring fans, the Box Elder boys basketball team captured the Class C boys state championship with a 68-64 win over defending state champion Manhattan Christian. The win capped a perfect season in Box Elder, and was the school's fourth state championship in boys basketball, and the third under head coach Jeremy MacDonald. "They're hard workers, a great group of...
The 2023-24 high school basketball season is in the books. And now, awards season is in full swing. That means, the 2024 District 9C All-Conference Teams have been announced. On the boys side, eight local cagers were named First-Team All 9C. The list includes state champion Box Elder Bears Tracen Jilot, Tuarie Stiffarm-Rosette and Matthias Blackbird. Chester-Joplin-Inverness' Kason Pulst and Nate Nelson were also named to the First Team, as was Turner's Ryan Doyle, Big...
What a season it's been on the Hi-Line. The Box Elder Bears brought home a state championship, the Havre High boys went to state, and the Chinook Sugarbeeters moved up to Class B. In other words, it's been another remarkable year for boys basketball in our area. And with that remarkable year came remarkable performances by incredible players. And the 2024 All Hi-Line Boys Basketball Team reflect that. This year's team features players from across all three classifications in o...
For the third straight year, Selection Sunday was a big day in Bozeman. That's because the Montana State men's basketball team was a part of of the festivities yet again. After capturing their third straight Big Sky championship last week in Boise, Idaho, the Bobcats (17-17) found out they'll be a No. 16 seed and playing in the First Four Wednesday night in Dayton, Ohio. The Bobcats will play fellow No. 16 Grambling State, with the winner advancing to the First Round of Midwes...
The season is less than a month from being over, but, Montana State University-Northern men's basketball coach is now hot on the recruiting trail. And he recently announced his first signing of the class of 2024-25. MSU-N head coach Shawn Huse announced last week the signing of 6-7 Forward, Ashton Taylor-Franklyn. A senior this past season at Ischool Academy in Lewisville, Texas, he averaged 10.5 points per game and eight rebounds per game, connecting on 63 percent of his...
When it comes to men's athletics in the Big Sky Conference, there's really three things anyone really cares about. Football is, and will always be king in the Big Sky, so when it comes to that sport, it's about winning a Big Sky championship and playing in the FCS national championship game. In that regard, the last 12 months has completely belonged to the state of Montana. The Montana Grizzlies won the outright Big Sky championship in 2023, the first time since 2009. That...
It was another great season for the Havre High girls basketball team. And many Blue Ponies have now earned postseason honors. In all, six Blue Pony girls, of longtime head coach Dustin Kraske, were named Northeastern A All-Conference. Sophomore Ari Gary and Amaya Jarvis were named First-Team All-Conference for the Ponies, while junior Tierra Parker eared Second-Team honors. Emilee Chambliss, Sierra Parker and Kyanna Jarvis also were named Honorable Mention All-Conference for...
Four Havre High boys basketball players have earned postseason accolades for head coach Waylnn Burgess. After a season that saw the Ponies make a run to the Class A state tournament last week, a pair of Havre High standouts were named Class A All-State. Junior Tre Gary earned his second All-State nod for the Ponies, while senior Shane Patacsil, who led HHS in scoring was also honored with Class A All-State honors. Gary and Patacsil and Jackson Headress were also named...
The Havre Ice Dome is one of the best hockey venues in the Treasure State, so it was only fitting that it played host to the 2024 Treasure State League High School State Tournament. And the Havre Ice Hawks were the hosts this past weekend. On the opening day of Pool Play, the Ice Hawks went 1-1, with a 5-3 loss to Billings, and a 2-1 win over the Missoula Bruins. In Saturday's crossover game, the Ice Hawks lost to Bozeman 6-3. Jacob Herring and Ciaran Courtnage each scored...
Four Montana State University-Northern women's basketball players have earned All Frontier Conference honors for the 2023-24 season, a season in which Northern was strong from start to finish. MSU-N senior Ryley Kehr, the Skylight's leading scorer, was named Second-Team All-Conference, while both Taya Trottier and Savannah Toms were picked as Honorable Mention All-Conference. Among the Frontier award winners, MSU-N's Shyan Krass, a former Turner Torando, was named C0-6th...
Three Montana State University-Northern men's basketball players were named Frontier All-Conference for the 2023-2024 season. MSU-N junior Zackary Martinez, one of the top scorers in the Frontier this past season, was named First-Team All-Conference, while Dae'Kwon Watson was tabbed Honorable Mention All-Conference and Xavier Bailey was named to the league's All-Defensive Team. The award recipients are selected by the six head coaches in the conference, who are not permitted...
At the Class A State Tournament in Butte this past weekend, the Havre girls basketball team looked to go on a run and win its fourth straight state championship. But the Blue Ponies can no longer call themselves the defending champions as they lost to Billings Central, 56-49, in the semifinals and then lost to Dillon, 58-55, in a loser-out game to end their season. The Ponies were sent to the loser-out bracket after losing, 56-49, to the Billings Central Rams in the...
This past Friday in the Class A State Tournament in Butte, the Havre High boys basketball team's season came to an end. In a loser-out game against the Billings Central Rams, the Blue Ponies suffered a 78-68 loss to end the year. Looking to keep their season alive, the Ponies jumped out to an 8-4 lead to start the game. But the Rams went on an 8-0 run to take a 12-8 lead. The teams exchanged baskets over the next few minutes until the Rams held a 19-16 lead. Kyler Northrop...
Though it didn't end how either of them were hoping, what a season it still was for both the Chinook and Big Sandy girls basketball teams. On Friday though, the season ended for both. At the Class B state tournament in Billings, the Sugarbeeters played at state win the first season back in Class B. Chinook opened with a loss 46-30 loss to Baker on Thursday, where Hallie Neibauer scored 19 points and Alexus Seymour added eight. On Friday, Chinook squared off against Anaconda...
In Butte this past Thursday, both the Havre High girls and boys basketball teams began the Class A State Tournament. As both teams looked to go on a run, the girls advanced with a 54-44 win over Browning while the boys lost, 60-55, to Hamilton. The HHS girls basketball team took care of business against Browning to advance in the tournament and keep their hopes of a fourth straight state championship alive. The Ponies had a hot start taking a 24-14 lead. By halftime, Havre...
One win away. In front of throngs of their fans Thursday night, the Box Elder boys basketball team advanced to the Class C state championship game with a 69-43 thrashing of Harlowton-Ryegate at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. The victory pushed the 26-0 Bears into Saturday night's finale where the Bears will face the Manhattan Christian Eagles, who upset Lustre Christian earlier Thursday night. The Bears were in control of the semifinals from start to finish, leading...
After winning its challenge game to finish second in the Northern B Divisionals, the Chinook girls basketball team has qualified for the Class B State Tournament in Billings this weekend. As the Sugarbeeters head into their final games of the year, they will look to build on their win from earlier in the week and go on a run. The Sugarbeeters will begin the tournament tonight at 5 p.m. with a game against the Baker Spartans. Baker heads into the contest with a 19-4 record and...
The Havre High girls basketball team has been one of the premier programs in the state of Montana over the past few years with three straight Class A State championships. Now this weekend, the Blue Ponies will look to make it four in a row when they head to Butte to compete in the Class A State Tournament. The Ponies will begin the tournament Thursday at 1:30 p.m. when they face the Browning Indians. Browning is 15-7 this season and qualified for state after taking fourth in t...
After several months of hard work, the Havre High boys basketball team will wrap up the season with the Class A State Tournament in Butte this weekend. As the Blue Ponies step onto the court for the last time this year, they hope to go on a deep run. The Ponies open the tournament Thursday at 5 p.m. with a game against the Hamilton Broncs. Hamilton enters the tournament with a 19-2 record and is coming off a Western A Divisional championship. The Ponies will need to slow down...
Talk about a long road. Once upon a time, the Big Sandy girls basketball team was a fixture at the Class C state tournament. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Pioneers were among the elite programs in Class C. But, for more than a decade, that all changed. Now however, the Pioneers have finally returned to the state tournament, and they'll get to do it in Great Falls, which is essentially a home away from home for the Pioneers of head coach Travis Baumann. And Baumann and the Pionee...
When he gets this far, Box Elder boys basketball coach Jeremy MacDonald knows exactly what it takes to win a state championship. That's because he's done it before, not once, but twice. Now, in their home away from home, the Bears are in position to do it again. Tonight, inside the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, the undefeated Bears begin their quest for a Class C state title when they take on the Harrison Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats, the runner-up in the Western...
It wasn't the kind of national tournament the Montana State University-Northern Lights were gunning for. But it sure did end on a high note. The Lights saw junior Rylin Burns make a run to a fifth-place finish and NAIA All-American honors at the NAIA National Wrestling Championships Thursday through Saturday in Wichita, Kansas. Burns, unseeded at 184 pounds, made a trek through the wrestle backs at nationals. He won his first round match, but then lost to fourth-seeded...
This past weekend at the Northern B Divisional Basketball Tournament in Conrad, the Chinook girls basketball team looked to go on a run to clinch a spot in the Class B State Tournament. Despite some adversity, the Sugarbeeters earned themselves at least a third-place finish in the tournament to keep their season alive. The Sugarbeeters began the tournament Thursday with a 50-29 win over Fairfield. The Sugarbeeters took a 9-5 lead to start the contest and then stretched their...
