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MISSOULA - Montana felt right at home in a winter storm on Saturday night inside Washington-Grizzly Stadium, blowing out No. 11 Delaware 49-19 in the Second Round of the FCS Playoffs. The Griz led by as many as 37 points on a snow-covered field and improved to 11-1 with their eighth straight win. The Grizzlies advance to the quarterfinals to play No. 7 Furman in Missoula on Friday, It's Montana's third trip to the quarterfinals in the previous four fall seasons, but the first...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team got a lot of work in this past weekend in Great Falls. On Friday, the Lights went 1-1 at the Argo Duals, then placed double digits at Saturday’s Battle of the Rockies, also hosted by Providence. Northern, under head coach Tyson Thivierge, beat Northwest College 30-18 Friday, with wins from Tanner Cook, Colin Silverthorn, Justin Windauer, Devin Crawford, NaKoda Siegel, Rylin Burns and Carl Hansen. The Lights did fall to N...
This past weekend, the Havre High wrestling teams got their season started with the Havre Invite at Havre High Gymnasium. In their first action of the season, several Blue Ponies performed well and placed in their brackets. In the boys 126-pound weight class, Grady Haney finished first for the Ponies. He started his run with a pin against Chinook's Kegan Green. In his semifinal match against Cut Bank's Bridger Molenda, Haney won with a 10-0 major decision. In the title match,...
Saturday at Armory Gymnasium, the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams resumed their seasons after a break. And in their return to play, both the Lights and the Skylights picked up a win. The Skylights started the night with an 80-54 win over Concordia University of Edmonton. The Skylights got rolling early as they held a 21-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. By halftime, MSU-N led 47-27. In the second half, the Skylights cruised to their victory that...
The Havre High wrestling teams will finally get their season started with the Havre Mixer and the Havre Invite this weekend, right at home at Havre High Gymnasium. As the Blue Ponies finally get on the mats this winter, they will be looking to start their season strong. This weekend, the Ponies will compete against wrestling teams from Butte Central, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, Chinook, Cut Bank, Lewistown and Malta/Whitewater. Against this competition, the Ponies' best...
The dust has settled on what was an epic buildup to the 2023 Brawl of the Wild. But, for the time, possibly ever, the buildup for another Cat-Griz game in the same calendar year is starting. And make no mistake, a rematch in Missoula is highly possible. If that happens, all that will be at stake is oh, just a trip to the FCS national championship game. Really, can you imagine a Cat-Griz game bigger than that? To get there though, the No. 2 Griz and No. 6 Bobcats, both fresh...
It is a new season for the Havre High wrestling teams. After the HHS boys team took sixth in the state tournament and the HHS girls team finished 10th in its state tournament, the Blue Ponies will look to stay competitive as a program this winter. The Ponies return several wrestlers from last year's squad. Tristan Stygles returns for his senior season after winning an individual state championship last winter. Reinhard Bold and Matt Lemer are other returning wrestlers who...
It’s that time of year. No, not Christmas yet. It’s the time when winter sports at Montana State University-Northern really start to heat up and this weekend is no exception. The MSU-N men’s and women’s basketball teams will be home this Saturday for a pair of games against Concordia University of Edmonton. And though it seems late in the season for it, the games will be Northern’s Armory Gymnasium debut. The Skylights will be up first Saturday, as head coach Chris Mouat’s t...
After a long and exciting season of high school volleyball on the Hi-Line, several local players were honored with All-State and All-Conference honors for their performances throughout the fall. In Class C volleyball, the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks and Big Sandy Pioneers each had two players selected All-State. For CJI, Brynn Kammerzell and Lily Wickum both earned All-State and First Team All-Conference honors in the 7C. Their teammate Savannah Riggin earned First Team...
It was another difficult season for the Montana State University-Northern football team. And still, the Lights were very much a part of the postseason awards. Northern senior linebacker Dylan Wampler was named All-Conference on defense for the third straight year. This season, Wampler, who was one of the top tacklers in the Frontier, was named Second-Team All-Conference on defense. Wampler was one of three Lights to earn defensive honors. Freshman Brayden Cline a former Big...
It’s hard to believe, but the high school winter sports season is already upon us. As always, wrestling kicks things off, and then, hoops and swimming follow right behind. And I know once again, the Hi-Line is going to be a hotbed for winter sports once again. It seems year-in-and-year-out, the constants for winter around Havre and the Hi-Line are: cold and sports. And this next three months will be no different. One thing that will be a little different again is how w...
After an exciting high school football season on the Hi-Line, several local players were recognized for their play as they earned All-State and All-Conference honors. On a Fort Benton 8-man football team that made it to the semifinals of the playoffs, several Longhorns were honored. Cade Ball, Damian Ort and Truman Giese were named All-State for their play this fall. On the First Team All-Conference offense in Northern 8-Man, Ort was on the team as a center and Ball made the t...
The Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team enjoyed their trip to paradise last week. But on the hardwood, things weren’t as pretty. Last Saturday saw the Skylights fall to Cascade Conference rival Eastern Oregon 62-45. The Skylights had a slow start scoring nine points in the first quarter to Eastern’s 18. Northern took the second quarter 16-14. The Mountaineers came out after half taking the third quarter 20-8. The Skylights battled in the fourth quart...
A trio of Montana State University-Northern volleyball players earned Frontier All-Conference honors for 2023 season. Northern junior Middle Blocker Alana Graves was named First-Team All-Conference for the second straight season, while OPP Alyssa Pretty Weasel was named Second Team. Outsider hitter Josie Hasler earned both the All-Freshman Team and the Champions of Character Award for the Skylights as well. Montana Tech's Olivia Muir (Player), Rhys Layton (Freshman), and...
After a season that saw the Havre High football team make a run all the way to the Class A playoff semifinals, several Blue Ponies were recognized for their contributions this season. On the Class A All-State team, Jacob Herring, Colter Solomon, Tre Gary and Brisbin Reiter all represented the Ponies. Herring had a great season on both sides of the ball as he earned First Team All-Conference honors as both a tight end and as an outside linebacker. Solomon also made an impact...
With the high school volleyball season now over, it is time to award the best volleyball players for their play throughout the season. From the Havre High volleyball team, Emilee Chambliss, Ariana Gary and Kyanna Jarvis all earned All-State honors for how they played this fall. All three players also earned First Team All-Conference honors in the Northeast A for this season. On the first team with them were Codi Nagle from Glendive, Amiya Steinbiesser from Sidney and Jaylene S...
Nothing like spending some time on the beach. But, the Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team’s trip to Hawaii this week was about basketball, too. And the Skylights get to play a pair of games in Paradise, starting Saturday when they take on Cascade Conference rival Eastern Oregon. Northern also plays NCAA DII Chaminade University in an exhibition game Sunday. The Skylights, of head coach Chris Mouat, come into the holiday weekend with a record of 2-2, but...
Over the weekend, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team competed in a pair of games down in Great Falls. However, the Skylights were unable to win either of them as they lost, 68-41, to Stephens College and then lost, 85-61, to Vanguard University. Against Stephens College Friday, the Skylights fell behind early as they trailed, 20-7, at the end of the first quarter. By halftime, the Skylights trailed 36-19. In the second half, the Skylights were...
What a difference a year makes. For me, and for the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats. A year ago last Saturday, I was at College Game Day in Bozeman, then freezing my ass off inside Bobcat Stadium watching the Grizzlies get destroyed by the Bobcats in the 121st Brawl of the Wild. At that time, I had already accepted my new job here in Denver, and while a lot of people didn’t know it, I figured I wouldn’t be in Missoula for the 2023 Cat-Griz game. And I was...
This past Sunday in Spokane, Washington, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team performed well at the Spokane Open. With 154 total points, the Lights finished second in the tournament just behind the University of Providence. Justin Windauer wrestled well for the Lights as he finished first in the 157-pound weight class. He started the tournament with a pin against Cesar Veliz. Windauer then won by a technical fall and a major decision in his next two matches....
If indeed, Saturday was the biggest Brawl of the Wild ever played, then, it had to be one of the biggest shockers too. Maybe not in who won the game, but how the game unfolded. In front of the largest crowd to ever see a sporting event in the state of Montana, the No. 3 Montana Grizzlies crushed the No. 4 Montana State Bobcats, 37-7 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula. The win gave the Griz (10-1, 7-1) their first outright Big Sky Conference championship since 2009, and...
Havre High School's Clara Laird has announced that she has signed with the wrestling and the track and field teams for Dickinson State University. She is the first girl wrestler from Havre High to ever sign with a college program. Laird has been a key force in the growth of female wrestling in the state of Montana. She was a member of the inaugural HHS girls wrestling team and competed in the first ever girls state wrestling tournament in Montana. This past year during her...
It's the biggest football game in the state of Montana every single year. And that's never a debate. It's also always one of the biggest football games in the Football Championship Division most seasons, too. However, Saturday's 122nd meeting between the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats is certainly the biggest game in the FCS this season, one of the biggest rivalry games in college football this year, and depending on how things shake out, arguably the biggest...
Of course, I’m only kidding. I know as well as anybody that, fans of the Montana State Bobcats and Montana Grizzlies aren’t getting along anytime soon, and especially not this week. That’s just what this rivalry has come to. I admit, I don’t really like it that much anymore. I’ve written about it enough, so there’s no need to rehash why. But long story short, I just don’t see the need for people to actually hate each other over a football game, and I especially don’t see the...
As the fall sports season soon comes to an end, some teams from the Hi-Line last weekend ended their run for a state championship. One of those teams is the Chester-Joplin-Inverness volleyball team, which competed in the Class C State Volleyball Tournament in Bozeman this past weekend. After qualifying as the Northern No. 2 seed, the Hawks saw their season come to an end with two losses to open the tournament. In their tournament opener Thursday, the Hawks lost, 3-0, to...
