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What a performance by the Harlem boys basketball team. Last weekend in Malta, the Wildcats not only won the District 2B championship, they steamrolled their way to the title, including a blowout win over the host Malta Mustangs in the championship game. With the 2B title in hand, Harlem will be considered a big favorite at the Northern B boys tournament in Shelby. In the championship game, Harlem crushed top-seeded Malta 69-39, as the Wildcats went on a 13-0 run in the second quarter and never...
The Northern C is always exciting. It's also highly challenging, and the upstart Turner girls found that out last week in Great Falls. After winning the 9C tournament two weeks ago, Turner opened the Northern C by staying on a hot streak as the Tornadoes thrashed Power-Dutton-Brady 48-28 at the Four Seasons Arena. Bridget Reed led four players in double figures for Turner with 15 points as the Tornadoes advanced to the semifinals. There, however, Turner ran into the Belt Huskies, and Belt...
The postseason didn't go quite how either Chinook basketball team hoped it would. Instead, the first week of the hoops postseason was the end of the line for both the Chinook boys and girls teams. Last weekend in Cut Bank, the Chinook boys went 1-2 and came up one victory shy of reaching the divisional tournament. The Sugarbeeters opened the 1B boys tournament with a 59-49 loss to Conrad. The Cowboys led all the way, and while Chinook rallied late, it wasn't enough. Ryan Bell scored 19 points...
The Turner Tornadoes can now call themselves District 9C champions. That's because last Saturday night in Havre, the Tornadoes took care of business. In the District 9C girls championship game, Turner beat Box Elder 47-27 to capture the 9C championship and advance to this weekend's Northern C Divisional Tournament. The Tornadoes came to Havre as the No. 1 seed in the girls tournament, and after a bye in the first round, they dominated rival Hays-Lodge Pole 53-36 in the semifinals last Friday....
The Class B basketball postseason has arrived for the Chinook and Harlem boys and girls basketball teams. This weekend in Cut Bank, the Sugarbeeters will compete in the District 1B Tournament, where four spots at divisionals will be on the line. The Chinook boys take on Conrad in the first round of the 1B boys tournament. Chinook finished 7-7 in the 1B and 7-11 overall and have had a week of rest. Fairfield is the top seed in the boys tournament and will face Shelby, while Fort Benton is the...
What a weekend for the Chinook wrestling teams. At the 2026 All-Class State Wrestling Tournament last weekend in Billings, the Chinook boys nearly climbed their way to a trophy as the Sugarbeeters scored 82 points to finish fourth in the Class B standings. Chinook's strong finish at the Metra in Billings was aided by an outstanding performance from Charlie Buck at 103 pounds. Buck reached the final of the 103-pound bracket. Buck was pinned by Huntley Project's Brogan Burton in the final, but it...
What a weekend for the Chinook boys wrestling team. And now the Sugarbeeters are headed for Billings and the Class B-C State Tournament. Last Saturday in Malta, the Chinook boys scored 143 points to place fourth overall at the Eastern B-C Divisional Tournament. On the heels of nine placers, Chinook posted an outstanding showing and will be sending a big contingent of grapplers to this weekend's state tournament, for head coach Ben Stroh. Leading the way for Chinook was a pair of Eastern B-C...
It's finally tournament time on the Hi-Line. And for the Turner Tornadoes and Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds, that means it's time to head to Havre for the annual District 9C boys and girls basketball tournaments. The annual 9C Tournament will run today through Saturday at the Havre High gymnasium, and on the line are not only district championships, but trips to next week's Northern C in Great Falls. On the girls side, the Turner girls captured the 9C regular season championship, and will be the...
It was a successful senior night for the Chinook boys basketball team, as the Sugarbeeters honored their seniors with a District 1B win over Conrad. Last Friday night in Chinook, the Beeters beat Conrad 49-43 in a great defensive effort by the Beeters. Chinook fell to Choteau in a close battle last Saturday to close out the regular season, as the Beeters couldn’t quite overcome a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit. The weekend split ended Chinook’s regular season with a 7-7 record in the 1B and a 7-11 overall record. Last Friday was also a big...
The Harlem boys and girls are set to compete at the District 2B Tournament next weekend in Malta. After sweeping Hays-Lodge Pole and Fairview over the weekend, the Harlem boys will be the top seed in the 2B tournament next weekend. Last Tuesday, Harlem blew out HLP 82-42, then on Saturday, the Wildcats downed Fairview 53-48 to wrap up a share of the 2B title. At the 2B tournament, Harlem and Malta will be heavy favorites, while the top four teams will advance to next week’s Northern B in Shelby. Meanwhile, the Harlem girls will be underdogs at...
February is here, and that means it's almost tournament time. So area teams are looking to play their best as the regular season draws to a close. That was certainly the case for the Harlem boys basketball team as the Wildcats dominated Glasgow 88-78 last Thursday night. In the District 2B win, the Wildcats finished the game on a 25-10 run to pull away from the Scotties. Cody McCabe led four Wildcats in double figures with 26 points, while Lathan Black Wolf added 18, Tayden Colliflower scored...
It was a difficult weekend District 1B play for the Chinook boys and girls basketball teams. The Chinook boys started the weekend off with a rough loss to Cut Bank last Friday night, 72-55. The Wolves started strong and really never looked back as the Beeters suffered a difficult conference loss. Ryan Bell did score 22 points, including making three 3-pointers, while Jameson Norboe chipped in with 16 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. The Sugarbeeters were looking to rebound at home Saturday,...
It all comes down to this. For the Chinook wrestling team, the postseason has arrived. This weekend, the Sugarbeeters, of head coach Ben Stroh, will take part in the Eastern B-C Divisional Tournament, where team titles and berths in next weekend's state tournament will be on the line in Malta. The Chinook boys come in as one of the top teams in the Eastern B-C, but, the tournament is filled with some elite powers as well. Favorites this weekend in Malta included Huntley Project and Glasgow,...
The final weekend of January turned out to be an exciting one in high school basketball. Last Thursday was a matchup of local rivals, as the Harlem boys basketball team took down Hays-Lodge Pole 79-49. The Wildcats led 39-19 at halftime, and while the Thunderbirds played much better in the second half, it was too little, too late. Ethan Walker scored 17 points, while Matt Billmayer added 12, and Lathan Black Wolf scored 12 for Harlem. Roan Ereaux scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for...
Once upon a time, Chinook was big-time rivals with both the Fort Benton Longhorns and the Box Elder Bears. But that was the old District 9C days, and times are now different. And these days, the battle between Chinook and Fort Benton is a Class B matchup, and last weekend, it didn’t go Chinook’s way for the second time this season. Last Friday, the Chinook boys fell to Fort Benton, 61-47. Fort Benton’s win meant a season sweep over the Sugarbeeters, as the Longhorns were able to pull away late. Jameson Norboe scored 14 points, and Ryan Bell...
In what is always one of the biggest wrestling tournaments to end the season, the Chinook boys wrestling team performed very well last Saturday in Malta. The Sugarbeeters, under head coach Ben Stroh, finished third at the Malta Invitational last Saturday, scoring 94.5 points. Only first-place Glasgow and second-place Circle outscored the Beeters in the key tournament. In one of their best showings of the season, Chinook sent nine wrestlers to the podium on Saturday, led by champions Hayde Berret...
It was a busy week for the Chinook wrestling teams, as the Sugarbeeters wrestled four different days. The week started last Tuesday, as Chinook hosted its only home meet of the season, the Chinook Mixer, where the Beeters won plenty of matches. It was also Senior Night in Chinook. Chinook then traveled down the road to Harlem to wrestle in the rival Harlem Mixer on Wednesday night. This past weekend, the Beeters took part in the B-C Duals in Townsend, where Chinook faced a lot of really tough...
We are just a month away from tournament, and that means every game on the Hi-Line is becoming crucial for area basketball teams. Last weekend was no different. The Harlem boys basketball team got a big win last Friday night when the Wildcats beat arch rival Poplar, 82-71. Harlem's 17-8 run in the second quarter gave the Wildcats some breathing room, and they were able to hold on in the second half. Friday night also saw the Harlem girls best Poplar for another key District 2B win. In Class C ho...
The Chinook boys and girls basketball teTeams are looking to rise in the District 1B standings as January draws to a close. And the Sugarbeeters took a big step forward last weekend. Last Friday saw the Chinook boys win in Rocky Boy, 50-41. It was a key conference win for the Beeters, and it earned them a season sweep of the Northern Stars. Ryan Bell returned from an injury to score 14 points for Chinook, while Jameson Norboe was also one of three double-figure scorers with 12 points. Bryce Elli...
District 1B is tough in basketball, and this winter has been no different. Every night is a battle. And last Friday night, the Chinook boys basketball team won a very tough battle with the Conrad Cowboys. Chinook overcame an injury to leading scorer Ryan Bell and was able to beat Conrad 43-39 in a thrilling game. The Sugarbeeters fought through being short-handed and used defense and rebounding to really hold off the Cowboys. Offensively, the Beeters also got huge contributions from Jameson and...
Another week of high school basketball on the Hi-Line is now in the books. And that week started off with a bang for the Turner girls. Last Friday, Turner won an important District 9C game with a 38-28 win over North Star. Turner took an early lead and played one of its best defensive games of the season in the conference victory. Things didn't go as well for the Turner boys, as the Tornadoes were crushed by the Knights, 61-26. North Star ran out to a 26-4 lead in the first quarter, and the...
The Chinook wrestling teams are closing in on the postseason, and the Sugarbeeters, under head coach Ben Stroh, faced a strong test at last weekend’s Cowboy Invitational. Held last Friday and Saturday in Miles City, the Chinook boys scored 66.5 points in the 30-team field won by Billings West, while the Chinook girls scored 66.6 points to finish 12th overall in the Cowgirl Invitational. Individually, the Chinook boys got a sixth-place finish from Charlie Buck at 103 pounds, while Hayden Berreth placed fifth at 132. Griffin Crowley took s...
In their first full tournament of 2026, the Chinook boys and girls wrestling teams were very sharp. Competing at the always tough Cut Bank Invitational last Friday and Saturday, the Chinook boys scored 162 points to finish third overall, while the Chinook girls scored 60 points to finish in the Top 10 as well. The Cut Bank Invite featured teams from Great Falls High and CMR in Class AA, as well as Class A power Havre, and a host of Class B and C schools, so the finish for the Beeters,...
Week two of the new year is in the books, and the Chinook boys basketball team got last week off to a great start. Last Thursday night, the Sugarbeeters got their first win of 2026, as they beat District 1B rival Cut Bank, 56-45. Behind Ryan Bell's 34 points, which included four 3-pointers, the Beeters were able to pull away from the Wolves in the final eight minutes. Bell got help, too. Jameson Nordboe poured in 24 points for the Beeters, who bounced back from two tough losses last week. After...
Another week of high school basketball in the Hi-Line area is now history. And it was a busy one for many area squads. Harlem was in action last Thursday as the Wildcats played girls and boys games against Box Elder. Harlem got right back to its winning ways on Friday night as the Wildcats took down District 2B rival Wolf Point, 70-53. The game was close until the Wildcats outscored the Wolves 15-3 in the final eight minutes to grab the conference win. Harlem is now 5-1 overall this season. The...
