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The Chinook Sugarbeeter Tennis team began their season in Wolf Point on Friday and Fort Benton on Saturday. Results from the weekend action was not available at press time. We will post tournament results as soon as we can get them. This years Sugarbeeter Tennis team consists of 13 girls and are once again coached by Janelle Deanon. Seniors out this spring include Allison Powell and Tylie Richman. Juniors returning to take the next step are Lexi Pitkanen and Torin Cecrle. Sophomores back for...
Chinook High School senior Oskar Pula entertained 'Beeter fans on the hardwood for the past four years. This past season the standout led the Sugarbeeters in scoring with more than 15 per contest. Pula also cleaned the glass for nearly 12 rebounds a game and shot 55% from the field to go along with 34% from beyond the arc. Pula raised the roof on gyms across the District 9C as well as the Northern C with some high flying rim rattlin' dunks. Now that he has put his high school career behind Pula...
Washington D.C. recently as part of the Chinook High School Junior/Senior trip. John was on the trip with his daughter, Aspyn, and was serving as a Chaperon roll along with a number of other parents. Former Chinook High School History, Teacher Doug Hays as well as current CHS History teacher, Mike Jones organized the trip. Hays has been taking CHS students to the Washington DC area for many years and has even guided a few adult trips as well. The purpose of the trip is to expose the students to...
The temperatures are rising, the days are getting longer, baby calves and new born lambs are on the ground. Spring fever is definitely here, and despite the rather mild winter we just had, residents up and down the Hi-line are chomping at the bit to get out and enjoy it. Sure, there is plenty of work that needs to be done before many can play. Farm and ranch work is never ending for sure, and even the average city dweller has chores that need to be taken care of outside before one can have some...
The MHSA has officially concluded the 2021-22 Montana High School Basketball Season, State Champions were crowns and post season honors were distributed. That's not the end of high school basketball though, it's the start of All-Star Tournament season. Across the state various incarnations of high school All-Star basketball tournaments will be held. The District 9C Senior Classic, Boys and Girls All-Class All-Star tournaments are scheduled in Billings and Dillon and the Boarder Battle between...
The Spring Sports season is upon us and once again it's time to take a look at the home stretch of the high school sports schedule. Track and Field athletes in Chinook, Harlem Hays/Lodge Pole, Turner and Chinook have been hard at it as they get set for the season opener. Tennis Teams in Harlem and Chinook are getting their required practices in to get the season underway the first week of April. The Chinook boys and girls golf team got started today, Wednesday, March 30 in Havre. Harlem High...
The Winter High School sports season has come to an end and with that, the post season honors list have been released. A bevy of Blaine County athletes were named to their respective sports awards lists. Chinook senior Tyler Schoen (Wrestling) and sophomore Hallie Neibauer (Girls Basketball) along with Harlem standouts, senior Taya Trottier (Girls Basketball), senior Tyler Cichosz (Boys Basketball) and senior RJ Ramone (Boys Basketball) all found themselves on their respective sports All-State...
More of the All- conference students...
The Harlem Wildcat Boys Basketball Team was back at the Montana Class B Boys State Basketball Tournament this past weekend. The Tournament was played in conjunction with the Girls and was held at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on the campus of Montana State University. The last time the Wildcats took the floor at the Class B State basketball tournament was 15 years ago in 2007. Harlem finished fourth that year and last won the Class B Boys State Championship in 2002. This years team had their...
The old adage "It's not how you start the season, but how you finish it" couldn't be more true when talking about the 2021-22 Harlem Lady Cat girls basketball team. The Lady Cats struggled through the preseason, their non-conference schedule and their District 2B regular season schedule. They didn't really shine at the District 2B tournament either, but did enough to advance to the Northern B Divisional. Then the lights came on. At the Northern B Divisional the Lady Cats knocked off perennial...
Local Chinook resident and centenarian Virginia Olson was on hand recently as her son Duane was finally honored for his enshrinement into the Montana High School Association (MHSA) Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held Thursday, February 3 at the Big Sandy High School Gymnasium. Duane became the Pioneers very first inductee into the MHSA Athletic Hall of Fame. Joining the family in honoring Duane and paying respect for his numerous contributions to Big Sandy Pioneer Athletics were many...
The Harlem Lady Cats entered the Northern B Divisional Girls Basketball Tournament as the District 2B No. 4 Seed. The Lady Cats left Cut Bank with a ticket to the Montana Class B Girls State Basketball Tournament in Bozeman this week as the Northern B No. 2 Seed. The Lady Cats turned in a performance for the ages, shocking the basketball world with a pair of huge upsets to punch their ticket to the state tournament. In the Lady Cats quarterfinal contest they took on the District 1B top seed...
The Harlem Lady Cats are making their third trip to the Class B State Girls Basketball Tournament this week. The first two trips (2018-19 and 2019-20) were expected, they entered the Northern B Divisional as tournament favorites and moving on to state caught no one by surprise. This years team, well no one expected to see the Harlem Lady Cats in the state tournament field and not say, the Fairfield Eagles. No one that is except for the Harlem Lady Cats. The Lady Cats entered the Northern B...
The Harlem Wildcats are finally headed back to the Montana Class B Boys State Basketball tournament. After just missing out the previous two seasons the Wildcats punched their ticket to this year's tournament with a thrilling 82-79 win over the Rocky Boy Stars in the semifinal of the Northern B Divisional two weeks ago. The Wildcats finished second at the Northern B and will face the Eureka Lions, the No. 2 Seed out of the Western B at 8:00 p.m. Thursday night. The Montana Class B Boys State...
The (12-7) Harlem Wildcats were back in Glasgow this past weekend, this time to take part in the Northern B Divisional. The Wildcats had their sights set on a top three finish and qualifying for the Montana Class B Boys State Basketball Tournament in Bozeman, March 10-12. The Last time the Wildcats qualified for the state tournament was back in 2007. The seniors on the 2021-22 Wildcat team have been dreaming of this opportunity since grade school and they certainly have put in the work to earn...
The (13-7) Chinook Sugarbeeters were in Great Falls this past weekend, taking part in the Northern C Divisional being played at the Four Seasons Arena. The Sugarbeeters entered the Northern C Divisional as the District 9C No. 3 and took on the District 10C No. 1 Heart Butte Warriors in their quarterfinal contest. The Sugarbeeters have been playing very well the last half of the season and carried a bunch of momentum into the Northern C after an exciting win over the Box Elder Bears in the...
The (13-6) Chinook Sugarbeeters were plenty happy to be back in Great Falls this past weekend playing in the Northern C Divisional for the first time since 2016. The Sugarbeeters entered the tournament as the District 9C No. 2 and began play Thursday afternoon against the District 8C No. 1 Roy/Winifred Outlaws. The 'Beeters struggled early and often in their tournament opener against the Outlaws. Chinook had been very successful for the bulk of the season and their growth on the court was...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Archery Program has come a long ways in its Inaugural season and competed this past week in Billings at a tournament hosted by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks. The archery program was organized by Hays/Lodge Pole Science teacher Rod Benson and has been a huge success thus far. Benson developed the idea last year and quickly got certified by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks to be an instructor. Students were excited about the opportunity and quickly gravitated immed...
March Madness is right around the corner and soon everyone will be filling out their brackets, but right now, up and down the Hi-line High School District Tournament Basketball reigns supreme. Gyms all across the state, filled to the rim and entertaining tens of thousands of basketball fanatics. Blaine County has proven to be an extremely proud and vocal supporter of our local teams and this past weekend only reinforced that commitment. The Harlem Wildcats turned a roller coaster, up and down...
What a great time of year for local hoop fans as District Boys and Girls basketball tournaments are in full swing across the state. The Class B and Class C schools make up the vast majority of high school games played and certainly take center stage come tournament time. The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornadoes were all in Havre taking part in the District 9C Girls basketball tournament. A top three finish would extend their season another week and send them...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters are once again home to a Montana Class B/C State Wrestling Champion. Junior Tyler Schoen claimed the B/C 170 pound championship Saturday night in Billings. Schoen went 4-0 in Billings winning his first match by pinfall Friday morning and concluding his tournament with a thrilling 7-2 Decision in the title match. The Sugarbeeters also received a stellar performance from sophomore Ryley Hofeldt who finished the All-Class Montana State Girls Wrestling Tournament with a 3-2...
The Harlem Wildcats are on a roll heading into the post season. After an up and down season that saw a bit of everything from the Wildcats the boys strung together three quality wins down the stretch. Monday the Wildcats were in Malta for a game rescheduled do to Covid. The Mustangs entered the game with a perfect 7-0 conference mark but left with a resounding 97-74 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats. Thursday Harlem took on the Box Elder Bears in another high flying, high scoring classic and...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have been a vastly improved team as of late. After a tenuous start to the season in December, the team has come together and strung some quality outings together. This past week they concluded their regular season with the straight conference wins and head to the post season on a roll. Monday the 'Beeters were in Hays to take on the Thunderbirds and escaped with a hard fought 47-41 overtime victory. The 'Beeters were back in action on Friday as they hit the road for a...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornado Boys Basketball teams concluded their regular seasons this past week. The Thunderbirds played four contest, falling on Monday in overtime to the Chinook Sugarbeeters 47-41. Senior Daniel Henry led the team with 12 points. On Tuesday the Thunderbirds fell to the Big Sandy Pioneers 81-47. Senior Tyshawn Shambo tallied 27 points in the loss. Thursday the Thunderbirds hosted the North Star Knights and again suffered a tough loss, 69-52. Shambo led the team with 19 points. Senior Branden Castillo...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird girls varsity basketball team finished the regular season with a flurry, closing out the regular season with six games in nine days. This week the Thunderbirds played four contests, all at home. Monday they defeated the No. 2 Chinook Sugarbeeters 39-34 in a huge contest for the Thunderbirds. On Tuesday the girls took down Big Sandy 55-41, then on Thursday they beat the North Star Knights 57-44 before falling to Box Elder 54-42 in the regular season finale. Monday...
