We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Sorted by date Results 1227 - 1251 of 1560
The Chinook Sugarbeeter football team traveled to Choteau this past Saturday to face the Bulldogs in their first Eight Man football game since being reclassified from the Class B ranks. The 'Beeters played the Bulldogs tough early but experience began to show as the game wore on leading to a 38-0 Choteau win. Head Coach Christian Lehnert understands that this team is young and needs to be more productive on offense, "We need to score in order to win football games so we need to learn to find...
The Harlem Wildcats began the 2017 season in Malta this past weekend with three teams competing on the day. Head Coach Kim Faulkinberry has been working hard on building a program that has experienced a surge in numbers the past few seasons. The girls were competitive in all their matches and look to be a much improved team. The Wildcats picked up a win in pool play over the Nashua Porcupines 25-23. Harlem opened up a big lead early before Nashua mounted a comeback. The Wildcats however...
Fall sports are in full swing now for the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Football, Volleyball and Cross Country Teams after not competing last weekend. The football team will host Rocky Boy this weekend in the squads first contest of the season. Their opener against Centerville had to be forfeited because not enough players had the required practices but they are now eligible and ready to play. The Volleyball team will head to Rocky Boy to play in Morning Stars Showcase Tournament. The Cross...
Harley Paugh, Tom Schwab, Lane Seymour, Mike Seymour - 59 , 53.89; Kris Nicholson, BJ Schellin, Brent Schellin, Logan Terry - 61, 56.94; Todd DePriest, Jim Gallus, Charles Hergesheimer, Cal Laudermilk - 64, 55.17; AJ Lamere, Curtis Monteau, John Monteau, Shane Patacsil - 64, 55.41; Ben Parsons, Clayton Parsons, Dad Parsons, Kris Parsons - 64, 51.7; Nicole Burkhartsmeyer, Bob Schmitt, Casey Schmitt, Scott Schmitt - 66, 58.78; Dennis Downs, Jack Goodrich, Alicia Overcast, Frank Overcast - 66,...
High School football, volleyball and cross-country teams throughout the class B and Class C began practice earlier this month and the first competition is scheduled for this weekend. One of the great joys of my job has been covering the local teams in our area for the past several years. I have thoroughly enjoyed covering state championship football games for the Chinook Sugarbeeters and a Big Sandy Pioneers, following them throughout the season and relaying to our readers all the excitement that went along with their journey is something that...
The 2017 fall football schedule has a completely different look to it and will have more than a few people asking questions. Others may see it as the way it used to look. Choteau and Rocky Boy are now part of the newly formed MHSA 8 Player Football Alignment having done away with the Class C designation. Choteau and Rocky Boy previously competed in the District 1B. Box Elder moves up to the 8 Player Football Alignment after playing six man football the past four seasons. When the dust was all settled in determining where every school was going...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have been hard at work, practicing twice a day since the first day of practice August 11. First year head coach Christian Lehnert along with his first year assistant Willie Miller will guide the 2017 Sugarbeeter this fall. Lehnert isn't new to the program having served as an assistant the last three years before taking over the head coaching duties this season. Miller was a standout football player and wrestler for the Sugarbeeters before graduating in 2010. Practices...
The Harlem Wildcat football team began practice on August 11th in preparation for the upcoming season. Head coach Kelly Mills has been hard at work bringing this young group up to speed and getting them ready to compete in the revamped Northern B. The Wildcats graduated much of their production from a season ago and will have to rely on a young and inexperienced group. Mills and his staff have been getting the players up to speed quickly and hope to be competitive this season. This years team...
The Big Sandy Pioneer Football team challenged the rest of the Northern C Six-Man football division last fall finishing with a 4-4 record. This season they expect even bigger and better things. Head coach Ronnie Simpson has a seventeen athletes out this fall and his team will surely be ready for the season opener when they host Noxon this Friday. The Pioneers have missed the postseason the past few seasons but this year they expect to be in the thick of it when the first round starts October...
Montana High School Association 2017 NFHS POINTS OF EMPHASIS Responsibility on Players to Avoid Illegal Contact With a continued emphasis on minimizing risk in high school football, it is imperative for coaches to continue educating their student-athletes regarding the importance and responsibility of avoiding illegal contact. With the recent implementation of NFHS football rules prohibiting targeting, illegal contact on defenseless players, illegal blindside blocks, illegal pop-up kicks and other illegal personal contact fouls, the NFHS is...
The Chinook sugarbeeters volleyball team is the defending District 6 C East regular-season and tournament champions in fact they're the five-time defending champions. Head coach Mollie Rose and the girls have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming season and expect another banner year. The Sugarbeeters will open play this weekend with a non-conference match Friday when they host the Fort Benton Longhorns. Saturday the team will travel to east to take part in the annual Malta Preseason...
Harlem Wildcat Head Coach coach Kim Faulkinberry has done a fantastic job increasing the number of girls out for the past four years. This season Faulkinberry has continued to build on a program that has been trending upward. More than 30 girls were out for practice when the team took the court for the first day of practice and may reach forty after school starts this week.. The Wildcats have been working hard and will open play this Saturday at the Malta Invitational Preseason Tournament. With...
Big Sandy Pioneers are once again under the direction of Head Coach Shersteen Cline and will look to challenge the rest of the District 6C-East this fall. Big Sandy will begin the season this Friday when they take on the Centerville Miners in a non-conference road match. Saturday the team will head to Belt to play in the Husky Preseason Invitational. The Invitational is a great way for the team to gage where they are on the court and will provide the team with a great opportunity to face a...
To say that Willie Miller is someone many people may remember competing on the football field or on the wrestling mat for the Chinook Sugarbeeters is a safe bet to those who have followed sports along the Hi-Line for even a few years. If you didn't see him play football or see him wrestle you probably heard something about him, some good, some bad, but he made an impression. Miller a 2010 graduate of Chinook High School returns to the sideline this fall as an Assistant Coach for the Chinook...
Cross Country teams in Harlem and Hay/Lodge Pole began training for competition on August 11 in hopes of qualifying for the State meet in Helena October 21. It is our hope to include team pictures and previews for the two schools in next weeks Blaine County Journal ~ News Opinion. Both the Wildcats and Thunderbirds are expected to return a number of athletes who excelled last year at the State Tournament. The Thunderbirds return All-State senior Isiah RunsAbove and All-State junior Gilbert Snow. RunsAbove finished second last fall and Snow...
The Chinook Lions and Harlem Swim teams completed yet another stellar season in the pool culminating with an outstanding performance in Lewistown at the State Swim Meet. Several swimmers turned in fantastic efforts and many improved vastly on their times from the Divisional meet and established personal bests. Overall the Chinook Lions finished fourth in the 22 team meet racking up 450 points over the weekend. The teams are based into four classifications (AA, A, B, C) based on the number of...
Team Results Class AA: 1.) Bitterroot 808.5; 2.) Lewistown 537; 3.) Scobey 498; 4.) Chinook 450; 5.) 402; Class A: 1.) Conrad 345; 2.) Big Sandy 294; 3.) Glendive 238.5; 4.) Glasgow 200.5; 5.) Cut Bank 195; 6.) Columbia Falls 183; Class B: 1.) Harlem 212.5; 2.) Fort Benton 155; 3.) Plentywood 153; 4.) Shelby 150.5; 5.) Chester 133; 6.) Malta 116; Class C: 1.) Fairfield 162.5; 2.) Choteau 160; 3.) Roundup 156; 4.) Sunburst 39; 5.) Plains 11 Chinook Lions Swim Team 8 & Under Girls Katie Tilleman - 1.) 25 Meter Breaststroke :23.73; 1.) 25 Meter...
It was a banner weekend for Blaine County swimmers at the Eastern Divisional in Sidney. 55 swimmers in all qualified to compete on the big stage at the state meet in Lewistown this Saturday and Sunday. The Chinook Lions finished third overall at the Divisional meet and advanced 41 swimmers (91%) to the state finale. The Harlem swim team swam very well as well and will have 14 swimmers (80%) swimming in Lewistown this weekend. Qualifying such a high percentage of their rosters is a testament to...
Chinook Lions Swim Team 8 & Under Girls Katie Tilleman - 1.) 25 Meter Breaststroke :23.90; 1.) 25 Meter Backstroke :21.70; 1.) 25 Meter Butterfly :19.02; Mara Edwards - 7.) 25 Meter Breaststroke :28.15; 5.) 50 Meter Freestyle :48.55; Lori Mord - 7.) 25 Meter Freestyle :20.23; 4.) 50 Meter Freestyle :46.29; 6.) 25 Meter Backstroke :27.38; Rachel Stephens - 4.) 25 Meter Freestyle :19.71; 5.) 25 Meter Backstroke :26.58; Amyerah Kelley - 12.) 50 Meter Freestyle :51.73; 8.) 25 Meter Backstroke :29.58; 100 Meter Freestyle Relay - 1.) 1:19.71 (Mord,...
The summer swim season has reach the home stretch and teams from Chinook and Harlem are working hard this week to prepare for the Eastern Divisional Swim meet in Sidney this weekend and advance as many swimmers as they can to the State swim meet in Lewistown August 5th and 6th. The Chinook Lions wrapped up their regular season with a strong showing in Roundup this past Saturday and Sunday and the Harlem Swim team split their roster between Roundup and Conrad. Several swimmers established...
Chinook Lions Swim Team Roundup Invitational 8 & Under Girls Katie Tilleman - 1.) 25 Meter Backstroke :20.73; 1.) 25 Meter Butterfly :19.94; 1.) 25 Meter Breaststroke :23.57. Mara Edwards - 6.) 25 Meter Butterfly :32.17; 4.) 50 Meter Freestyle :47.99; 4.) 25 Meter Breaststroke :31.94; Lori Mord - 6.) 25 Meter Backstroke :27.65; 2.) 50 Meter Freestyle :45.74; 4.) 25 Meter Freestyle :20.86; Rachel Stephens - 3.) 50 Meter Freestyle :47.16; 3.) 25 Meter Freestyle :20.59; Amyerah Kelley - 9.) 25 Meter Backstroke :29.29; 11.) 50 Meter Freestyle :55.1...
Harlem Wildcat 2017 graduate Reece Hutton played his final high school football game this past Saturday in Billings as a member of the East All Star team during the 71st Annual Shrine Game Hutton wore No. 57 in the contest and played on the offensive line. His East team broke open a close game late to earn a 38-24 win in the annual contest. Hutton was an All-State football player for the Wildcats the past two seasons and holds the school Shot Put record earning All-State recognition in Track...
Alexus Seymour of Chinook competes in the 400 Meter Dash in the 10-11 girls division at the Big Sky State Games in Billings. Alexus finished sixth in the event with a time of 1:20. She also ran the 200 Meter Dash in :32. Chinooks Lane Seymour and Mike Seymour finished second in the two person Best Ball tournament at the state games. The duo shot a net 60 finishing three shots behind the Winner. Harlem's Pat Whitcomb and Eddie Moore finished third with a net score of 65....
Reporter's note. During the Fourth of July parade in Harlem I saw several folks handing out candy that I had never seen before. One of them, offering my wife a piece of candy, said something about a sports camp for kids. With no kids still camper age, we didn't really connect to what she was telling us. After the parade we ran into the same lady at the Harlem Senior Center. We began talking and we learned she was with a group of people doing soccer camps in Harlem, Hays and at the Agency. There...
The Chinook and Harlem swim teams continue to work hard in the pool as they prepare for the upcoming Divisional and State swim meets. Due to early printing the Harlem results were not included in last weeks edition. The swimmers swam very well in Glasgow two weeks ago and Chester and Malta last week. In Glasgow Andrew Rasmussen shared High Point honors. Alaura Hawley was a High Point winner in Chester for the 9-10 girls while sister Alaynee won the award in Malta for the 13-14 girls division....
