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Another competitive summer swim season concluded this weekend in Hamilton with the Montana State Federation swim meet. In what has turned out to be another record setting season in the pool for the Chinook Lions and a banner year for the Harlem swim teams, both shined in Hamilton. The Chinook 8 and Under boys relay teams established new Federation, State and Pool records in both the 100 Yard Freestyle and 100 yard Medley Relays. Saturday the quartet of Kohen Sullivan, Nathaniel Plainfeather,...
Ty Simenson says, "I grew up around cowboys and rodeos, but was always most fascinated by bullfighters." Now he's a bullfighter himself and working on building a career to be a "great cowboy protector and go as far as I can go...and still move." Being able to still move is important as bull fighting is a rough and tumble sport, literally, and "old guys tend to leave the sport in their late 30's." The 2014 Chinook High grad already has a long list of injuries he's endured in his short career,...
The Montana Federation of Swimmers Eastern divisional was held in Malta this past weekend. Teams from Chinook and Harlem were on hand for the event. With everything on the line swimmers looked to finish in the top 12 in their respective events and advance to the State swim meet in Hamilton this Saturday and Sunday. At the end of the day the Chinook Lions qualified 45 swimmers individually for the state meet including 13 relay teams. Harlem will send ten individuals to compete next week on the...
Swimmers from Chinook and Harlem are primed to head to Malta this weekend for the Eastern Divisional following a strong showing in the regular season finale. The teams traveled to Fort Benton and continued to perform at a high level. The Chinook boys eight and under freestyle relay team continues to shatter records. For the second week in a row they established a new Federation record. Gavin Schmele, Brockton Elliot, Daniel Tilleman and Nathanial Plainfeather combine to swim the four lengths of the pool in 1:15.62 breaking their own record by...
The summer swim season is reaching the home stretch with just three weekends left. This past Saturday and Sunday a small contingent of swimmers from Harlem and Chinook made the trek east to Glendive. This coming weekend the teams will head to Fort Benton where they will put the finishing touches on the regular season. The Eastern Divisional swim meet is the following weekend in Malta and the Federation State swim meet is in Hamilton the last weekend of July. In Glendive Harlem's Andrew...
Anglers that participated in the Upper Missouri River paddlefish season this spring reported very good catch rates and reduced angling pressure from prior years. For some families, the new season structure was a welcome change after years of fighting crowds rushing to harvest a paddlefish before the quota was filled. Butte angler Michael O'Brien and his family were ready to quit paddlefishing until the lottery tag system was implemented in 2016. "My old man and I both agreed that most of the...
The Chinook Lions swim team captured another team championship by winning the Glasgow Kiwanis swim meet this past weekend. In the process the Lions had four individual High Point winners and nine different event winners. The Harlem swim team also continued its success in the pool with three individual winners as well as a High Point winner. Chinook's Daniel Tilleman won the eight and under boys High Point while Katie Tilleman captured the girls trophy. Britton Elliot claimed the High Point for...
The Chinook Lions hosted their own Invitational this past weekend. Teams from all over north central Montana were on hand for the event including Harlem, Malta and Big Sandy. The Lions were strong in the pool again as the captured both the team title and relay championship. Harlem turned in another solid effort winning a number of individual events over the course of the two day event. The Lions are extremely strong in the younger age groups especially the eight and under girls and boys...
The final weekend of the high school track and field season saw several local athletes compete on the big stage at the Class B and Class C State meets. The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornadoes were represented in Missoula at the Class C while the Harlem Wildcats were in Bozeman for the Class B. Chinook sophomore Abby Ellison turned in a great effort in the triple jump covering a distance of 34’3.25” with the hop skip and jump to establish a new personal best mark and earn a second place finish. Ellison als...
The final weekend of the 2015-16 high school sports schedule is upon us as local thinclads take to the track and to the field as the state meets get underway. After competing in less than ideal conditions at the Northern C and North/Eastern B Divisional last week. The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Turner Tornadoes will head to Missoula to compete at the State 'C' meet Friday and Saturday. The Harlem Wildcats will be in Bozeman for the State 'B'. The Northern C...
There are schools in Montana that haven't won three state titles, and even more that haven't won three state titles in the same sport. However to win three state titles in the same sport for three straight years is exactly what the Chinook Sugarbeeter tennis team has done. The 'Beeters took to the court this past weekend in Missoula for the Class B/C State Tennis Tournament and won the title for a third straight year. This year Chinook not only won but they set a new state record in points...
The Chinook tennis team competed in Havre this past weekend at the Northeast B/C Divisional tennis tournament. The Sugarbeeters finished the weekend at the top of the leader board in both Singles and Doubles competition. Brooke Nicholson kept up her winning ways as she took the singles championship. "Brook is a coach's dream player. I don't have to worry about her at meets. If she makes a mistake, she has recognized it and corrected it before I can form the words to tell her. She always has...
Thinclads from Chinook, Hays/Lodge Pole and Turner competed in the District 9C Track and Field meet in Havre Friday. The Harlem Wildcats traveled to Glasgow Saturday to compete in the District 2B meet.. Both the Chinook girls and the Harlem boys competed very well each finishing third in their respective district. The Sugarbeeters qualified seven girls and six boys for the Northern C Divisional in Great Falls this Thursday. The Hays/Lodge Pole boys will send five athletes to Great Falls while the Turner Tornadoes will have five girls and six...
All four Blaine County high school track & field teams were represented on the podium at the Elite North/East Top 10 meet By Kody Farmer BCJ Sports The North/East Top 10 Track and field meet held last Tuesday in Glasgow features some of the top talent the region has to offer amongst the Class A, B and C ranks. Local schools were well represented with ten athletes taking part in the meet. Chinook had six competitors and an alternate while the Wildcats sent two and Turner and Hays/Lodge Pole one...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters hosted their own invitational to end the regular season for high school golf. The Sugarbeeters had seven medalist on the day including four boys and three girls. The 'Beeter boys captured the team title with a score of 270 while the girls finished third with a stroke total of 348. Senior Derek Bell shot a 40-46 86 to win the individual race for the boys. Senior Ian McIntosh was one stoke back with a round of (44-43) 87. Senior Jake Norby finished fourth recording a...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Tennis team was back on the court this past week to finish out their regular season as they played two duals, one at home and one in Chester. They then traveled to Choteau for their annual invitational tournament to wrap up the regular season. Last Tuesday, May 3rd the Chinook netters hosted Harlem. The 'Beeters won 13 of the 14 matches played against the Wildcats. Then on the 6th of May the Chinook tennis team traveled to Chester to take on CJI in a dual. The...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters tennis team traveled to Townsend and Helena this past weekend to play in the DAWG BITE Duals hosted by Broadwater High School. Chinook dueled Wolf Point, Whitehall, Choteau and a combined team of Boulder and Conrad on Friday, and then returned to action on Saturday squaring off against Anaconda, Townsend, Lone Peak, and a combined team from Harlem and Poplar. The team scores were as follows: vs. Wolf Point, 6-0; vs. Whitehall, 6-0; vs. Choteau, 6-0; vs. Boulder/Conrad, 5-1; vs. Harlem/Poplar, 6-0; vs. Anaconda, 4-0; vs....
District track and field meets are just a week away with the District 9C being conducted next Wednesday in Havre and the District 2B in Glasgow next Saturday. The Harlem Wildcat boys are looking sharp as the calendar turns to May. In Lewistown this past weekend. The boys scored 34.5 points on the day. Junior Damon Adams captured the 400 meter crown(:52.57) while also earning a runner up finish in the 200 meter dash (:22.78). Adams also excelled in the long jump for the Wildcats, winning the event with a leap of 18’10.75”. Tyus Hammett earned po...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter track and field teams had another good showing last Thursday as the girls scored 80 points on the day to finish second in the team standings. The sprints have been very good for the 'Beeter girls this season and Thursday in Cut Bank was no different. Freshman Megan Molyneaux edged out senior Kailey Kleinjan by the slimmest of margins. Molyneaux finished second in the race clocking in at :13.37. Kleinjan was third just one-one hundredth of a second behind at :13.38. In...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter boys and girls golf teams continue to work hard on the course and have been lowering their scores as the home stretch is fast approaching. The 'Beeters were in Shelby Friday and fired some solid rounds and posted quality team scores. Overall the boys would finish second with a score of 253 while the girls would take home third with a score of 362. Individually it was senior Derek Bell winning the boys tournament with a personal best round of 80. Senior Ian McIntosh shot...
Harlem junior sprinter Damon Adams has had a outstanding performance on the track the past ten days winning both the 200 meter dash and 400 meter dash at the Scottie Qualifier in Glasgow last Monday (April 18). Adams won the 200 meter race in :24.63 and the 400 meter in 54.53. Three days later in Cut Bank Adams turned the trick again while also finishing second in the 100 meter dash (:12.16). Adams won the 200 meter dash with a split of :23.95 and was victorious in the 400 clocking in at...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter tennis team had another successful outing as they competed in Havre last Tuesday against the Blue Ponies. Chinook went 27-1 on the day. "Havre has a couple of hard hitting singles players in Paige Nelson and Meggan Smith. Both Brooke and Meggan got to play each of them and were very successful," said 'Beeters head coach Tom MacLean. McLean also said that Havre has several good doubles teams and he said it was nice test for his doubles players and they responded...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter tennis team is already performing at a high level and was hoping for two great days in Great Falls to continue improving their game. It turns out that one thing that can slow the 'Beeters down is the weather. The storm that passed through last Friday caused the cancellation of play Friday, limiting the team to a single day in Great Falls. When they took to the court Saturday it was business as usual with the 'Beeters winning 21 of 23 matches played. The Fort Benton/Fairfi...
The high school golf season has reached its midway point and the Chinook Sugarbeeters are playing better and better each time out. The boys led by senior Ian McIntosh claimed another team title winning the Whitewater Invitational, which was played on the Malta course. The 'Beeter score of 248 easily outdistance the runner up Malta Mustangs who finished 37 strokes back with a 285. McIntosh matched his personal best round by firing a 79 to win the individual title for the boys. McIntosh went out i...
Local track and field teams got a bit of break this past weekend as the season reaches the mid-point on the schedule. The District 2B and 9C meets are less than a month away. Teams are figuring out where each athlete can help the team the best and what relay combinations perform well together. Chinook senior Kailey Kleinjan, Chinook sophomore Abby Ellison, Harlem junior Damian Adams, Hays/Lodge Pole junior Isaiah RunsAbove and Turner sophomore Eddie Harmon have all found themselves on the top of the podium at the seasons biggest meets so far....
