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Hays/Lodge Pole started 2016 out the same way they finished 2015, with a win. The Thunderbirds steamrolled the Big Sandy Pioneers Saturday 77-18 to even their District 9C record at 2-2. They improved to 2-4 overall. The Thunderbirds jumped all over Big Sandy early, leading 26-3 after one quarter of action. Junior Frank RunsAbove led the Thunderbird charge early scoring eight in the opening stanza. Seven players scored in the opening eight minutes for the Thunderbirds as they presented a...
If one thing is for certain in the District 2B girls' basketball race, it's that Harlem is becoming a team to pay attention to. The girls were in Cut Bank Saturday to take on the District 1B Wolves in a non-conference clash. Harlem carried a 3-2 record into the contest and were looking to start the new year off with a win but the Wolves had other ideas as they defeated Harlem 70-54. Cut Bank jumped out to a 19-10 lead after eight minutes. Freshman Skylee Dirden scored seven points in the...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds nearly found the win column Saturday falling 34-31 to the Big Sandy Pioneers. The Thunderbirds got a three point basket from freshman Rayleigh Kirkaldie in the opening quarter to keep the team close as they trailed 10-8 entering the second. Junior Kenessa Shambo drained a long three in the second stanza but the Pioneers managed to extend the advantage to 17-13 by halftime. Rayleigh, freshman Latasha Kirkaldie, freshman Talia Werk and sophomore Miquela Perez each scored in the third quarter for the Thunderbirds....
Chinook sophomore Tate Niederegger, senior Mariah Swank and senior Britney Nelson finished their respective sports season on top of the podium as state champions. Sophomore Tate Niederegger was back in the Championship this season following a runner up finish during his freshman campaign. Niederegger defeated Jamie Mullens of Saint Ignatius 5-2 in the final. "It's a dream come true," said Niederegger. "The team did a great job individually and even brought back the first place team trophy."...
The Harlem Wildcats are still learning a new offense and defense installed by first year head coach Terry Kulbeck and it’s not because of effort that the team has struggled to find the win column more than once. Saturday in Cut Bank the Wolves managed a 59-32 non-conference win over the Wildcats. Harlem fell behind early and was never able to recover. The Wildcats trailed 14-0 after one quarter and 27-9 at halftime. The Wolves took a 59-32 win from the Wildcats, Senior Keahna Little scored 15 p...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters stepped back on the mat for the first time in 2016 this past Saturday when the team competed in the Shelby Invitational. The defending Class 'C' state champions used the holiday break to fine tune their mechanics, get a little healthier and prepare themselves mentally and physically for the stretch run with the goal of adding more gold to the trophy case this February. The 'Beeters sent eight wrestlers out in Shelby. The format was a pool event where every wrestler got...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have gotten off to a great start this season, but last Tuesday in Chester they ran into a talented Hawks team falling for the first time 76-53. Chester J-I was looking to atone for three losses to the 'Beeters a season ago as Chinook ended the Hawks season at the district tournament in February. The 'Beeters are young and trying to work the kinks of new personal out, while the Hawks return nearly the same roster as a season ago. The Hawks got off to a blistering start...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds finally picked up their first win of the 2015-16 campaign last Monday when they defeated the North Star Knights in Gildford 52-45 to improve to 1-4 overall and 1-2 in conference play. The Thunderbirds are a talented team that qualified for the Northern C a season ago. The schedule tested the team early as they played two tough games to begin conference play before challenging the Knights, a team that always seems to give the Thunderbirds a stiff test. Monday's...
The Harlem Wildcats again found themselves on the wrong side of a down to the wire basketball game as they fell in a tightly contested contest with the Rocky Boy Stars last Tuesday, 61-57. As seems to be the case this season the Wildcats put themselves in hole early and battled their way back. Harlem spotted the Stars a 14-7 advantage after one before getting the offense rolling in the second quarter as they put up 18 in the stanza to trim the deficit to 26-25 by halftime. Senior Keahna Little led the charge, scoring eight in the quarter to...
Mike Seymour and Brad Tilleman have been Montana Officials Association (MOA) members for many years. Both have worked District, Divisional and State tournaments at all levels and are recognizable wherever they officiate. Last Saturday evening, during Chinook's home opener against the Big Sandy Pioneers, their sons Lane Seymour and Grant Tilleman took the court as MOA officials for the junior varsity girls contest. Lane and Grant are both graduates of Chinook High School and both earned All-State...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters entered the holiday break with a perfect 3-0 conference mark and 5-0 overall record following a 66-51 drubbing of the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks last Tuesday. After opening the season with a hard fought win over a very talented Great Falls Central team, the girls have coasted to lopsided wins over Dutton/Brady, Hays/Lodge Pole and Big Sandy. Tuesday in Chester the 'Beeters got off to a sluggish start against a Hawks team that has struggled early on, leading just...
The Turner Tornadoes and Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks met in a District 9C clash in Turner last Monday with the visitors claiming a 65-37 win over the Tornadoes. The Hawks are considered to be among one of the three teams to advance to the Northern C Divisional come February, but that didn't stop a young Turner squad from making them compete start to finish. The Tornadoes outscored the visitors 10-2 over the final eight minutes and played the second half to a score of 17-19 as the younger...
The Turner Tornadoes fell to 0-3 in District 9C play and 2-3 overall following a tough 38-36 loss to conference rival Chester-Joplin-Inverness last Monday. Turner has steadily improved the past few seasons and has been looking for that break through win to take the next step. Monday afternoon they nearly took that step. Since returning to varsity ball four years ago Turner has yet to pick up a win over teams above them in the standings. Chester J-I led after the opening quarter of action but...
Hays/Lodge Pole dropped their fifth contest of the season last Monday to the North Star Knights 65-39. While the Thunderbirds have yet to find the win column, the direction the program is heading is clear, and thats up. The Thunderbirds have been much more competitive than in recent memory and have caused each team they have faced to work a little harder. In Gildford last Monday eighth grader Mulleeah Stiffarm continued her stellar play at the high school varsity level as she tossed in 13 points in the loss. Stiffarm scored 26 her previous...
A thrilling, down to the wire 49-48 win over the Rocky Boy Morning Stars last Tuesday allowed Harlem to enter the holiday break with a 3-2 record and a little momentum on their side. So many times a young team just can't seem to come out on top in close games and getting that first down to the wire win can be a learning experience that can be built upon throughout the remainder of the season. Harlem had the offense firing on all cylinders early as they took an early 21-14 lead into the second...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter football team and it's players are still in the news more than a month after winning the school's second State Class 'C' football championship. The All-Conference, All-State, Coach of the Year and the Bob Cleverly All-Star eight-man football selections have been made and everyone of them included a Sugarbeeter on the list. Christmas Eve the 70th Annual East/West Shrine rosters were released and senior Kevin Young was honored with a selection. Seniors Jesse Dannels and...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter improved to 4-0 over the weekend picking up a big conference win over the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds 58-31 Friday night and besting Big Sandy 64-22 Saturday in the teams home opener. Senior Ian McIntosh and junior Kyler Johnson each knocked down a triple in the first quarter that saw the 'Beeters take a 13-7 lead over the home standing Thunderbirds. McIntosh added six more in the second quarter helping Chinook extend the advantage to 25-17 by intermission. The teams...
The Harlem Wildcats fell to 1-3 on the season after suffering a pair of conference losses to the Malta Mustangs and Wolf Point Wolves over the weekend. Friday the Wildcats lost 54-28 to the Mustangs in Malta. The team competed hard start to finish but the Mustangs were able to slowly pull away. Junior Terry Sandcrane led Harlem with 10 points in the contest. Saturday the boys welcomed the Wolf Point Wolves to town in their home opener. The visitors led 17-12 after eight minutes of action and...
The Thunderbird faced the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks Saturday afternoon in Chester falling 79-63 to fall to 0-4 on the season. The Hawks are a talented group and are expected to contend in the District 9C as are the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds put themselves in a big hole early on as they trailed the Hawks 26-9 after eight minutes of action. Hays/Lodge Pole is a talented team and responded by playing the Hawks even for the rest of the contest. Thunderbirds finally got their offense rollin...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters are off to another fast start as they improved to 4-0 following a pair of lopsided wins over Hays/Lodge Pole and Big Sandy this weekend. The girls defeated the Thunderbirds 54-25 as the teams kicked off conference play in the District 9C. Saturday the 'Beeters made their home debut against the Big Sandy Pioneers pitching a shutout 57-0. The 'Beeters got off to a fast start against the Thunderbirds as their pressure defense forced several turnovers and their transition...
The Harlem girls varsity basketball team saw their record evened at 2-2 following a pair of defeats to the Malta M-ettes 67-14 and Wolf Point Wolves 73-48 over the weekend The Malta M-ettes are the defending Class B State Champions and return basically the same team from a year ago. They also were Harlem's first conference opponent as District 2B play got underway this past weekend. Harlem head coach Laramie Schwenke was exited to have her team 2-0 following a pair of victories at the Native Ame...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds took an 0-3 record into their conference clash with the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks Saturday afternoon but one thing was for certain, they were there to compete and compete they did. The Hawks squeaked out a 45-39 win over the young Thunderbird squad but they had to survive a late charge by the Thunderbirds to do it. Hays/Lodge Pole fell behind early 17-4. A strong second quarter brought the Thunderbirds back within reach as they outscore the Hawks 15-9 in...
The Turner girls basketball program has been on the rise the past few years and got off to a nice start to begin the season Following a 2-0 start, the Tornadoes were looking to carry that momentum into conference play. The Tornadoes played two solid teams over the weekend falling 52-37 to the North Star Knights Friday evening and 57-21 to the Fort Benton Longhorns Saturday afternoon. The Knights were coming off two straight losses to begin the season. The Tornadoes were a bit out of sorts offens...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter wrestling team enters the holiday break following an outstanding performance over the weekend in Great Falls at the CMR Holiday Classic and Great Falls High Junior Varsity wrestling tournaments. The 'Beeters entered six wrestlers in the classic and scored 71 points in the field of 48 teams to finish 16th in the team standings. The tournament features teams from all four classifications and is considered one of the premier tournaments in the region,. For some it may be...
The Turner Tornadoes began conference play this past weekend. Friday the boys traveled to Gildford where they were defeated by the North Star Knights 82-42. Saturday the Fort Benton Longhorns topped Turner 45-30 in their home opener. Friday in Gildford the Knights raced out to a 22-8 advantage earlier. Turner picked up a three point basket from senior Bret Vanvalkenburg in the first quarter and five more points in the second but the team trailed 42-17 at intermission. Things evened out a bit in...
