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The Chinook Sugarbeeters experience all sides of competition this past week. Tuesday they fell to the Box Elder Bears 69-40. Friday they defeated a long time rival from the past when they took down the Harlem Wildcats 47-45 and Saturday they steadily extended a lead from start to finish in defeating the Turner Tornadoes by a score of 76-43. Tuesday the 'Beeters spotted the Bears an early 9-2 advantage but a strong effort from freshman Issac Bell with seven points, cut the deficit to 11-9 at the...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds have battled their way back to an even record after picking up a pair of lopsided wins over the Turner Tornadoes 89-31, and Fort Benton Longhorns, 70-27 this past weekend. After an 0-4 start the Thunderbirds now sit at 4-4. Junior Tyson Shambo knocked down a pair of three point bombs and scored ten first quarter points helping the Thunderbirds double up the Tornadoes 24-12 after one quarter. Junior’s Jace Shambo and Frank RunsAbove each tallied six the opening eight minutes. The Thunderbird offense exploded i...
The Turner Tornadoes secured their first win of the season last Tuesday night in Dodson topping the Coyotes 61-54 with a total team effort. The teams traded baskets early on in an evenly contested match up. Freshman Tracer Heilig scored seven first quarter points for the Tornadoes. The teams entered the second quarter of action tied at 14-14. The Coyotes managed to take a lead in the second quarter but a three point bucket from freshman Cody Welsh kept the Turner boys within reach as they traile...
The Harlem Wildcats have been on the wrong side of close games it seems nearly every weekend. Saturday the boys managed to turn one in their favor as they edged District 2B rival Glasgow 37-36 for their first conference win of the season. The Wildcats have really stepped up their defensive effort and have become a bit accustomed to playing in low scoring down to the wire games. Harlem was able to score one more basket in the first eight minutes to take a slim 10-8 lead into the second quarter....
The Chinook Sugarbeeters dropped their first contest of the season last Tuesday, 60-40 to the Box Elder Bears in a battle of District 9C powerhouses. The 'Beeters rebounded Friday by racing past Harlem 55-27 and Saturday taking down Turner 52-34 to improve to 4-1 in conference play and 7-1 overall. Tuesday the Bears took command early as they outscored Chinook 15-2 in the opening quarter and never looked back. The Bears maintained a 32-10 advantage at halftime. The second half was much more...
If one thing is for certain its that the Harlem girls basketball team is capable of playing very well for stretches during the course of a game, but they have struggled to string that play together for 32 minutes. Head coach Laramie Schwenke has commented on the team needing to play better for longer stretches each time they step on the court. Saturday Harlem was looking for a bounce back performance following a tough loss to Chinook Friday. The girls headed east to Glasgow for a District 2B cla...
The still young but very experienced Turner Tornado girls varsity basketball team went 2-1 last week defeating Dodson 50-36 Tuesday night. Friday the girls took down the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds 39-19 at home. Saturday they fell to the Chinook Sugarbeeters on the road 52-34. The Tornadoes rely on four year starters, junior Ella Billmayer and junior Rennay Watkins to guide the team this season and can rely on second year starters freshman Rylee Conlan and Raegan Conlan along with freshman...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter wrestling team was nearly complete this weekend in Cut Bank as senior Kevin Young wrestled for the first time and senior Jake Norby is expecting to return this weekend when the team travels to Fairfield Thursday and the Choteau Classic Friday and Saturday. The team is still impressive on the mat finishing sixth overall this weekend. Junior Tate Niederegger captured another individual championship while senior Kenny Pruttis wrestled his way to a third place finish....
The Hays/Lodge Pole girls basketball team remains winless on the season following losses Friday and Saturday to District 9C opponents. Friday the girls were defeated in Turner 39-19. Sophomore Miquela Perez scored eight points in the contest. Freshman Latasha Kirkaldie added five including a first quarter triple. Saturday the girls took to the road to face the Fort Benton Longhorns in another District 9C clash. Fort Benton started fast and the young Thunderbirds were not able to stay with the more experienced Longhorns. The result was a 60-19...
The past twelve months have been a banner year for many athletes and teams throughout Blaine County. Four team state championships were won and seven athletes became individual state champions while a few more finished second or third. The Chinook Sugarbeeters captured the first as they won another Class C Wrestling championship. The Sugarbeeter tennis team repeated as Class B/C in May. August began with the Harlem swim team winning the Class C title in Sidney. The last being the remarkable run...
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...
