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The Chinook Sugarbeeters may have only two players with a lot of varsity experience but after an opening weekend that saw them win two games by an average of 19 points and with an infusion of young talent it may just be a matter of time before that is a distant memory. Chinook opened play Thursday with a 60-42 victory over the Great Falls Central Catholic Mustangs. Saturday they handled the Dutton/Brady Diamondbacks 60-44 in a contest that didn't seem that close. The 'Beeters led just 12-9...
The Harlem Wildcat boys basketball team faced a top notch Box Elder Bears team in their season opener at the Native American Classic Basketball tournament in Havre Friday evening falling 60-30. Saturday however the boys responded with a resounding 63-34 thumping of the Kainai Warriors to even their record at 1-1. The Wildcats are young team with little varsity experience but contested the Bears throughout the contest doing a good job at forcing turnovers and running the floor. The Wildcats fell...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter girls basketball team continued their winning ways this past weekend at the Chester season opening tournament. Thursday the girls opened the new season with a stiff test from a solid Great Falls Central Catholic team earning a hard fought 43-38 victory. Saturday the team wasn’t challenged nearly as much as they cruised to a 43-21 win over the Dutton/Brady Diamondback to start 2-0. Chinook trailed early but slowly chipped away at the Mustang lead before securing the w...
The outcome of the first two contests of the new campaign was exactly what head coach Laramie Schwenke and her team was looking for. Friday, Harlem scored 39 first half points over the Kainai Warriors en-rout to a 56-32 season opening win. Saturday they held the Heart Butte Warriors to a single point the first fifteen minutes of the contest before locking up a 45-17 win to improve to 2-0 on the young season. Friday against Kainai, senior Mari Ereaux drained a pair of first quarter three-point bo...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds girls and boys basketball teams were in Billings this past weekend taking part in the Annual All-American Indian Shootout at Metra Park. Both squads came up short over the weekend however. The girls took on Lodge Grass Friday falling by a count of 77-44. Saturday they faced a talented Lame Deer team and lost 77-24. The boys had similar luck as they fell in the season opener to St. Labre 70-34. Saturday the Thunderbirds were much more competitive but still...
restling program is still battling a bit of the injury bug but those competing on the mat are improving each time out. "We're starting to knock some of the rust off and the kids are really getting better," said co-head coach Adam Tilleman. Chinook was at home Friday night for the first of two appearances in front of the home crowd prior to the Divisional Tournament in February. Saturday the team traveled to Glasgow to face some tough competition from the east. "We got hit with some injuries...
Five bowling teams in Harlem's Women's League meet each Wednesday at the Harlem VFW. Bernadette Weasel, pictured at the start line, gets ready to make a spare. Weasel, part of the Dusty's Feeders team, said of the recent major rehabilitation the bowling equipment at the VFW's alley, "The machines are better than last season and there's a guy here who can fix them if there is a problem." The league was in its sixth week of a 21 week season through the winter months....
The 2015-16 version of the Turner Tornado varsity girls basketball team has a very similar look to the team that showed much improvement a year ago. Turner won a game at the District 9C a year ago and this years squad is poised to make a little more noise. Jen Baird will be at the helm of the girls program this winter and has her team off to a fast start with a pair of victories at the Glasgow preseason tournament this past weekend. Friday the girls used a 20-4 fourth quarter to run away from...
The Turner Tornadoes dropped a pair of close contests this weekend in Glasgow to begin the season. The Tornadoes fell Friday to the Nashua Porcupines 65-61. Turner finished the game strong scoring 25 points in the fourth quarter. Senior Tyler Humphreys paced the effort with a team high 20 points. Senior Bret VanValkenburg added 11. Sophomore Eddie Harmon contributed 9 markers in the contest. Saturday the Tornadoes found themselves in a battle with Lustre Christian. Turner trailed at the half...
The Chinook wrestling program is still nursing a few bumps and bruises from the football season and took a limited number of wrestlers to the Havre Invitational this past weekend. The season opening tournament is one of the premier openers in the state featuring several defending state champions from all four classes. AA schools such as Great Falls High, CMR, along with Class A powerhouse Havre, make up the top tier tournament. The ‘Beeters wrestled six and sure enough all six placed over the weekend. Senior Jesse Dannels earned a runner up f...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter boys basketball team is a mix of strong veteran leadership and inexperienced potential. The 'Beeters advanced to the Northern C a season ago and look to repeat the feat again this year. Back for head coach Mike Seymour are seniors Travis Hamilton and Ian McIntosh. McIntosh was an All-Conference performer and will be a three year starter at the point guard position. Hamilton started every game a season ago and will be counted on to lead the team as well. The junior trio...
The Boys basketball program in Harlem is now under the direction of Head Coach Terry Kulbeck. Kulbeck is no stranger to the coaching ranks as he has coached approximately 30 teams over the years. He played basketball for Harlem and MSU-Northern. Kulbeck coached 2 years at Hays, coaching both the Hays-Lodge pole girls and boys varsity and he coached the Harlem Varsity Lady-Cats 2 years. Kulbeck also coached several teams while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer Basketball Coach in Senegal, West A...
Laramie Schwenke takes over as head coach of the Harlem girls basketball program. Schwenke had a standout career with the Malta M-Ettes and MSU-Northern Skylights and has a ton of experience to bring to the program. Schwenke was an assistant a year ago and is familiar with the players on the roster. This year's team includes seniors Emma Humphreys, Brooke LeValdo, Mari Ereaux and Anita Bentley. Juniors include Val TalksDifferent and Jazzamyn Benson. Sophomores are Elizabeth Horn and Taylor...
The Harlem Wildcat Wrestling Team took part in the Badger Invitational in Cascade this past weekend and came away with some positive results. The Badger Invitational features several top teams from all four classes and is a good way to knock the rust off and begin the season. Senior Colton Stiffarm wrestled his way to the championship match before finishing second at 285 pounds. Junior Reece Hutton also earned a podium finish at 285 pounds finishing fifth over the weekend. Senior T'Jay Allen...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have been at the top of the District 9C for some time now having qualified for the Northern C Divisional the past five seasons. This year's squad looks to make it six in a row and they have the fire power to do it. Mollie Rose is back for her second season at the helm after guiding her team to a third place finish at the Northern C a season ago. Rose will have a good idea where this year's team is following their opening games in Chester this Thursday and Saturday. The...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds girls and boys basketball programs are both under the direction of new head coaches and have been hard at it practicing in preparation for their season openers this weekend in Billings. The girls are coached by Colette Hawley and open play this Friday against Lodge Grass while the boys are coached by Richard Ryan and open play Friday against St. Labre. The Thunderbirds are in Billings taking part in the All American Indian Shootout. Saturday both squads will take on Lame Deer. The boys finished second at the...
Senior Kenny Pruttis has accepted an offer from Montana State University Northern to play football for the Lights next fall. "We are excited that Ken chose Northern. He is a very reliable receiver with excellent hands. This combined with a great work ethic and a championship pedigree should allow him to have a great college career. We believe Ken will develop into a very good college football player and possesses the type of character we are looking to build a winning team with." "We are glad...
Jade Cecrle had a fall to remember as she filled two tags and the family freezer. In filling her deer tag, Jade had to walk in for an hour in some of the roughest terrain in Blaine County and then put a belly crawl stock on it. The trek left her with a 200 yard shot with a 243 rifle. Oh it was the best trip I think a young girl and first kill could of had. The hunting party had to quarter it and take it out horse back. Jade harvested her Cow Elk down in the breaks and the Mule Deer buck was...
Wylee Simenson shot a nice little 4x4 buck that was 14 3/4" wide. Wylee took part in the new 'Hunter Apprentice program'. Wylee shot this buck north of Chinook Sunday, November 29th in the morning hours. Wylee was with his father Justin and used a .223 rifle during the hunt....
Frank Barber, a life long resident of Blaine County and a landowner 40 miles south of Chinook in the Bear Paw Mountains, successfully filled his Bull Elk tag on the final Saturday of the season. Frank had applied for a Land Owner Preference Elk Tag for several years and was finally granted one this season. When news of Frank's luck spread, several neighbors joined forces to ensure his hunt would be a great one. Todd Ford, Merle Young, Pat Kellam and Brett Huestis, among others, would pass along...
Payton Jones, 14, went hunting with his Uncle Casey, Uncle Kenny and Jesse Shackelford this fall. Payton's hunt was a success as he shot his first deer north of Chinook....
The Jr. High Tornadoes competed last weekend in tournament action. There was a Pep Rally held in their honor during the school week for the students, staff and community members to attend. A couple fun competitions were held and players introduced to the crowd. Both coaches had some positive introductions of each player and the players were presented with a tournament gift from their parents. Shown are, back row, left to right: Emma Timmons-Manager, Sarah Billmayer, Laci Maloney, Lacey Hickel,...
The recent Pep Rally was a fun event for all the students, parents, and staff at Turner to attend. One of the activities that was done was a basketball competition mixed in with some fun which included spinning on a bat, shooting a free throw, running to the other side, taking a fruit and passing it under a chin, and finally ending up unfolding a frozen T-shirt and wearing it down to the other side of the gym to the finish line. Shown here is girls coach, Julie Welsh with some of the ball...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter wrestling program, winners of six of the nine Class 'C' wrestling state championships while being runner up in the other three, have one thing on their mind, making it seven in ten years. Head Coaches Perry Miller, Adam Tilleman and Robin Stroh will again collaborate to help the 2015-16 'Beeter wrestling team bring home the gold. Chinook recaptured the top spot this past February as seven wrestlers combined to score 68.5 points to outdistance runner up Arlee by 22...
