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The Chinook Sugarbeeters concluded Homecoming week by welcoming the Fort Benton Longhorns to town this past Friday night. The Northern C matchup between these two rivals kept everyone entertained start to finish. The Longhorns scored on their first two plays from scrimmage and built an early lead that would hold up to a valiant Sugarbeeter rally. Freshman Ryan Bell tossed a pair of Touchdowns, freshman Jameson Nordboe and senior Jackson Nordboe each caught touchdowns. Junior Landon Beck and...
The Harlem Wildcats made the most of their scheduled bye week by taking the opportunity to turn the week into a Homecoming with The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds are playing a JV schedule this year and hosted the Harlem JV Monday afternoon in their Homecoming game. Since the Thunderbirds are playing a JV schedule, Friday night’s game would not count toward the teams season record. Wildcat Head Coach, Trenton Woodward had this to say about the game, “It was technically a JV game or non-sanctioned game.” Woodward added, “It w...

The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team only had one match this week. Saturday night they welcomed the Fairfield Eagles to town. Chinook has played four five set matches, and after falling in the first two they have certainly found a way to finish strong winning their last two. Friday night the 'Beeters topped the Eagles 25-22, 18-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-11 to the delight of the hometown fans. The two teams battled back and forth in a match where both teams had their chances. The 'Beeter attack...

The Lady Cats were back in action this past Thursday in Malta taking on the Malta M-ettes. On Friday the girls hosted the Conrad Cowgirls of the District 1B. The Lady Cats fought hard in Malta and showed a ton of improvement. The M-ettes played well in set number one and defeated the Lady Cats 25-19. Harlem turned the tables in set number two, topping the M-ettes 25-18 to even the match. Set number three was a barn burner with each team rallying for the lead with momentum swings every couple...

The Harlem Wildcats made the short trip west to Hoon Field in Chinook looking to even their season record at 2-2. The 'Beeters began the season with a pair of tough losses and were looking to pick up win number one. The Wildcats got the start they wanted, scoring the first points of the contest on a 38 yard strike from senior Leon Champagne to sophomore Miles Fetter. The Wildcats couldn't convert the point after and took a 6-0 lead early in the first quarter. The 'Beeters answered right back on...
All three Blaine County Cross Country teams were in action this past week as the ‘Beeters, Wildcats and Thunderbirds headed south to Lewistown to compete in the Fergus Invitational Cross Country Meet. The ‘Beeter contingent had 11 athletes in the field, 6 boys and five girls. Harlem brought 7 boys and one girl while Hays/Lodge Pole had 1 boy in the field. In the boys race Harlem freshman Branlin Foote led the way, finishing sixth in the field of 93. Foote ran a solid race completing the course in 17:36.93 to earn the top 10 finish. The nex...

The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team welcomed the Shelby Coyotes to town on Friday and kept fans on the edge of their seats in a five set thrilling win over the visitors. Saturday the 'Beeters fell to the Choteau Bulldogs 3-0 on the road. The 'Beeters are playing in the District 1B after moving up to the Class B ranks this fall. The 'Beeters have met the challenge head on and were looking to send a message to the conference by proving they belong. After starting the season with a win over...

The Harlem Lady Cats had a tough test this week traveling to Saco/Whitewater/Hinsdale and the Glasgow Scotties in a pair of really strong opponents. The Lady Cats continued to play hard but fell to the Mavericks in straight sets 3-0. Saturday in Glasgow they again gave their all, but the Scotties handed the Lady Cats another 3-0 loss. Harlem began the season with a 3-0 loss to the Wolf Point Wolves in their conference opener. The Lady Cats then won thrilling five set match against the Poplar Ind...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters began the season with a hard fought battle on the road to the Culbertson Cowboys losing 18-8. The ‘Beeters had a bye week two, and were on the road again this past Saturday to take on the Shelby Coyotes. In another tough contest the Coyotes outlasted the ‘Beeters in 30-20 win in the conference opener for Chinook. The ‘Beeters found themselves in a tough back and forth affair with Chinook taking a 20-14 lead midway through the second half, but penalties and mistakes piled up late. The Coyotes took full advantage scori...

The Chinook Sugarbeeter, Harlem Wildcat and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Cross Country teams were in Havre this past Saturday. All three area schools had plenty of athletes run. Chinook led the way with 14 runners, nine boys and five girls. The Wildcats had 12 runners with 11 boys including seven freshmen and one girl in the field. The Thunderbird roster included three girls and one boy. The Wildcat boys were led by dynamic freshman Branlin Foote who posted a time of 17:16.55 to finish second in...

The Harlem Wildcat football team was back in action this Friday taking on the North Stars in Rocky Boy. The Wildcats had their way start to finish handing Rocky Boy a resounding 82-22 thumping to pick up their first win of the season and improving their record to 1-2 on the season. The Wildcats hosted the Polar Indians in their home opener. The Indians took down the Wildcats 64-36 in high scoring non-conference clash to begin the season. Harlem welcomed the Shelby Coyotes in week number two. The...

Following the football game on August 25, which the Chinook Beeters lost, 8-18, Julian Powell wore a chain with a railroad spike pendant to school. The interesting accessory wasn't a fashion statement but evidence of his having won the Hardest Hit Award for his defensive role in the game against the Culbertson Cowboys. Powell, a freshman at Chinook High School, plays Nose Guard for the Sugarbeeters. When asked about his reaction to receiving the award, Powell said: "I was shocked, really,...
The Sugarbeeter volleyball team suffered just one loss enroute to first place in its own tournament Saturday in Chinook. Chinook opened the tournament on Court 1 with a win over Glasgow. In its second game an hour later, the Beeters fell behind the Outlaws of Roy-Winifred 1-12 before staging a strong comeback to lose by just seven points, 18-25. The big difference came early in the game as 6-foot 4-inch senior and Class C all-stater Isabelle Heggem dominated play at the net with several kills. Chinook squad of Coach Paula Molyneaux stayed...
The Lady 'Cats hosted the Wolf Point Wolves Thursday evening, before heading to Poplar for a showdown Friday and a match up with Fairview there on Saturday. "We were defeated in three (on Thursday), but the Lady 'Cats didn’t give up as we nearly took the third set," head coach Kim Faulkinberry said. "Wolf Point has some great hitters, and they found their groove before we did." Harlem showed true grit on Friday afternoon against the Indians in a stunning comeback win. "We dropped the first two sets before we rallied back to take the next t...
All six harriers figured in Harlem Wildcat’s high finish at the 36-team meet Friday just outside of Kalispell. The meet featured numerous Class AA and A schools from around the state, a few of which were among the 14 schools unable to keep up with ‘Cats. Leading the team to its 22nd-place finish was freshman Branlin Foote, who turned in a quality time of 17:26.36 over the 3.1-mile course. Finishing in 130th place with a time of 19:42.79 was freshman Gregory Gardipee, followed by sophomore Delane LaMere in 21:14.61. Freshman Lathan Bla...

The Harlem Wildcats gave their hometown fans plenty to cheer about despite falling to Shelby in a Northern 8-man conference clash Friday night. Wildcat sophomore Miles Fetter took the opening kickoff at the five-yard line and raced 35 yards to the midfield stripe. On the first play from scrimmage, sophomore running back Code McCabe gathered in a pitch from senior quarterback Leon Champagne and powered forward for nine yards to Shelby's 31-yard line. McCabe rumbled up the middle for 12 yards and...

While Sugarbeeters took second among the six teams in the varsity competition, the school's JV and C squads each went 2-0 for the day. Chinook's three teams each kicked the year off with wins to start their season the day before. "We were at Rocky Boy (North Stars) on Friday," Head Coach Paula Moyneaux said. "All three squads won, 3-0." After going 2-0 in pool play, the varsity 1-1 in the single-elimination tournament play, to earn second-place honors in the six-team field. The Lady 'Beeters...

Harlem’s varsity netters were a little slow getting out of the gate in their first game of the year, but they picked up their game as the Malta tournament continued. The Lady ‘Cats never posed a serious threat as they fell 10-25 to Chinook in their first game. The second game was a completely different story as the lead bounced back and forth among the in-county rivals until before the Sugarbeeters reeled off the last eight points to take the second game 25-17 and the match. About thr...
Harlem varsity boys, led by freshman Branlin Foote’s second-place time of 17 minutes and 47.31 seconds, placed fifth among the 14-team field at the Wolf Point Cross Country Meet on Friday. Also contributing to the team score of 122 were: Lathan Blackwolf; 26th in a time of 24:07.39; Shayne Stiffarm, 29th in 25:44.25; Kelbi Bigby, 30th in 25:51.27; Romeo Main, 36th in 28:41.08, and Carter Lawrence, 38th, in 30:24.44. Poplar won the varsity boys title with 35 points, followed by Trinity Christian of Williston with 46, Plentywood with 81 and S...

The Harlem Wildcats' wild 64-36 loss to the Poplar Indians in Harlem Friday evening was a classic tale of two halves. Harlem took the opening kickoff and promptly fumbled the ball away to the visiting Indians. Poplar needed a short fourth-down carry to get its first score of the evening with 10:41 left in the first quarter. The extra point was good, giving the visitors a brief 7-0 lead. The Wildcats then capitalized on their first play from scrimmage, picking up a first down out near the 30 with...
The Sugarbeeters got a bit of jump on the season after their Saturday afternoon visit to Culbertson was moved to Friday evening. The last-minute adjustment due to a conflicting volleyball tournament might or might not have had an impact on the final score. Nevertheless, the underaged and undersized visitors mounted a tough resistance. While giving up a single touchdown each in quarters one, three and four, the Chinook eight denied their opponents any points-after-touchdown. The ‘Beeter gridders accumulated 11 first downs in the contest and c...

The Chinook Swim Team closed out another spectacular season. Chinook was sixth in the Class AA team results but were exceptional when taking points in consideration to number of Swimmers on the team. Chinook would have won class B and C as well. The Lions had two High Point Winners, Britton Elliot and Dentin DePriest. In addition, the Lions had several swimmers win Individual champions including Dentin DePriest, Kolton DePriest, Britton Elliot, Brockton Elliot, Bryce Elliot Rachel Stephens and...

The Chinook Lions hosted the Eastern Division swim Meet July 21-22. This situation was great for the kids as they got the opportunity swim in front of their hometown fans as well as in their own pool. The Lions qualified thirty swimmers for the State Swim Meet in Conrad this past weekend, results will be in next week's Blaine County Journal ~ News Opinion. At the Eastern Divisional the Lions claimed three High Point Trophies to go along with 9 Individual Champions in their respective event. The...

Editor's note: Due to printing deadlines in Helena we have to have all or our paper ready to be sent on Sunday. We will have the Eastern C Divisional results in next week's paper. This note will really need to be enforced during the High School Athletic seasons. Coaches will have to have their information into me Saturday night to be included in that week's paper. The following are results from the Lions meets in Fort Benton and Glendive. The Chinook Lions did their best to get some final work...

The Chinook Lions Swim team was in Sidney, Montana July 8-9 and again turned in a fantastic effort. With just one meet in Fort Benton (July 15/16) before the Divisional Swim Meet is held in Chinook, July 22-23, teams are fine tuning their strokes to be ready for the post season. The Lions had three High Point Trophy winners this week with Bryce Elliot capturing the honor in the Boys 13-14 age group and Dentin DePriest and Britton Elliot winning the Boys and Girls 15-19 age group. The Lions had...