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The Chinook and Harlem Wrestling teams are headed to the Eastern B/C Divisional in Colstrip this week for the right to advance to the Class B/C State Wrestling meet in Billings next week. Both teams have had to deal with Covid-19 issues these past couple of weeks, but one thing is for certain, both teams will be ready to go. The Sugarbeeters will be represented at the Eastern B/C by senior Wyatt Dunbar (285), senior Drake Berreth (152), senior Lincoln Reich (160), junior Tyler Schoen (170),...
District 9C Girls Basketball Standings Conf/Overall/TP Won Lost Won Lost Points Box Elder Bears 10 0 11 1 +100 Chinook Sugarbeeters 7 1 9 2 +59 North Star Knights 6 3 9 4 +14 Hays/Lodge Pole 4 4 8 4 +12 Fort Benton Longhorns 5 5 7 6 -1 Chester/Joplin-Inverness 2 5 6 5 -28 Big Sandy Pioneers 1 7 4 8 -56 Turner Tornadoes 0 10 4 10 -100 District 9C Boys Basketball Standings Conf/Overall/TP Won Lost Won Lost Points Big Sandy Pioneers 7 2 11 2 +24 Box Elder Bears 7 3 8 5 +36 Chester/Joplin-Inverness 6 3 10 3 +40 Fort Benton Longhorns 7 4 9 5 +19...

The Chinook Sugarbeeters have been on a roll with the start of the new year. Thursday night they welcomed the District 9C leading Big Sandy Pioneers to town for a huge conference clash. When the dust settled it was the Sugarbeeters that had avenged a tough December loss with a 59-38 thumping of the Pioneers. Big Sandy entered the contest as the District 9C top seed with a 9-1 overall record and a 6-1 conference mark. The Pioneers had earned a hard fought narrow win over the Sugarbeeters back in...

The Chinook Sugarbeeters continued their torrid start to the season adding another lopsided win over a conference for Thursday night. The Sugarbeeters completed the season sweep of the Big Sandy Pioneers with a sound 74-42 win to improve to 7-1 in District 9C play and 9-2 overall. The Sugarbeeters have played very well this season on both ends of the court and kept up their intensity Thursday against the Pioneers. Chinook opened the contest on fire getting scoring from all over the court....

The Chinook Sugarbeeters were at home this past Friday, wrestling in front of the hometown fans for the final time this season. The Chinook Mixer was a bit smaller than normal with Covid-19 limiting the number of teams on hand. The Harlem Wildcat and Lady Cat teams were unable to attend and canceled their home invitational on Saturday as a result. The mixer still provided a good opportunity for the wrestlers on hand to get on the mat and compete. In some cases weights were combined and girls...

The Turner Tornado girls and boys basketball teams hosted the Fort Benton Longhorns this past Friday in District 9C action. The Longhorns got the better of the Turner girls 57-37 in the first game. Fort Benton needed a buzzer beating three-point bomb to edge the Turner boys 49-48 in a heart breaker. Saturday the teams were in Chester where the girls fell to the Hawks 60-39 and the boys were defeated 64-23. Turner junior Dakota Krass did all she could early on to help the Turner girls stay in...

The Harlem Wildcats are finally starting to get healthy and it is showing in the win column. After starting the year with a new roster nearly every time they took the court, Head Coach Geno LeValdo and his Wildcats are starting to find their rhythm. The Wildcats were in Glasgow Friday night for an important District 2B test with the Scotties. The teams tested each other early but in the end it was the Wildcats pulling out a 71-64 win. Saturday Harlem returned home to take on the Box Elder Bears...

The Chinook Sugarbeeters were home Friday night as they welcomed the North star Knights to town. The 'Beeters have been close this year, but had struggled getting over the hump. That all changed Friday as the 'Beeters rolled to a 51-31 win over the Knights. Saturday the boys were on the road, taking on the Longhorns in Fort Benton. After a somewhat slow start with the defense leading the way the 'Beeters dominated the second half and coasted to a lopsided 60-25 win. The 'Beeter have had some...

The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds dropped a hard fought overtime thriller to the Dodson Coyotes to begin the season back in early December. This past Tuesday the Thunderbirds evened the series with an impressive 67-55 win over the visiting Coyotes. Saturday the boys headed west for a showdown with the Box Elder Bears. Box Elder started fast and never looked back handing the Thunderbirds a 110-66 set back. When the season started the Thunderbirds and Coyotes were the others first opponent. In a...
The Turner Tornadoes have had some tough luck to start the District 9C schedule, but each time they take the court their opponent needs to be ready. Friday the Tornadoes were in Big Sandy to take on the Pioneers. Saturday the boys headed to Gildford to challenge the Knights in another District 9C showdown. Turner has a couple of non conference wins to their credit but began the week still looking to find their first conference win of the season. The Pioneers would be a tough test as they entered as the District 9C’s top team. Sophomore Ryan D...

The Chinook Sugarbeeters were home Friday night as they welcomed the North Star Knights to town. The Knights and 'Beeters brought identical 4-1 conference marks into the tilt as they battle for a top seed come tournament time. The 'Beeters rode the ups and downs to a late surge that led to a 52-42 conference win over the Knights. Saturday the 'Beeters faced another stiff test, this time they were on the road taking on the Longhorns in Fort Benton. Chinook and Fort Benton delivered their bests...

The season may just be reaching its mid-point, and as a result the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds are looking to capitalize every time they take the court. The Thunderbirds began the week with a non-conference 57-31 win at home over the Dodson Coyotes. Friday the team was in Box Elder to challenge the Bears in a huge District 9C clash. Against the Coyotes the Thunderbirds defense took center stage, limiting the Coyotes to just a pair of first quarter free throws. The offense was a bit sluggish,...

The Harlem Lady Cats were in Glasgow Friday night looking to even their conference mark against the Scotties. Harlem met the challenge for 32 minutes of regulation, but fell in overtime, 62-57. Saturday the Lady Cats were hoping to be back in front of the hometown fans and welcome the District 9C Box Elder Bears to town. In a schedule change due to last minute circumstances the game with the Bears had been canceled. Harlem started strong and looked to be in control early on, leading 15-8 at the...
The Turner Tornadoes were in Big Sandy this past Friday in a battle between two teams looking to pick up their first District 9C win. Saturday the Tornadoes were back out on the road, this time in Gildford to take on the North Star Knights. The Tornadoes played a couple of solid quarters in Big Sandy Friday night, but they had a couple of really tough ones as well. The Pioneers opened up a 26-7 lead early on, but the Tornadoes put together a 19-10 second quarter to cut the Pioneer lead 36-26 by the break. Big Sandy however started the second...

The Chinook Sugarbeeter and Harlem Wildcat wrestling teams were in Choteau this past weekend for the Bulldog Classic. The Harlem Lady Cat wrestling team made the trip south to take part in the Billings West High School Girls Mixer. Overall it was a stellar weekend on the mat for Blaine County athletes. Chinook junior Tyler Schoen won the 170 pound weight class in Choteau. Senior Wyatt Dunbar added to the Chinook haul with a third place finish at 285 pounds. Senior Drake Berreth had a great weeke...

The Chinook Sugarbeeters, fresh off their 58-30 win in Chester on Tuesday, headed east Friday night to challenge the Harlem Lady Cats in a non conference clash between Highway 2 rivals. Friday night's contest was the first of the new year for the Lady Cats before they jumped back into conference play on Saturday. The Sugarbeeters took control early and steadily built on their lead in securing a 58-32 win. The 'Beeters closed out the week with a 71-37 win over the Turner Tornadoes at home. The Su...

The Hays Lodge Pole Thunderbirds have competed very well this season and looked to continue that strong play following the holiday break. Friday night the girls hosted the Turner Tornadoes in the first game of the new year. The Thunderbirds started fast and coasted to a 58-44 win over the Tornadoes. Saturday the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks paid a visit to the Thunderdome and left in defeat following a 64-35 loss to the Thunderbirds. Senior Jaedyn Chandler started the new year on fire,...
The Harlem Lady Cats headed east Saturday afternoon to take on the Wolf Point Wolves in a District 2B tilt. Senior Taya Trottier and sophomore Emma Billmayer each scored from distance early on, but the Lady Cats found themselves down 16-12 at the end of the first quarter. Trottier added eight second quarter points and senior Chloe Messerly added five more in a strong second quarter effort that saw the Lady Cats catch the Wolves, sending the teams to halftime all even at 28-28. Billmayer connected again from down town, as did Trottier in...

The Harlem Wildcats have battled the injury bug for much of the season and were looking to get a few key players back when they took the court in the new year for the first time. The Chinook Sugarbeeters were in town Friday night for a non-conference clash between two rivals. The Wildcats took control early and then maintained a comfortable cushion in securing a 74-67 win. Saturday Harlem fell just short in suffering a 70-67 road lost to District 2B foe Wolf Point. Friday night against the...

The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds began the new year with a bang. Friday night they welcomed the Turner Tornadoes to town and picked up their first conference win, 60-49. Saturday the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks visited the Thunderdome. Hays/Lodge Pole was clutch down the stretch in securing a 52-48 win. The Thunderbirds have played some barn burners this season but were still unable to find the win column, that all changed Friday night. Turner had the hot hand early getting long balls from...

The Chinook Sugarbeeters began the new year with a short road trip west to face the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks. The 'Beeters tried to stay close but in the end were defeated 51-40. Saturday the 'Beeters were back home in front of the hometown fans and out ran the Turner Tornadoes in a 82-39 Conference win. The Sugarbeeters began the new year in Chester on Tuesday night in a District 9C contest with the Hawks. Senior Oskar Pula provided the bulk of the 'Beeter attack early on, scoring six fir...

The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcat wrestling teams were in Chester on Thursday for a Mixer and stepped into tournament action Friday and Saturday at the Cut Bank Invitational. The Cut Bank Invitational is good tournament to start the year and the coaches and wrestlers were both looking for a good start to the new year. Chinook senior Wyatt Dunbar continued his strong effort on the mat, finishing second in the 285 pound weight class. Junior Tyler Schoen also turned in an outstanding effo...

Students at Hays/Lodge Pole High School have had an opportunity afforded to them this school year that many students in the state of Montana don't get. Hays/Lodge Pole Science Teacher Rod Benson followed up on an idea and created an Archery program available to all students. "Unfortunately, we haven't been able to offer music, art, home economics, or industrial arts classes," said Benson. "Last spring someone suggested it might be cool to offer archery, so I did some checking around to see what...

Blaine County girls and boys basketball teams as well as their wrestling counterparts certainly enjoyed some time off with their families during the Holiday break. The rest was welcomed, but the teams still made sure to get some necessary practice in. The first third of the schedule has been completed, conference play has begun in basketball and some high quality wrestling meets have been attended. This experience gained before the break is huge for the student athletes and their coaches....

It was a tale of two halves this past Tuesday night in Chinook as the Sugarbeeters welcomed the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds to town. Both teams have the same goal of playing on Saturday night at the District 9C Tournament in February, making this early season clash a big one. The Thunderbirds controlled the tempo early in a defensive first half, taking a 19-10 lead into the halftime locker room. The third quarter belonged to the 'Beeters as they stormed out of the gates, turning a nine point...