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The regular season is quickly winding down for the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Volleyball team. After a delayed start, the girls packed as many games in as they could to get the conference schedule in before tournament time. This past week the Thunderbirds dropped a pair of matches to the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks. The Thunderbirds were very competitive in the first match. They dropped the opening set 25-19. In set number two the girls gave the Hawks all they could handle, but ran out of gas at the end in a 25-22 set loss. Chester/J-I...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were looking to bounce back after suffering their first loss of the season the previous week. In doing so the boys headed west to Choteau Friday night to face the Bulldogs of the Northern C 'A' Subdivision. When all was said and done the 'Beeters had picked up a 55-18 win to improve to 6-1. The Sugarbeeters forced a punt from the Bulldogs on their opening drive after being able to get nowhere with the run. Senior Toby Niederegger fielded the Bulldog punt at about the...
The Harlem Wildcats scheduled contest with the Great Falls Central Catholic Mustangs was set to be played this past Friday. The Mustangs ended their season after week number two leaving the Wildcats in need of a game. The Rocky Boy Stars agreed to play the Wildcats in Harlem, but with the Stars already scheduled to play a game on Saturday, the contest would have to take place on a Monday. In a rare Monday Varsity contest the Wildcats were able to host the Stars, hold their Senior Night prior to the start of the game and recognize the 1951...
Finally, The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were able to celebrate Homecoming. After being forced to cancel in 2020 and facing a ton of uncertainty to start this season they were able to have a fun and exciting week. A huge Pep Rally was held Friday at the High School Saturday, prior to the start of their contest with the Cascade Badgers the Thunderbirds honored their seniors with their Senior Day walk. Homecoming Royalty were also announced at halftime and a beautiful day for football was...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team had a bit of a hiccup in mid September, but have been on a roll since then. The 'Beeters have strung together five straight conference wins to build some momentum. With just a couple weeks remaining in the regular season, the girls would have an opportunity to address that hiccup. This past Friday the Sugarbeeters were in Fort Benton to take on the Longhorns. In the first match back in September the 'Beeters won the opening set before dropping the next thr...
The Harlem Lady Cat Volleyball team had been on a bit of a roll recently, having won three straight matches. This past week the Lady Cats played some spirited volleyball against two quality opponents, but failed to add to their win column. Tuesday the Lady Cats were in Malta where they dropped three tough sets to the M-ettes, 25-19, 28-26 and 25-20. Saturday Harlem was back home to take on the powerful Glasgow Scotties. The visitors took the first two sets 25-14, 25-14. The Lady Cats won set...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds picked up their first conference win against Box Elder on September 28, sweeping the Bears 25-13, 25-16 and 25-10. They began this last week with a match against the undefeated Geraldine/Highwood Rivals. The Thunderbirds competed hard and made the Rivals earn each point but fell in the first match 25-15, 25-16, 25-7 and match number two 25-9, 25-16, 25-14. Saturday the girls hosted the Fort Benton Longhorns, the District 7C No. 2, in a Homecoming doubleheader....
The Chinook Sugarbeeters added to their three match winning streak with a sweep of the Big Sandy Pioneers on the road last Tuesday. Friday the 'Beeters were at home to take on the visiting Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds where they again earned a 3-0 match win. Friday Chinook traveled to Fort Benton to take part in the Annual Longhorn Mid-season Tournament. The 'Beeters swept the Pioneers early in the season and had no problem turning back the Pioneers the second time around. Chinook wasted little...
The Harlem Lady Cats are starting to build some momentum as the team heads into the second half of the season. Head Coach Kim Faulkinberry, her staff and the players have been working hard all season long and that effort is starting to pay off. Early in the season the Lady Cats would hang close to teams but serving errors or mistakes passing always seemed to doom them late in the set or match. Faulkinberry was very confident that the girls were starting to come together and that they were...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds have shown progress and much improvement to start the season. After finally taking the court in week four of the season, Hays/Lodge Pole has shown to be a much more competitive team. Friday the girls held their own against the Sugarbeeters and on Saturday the Thunderbirds were in Gildford taking part in the North Star Showcase. Hays/Lodge Pole competed in the Gildford Pool along with Chester/Joplin-Inverness, Great Falls Central, Centerville, Shelby JV and North...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters headed west this past Saturday to take on the Simms Tigers in a huge Northern C, 'B' Subdivision contest. Both teams began the day with perfect 5-0 records having steam rolled through the competition. The winner would earn the top spot in the subdivision and take on the 'A' subdivision number one for the Northern C Conference Championship. The winner would also be assured of hosting a first round playoff game as either the No. 1 or No. 2 seed when the Montana Class C...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were at home for the first time this season on Saturday as they hosted the Harlem Wildcats in an historic Northern C Eight player football contest. The Thunderbirds and the Wildcats have competed from time to time on the basketball and volleyball courts, but never before have they met on the grid iron. The Wildcats for decades played in the Northern B before moving down to Eight-player football this spring. Harlem began their inaugural season with a 60-54 win over the Lodge Grass Indians to win their first ever...
The Harlem Wildcat and hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Cross Country Teams are in the home stretch of the 2021 season. Both the Thunderbirds and Wildcat boys and girls teams were in Great Falls this past Friday to take part in the CMR Class AA JV & Small Schools Cross Country Race. Harlem senior Taya Trottier turned in an outstanding effort, winning the girls 5,000 Meter race with a time of 21:22.36. Hays/Lodge Pole senior Kylie Gopher (35:35.74) competed for the Thunderbirds. Senior Titan Brockie led the Wildcat boys with a time of 20:17.56....
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were looking to build on a strong showing at home last Thursday in a win over Box Elder as they turned to the second half of the conference schedule. In meetings earlier this season with the North star Knights and Centerville Miners the 'Beeters were very successful in picking up a couple of road wins. This week the Sugarbeeters were at home against the Knights for Homecoming on Thursday and the Miners on Saturday. With the Conference schedule flipping to the home...
The Harlem Lady Cats have been on the brink of breaking through and finding some wins in the matches they have played. Head Coach Kim Faulkinberry and her Lady Cat team have competed hard for the most part, having a chance to win night in and night out. That effort hasn’t translated into a lot of wins as of yet, but things are starting to appear as if they are about to change. Outside of the Lady Cats two matches with North Country, one at the beginning of the season and one last Tuesday. The Lady Cats have been in every match. This past w...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Volleyball team continues to work hard on the court and is getting better each time they step up to play. The Thunderbirds have had to overcome more than their fair share of adversity this fall and despite the obstacles the coaching staff and the players are having as much fun as ever. This year is very special in many ways as the team now boasts a roster big enough to field both a junior varsity and varsity squad. Head Coach Gemma Mount is thrilled by this as it...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters capped off Homecoming Week Friday night under the lights as they welcomed the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks to Hoon Field. The 'Beeters entered the contest as winners of four straight and were looking to add to that total in a big Northern C 'B' Subdivision contest. Chinook started fast, scoring on their first play from scrimmage and never looked back in a lopsided 61-14 win over the Hawks to improve to a perfect 5-0. The 'Beeters were ultra fast in putting points on th...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were back on the field this past Friday as they traveled to Shelby to take on the Coyotes in a Northern C ‘B’ Subdivision contest. The Coyotes defeated the Thunderbirds 56-6 Thunderbirds were playing just their second game of the year in what has been a difficult process. Through it all the Thunderbirds have proven to be a resilient group and are sure to find success on the field this fall. The Harlem Wildcats were at home celebrating Homecoming week and hosted the Simms Tigers Friday night. The Tigers sta...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Cross Country team is back on track and ready to run this fall. The Thunderbirds hosted their Cross Country Meet this past Wednesday with elementary, Junior High and High School athletes all being able to run through the beautiful mountain course. The Thunderbirds have been held back this fall by Wildfire and Covid-19 but when the opportunity finally came for them to compete they were more than willing and able. Teams included Rocky Boy, Harlem, Dodson and...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters welcomed the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds to town this past Friday in a Northern C football contest. The Sugarbeeters built a big lead early and rode the wave of momentum to a 50-14 win. The Sugarbeeters have been torching opponents all season long, outscoring opponents 186-58 in building their 4-0 record. Meanwhile the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds have had to deal with numerous obstacles to even get their season started. First, they delayed the start of practice...
The Harlem Wildcats transition to Class C Eight-player football this fall has been a difficult one to say the least. After beginning the season with a high scoring 60-54 win over the Lodge Grass Indians the Wildcats have been on the wrong side of three lopsided scores. The Wildcats have been outscored 176-12 in three Northern C B Subdivision losses to Chester/Joplin-Inverness, Chinook and this past weekend to the Shelby Coyotes. The Coyotes scored 40 first quarter points and another 20 in the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team looked to bounce back this week after a pair of setbacks the previous week. The girls were in Chester this past Tuesday to take on the Hawks. After winning the opening set, their struggles continued as they fell 3-1. Two days later they were back home, looking to right the ship in front of their hometown fans and they did just that, easily dispatching the visiting Box Elder Bears 3-0. The 'Beeters were in Chester this past Tuesday looking to end their two...
When the first day of Volleyball practice was held on Friday, August 13, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Head Coach Gemma Mount was more than thrilled. With an impressive turnout of nineteen girls for the Thunderbird team, the most in some time, things were really looking up for the program. Mount's excitement was based in the idea that in her fourth year at the helm of the program that they were finally solidifying the base to which a solid program could be built and would be able to compete in...
The Harlem Lady Cat Volleyball team has certainly been competitive each time they have taken the court. Unfortunately the game of volleyball can be very disparaging in its results. Harlem went on the road last Tuesday to face the District 1B Cut Bank Wolves. In the opening set Harlem strung some good plays together and matched the Wolves step for step, but in the end it was Cut Bank that had the momentum last with a 25-19 set win. Set number two saw the Lady Cats push the Wolves to the brink, but again it was Cut Bank that scored the final...
The last time the Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats met on the football field for a Varsity contest was way back in 2003 when both schools were part of the Northern B. This past Friday, on a beautiful night at Hoon field, the two schools met again, this time as members of the Northern C Eight-player division. The Sugarbeeters have got off to a blistering start, winning their first two contests in impressive fashion over a pair of quality football teams. The Harlem Wildcats have been...
