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This week we are happy to report three successful youth hunts were recently completed. Landon Trottier of Harlem along with Ethan Klingaman and Bridger Billmayer of Chinook all harvested nice Muley Bucks. Hunting as a youngster was always a thrill no matter how it was done, but the opportunity to have a successful hunt alongside family is always something special. All three of these young hunters accomplished just that making memories that will last a lifetime. Landon Trottier recently went on...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were in Belt this past week at the Northern C Divisional. The Sugarbeeters were anxious to see how they stacked up against the divisions best with a trip to the Class C State tournament in Bozeman on the line. The 'Beeters played extremely well in their three matches at the Northern C but still came up short. The 'Beeters opened the tournament against the 7C No. 2 Seed Belt Huskies. In a match that certainly could have gone either way it was Belt that earned a 25-20,...
Tournament time is a great time of year, but it also means the end. The Harlem Lady Cat Volleyball team concluded its 2021 campaign this past weekend in Glasgow at the Northern B Divisional. The Lady Cats began their tournament by taking on the No. 1 seeded Choteau Bulldogs from the District 1B. The Bulldogs went undefeated through their conference schedule and are considered to be among the states best. Harlem played every point against the Bulldogs the best they could, but the depth and...
Hunting season is in full swing and hunters young and old are searching for that memorable hunt. As we have done in the past the Journal is recognizing successful hunts by our local sportsman, focused primarily on our youth hunters. These young hunters have taken full advantage of the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Apprentice program and have went on to have great success. This program allows young hunters to get in the field and harvest an animal under the watchful eye of an approved guardian....
The Chinook Sugarbeeters will head to the Northern C Volleyball Divisional Tournament this weekend following a third place finish at the District 7C Tournament in Chinook this past weekend. The 'Beeters went 3-2 in five matches, taking down Big Sandy 3-0 in the first round, falling to Fort Benton 3-0 later in the day. Friday morning they bounced back with a 3-0 sweep of the North Star Knights punching their ticket to the Northern C Divisional. Saturday the girls took on Chester/Joplin-Inverness...
The Lady Cats were in Wolf Point this past Friday for the District 2B Tournament. Harlem began the day with a 3-1 loss to Malta. The Lady Cats bounced back in the afternoon to sweep the Poplar Indians 3-0 before being eliminated in a tough 3-2 loss to the Wolf Point Wolves. The Lady Cats advanced to the Northern B Divisional in Glasgow this Thursday, Friday and Saturday following their fourth place finish at the District 2B Tournament. In their opening match with the M-ettes, Harlem was looking...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Volleyball team came into the District 7C Tournament as the most improved team this season. Despite what the win column shows, the Thunderbirds made great strides on the court, challenging the top team more often to earn wins. In the matches where they were playing teams other than the favorites they were very solid. The Thunderbirds opened up the tournament with a play-in game against the Box Elder Bears. Hays/Lodge Pole had swept the Bears in two regular season...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters began their 2021 Montana Class C Eight-man football playoff on the road this past Saturday in Fairview. The 7-1 Sugarbeeters entered the contest as the No. 4 Seed out of the North while the 6-2 Warriors entered as the No. 1 Seed out of the East. The 'Beeters looked to get things going early and started on defense forcing the Warriors into a three and out leading to a punt. Senior Toby Niederegger hauled in the punt at their own 22 yard line and returned the ball 20...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2018. The 'Beeters will begin their Montana Class C Eight-man State football playoff run in the same place they saw their season end three years ago. Friday morning the 7-1 Sugarbeeters will board the bus and make the nearly seven hour 275 mile trek east to take on the 6-2 Fairview Warriors. Head Coach Mike Jones said the team will leave Chinook early Friday morning, make a few stops along the way and check into their...
The Harlem Wildcats and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were in Missoula this past Saturday for the Montana All-Class State Cross Country Meet. The Wildcats contingent consisted of seven runners, six in the boys Class B race and one in the Girls Class B. The Thunderbirds had one athlete in the boys Class C race. Harlem senior Taya Trottier capped off a stellar season by earning All-State recognition with a 12th place finish. The Class B girls race consisted of 154 runners in all. Trottier got off...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team closed out their 2021 regular season in fine fashion this past week with a pair of conference wins. On Wednesday the 'Beeters took down Hays/Lodge Pole in Straight sets, defeating the Thunderbirds 25-10, 25-5, 25-15. Thursday they won a decisive match over the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks 25-14, 25-18, 25-13 to claim the District 7C No. 3 Seed. The Sugarbeeters were originally supposed to take on the Hawks on Tuesday, but a water line break in town force...
The Harlem Lady Cats closed out their regular season schedule with a couple of wins. On Thursday the girls took down the Rocky Boy Morning Stars in Straight sets 25-19, 25-22, 25-11. Saturday they earned the season sweep over the Poplar Indians with another straight set win. Scores and stats for Poplar were unavailable at press time. The Lady Cats honored their senior players and managers prior to the start of Thursday nights game with Rocky Boy. Harlem took an early lead, built it up a bit,...
The (2-14) Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Volleyball team finished the regular season this past week with a 3-1 setback to the Big Sandy Pioneers. The Thunderbirds continued to show improvement in taking a set from the Pioneers. Hays/Lodge Pole may not have found the win column often this fall but they were certainly competitive in every match they played, making their opponents earn each point. They enter the District 7C Volleyball Tournament as the No. 8 Seed and will take on the No. 9 Seed Box Elder Bears. The Match is set to get underway at...
Blaine County Homecoming Royalty 2021...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters started their 2021 Northern C Eight-man Football Playoff run with a home contest against the Cascade Badgers. The 'Beeters (6-1) entered the contest as the Pool B Subdivision No.2, Cascade (5-3) carried the A Subdivision No. 3 seed. The winner would advance to the State Tournament as either the Northern C No. 3 or No. 4 Seed. The Badgers won the coin toss and deferred to the second half giving the 'Beeters possession to start the game. The teams defenses established them...
Harlem Cross Country seniors Taya Trottier, Creedence Blackbear, Titan Brockie and Daniel Lawrence ran for the final time at home this past Friday. No results were available. The Class B and Class C State Cross Country Meet will be held this Saturday in Missoula....
Blaine County Honors Area Seniors on their respective Senior Nights....
Blaine County Honors Area Seniors on their respective Senior Nights....
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team has been playing very well the past couple of week and were looking to solidify the post-season positioning. This past Thursday the girls were in Box Elder where the swept the Bears easily by scores of 25-5, 25-6, 25-7. Friday night the 'Beeters honored their seniors before their contest with the undefeated Geraldine/Highwood Rivals. Like their first meeting between the teams, the 'Beeters took the Rivals the distance before falling in five sets, 25-22,...
The regular season is quickly winding down for the Harlem Lady Cat Volleyball team. This week the Lady Cats played just one match, falling in a tough five set contest to the Wolf Point Wolves 25-23, 15-25, 25-22, 17-25, 12-15. The Lady Cats got the best of the Wolves back in September, winning on the road 3-1. The second go around didn't produce the same results, but despite the loss, the girls played well. The Wildcats and Wolves matched each other point for point in a very even opening set....
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...
