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Harlem freshman Kaitlyn Johnson has excelled on the track in her first season of high school competition. Johnson has been among the leaders in both hurdles races all season long but her shining moment came in Choteau on Saturday, April 17. Johnson broke the school record in the 100 Meter Dash, crossing the finish line in :14.14 eclipsing the previous mark set by Skylee Dirden in 2019 with a time of 14.24....
With snow falling earlier this week and temperatures not exactly ideal for spring sports it's hard to believe that the post season for High School Track and Field is just two weeks away. As such the four local teams will be working hard to prepare in just a short amount of time. The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats went west this past Saturday to compete at the Choteau Acantha Track and Field Meet while the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds headed south to the Fergus Invitational in...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter boys and girls golf teams were in Great Falls this past Friday to compete in the Belt Invitational Golf Meet held at Anaconda Hills Golf Course. The 'Beeter contingent turned in a fine effort with the Boys team finishing second in the team standings, while also qualifying three individuals for the State C Golf Tournament in Bozeman on May 18-19. Seniors Crystal Hofer and Hailey Bell will again represent the 'Beeters at the State Meet. Hofer finished second on Saturday...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and the Turner Tornadoes headed to the Havre Lions Track and Field Meet in Havre Saturday. The meet was held at the Havre middle school track and field complex and as seems to be the case every year the teams battle less than ideal weather conditions including extreme gusts of wind. The Havre Lions meet featured 22 teams representing the Class A, Class B and Class C divisions. The strong field provided the athletes with...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter boys and girls golf teams were in Shelby this past Thursday at the Sunburst/Valier Tournament held at the Marias Valley golf and Country Club Course. It was the first time competing this season for the ‘Beeters and after missing all of last season due to COVID-19, some rust was to be expected. The Chinook contingent consisted of six boys and two girls. Competing in the Varsity Tournament for the boys was senior Ethan MacLeod, senior Erik Pula, junior Oskar Pula and junior Braden Eoff. Senior Benton Elliot and s...
action this week at the Glasgow Invitational on Thursday. The Sugarbeeters and Wildcats were in Cut Bank to start the season with a limited number of athletes due to practice requirements. This week the Sugarbeeter and Wildcats were closer to full strength and were joined in Glasgow by the Turner Tornadoes and the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds as they made their season debuts. The Track and field season in Montana is always contentious. The season isn’t very long, the weather is always unpredictable and it can be hard to get meets in year to y...
The Harlem Swim Team has always been active in the community, taking part in parades, helping out with various functions throughout the year as well as many other things. The team relies 100% on its fundraising to be able to host a meet in the summer season, and pay entry fees for swimmers when they attend meets out of town. They also have to pay their coaches and always try to do their best to assist families with travel expenses, including lodging, gas and food for the kids. Throughout the...
The spring sports season is off and running, literally, as the Chinook and Harlem Track and Field teams were the first to compete. The Wildcats and Sugarbeeters were part of an 11 team field this past Saturday at the Cut Bank Invitational. Saturday was the first allowable day of competition as set fourth by the Montana High School Association. With that being said, only 10 practice days were available to student athletes looking to compete. As expected both teams were a little shorthanded with m...
High school is a fond time for the student athlete, the parents and the community. It is amazing in our little neck of the woods how much the communities rally around their local school sports teams. Fans from Chinook, Turner, Hays/Lodge Pole and Harlem travel like no other to support their kids. The local high school teams often enjoy the support that many kids from the much bigger schools will never enjoy. While they are in high school, competing against each other, rivalries are developed,...
The 2021 High School Boys and Girls basketball seasons officially cam to a close this past weekend with the conclusion of the State Tournaments. With that also comes the release of the All-Conference and All-State teams for each respective Conference and Class. Blaine County was well represented on the hardwood this season with 16 individuals receiving post season awards. This year seven county athletes were named to their respective All-State teams. Turner senior Shyan Krass found herself on...
The Harlem girls and boys basketball seasons concluded this past weekend at the Northern B Divisional basketball tournaments in Cut Bank and Wolf Point. The Wildcats went 3-1 to finish the season with a 12-5 overall record while earning a third place finish at the Northern B in Cut Bank. The Lady Cats dropped both of their contests in Wolf Point as they finished the year with a 5-11 overall record. The Wildcats were certainly looking to make some noise at the Northern B Divisional in Cut Bank th...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats each qualified three wrestlers for the Montana State B/C Wrestling Tournament in Shelby this past weekend. Representing the Sugarbeeters and finishing fourth in the 170 pound weight class was sophomore Tyler Schoen. Junior Wyatt Dunbar also earned a spot on the podium for the Sugarbeeters, finishing fourth at 285 pounds. Junior Drake Berreth also competed for the 'Beeters in Shelby. The Wildcats were represented on the big stage at the state...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters concluded an outstanding season on the hardwood this past weekend at the Northern C Divisional. Played at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls the 17-4 'Beeters played four games, going 3-1 in the process. The one came Friday night against the Belt Huskies, a tough 64-63 overtime loss. The 'Beeters opened the tournament Thursday with a 68-28 shellacking of the Heart Butte Warriors. They finished the tournament Saturday night with a 76-59 win over the Warriors in the...
It was a great week on the hardwood for the Harlem Lady Cats and Wildcat basketball teams as both the boys and girls punched their tickets to the Northern B Divisional later this week. The Lady Cats earned wins over the Poplar Indians 58-49 on Thursday and the Wolf Point Wolves, 40-37 on Saturday to finish third at the District 2B Tournament in Poplar. The Lady Cats will begin play at the Northern B Divisional in Wolf Point on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. against the Choteau Bulldogs. The Wildcats had...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter and Harlem Wildcat Wrestling teams were in Glasgow this past weekend for the Eastern B/C Divisional. This is the first year for the new format that calls two super divisional tournaments. After competing in the Northern B/C the Wildcats and Sugarbeeters found themselves in the 19 team Eastern Division. The Sugarbeeters took five wrestlers to Glasgow including freshman Lane Snider (138), junior Drake Berreth (152), sophomore Tyler Schoen (170), Junior Lincoln Reich (170)...
Chinooks Roman Surber left the seven pin with his first ball, picked up the spare and then knocked them all down. Surber closed out the middle game of his Sunday league night effort with 11 straight strikes to finish with an impressive 290. When all was said and done Surber put together a 213-290-257 (760) series on the evening....
The high school boys basketball season is coming to a chaotic close with just the Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats still standing. The District 9C tournament took place this past week and before the first game was even played COVID-19 struck the tournament. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds made the tough decision to cancel their season after protocols were implemented. The Thunderbird withdrawal from the tournament was felt early on and through cautious measures led to the cancellation...
It was a tough week on the hardwood for our local high school girls basketball teams this past weekend. The Harlem Lady Cats remain the only team still playing as the Chinook Sugarbeeters, Turner Tornadoes and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird all saw their seasons come to a close at the District 9C Tournament. The Lady Cats head to Poplar this week to take part in the District 2B Tournament. The Turner Tornadoes began the week with a lopsided 71-31 win over the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks on Tuesd...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter and Harlem Lady Cat Wrestling teams headed south this past weekend in the first ever All Class Montana Girls State Wrestling Tournament held at Lockwood High School in Billings. The Blaine County grapplers performed very well at the historic event, placing three on the podium. Chinook senior Rebecca Stroh completed a monumental four year career with a second place finish in the 113 pound weight class. Chinook freshman Ryley Hofeldt also earned a spot on the podium,...
The District 9C regular season concluded this past weekend with a flurry of games being played. In an effort to get as many rescheduled contest played with respect to tournament seeding, games were played nearly every day. The District 9C Tournament got started Tuesday, February 16 at the higher seeded school. Full tournament results will be included in next weeks paper. The Turner Tornadoes (10-3), earned the No. 2 seed entering the tournament. Turner completed their regular season with a...
It's that time of year again where the excitement of tournament play begins to highlight the talk of the high school basketball world. The District 9C Tournament got underway, Tuesday, February 16 at the site of the higher seeded school. Full tournament results will be included in next weeks edition. The Chinook Sugarbeeters (12-2) split their final two regular season contests and will begin the District 9C Tournament as the No. 2 seed. The 'Beeter took care of business Friday night in their...
The Harlem Wildcats and Hays Lodge Pole Thunderbirds honored their seniors this past week. The Blaine County Journal wishes you all the best in your future endeavors. Also, a special thank you to Randy Perez for all his hard work in helping cover Blaine County Basketball. We couldn't do it without you, Randy!...
The Harlem Wildcats and Hays Lodge Pole Thunderbirds honored their seniors this past week. The Blaine County Journal wishes you all the best in your future endeavors. Also, a special thank you to Randy Perez for all his hard work in helping cover Blaine County Basketball. We couldn't do it without you, Randy!...
The regular season is winding down at a feverish pace and the action has been seemingly non-stop. The Turner Tornadoes picked up a pair of hard fought wins over the Chinook Sugarbeeters and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds this past week, sandwiched in between was a tough loss to the Fort Benton Longhorns. Chinook lost a tough contest with Box Elder on Tuesday but bounced back with a comfortable win over the Chester/Joplin Inverness Hawks on Friday. Hays/Lodge Pole closed out the weeks action with...
If the start of February is a sign of things to come we are in for one exciting ride when it comes to high school basketball in Blaine County. The Chinook Sugarbeeters improved to 11-1 this past week after earning victories over the Box Elder Bears (70-39) on Tuesday, the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks (81-42) on Friday and the Turner Tornadoes (91-30) Saturday night. The Tornadoes on the other hand began the week, Tuesday night, with a come from behind victory over the Hays/Lodge Pole...
