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The Harlem Wildcats kicked off the 2021 Basketball season Saturday in Cut Bank against the District 1B Wolves. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds began District 9C play on the road with a visit to the Turner Tornadoes Saturday evening as well. The Chinook Sugarbeeter kicked off their season Tuesday against the Harlem Wildcats. Results from that contest will be in next weeks paper. Harlem Wildcats @ Cut Bank Wolves Junior RJ Ramone delivered a nice bounce pass across the paint to senior Trent Main...
The start of MHSA High School basketball across the state was delayed until the new year, and the Turner Tornadoes welcomed the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds to town this past Saturday to begin the 2021 District 9C season. The Harlem Lady Cats began their 2021 campaign on the road in Cut Bank against the District 1B Wolves. Harlem Wildcats @ Cut Bank Wolves Cut Bank started out with a flurry, taking a quick 5-0 lead but junior Taya Trottier connected from beyond the arc with 6:20 left in the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Boys and Girls Basketball program along with the Wrestling team are set to compete in the winter sports season after it was delayed for three weeks by Covid-19. The boys and girls basketball teams will complete a 16 game schedule in just six weeks while the wrestling team will have a full slate on their schedule. The Basketball post season schedule remains unchanged from its original time frame but wrestling moved their post season back three weeks. Chinook Sugarbeeter...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds are primed and ready for another run in the District 9C. The Thunderbird boys look to make a statement this year and return to the top of the conference standings. The Thunderbird girls qualified for the Northern C Divisional a season ago, making their first appearance since 1988. Both the boys and the girls have high hopes again this year and despite the schedule being pushed back three weeks and first games being delayed until after the new year. The...
Student athletes have been in the gym and on the mat since December 7, in preparation for the 2020-21 winter sports season. With practices pushed back three weeks by the Montana High School Association (MHSA) due to Covid-19 it's no surprise these athletes are anxious to get the season underway. The delay essentially meant spending an entire month practicing against each other and it should come as no surprise that the anticipation for the first action of the new season is at an all time high....
The Turner Tornado Girls and Boys Basketball teams have been hard at it getting prepared for the 2020-21 winter sports season. Having the start of the season delayed three weeks by Covid-19 has affected every team in the state of Montana, but like everyone else the Tornadoes are raring to go. The Tornadoes will play a conference only 14 game schedule this fall with their first competitive action taking place after the new year. Girls Head Coach Julie Welsh and Boys Head Coach Dylan Welsh are...
After a three week delay to the start of the Montana High School winter sports season, practices have begun and the first competition is right around the corner. Boys and girls basketball teams in Chinook, Harlem, Hays/Lodge Pole and Turner as well as wrestling teams in Chinook and Harlem held their first practice on Monday, December 7. Teams will have to wait until after the new year to compete for the first time. The Blaine County Journal News ~ Opinion looks forward to publishing our annual...
Winter sports are back in full swing after having the start of the season pushed back three weeks. The Montana High School Association Executive Board issued a press release on November 4, 2020, explaining the reasoning behind the decision. In the statement the MHSA was along with the National Federation of High School association made clear that the continuation of sports as well as other activities play a great role and are crucial to Montana youth in their growth and development as well as their mental end emotional well being. An extensive...
The Montana High School Association held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, November 23. Among the topics being discussed, a few had major implications for two Blaine County Schools. The first being a move to Eight man football from Class B for the Harlem Wildcat Football team and the second being significant changes being made to the boys and girls qualifying standards for Class C State Golf as well as the implementation of a Divisional tournament. The Harlem Wildcats have played in...
High School football throughout the state was impacted greatly by Covid-19. Cancellations, postponements and even lost seasons were prevalent. Teams in Blaine County all had to deal with a multitude of requirements just for the possibility to play. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were hit the hardest, having to cancel their season after just one contest. The Thunderbirds were shut down after a dramatic increase in the number of cases on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. The Harlem Wildcats...
Post season Volleyball awards were announced following the conclusion of the state tournaments on Saturday. Four Chinook Sugarbeeters and one Harlem Lady Cat were recognized for their efforts this season. Chinook seniors Delaney Kellam, Ginger Hauer and Hailey Bell were selected to the Northern C All-State Team. The trio was also named to the District 7C All-Conference First team. Chinook senior Jayden Miller was selected to the District 7C Second Team. Chinook had an outstanding season,...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters entered the Northern C Divisional on a high note after finishing second at the District 7C Tournament. They left the Northern C Divisional with a fantastic season behind them. The 'Beeters played hard throughout the tournament and finished third after falling to the Simms Tigers in a grueling five set match Saturday night, 18-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 25-6. The 'Beeters carried the momentum of their strong district tournament showing into their first match at the Northern...
Well, the fall sports schedule is behind us. The Harlem Wildcat Volleyball team and the Chinook Volleyball and Football teams were able to complete their seasons. Unfortunately the Wildcat Football and Cross Country teams along with the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Football, Volleyball and Cross Country teams were unable to finish their seasons as planned. With the fall sports in Blaine County now completed, fans of local high school sports now turn their attention to the winter sports season. Basketball and Wrestling have large followings in...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters finished the regular season as the No. 2 seed in the District 7C. They will also be the No. 2 seed out of the 7C at the Northern C Divisional this week. The Sugarbeeters have been solid on the volleyball court this fall and were expecting a good showing at the District 7C Tournament. In a revamped format the District tournament was held at two locations, Big Sandy and Fort Benton due to Covid-19. The tournament format was adjusted as well to get all necessary matches...
The old English proverb 'Where there's a will, there's a way' was on full display recently at the Meadowlark playground basketball courts recently. The day after the 'Beeter football season came to an end senior Ethan Bell, junior Toby Niederegger and sophomore Brenden Fetter were found on the black top clearing the court of snow and ice. The Sugarbeeter trio had one goal in mind and that was to play basketball. To facilitate that happening the young 'ballers resorted to a propane tank and...
The Harlem Lady Cat Volleyball team conclude a very difficult and challenging season Thursday night in Malta at the District 2B Tournament. In a five set battle with the Poplar Indians, the Lady Cats were defeated 3-2. The Lady Cats battled back from a nine point deficit in the opening set to earn a 29-27 win. The Lady Cats looked sharp in set number two, winning 25-15 to go up 2-0 in the match. The Indians would respond in a huge way to shock the Lady Cats. Poplar stormed out to an early lead...
Congratulations Harlem Volleyball and Cross Country senior athletes. We are proud of you! Harlem Homecoming Royal Court - After many delays, postponements and reschedules, Harlem High School was finally able to announce their Homecoming Royalty. They are left to right: Cassius Johnson, Tia Kuntz, Zack Kinyon, Homecoming King Trenton Main, Homecoming Queen Alaynee Hawley, Tyra Medicine Bear, Lance Blackcrow, Andrew Rasmussen and Gabi Bell. Thankfully the students got to experience this annual...
The Harlem Wildcat Cross Country team has had anything but a normal season. Head Coach Hope Doney and her athletes have had to overcome a number of obstacles just to be able to compete. The Cross Country team, along with the volleyball and football teams were forced to put their seasons on hold the end of September due to COVID-19 quarantines and restrictions put in place by the Harlem School Board. The safety of the student athletes has always been the school boards primary focus and with a rapidly rising number of Covid cases in Blaine...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were knocking on the doorstep of the Montana Class C Eight-man Football Playoffs the past two weeks but following a heart breaking 40-38 loss to the Cascade Badgers on Friday night, their season is over. Chinook has given fans watching in person or at home through the NHFS Network plenty to get excited about. They sure have kept people tuned in with nail biters this fall, but unfortunately three of their four losses have come down to the final play of the game. The...
The Harlem Wildcat Football team had a tough go of things in a lot of respects this year. They were shorthanded with just 12 players eligible to play and only eleven dressed in each of their four games they were able to play. They were also under the direction of a new coaching staff headed up by Head Coach Derek Azure and Assistant Coach Ken Mount. That being said, everyone involved in the program bought in to what the coaching staff was trying to bring about. That being hard work, dedication t...
The Harlem Lady Cat Volleyball team has been on a roller coaster all season, never knowing what was coming and being prepared for it when it came. The Lady Cats had their season suspended the end of September when the Harlem School Board made the decision to suspend the season amid rising COVID-19 cases in Blaine County. On Monday, October 12 the Board made the decision to resume fall sports activities on Monday, October 19. After a lengthy layoff during the season any coach would like the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters closed out the regular season on the road Friday night against the Geraldine/Highwood Rivals. The Sugarbeeters won the first match between the two teams 3-1 but the second time around it was the Rivals picking up a hard fought 3-2 win. Chinook got off to a good start, winning the opening set 25-17. The Rivals would even the match at a set a piece with a 25-21 win in set number two. Chinook regained the advantage again, winning set number three 25-22. The Rivals however...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were in Belt this past Friday with an opportunity to secure a playoff spot. Unfortunately they fell to the Huskies in the final minutes 30-28. The post season is still on the table for the 'Beeters, and they will have a chance to lock up a spot this Friday when they host the Cascade Badgers. Chinook took the opening kickoff, and junior Hunter Molyneaux set the offense up with a nice return. The 'Beeters put together a fantastic opening drive that covered 63 yards in...
The 10-2 Chinook Sugarbeeters are putting the finishing touches on a very successful regular season. Last Tuesday in Chester the girls took down the Hawks in four sets earning a 21-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-11 win. This Friday the 'Beeters will wrap things up with a road contest in Geraldine against the Rivals. The 'Beeters and the Hawks went back in forth in the opening set, but it was the home team pulling away at the end to take the first set 25-21. Much like the first meeting between the two team...
The Harlem Wildcat Football, Volleyball and Cross Country team has been forced to overcome many obstacles this fall and Friday the kids got the opportunity to experience some 'normal' with a parade down main street. Schools across Montana and the United States have all had to deal with highly unusual seasons. Student athletes, coaches, parents and fans have accepted the fact that to be able to play fall sports, certain guidelines would need to be adhered to. All have done a remarkable job...
