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The local sports scene has all but disappeared due to COVID-19. In turn we have decided to take a look back at some of Blaine County's greatest sports accomplishments. As space allows and time permits we will look through our old newspaper archives in search of the brightest moments in Blaine County sports history. We begin with a look back at the 1968 Chinook Surgarbeeter Boys Basketball Championship. Havre Sports Editor Praises Sugarbeeter Win The Chinook Opinion Thursday, March 21, 1968 The...
Congratulations to Seniors L'Tia Lawrence, Brad Chichosz, and Sarah Billmayer, Juniors Reese Elliot, Ethan Bell, and Shyan Krass, and Sophomore Taya Trottier on your All State honors. Thank you for a great season....
The Harlem Lady Cats didn't get the finish they had hoped for at the Class B State Girls Basketball Tournament in Butte this past weekend, but they did make history along the way. The tournament was canceled following completion of the semifinal contest Friday night cutting the season short and not allowing the Lady Cats the opportunity to play in the consolation final and potentially bring home some hardware from the tournament. The COVID-19 pandemic and Montana getting conformation of the...
The Harlem Lady Cats have been on a roll the past few years, steadily rising from the bottom of the District 2B standings to perennial contenders for the championship. This past weekend in Shelby their performance at the Northern B Divisional assured them of a second straight trip to the Montana Class B Girls State Tournament. The State B Girls Basketball Tournament will be played at the Butte Civic Center at Butte High School this Thursday through Saturday. The Lady Cats punched their ticket...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and the Harlem Wildcats were both looking for a different outcome at the Northern C and Northern B Divisional Tournaments this past weekend but in the world of sport things often don't turn out the way you had hoped. The Sugarbeeters were in Great Falls at the Northern C Divisional this past weekend and after opening up with a 50-45 first round win over the Roy/Winifred Outlaws Thursday afternoon they were feeling pretty good about their tournament position. Friday in th...
The 2019-20 basketball season is over for the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and the Turner Tornadoes following play at the Northern C Divisional. The two teams were in Great Falls turning in their best effort and looking to put the finishing touches on an outstanding season. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird girls basketball team has turned in a season to remember thus far and a return trip back to the Northern C Divisional for the first time since 1988 is simply icing on the cake. The...
The first weekend of postseason action is in the books as the District 2B and District 9C Tournaments were played in Malta and Havre. Blaine County teams found plenty of success on the hardwood with three advancing to the Divisional Tournament. The Harlem Lady Cats edged Malta 48-46 to claim the District 2B Championship in Malta. The Turner Tornadoes took down the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks in the opening round 45-39, and the North Star Knights 58-54 in the semifinal before falling in the...
The District 2B and District 9C Tournaments are in the books and for the Chinook Sugarbeeters and the Harlem Wildcats their effort on the court will allow them to continue their seasons at this weeks Divisional Tournaments in Malta and Great Falls. For the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and the Turner Tornadoes, they saw their seasons end following a pair of losses in Havre. The Sugarbeeters will advance to the Northern C this week at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls after finishing second...
The first female from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation to win a national championship in boxing, eleven-year-old BreeAnn Cochran captured the 119 pound 2020 National Silver Gloves Title in Independence, Missouri, on February 1. On February 10, the Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC) Tribal Council honored Cochran for her distinctions along with Frank LaTray, the first male national boxing champion from Fort Belknap. Cochran, who is a member of the Hays Amateur Boxing Club, defeated Emily...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats were in Billings this past weekend as they concluded the 2020 High School wrestling season. When the dust settled Chinook sophomore Wyatt Dunbar had earned himself a 5th place spot on the podium and had also led the Sugarbeeters to a third place finish amongst the Class C teams in attendance. The 'Beeters were represented well in Billings with six wrestlers competing. In addition to Dunbar who wrestled at 285 pounds. Chinook had junior Rebecca Stroh...
The final weekend of the high school basketball regular season was record breaking. Harlem senior Brad Cichosz torched the nets for 31 points in Harlem's 88-76 win over the Box Elder Bears Friday night. Saturday in Harlem, in front of the hometown fans, on senior night, Cichosz turned in a performance for the ages. Cichosz scored an all-class state record 68 points in the Wildcats 101-53 win over the Poplar Indians. The sensational senior scored in every way, in transition, inside, mid-range...
The regular season high school Class B and Class C basketball seasons concluded this past weekend and now Blaine County teams have their sights set on District Tournaments. The District 2B Tournament will get underway this Thursday in Malta and will feature the No. 1 Seed Harlem Lady Cats. The District 9C Tournament will begin play Thursday in Havre at the Havre High School Gymnasium. The Turner Tornadoes enter as the No. 3 Seed, the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds are the No. 4 Seed and the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcat wrestling teams were in Conrad this past Saturday at the Northern B/C Divisional. With realignment coming next year to include two divisional tournaments instead of four, this was the final time for the Northern B/C to be held. The top four wrestlers in each weight class would advance to the State B/C Wrestling Tournament this Friday and Saturday at the Rim-rock Auto Arena at Metra Park in Billings. The Sugarbeeters took seven wrestlers to the...
The 11-1 Harlem Lady Cats demonstrated why they are one of the top Class B teams in the state in their class with two convincing wins over the weekend. On Thursday, the Cats left Glasgow with a 52-43. Super sophomore Taya Trottier led the Wildcats with 32 of their 52 points on Thursday against the Scotties. While most of her points came on breaks to the hoop, she also pitched in one 3-pointer and a free throw against Glasgow. The Lady Cats were all business during their home court stand Friday...
The Harlem Wildcats and Chinook Sugarbeeters took the opportunity last weekend to hone their skills and purge any regular season-ending jitters ahead of their impending Class B and C district tournaments, respectively On Thursday in Glasgow, the 11-2 'Cats chewed up the Scotties 86-55 behind a stingy defense and the double-digit scoring of four players. Tyler Cichosz led the way with 34, including four treys and 2-for-2 from the free throw line. Senior Brad Cichosz notched 20 points, followed...
After putting together an outstanding senior season where JT Hauer lead the Sugarbeeters in tackles, and interceptions, and tied a school record with the most interceptions in a single game, he has seen his hard work pay off. Hauer was selected as 1st team All-Conference Middle Linebacker, and also earned selection to the Bob Cleverly 8-man All Star Game this summer. In addition, he was offered the chance to continue his education while following his dreams of playing college football by...
he Chinook Sugarbeeter basketball team got back to playing their style of basketball this past weekend. The 'Beeters looked sharp in blowing past the District 9C third and fourth place teams. Friday Chinook started fast and had their inside out game working to perfection in a lopsided 75-43 win over the Big Sandy Pioneers. Saturday the 'Beeters were to challenge the Box Elder Bears and turned in another dominate effort, taking down the visitors 63-36 to improve to 10-2 on the season. The Harlem...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds picked up a huge conference win Friday night in Gildford. In a back and forth battle with the North Star Knights it was the Thunderbirds that earned a hard fought 55-53 win. Saturday in Big Sandy, Hays/Lodge Pole ran away from the Pioneers 63-28 to improve to 8-4 on the season. The Turner Tornadoes began the week with a home contest against the undefeated Fort Benton Longhorns and nearly pulled out a win, but fell 57-54. Saturday the girls bounced back with a sho...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter and Harlem Wildcat wrestling teams are in the home stretch as they prepare for the Northern B Divisional in Conrad on February 8. On Friday the teams were in Chinook as the Sugarbeeters hosted their final mixer of the season and honored their two seniors in the process. Saturday night they were in Harlem for the Annual Wildcat Invitational. With just one week left in the regular season and limited mat time, the wrestlers are looking to get better with each chance to...
After only their 2nd season in training, the Hays Amateur Boxing Club has four of their own heading to the National Silver Gloves Tournament in Missouri! Good job Hays/Lodge Pole Amateur Boxing Club members for an outstanding second season: Breeann Cochran, Alec Grant, and Diana OldElk. These students have been training since September of this year. They won the Silver Gloves tournament at the end of December, then traveled to Boise for Regionals January. They are going to the National Silver...
The Harlem Wildcats stayed hot from beyond the arc this past weekend improving to 9-1 in the season in the process. After scorching the nets for 15 three point bombs in a lopsided win over Glasgow, the Wildcats dropped 17 from distance in a 110-63 win over the Poplar Indians Saturday afternoon. Friday the Wildcats drained 10 triples in a 92-59 win over the Box Elder Bears. The Chinook Sugarbeeters cross the midway point of the season with a 8-2 overall record. Chinook rolled to a 86-57 win over...
The Harlem Lady Cats continued their winning ways this past weekend as they improved to 10-0 as we cross the midway point of the regular season. In the latest Class B Girls Power Poll the Lady Cats moved to No.2 in the rankings, improving one spot from the previous week. Harlem was in Box Elder Friday night where they earned a 57-38 non-conference win over the Bears. Saturday afternoon the girls were in Poplar where they coasted to a 74-24 District 2B win over the Indians to remain perfect on...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter and Harlem Wildcat wrestling teams were in Choteau to take part in the annual Bulldog Invitational. The Sugarbeeters entered seven wrestlers in the tournament, five on the Varsity side and two wrestling the Junior Varsity tournament. The Harlem Wildcat wrestling team had five taking part in the Bulldog Invitational with one in the Varsity tournament and four competing in the JV tournament. The Sugarbeeters and Wildcats are in the final stretch of the regular season as...
The 'Game of the week' in Blaine took place in Chinook last Thursday with the 6-0 Sugarbeeters hosting the 5-1 Wildcats in a non-conference class between former Class B rivals. Of course the Sugarbeeters are in the Class C now and currently hold the top spot in the District 9C. The Wildcats are undefeated in District 2B play with their only setback coming to the Rocky Boy Stars of the District 1B. Many were expecting a shootout between the two fast paced teams but what took place was a...
The Harlem Lady Cats continued their winning ways this past weekend as the No. 3 team in the Montana Class B girls power poll improved to a perfect 8-0 on the season. The Lady Cats began the week on Thursday with a 69-15 win over the Sugarbeeters in Chinook and the concluded it with a 60-43 conference win over the Glasgow Scotties at home Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile the Turner Tornadoes have been playing very well as well and improved to 6-2 on the season after earning a pair of impressive...
