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I often get asked if we are going anywhere for Christmas. If only. Unfortunately, I don’t even have the courage to attempt leaving the state during the holiday season. I would love to see my family and my hometown, but the possibility of flight delays, flight cancellations, and road closures due to winter weather always shuts that thinking down. I guess I should mention that things get pretty busy at the paper this time of year. I am thankful that we welcomed Sara to the staff. The PCN crew (...
Malta Senior Center BINGO is every Friday at 1:00 at the Malta Senior Center. Malta School Board Mtg School Board Meetings are held every second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the MHS Boardroom. Times and dates are subject to change. Malta Food Bank The Malta Food Bank will be closed from Christmas eve to the Day After Christmas (December 24th-26th.) City Council Meetings City Council Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall at 5 p.m. This Month, the...
The Malta Wrestling Team saw plenty of action last week as they hosted a 21 match dual with the Fairfield Eagles on Thursday, December 12, and then traveled to the Glasgow Mixer and Scottie Invitational on Friday, December 13, and Saturday, December 14, respectively. Malta wrestling won 14 of their 21 matches against Fairfield last Thursday. Every single match was won by pinfall. Malta Coach Jake French express pride in his team's performance in the Dual against Fairfield. "I am really proud,"...
This week, Phillips County varsity basketball teams won each game that they participated in. The Malta Mustangs and M-ettes competed in Shelby at the Coyote Classic, while the North Country Mavericks and Lady Mavericks competed in Lewistown. The Malta varsity teams were scheduled to face the Havre Blue Ponies in Havre on Tuesday, December 17. Results from that game will be in the December 25 issue of the PCN. The North Country varsity teams will head to Frazer to take on the Bearcubs on Friday,...
Malta Shrine Club member Willie Harms, Aka Clause with a Cause, surprised the Malta Shrine Club at their December meeting to present them with what he says is just the start of his season. He has graciously decided that all monies raised from his appearances this season will be donated to the Malta Shrine Club. Malta Shrine Club prides itself in raising money to help children with debilitating injuries and diseases get the necessary treatments. Most money raised by the local Club helps with...
I feel horrible for how I acted on Thanksgiving after the Bears’ loss to the Detroit Lions. It’s documented and there is proof. I celebrated a Bears loss! Even worse is I knew what that loss would mean for my beloved Bears; the firing of the team’s head coach. Then it happened, the next day. Unfortunately, the team underperformed under their coach and the team became known for finding ways to lose football games. This year, they lost to Washington on a Hail Mary play that will be the talk of th...
The Malta Wrestling teams saw success in the opening weekend of their wrestling season at the Havre Invitational and Mixer Events. On Saturday, December 7, a total of four Malta wrestlers including senior Ava Hanson (Girls 170), junior Straud Sims (Boys 165), junior Sommer Green (Girls 190), and sophomore Kenan LaBrie (Boys 190). Hanson, a state placer from last season, won the Girls 170 bracket by pinning Cut Bank's Harley Fetters in the third round of the Championship match. The match was...
The Malta Mustangs basketball team won their opening game of the season, a 70-64 victory over the Huntley Red Devils on Friday, December 6 in Lewistown, but dropped their next game 63-56 to the Red Lodge Rams on Saturday, December 7. Malta is scheduled to play in the Shelby Classic this weekend and will play Florence-Carlton on Friday, December 13 and Thompson Falls Saturday, December 14. In Malta's win over Huntley, senior Bohdi Brenden led the Mustangs with a 29 point, 14 rebound...
The North Country Maverick boys’ basketball team picked up a pair of wins to kick off their 2024-25 campaign. The Mavericks defeated the Jordan Mustangs 52-49 in their first game of the year on Friday, December 6. They went on to defeat the Bridger Scouts 57-42 on Saturday, December 7. The Mavericks are scheduled to play in the Lewistown Showcase, where they will play Centerville on Friday, December 13, and Roy-Winifred on Saturday, December 14. In their win over Jordan, the Mavericks were l...
The Malta M-ettes split a pair of weekend games in Lewistown at the Fergus Tip-Off, but the team's win was over the Reigning State B Champion Baker Spartans. The M-ettes opening game was a 41-66 loss to the Huntley Project Red Devils on Friday, December 6. They defeated the Baker Spartans the next night 47-46. The M-ettes are scheduled to travel to Shelby this weekend. They are set to face Florence-Carlton on Friday, December 13, at 7:30 p.m. They are also scheduled to face Thompson Falls on...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes travelled to the Class C Showcase in Glasgow last weekend. The team fell 80-31 to Turner on Friday, December 6, and 57-21 to the Mon-Dak Thunder on Saturday, December 7. In Dodson’s loss to Turner, Jazlyn KillEagle led the Lady Coyotes with 13 points and three rebounds. Precious Stiffarm had nine points and nine rebounds. Tissie Webb had six points. Kashton Siers had three points, three rebounds, and two steals. In the Lady Coyotes’ loss to Mon-Dak, Dodson was led by Sti...
The 2024 season ended for the North Country Lady Mavericks volleyball team at the State C Volleyball Tournament. Due to the team's success, five athletes were named to the 2024 District 1B All-Conference List. This list includes BaiLee McColly, Kennedy Simonson, CharLee McColly, Berkeley Hillman, and Ireland Mears. North Country Head Coach Charlene spoke about each of the team's All-Conference Athletes. BaiLee McColly - was and has been a force in the middle for us since Freshman year. She has...
Well, the Malta Mustangs won the State Title! I guess maybe I should be a little less superstitious. Superstition never seems to work with my pro teams anyway. Superstition wasn’t in my favor all day last Saturday. First off, I try to make it to the game at the same time, every time. I lost where I put my hand warmers and searched frantically for them before leaving the house, so I was later than normal. My hands froze by the way. Thankfully, I had a heated vest. It cost me about $45 bucks a...
The 2024 Malta Mustangs football team has won this year's State B Championship with a 13-8 nail-biting win over the Manhattan Tigers at Mustang Field last Saturday. The win capped off a perfect 13-0 season, a new best for the Mustangs, who were 12-0 in 2006, the last time that Malta hoisted the State B title. The Mustangs also won the State B Championship in 1996 and 2000. "It feels awesome," Malta Head Coach Nick Oxarart said. "We had such a great group of seniors and just a lot of...
For the first time since 2012, the Malta Mustangs are hosting a State B Championship football game. "It feels amazing. You know I've been there before in basketball. We've just got to treat it like it's another game," Mustang senior Treyton Wilke said. "Get ready to roll and do the same thing we've been doing the whole season. Just another game." Mustang senior quarterback Stockton Oxarart was asked about his feelings on hosting the championship. "It feels great, especially now," S. Oxarart said...
The North Country Lady Mavericks volleyball team's season came to an end at the State C Tournament last Saturday, November 16. The Mavericks were up 13-11 on the Bridger Scouts in the first set in the opening round of the elimination bracket, but the Scouts went on a 3-1 run to end the game. North Country battled back, winning the third and fourth set, after falling behind 0-2 in the game. The scores for the game were 17-25, 14-25, 25-19, 25-21, and 14-16. "It really was a team effort," North...
The North Country Lady Mavericks are headed to state for the third consecutive season in a row as the runner up in the Eastern C Divisional tournament. "This was a major accomplishment for us, considering we went through some sickness last week at Districts and still had some lingering this week," Lady Mavericks Head Coach Charlene Wasson said. "The girls rocked it and earned a trip to Bozeman." The Lady Mavericks lost the Eastern C Championship to the Circle Wildcats last Saturday. The Lady Mav...
For the first time in 12 years, the Malta Mustangs football team is heading to the semifinal round of the MHSA Class B Football Championship Series. "All of it feels awesome," Malta senior Mason Simanton told the PCN. "I mean, Mustang football hasn't been there since 2012. We were just talking about it and it's an awesome feeling to be back in with a chance to get in that chipper." To reach the semifinals, the Mustangs defeated the Three Forks Wolves 59-36 at Mustang field on Saturday, November...
The postseason came to an end for the Malta M-ette volleyball team in the fourth place game of the Northern B Divisional tournament in Shelby last Friday evening. The M-ettes lost to the Chinook Sugarbeeters 1-3 in the opening round of the tournament on Thursday, November 14, and were eliminated by Chinook 2-3 on Friday, but Malta took down the Harlem Wildcats 3-0 Friday Morning and the Fairview Warriors 3-1 later that day. Prior to defeating Fairview, the M-ettes lost to them in each of their...
I have never been a fan of the commercialization of Christmas, but I have had a change of heart. I wouldn’t call myself a Grinch, but perhaps a levels below one. I typically loathe the crazy amount of Christmas movies and the strain it puts on my paycheck. The most important issue in my opinion is that many forget about the first part of the word Christmas. Despite my disdain for the commercialization of the holiday, this year, I am looking forward to it. Yes, I am looking forward to c...
The Malta M-ette Volleyball team took second place in the 2024 District 2B Tournament in Malta last Saturday, November 2. The M-ettes battled hard in the 2B District Tournament, defeating the Harlem Wildcats 3-0 in the opening round of the 2B District Tournament last Thursday, October 31. The M-ettes also bested the Glasgow Lady Scotties in the quarterfinals 3-2 on Friday, November 1, and then later lost to the Fairview Warriors 3-1 in the semifinals later that day. The next day was similar as...
The Malta Mustangs Football team (10-0) started their 2024 playoffs with a dominant 45-8 victory over the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks last Saturday, November 2, in Malta. The win sets up Malta for a clash with the Three Forks Wolves in the quarterfinals this Saturday, November 9, in Malta. Last season, the Mustangs fell 40-22 to Three Forks in the opening round of the playoffs. This year, the Wolves are 7-3, and most recently defeated the Huntley Project Red Devils 43-6 in the opening round last S...
The North Country Lady Mavericks volleyball team is headed to the 2024 Eastern C Divisional in Sidney after earning a third place finish in the 3C District Tournament on Saturday, November 2. "I was extremely proud of these girls over the weekend," Lady Mavericks Head Coach Charlene Wasson said. "They did some really amazing things because of how awful our week started out with sickness and not having a full practice on any of the days we practiced. They fought through some pretty hard mental...
Last week, Parker wrote about his experience with Australians and guns and it triggered a memory. For those that don’t know, in the late 2000's I lived with several Australians for about three years of my life. I was a drummer in an Australian Christian Rock Band. There was a time that we were on tour in my home state of Illinois that our crew stayed on a rural property and on this property, we were introduced to some of the finer things in American life; frog legs, Rocky Mountain Oysters, four...
The Malta Mustangs Football team completed a perfect 9-0 regular season after defeating the Fairfield Eagles 40-0 last Friday, October 25, at Mustang Field. Senior quarterback Stockton Oxarart was asked what having a perfect record meant. "It's great," Oxarart said. "It hasn't happened since my freshman year, so it's a really big deal, especially, it's my senior year, it's a (heck) of a team." The Mustangs are set to host the Thompson Falls Eagles, the fourth ranked team from the Western B....