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The North Country Mavericks were the 2023 State C Girls Basketball Champions and the team is off to a 4-0 start in their 2023-24 campaign. The team added their latest wins this past weekend at the Lewistown Showcase where they defeated Twin Bridges 53-41 in a rematch of the state championship last Thursday, December 7, and Winifred/Roy 51-32 on Friday, December 8. The team lost some experience with the graduation of Kora LaBrie, Mattea McColly, Cienna Strommen, and Sammie Wisher. They welcome...
The Lady Coyotes welcome several new faces this season including four transfer students from Harlem. Dodson also has retained several athletes from last year including their lone All State selection, senior Kataya KillEagle. They will be without Lindsey Fetter who graduated last spring. The team welcomes back Head Coach Clayton KillEagle and a new Assistant Coach, Christina Jaynes, who was an All-Conference player in a majority of her years as a Lady Coyote. K. KillEagle set the career scoring m...
The Malta Wrestling Team has started the season and has a good amount of grapplers in their 2023-24 campaign; totaling 18. The team welcomes back Head Coach Jake French. He welcomes back assistant coach Shawn Gilkerson (MHS 22 graduate), and new assistant coaches Tyler French (MHS 06 graduate) and Carolyn French, as well as Nolan Simanton (MHS 04 graduate). "Tyler is a Division 1 wrestler, he made the NCAA tournament before, wrestling for the Air Force Academy," Coach J. French said. "It's nice...
The Dodson Coyotes boys basketball team is 2-0 after picking up a pair of wins in Glasgow last weekend at the Class C Showcase. The Coyotes defeated the Terry Terriers 47-45 on Friday, December 1, and the Mon-Dak (Westby-Grenora) Thunder 49-23 on Saturday, December 2. "We just work hard," Senior Captain Sebastian Best said. "We lift (weights) in the afternoon; seventh period at the end of school. We want to get our bounce up. We want to be the best athletes on the court at all times." In their w...
The Dodson Coyotes Lady Coyotes basketball team picked up their first victory of the season in Glasgow last weekend at the Class C Showcase. The team defeated the Terry Lady Terriers 45-37 last Friday, December 1, and fell 48-31 to the Mon-Dak (Westby-Grenora) Thunder on Saturday, December 2. Dodson does not have a game scheduled for this weekend, but will host the Scobey Spartans on Friday, December 15, starting at 4 p.m. They will then host the 2023 Class C State Champion North Country Lady...
The reigning State C Champion North Country Lady Mavericks basketball team won both games in their opening weekend in Miles City. The team defeated the Garfield County (Jordan) Lady Mustangs 60-17 on Friday, December 1, and the Melstone Lady Broncs 46-27 on Saturday, December 2. This Thursday, December 7, the Lady Mavericks will head to the Lewistown Showcase to face Winifred-Roy. Mavericks Head Coach Amber Erickson was asked about Winifred-Roy. "They are a state contending team with some...
The North Country Mavericks basketball team lost their two first games of the season as they fell to the Jordan Mustangs on Friday, December 1, and the Melstone Broncs on Saturday, December 2. Despite being low in numbers, with eight athletes, North Country was able to compete with Melstone, but fell 51-46. They lost to Jordan 54-35. This Thursday, December 7, the Mavericks will head to the Lewistown Showcase to face the Winifred-Roy Outlaws and then the Twin Bridges Falcons on Friday, December...
The season has kicked off for the Malta Wrestling Team, who competed in the Havre Mixer on Friday, December 1, and the Havre Invitational on Saturday, December 2. The team was able to compete with 10 of their 20 wrestlers, the other ten of which haven't met practice requirements or are injured. Malta Head Coach Jake French said that his team did well despite many of them seeing their first high school meet. "Though (a few) were inexperienced, young, and new, we did great," Coach French said....
The Malta Middle School eighth grade girls basketball team (10-1) gave their fans in the Malta High School gymnasium plenty to cheer about last Tuesday, November 21. The team hosted their first and only home game of the basketball season and defeated the Harlem Eighth Graders 46-29. Malta's Jamboree team will be playing in Poplar on Saturday, December 2. There will be a NE Middle School Tournament in Malta at 9 a.m. on Saturday, December 9, starting at 9 a.m. Klohie Zeiger led the charge...
There are many weeks, I simply don’t know what to write about in this section, this week should be a layup, right? Things that I am thankful for in 2023? The first answer is the most obvious. My family. When times get rough and my mental state isn’t positive, my wife and kids keep me grounded. I remember praying for years for my future wife. Boy, did I get blessed. It is because of Susan that I am even here in Malta. She was worth the move. I am thankful for the love that my family and I have re...
The Malta Mustangs football team was 5-5 in their 2023 campaign. The team finished second in the Northern B Conference and ultimately fell 40-22 to Three Forks in the first round of the playoffs on Saturday, October 28. The team had six athletes named to the 2023 Northern B All-Conference list, including Stockton Oxarart who was the lone Mustang named to the All-State list. Oxarart earned first team honors at quarterback on offense and first team honors at defensive back. Junior Blaine Downing...
I had the honor of seeing the North Country Mavericks take third place at the 2023 State C Volleyball Tournament in Bozeman this past weekend. Last year, I missed the 2022 State Volleyball Tournament where the Mavs earned third place and made history as a co-op with their first state trophy in the sport. I thought I could have eye surgery and then drive to Bozeman a few days later. I was wrong. As most of us that have been around know, a state trophy in volleyball is unheard of in this part of...
For the second year in a row, the North Country Mavericks Volleyball team were able to bring home Class C's third place trophy from the All-Class Volleyball Tournament in Bozeman, doing much of the heavy lifting. Coach Charlene Wasson said that earning third place in volleyball is a little different than any other sport because earning third in the sport means you lost the match. "It is still amazing," Coach Wasson said. "We're third out of over 100 teams in Class C." The Mavericks faced all...
Malta's City Hall Gymnasium was the place to be for Halloween last Tuesday, October 31, at 4 p.m., as Independence Bank, Phillips County Hospital, and KMMR Mustang Radio hosted the 2023 Trunk or Treat event. "It went really well," said Ashley Stuart of Independence Bank and one of the event's coordinators. "I can not believe how many people came out." Right around 400 children and many parents romped around the gym collecting candy, candy, pop, and more candy in costumes that included Mario...
The North Country Mavericks volleyball team earned second place at the 2023 Eastern C Divisional Tournament in Sidney, despite losing in the opening round 1-3 to the Circle Wildcats on Thursday, November 2. The Mavericks fought back in the elimination bracket defeating the Scobey Spartans 3-0 on Friday, November 2, the Plentywood Wildcats 3-0 on Friday evening, and the Jordan Mustangs 3-0 on Friday night. "This was maybe the longest day of volleyball we've had this season. I was so proud of the...
The season came to an end for the Malta M-ettes Volleyball team at the 2023 Northern B Divisional Tournament hosted at Malta High School last weekend. The M-ettes lost their opening match 2-3 to the Conrad Cowgirls on Thursday, November 2. Malta then lost their elimination game 0-3 to the Fairview Eagles the next day. Fairview went on to win the elimination bracket, but fell 0-3 to Fairfield in the championship match. In their match against Conrad, Malta fell behind 0-2 losing set one 23-25 and...
The North Country Lady Mavericks volleyball team earned a first place trophy for the first time in the co-op's history last Saturday after defeating the Plentywood Wildcats 3-1 in the 1C Championship last Saturday, October 28, in Plentywood. "We celebrated, but you could tell the girls were not overly excited because they know next week is a pivotal weekend of volleyball if they want to get back to State," Mavericks Head Coach Charlene Wasson said. North Country will face the Circle Wildcats in...
This weekend, Malta High School will be hosting the 2023 Northern B Tournament, and the Malta M-ettes will be in the house thanks to their third place finish in the District 2B Tournament. Malta Head Coach Hines was asked how it felt to make it to the Northern B tournament. "It feels great," Coach Hines said. "We really peaked at the right time." The Malta M-ettes started the 2023 District 2B Tournament with a 3-1 win over the Poplar Indians on Thursday, October 26, in Glasgow. Malta then fell...
The season came to an end for the Malta Mustangs Football Team last Saturday, October 28, as they fell 40-22 to the Three Forks Wolves, the Southern B's third seed in the 2023 MHSA Class B Football Championship Series. All Northern B teams were swept in the first round of the playoffs. Glasgow, the north's top seed fell 27-18 to the south's fourth seed, Cut Bank, the north's third seed fell 54-6 to Columbus, the south's second seed, and Conrad, the north's fourth seed los 42-6 to Manhattan, the...
Former Malta band director Erik Engebretson (from 1993-2023) was honored at the All State Band, Choir and Orchestra concert held in Missoula on Friday night, October 20th. Mr. E was presented with the 2023 Montana Music Educators Association Distinguished Service Award. This award is given to a music teacher who has made a significant contribution to education in Montana. Mr. E has been president of the Montana Bandmasters Association, president of the Montana Music Educators Association, as...
It is super weird since the morning that I turned 35, that I have had new pains in my back. The day that I woke up 35, I turned the wrong way and felt a small pop in my back. It didn’t hurt. I moved on. A few days later, I threw the right side of my back and shoulder out. I had never experienced that before. I was in, dare I say, pain. I had no idea what was happening. Was it my kidney? My lung? What have I done? Did drinking too much seltzer do it? Was it my odd combo beverage of Powerade Z...
The playoffs are here! The Malta Mustangs football team will enter the 2023 MHSA Class B Football Championship Series as the second seed out of the Northern B with only one conference loss. The team earned another home game, a matchup with the Three Forks Wolves, on Saturday, October 28, at Mustang Field. "It's always beneficial to play at home, especially in the playoffs," Malta Mustangs Head Coach Nick Nick Oxarart told the PCN. "Our players worked hard and battled adversity to get an...
The Malta M-ettes volleyball team will enter this weekend's 2B District tournament as the fourth seed with a 4-6 conference record. The M-ettes were 4-10 this season, a year with many first year starters. Head Coach Tasha Hines is proud of how this team has grown together. "You know, we came into the season knowing we didn't have hardly any varsity experience, so the first few weeks were just excitement for the new roles throughout the team," Coach Hines said. "As time went on, the girls have...
The Whitewater Penguins and Dodson Cross Country teams ran at the MHSA State C Cross Country Championship on Saturday, October 21, in Kalispell. Whitewater It was on this day that Whitewater junior Shelbi LaBrie earned the State C Girls title with a time of 19:52.42. "It feels pretty good," LaBrie said. "Almost hard to believe." The closest runner was second place finisher Mya Green of Scobey (Granddaughter of Don and Becky Green of Malta) who had a time of 20:18.24, and Mia Handran, also of...
The North Country Mavericks volleyball team has earned the second seed in this weekend's District 1C Volleyball Tournament at Plentywood High School thanks to their 9-1 conference record. The team's lone loss in 1C play was at the hands of the Plentywood Lady Wildcats who were 10-1. The Lady Mavericks will wait to see the winner of the match between Culbertson and Nashua in Game 4 at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 26. The Mavs' game starts at 7 p.m. If North Country can defeat Nashua or...
