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The North Country Lady Mavericks are headed into the Winter Break with a 7-0 record, after adding three wins to their total last weekend, including one win over Dodson last Friday. The Lady Mavericks defeated the Nashua Lady Porcupines 61-11 in Hinsdale last Thursday, December 15. The team then defeated the Dodson Lady Coyotes 60-12 on Friday, December 16, in Whitewater. Their final game of 2022 was played in Circle against the Wildcats and the Mavericks won 54-31 on Saturday, December 17. "The...
The North Country Mavericks basketball team picked up their first conference win of the season last Friday, December 16, in a 57-50 victory over the Dodson Coyotes. Both teams struggled in their remaining games last weekend, as the Mavericks fell 36-58 to the Nashua Porcupines on Thursday, December 15, and 44-73 to the Circle Wildcats on Saturday, December 17, in Circle. The Dodson Coyotes lost 56-19 to the Scobey Spartans last Saturday. The Mavericks were led by sophomore Blaine Downing in...
The Malta Mustangs gave fans plenty to cheer about last season, as the team went toe-to-toe with two of the top teams in the Southern Division at the 2022 State B Basketball Tournament. Malta would lose in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion, Three Forks Wolves, and then to the Lodge Grass Indians, but not by much as they fell 56-54 to Three Forks and 67-63 to Lodge Grass. "When you get that close, of course it is disappointing, but overall it was a pretty good finish on the year," Malta...
The North Country Mavericks basketball team welcomes a new head coach to the team in their 2022-23 campaign. North Country will be led by Hinsdale's Haakon Fredrickson, who is also serving as Hinsdale High School's Athletic Director. Coach Fredrickson is a 2015 graduate of Ennis High School. He brings some coaching experience to the team, although in different sports. He was a graduate assistant in track and field for his alma-mater Dickinson State University and was an assistant football coach...
The Dodson Coyotes Basketball team has a new but familiar head coach in the 2022-23 season, as they welcome former assistant coach Skip Cole to lead them. Coach Cole had been the Coyote's assistant coach for the past two seasons, and the junior high and jamboree coach for the past three seasons. Cole is also a DHS alumni, having graduated from the school in 1981. The Coyotes welcome back many talented athletes including Mikey Jaynes, a senior who was a 2022 District 3C All-Conference athlete...
The Malta M-ettes have retained plenty of talent from last year's team, who ended the season on Saturday morning of the State B Tournament in Bozeman. The team welcomes seniors Allison Kunze and Maddie Williamson, a pair of 2022 All-State Selections. The team will be without Justine Lamb, a graduated senior, who made Second-Team All-Conference. M-ette Head Coach Nate Hammond was asked about Kunze, who is listed at 5-10 and recently signed to play for Williston State in 2023. "I'm excited to see...
The North Country Lady Mavericks are off to a 4-0 start in their 2022-23 campaign. The team has retained most of their talent from last season. The Lady Mavs took home the third place trophy from the 2022 State C Tournament after defeating Twin Bridges 68-30 in the consolation finals. According to Head Coach Amber Erickson, the team has been busy in the offseason. "I am super excited for this season and this group of girls," Coach Erickson said. "They played a lot of games this summer and I can...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes retain a young squad this season but welcomes back two seniors in their 2022-23 campaign. Lady Coyote Head Coach Clayton KillEagle was asked how things have been after a couple of weeks of practice. "At the beginning of our season it has been a little inconsistent with numbers for practice due to overlapping JR High season, but once we got rolling the girls have been very focused," Coach KillEagle said. The team welcomes back many from last season including Kataya...
The Malta Wrestling Team welcomes back a team with plenty of experience. Five of ten of this year's team are a part of the senior class. "They are looking tough and working hard against each other," Malta Head Coach Jake French said of the senior class. "They know that it is the beginning of the season and now we are working on technique. I told the team to believe in the process, and in December, it's all about learning. January is where you gain confidence and put the learning to action and Fe...
I suppose there is a reason for everything. I used to think that I was strong, maybe not stronger than most, but stronger than average. I could squeeze out a few reps of 250 pounds on the bench. My deadlift weight was decent but not anything near strongman level. I could squat even more, but lifting lost its luster over time. I had my firstborn son PJ and between the late nights with my handsome boy and work hours, I had no desire to wake up at 4:30 a.m. in the morning. I wish I had stuck with i...
The Malta Wrestling Team saw their first action of the season last weekend in Havre, at the Havre Mixer and Havre Invitational Events. "Everyone did well this weekend," Malta Head Coach Jake French said. "We had a total of 28 wins and 19 losses, well over 50 percent." Malta will host a Mixer event with Fairfield, and possibly Choteau, this Thursday, December 8, at 6:00 p.m. and all are welcome to attend. The event will be held at the Malta High School gymnasium. This past weekend, Malta was led...
The North Country Lady Mavericks basketball team started their 2022-23 campaign with a pair of dominant wins at the 2022 Glasgow Class C Showcase last weekend. They defeated Augusta 78-21 on Friday, December 2, and Terry 61-20 on Saturday, December 3. "We came out strong in both of our games this weekend," Lady Mavericks Head Coach Amber Erickson said. "The girls have been really working hard in practice on a lot of different things both offensively and defensively and they were excited to get...
The North Country Mavericks basketball team split their first weekend of games as they defeated the Harlem JV Wildcats and fell to the Terry Terriers at the 2022 Glasgow Class C Showcase. North Country will head to another showcase this weekend, but this time the team will head to Lewistown for the 2022 Fergus Holiday Basketball Classic. On Friday, December 9, the Mavericks will face the Fort Benton Longhorns at 8:30 p.m. On Saturday, December 10, the Mavericks will face the Denton-Geyser-Stanfo...
I must say, I actually cooked up a decent turkey last week. I almost couldn’t believe it, but it wasn’t dry, it wasn’t severely underseasoned, and I didn’t burn glaze to the bottom of a pot. I have only attempted to make turkey a few times and my family has been supportive of my battles. They have assured me that each time I have tried, they have enjoyed it, but I simply was not proud of my turkey. This year was way different. For one, I didn’t put a lot of pressure on getting it done for Thank...
Former Malta M-ette and Dickinson State University Blue Hawk Kelly Pankratz was recently inducted into Dickinson State University's Hall of Fame as a part of the 2008-2009 Women's Basketball Team. The announcement was made in September, and the banquet was held in October. Pankratz, the daughter of Bill and Laura Pankratz of Malta, is a 2007 MHS graduate and was a valuable part of Malta's 26-0 team that year. Pankratz was named the 2007 Class B State Tournament's Most Valuable Player. Things...
Earlier this month, the Phillips County Hospital and Family Health Clinic hired Jo Tharp, a 2005 graduate of Malta High School as their newest CEO. Tharp is the daughter of Mac McGinty and Willie McGinty, who is the Head Teacher at Malta's Head Start. Tharp now joins her sister Skye McGinty in becoming a CEO. McGinty is CEO of Indian Health Services in Missoula. Both Tharp and McGinty are enrolled members of the Little Shell Tribe. She is married to Rhei Tharp and the couple has four children...
It seems that things are finally getting better in terms of my double-eye muscle surgery. Last Monday was intense. I was struggling pretty bad throughout the first week of recovery. My eyes were so dry and irritated that I couldn't keep my eyes open for long amounts of time. After not being able to work for a few days after my surgery, I forced the issue on Monday. I have been trained to work through nearly anything on Monday. I believe the only Monday that I may have missed was during the birth...
The love of the sport of hockey has one local family driving 70 miles west to play their favorite sport in Glasgow for the Ice Dawgs. The Negus Family currently has three members of their family playing in Glasgow's HiLine Youth Hockey Association including 12-year-old Hunter Negus (PeeWee), 11-year-old Alyssa Negus (PeeWee), and 10-year-old Brooke Negus (Squirt). Their father Jason Negus, a U.S. Border Patrolman is the head coach for the PeeWee team. The PCN caught up with Hunter and his...
Williston State Head women's basketball coach, Bill Triplett, has announced the signing of Allison Kunze from Malta, Montana. The 5'10 forward has helped lead Malta High School to three consecutive trips to the Montana State Class B basketball tournament with hopes of doing the same this year. Kunze has been awarded all-conference and all-state the last two seasons and was also selected as one of the top sixteen players in Montana by the Great Falls Tribune last spring. "We are pretty excited...
A couple of weeks ago, Tara (Shores) Petre, a 2007 Malta High School graduate, made the Bozeman Daily Chronicle's Top 20 Under 40 list last October. The PCN caught up with Petre to talk about her career, what she remembers of her hometown, and how being from Malta may have helped her in her current world. "That was a little bit of a humbling experience," Petre said of making the Top 20 Under 40 list. "Some of those people were involved in the nomination process, so it was humbling but also very...
I have to admit that I wasn’t as ready for my eye surgery as I thought! Last Tuesday, I went under the knife to fix my lazy eye, something that I have had since I was born. I had a surgery to help it when I was in high school, but a person typically has to go through a couple of them to correct the eye. I admit that the surgery isn’t life or death but it is annoying as a reporter or person when I try to make eye contact and a person looks over their shoulder, as if to gesture “is he looki...
The 2022 North Country Mavericks volleyball team added to their history making season by not only competing at the State C Volleyball tournament for the co-op's first time, but earning a third place trophy at the 2022 event after going 3-2 last weekend in Bozeman. "Our first trip to State as a North Country Maverick co-op was a huge success," Mavericks Head Coach Charlene Wasson said. "I feel very blessed to be part of something very special. I'm super proud of all 17 girls on this team and my...
For the first time the North Country Mavericks have punched their ticket to the State C Volleyball Tournament starting on Thursday, November 10. "We are over the top excited to be heading to Bozeman for the State Tournament. We have never experienced state volleyball as a Maverick team," Mavericks Head Coach Wasson said. "Saco/Hinsdale (formerly known as the Wildfire) have made a few trips together as a co-op to State and seen some great success at that level. Now it is our turn as Mavericks to...
The season came to a cold and windy end for the Malta Mustangs football team as they lost 48-14 to the Jefferson County Panthers at Mustang Field last Saturday, November 5. The wind was in the low 50s with gusts of over 70 mph in Malta, and though Malta's offense struggled to score, Malta Head Coach Nick Oxarart didn't use it as an excuse. "Besides the 50 mph winds that limited a large part of our offense, Jefferson's size, strength and speed were ultimately what became too much to overcome on...
On Friday, October 21, two Phillips County women became official American Kennel Club (AKC) groomers, thanks to the effort and expertise of Laura Pankratz, owner of Little Mutt Groomin' Hut in Malta. The new groomers are Cassie Bullard of Malta and Kaiu Korman of Saco. Bullard will groom in Malta, while Korman will be grooming in Hinsdale. "A lot of place don't teach you the ins and outs of the actual business," Korman said. "They just give you the skillset to do the basic things. Laura really...
