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With Phillips County High School Track grounded due to the windstorms that swept through the Hi-Line, the Johnson Memorial Track at Whitewater School saw the only track and field action of the week on Friday, April 8. The meet featured nine middle schools including Whitewater, Malta, Dodson, Saco, Nashua, Turner, Glasgow, Hays LodgePole, and Hinsdale. Malta, who featured a majority of their 63 athletes swept the meet, finishing first in each of the four age groupings including Girls 7th-8th,...
The Malta Mustangs started the 2022 Track and Field Season on a strong note last Friday, April 1, in Glasgow with a second-place finish at the Glasgow Invitational. The Havre Blue Ponies won the meet with 107 points. Malta had 81, Glasgow was third with 79, Plentywood was fourth with 46, Lustre Christian was fifth with 41, and Scobey was sixth with 39. The team was led by some familiar faces from the 2021 season, including seniors Cash Salsbery, David Pitman, Rex Williamson, and sophomores...
The Whitewater Penguins Track Team has returned five athletes with state experience in their 2022 campaign. "I feel we have a solid foundation that has been built over the last 4 or 5 track seasons," Whitewater Head Coach Charlene Wasson said. " I feel confident in this group of high school athletes competing in their events this season, even for missing a year of track due to Covid (2020) they just know how to compete." The team competed in the Glasgow Invitational, their first track meet of...
The 2021 Track and Field season is off to a slow start for the Dodson Track Teams, but in all, the team hopes to field ten athletes, which would be more than last season. The team has had to deal with a sickness that hit the team a few weeks ago, track repairs, and a water pipe break in the town which resulted in missed practices. Dodson Head Coach Tianna Bloomer is hoping that all athletes will be good to go this Saturday, April 9, for the Havre Lions meet. The team welcomes three...
The Malta M-ettes track team has retained plenty of talent from 2021, including two or three state placers. The team will be without Erica Smith who graduated last spring. Smith won the 2021 State B triple jump. The team will also be without jumper Laynee Ophus, who tragically passed away last week. The team welcomes back Skylie Lefdahl, a senior that took fourth place in the State B discus event, and Tia Siewing, a junior that placed fifth in shot put. "I am excited for Tia and Skylie because...
The Saco Panthers Track and Field Teams saw their first meet of the season last Friday, and the Lady Panthers and Panthers saw success. "This is probably one of the bigger track teams that we have had in a long time," said Saco Head Coach Barry Malone. "We are not in shape yet, and it is probably going to take a little hard work." Saco will have six girls competing this season including three state performers; senior Jaycee Erickson, sophomores Teagan Erickson, and Josie Brown. The Erickson...
For the second weekend in a row, more than 2,400 youth wrestlers took over the First Interstate Bank Arena at MetraPark in Billings, from Saturday, March 26, to Sunday, March 27. The Malta Wrestling Club consisted of 19 wrestlers and the group took 53rd place overall with a score of 55 points. Teams flew from as far away as Pennsylvania to compete. Gemma Wright led the charge for Malta, taking first place in the Girls 8 & Under 42 class. Though the division consisted of three wrestlers, Wright...
Phillips County basketball was well represented in the 2021 3C District All-Conference lists. The North Country Lady Mavericks, who finished third at the Girls State C Tournament a few weeks ago landed four of the team's starters on the district list; Jaycee Erickson, Teagan Erickson, Paige Wasson, and Kora LaBrie. Sixth-man Zandora Longtree was also named to the list. Three of the starters, J. Erickson, T. Erickson, and Wasson were named to the All-State list and earned a spot on the Defensive...
For the first time in a couple of years, my whole family came with me to postseason basketball and wrestling tournaments. Everyone but Lincoln, our three-year-old, was NOT excited about basketball initially. His first basketball experience this season was at the Northern B Division Tournament in Glasgow, where our Mustangs were able to earn the Northern B Title over Harlem, who has been an impressive team to watch this season. Despite Lincoln’s original disapproval in going to the game, it seeme...
The Malta Wrestling Club boys and girls wrestling teams competed in the 2022 State AAU Wrestling Tournament this weekend at the Rimrock Arena in Billings, and several athletes placed. "When there are 2,000 kids or more and 16 mats on the floor, it can be kind of nerve-racking for the ones that haven't wrestled there before, as well as the ones that have," Malta Wrestling Club Head Coach Luke Spencer told the PCN. "All-in-all, I thought that we wrestled really good and competed well." Coach...
Over the next couple of weeks, the PCN will be talking to Phillips County basketball coaches about their All-Conference Selections. The Malta Mustangs basketball team had three athletes land on the 2021-22 District 2B list. Senior captains Rex Williamson and Connor Tuss were All-State selections. Jared Eggebrecht, a junior, was also named to the 2B list as a second-team All-Conference selection. Williamson, Tuss, and Eggebrecht helped lead Malta all the way to Saturday at the State B tournament...
Over the past three seasons, the Malta M-ette basketball team has won three Northern B Championships and have made it to the final day of the State B Girls Basketball Tournament. Their four All-Conference selections this season have played major roles in Malta's Northern B dominance. The PCN asked Malta M-ettes Coach Nate Hammond about the team's 2022 All-Conference selections that were named to the District 2B list a little more than a week ago. Those selections include All-State selections All...
The Malta Mustangs basketball team met up with the two-time State B Champion Lodge Grass Indians, though not the way they had anticipated. Malta was defeated 67-63 by the Indians, in the consolation semi-finals on Saturday, March 12, at the 2022 State Basketball Tournament in Bozeman. Lodge Grass went on to defeat the Shelby Coyotes in the third-place game 63-49. "I thought our effort was good," Malta Head Coach David Costin said. "I am proud of the guys. We competed. We battled against a very g...
For the second year in a row, the North Country Mavericks have brought back a State C Girls Basketball trophy, after finishing third last Saturday, March 12, in Great Falls. "It feels great," North Country Head Coach Amber Erickson said. "Bringing home a state trophy is amazing and it takes a lot of things to align right, things to go your way, and a lot of hard work." She said that to end your season on a win, you either win first or third place. "In a weird way, it feels way more amazing than...
The season ended for the Malta M-ettes basketball team last Saturday, March 12, in the State B Tournament consolation semifinals, as the M-ettes fell to rival Glasgow, in Bozeman. The M-ettes, who entered the state tournament as the Northern B Champions, started their weekend at state with a tough win over the Columbus Cougars on Thursday, March 10. Apparent in the victory, was Malta's struggles with a stomach bug (Gastroenteritis) that has been sweeping through the state of Montana. "I guess...
The Malta M-ettes Basketball Team has been crowned the Northern B Division Champion for the third straight year in a row. "It feels really good," Malta senior captain Justine Lamb told the PCN. "I know that we have a really good team and I am just proud of every single one of these girls for pushing, no matter what. They are really good girls." Lamb has been a starter for Malta in each of the past three seasons, which have all ended in Northern B gold. Another athlete, leading the charge for...
After falling to Plentywood in the Eastern C Division Championship game last Saturday, March 5, in Sidney, the Lady Mavericks were able to withstand a challenge game from their rival Scobey Spartans 43-36 last Monday, March 7, in Wolf Point. "I am very proud of my girls for coming back and grinding out a very tough physical win with a trip to state on the line," Coach Amber Erickson told the PCN. "I feel getting to state is sometimes the hardest part and now that we are there they can just...
The North Country Mavericks basketball team's 2021-22 campaign came to an end last week after the team fell 78-44 to the Scobey Spartans in the first round of consolation games at the Eastern C Division Tournament last Thursday. The Mavericks fell to the Fairview Warriors 56-41 in the opening round of the Eastern C on Wednesday, March 2. In North Country's loss to Fairview, the Mavericks were led by Aiden Albus who had 15 points. Johnson added 10 points to the effort. Downing had eight points....
Last Wednesday, February 23, at around 9:50 Mountain Standard Time, reports had surfaced that the Russian military had begun their invasion of Ukraine. Politicians around the state of Montana had weighed in on Russia’s act of war against Ukraine, which also affects members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which includes the United States of America. Montana SD 17 Senator Mike Lang of Malta was amongst those that voiced their opinion on the crisis in Ukraine, which took a tone o...
The Malta Mustangs basketball team is headed to the State B Basketball Tournament for the first time since 2017, the year that the Mustangs defeated the Anaconda Copperheads 54-51 for the Class B Title. This time, the Mustangs go to state as the Northern B Division Champions. "It feels amazing," Malta Senior Co-Captain Rex Williamson told the PCN. "It took us four years to get here and just making it to state is an honor. I am just happy that we are here." The Mustangs punched their ticket to st...
The season came to an end for both Dodson varsity basketball teams last Friday, February 25, in Wolf Point. The Coyotes and Lady Coyotes had the opportunity to qualify for their respective 2022 Eastern C Divisional Tournaments set to start this Wednesday in Sidney, but both teams fell short as the Coyotes lost 62-43 to the Plentywood Wildcats and the Lady Coyotes lost 49-31 to the Circle Wildcats. Lady Coyotes In their loss to Circle, the Lady Coyotes were led by Kataya KillEagle who had 18...
The Malta M-ettes basketball team exited the District 2B Tournament with their second consecutive title last Saturday, February 19, with a 51-43 win over Wolf Point in Glasgow. "It feels really good," M-ette senior Co-Captain Justine Lamb told the PCN. "I am really proud of these girls. They have been playing really good and they are really great to play with. I am proud of them." Malta's 2B title win sets them up to face the Shelby Lady Coyotes in the opening round of the Northern B Divisional...
The North Country Lady Mavericks and Dodson Lady Coyotes met each other in the semi-finals of the 3C District Tournament. The Lady Mavericks won 68-12, and despite the lopsided game, both Phillips County teams may see action in the Eastern C Divisional Tournament on Thursday, March 3, in Sidney. The North Country Lady Mavericks have already earned a spot at the Eastern C, thanks to their 3C District run in which they defeated Scobey 59-22 in the 3C Championship game on Saturday, February 19, in...
The Malta Mustangs basketball team is headed back to Glasgow for the 2022 Northern B Divisional Tournament on Thursday, February 24. Malta punched its ticket to the Northern B thanks to their 7-1 record against District 2B foes in the regular season, making last week a lower-stakes outing for the Conference Champion Mustangs. The team's aspiration to make the 2022 Class B State Tournament comes with a lot more suspense, as they hope to be one of three teams to head to Bozeman on Thursday, March...
The North Country Mavericks have both feet into the Eastern C Divisional Basketball Tournament on Wednesday, March 2, in Sidney, while the Dodson Coyotes have one foot in the door. To get that other into the Eastern C, the Coyotes, who took fourth place at the 3C Tourney, must win a challenge game this Friday in Wolf Point. The challenge game will be against Plentywood who defeated Circle 49-31 in the 2C fifth-place game on Monday, February 21. The North Country Mavericks earned a spot into the...
