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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,...
The Malta Middle School wrestling team competed at the Sidney Middle School Eagle Invitational on Saturday, December 14. The wrestlers were grouped together by weight and ability in groups of 3 to 5 and wrestled everyone in their group. Thirteen teams were there to compete and team scores were as follows: Dickinson ND 222, Williston ND 160, Miles City 158, Glasgow 133, Glendive 132, Sidney 128, Malta 113, Bowman ND 69, Wolf Point 62, Plentywood 59, Baker 53, Terry 49 and Poplar 42. Nineteen boys and three girls competed for Malta. Five...
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...
On Saturday, December 7 Malta hosted a small mixer with Glasgow, Poplar and Wolf Point (Circle cancelled due to illness). Wrestlers were mixed together by weight and ability. Nearly every wrestler was able to get 2-3 matches (there were no placings). Mira Tharp (0-2), Nathan Domire (0-2), Titus Carnahan (0-1) and Blake Tharp (0-3) didn’t get in the win column on Saturday but continue to show improvement and are gaining valuable experience each time they step on the mat. Wrestlers winning one match were Trax Simanton (1-2), Clyde Lankford (...
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...
The 2024 Northern B All-Conference List....
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...
The Malta Middle School wrestlers traveled to Lewistown on Tuesday, Nov. 19 for a small meet with four other schools, Lewistown, Huntley, Roundup and St. Francis (Billings). Malta finished 3rd in the team race with Huntley finishing 1st and St. Francis 2nd. Titus Carnahan, Clyde Lankford, Gunner Stenberg, Cooper Pankratz, Kaiden Tharp, Nathan Domire, Trent Blunt, Kasen Jones, Trax Simanton and Mira Tharp all went 0-3 and took 4th place. Gunner Stenberg fought hard and lost all of his matches by...
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...
Eighteen teams competed in the Junior Battle on the Big Horn in Hardin on Saturday, Nov. 16. The teams competing were Absarokee, Baker, Colstrip, Columbus, Fergus, Forsyth, Hardin, Huntley, Lockwood (Billings), Malta, Miles City, Red Lodge, RiverSide (Billings), Roundup, Shepherd, Sleeping Giant (Livingston), St. Francis (Billings) and Tongue River (Wyoming). The top five team scores were Malta 288, Lockwood 277, Tongue River 245, Huntley and Miles City 196, and Hardin 190. Clyde Lankford, Cord Newman, Kaiden Tharp, Trent Blunt, Taije Stiles...
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...
Twenty four Malta Middle School wrestlers traveled to Miles City on Friday, November 8, for the Bronco Invite. Malta finished first in a 10-team race. Team scores are as follows: Malta 296, Sidney 277, Glendive 237, Glasgow 213, Miles City 210, Wolf Point 98, Poplar 76, Baker 64, Circle 42 and Forsyth 41. Ten wrestlers finished 0-3 for the day and placed 4th in the tourney. Malta wrestlers receiving 4th place were Beckett Squires, Trenton Blunt, Cord Newman, Kaiden Tharp, Gunner Stenberg,...
I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible season we've just finished. The hurdles and challenges we faced together only strengthened our values, and finishing the season this strong will always hold a special place in our program's history. The heart and determination exhibited by our team were truly remarkable. While we made mistakes along the way, we persevered together, which speaks volumes about our unity. We are so proud of our M-ettes!! Our record of 7-3 in conference play and 17-9 overall reflects our hard work and...
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...
The Malta Junior High Wrestling team competed at the Wolf Point Invitational on Saturday, November 2. The wrestlers were grouped together by age and ability in groups of thee or four and wrestled everyone in their group. Eight teams were there to compete and teams scores were as follows: Glasgow 201, Malta 192, Sidney 171, Wolf Point 108, Poplar 95, Plentywood 55, Baker 45 and Circle 24. Twenty-five boys and one girl competed for Malta. Four eight graders competed in the Wolf Point Tourney. Hayden Hicks and Corby Mears went 2-1 on the day. Hayd...