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Editor's Note: In 2016, the PCN caught up with sisters Hailey and Jada Nicholson at the Armory Gymnasium on the campus of Montana State University in Havre after the annual Hi-Line Invitational. The story, Sister Act: Double Trouble was published in the March 30, 2016 issue of the PCN. This story took place in the same location only a few years later, but with the duo playing for the Skylights. The Montana State University-Northern Skylights are currently 4-0 in the 2019-20 regular season and...
The Malta Middle School Jamboree teams performed well in their home event last Saturday, November 16, at the Malta High School Gymnasium and Old Gym. The Malta Eighth Grade Girls' team defeated Wolf Point 36-33 and Poplar 44-26. Before Saturday, Malta had lost to Poplar twice. The Malta Seventh Grade Girls' team defeated Glasgow 44-10 in their first action of the day and the Scobey team 43-25 later that day. In the eighth graders' win over Wolf Point, Malta was led by Anna Harms who had 11...
1st Team All-Conference Sarah Billmayer Harlem 12 Keely Fossum Glasgow 12 Rachelle Glaser Glasgow 11 Lindsey Nefzger Wolf Point 12 Taylor Pederson Glasgow 12 Taeshon Scheaffer Harlem 12 Nevaeh Spotted Eagle Harlem 12 2nd Team All-Conference Aspen Baker Harlem 12 Kylie Hunter Malta 11 Tori Nygard Wolf Point 12 Anika Peters Glasgow 12 Laura Ross Glasgow 12 Layla Skidmore Harlem 12 Sasha Youngman Poplar 12 All-State Keely Fossum Glasgow 12 Rachelle Glaser Glasgow 11 Nevaeh Spotted Eagle Harlem 12...
The 2019 campaign ended for the Malta Mustangs football team in Red Lodge, as they fell 35-6 to the undefeated Red Lodge Rams on Saturday, November 9. The Mustangs reached the quarterfinal game against the Rams after defeating the Jefferson Panthers 26-7 in the opening round of the State B Football Playoffs on Saturday, November 2. After a successful 8-2 season, that ended with Malta ranked seventh in the state, Malta Head Coach Nick Oxarart reflected on his first season back at the helm. "I...
The North Country Mavericks volleyball team put on quite a show in their 2019 postseason run, but their season ended on Friday, November 8, at the Eastern C Divisional in Sidney. The Mavericks defeated the Ekalaka Bulldogs 3-2 in the opening round of the Eastern C on Thursday, November 7. The team would then fall to the Plentywood Wildcats 3-0 in the second round the same day. The season ended the next day, on Friday, November 8 as North Country fell 3-1 to the Wibaux Longhorns. "We did a good...
The season ended for the Malta M-ettes volleyball team as they fell 3-0 to the Glasgow Scotties in the elimination bracket of the Northern B Divisional in Wolf Point on Friday, November 8. The Lady Scotties would go on to defeat the Fairfield Eagles and Shelby Coyotes, to punch their ticket to the championship game. They would lose to Choteau in three games. The Malta M-ettes squared off against the Choteau Bulldogs and lost in three sets on Thursday, November 7. The scores were 25-5, 25-9, and...
The fourth annual Tom Knudsen Memorial brought in 40 men and 10 women despite the threat of a winter storm that eventually hit Northern Montana. The memorial event that celebrates the life of Thomas Knudsen, who passed away in September of 2015, also served as a fundraiser for David Jaynes of Wagner who was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma (a form of cancer) earlier this fall. "We had an excellent turnout for the fundraiser for him," said Susan "Peanut" Green, owner of the Mint Bar. "When things...
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The North Country Mavericks Volleyball Team entered the 1C District tournament as the tournament's seventh seed and finished as third place trophy winners at the end of the three-day event in Plentywood on Saturday, November 2. "I knew going into it that we could compete with the second through eighth seed teams, so it didn't surprise me but it felt good," Mavericks Head Coach Charlene Wasson said with a smile. In finishing third, the Lady Mavericks punched their ticket to the Eastern C...
The Malta Mustangs football team was able to protect their home field against the Jefferson Panthers last Saturday, November 2, but things will get tougher for the team who has to travel 270 miles south to take on the 9-0 Red Lodge Rams on Saturday, November 9. The Rams were the Eastern Conference Champions this past season, and the team most recently edged out the Bigfork Vikings 28-25 in Red Lodge in their first playoff game on Saturday, November 2. "They have a really experienced group of...
This season as the Malta Mustangs take to the football field as a team, a team of "family" also takes to the greens. Coach Nick Oxarart has three of his family playing on the Mustang team this year including Spencer Gibbs, Connor Tuss, Coach Oxarart, and Kooper Oxarart. Gibbs and Tuss are cousins and Kooper is a nephew. On the far right is Coach Nick's son, Rio. The field has seen action for generations from the family as dad and uncles have spent their time on the grid, as well as...
Despite having to overcome injuries to a few of their starters and losing their first set of the play-in game against Poplar, the Malta M-ettes Volleyball team was able to punch their ticket to the Northern B Divisional Tournament. "We are feeling pretty good," M-ette senior Kaylanna Bain said. "We have some ups and downs that we need to work on but I think we have it. We just have to keep pushing hard." The Divisional Tournament will be held in Wolf Point this weekend with eight teams vying...
The Malta High School Cross Country Team participated in the snowy 2019 State Cross Country meet held at Eagle Falls Golf Course in Great Falls on Saturday, October 26. The course was blanketed with snow that occurred the night before the meet. "What we faced on Saturday was what I call true cross country," Coach Thea Solberg told the PCN. "It's like life in general. You never know what each day will bring, or what each meet will be like. Every course is different and the weather is always uncer...
The North Country Mavericks volleyball team compiled a 9-7 record in the regular season, which was good enough to give them the seventh seed of 11 teams that will fight for five divisional spots this weekend in Plentywood. The 2019 District 1C Volleyball Tournament is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 31, with games being played at the Plentywood High School gym as well as the multiplex. The Mavericks will open the tournament in the Multiplex against the Bainville Bulldogs...
The Dodson Coyotes and Whitewater Penguins accounted for five of the 194 athletes present at the 2019 State Cross Country Meet in Great Falls at the Eagle Falls Golf Course last Saturday, October 26. The Dodson Lady Coyotes had three athletes at the meet including sisters Melony Fetter and Lindsey Fetter and Emma Cole who took fifteenth as a team at the meet with 154 points. Corbin LoneBear was Dodson's lone boy, while Whitewater's Hannah Hanley was the lone Lady Penguin at the meet. The Lady...
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The Malta M-ette Cross Country Team is focusing on their final meet of 2019, the Montana High School Association's 56th State Cross Country Championships. The State Meet is scheduled for Saturday, October 26, at the Eagle Falls Golf Course in Great Falls. The M-ettes are scheduled to run at 12 p.m., after the conclusion of the Class B Boys meet. The M-ettes last ran in Great Falls four years ago at the 2015 State Meet on Saturday, October 24, 2015. This season, the Malta M-ettes bring six...
The Malta Mustangs football team will look to bounce back in their final regular season game of the year on Friday, October 25, after suffering a 34-0 loss to the defending State B Champion Fairfield Eagles last Friday, October 18. The Mustangs will look to defend Mustang Field against the Cut Bank Wolves this Friday at 7 p.m. Though the Wolves are only 2-6 this season, the Malta Mustangs are not expected to take them likely, especially after the Wolves defeated Harlem 66-0 last Friday, October...
The North Country Mavericks Volleyball team was able to make short work of the Nashua Porcupines on Tuesday, October 15, in Nashua. The scores were 25-10, 25-4, and 25-13. The Mavericks had a short week as far as games went last week, but this week things will pick up as they are scheduled to have three straight nights of games starting Thursday. The Mavericks have a full week as they have games in Whitewater on Thursday and Friday, taking on the Harlem Wildcats and Lustre Christian Lions...
The Malta M-ettes Volleyball team picked up a win over the Poplar Indians on Wednesday, October 16, in Poplar. Action will pick up for the M-ettes this week as they are scheduled to take on the Glasgow Lady Scotties in Malta on Thursday and the Roundup Panthers in Malta on Saturday. In their win against Poplar, the M-ettes took all three sets going 3-0. The scores were 25-20, 25-15, and 25-20. “I think our win against Poplar came from quality serves and minimal serve errors along with c...
The Malta Mustangs stepped up to defeat the Glasgow Scotties 16-8 in Glasgow on Friday, October 11, in a game that likely earned the Mustangs a first-round playoff home game. Things won't get any easier for Malta as they go to Fairfield to take on the reigning Class B State Champion Eagles, who are on an 18-game win streak. "Their coaching staff always has them so well-prepared and they rarely make any mistakes," Malta Mustangs Coach Nick Oxarart said. "We will have to play a nearly perfect game...
The 7-5 North Country Mavericks may have a winning record, but the team showed that they have plenty of work to do after falling to the Froid-Lake Redhawks in Froid on Thursday, October 10. The scores of the game were 22-25 (FL), 24-26 (FL), 25-14 (NC), and 21-25 (FL). The Mavericks were led by Kaitlyn McColly who had 16 kills, 13 digs, and one block. Kia Wasson had 12 kills, 12 digs, and three aces. Mattea McColly led in blocks registering two of the team's three blocks. Danika Soper had 15...
