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The North Country Mavericks basketball team will head into the 2019 Christmas break with a 5-1 record after defeating the Brockton warriors 56-39 on Saturday, December 22, in Brockton. “It feels good, knowing that we have those wins under our belt really just gives us extra confidence for when we come back after the break,” Mavericks post Beau Simonson said. The Mavs were led in scoring by Simonson and Jesse Lee who each had 12 points. Loden Idler and Jon Rey Taylor each had 11 points. Dus...
Not much can be said about the North Country Lady Mavericks' 57-8 win over the Brockton Lady Warriors on Saturday, December 21, in Brockton. But one thing is for sure, the Mavericks did not overlook Brockton. "Our defensive pressure made it very difficult for them to get any good looks at the basket," Coach Amber Erickson said. " We had 21 steals and 23 offensive rebounds as a team. " The Mavericks were led by Kia Wasson who had 16 points, five assists, and four steals. Kaitlyn McColly had a 15...
The Malta Mustangs wrestling team saw plenty of action last week, as the group hosted a Dual event with the Fairfield and Simms teams at the Old Gym and then traveled to Glasgow for action on Friday and Saturday. “It was a lot of fun,” Malta wrestling Coach Steve French said after the Dual event in Malta. “We had some great effort and there was a lot of improvement.” The Old Gym holds a lot of memories for French, who wrestled and coached at the venue prior to the old Malta High School burning...
The Malta Mustangs basketball team split games last weekend at the Shelby Invitational, winning their first game 65-52 over the Bigfork Vikings on Thursday, December 12, then falling 64-50 to the Chinook Sugarbeeters on Friday, December 13. “We are pretty happy with our team's performance after this weekend,” Mustang Assistant Coach Travis Somerfeld told the PCN. “Being a young team, we were not sure what to expect. We were happy going 1-1. We saw a lot of positives in both games. Howev...
\ The Malta M-ettes basketball team kicked off the season with an overtime win over the Bigfork Valkyries on Thursday, December 12, as the team participated in the 2019 Shelby Coyote Classic. "They were one of the top teams in the west," M-ette Head Coach Nate Hammond told the PCN. "They were fourth in their division and three of their top four scorers are back. They are expected to be one of the tougher teams over there, so it was a good win for us." The M-ettes went on to lose 65-21 to the...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes basketball team are 4-0 after defeating the White Shield Warriors (N.D.) 58-23 and the Bainville Bulldogs 60-20 last weekend at the Wolf Point Classic. "Our team is well disciplined," Lady Coyotes Head Coach Frank Benson told the PCN. "And that's probably because of the coach last year (Deserae KillEagle). I hope I don't mess them up too much." The team is hoping to get their fifth straight win before the Winter Break, but the Scobey Lady Spartans stand in the way of that...
The Dodson Coyotes basketball team are three games into their 2019-20 campaign and the team is 3-0. In the team's 72-46 win over the White Shield Warriors on Friday, December 13, the Coyotes were led by Corbin LoneBear, who scored 22 points. Zarek Jones had 12 points and Juliun Benson had 10 points. "Corbin LoneBear plays like he wants to win this year," Coyotes Head Coach Frank Benson said. "He could care less of how many points he scores. He is looking to win the game. He does it by passing,...
The North Country Mavericks are off to a 4-1 record after the first two weeks of the basketball season. Last weekend’s three wins are the latest in the team’s four-game win streak. The Mavericks defeated the Class B Glasgow Scotties in Saco 52-44 on Thursday, December 12. They then participated in the Lewistown Invitational, defeating Roy-Winifred 36-31 on Friday, December 13, and then Geraldine-Highwood 45-20. “The kids have buckled down and started to play a little team defense, so that...
The North Country Lady Mavericks basketball team has struggled to get wins early in their 2019-20 campaign, falling to their first four opponents of the year. Two of the losses came this week, prior to the team recording their first win of the season as they defeated the Denton-Geyser-Stanford (DGS) Bearcats 50-43 on Saturday, December 14, at the Lewistown Invitational. "They were a pretty solid team," Lady Mavericks Head Coach Amber Erickson said of DGS. "It went back and forth. We got a good...
The Malta Mustangs basketball team will look to find it's place among the tough Northern B Division in their 2019-20 campaign. "We are young again this year," Coach David Costin told the PCN. "We expect a few bumps along the way but I think we can be competitive later in the season." Last year's team made it into the Divisional round by way of their regular-season record, which was 6-11 overall and 3-5 in the conference. Malta made a short appearance in the 2019 Northern B Divisional, falling...
The North Country Mavericks have retained all but one starter this season, and the group hopes to improve upon their 2018-19 outing which ended at the 3C District Tournament. "Everybody is a little bigger, a little stronger," Coach Ralph Ellsworth told the PCN. "Those same teams are still there; Scobey, Lustre, and Dodson. We gotta beat one of them to get to the divisionals." Coach Ellsworth shared his goal for this year's group. In fact, his goal is consistent every year. "Here is my goal as a...
The Dodson Coyotes Basketball team made history last season, winning their first divisional tournament game since 1966, according to Dodson Public Schools. The team was 17-7. This season, the team that consists of 17 athletes, who hope to improve on their 2018-19 stint, in which the team earned hardware at the district tournament, taking home third. The Coyotes did so at the expense of North Country, who they defeated 58-50 in the consolation finals. Though the team lost starting guards Tyrese...
The Malta M-ettes will look to improve upon their 2018-19 outing in which the team went 11-11. Doing so may prove to be tough in a strong 2B district. "Right now, we are focusing on our first week, but longer-term we are trying to be the best team in the district and then go from there," Coach Nate Hammond told the PCN. "I believe the 2B will have five super teams, all capable of being competitive at the state level." The team will have to do so with a new look because the M-ettes graduated...
The North Country Lady Mavericks roster remains virtually the same this season, losing only one athlete to graduation while returning plenty of talent. The team hopes to improve on their 12-10 outing from last season that ended in the Eastern C Divisional by losses to Plentywood and MonDak. "It was ugly," Coach Amber Erickson said of the 2019 Eastern C Divsional. "We couldn't make anything." The team returns all three All-Conference Athletes from last season, including junior Kaitlyn McColly,...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes went through some changes in the off-season, as the team is under new direction for the 2019-20 season, while Coach Deserae KillEagle takes a year away from basketball. The Lady Coyotes will be led by Head Coach Frank Benson, who will be doing double duty this season as coach of the boy's team and girls team. He is joined by Assistant Coach Francine KillEagle, who has served in that position for years. The team is also without two of three All-Conference athletes as...
The Malta Wrestling Team is under the watching eye of newly hired coach Steve French, who led Malta into a wrestling event for the first time since 1995. Coach French described what his first weekend as a Mustang Coach in over 20 years was like in Havre last Friday and Saturday. "It went about how I expected," Coach French said. "I knew that our technique wasn't going to be smooth. But for the most part, I enjoyed the effort from the kids, and I was pretty happy with it." Coach French knows...
The Malta M-ettes won five State B titles in the 90's. Tuesday, December 3, marked 25 years since Malta won the State title in 1994, a trophy that would eventually be lost forever as the school burned down in 1995. Though the hardware is lost, the memories are not and as we prepare to enter the 2019 season of M-ette basketball, the PCN caught up Linda (Cummings) Hudyma and Beth (Welch) Young, a pair of All-State athletes from the 1994 championship team. Hudyma and Young were two of five M-ettes...
The 1994 and 1995 Whitewater Lady Penguin teams reached the State C Championship games in both years, but fell short, taking home second place. The 2019 basketball season marks 25 years since the 1994 state contending team, and the PCN caught up with Krystal (Simonson) Olson now of Billings, and Ella (Anderson) Yeadon who currently lives in Malta. Both Olson and Yeadon were named to the Class C All-Conference team that year. The team had four athletes named on the All-State selection list includ...
The Malta Wrestling team welcomed back a familiar face and a local legend as newly re-hired Head Coach Steve French led his first practice on Thursday, November 21. "I feel good to be able to coach in my hometown," Coach French said. "I think it will be a really gratifying feeling. I hope it goes well. With Choteau, I was in the teaching system and I grew up with those kids. It will be hard to replicate that but I hope that I am more than just an old guy yelling at them. I hope we can build...
The Malta Parks and Recreation Youth Basketball league featured a gymnasium full of kids, their parents, and spectators last Tuesday, November 26, at the Malta City Hall. Teams met in their usual leagues, with the Navy and Royal third-fourth grade squads facing each other. Navy would win the clash, capitalizing on great defense and fast break scoring. The Navy and Royal teams were third and fourth grade teams chosen a couple of weeks ago. The PCN caught up with Regan Stuart and Jace Tollefson of...
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Sophia Stiles, a former M-ette standout and starting point guard for the University of Montana Lady Griz, has returned to action in the 2019-20 season. "It's pretty amazing," Stiles said of being a part of the Lady Griz. "The fans are just crazy. It's really what makes being a Lady Griz so cool." Being a part of the University of Montana Lady Griz is something Stiles wanted since she was a young child. "Growing up, I just wanted to play here, so getting to has been a dream," Stiles said. "The...
The Saco High School Gymnasium was the site of the 3C District Boys Junior High Basketball Tournament. The event eventually saw two Phillips County boys squads pitted against each other as the two-time defending 3C Champion Dodson Coyotes and North Country Mavericks squared off in the semi-finals. The game, which featured teams making only 11 of their combined 41 points, ended with a score of 19-18 in favor of the Coyotes who would go on to their third championship in three seasons. Despite...
Before a loud firework was set off by the Malta Volunteer Fire Department at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 23, The Malta Chamber of Commerce had it's own night of shenanigans, as the Chamber hosted the Eighth Annual Malta Putt Crawl. "It's great," Malta Chamber member Jessica Cebulski said of the event. "Everyone is showing up with excitement. There are some groups dressed up and some newcomers that aren't dressed up but their reactions to the dressed-up people are great. I think it gets...
As things have cooled down outdoors, the City of Malta’s Department of Parks and Recreation has started plenty of indoor activities to keep the community active. The Parks and Rec Youth Basketball League started on Monday, November 4, and will conclude on Tuesday, December 10. The first through sixth grade youth basketball league consists of 12 teams. The league consists of kids from Phillips County as well as a few kids from Turner and Harlem. “It’s a wonderful turnout,” Malta Parks and Recreation Director Sally Wright said. “We love to s...
