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I would like to recognize the team. Seniors Kaycee Bond and Jillian O'Brien, juniors Danie Rhodes and Leslie Young, freshmen Izzie Hallenberg and Kirsta Meisdalen. A special thank you goes out to Assistant Coach Fallon Handley for all your dedication in making M-ette Cross Country a fun sport. I would like to thank all of you student-athletes who took up the challenge to run cross country this past season. It takes a special kind of person to be able to make it through this tough endurance...
I want to mention how proud I am of this year's M-ettes. We didn't get the chance to bring home that trophy from State in Butte, but we were in very good position when it all ended. I believe we would have ended up third if this would have played out. This year started off with travel and games throughout the month of June, and learning to play with a different group of girls. When the regular season got underway in November we had eleven freshmen and one foreign exchange student, a total of...
The 2019-20 season for the Mustangs was a real rollercoaster ride type of a season. We started the season against two-time defending state champion Bigfork Vikings at the Coyote Classic in Shelby. Going into that game, the coaching staff did not know what to expect. Our team was young and without a lot of experience as we were starting two seniors, a junior, and two sophomores. The lack of experience did not matter; the Mustangs went out there and played an amazing game defeating Bigfork 65-52....
I would like to start with some thank yous. The administrators were very helpful to me this year, especially Mr. Somerfeld who helped this technology-challenged old coach. Our parents were very supportive and that was a real treat. They made it easy in this transition year. Thanks to our managers, Rya Soul, Georgia Orahood, Lauren Doney and Mady Bain for all their effort this year; we can not make it without their contribution to the program. Last but not least, thanks to our assistant coaches,...
The 2019-2020 cheerleading year was a fun, crazy, and bittersweet year full of emotions. Being my fourth year coaching, it was the year my first freshmen were seniors. I am so proud of everything they've achieved in these past four years. I can't help but be very grateful for all the growth I've gone through as a coach with them by my side and I cannot believe they'll be off to college this fall. I hope they bring smiles to others like they brought to me. This year, the cheer program was in...
The 2018-19 Golf season was an excellent season for the Malta golfers. First for our Most Improved Golfers. Hayden VanWichen, as a sophomore, was one of our best golfers. His growth from his freshman year to his sophomore was immense. Has a freshman Hayden's average score was a 116 with never shooting under 100. His sophomore year, he never shot in the 100's, and his average score was 96. Hayden had a very consistent year placing in every golf tournament we played. Hayden just fell a couple of...
After redshirting his first year at Montana State University Northern in 2017, former Malta Mustang standout Ostin Welch has made up for lost time as a Northern Lights defensive back. Welch, son of Jerry and Beth Welch of Miles City, helped lead MSU-Northern's defense as a captain in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. In 2018 Welch posted 43 tackles, one interception and five pass breakups. He continued his success in 2019 with 29 tackles, two interceptions, eight pass breakups, and one fumble...
James Brant Young made perhaps one of the greatest plays in Malta High School history on Saturday, March 16, 1985, but before and after his game-saving three-point play in that state basketball championship, Young was formidable in the boxing ring. Born in Havre and raised in Malta, Young is the son of Gary and Donna Young of Wagner. During his boxing career, he had around 160 fights and 12 losses, according to his memory. His career included All-Navy and All-Forces Championship titles in 1991....
Malta's Lesa Williamson is going to Vegas! But, not simply for a vacation, she is going to run in the 2020 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon (RNR) to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hosptial in Memphis, Tenn. Her race takes place on Sunday, November 15, which is also the deadline for her fundraising. Though she has run in three half marathons, including in last year's Las Vegas RNR event, Williamson has yet to run the length of a full marathon (26.2 miles), even in her training. "The...
Fave Hobby during quarantine: Riding Horses. Fave TV Show: Family Guy. Fave Meal / Dessert: Tacos / Ice Cream. Dream Vacation: China. Dream Car: Volkswagon Beetle. If you could have one superpower: To fly. Fave PC Spot: My Grandpa's house. Dream Career: Bull Rider. Fave Powerade: Blue....
Even though many sporting events around the country are still shut down due to the COVID-19 virus, golf remains a sport that can be played with restrictions and rules that allow for safe social distancing. Malta's Marian Hills Golf Course is open to the public and Men's League is scheduled to begin on Thursday, May 14, only one week later than their typical start date accordingly to Marian Hills Golf Course Superintendent Cory Shelhamer. "It feels good," Shelhamer said about being able to golf....
Malta senior Franky Werk became the latest Mustang football player to sign a letter of intent to play football in college after agreeing to play for Rocky Mountain College (RMC) Battlin' Bears next season. Werk, is the son of Toby and Liz Werk of Hays, and in signing with RMC, he joins former mustang running back Allen Williamson, a 2015 graduate of Malta High School, who is a redshirt junior this spring. Prior to joining RMC, Werk was being looked at by a few colleges including Dickinson State...
Former M-ette Sophia Stiles started in all but one game (29-of-30) for the University of Montana Lady Griz this past year and the PCN caught up with the two-time Montana Gatorade player of the year, who has been home since mid-March when the COVID-19 virus caused college campuses to shut down across the country. The last sporting event Stiles had seen was in Butte as the Malta M-ettes faced the Forsyth Dogies in the opening round of the 2020 State B Tournament. Despite Malta's struggles that...
Fave Hobby: Golfing. Favorite Movie: Step Brothers. Fave TV Show: SpongeBob SquarePants. Fave Meal / Dessert: Steak / Cheesecake. Dream Vacation: Bahamas. Dream Car: 1969 Ford Mustang. If you could have one superpower: Invisibility. Fave PC Spot: Marian Hills Golf Course...
Hard work pays off; That's the message that Dodson High School senior Corbin LoneBear and his parents Pat and Sarah Ditmar want to send. LoneBear, a 6'5" Dodson Coyote standout, has signed his letter of intent to play basketball at Dawson Community College in Glendive, as a Buccaneer in the 2020-2021 season. In doing so, LoneBear has made a dream come true; to play basketball at the next level. "In seventh or eighth grade, I knew I wanted to keep playing ball, more and more," LoneBear said. "I...
Former Malta High School standout and Zortman native Mary Grace Kalal has finished up her college volleyball career. Kalal had been in Malta during the COVID-19 quarantine so the PCN caught up with the former Malta High School spiker. "I feel like it went pretty well," Kalal said. "It went a lot further and longer than I thought it would." Kalal played her junior college volleyball career at Lake Region State College (LRSC) during her junior college year and then transferred to Mayville State...
Last Friday, Malta Public Schools honored students, parents and front line workers around the community by turning on the lights at Mustang Field from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The school district also turned the lights on Friday, April 10, along with many other schools arounf the state of Montana. Photo by Pierre Bibbs....
Malta has been host to many foreign exchange students over the years, but 2020 has presented the world with a complex issue that ended the school year early. This week, the PCN caught up with Mario Sanchez-Pando of Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to see things from his point of view. Sanchez-Pando was excited to participate in track and field this season, but due to the COVID-19 virus shutting down school and sports on Monday, March 16, his dream of competing never happened. Instead, he was sent...
Though many sporting activities have been shutdown due to the COVID-19 virus, Marian Hills Golf Course gives locals a chance to stay active. In past weeks, the course had only been open to club members, but on Tuesday, April 14, the course amended their rule and has since opened to the public. "We are very excited to be open because the golfing season has started," said Jane Ereaux, owner of the Marian Hills Golf Course. "Even though the Coronavirus is a concern, we have figured out a way to be...
Fave hobby over the last few weeks: Shooting around on my basketball court. Favorite Movie: Only the Brave. Dream Career: Smoke jumper (Firefighter). Fave Meal / Dessert: Waffles/ Ice Cream. Dream Vacation: Alaska. Dream Car: Corvette C7 If you could have one superpower: Invisibility....
It took a crisis for us to consider “cutting the cord.” A couple of years ago I was excited about getting cable television because I wanted to watch live sports again. I’m a Chicagoan and have spent most of my life watching Bulls, Bears, and White Sox games. I even watched quite a bit of hockey when the Blackhawks were under former Head Coach Joel Quenneville. I enjoy sports on every level, so watching the local sports teams has kept my mind occupied, but I had missed my Chicago sports teams...
Malta senior Kelbee Denham will be wearing white and blue next year as a member of the Miles Community College (MCC) Pioneer Women's basketball team in Miles City. Denham, daughter of Morris Denham and Stephanie (Fried) Denham of Malta, will be the third of three siblings to play collegiate basketball. Kylee Johnson, the oldest of the three played basketball at Montana State University Billings in the 2009-2010 season and then finishes her career at Montana State University-Northern from...
Since the 1971 State B Championship, the Malta Mustangs have won eight titles in eight attempts. A few weeks ago, the Phillips County News caught up with former Malta Mustang basketball head coach Mike Woodman, who coached Malta to the 1985 State B Championship. This week, the PCN reached out to Mike McNamara (who was a senior), Brian Henderson (who was a junior), and Brant Young (who was a senior); a trio of players that were on the team that won the State B title that year in the infamous...
The COVID-19 Virus has triggered a Stay at Home order by Montana Governor Steve Bullock and with that came temporary closings of gyms around Phillips County and the state. Dan Bain, the physical dducation teacher at Malta Elementary School has a couple of ideas on how to keep the family active during the governor's order, which is slated to continue to Friday, April 24. "Kids can definitely get out of shape because they're not as active as they would be during a typical school day and they might...
