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The North Country Lady Mavericks split last weekend's series as they traveled to Brockton last Friday and defeated the Warriors 66-8 and then lost to Glasgow 50-28 last Saturday in Saco. As the Mavs prepare to enter winter break, the team will face the Nashua Lady Porcupines in Whitewater tomorrow night. Last weekend started off strong for the Lady Mavericks as they overpowered a Brockton team that had six players. All twelve Mavericks players scored in the game. The Mavs were led by junior...
The Dodson Coyotes nearly picked up their first win of the season last Tuesday, but ultimately the team lost 68-65 to the Turner Tornadoes. The team was scheduled to play Scobey but the game was moved to Monday night. They were also scheduled to play Nashua in Nashua on Tuesday, December 20. Both games will be covered in next week's Phillips County News. The team was led by freshman Shaun Ball who scored 22 points, 10 of which came in the third quarter. "It was pretty good," Ball said of his...
If there was any pressure to keep their streak going, it ended last Saturday night as the (2-1) Malta M-ettes fell 63-49 to the Poplar Indians in Poplar. The Indians were able to outscore Malta 25-11 in the fourth quarter. The loss serves as a learning curve for the M-ettes, who will have plenty of time to grow this year as the season comes to its Winter Break. “We gave up an awful lot of points,” M-ettes Head Coach Nate Hammond said. “That’s more points than I think we’ve ever given up in qui...
The North Country Mavericks (4-2) were able to pick up a couple of hard fought wins last weekend as the team defeated Brockton in a 70-62 in Brockton last Friday night and then Glasgow in Saco on Saturday night. The Mavericks overcame the Glasgow Scotties' late rally last Saturday thanks to some solid defense and heroics from captains Cache Younkin and Trace Simonson. "We just got a little bit older," Simonson said of the team's confidence. "Now we know that we can take it to people and we're...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes lost their home opener 45-20 to the Turner Lady Tornadoes last Tuesday in Dodson. They were also scheduled to play Nashua in Nashua on Tuesday, December 20. Both games will be covered in next week's Phillips County News. The Lady Coyotes were led by Freshman Christina Jaynes, who scored 10 points. She knocked down two treys in the fourth quarter. Melony Fetter scored six points. Mikaeya Runsabove and Tiffany Cliff both scored two points apiece. Turner got into a groove ea...
The Malta Mustangs are off to a solid start this season as the team defeated the Poplar Indians 77-50 last Saturday night in Poplar. The team was set to face Havre on last Tuesday night in Havre and will face Wolf Point on Wednesday. Both games will be covered in next week’s Phillips County News. The Mustangs were led in victory by senior Ostin Welch who exploded for 31 points. Welch had pin-point accuracy as he was able to knock down seven treys. His three point explosion was the most for M... Full story
The North County Mavericks (2-2), split games this past weekend as they traveled south to the Lewistown Invitational to face the Denton-Geyser-Stanford (DGS) Bearcats on Friday night and the Geraldine-Highwood Rivals on Saturday. DGS handed the Mavericks a loss, but North Country regrouped to defeat the Rivals handily. “Right now we are just a little inconsistent,” Mavericks Head Coach Barry Malone said. “On Friday we didn’t come out very strong.” In North Country’s 67-46 win against the...
The Malta-Whitewater Wrestling Team have been off to a strong start in their 2016-17 campaign and that continued last Saturday as the team was able to take fifth place at the 21st Annual Scottie Invitational in Glasgow with a total of 85 points. Dawson County won the event with 138.5 points. Glasgow took second with 109. Shepherd was third with 102 and Sidney took fourth with 94. Malta was led by Trey Simanton (11-1) who took first place in the 138 pound class by pinning Fairfield’s Cole G...
The Lady Mavericks (1-3) dropped a pair of games last weekend as the team traveled to the Lewistown Invitational last weekend. The Lady Mavs opened up with a 44-38 loss to the Shields Valley Rebels and then suffered a tough 63-24 loss to the Roy-Winifred Outlaws on Saturday. Their lone win of the season came on Saturday, December 3 against Terry. Even though the weekend was a rough one, Lady Mavericks Head Coach Amber Erickson is optimistic that the team can turn things around. “We have a lot o...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes have had one game this season that ended in a 48-22 loss to the Plentywood Wildcats at the 2016 Glasgow Class C Showcase, held on Saturday, December 3. The team was led by freshman Christina Jaynes, who scored eight points and knocked down two treys. Donna Dale had six points. Both Melony Fetter and Mikaeya Runs Above had four points each. Dodson fell behind earlier, giving up 21 points to the Wildcats, while only scoring two points of their own. The deficit could be...
A few of their starters may be different than last season, but the Malta M-ettes proved last weekend at the Shelby Invitational that they can be just as tenacious as they have been in years past as the team picked up a 48-32 win against the reigning Class C Champion Belt Huskies on Friday and then a commanding 54-11 victory over Bigfork on last Saturday evening. The team will look to defend their home-court against the Harlem Lady Cats this Friday night. They will then travel to Poplar to take...
The Malta Mustangs showed plenty of grit last Saturday as they were able to take down the Missoula-Loyola Rams in a 61-59 victory at the Shelby Invitational. The Mustangs had lost to Bigfork 56-48 on Friday in the team’s season opener also at the Invitational. The team will hold their home opener against Harlem on Friday and then will travel to Poplar to face the Indians. “Against a very good, athletic Loyola team, that likes to play fast, I thought we defended very well,” Mustangs Head Coach...
The Malta Mustangs saw their 2015-16 campaign ended in the Northern B consolation finals to the Shelby Coyotes. The Mustangs graduated a few starters from last year's team including Allen Williamson, Tyson Carney and Devon Raybon but it also retained plenty of players that played roles in their strong outing last season. "We really, truly are an experienced crew," Mustangs Head Coach David Costin said. "We return two starters in Nate (Costin) and Ostin (Welch)." He also pointed out that Jace...
The North Country Mavericks are in their second campaign of the co-operative agreement between Hinsdale, Saco and Whitewater High School and in their second season, the team welcomes a familiar but new Head Coach in Barry Malone, who has been a coach for the Saco Panthers and the Saco-Whitewater Panthers in previous years. The team was coached by Mitch Capdeville in the 2015-16 campaign, when the team ultimately lost out in the consolation final of the 2016 3C District Tournament in Malta in a 5...
The Malta M-ettes have been more than dominant over the past three seasons, only losing twice to the Fairfield Eagles in the 2013-14 campaign. The M-ettes posted undefeated seasons in both the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons and are 52-0 since that span. Although this team offers a new-look, many of the pieces are back for more and it seems as though the team is primed to make a run at a third title. That seems to be the goal. "Our goal is to win the state championship again," M-ette Head Coach Nate...
The Malta-Whitewater Mustang Wrestling Cooperative will look to continue the success that the team had last season as it returns four of five state performers from last season. Last season, junior Kaden Moore was able to take third place at the 2016 State B-C Wrestling Tournament in Billings in the 132 pound class. The team also welcomes back junior Trey Simanton, who took fifth place in the 126 class last season and also took third place in the 113 class in the 2015 State Tourney. "He's just a...
The North Country Lady Mavericks are stepping into their second season as a three school co-op consisting of Hinsdale, Saco and Whitewater high schools. The team was quite young in their first season, but nearly made its way to the 2016 State C Tournament but fell to fourth place in the Eastern C Divisional after a 48-35 loss to the Mon-Dak Thunder in the elimination bracket. The team will be without graduated point guard Tatum Moore, who served as the team's offensive leader over her four year...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes will enter this season under new management as new Head Coach Deserae Kill Eagle will enter her first year under her new title. Coach Kill Eagle was formerly an assistant coach for the Lady Coyotes for five seasons. The team ended their 2015-16 campaign swinging as they lost 44-29 to the Lustre Christian Lady Lions in the elimination bracket of the 3C District Tournament in Malta last February. Last year's team was led by eighth grader Kailee Henry, who transferred to...
The North Country Mavericks were able to lock down the Jamboree Championship title after surviving the 2016 Jamboree Girls Tournament held at the Whitewater High School Gymnasium on Saturday, November 19. The Mavericks defeated the Frazer Bearcubs 20-10 to win the championship. "(We knew the) Jamboree Championship was going to be a tough game," Mavericks Head Coach Charlene Wasson said. "We already played Frazer four times during the regular season and three out of the four games were close and...
Former M-ette Standout, Courtney Henry graduated from Malta High School in 2013 with quite the resume in athletics. Since her graduation, Henry has been involved in college basketball and track and field. She had previously attended Montana State University in Billings but for the past year Henry has been playing point guard for the Medicine Hat Rattlers in Alberta, Canada. But before this season, Henry had to overcome a severe ligament tear she had sustained in late January of this year. Henry... Full story
Keira Simonson, a Loring native and sophomore at the University of Montana has had another solid year of college rodeo under her belt. Simonson has shown improvement in her second year, taking eleventh place in Ladies Barrel Racing at the 2016 Indian National Finals Rodeo in Las, Vegas, Nev. held November 8-12 at the South Point Equestrian Center. It was her second year that she has run the Ladies Barrel Racing and the second time that she has placed in the top fifteen. The event also marked the... Full story
General big game season ends, shoulder seasons remain in many hunting districts Despite mild weather throughout November, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will not extend the 2016 big game general season, still 41 hunting districts have shoulder season that allow antlerless elk hunting, largely on private land, through December, and in several instances, into the new year. Not all shoulder seasons are open to general license holders, and hunters need to know what licenses are valid and when and where they can hunt. Be sure to read the... Full story
A total of 15 4-H members participated in the 4-H Livestock and 17 members participating in the Miscellaneous Judging on November 6th at the Pavilion in Malta. Youth judged livestock classes of replacement heifers (provided by Hinman Angus), breeding ewes (Barb Wiebe), ewe lambs (Linda Poole), Wool (MSU), bred cows, market swine and chickens (Marcus, Kendra and Kayden Green). They then participated in miscellaneous judging with cameras, breads, bread machines, socks, hats and tools. Thanks to...
Megan Martin of Dodson, won her first professional boxing match after defeating Wendy Toney by a 40-36 unanimous decision during Rage on the River, held at the Clearwater River Casino in Lewiston, ID, on Saturday, October 15. The match was Martin's second professional match and third boxing match in her young boxing career. Martin graduated from Dodson High School in 2004 and is currently studying Diesel Technology at Montana State University Northern in Havre. "I've been working on my own cars... Full story
M-ette senior Sophia Stiles signed to play basketball with the University of Montana in the 2017-18 season on November 11....
