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The 5th Annual Marian Hills Open Golf Tournament is in the books after the two day event saw one of its most successful weekends since the event's history according to Marian Hills Golf Course owner Jane Ereaux. "The tournament went fantastic," Ereaux told the PCN. "This has been our best year. We had wonderful food, excellent players, and we had people come from all over the state of Montana, and North Dakota, Spokane (Wash.) and various places." The Open was held on a toasty Saturday, July 27,...
Once a Mustang, always a Mustang, but next season Andres Lopez, who recently graduated from Malta High School, will be donning blue, white, and gray for the Dickinson State University Blue Hawks Football team in North Dakota. Lopez was a multiple sport athlete in Malta, thriving in football, wrestling, and track. He most recently played in the 73rd Annual Montana East-West Shrine Game in Butte on Saturday, July 20. Lopez was a running back for the East team that defeated the West 28-22. “It w...
The Montana Drag Racing Association (MDRA) was present last weekend at the Hi-Line Drag Strip as the Phillips County Motorsports (PCMS) Group held it's third weekend of the year. "The Hi-Line Drag Strip is a really nice strip and they always have really nice people," said Linda Michel Treasurer for the Montana Drag Racing association. "Every one is always cooperative and it is just a really happy place to be." The weekend served as the second MDRA event in a four track event series. The first...
The vacancy at the position of Head Football Coach at Malta High School was filled on the morning of Monday, July 22, as Nick Oxarart agreed to coach the team for a second stint. Oxarart had been a part of the team as a head coach or assistant coach all but one season for 2006. According to a previous PCN article, Oxarart spent eight seasons as a Mustang assistant football coach from 2006 to 2013. Oxarart replaces Jim Benn, who left MHS to take on a position in Missoula so he could be closer to his family. Benn had been head coach of the Malta...
The 104th Annual Phillips County Fair will host AMX Racing on Saturday, August 3, at noon. "You can expect fast cars, you can expect drivers from beginner to expert," said Frank Kindle Vice President of the Dodson AMX Speedway group. "People put time and money in their cars and it shows. You will see rollovers. You will see bumping and racing. You will see tempers flare and it's all a part of the show." The event will mark the second race of 2019 for the Dodson AMX Speedway group, and possibly i...
Fave Hobby: Painting. Favorite Movie: The Book of Life. One thing you miss at school: Arts and Crafts. Fave Superhero: Spiderman. Fave Food: Cake. Fave Spot in PC: The gym (mom says Nelson). What Are You Looking Forward To This Summer: Swim team. Fave Animal: Rabbit....
The 2019 Malta Parks and Recreation Softball League kicked off last Tuesday, July 9, at Trafton Park as nine teams played a total of six games. Winners of the 6 p.m. games included the Lucky Bullet Rusty Bullets who defeated Oh My Quad 12-11 and the MEC Grounders who defeated Independence Bank 10-6. The winners of the 7 p.m. games included Heavy Hitters who defeated The Free Agents 14-5 and the Northern Crusty Sox who defeated Make Softball Great Again, a team sponsorred by Young's Floor...
The Malta Swim Team scored a total of 164 combined points at the Lewistown Swim Meet last weekend with only seven swimmers. The event was held on Saturday, July 13 through Sunday, July 14. "Everyone did amazing this weekend, all cutting times on their races, you can definitely tell it's the end of the season with how the kids have all improved," Malta Coach Cassie Pratt said. Malta was led by 10-year-old Jahmiah Huffman-LaBrie who was the high point earner for his age group, earning 42 points...
Though it was over 90 degrees outside several co-ed softball teams came together to raise funds for Malta's Department of Parks and Recreation last Saturday, July 13, at Trafton Park. Between the event's registration, concession sales, a fire pit raffle, and a 50-50 raffle, the event raised a total of $1463. "It was amazing support and we just really appreciate all of it, especially for how hot it was,"Malta Parks and Recreation Director Julia Tatafu told the PCN. "We appreciate all of the...
The Phillips County Boots and Saddles Rodeo featured a different layout for the 2019 season, having held it's only events of the year on last Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14. Though the event was contained to one weekend, there were 60 kids present. "We are going to do a two day and see how it goes and how everybody likes it," Boots and Saddles Secretary Kendra Green said. "We just don't have enough time in the summer. Everybody is busy. We have 4-H and we have so much going on. All the...
The last day at the Phillips County Fair will be action packed as the Grandstands are set to host the 2019 P.C. Fair Indian Relay Races and Youth Rodeo. The event will be the third installment of the Relay Races, an event put on by Fort Belknap's Northeast Corner. "Last year's relays went really well," said Francine KillEagle, the event's coordinator. "The stands were full again and we had more great teams and races. It's a good feeling seeing people come together and watching the talent and...
Fave Hobby: Watching TV. Favorite Disney Movie: Beauty & the Beast (1991). Fave Animal: Cat. One Superpower: Swimming fast. Fave Meal / Dessert: Spaghetti / Ice Cream. Fave Spot in PC: The pool. What Are You Looking Forward To This Summer: My birthday....
For the third year in a row, the Dodson Fairgrounds will host a Phillips County Indian Relay. The event coupled with a Youth Rodeo is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 4, starting at 11 a.m. The cost for the event is $15 per adult, $5 per child five to twelve years old. "Being able to host the third annual Indian relay means a lot to our committee because it brings people of our surrounding communities together to enjoy each other's company and just have an exciting fun time together,"...
An exciting and close championship game wrapped up the 2019 Malta Parks and Recreation Men's Softball Season last Tuesday, July 2. "It was a lot pf fun," said Julia Tatafu of Malta Parks and Recreation. "It was a bummer that we didn't get to play on our nice, new field but we will take the rain any day." Tatafu was appreciative of Ryan and Natalie Judd, who mantained the field throughout the season. She was also thankful for all of the teams that participated. "We couldn't have done it without...
The 2019 Malta Parks and Recreation Women's Softball League ended in a blowout last Tuesday, July 2, at Trafton Park. Where My Pitches At? (WMPA) defeated Resting Pitch Face 19-4. WMPA was led by team captain Bobbi Knudsen who hit two in park home runs. ++ "I knew I just had to run fast because there is no way I could hit an actual home run," Knudsen said. "Cassie (Pratt) was in front of me for my first one and I kept yelling at her to run because I didn't want her to stop." Knudsen has accompli...
The Malta Parks and Recreation Softball League had plenty of action last Tuesday, June 25, in Trafton Park. The first week of the two week double elimination tournament kicked off that day. Given their are four men's teams the opening round was also the semi-final round. Goonsquad and Where My Pitches At? and Goonsquad each punched their ticket to the Championship game on Tuesday, July 2, at 7 p.m., at the west field. Phillips County Insurance (PCI) and Heavy Hitters faced each other in the...
Malta High School Junior and Olympic Developmental Program of Montana athlete Kendrik Wright spent a few days sharing a wealth of knowledge with youth aged four to 14 during his first Soccer Camp last week. "It's fun and it's fun to teach people," Wright said. "I just like soccer a lot and I thought it could be something they could have like I had when I was their age." The camp was a collaborative effort by Wright and Malta's Department of Parks and Recreation. The event was held on Wednesday,...
The Malta M-ettes team and coaches hosted the 2019 Little M-ette Basketball Camp along with former M-ette and Montana State University Billings Yellowjacket Bobbi Knudsen. "Awesome to be able to see the rising young talent the M-Ettes have year after year," Knudsen said. "My goal is to encourage those girls to be even better then what they think they can be. I feel very fortunate having the opportunity to come back and to be able to interact with them. As always, I appreciate Nate (M-ette Coach...
For the second week in a row, the Malta Swim Team has been extremely short handed, being represented only by 15-year-old Darrow Messerly at the Plentywood Swim Meet. The meet was held on Saturday, June 29 through Sunday, June 30. As Malta's lone competitor, Messerly scored 29 points. He took second place in the Boys 15-19 100 Meter Breaststroke finals with a time of 1:22.88. He had a time of 1:24.18 in the prelims. Messerly took third in the 200 Meter IM finals with a time of 3:01.30. He also...
Reese Brown Age 14, Malta Swim Team Fave Hobby: Playing Fortnite. Favorite TV Show / Movie: Spongebob / The Longest Yard. Fave Animal: Rhino. One Superpower: Going Invisible. Dream Vacation: Disney World. Dream Car: A Lambo. What Are You Looking Forward To This Summer: Hanging out with friends....
The 2nd Annual Malta Peewee Summer Slam Tournament filled the Malta High School Old Gym with 40 young basketball players on Friday, June 21. The annual event put on by Tia Stiles and Caitlin Anderson, is a fundraiser for the City of Malta's Department of Parks and Recreation youth basketball program and since it's first run in 2018, the Peewee Summer Slam has raised $2755. "The thing that we are really excited about is that we advocate for Phillips County youth sports," Anderson said. "We are...
The Malta Swim team only brought three swimmers to the Roundup Meet last Saturday, June 22 to Sunday, June 23, but that didn't stop those swimmers from each posting over 21 points. "The dedication and commitment my three swimmers showed this weekend heading down to Roundup is always refreshing to see and I couldn't be prouder of them," Malta Head Coach Cassie Pratt told the PCN. The only boy swimmer for Malta was ten-year-old Jahmiah Huffman-LaBrie who scored 42 points, tying high point for his...
The Trafton Park Softball/Baseball field hosted a new event last Tuesday, June 18, as the Malta 12U girls became the first youth softball team to play at Trafton in recent history. “We started traveling this year because we are just one team; having just enough girls for 12 and under,” Malta Coach Dean Yeadon told the PCN. “It was great and the Malta Parks and Rec Department did a great job on that field.” After finding that they had enough girls to field a team Yeadon reached out to Glasgow’s t...
Press Release- Mr. Jim Benn has resigned as the head football coach and teacher at Malta Highs School, citing “(a decision) I felt that I must make for my family.” Mr. Benn has taken a job in Missoula. Benn was the Mustangs football coach the past two seasons, leading the Mustangs to two consecutive playoff appearances. The Malta School District is currently taking applications for the vacated coaching and teaching position....
A wealth of knowledge was imposed on Malta’s young grapplers as Scott Filius of Havre, a 12-time state champion coach taught at the Malta Summer Slam Wrestling Camp last week. For three days, Monday, June 17, through Wednesday, June 19, Malta High School’s Gym was flooded with over 50 wrestlers aged 6 to 15 to learn the fundamentals of wrestling. “They are having a blast, so it is a good time,” said Coach Filius, who currently coaches at Montana State University Northern in Havre. “We are reall...
