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The Whitewater Penguins bring back plenty of experience in their 2017 campaign fielding seven athletes this season. There are six returning athletes and one new athlete. The team returns three athletes that participated in the 2016 State C Meet in Missoula including senior Kayleigh Cummings, who took tenth place in javelin and fourteenth in shot put. Senior Serena Sanguins is a returning athlete who has participated in running and throwing events since her freshman year. "It's their fourth year...
The 2017 Malta Golf team features a new look that features 15 golfers and two new coaches. The team is comprised of eight boys and seven girls, some of which have experience at the divisional level. The varsity teams will consist of five golfers on each squad. Four of five girls' varsity golfers just missed out of making state as a team last season following a tie-breaker that didn't go their way. "As a group they came within a stroke of qualifying for state," Malta Golf Head Coach Sean Estill... Full story
I recently read that the grizzly bears are out in Yellowstone National Park. There was a time when I would have made that discovery firsthand. Bears – grizzlies in particular – have always defined the best country to me. There’s nothing like knowing that there’s a critter out there that might stalk and eat you to keep you on your toes. I used to spend a lot of time each spring in the park, much of it following elk trails in the snow. It wasn’t easy walking. Elk step in the same track in deep s...
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 5th/6th Grade: 75 lbs - Wyatt Judd 1st, 90 lbs – Cameron Mikesell 3rd, 100 lbs – Colton Mears 4th, 110 lbs – Camryn Mears 1st, 120 lbs – Spencer Gibbs 1st, HWT – Reece Brown 1st, HWT – Arayaa Longknife 2nd 7th/8th Grade: 110 lbs – Shawn Gilkerson 1st, 130 lbs – RC Skiff 3rd, 130 lbs – Blake Watts 4th, 140 lbs – Oren Mackey 3rd, 150 lbs – Cash Salsbery 1st, 150 lbs – David Pitman 3rd, 165 lbs – Cordel Salsbery 2nd....
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The Malta Cheerleaders not only participated in their first competition, CheerFest last weekend in Lewistown, the team was able to tie for second in the Class B Cheer Team category. "It's such a blessing to bring home some hardware for cheerleading," Malta Cheerleader Head Coach Timberlee Pankratz said. "I'm incredibly proud of what the girls accomplished. They worked extremely hard to get that second place trophy." The event took place at Fergus High School, with 15 other teams present,... Full story
The Malta Middle School Wrestlers hosted their home meet last Thursday evening at the Old Gym with close to 300 in attendance. The event hosted several teams including Chinook, Harlem, Havre, Glasgow, Lewistown and Hays. The event featured new technology, including two new digital scoreboards that were operated by members of the Malta High School Wrestling team. The event also featured new mats that were donated by the Malta Athletic Fund, covered by the Malta Athletic Club and Malta Schools....
Malta Parks and Recreation has introduced several new ways for the community to stay active. Last Tuesday, March 14, in Malta’s City Council Meeting, directors Natalie Judd and Julia Tatafu presented the council with a few things that are happening in the spring months. One of the events mentioned was the Adult Co-ed Dodgeball League, which is set to kick off on Tuesday, April 4 at the City Hall and will conclude Tuesday, May 9. The starting times will be at 7 p.m. Depending on the p... Full story
The NCCA March Madness Men’s Basketball Tournament will mean a little more to local businesses and the PC Health-Care Foundation this season as an auction raised $1,985 last Tuesday. The annual fundraiser and bidding war was held at the Lucky Bullet, with over 30 in attendance. The auctioneering was donated by local auctioneer Darrell Carney. While the 2016 edition of the fundraiser raised $1,513, this year’s edition showed the event’s continual growth, raising $1,815 in the Calcutta round and $170 in the Regional round. “This year the hospita...
Favorite hobby: Eating food. Favorite post-game meal: Ice Cream, chocolate, cake. Really unhealthy stuff. Goal GPA: 3.7 Define yourself as an animal: An elephant. Dream Vacation: Japan, I'm going there this summer. Most influential teacher: Mrs. LaBrie....
In 1997 the NEA (National Education Association) began an annual celebration that has become known as “Read Across America Day.” The day they chose, March 2nd, is the birthday of Dr. Theodore Suess Geisel. In honor of the late children’s author…children, teens and adults are “encouraged to read and celebrate reading.” On March 2, 2017, teachers, librarians and parents at Dodson School hosted and participated in our mentor-mentee activities to inspire a love for reading. We joined libraries, classrooms and organizations across America to...
Fatigue from a double-overtime semi-final game last Friday and an eight point deficit at halftime would not stop Malta from becoming the 2017 State B Champions in Billings Saturday night. Despite trailing five minutes into the fourth quarter, Malta found the grit to overcome the Anaconda Copperheads in a 54-51 win in the State B Championship game. "I don't even know how to describe it," said Malta senior guard Nate Costin, who hit a game winning bank shot in the championship game. "I'm...
The Malta M-ettes' 2016-2017 campaign ended with the M-ettes losing their second game of the season 34-33 to the Fairfield Eagles in the State B Championship last Saturday night in Billings. The M-ettes had defeated the third place Red Lodge Rams in the semi-finals on last Friday night at the MetraPark Arena. They also defeated the Three Forks Wolves 62-59 in the opening round of the State B Tournament. The Wolves took third place in the State Tournament by defeating the Rams, who took fourth...
The Malta Cheerleaders have been cheering for Malta sports programs all season, yet the group now has a completion of their own. CheerFest is scheduled for this Friday, March 17 in Lewistown at 5:00 p.m. The team will have eight varsity and five JV Cheerleaders at the event. "It's everyone's first time and I feel pretty excited for it," Senior Cheerleader Daphne Johnson said. "It's something you can learn from." The PCN caught up with Malta Cheer Coach Timberlee Pankratz as well as the group's... Full story
The Malta Mustangs have made it to the State B Tournament for the first time since the 2013-14 season in which they were able to place third. The Mustangs were able to punch their ticket by defeating the Choteau Bulldogs 77-71 in the Consolation Finals of the Northern B Divisional last Saturday in Cut Bank. In doing so, the Mustangs spoiled the chances of the Bulldogs repeating as state champions. “I’m on cloud nine right now,” senior guard Nate Costin said after the game. “There are so many em...
The Malta M-ettes have posted four undefeated records in the last ten years. The team leading the charge and showing that perfection could be had was the 2007 edition. That team won the State B Title ten years ago on Saturday, March 2 in Hamilton. The PCN caught up with former M-ette Head Coach, Terry Lindgren as 2007 State MVP Kelly Pankratz, All State teamers Laramie Schwenke and Kylee Johnson (Denham) and All Conference selection Amber Colburn (Harms) who were all starters for the M-ettes...
Despite winning the Northern B Title, the Malta M-ettes will open the State B Tournament in some unfamiliar territory against a few strong teams representing the South and West. “There are three teams on our side of the bracket that we have not played this year,” M-ettes Head Coach Nate Hammond said. “The only two teams we’ve played are Wolf Point and Fairfield and they are on the other side.” Malta’s first opponent will be the Three Forks Wolves (19-3) who lost the Southern B Crown last Saturda...
Nick Oxarart has resigned as Head Football Coach at Malta High School. On Tuesday, February 28 he informed the Mustang players of his intentions. He is stepping down due to financial reasons. He states that he can no longer take time off in the summer to prepare for the upcoming football season and school year. Oxarart spent eight seasons as a Mustang assistant football coach from 2006 to 2013. He has served as the Mustang’s head football coach the past three seasons compiling an 18-11 win loss record, three straight play-off appearances and o...
If you've gone to a basketball game anywhere on the Hi-line there is a chance you have seen Malta's Patrick Sargent. He has been a member of the Montana Officiating Association for the past 23 years and has also been a teacher at Malta Public Schools for the past 24 years. Sargent graduated from Hardin in 1985. He lettered in football, track and wrestling. After his graduation Sargent went on to wrestle at Dickinson State University, where he would also study in the school's Animal Science... Full story
Favorite hobby: Knitting Favorite post-game meal: A Wanda Burger from Joe's Favorite dessert: A S'mores bar. Define yourself as an animal: A wolf. Favorite class: Weights Fave Exercise/1 Rep Max: Bench press / 100 pounds One thing on a desert island: Large thing of water Most influential teacher: Mr. Bleth. Dream Vacation: Norway Dream Car: VW van....
The Malta Middle School Wrestlers took sixteenth place as a team at the 2017 Montana Middle School Championship in Lewistown last Saturday. Thirty five teams were present. Cordell Salsbery scored a team high 20 points for Malta, while placing second individually in the MMSC 90 class. Salsbery competed in the championship but lost the match to Elijah Davis of Great Falls East by pin fall at 2:35. Rex Williamson took fifth in the MMSC 150 by defeating teammate Cash Salsbery by 2-0 decision. Ca....
The Malta M-ettes were able to overcome their rival Fairfield and win the 2017 Northern B Divisional Championship despite trailing for most of the game. The win would give Malta their third Northern B Championship in the last three years. "It was definitely a different thing," M-ette senior guard Sophia Stiles said about the come from behind win. "We haven't really had to do that this year, but I think it was a good experience." Despite cruising to the championship game by defeating Shelby...
The season ended for the North Country Lady Mavericks as the team fell to the Plentywood Wildcats in the Eastern C consolation semi-finals on Friday, February 24 in Wolf Point. "Overall it was a great season," Lady Mavericks Head Coach Amber Erickson said. "I feel like we finished playing our best basketball and I felt like they grew a lot throughout the season, which was awesome." Prior to their loss to Plentywood, the Lady Mavs were able to defeat Circle 51-44 in the first round of...
In the Malta Parks & Recreation Adults Co-ed Basketball league, no team was more dominant than the P.C. Title Company and that dominance earned the team the league's inaugural trophy. On Wednesday, February 22, the Title Co. defeated P.C. Insurance – Oh My Quad 71-51 in the league's championship game. In the game, which featured many former high-school standouts Jeremy Brenden led the Title Co. with 22 points, 13 of which came in the first half Brenden had five treys. Kirk Stiles had 18 p...
The season ended for the North Country Mavericks in the Consolation finals as the Mavs fell to the Fairview Warriors in the Eastern C Divisional Consolation Finals last Saturday. The Mavericks would go 2-2 last weekend in Wolf Point as they were able to reach the semi-finals after defeating the Fairview Warriors but fell to the eventual Eastern C Scobey Spartans. The Mavs would go on to pick up a win against Savage in the consolation semi-finals but the team would ultimately fall to Fairview in...
