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Practice has officially started for all Phillips County High School Sports Teams. For us at the Phillips County News that means that the annual Fall Sports Preview will be out next week Wednesday, August 29. This year, the PCN will be featuring the Malta Mustangs Football team, Malta M-ettes Volleyball Team, North Country Mavericks volleyball team, Dodson Cross Country team, Malta Cross Country team, and the Malta Cheerleaders. The regular season for football kicks off this Friday, August 24,...
The Dingers won their second consecutive Malta Parks and Recreation Co-Ed Softball League Title on Tuesday, August 14, as the team defeated the Lucky Bullet 99 Problems But a Pitch Ain't One squad in the championship game at the Trafton Softball Field. "They all did well," Dingers Team Captain Ray Harms told the PCN. His oldest son Noah Harms, who set the batting lineup that night also caught up with the PCN. "It was a fun game," N. Harms said. "We just had to stay positive and know that our bat...
The Malta Mustangs held their annual Blue & White Scrimmage on Friday, August 17, at Malta’s practice field on the north side of Malta High School. With the threat of possible smoke pollution cancelling the event, Malta’s first public outing as a team featured a clear sky, calm weather and a grill out by the Malta Athletic Club. The PCN caught up with seniors Andres Lopez and Miles Bunk, two of only six seniors on the team, before their last Blue and White Scrimmage of their football career wit...
Of the 17 events held at the Youth Rodeo on Thursday night of the Phillips County Fair, none got the rodeo fans on-hand out of their seats as much as the mutton busting competition, and arguably no ride was as dramatic - nor successful - as Roan Ereaux's. "I was doing good, going straight and then (the sheep) flipped over and I got a whole bunch of dirt in my mouth," the 6-year-old, Hays, Mont., said. Ereaux, who conducted his interview from the back of a Phillips County Ambulance while EMT... Full story
The Malta High School Class of 1978 held their 40-year reunion in Malta last Saturday, August 11, and with it came the induction of one of Malta High School's greatest athletes; Terry Idler. Idler was nominated to the Montana High School Association Athlete's Hall of Fame in 2012 by his wrestling, football and track coach the late Glenn Flatt and officially named to the Hall a few months ago. "I am very proud," Idler told the PCN after the event. "I'm really impressed with the friends that I...
Blessings to all the teachers and students who start back to school this week, especially the Whitewater Penguins! I drove to Billings on Wednesday for a few days of appointments and visiting! David and Brandie showed off their new house and the progress along with Rick Stordahl my nephew, who designed it. They may get to move in sometime in September! The Pete Lumsdens, Jay Blunts, Matt Norville's and John and Ruth Flansaas traveled to Fort Peck to the theater at watch The Little Mermaid! They...
Former Malta M-ette Jessica Aparicio (Lopez) presented Malta with a two-day Dance Camp event that featured choreography from professional dancer and teacher Nikki St. John. The two-day event held two classes per age group on the evening of Friday, August 10, and on the morning of Saturday, August 11, which concluded with a Dance recital, where students shared what they learned with their family, friends, and others at the Malta High School Auditorium. "I love doing this (type of event) because...
The Malta Parks and Recreation Youth Soccer League is coming back for it's third season. The league is scheduled to start on Friday, September 7, and conclude on Saturday, October 13. Sign ups will start on Tuesday, August 21, at Malta Elementary School's Open House from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The league is for students from age four to 8th grade. “We actually have three different divisions in our soccer league, so you don't have to worry about your four year old playing an eighth grader,” sai...
The 2018 season for Montana Federation of Swimmers came to a conclusion at the state meet in Conrad on Sunday, August 6. The two-day event was host to 10 Malta Swim Participants, as well as over 500 swimmers in the state. Malta took third in the Class C bracket, scoring a total of 82.50. Choteau won the Class C bracket with a total of 99, Roundup took second with 84.50, Plains took fourth with 55, and Sunburst took fifth with 15 points. Fairfield took home Class B's gold with a total of 189...
Fave Hobby: Riding my horse. Fave Meal at a Game: Grape Uncrustables. Define Yourself as an Animal: Tiger. Summer of '18 Memory: Going to Minnesota. Dream Car: A Ford Mustang. Why you missed School: Seeing my friends. Dream Career: Veterinarian. Fave Movie: The Blindside...
Garrett Powell ended up in a familiar spot last Saturday, August 4. The fumes of motor oil, radiator fluid and and various other liquids left a steam cloud over the Phillips County Grandstands and it the end of the show, a first place trophy. His third P.C. Fair trophy in four years. Prior to his 2018 P.C. Fair win, Powell had gone without a title this season. "This is the first one that I have won all year," Powell told the PCN after the event. "It's been a rough year and I have had bad luck."...
The Consolation and Championship Heat of the 2018 P.C. Fair Indian Relay packed out the Grandstands in Dodson on the evening of Sunday, August 5. The championship event was won by the Goes Ahead Pretty team and rider Holman Bronc Real Bird, who edged out Mountain River Relay and their rider Chay Chazz Shambo. The event was emceed by legendary Rodeo voice Ray Champ. The moment was one of redemption for Real Bird, who had slipped on a transfer earlier in the opening heat against Shambo. "It's all...
The Malta Swim Team took third place in the Class C Division of the Montana Federation of SwImmers State Meet held in Conrad last Saturday, August 4 through Sunday, August 5. The following are the Malta Swim Medley Team;s Individual stats and finishes at the meet. Jahmiah Huffman-LaBrie: 100 Individual Medley 8th 1:45.63, Backstroke 2nd 43.04, Butterfly Stroke 6th 49.07. Danika Wilke: Breaststroke 14th 52.99, Backstroke 10th 49.27, Butterfly Stroke 12th 50.54. Denvyr Tuss: 100 Free 12th 1:32.08, Backstroke 6th 45.53. Reese Brown: 100 free 17th...
The P.C. Saddle Club's Nile-Sanctioned Ranch Rodeo was without a Saddle Bronc Category at this year's P.C. Fair but the event still featured plenty of thrills, spills, and excitement as the event hosted a crowd over 1500. The P.C. Fair event which was held Sunday, August 5, at 1:30 p.m. in the Fair Grandstands was won by Glasgow Stockyards, who won the right to enter the Northern International Livestock Expo (NILE) Stock Show and Rodeo in Billings, an event that will be held from Saturday,...
For the second straight year Dustin McKinney of Great Falls won the P.C. Fair's AMX Main A title. The event which featured 33 cars on Saturday, August 4 at the P.C. Fair Fairgrounds, was chock full of rolled cars, bumping, breakdowns and excitement for those in attendence. "I had to battle," McKinney said. "That was some hard driving. It was really fun racing." McKinney has had a lot of success this year. "I have actually won every race that I have been in this year," McKinney said. "Knock on...
The Malta Swim Team is sending ten swimmers to state this weekend in Conrad as the east meets the west in the Montana Federation of Swimmers State Meet this Saturday, August 4 through Sunday, August 5. There will be close to 540 swimmers trying to place at state. In the Montana Federation of Swimmer East Divisional last weekend in Chinook, the team continued to work hard. "The kids swam their hearts out and they stepped it up," Malta Swim Team Assistant Coach Janine Tuss said. "We had athletes...
The Malta Mustangs held their first home event of the 2018 last week as the team hosted the 2018 Mustang Football Camp on Monday, July 23, through Thursday, July 26. The event which featured everything from drills, scrimmages to helmet safety was held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for athletes from sixth to twelfth grade. We had 32 high schools and 53 or 53 overall," Coach Jim Benn said. "Those are really good numbers for a camp this time a year and it kind of shows you how the kids of Malta feel about...
The P.C. Fair is offering plenty of entertainment in the realm of sports this weekend. Here is a recap of what is coming to the Grandstands in Dodson. For the first time in recent history, the Phillips County Fair is holding a Youth Rodeo on Thursday, August 2, as the opening Grandstand Event. The event which starts at 7 p.m. will include a Pony Race for kids aged 11 and under, and an Open Saddle Horse Race for kids aged 10-18 at 6 p.m. "In the saddle horse race they will just race around the tr...
The Hi-Line Dragstrip hosted the third Phillips County Motorsports race of the 2018 season and it was a great weekend for Junior Dragster Kyle Stahl of Glasgow, who swept his class. The Montana Drag Racing Association state points races were held on Saturday, July 21 and Sunday, July 22. "The four tracks in the state have a state points race," Phillips County Motorsports (PCMS) President Dan Stout of Harlem said. "You have to go to at least three of the tracks to get points." There were racers p...
The Malta Swim Team is headed to Chinook this weekend for the Montana Federation of Swimmers East Divisional meet. "We are definitely going to step it up," Malta Swim Team Head Coach Shay Garfield said about this week's practices. "We are going to be sprinting a lot more. By now there is not a lot of formwork that we are working on." The team participated in the Lewistown Swim Meet on Saturday, July 21 through Sunday, July 22, which was the final regular season of the meet. Malta had 10...
The Phillips County Saddle Club hosted the second Boots and Saddles Rodeo event of 2018 last Saturday, July 21. The PCN caught up with a pair of riders that have a lot in common. Twins Karlie and Kenzie LaBrie, both ten-years-old, shared a few thoughts about riding in the Boots and Saddles rodeo and sibling rivalry at the event. Karlie recalled her barrel race run this day, which she ran with her 20-year-old quarter horse named Whiskers. "He took off and then I turned into the first barrel and...
Expect to see plenty of crashes, flames and more as the Phillips County Fair Bash for Cash Demolition Derby is scheduled to start on Saturday, August 4, at 6 p.m. Tickets for the Grandstand event will be $15 per adult and $5 per child 5-12 years of age. Chinook's Scott Skoyen, the event's coordinator shared what the crowd will see at the 3rd Annual Bash for Cash event. "People are going to see a lot of wrecked cars," Skoyen said. He would later expand on what that means. "You're going to see all...
For the first time in recent history, the Phillips County Fair is holding a Youth Rodeo on Thursday, August 2, as the opening Grandstand Event. Registration for the event closes on Thursday, July 26. Prizes per event entry vary. The event which starts at 7 p.m. will include a Pony Race for kids aged 11 and under, and an Open Saddle Horse Race for kids aged 10-18 at 6 p.m. “In the saddle horse race they will just race around the track once, for a half a mile,” Joey Kill Eagle the event's coo...
The Skatepark in Hillcrest was the site of the Malta Parks and Recreation Skateboard Lessons last Wednesday, July 11, as several skaters old and new hit up the park that was opened for Malta in 2016. The event was originally scheduled for Tuesday, July 10, but a thunderstorm thwarted those plans, and the two day opening week became a one-day opening. The PCN caught up with instructor Travis Rhoads as well as a couple of skaters that day. "We probably could've had class, but there was some...
Malta Parks and Recreation kicked off their Third annual Co-ed Softball League last Tuesday, July 10, in Trafton Park. With the new year of Co-ed Softball, comes new excitement, as well as new vendors for the weekly event, including Ray J's Barbecue and the Salsbery Brothers water slides. The event, which features players 16 and up, has gotten even more competitive and will feature an end of season tournament, an event that was won by the Dingers in 2017, as the Dingers defeated Oh My Quads in...
