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The Dodson Track Team has five athletes listed this season, and the team is already off to a better start than they were last season, according to Head Coach Tianna Bloomer. "We have been able to be outside this past week," Dodson Head Coach Tianna Bloomer said. Last season all track teams in Phillips County we unable to get on to their respective tracks due to a slow snow melt in 2018. Though teams still were delayed in going outside Coach Bloomer was appreciative that the team was able to...
The Malta M-ettes have a total of sixteen athletes listed for the 2019 track season, which means the group could make a run in this year's postseason meets. The team welcomes Jim Benn as their head coach this season. Benn had previous experience coaching the Ronan track team prior to joining Malta in 2017. Malta has also retained Coach Kalli (Reintjes) Rummel and Coach Fallon Handley. The team has added longtime Malta Public Schools teacher and coach Patrick Sargent. "We just have a bunch of rea...
The Malta Golf team has 17 members in 2019, which is only one less than last year's group, but the team has retained plenty of youth both new and returning. "We have good numbers out for golf this year," Malta Head Coach Travis Somerfeld said. "We have a total of 17 golfers 11 boys and six girls. Of those 17 golfers, eight of them played last year." Though the numbers are on Malta's side, the starting four for both the Mustangs and M-ettes have yet to be determined. "We are still a very...
The Saco Panthers track team may not have the numbers that they had last season, but the group has brought back a few athletes that should compete late into the postseason. Gone are graduated seniors Chandler Pippin, Bailey Funk, Sydney Zeller, Challise Young, and Chris Depuydt. The group was a part of Saco's 11-athlete track team, which was the largest group the school had in over a decade. Saco will be led by Head Coach Barry Malone, who had coached the team for the last several seasons....
The Saco Golf Team consists of only one member in the 2019 golf season; Beau Sudbrack. The freshman golfer has yet to even step on a golf course this year, given the Marian Hills Golf Course hasn’t had ideal golfing conditions as of last Friday, March 29. Sudbrack will be coached by Elena Sudbrack, who has been Saco’s golf coach for the last several seasons. Due to the fact the conditions have not been ideal, Beau has been practicing in the Saco Public School Bus Barn, an area that is dark but...
A pair of Malta Mustangs were named to the 2018-19 All-Conference list earlier this month. The list includes junior Tanner Smith and senior Kevin Henry. Smith proved to be quite the scorer for Malta leading the team in points scored. "Tanner brought a lot of energy," Malta Head Coach David Costin said. " He was our leading scorer this year, but where he probably made the biggest impression was rebounding on the boards." Coach Costin went on to praise Smith's jumping ability, noting that there...
The Phillips County Health-Care Foundation auctioned teams for the 10th Annual Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament Calcutta on Tuesday, March 19. Over a dozen bidders bid a total of $23,475 on the 64 basketball teams in this year's NCAA Men's Basketball tournament bracket. Ten percent or $2,347.50 will go back to the Health-Care Foundation, while bidders who had winning teams will hope to win back their bids and much more of the 90% (or $21,127.50) awarded in payouts. Winners of the first round...
Former Malta M-ette standout Darby Schye ended her college basketball career on the highest of notes last Tuesday, March 19, as the University of Montana Western Bulldogs won the 2019 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship. By winning the championship, Schye, a senior, has ended her career as a champion in college as well as high school in 2015 with the M-ettes. "I feel like the State Championship games really prepared me for that moment," Schye told the PCN. "I felt calm and...
Athletes of Phillips County accounted for four spots in the 2019 District 3C All-Conference team in a list released earlier this month. The Dodson Coyotes were represented by juniors Shaun Ball and Corbin LoneBear, who both made the First Team list. The North Country Mavericks were represented by sophomore Loden Idler and senior John McColly. COYOTES Shaun Ball, a 6'0' junior made the list for the second consecutive season. Ball has been a more than capable scorer for the Coyotes since his...
Rio Oxarart Preschool, Malta Wrestling Fave Hobby: Playing with action figures. Fave Hero: The Flash. Favorite T.V. Show: Kung Fu Panda's Christmas. Fave Movie: Lego Batman Fave meal mom makes: Noodles. Fave Meal Dad Makes: Mac N Cheese. Fave Candy: Skittles. If you could have one Superpower: Time Travel. Fave Spot in P.C.: The gym.... Full story
Malta sent 19 Little Guy wrestlers to Lewistown to the Central Montana Little Guy State Wrestling event last weekend and seven wrestlers placed. Rio Oxarart took second place in the 6 & Under 40B weight class and scored 7.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Rio Oxarart (Malta) received a bye. Quarterfinal - Rio Oxarart (Malta) won by fall over Liam Barber (Rustler Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:41). Semifinal - Rio Oxarart (Malta) won by fall over Casen Yeager (Choteau Mat Sharks) (Fall 1:00). 1st Place Match - Noah Lynch (Little Mountaineer Wrestling)...
Malta's Little Guy Wrestling Team hosted their home event on Friday, March 15, at the Malta Public School Old Gym. The event featured many young wrestlers from age four to ten. This included wrestlers that were seasoned veterans and wrestlers seeing their first action on the mat, like six-year-old William Riggs, who shared his opinion on his first match. "It went good," said Riggs, who is a first grader at Malta Elementary. "It was my first one ever." He explained that his favorite thing about...
Two M-ettes were named to the 2018-19 District 2B Basketball Honors team including junior Kelbee Denham who made the All-State team and earned a spot on the first team. Senior Kloie Marks received second-team honors. Both Marks and Denham were a part of the 2017 State B Runner Up team that fell one point in their loss to Fairfield. Denham led Malta in scoring before her season-ending injury late in the season. Denham ended the season with 156 points (9.75 PPG), 75 rebounds, 55 assists, and 37...
The Kings of the Hi-Line team trophy may be the most elusive pool trophy in the Eastern part of Montana but this year, the spoils belong to the Mears Music team, who won three-day event by one point. The event which features 18, four-person teams annually took place at taverns all around Malta from 7 p.m. Friday, March 15, through 6 p.m. Sunday, March 17. Three rounds were played on Friday until Midnight, ten rounds were played on Saturday, and four were played on Sunday. The top five teams and...
Several Class C athletes from Phillips County basketball teams made the Girls' 2018-19 District 3C All-Conference list which was released on Monday, March 11. The North Country Lady Mavericks landed three athletes on the list including Kaitlyn McColly, Kia Wasson, and Jaycee Erickson. The Dodson Lady Coyotes also landed three athletes on the All-Conference list, which included Kailee Henry, Ella Messerly, and Christina Jaynes. LADY MAVERICKS Selected to the first team and Defensive Team,...
Trent Blunt First Grade, Malta Wrestling Fave Hobby: Play the tablet. Madden NFL or a basketball game or monster trucks. Favorite T.V. Show: Puppy Dog Pals. Fave Movie: Ferdinand. Fave meal mom makes: Mac & Cheese. Her Taco Soup is the best. Fave Meal Dad Makes : Hamburgers Fave Candy: M&M's and suckers. Fave class: P.E. Fave: Dog....
The Phillips County Motorsports (PCMS) annual meeting is in the books. The Malta based group gave their annual report, announced the 2019 event dates, and elected a new board member. Joining the PCMS board by member vote was Dave Olson, after Jared Stenberg stepped down from his seat. Gary Mathwich and Dennis Bebee regained their seats unopposed. The nine board member positions are electing three at a time every racing year during the annual meeting. PCMS President Dan Stout and Vice President...
Twelve boys and girls from Phillips County, ages 9 to 14, were named local champions of the 2019 Knights of Columbus/Don Nevrivy Memorial Free Throw championship on Monday, February 25, and have earned the right to compete at the district level. “Don Nevrivy was chairman of this event up until his passing in 2017,” said Michael Fred Ereaux who is an event coordinator. “It is very easy to carry forward this competition because of his hard work and dedication to the area youth.” Ereaux went on...
Malta's Justin Lamb has not missed a State Wrestling meet in thirty years since his older brother Travis Lamb competed in 1989. But Justin isn't merely just a wrestling fan. He was arguably one of Malta's most dominant wrestlers in the mid-90's, winning two state championships in 1994-1995, and losing only three matches in his career. He never lost by pinfall. Lamb was 136-3 as a Mustang wrestler. Lamb wrestled in the heavyweight class all four years, despite having four different coaches in...
Spencer Gibbs 8th Grade, Malta Wrestling Fave Hobby: Playing Football. Favorite T.V. Show: Alaska: The Last Frontier. Fave Movie: The Fast and Furious series. Fave meal: Sirloin Steak. Fave Dessert: Ice Cream. Dream Superpower: To Fly. Fave Sports Team: Denver Broncos. Fave spot in Phillips County: Out at our ranch. Fave Animal: Dog....
The Malta Middle School Wrestling team hosted their home meet last Thursday, February 7, at the Malta School's Old Gym. The event featured hundreds in attendance from all over Eastern Montana. The mixer gave Malta Middle School Wrestlers as well as wrestlers from around the area a chance to get a few matches in before many of them headed to the AAU Folkstyle State event in Great Falls on Saturday, March 9. Malta Middle School's eighth-grade class started strong winning four of six matches....
AAU- Three Malta Wrestlers traveled to Glendive, Montana for the MidRivers Folkstyle Invitational AAU Wrestling Tournament on March 2nd. Here are the following results. Cameron Spencer placed 1st: Round 1- Spencer (Malta) won by decision over Demarrais (Poplar) 5-0. Round 2- Spencer (Malta) won by fall over Granbois (Poplar) 1:30. Round 3- Spencer (Malta) won by decision over Brandt (Glasgow) 9-3. Kenan LaBrie placed 1st: Round 1- LaBrie (Malta) won by fall over Harbaugh (Baker) 0:28. Round 2-...
For the third consecutive season, the team named Malta Old School became champions of the Malta Parks and Recreation Co-Ed Basketball League, as they defeated top-ranked Alley-Oops 56-46 in the league’s championship game on Tuesday, February 26, at the Malta City Hall building. The game capped off the Parks and Recreations’ five-week Co-Ed Basketball League which started on Wednesday, January 23. Captain Caitlin Anderson was asked what were the most important factors in her team’s win over...
The season came to an end for the Malta Mustangs as the team lost out in the consolation round of the 2019 Northern B Divisional in Shelby last weekend. Malta lost their opening game to the Rocky Boy Northern Stars on Thursday, February 28. The score was 52-39. The Mustangs would face off against the Choteau Bulldogs in the opening round of the elimination bracket on Friday afternoon and fall 80-64. In their loss to Rocky Boy, Malta was led by junior Tanner Smith, who scored 14 points and had...
Fave Hobby: Playing Basketball. Favorite T.V. Show: Impractical Jokers. Fave Movie: Coach Carter. Dream Vehicle: Lamborghini. Dream College: Clemson. Dream Superpower: Super strength. Fave spot in Phillips County: Sleeping Buffalo. Dream Career: Sports Commentator....
