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The Old Gym was the site of the 2018 Malta Middle School Wrestling Mixer, an event that featured close to 75 middle school wrestlers and close to 200 spectators at last Friday, March 16. The event consisted of six teams; Malta, Chinook, Harlem, Havre, Lewistown, and Hays-Lodgepole. There was a total of twenty-six fifth and sixth graders, and a total of forty-five seventh and eighth graders. “There was a great turnout and our wrestlers love wrestling in front of the home crowd,” Malta Middle Sch...
Fourteen Phillips County are Athletes have taken their place on the annual All-Conference list for their efforts in the 2017-18 basketball season. Malta senior Taylor Matthews of the District 2B and North Country senior Trace Simonson of the 3C District each earned All-State honors. MUSTANGS The Mustangs have landed two seniors on the list, with Matthews receiving All-State and first-team honors and Konner Keuhn receiving second-team honors. Matthews was the offensive leader for Malta, leading...
The Malta Wrestling Club participated in the 2018 Montana State AAU Folkstyle Tournament held Friday, March 9 through Sunday, March 11 in Great Falls. The event included wrestlers of all ages. Malta had one champion, Midget 112-pound class Kenan LaBrie of Whitewater, who won his championship by way of 11-8 decision over James Mills of the Stars N Stripes Wrestling Club. He scored a total of 24 points, leading Malta who finished 38th overall as a team. "County-wide, those guys continue to...
Anderson Yeadon, the son of Dean Yeadon and Ella Yeadon of Malta, is doing something uncommon around the Phillips County section of the Hi-Line; playing hockey in Glasgow for the Ice Dawgs. "I just wanted him to try something different," Dean, a native of Rhode Island, told the PCN. "I played hockey since I was four, all the way through high school, and I couldn't really believe that there wasn't really any hockey in Montana." Anderson started playing for the Glasgow youth hockey league two...
Malta Parks and Recreation department started it's second season of dance classes last Tuesday, February 27. The class, in it's second session and first of 2018, features ballet, tap and hip-hop classes taught by Sheena Dorak. "Things are going pretty well," said Dorak. "Everybody is trying their best and it's just a matter of learning what their speed is before I can start progressing with them." Dorak, is a life-long dancer, who brings her many years of studying and performing dance to Malta....
For the first time since 2007, neither Malta nor Fairfield will win the State B Title as both teams were eliminated from State last weekend at the 2018 Northern B Divisional tournament in Cut Bank. The Rocky Boy Morning Stars, champions of the 1B conference, won the Northern B title over the 2B conference champion Wolf Point Lady Wolves on Saturday, March 3. The Lady Wolves would have to face the Poplar Indians last Monday, March 5, in a challenge game at Wolf Point High School. Poplar won...
The Malta Mustangs' hopes to defend their 2017 State B Title in this year's State Tournament were dashed last Friday, February 23, in Glasgow. The Mustangs fell to the Northern B Divisional host, the Glasgow Scotties in double-overtime and were eliminated from the tournament, the afternoon after they lost in the opening round to the Choteau Bulldogs, who took fourth place in the tournament. Division 1B took the top four spots as the Shelby Coyotes defeated Rocky Boy 65-55 in the Championship...
The season ended for the North Country Mavericks last Friday, February 23, in Wolf Point, as the team fell to the Mon-Dak Thunder in the elimination round of the 2018 Eastern C Divisional Tournament. The Mavericks had reached the semi-final round after defeating Savage 68-51 in the opening round of the tournament on Wednesday, February 21. The team went on to lose 62-40 to Fairview on Thursday, February 22 and then 61-54 to Mon-Dak (Westby-Grenora) on Friday, February 23. “A lot of those teams are stepping up to that level and we didn’t qui...
The Eastern C Tournament was the final stop for the North Country Lady Mavericks as the team went 1-2 in Wolf Point, eventually losing an elimination game to Scobey last Saturday, February 24. The Lady Mavericks saw themselves falling behind 26-2 to the Froid-Medicine Lake Redhawks after the first period of their opening game on Thursday, February 22. Unfortunately, the team was unable to claw back into the game. "We were pretty much on the defensive end the entire first quarter," Lady...
The Malta Middle School Wrestling Team fared well at the 2018 Havre Middle School Invitational Tournament on Saturday, February 24, for their first meet of the season. Seventh and Eighth Graders: Malta was led by Orin Mackey (150-pound class A), Cash Salsbery (165-pound class A), and Zac Judd (130-pound class B), who each took first place in their respective weight classes. Shawn Gilkerson took second place in the 125-pound class A, Dre Oshio took second in the 150-pound class B, and Rex Williamson took second in the 165-pound class A. Shane...
The Malta M-ettes are 5-16 this season, but the young team has a chance to make some noise at the Northern B Divisional Tournament this week as they hope to punch their ticket to the 2018 State B Tournament in Missoula. The M-ettes will face the Rocky Boy Morning Stars in the opening round of the Northern B Divisional Tournament in Cut Bank on Thursday, March 1, at 6:30 p.m. Rocky Boy defeated Fairfield in the District 1B title match on Saturday, February 17. The Morning Stars were led by...
The 3C District runner-up North Country Mavericks will play in the second game of the 2018 Eastern C Boys' Division Basketball Tournament against the Savage Warriors on Wednesday, February 21, at 4 p.m. in Wolf Point. Only two of eight Eastern teams will make the 2018 State C Boys Basketball Tournament in Butte set to start on Thursday, March 1. "I have heard they are a very athletic team," Mavericks Head Coach Barry Malone said of Savage. "They have a few guys that can shoot well from outside....
The Malta Mustangs were able to retain their status as District 2B Champions, defeating the Poplar Indians 55-41 in the 2018 District 2B Championship last Saturday, February 17, at Wolf Point High School. The Mustangs were able to make it to the championship game by defeating the Wolf Point Wolves 59-38 on Friday, February 16. The championship win set up Malta to face the Choteau Bulldogs in the opening game of the 2018 Northern B Divisional Tournament on Thursday, February 22, at 1 p.m. “That seems to be the team we cant get away from,” Mal...
The North Country Lady Mavericks are looking to make state for the first time in their third season as a co-op. Only two of eight Eastern C teams will advance to State this year. The Mavericks will face the Froid-Medicine Lake Redhawks in the opening round of the Eastern C Divisional Tournament in Wolf Point on Thursday, February 22, at 1:30 p.m. The Mavericks have not played the Redhawks this season, but know what to expect after losing to them in the 2017 Eastern C by 13 points. “We are p...
The season is over for the Dodson Coyotes, after posting an 11-11 season, and making the 3C district semi-finals last weekend in Glasgow. “They didn’t go down without a fight,” Dodson Head Coach Frank Benson said. The Coyotes opened the 3C Tournament with a close win over Lustre in the opening round last Wednesday. The score was 50-48. The team was led by junior Tyrese Messerly, who scored 26 points, and hit a game high seven treys, including a game-winner with 20 seconds left in the game. “Tyre...
The season ended for the Dodson Lady Coyotes as the team lost 57-39 to the Lustre Lady Lions in the semi-final round of consolation games in the 3C District Tournament in Wolf Point. The Lady Coyotes faced the Frazer Bearcubs in the opening round of the tournament last Thursday, February 15, at 2 p.m. Dodson lost 86-60. In their loss to Frazer, Christina Jaynes led Dodson with 17 points. Shontelle Talks Different had 15 points and Melony Fetter had 14 points. Dodson took the lead in the first,...
The Malta High School's "Old Gym" provided a glimpse into the potential future of Northeastern Montana wrestling as the Malta Little Guy Wrestlers hosted their annual meet last Saturday, February 17. Though the winter weather affected crowd size, hundreds of fans attended the event. "To have a youth tournament running here in Malta is big for wrestling," said Ryan LaBrie, Malta's Youth Wrestling Coordinator. "That's how we keep our pipeline filled. It's a great sport and it's great to see these...
The Malta Mustangs split their last regular season as they shift their focus to the 2B District Tournament, scheduled to begin on Thursday, February 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the Wolf Point High School Gymnasium. The Mustangs, took second place in the 2B conference standings, going 7-11 overall and 4-4 in the conference during the regular season. Due to their standing, the team has already qualified for the Northern B “Boys” Divisional in Glasgow starting Thursday, February 22. Though Malta tied with...
The Malta-Whitewater Mustangs Wrestling team placed five of ten of their wrestlers that participated in the 2018 State B-C Wrestling tournament held at the MetraPark Arena in Billings on Friday, February 9 through Saturday, February 10. “We had five of our ten wrestlers place, so it was a pretty decent weekend overall,” Mustangs Head Coach Ryan LaBrie told the PCN. The Mustangs took seventh overall with a total of 88 points, led by seniors Kaden Moore (145-pounds) and Trey Simanton (13...
The Malta M-ettes will enter the 2B district play-in game with a three game win streak as the team was able to defeat the Glasgow Lady Scotties and Shelby Coyotes last week. The M-ettes are 4-14 this season and 2-6 in the 2B conference. The M-ettes will face Glasgow on Thursday, February 15, at 6:30 p.m. for the chance to play in the 2B District semi-final game set for Friday, February 16, at 6:30 p.m. against the top-seed Poplar Lady Indians, who are 7-1 in 2B basketball. A win ver Glasgow...
The 2018 District 3C Girls Basketball Tournament in Glasgow is set to begin as the Dodson Lady Coyotes and North Country find themselves on opposite sides of the bracket. The Lady Mavericks, who took second in the conference, will have a first round bye alongside the Lustre Lady Lions who took third in the conference. The Lady Lions and Lady Mavs will see each other in the semi-finals on Friday, February 16, at 4:30 p.m. The Dodson Lady Coyotes, who finished fifth in the conference, will have to face the fourth-seed Frazer Lady Bearcubs on Thur...
With only three teams advancing to the Eastern C Divisional Tournament scheduled to start on Wednesday, February 21, the North Country Mavericks and Dodson Coyotes are looking to punch their tickets. The North Country Mavericks, who took second in the 3C District with a 8-2 conference record, have earned first round bye and will face the winner of the Frazer and Nashua game in the opening round. The Dodson Coyotes took the fourth seed after losing 42-38 to Frazer on Monday, February 12, in Dodson. The Bearcubs needed four points to break a tie...
The Malta Mustangs and M-ettes each faced adversity this past weekend as both teams lost to their Rocky Boy counterparts on Thursday, February 1. The M-ettes would go on to defeat the Roundup Lady Panthers on Friday, February 2, giving the team its second win of the season, while the Mustangs would lose a close one to the Panthers later that night. To add to the drama, both teams and Malta fans had to wait out a winter storm for the night and then traveled back to Malta the next day, Saturday, F...
The Malta Mustangs are once again Northern B-C Champions, after outscoring the nearest team by 97.5 points. Malta High School hosted the 2018 Northern B-C Divisional Wrestling Tournament last Saturday, February 3, an event that hosted 12 teams, each with athletes vying to punch their tickets to state. Malta won the event with a total of 195.5 points, crowning four champions and sending ten to the 2018 State B Wrestling Tournament hosted at the Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings from Friday,...
The Coyote Den was loud and packed as the North Country Mavericks rolled into Dodson to take on the Dodson Coyotes on Saturday, February 3. Despite a surge from Dodson in the fourth quarter from the Coyotes, the Mavericks held on to win 51-42. "This is the third time that we have played Dodson this season," Mavericks' Head Coach Barry Malone said. "We had to play each other in the Tip-Off Tournament. When we played them there, they showed a lot of good things. They play hard. We played them...
