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For the first time in a long time, Malta hosted an exhibition event at the Old Gym. The first half of the event was scored as a dual as the Mustangs took on a team consisting of Fairfield and Simms wrestlers. Malta won the event 36-18. Malta started the event with a clean sweep of the first four matches, as Malta sophomore Callan Mears was the first to pin his opponent, Simms' Darwyn Johnson by pinfall in the 132 class, putting Malta up 6-0. At 138, Whitewater senior Trey Simanton was able to...
The Malta Mustangs and Malta M-ettes saw their first action of the season last weekend at the Shelby Invitational. Malta defeated Cut Bank 53-40 on Saturday, December 9, thanks to a quick start in which they outscored the Wolves 12-4 in the first quarter. Landon VanWichen had a game high 13 points. Konner Kuehn and Kevin Henry both had 11 points, Kendall Koss had eight points, Tanner Smith had four points and Rhett Simanton had three points. Malta also beat Florence 45-43. The M-ettes season sta...
The Dodson Coyotes are looking to turn things around after having two wins in the 2017-18 season, which was an improvement from the previous two seasons, where the team did not post a win against varsity teams. A few Coyotes were present during the previous seasons and they are even more hungry now than ever. The team retained all five starters from last season but the team has also added new talent that hopes to make an impact immediately. "We're trying to go ten deep this year," Dodson Coach...
The Malta Mustangs shocked many around the state as the team entered the 2017 State B Basketball Tournament as the Northern B's third seed and then went on to secure the State B title in a thriller over Anaconda. The Mustangs will be without four starters and the sixth man from last year's champion team that includes Nate Costin, Jace Bishop, Ostin Welch, Blake Sjostrom and Hunter Love due to graduation. Though the team will have a different look, Coach David Costin, who has won three titles...
The North Country Mavericks were one win away from punching their ticket to the 2017 State C Tournament after losing to Fairview in the consolation round of the Eastern C Divisional in Wolf Point. The team will look slightly different having graduated three athletes from last year's team. Those graduates were Cache Younkin, Christian Menge and Logan McColly. Despite losing those seniors, the Mavericks have retained and gained a lot of talents with their largest group since the co-op started two...
The Malta M-ettes will have a totally new look in the 2017-18 season after losing five starters to graduation. That class included two-time Montana Gatorade Player of the Year point guard Sophia Stiles, who led Malta to two state titles and four championship games in her illustrious career as an M-ette. The team also lost forwards Jada Nicholson and Eva Harms, guard Raleigh Hunter and post Shay Garfield who were each a part of the M-ettes' 54 game win-streak that ended last December in Poplar....
The North Country Lady Mavericks have a few reasons to be optimistic about the 2017-18 season, a year in which the team hopes to dethrone the Scobey Spartans who took first in the 3C District last season. Last season the Mavericks were second in the 3C District, posting a 12-11 record and losing out on day two of the Divisional Tournament. The Lady Mavericks have returned four of last season's starting five, losing only Kayleigh Cummings to graduation, which means they have returned plenty of...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes have retained a lot of experience from last year's team which produced three wins in Coach Deserae KillEagle's first year as the team's Head Coach. The team has only lost one starter, Mikaeya Runs Above to graduation and one reserve player, Jordan Pewitt to transfer. The Lady Coyotes won their first game of the season last weekend at the Glasgow Showcase as they were able to defeat Terry 45-42. Though the team won, Coach KillEagle has not committed to one starting...
The Malta Wrestling Team was able to secure the Northern B Divisional Title last season, while also qualifying ninth for the 2017 State B-C Wrestling Tournament in Billings last year. Three of those wrestlers went on to place at state as now senior Trey Simanton took third place in the 138-pound weight class and fellow senior Kaden Moore took fifth at 132 while junior Kolter Schipman took sixth in the 120 class. Simanton has placed three times and Moore has placed two times. With Schipman out...
A former M-ette state Champion has been shining on the court for the University of Montana Western Bulldogs and in her junior season she has not only cracked the starting lineup, but has helped her team to a 6-1 start. Schye, the daughter of Tad and Amy Schye of Malta, has in fact started the first seven games of the season at the post position for the Bulldogs, having filled the spot vacated by graduated senior Molly Klinker, a former Fairfield Eagle. "It's cool," Schye said about earning the...
The Malta Mustangs football team, Malta M-ettes and North Country Mavericks each had athletes in their respective All-Conference lists for the 2017 season. In District 3C Volleyball, Saco senior Jada Sudbrack of the North Country Mavericks earned All-State Honors. In District 2B Volleyball, Malta Senior Ella Schye earned First Team All-Conference honors. Malta senior Sam Mitchell and Malta junior Kloie Marks earned Second Team honors. The Malta Mustangs, in their first season in the Northern B...
Though his first collegiate season ended in a broken collarbone and a medical redshirt year, former Malta Mustang standout and University of Mary sophomore Tyson Carney was making an impact for the Marauders in 2017. Carney, Malta High School's 2016 co-valedictorian, (the son of Malta's Darrell Carney and Lori Carney) was introduced to the University of Mary, a college in Bismarck, N.D. At Bismarck in 2015 Carney attended a camp with former Mustangs Jase Galt and Allen Williamson, who were each...
A strong form of autism has not stopped local Malta Middle School seventh grader Signee Salveson from hitting up the Malta Skate Park, in fact she has become an inspiration. "What I have noticed at first about the skatepark was there was a lot of controversy in building it," Sig Salveson said. Sig and his wife Aimee Salveson have both experienced firsthand, how the Malta Skate Park is a good thing for the community, and they have noticed something different about it after watching other local yo...
A couple of Phillips County junior high basketball teams were crowned champions this past weekend. The undefeated Dodson Coyotes were crowned the Junior High Boys District Champions for the first time in school history in Hinsdale last Friday, November 17, while the North Country Mavericks won their second District Title in a row in Saco that same day. In the girl's championship game, the Mavericks edged out the Frazer Bearcubs 32-30 in a thriller. Jaycee Erickson was able to hit a game-winning...
The Penguin Palace proved to be a wonderful place for both of the Mavericks Jamboree squads as both teams were able to win the district title last Saturday, November 18, in Whitewater. The night ended with a thriller in a relatively low scoring game as the Mavericks Jamboree boys were able to hold off the Lustre Lions 15-14 to win the Boys District Title. "We should have made our fast break layups and we would've whooped their butts," Blaine Downing said. "But the key to our victory was...
A few local Phillips County raised athletes have been making waves in their respective college sports programs over the past few weeks. Tucker Schye, a redshirt-senior defensive lineman for the University of Montana Grizzlies has played his final game in a season where he led the Big Sky Conference with 15.5 Tackles for loss, and registering a team leading 8.5 sacks. In his final home game at Washington Grizzly Stadium against the Northern Colorado Bears on Saturday, November 11, Schye left...
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The Dodson Coyotes and North Country Maverick junior high teams squared off for the second time in two weeks last Friday, November 10, in Whitewater. The Dodson Boys junior high team dismantled the North Country boys 53-28. The Coyotes were led by Kadin Racine, who scored twenty points, eight of which came in the first period. Racine was asked about the key to the win. "Teamwork and playing defense," Racine said. Trey Johnson led the Mavericks with 11 points. The Coyotes led 15-9 after the...
Gone are the days the junior high sporting equipment leaves a lingering smell throughout Malta Middle School. Earlier this fall, a structure donated by the Malta Athletic Club, Malta Public Schools and other local businesses was completed on the north side of Murray Field. "It started in July with some cement being poured and it was finished about a month ago with the tin being added on the outside," Malta Middle School Principal Shawn Bleth told the PCN. "The primary purpose of it is to have a...
The North Country Mavericks junior high and jamboree teams picked up matching wins over Dodson's junior high and jamboree teams last Friday, November 10 in Whitewater. The Mavs Junior High team won their game 31-23 over the Junior High Coyotes. North Country was led by Jaycee Erickson who had eight points. Kora LaBrie and Zandora Longtree each had six points. Mattea McColly had five points, Montaya Adler had four points and Deion Lefdahl had two points. Dodson was led by Serena Chandler, who had...
Halloween and putt-putt golf collided last Friday as many adults went around town for nine rounds during the Malta Chamber of Commerce's 6th Annual Malta Putt Crawl. "We have had a great turnout," Anne Sauter of The Malta Chamber of Commerce said noting the amount of teams was around thirty. "The proceeds of this event go right back into the Chamber so that we can provide services to all of our members." Poundin' Pills, a group consisting of Greg Zeigler, Amanda Zeigler, CJ Bishop and Karey...
Responding to an unusually frigid fall in Northeastern Montana, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is able to offer an upland gamebird hunting opportunity earlier than usual at the Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge in Malta, Montana. The Refuge currently allows upland gamebird hunting within designated areas of at Bowdoin Refuge. When Lake Bowdoin freezes entirely and waterfowl leave the refuge, we are able to offer additional hunting opportunity in areas normally closed to the public. Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge will be opening this...
As the cold weather has approached the city, the Malta Parks and Recreation department has come up with a few ways residents can thaw off this winter. The department currently has four organized sports going on including an Adult Co-ed Volleyball league and tumbling class both which started on Monday, October 16. Parks and Rec kicked off an Intro to Yoga Class last Tuesday, November 7, and will kick off a youth Ultimate Dodgeball League tomorrow, Thursday, November 9 at the City Hall Gym. The...
The season ended for the Malta M-ettes as the team fell 0-3 to the Choteau Lady Dogs, who eventually took third place in the 2017 Northern B Divisional Volleyball Tournament in Malta. The three day event was held at the Malta Gymnasium from Thursday, November 2, through Saturday, November 4. The Shelby Coyotes won four straight games including the Northern B title 3-1 over the runner up Fairfield Eagles who played in the championship game after outlasting Choteau in five sets. Fairfield had lost...
The 2017 season ended abruptly for the North Country Mavericks as the team suffered back to back losses in the Eastern C Divisional Tournament held in Sidney on Thursday, November 2 through Saturday, November 4. Scobey was the only team from 3C to punch a ticket to the 2017 State C Volleyball tournament in Bozeman this week, taking second place at the tournament losing a five set match to Wibaux from the 2C district. North Country entered the Eastern C Tourney as the 3C District's runner up...
