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The Malta M-ettes have won 10 State B titles, the most since the start of Girls' Class B Basketball in 1974 season. The first time Malta would earn a championship occurred a little over 25 years ago as the Malta M-ettes would down the Fairfield Eagles 54-52 in a double overtime thriller in Butte on Saturday, December 7, 1991. The Phillips County News caught up with several players from that team to see where they are now and reminiscence about the year that set the standard for many M-ette teams...
Malta's chapter of the National Football League's Play 60 Pass, Punt and Kick had been busy this season. The season ended for the local competitors on Sunday, December 18 as its' top competitors Tailynn Wilke and Kazner Oxarart both in the 6-7 age bracket were able to place in their classes. Wilke won her regional age bracket Girls 6-7 for the second season in a row at the Denver Broncos Practice Facility. Her total was 125. Oxarart was able to take second place with a total of 150 feet. The...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes split their final weekend of 2016, by picking up their first win of the season over Nashua on Tuesday, December 20. The score was 34-20. The win came after they lost 62-26 to the Scobey Lady Spartans. In their win over Nashua, eighth grader Melony Fetter had a game leading 21 points, eight of which came in the third quarter. Freshman Christina Jaynes had seven points in the win. Mikaeya RunsAbove, Donna Dale and Raven Jackson each scored two points a piece. Dodson came...
Last November the Montana High School Association took its’ last votes that will impact Class B football tremendously. Due to low enrollment numbers mainly in small Class B schools, the MHSA voted to allow smaller Class B schools to play Class C 8-man football. Class B lost a total of 11 school due to a couple of schools moving to Class A football and others moving down to Class C 8-man. The changes will take place in the 2017-18 season. “They are allowing small Class B schools to play Cla...
The Malta-Whitewater Wrestlers had a relatively short break as the group was able to squeeze in one last event before the end of 2016. The wrestlers traveled to Shelby for The Santa Showdown held by Shelby-Valier on Thursday, December 22. Malta wrestled impressively, with six of their eight wrestlers placing first in their individual weight classes; each of those first place finishers going undefeated. Colter Schipman went 3-0 in the 120 pounds class, Callan Mears went 3-0 in the 126 class,...
The North Country Mavericks ended 2016 with a solid 81-55 win against the Nashua Porcupines in Whitewater last Thursday night. The team is now in the middle of their Christmas break, not scheduled to see action until Friday, January 6 against the Scobey Spartans in Hinsdale. They will then see inter-county action against Dodson in Dodson on Saturday, January 7. In their win against Nashua, the Mavericks were led by senior captain Cache Younkin, who scored a game-high 34 points, 19 of which came...
The North Country Lady Mavericks looked pretty solid as they took down the Nashua Lady Porcupines in a lopsided 52-26 victory last Thursday in Whitewater. The team will now have a break in their regular season action as they observe winter break. Their first game of 2017 is scheduled for Friday, January 6 against the Scobey Spartans in Hinsdale. They will then see inter-county action against Dodson in Dodson on Saturday, January 7. In the team's lone game last week against the Nashua...
The Malta M-ettes were able to get back on track with a win against Wolf Point last Wednesday in Wolf Point. The game was Malta's final game of 2016. Their next action is slated against the Rocky Boy Northern Stars on Friday, January 6. They will then return home for their home opener against the Roundup Panthers on Saturday, January 7. The team has six days of practice before their first action of 2017. "Hopefully we will still be in shape after the break," M-ettes Coach Nate Hammond said. "We...
The Malta Mustangs won decisively against the Wolf Point Wolves in Wolf Point after posting a 75-36 victory last Wednesday, December 21. The win came after the Mustangs dropped a close 59-56 game to the Havre Blue Ponies. The team had a break over Christmas and as the break continues the team will host a few practices until they are scheduled to see their first game of 2017 against the Rocky Boy Northern Stars on Friday, January 6. They will then return home for their second home game against th...
The North Country Lady Mavericks split last weekend's series as they traveled to Brockton last Friday and defeated the Warriors 66-8 and then lost to Glasgow 50-28 last Saturday in Saco. As the Mavs prepare to enter winter break, the team will face the Nashua Lady Porcupines in Whitewater tomorrow night. Last weekend started off strong for the Lady Mavericks as they overpowered a Brockton team that had six players. All twelve Mavericks players scored in the game. The Mavs were led by junior...
The Dodson Coyotes nearly picked up their first win of the season last Tuesday, but ultimately the team lost 68-65 to the Turner Tornadoes. The team was scheduled to play Scobey but the game was moved to Monday night. They were also scheduled to play Nashua in Nashua on Tuesday, December 20. Both games will be covered in next week's Phillips County News. The team was led by freshman Shaun Ball who scored 22 points, 10 of which came in the third quarter. "It was pretty good," Ball said of his...
If there was any pressure to keep their streak going, it ended last Saturday night as the (2-1) Malta M-ettes fell 63-49 to the Poplar Indians in Poplar. The Indians were able to outscore Malta 25-11 in the fourth quarter. The loss serves as a learning curve for the M-ettes, who will have plenty of time to grow this year as the season comes to its Winter Break. “We gave up an awful lot of points,” M-ettes Head Coach Nate Hammond said. “That’s more points than I think we’ve ever given up in qui...
The North Country Mavericks (4-2) were able to pick up a couple of hard fought wins last weekend as the team defeated Brockton in a 70-62 in Brockton last Friday night and then Glasgow in Saco on Saturday night. The Mavericks overcame the Glasgow Scotties' late rally last Saturday thanks to some solid defense and heroics from captains Cache Younkin and Trace Simonson. "We just got a little bit older," Simonson said of the team's confidence. "Now we know that we can take it to people and we're...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes lost their home opener 45-20 to the Turner Lady Tornadoes last Tuesday in Dodson. They were also scheduled to play Nashua in Nashua on Tuesday, December 20. Both games will be covered in next week's Phillips County News. The Lady Coyotes were led by Freshman Christina Jaynes, who scored 10 points. She knocked down two treys in the fourth quarter. Melony Fetter scored six points. Mikaeya Runsabove and Tiffany Cliff both scored two points apiece. Turner got into a groove ea...
The Malta Mustangs are off to a solid start this season as the team defeated the Poplar Indians 77-50 last Saturday night in Poplar. The team was set to face Havre on last Tuesday night in Havre and will face Wolf Point on Wednesday. Both games will be covered in next week’s Phillips County News. The Mustangs were led in victory by senior Ostin Welch who exploded for 31 points. Welch had pin-point accuracy as he was able to knock down seven treys. His three point explosion was the most for M...
The North County Mavericks (2-2), split games this past weekend as they traveled south to the Lewistown Invitational to face the Denton-Geyser-Stanford (DGS) Bearcats on Friday night and the Geraldine-Highwood Rivals on Saturday. DGS handed the Mavericks a loss, but North Country regrouped to defeat the Rivals handily. “Right now we are just a little inconsistent,” Mavericks Head Coach Barry Malone said. “On Friday we didn’t come out very strong.” In North Country’s 67-46 win against the...
The Malta-Whitewater Wrestling Team have been off to a strong start in their 2016-17 campaign and that continued last Saturday as the team was able to take fifth place at the 21st Annual Scottie Invitational in Glasgow with a total of 85 points. Dawson County won the event with 138.5 points. Glasgow took second with 109. Shepherd was third with 102 and Sidney took fourth with 94. Malta was led by Trey Simanton (11-1) who took first place in the 138 pound class by pinning Fairfield’s Cole G...
The Lady Mavericks (1-3) dropped a pair of games last weekend as the team traveled to the Lewistown Invitational last weekend. The Lady Mavs opened up with a 44-38 loss to the Shields Valley Rebels and then suffered a tough 63-24 loss to the Roy-Winifred Outlaws on Saturday. Their lone win of the season came on Saturday, December 3 against Terry. Even though the weekend was a rough one, Lady Mavericks Head Coach Amber Erickson is optimistic that the team can turn things around. “We have a lot o...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes have had one game this season that ended in a 48-22 loss to the Plentywood Wildcats at the 2016 Glasgow Class C Showcase, held on Saturday, December 3. The team was led by freshman Christina Jaynes, who scored eight points and knocked down two treys. Donna Dale had six points. Both Melony Fetter and Mikaeya Runs Above had four points each. Dodson fell behind earlier, giving up 21 points to the Wildcats, while only scoring two points of their own. The deficit could be...
A few of their starters may be different than last season, but the Malta M-ettes proved last weekend at the Shelby Invitational that they can be just as tenacious as they have been in years past as the team picked up a 48-32 win against the reigning Class C Champion Belt Huskies on Friday and then a commanding 54-11 victory over Bigfork on last Saturday evening. The team will look to defend their home-court against the Harlem Lady Cats this Friday night. They will then travel to Poplar to take...
The Malta Mustangs showed plenty of grit last Saturday as they were able to take down the Missoula-Loyola Rams in a 61-59 victory at the Shelby Invitational. The Mustangs had lost to Bigfork 56-48 on Friday in the team’s season opener also at the Invitational. The team will hold their home opener against Harlem on Friday and then will travel to Poplar to face the Indians. “Against a very good, athletic Loyola team, that likes to play fast, I thought we defended very well,” Mustangs Head Coach...
The Malta Mustangs saw their 2015-16 campaign ended in the Northern B consolation finals to the Shelby Coyotes. The Mustangs graduated a few starters from last year's team including Allen Williamson, Tyson Carney and Devon Raybon but it also retained plenty of players that played roles in their strong outing last season. "We really, truly are an experienced crew," Mustangs Head Coach David Costin said. "We return two starters in Nate (Costin) and Ostin (Welch)." He also pointed out that Jace...
The North Country Mavericks are in their second campaign of the co-operative agreement between Hinsdale, Saco and Whitewater High School and in their second season, the team welcomes a familiar but new Head Coach in Barry Malone, who has been a coach for the Saco Panthers and the Saco-Whitewater Panthers in previous years. The team was coached by Mitch Capdeville in the 2015-16 campaign, when the team ultimately lost out in the consolation final of the 2016 3C District Tournament in Malta in a 5...
The Malta M-ettes have been more than dominant over the past three seasons, only losing twice to the Fairfield Eagles in the 2013-14 campaign. The M-ettes posted undefeated seasons in both the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons and are 52-0 since that span. Although this team offers a new-look, many of the pieces are back for more and it seems as though the team is primed to make a run at a third title. That seems to be the goal. "Our goal is to win the state championship again," M-ette Head Coach Nate...
The Malta-Whitewater Mustang Wrestling Cooperative will look to continue the success that the team had last season as it returns four of five state performers from last season. Last season, junior Kaden Moore was able to take third place at the 2016 State B-C Wrestling Tournament in Billings in the 132 pound class. The team also welcomes back junior Trey Simanton, who took fifth place in the 126 class last season and also took third place in the 113 class in the 2015 State Tourney. "He's just a...
