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The 2017 Little M-ette Volleyball Camp featured over thirty campers who focused on the fundamentals of the game last Monday, June 26 through Wednesday, June 27. "Camp was really great," M-ette Co-Coach Kalli Reintjes said. "We had a really good turnout and we had a large amount of high school students that helped out this week, so they got a lot of one on one with high schoolers." Current M-ettes at the event were Ella Schye, Kloie Marks, Sam Mitchell, Janessa Malmend, Macy Knudsen, Raina...
A dozen moms found out the hard way that their little girls have grown into competitive athletes on the softball field. The Girls team bested the Moms in walk off fashion last Tuesday, June 27 at Trafton Park as Anna Harms smashed a triple down left field that batted in Danika Wilke who had previously reached first base on an error. “We did good,” Harms said. “We beat them by one off of my hit.” Harms believed that their defensive stops in the late innings were the key to their win. “A lot...
The Malta Swim team hosted its annual meet at the City Pool last Saturday, July 1 through Sunday, July 2 as scorching 90 degree heat kept many spectators in the shade. Malta had a few first place finishers including a pair of their senior women who are in their final season with the team. Shay Garfield graduated from Malta High School last May and she was able to win her favorite event the 100 meter breaststroke. Her victory comes despite missing time in the water. She shared how she did it....
Marian Hills will be host to the 1st Annual Malta Athletic Club Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 8. “All of the funds and proceeds minus the expenses we have for prizes and expenses to the Tin Cup will go right to the Malta Athletic Club,” Dean Yeadon of the Malta Athletic Club told the PCN. The event gives golfers a chance to help the local youth in their sporting endeavors. “It’s just a way to raise some money to put in the bank so we can donate and give back to the youth of Malta and hel...
Jerry Benge of Malta completed a course that few have ever even tried to do. He has visited all 30 Major League Baseball Ball Parks as of last May after visiting Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Having gone to several different ballparks out west since experiencing his first Rangers game in July of 1985, Benge came up with the idea of seeing each active ballpark in 2012. Growing up a couple of hours from Arlington, he caught his first Rangers game when he was ten. He became a life-long fan of the...
The Malta Parks & Recreation Softball League is back for a second season after hosting a successful outing in 2016. Registration opened on Monday, June 19 and many have shown interest. “We have had many people ask about it and have picked up packets,” Malta Parks & Recreation Co-Director Julia Tatafu said. “We had five teams last year and we are hoping for more this year.” Even if a potential participant can’t field a full team, individuals are encouraged to sign up. “If you’re not on a team...
Malta Trails and Malta Parks & Recreation recently tag teamed to form the First Annual Phillips County Adventure Relay, a three sport team event that will be taking place on Saturday, July 8 at 12:30 p.m. "Laura Pankratz (Malta Trails) had the idea," said Natalie Judd of Malta Parks & Recreation. "They are really big into kayaking and those events are really well attended." The event will be a three to four person team event in which the teams have one biker go on a ride from the Promises store...
The Malta Swim Team is set to host their annual meet at the City Pool this weekend. The two day event starts this Saturday, July 1 and ends the following day, Sunday, July 2. The team participated in the Glasgow meet last weekend from Saturday, June 24 to Sunday, June 25 and took seventh overall. "The meet went very well," said Malta Swim Team Head Coach Cassie Pratt. "It was a little bit bigger than all of the other ones but Glasgow is also a mid-point for a lot of teams. It was a good meet;...
The Malta M-ettes hosted their annual Little M-ette Basketball Camp last week from Monday, June 19 through Wednesday, June 21 at the Malta High School Gymnasium. The camp hosted forty-eight campers that ranged from third grade to eighth grade. The camp featured three-on-three competitions as well as various dribbling and shooting drills. Current and newly graduated M-ettes were present during the week to help Malta M-ette Head Coach Nate Hammond and assistant coach Shane Anderson. Those M-ettes included Sophia Stiles, who is the reigning two...
After a winless season, the Malta Athletic Club 15U Babe Ruth baseball team made up for lost time going 2-2 in the league tournament in Havre and placing third overall in the six-team league. Coach Ryan Judd and assistant coach Frank Benson led their young team that had many young, first-time players. “As they played and practiced, they developed and got a lot better,” Coach Judd said. “Pitching was our downfall; we just didn’t have enough pitchers.” Things changed as they were able to call u...
Georgia Orahood, daughter of Jim and Kelly Orahood of south Malta, has qualified for the National High School Rodeo Finals in Gillette, Wyo. in the Reined Cow Horse and Goat Tying. The Montana High School Rodeo Finals were held in Baker, Mont. Monday, June 5 thru Saturday, June 10 where Georgia placed fourth for the year end in the reined cow horse receiving a breast collar and winning the State rodeo title, receiving a buckle, and the year end title and a trophy saddle in the goat tying. She...
The Malta Knights of Columbus recently broke a state record with seven participants taking seven of the twelve possible State Free Throw Championships. The seven Malta champions were Kelbie Marks, who won the Age 9 Girls Trophy after going 12-for-25, Bohdi Brenden, who won the Age 10 Boys trophy after going 22-for-25 at the line, Samme Gibbs, who won the Age 11 Girls trophy after going 13-for-25, Carson Ottinger, who won the Age 11 Boys trophy after going 23-for-25, Jared Eggebrecht, who won...
The Malta Swim Team participated in the Chinook Meet last Weekend, bringing 16 swimmers and welcoming back some experienced teammates while also missing a few that have competed well early in the season. “It went really well,” Malta Swim Team Head Coach Cassie Pratt said. “They ran a good meet. The 16 kids we took swam really well. These kids are off to a very good start.” A few swimmers stood out during the meet, including eight-year-old Jahmiah Huffman LaBrie. “He finished first in his backstroke, so he had a very good race,” Coach Pratt...
The opening Phillips County Saddle Club Boots and Saddles Rodeo was moved to the Milk River Pavilion on Saturday, June 10 but that didn't stop 12-year-old Arena Niebur from riding in her first rodeo. Niebur participated in several events including the Barrel, Arena and Key Races. She thought that things were going pretty good that day despite a couple of hiccups by her horse, Straight to the Bar (Straight), a 24-year-old Quarter Horse. "He stumbled the first barrel because of the cover that was...
Malta was represented by a couple of teams in the Havre Cal Ripken Little League this season and the Malta Athletic Club (MAC) 12 and Under team won the 12U Title defeating the Havre Lions 8-7 last Friday, June 9 following a 11-2 season. The Malta Athletic Club team was represented by Malta, Dodson and Harlem. "These guys don't give up," Malta Athletic Club 12U Head Coach Frank Benson said. "It was fun." The league followed all of the rules of baseball in a five inning setting. The league tourna...
With the Scobey meet being so far east, the Malta Swim team had only a handful of kids at the meet. The team was also coached by Senior swimmer Shay Garfield, who took over for Head Coach Cassie Pratt last weekend. "At the closer meets we will have more kids but Scobey is three or four hours away, so not many kids will go to that," Coach Garfield said. "We will have really good turnouts in Glasgow and Chinook and Malta of course." Garfield spoke well of Scobey's venue. "They just got a new pool...
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Hundreds gathered around for the Psycho Sports Cartel’s high flying act during the 15th Annual First State Bank Car Show in Malta. The event featured Freestyle Motocross bikers Ryan Hilfiger, Devon Hoyer and Travis Cady from Lame Deer, Mont., as well as Freestyle Street biker Pat Manzi. The event served as a memorial for fallen motocross legend Paul Smith, who had performed in Malta months before a back flip went tragically wrong during a practice run in California. Vince D’Ambrose, the own...
The 5k Color Fun Run featured plenty of youth last Saturday morning as the event kicked off many events that day. The three mile and one-mile running events featured 95 runners and walkers on the scenic trail that featured a scenic look at the local parks around the town of Malta. There were runners from other Hi-Line towns including Glasgow and Nashua. “We had fifty people that pre-registered and over 40 today,” Malta Parks and Recreation Co-Director Julia Tatafu said. The event was to rai...
The first racing weekend is in the books for Phillips County Motorsports and the event’s opening day started after the 16th Annual First State Bank (FSB) Car Show, which was extremely convenient for a pair of brothers last weekend. John and Terry Carleton from Swift Current, Sask., came down for both the car show and the drag racing event held at the Hi-Line Drag Strip. John was racing his 1966 Chevy II Nova at the drag strip in the event’s Pro Class. He considers the track in Malta to be his...
The Malta Swim team took thirteen swimmers to the Harlem Meet, the team’s first meet of the season. Malta’s swimmers were fifth out of 14 teams. “It was a good meet,” Malta Swim Team Head Coach Cassie Pratt said. “Obviously it was the first meet so everyone is going to be a little slower and out of shape but it leaves the rest of the season open for tons of improvement.” Though there were no high point winners at the meet, the team performed well led by senior swimmer Shay Garfield, who scored...
The Malta Mustangs fielded a pair of athletes for the 2017 Class B meet but the duo was able to fight through injuries to post marks in the final meet of the year. Fairfield won the meet with 60.11 points. Baker took second with 42 and Broadwater took third with 37. Forsyth was fourth with 35 and Glasgow and Huntley Project tied for fifth with 34. Senior Jace Bishop placed fourteenth in javelin with a throw of 155-0. It was his fourth year at state. Having qualified in the event earlier in the s...
The Malta M-ettes were able to medal in their second consecutive season as the team took third place at the 2017 State B Track Meet held in Butte at the Bulldog Memorial Stadium last Friday and Saturday. Bigfork won the event with 109 points. Baker took second with 53 and Malta was third with 44. Huntley Project was fourth with 40. “Obviously, Sophia (Stiles) needed to have the kind of meet that she had for us to take third,” Malta Head Coach Tad Schye said. “We were hoping to get in some other...
The Boys State C Track Meet in Laurel concluded last Saturday and the Saco Panthers and Whitewater Penguins were present at the Laurel Sports Complex, which also featured the Class A State Meet. As Whitewater’s lone athlete, junior Trace Simonson totaled six points for the Penguins placing twenty-fourth. Ennis won the meet with a total of 61 points, Darby took second with 46 points and Richey-Lambert took third with 34. Simonson took third in discus with a throw of 143-4. “He ended up doing pre...
The 2017 Girls Class C State Track Meet ran in conjunction with the Class A State meet last Friday and Saturday. Fort Benton won the Class C meet with a total of 72 points. Manhattan Christian took second with 56.33 and Twin Bridges took third with 46 points. Seeley-Swan and Westby-Grenora tied for fourth with 32. Saco junior Bailey Funk was the only local athlete to score points at the girls C meet, tying for fourth in pole vault while scoring 2.33. The winner of the event was Cera Strumpfer...
