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It came down to the final seconds of the game, literally, on Friday night in Malta. At stake was the 2016 Class B Championship, winner take all and to host a home playoff game next Saturday. The Malta Mustangs and rival Glasgow Scotties met for the 47th time and 2016 marked the 40th Anniversary of the two teams meeting for the Class B State Championship (22-20, a Glasgow victory in 1976.) Following a Mustang goal line stand in which a Glasgow score would have put the game out of reach, and... Full story
Over 100 former University of Montana Lady Grizzlies basketball players showed up at Missoula's Ranch Club on Friday, October 14 to wish their head coach, Robin Selvig, a happy retirement. Of the 100 former athletes in attendance in Missoula, six former Malta M-ettes who went on to play for Selvig and the Lady Griz were in attendance. Linda Mendel (1985-90) and continued with Greta (Koss) Buehler (1992-97), Skyla Sisco (1993-98), Linda Cummings (1996-01) and Cheryl (1998-02) and Juliann...
The Malta Mette's found them at the Rebecca Farm of Kalispell, an equestrian facility that hosts one of the largest equestrian event competitions in the United States. But Saturday's event would be the state cross country championships, and it would be run on a soggy wet course from days of rain. Shortly before the Class B girl's race would begin, the skies began to clear and the sun came out to warm the air and the umbrellas began to disappear. The Class B girl's race would be the first race of...
The final week of the Malta M-ette’s volleyball season saw three starters out of the line-up for their last two games and though they lost both matches, Head Coach Tasha Hines thinks the adversity will only help the team as they head into the post season and beyond. “That was a huge change for the team, but every game we got stronger all of them,” M-ette’s Head Coach Tasha Hines said. On Tuesday night, Malta hosted Glasgow in their second to last game of the regular season and fell in three straight sets, 25-12, 25-18 and 25-16. “We were tryi...
The now 4-3 Malta Mustangs reached one of their major goals this season as the team was able to lock up a spot in the 2016 MHSA Class B Football Championship Series by guaranteeing a second place or better finish in the 2B Conference. The team earned the spot by defeating the Harlem Wildcats 56-8 in Harlem last Friday night. This means the Mustangs will have made the post-season in the third straight year. "It's really a good feeling," Malta senior Payton Meeks told the PCN. "It's something that...
The North Country Mavericks had a rough start to their three game weekend, after dropping a game to the Malta M-ettes on Thursday, October 13 in Malta. The Mavericks bounced back, picking up a win over the Lustre Christian Lions on Friday night and then going the distance with Harlem and defeating the Wildcats in Harlem. The team ended the season 7-6 and 4-2 in the 3C Conference. The scores of North Country's win over Harlem were 26-24, 23-25, 25-11, 19-25 and 15-11. North Country was led by...
The Malta M-ettes swept the season series against the North Country Mavericks last Thursday, October 13, in Malta, with a 3-1 win. The scores of the game were 21-25, 25-19, 25-17 and 25-14. They would then lose to the Poplar Indians 3-1 on Saturday, October 15 on Malta’s Senior Night. “I think it was our teamwork,” M-ette junior Sam Mitchell told the PCN. “We were all just good tonight, talking loud and it was really fun.” The M-ettes were led by Julia Meisdalen, who led Malta in kills wit...
The Dodson-Whitewater Harriers are off to the State Meet in Kalispell that will be run on Saturday, October 22. The team fared well in the Harlem Wildcat Invitational last Saturday, October 15. The event was held on a bike Path in Fort Belknap due to flooding at the golf course. “They had to find a place that wasn’t muddy or underwater,” Harriers Coach Bruce Warren told the PCN. “There were small hills, a flat ground, then more small hills and it was all on pavement.” The team was led by Corbai...
The Harlem Cross Country Meet was held Friday, October 14, on the bike path near Don Addy’s Park in Fort Belknap due to the wet conditions from the heavy rains and snow from the previous week. The overall winner of the high school girl’s 3 mile race was L’Tia Lawrence of Harlem who ran speedily over the blacktop course with a time of 19:41. Second place went to Sierra Summers of Frazer who ran in with a time of 22:28. And third place honors went to Hays-Lodge Pole’s Dianna Snow who ran in with a time of 23:01. The Malta M-ettes placed as foll...
The Malta M-ettes Froshmore squad picked up a win against the North Country JV team last Thursday, October 13. The M-ettes won in three with the scores being 25-17, 25-19 and 16-14. The team was led by Carly Garfield who had four of 16 kills. Kelbee Denham had nine of 19 aces and seven of eleven assists. Chloe Hunter had six of 18 digs. Kaylanna Bain shared the key to the team’s win that night. “Just being positive and just fighting to the end,” Bain said. Bain eventually got to the real reaso...
On Saturday, October 15, former Dodson resident Megan Kirkaldie Martin will step into the ring for her second professional boxing match against Wendy Toney in Lewiston, Idaho. Martin is the daughter of Dottie Simanton of Dodson (who is also the school's head cook) and made her professional boxing debut against Wamnee Ereaux at the Fort Belknap Casino in Harlem, Mont., on August 10 of this year with the fight ending in a draw. "It was the fight of the night, that is for sure," said Martin of her... Full story
The Malta Mustangs took a huge step in helping their chances to make the post-season for the third year in a row after defeating the Wolf Point Wolves 41-0 last Friday, October 7 at Mustang Field. The team will face the Harlem Wildcats in Harlem this Friday, October 14, at 7 p.m. Harlem was dismantled 62-0 by the Glasgow Scotties last Friday. In Malta’s very decisive win over Wolf Point, Malta displayed a stout defense that racked up five interceptions and a fumble on a wet and cold night. T...
On Saturday, September 24, a former Malta standout Kirk Stiles was named to the Carroll College Hall of Fame. Stiles was a part of a Fighting Saints basketball team at Carroll that has now become legendary after their 26-6 record in the 2000-01 season, in which the team was also crowned the Frontier Conference Champions. Stiles earned First Team All-Conference honors in the 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons. "It's a pretty humbling experience for sure," Stiles told the PCN. "I think it's...
The Mavericks had a rough outing last week losing two games to Poplar and Scobey but winning a game against Brockton. The team will have another tough weekend as the team will look to challenge Malta in Malta Thursday, take on Lustre Christian in Saco on Friday and travel to Harlem to take on the Wildcats on Saturday. In the team’s win against Brockton on Friday, October 7 in Saco, the Mavs won 3-0. The scores were 25-6, 25-15 and 25-11. The team was led by Mickayla Johnson who had five k...
After losing the first set to the Harlem Ladycats on Thursday, October 6, in Harlem, the Malta M-ettes had a team discussion that would inspire the team to come back and not only win the remaining sets but completely dominate the game. The scores were 18-25, 25-7, 25-5 and 25-19. The M-ettes were led by Ella Schye who had 16 kills and six blocks. Sam Mitchell had 21 digs and Kyleigh Schipman led in aces with five and in assists with 14. “We started off a little slow in the first set,” Coach Tas...
The Malta M-ettes picked up their first win in over a week after defeating the North Country Mavericks in Whitewater on Friday. The win was long needed for an M-ette team that has struggled to win a single set. The team won 3-1 with scores of 22-25, 25-15, 25-18 and 25-21. Malta lost to Wolf Point on Saturday, October 1. In their win against North Country, the M-ettes were led by Ella Schye who had 12 of 33 team kills and three of 10 aces. Julia Meisdalen had three of six team blocks. Kyleigh...
The M-ettes ran in the Havre Invitational Cross Country Meet last Saturday, October 1. The team took sixth place with 165 points and was led by Jillian O'Brien who took 25th place individually. The overall winner of the varsity girl's three mile race that took place in front of Cowan Hall at the campus of MSU Northern in Havre on a very warm fall morning was L'Tia Lawrence of Harlem who ran the hilly course in an impressive time of 19:53. Second place went to Havre's own Kadia Miller, who ran...
The North Country Mavericks may not have been full strength against the Glasgow Scotties JV team, but the team defeated Glasgow 3-0. The scores were 25-21, 25-21 and 25-21. The team later lost a game to the Malta M-ettes in Whitewater. In their win against Glasgow JV, the Mavericks were led by Jada Sudbrack who had eight of 20 team kills. Mickayla Johnson had seven kills and had the team’s two blocks. Bailey Funk had four of 11 aces and Casity Boucher had 17 of the team’s 19 assists. “Our serve...
Malta Parks and Recreation has been extremely busy this year, starting a youth soccer league, adult softball league and other events around town and their efforts to keep the town of Malta moving will continue on Tuesday, October 18 as Parks and Rec will kick off its first season of Co-ed Volleyball. The idea was triggered by both Parks and Recreation managers Natalie Judd and Julia Tatafu. “Ever since I got to Malta, I was surprised that we didn’t have a City-league team at all,” Tatafu said....
Friends, family and a few spectators gathered together at the Dodson Fairgrounds for the final Dodson Speedway event of the season. This race was the annual benefit race with proceeds to go to Russell Jaynes in his battle with cancer. The event raised over $2500 for the day, which was limited to a one day fun race due to impending rain reports. The locals were hospitable and as always, welcomed the guest racers with a fine feed throughout the day. Silent auction items were bid on through the...
Phillips County Motor Sports hosted it's last weekend of the 2016 season at the Hi-Line Dragstrip on September 24-25. The following are drivers that were in the Winner's Circle after the conclusion in the 2016 Big Dollar Race held on Sunday, September 25. Havre's Garret Neiffer won the Box Super Pro class with a dial in time of 5.95 seconds, a reaction time of .0300, elapsed time of 5.97 at a top speed of 116.01 MPH. Glasgow's Neil Stahl was the runner-up with a dial in time of 5.26, reaction...
The Malta Mustangs will have a chance to add another win to their 1-0 conference record as the team looks to defend Mustang field against the Wolf Point Wolves on Friday, October 7, after a two game road trip. The Mustangs dropped their game last Saturday, October 1 against Bigfork as the Vikings overwhelmed Malta 49-21. Wolf Point’s first conference win was a 52-6 victory over the Poplar Indians on Friday, September 16. The Wolves also dismantled the Harlem Wildcats 40-6 on Friday, September 23...
The Dodson Whitewater Harriers tackled two tough courses this week in Hays and Havre, making a total of three meets in seven days. On Wednesday, September 28 they ran in beautiful Mission Canyon at Hays, battling a completely uphill course. For the ladies, Bella Lawless ran in 29.25 and Serena Sanguins completed the course in 44.54. For the men, Corbain Lone Bear ran a 22:16, Tyrese Messerly ran a 22:56, Trevor Walker ran a 23:23 and Jasper Doney ran a 29:59. On Saturday, October 1, the Harriers...
Autumn ushered in a wet weather pattern late last week and the relentless rains persisted as the Malta M-ette Cross Country team headed east for the annual Glasgow Scottie Invitational Cross Country Meet at Fort Peck on Saturday, Saturday 24. The M-ettes took sixth with 166 points. Teams representing 84 runners from the following schools in which varsity and JV runners ran together were: Miles City, Terry, Harlem, Glendive, Poplar, Frazer, Glasgow, Culbertson, Richey-Fusion, Sidney, Circle,...
With their 65-6 win over the Poplar Indians the Malta Mustangs have their first win streak of the 2016 season. The win put the 2-2 Mustangs at second place behind Wolf Point who is the only District 2B team to win two games in the district. Glasgow currently sits in third place with their own 2-2 record having not played a district opponent yet. Malta will travel to Bigfork this Friday to take on the 3-2 Vikings, who are coming off of a 35-20 win over 1-4 Thompson Falls last Friday. "Bigfork is...
