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It’s no secret the Malta Parks and Recreation has been busy trying to keep both adults and children more active throughout the week. The organization led by managers Natalie Judd and Julia Tatafu has had success at sports including softball, volleyball and soccer. But one of the lesser known games has also been a hit. That game is Dodge Ball. The six week Dodge Ball League is a couple of weeks in and 83 kids have showed up to play. Parks and Recreation has hosted the event for kids p...
The Malta M-ettes volleyball team saw their season come to an end at the Northern B Tournament in Shelby last Friday after they lost their elimination game against the Cut Bank Wolves in four matches. Malta also lost to the Fairfield Eagles in the opening round. Choteau eventually won the Divisional Tournament by defeating Fairfield 3-1. Shelby won their third place match against Glasgow 3-0. In the team's loss to Fairfield, Malta was led by Ella Schye, who had seven of Malta's 20 kills. Schye a...
The North Country Mavericks 2016 campaign ended at the Eastern C Divisional last Friday, as the team fell to Jordan in the elimination round. The Mavericks also lost to Circle in the opening round of the tournament. In the team’s loss to Circle, the scores were 25-12, 25-12 and 25-9. North Country was led by Mickayla Johnson, who had five of nine team kills and the team’s lone block. Casity Boucher had all eight of North Country’s assists. Jada Sudbrack had two of four aces. Bailey Funk had 1...
Trevor Pankratz, son of Laura and Bill Pankratz of Malta, has been a part of the Montana XC (cross country) series, a league of racers that have races all over the state. In his young career, Pankratz has won a championship and has put together racing events. "Typically the laps are from ten to twenty miles," Pankratz told the PCN. "The races go for two and a half, three and a half hours." Moto XC has several classes of racing that includes different classes, ages from kid to senior citizen and...
Not too long ago, there were few resources available to help state and federal land managers, off-highway vehicle (OHV) program managers, and OHV clubs successfully convert existing natural surface roads to sustainable trails. Thankfully, that has all changed. Now there is plenty of information, written by professional trail designers and builders, to help with that effort, benefitting both agencies and user groups. Here are three outstanding tools you can use to turn roads into trails. “Transforming Existing Routes Into Manageable, Enjoyable T...
The North Country Mavericks played in every game in the 2016 District 3C Volleyball Tournament in Saco last Friday, October 28. The team lost the District Championship to Scobey 3-0 that night. Both Scobey and North Country advanced to the Eastern C Divisional in Sidney on Thursday, November 3. "We played every single game in this tournament," junior middle hitter Mickayla Johnson said. "We did not sit out a single game. Every single game was against us. It was everyone versus North Country....
The Malta Mustangs' 2016 campaign came to a bitter end last Saturday, October 29, as the team fell 54-13 to the Lincoln County High Lions in Eureka. Though the season didn't end as many had hoped, the team still had a strong outing ending the year with a 4-5 record after starting 0-2. The team was 3-1 in conference play. The team gave their all in their lone 2B loss to the Glasgow Scotties who won the game 34-33. "There were a lot of big shoes to fill from last season and this group was able to...
With four of five of District 2B teams moving on to the Northern B Divisionals in Shelby on Thursday after last weekend's District 2B Tournament in Malta, it is not surprising that Malta advanced to the next round but how they did it. Malta was the only team to defeat the eventual District 2B Champion Glasgow Lady Scotties, who were previously undefeated against 2B opponents in 2016. Glasgow went on to defeat Wolf Point for the Championship after climbing out of the elimination bracket. Malta...
The Dodson-Whitewater Harriers have tucked another season in the books after completion of the well-run State Meet in Kalispell on Saturday, October 22. For the Ladles, Bella Lawless posted a time of 26:13, placing 65th. No team score as three members are needed. For the Men, Corbain LoneBear posted a time of19:54, placing 62nd, Tyrese Messerly posted a time of20:26, placing 78th, Trevor Walker posted a time of21:09, placing 93rd, and Jasper Doney posted a time of25.52, placing 109th (a personal best for Jasper. The coaches are pleased with...
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...
