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It may be hard to believe but the wrestling season is already at it’s midpoint. And up to this point Malta Mustangs Wrestling Head Coach Ryan LaBrie is happy with where his team is after wrestling in the Valier-Shelby New Years Thaw event last Saturday. “They’re doing really well,” Coach LaBrie told the PCN. “We’ve got a good bunch of young guys. At this New Year’s Thaw we saw our division with the exception of Harlem, Fairfield and Simms. We’re in an extremely tough division but as long as...
Christina Jaynes 8th Grade, Dodson Middle School Second favorite hobby: Fighting with my brothers. Favorite dessert: Brownies Favorite subject in school: Math Favorite post-game meal: Pepperoni Two things on a desert island: Tacos and water. Wild/Domestic Pet: Zebra One Superpower: To Fly. Favorite Christmas present: The Under Armor bag I got. Alternate School Colors? Blue and Gold. (Golden State) Tel Jensen Sophomore, Malta Middle School Favorite Hobby: I went skiing, I would like to make that...
The Malta Mustangs were in a good place going into the winter break after defeating the Wolf Point Wolves 75-44 last Wednesday in Malta and defeating the Poplar Indians 69-36 in Poplar last Tuesday. The team’s record stands at 5-1, which is a good start going into the winter break. In the team’s win against Wolf Point the team was led by Allen Williamson who scored 25 points. Nate Costin scored 12 points. Ostin Welch had 11 points. Tyson Carney had 10 points. Devin Raybon had seven points. Jac...
The Malta M-ettes ended the calendar year on the same note that they started, with pure dominance. The team defeated Wolf Point and Poplar pretty convincingly before Winter Break started. For the whole calendar year the M-ettes have not lost a game. In Wednesday's win against the Wolf Point Lady Wolves, the M-ettes played stout defense, not allowing Wolf Point to score over ten points in any given period, including a fourth quarter shutout, where the team did not give up a single point. The...
The following stories are a few highlighted sports stories throughout the 2015 calender year. Of nearly 250 sports stories written this year, these were handpicked due to popularity, due to team or athlete achievement or picked by either the editor or sports editor. This marks another great year in sports for our county. We appreciate the cooperation of our schools and everyone affiliated with Phillips County Sports- including the teams, athletes, sponsors, boosters, clubs, coaches, parents and...
The M-ettes posted their first conference win against the Harlem Lady Wildcats last Thursday and did so in a more than convincing fashion. The M-ettes will face Wolf Point tonight in Malta at 7:30 in the Malta High School gymnasium. In the team's win against Harlem, Malta didn't give up a single point in the first quarter, while scoring 23 of their own points. The team was led by senior Hailey Nicholson who had 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Marley Manoukian had an impressive...
The Lady Mavericks earned their second 3C district win last Thursday after taking down the Dodson Lady Coyotes 64-16 in Hinsdale. The team was led by Tatum Moore who scored 34 points, 17 of which came in the first quarter. Mickayla Johnson had 12 points in the win. Jada Sudbrack had 11 points. Casity Boucher and Payton Chopper had three points apiece. Kayleigh Cummings had two points. Bailey Funk and Halle Beil each had one point. This game was a bit physical early, with the pride of the county...
In Thursday Night's P.C. Showdown, the Coyotes tried to make it interesting as the Coyotes played the Mavericks tough in the first quarter. Both teams looked strong defensively as Dodson shocked North Country by taking an early 8-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. Junior Cache Younkin led the Mavericks with twelve points. John McColly had 11 points. Wrangler Jones had five points. Layne Engel had three points. Logan McColly, Christian Menge and Austin Leatherberry scored two points each....
Tatum Moore Senior, Whitewater High School Second Favorite Hobby: Sleeping Second fave awake Hobby: Eating. Favorite post-meet meal: Pepperoni pizza from Stretch's / BBQ Chicken pizza from Eugene's Favorite NBA team / Player: Golden State Warriors / Steph Curry Two week Vacation: I'd go back to Australia. Coolest thing about trip to AUS: Petting a kangeroo Favorite subject: Anatomy. Goal GPA: 4.0 Tyson Carney Senior, Malta High School Favorite Hobby: Golfing for Summer / playing basketball for...
The Malta Mustangs are off to a great start at 3-1 after defeating the Harlem Wildcats in Malta last Saturday night. The score was 54-28. Malta was led by senior Allen Williamson who scored 16 points. Nate Costin had 11 points. Jace Bishop had 10 points. Malta jumped out to an 18-7 lead at the end of the first. The Wildcats would avoid the game from getting too out of hand in the second quarter scoring nine while Malta put up 11 points. “It feels good to win but it seems like every game we g...
The Malta-Whitewater wrestling team had a solid weekend going 1-1 at the Shepherd duals on Friday night and 3-2 at the Huntley Duals on Saturday. The Mustangs loss their opening team match against Glendive 27-42 but defeated Columbus 45-12. Kaden Moore, Trey Simanton, Ceaton Mears, Travis Epperson and Antonio Lopez won both of their matches that night. The next night Malta defeated Miles City 36-30 and Broadus 48-23. They would then lose 57-12 to Huntley Project. They would drop a close match...
A few weeks ago, the world was expecting the New England Patriots to defeat the Denver Broncos and add another win to their so far undefeated record. However that would not be the case, as the Broncos, who were led by Kalispell native Brock Osweiler ultimately led Denver to victory. Being the Phillips County News, we would like to believe that one of our own, six-year-old Tailynn Wilke, daughter of Dawn and Lonny, brought Denver a little luck. Wilke found herself looking up at Broncos'...
The Malta 7th Grade Boys Basketball Team took 2nd place at the Havre Junior High Tournament last weekend. They ffirst defeated Lewistown to reach the Championship game against Havre. Top Row: L to R - Manager Marcus Knudsen, Kooper Oxarart, Parker Mortenson, Pierce Mortenson, Peyton Jones, Coach Nathan Fried. Bottom Row L to R: RC Skiff, Cordel Salsbery and Hayden VanWichen....
The North Country Mavericks are off to a 4-1 start this season after suffering their first loss to the Frazer Bearcubs last Thursday. Their wins on Friday and Saturday came at the Lewistown Invitational against Geraldine-Highwood and Broadus. The Mavericks have three games this week. The team faces Dodson tomorrow night in Hinsdale, Glasgow in Glasgow on Friday night and Roy-Winifred in Whitewater on Saturday. In the team's win against the Geraldine-Highwood Mountaineers, the team was led by sop...
Malta's underclassmen teams picked up wins against Dodson last Tuesday night in Malta as the Mustangs JV squad defeated Dodson's varsity team 40-14 and the M-ette C-squad defeated the Lady Coyotes 49-33. The night opened up with the M-ettes jumping out to a 15-5 advantage in the first quarter thanks to a solid pressure defense that simply overwhelmed the young Lady Coyotes. The Malta team comprised of ninth graders was led in the win by Taylor Gilkerson who scored 12 points. Kyleigh Schipman...
The Malta Mustangs are 2-1 at the start of the season after losing 63-59 to the Fairfield Eagles last Friday and defeating Loyola-Sacred Heart 77-52 on Saturday evening. Last weekend was the first time the team has played at the Three Forks invitational. The team will have their first inter-district matches this week as they are slated to face the Harlem Wildcats at home on Friday, Poplar in Poplar this Tuesday and Wolf Point at home on Wednesday night. In the team’s loss to the Eagles, the t...
Chinook Mixer Kolter Schipman 2-1 Trey Simanton 2-0 Kaden Moore 2-0 Keenan Schipman 1-1 Ceaton Mears 0-2 Andres Lopez 0-2 Derek Peigneux 0-2 Travis Epperson 1-2 Antonio Lopez 2-0 Scottie Invitational Kolter Schipman 3-1 Trey Simanton 2-1 Kaden Moore 4-0 Keen an Schipman 3-2 Ceaton Mears 2-3 Andres Lopez 1-3 Derek Peigneux 0-4 Travis Epperson 4-1 Antonio Lopez 4-1...
Lanessa Janis Freshman, Dodson High School Favorite Hobby: Playing basketball Favorite TV Show: Spongebob Favorite post-meet meal: Spaghetti Favorite class: Shop class. Favorite Movie: Courageous Wild / Domestic pet: A pig. Favorite Dessert: Chocolate Ice Cream. One thing you'd want on a desert island: my phone One thing you want for Christmas: A camera. Hayden VanWichen 7th Grade, Malta Middle School Favorite Hobbies: Ranching and basketball. Favorite post-game meal: Pepperoni and sausage...
The Malta M-ettes’ 2015-16 campaign is starting where last season ended, unblemished. The returning state champions are 3-0 despite a change in their typical playing schedule. The team defeated Class C’s Belt Huskies and Class B’s Fairfield Lady Eagles last weekend at the Three Forks Invitational. Fairfield has won four of the last five State B titles, while Belt has won three of the last four State C Titles. “The weekend went really well,” Coach Nate Hammond told the PCN. “We played prob...
The North Country Mavericks had a strong week after picking up a win against the Frazer Lady Bearcubs last Thursday and another against Shields Valley in the Lewistown Invitational on Saturday. The lost a game to Geraldine-Highwood on Friday. In their 71-38 defeat of Frazer, the Mavericks went on a 23-5 run in the first quarter. The team also had a 21-5 run throughout the third quarter. The team was led in scoring by senior Tatum Moore who had 19 points. Sophomore Jada Sudbrack had 18 points...
The Mustangs' 2014-2015 campaign ended in a 53-40 loss to the Rocky Boy Northern Stars in the 2015 Northern B challenge game. This season's team already looks hungry and seems ready to make a run at the State B tournament, which will be in Butte, where Malta last hoisted the State B title in 2013. "I think that this is a group that has matured and is ready to make a good run this year," Mustang Head Coach David Costin told the PCN. The team has only lost two players from last season, which...
The North Country Mavericks are two games into their 2015 campaign and have already proven that they can win under the new cooperative agreement. The agreement brings together Hinsdale, who was 3C's top team who eventually lost out in the Eastern C Divisional and Saco-Whitewater who also lost in the Eastern C tournament in Wolf Point last season. The team squared off against the Wibaux Longhorns and Jordan Mustangs at the 2015 Glasgow Showcase last weekend and won both games. The more...
Numbers have not been kind to the Dodson Coyotes who haven't won a game in the past two seasons. This is a trend Coach Wes KillEagle hopes to change this season. "We haven't won a game in two years, so that's our goal," he said. This season the team lists ten athletes on their roster, including seven returning players. With only one senior and one junior, the team will still be quite young, but with the talent the team boasts, the town of Dodson may be in for a competitive show. Their lone...
The Malta M-ettes ended their 2014-15 campaign with an impressive 26-0 record that ended with a State B title in Great Falls. Winning last year's title may put a target on Malta's back for other teams but Malta's mindset is the same it was at the start of last season. "Our goals are high again this year," M-ette Head Coach Nate Hammond told the PCN. "We've got a lot of kids back from last year's successful team. We've got the talent; we just have to work all year on making it come together."...
The Lady Panthers were the first co-op between Saco, Whitewater and Hinsdale last basketball season. The group has an entirely new look in terms of personnel and mascot. The team who had the confusing name for Saco-Whitewater-Hinsdale or SWH or whatever order one would put the schools in is now simply known as the North Country Lady Mavericks. The team boasts plenty of new talent, with many players already familiar with Head Coach Amber Erickson’s system, a system that has proven to be a w...