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It's no secret that the Jaynes family has a deep love for auto sports, and after knowing Chinook's Bill Mangold was bringing both his 6,000 pound and 14,000 pound sleds to the 2014 Phillips County Fair August 3, Russell Jaynes wouldn't have missed it for the world. Competing in the stock class, Jaynes' run with the 3 ton sled in the stock class was impressive as it seemed he could have pulled the sled all the way to Malta. He seemed to effortlessly pull the sled the length of the course (around...
Last year, former Malta Mustang football standout Jade Olson participated at Rocky Mountain College after red-shirting his freshman year. The 2012 Malta High graduate was a part of a backfield that utilized three different halfbacks during games in a pass heavy offense. As the team's starting tailback, Olson managed to lead the Battlin' Bears in rushing yards with 454. He also reeled in a few catches, equaling 269 yards receiving. He had five rushing touchdowns and three receiving. Though the...
In Sunday's AMX action at the Phillips County Fair, Chinook's Mike Powell ran a 1976 Pontiac Lemans. He fell in love with the sport after experiencing it for the first time. "I just so happened to be here and saw it eight years ago," said Mike Powell, owner of KnuckleBuster auto shop in Chinook. "So my son and I went home and built a couple." Though his son would typically race along side him, Powell said his son wasn't at the fair because he was building derby cars for Glasgow's derby races,...
Like father, like son is an overused cliche. For example, both of Michael Jordan's sons played basketball in college but neither lived up to the hype as their father did. Many sports can be taught. Rodeo is in the blood. Hailing from Dickinson, ND, 17-year-old Boyd Stroh is the son of Shawn and Shannon Stroh. Shawn has been a part of the National Finals Rodeo for 26 years. Boyd took the Phillips County Fair by storm this year. In a stable full of horses with plenty of attitude, Stroh was the onl...
Seeing someone else around town with the same exact vehicle you drive can be off-putting. Unless of course you won that vehicle. While Kolby Messerly and Jace Bishop didn't necessarily win matching pickup trucks, they did win matching horse trailers at the 2014 Ty Yost National Team Roping Tour in Billings On July 19. It just goes to show that Malta's Crossfire series features championship caliber riders. The Bishop/ Messerly duo picked each other as teammates for the event. "We could pick or...
Gnats, heat and mosquitoes plagued the Mustang practice field as the Mustangs football camp kicked off last Monday, July 21. The three day camp included a plethora of drills for players past and present. The camp also gave players insight into formations and plays that are a part of Nick Oxarart's new system. "A lot of guys have been coming on Monday nights and working together," said first year Head Coach Nick Oxarart. Those impromptu practices had players looking sharp in practice. Thanks to...
The following athletes qualified in all three events, and placed in the top 6 in finals in each event (not an easy task). Jenise Amestoy (womens 15-19): 50m Freestyle; 100m Freestyle; 100m Back Shay Garfield (girls 13-14): 100m Breaststroke; 100m Back; 50m Fly Carly Garfield (girls 11-12): 50m Freestyle; 100m Freestyle; 50m Back Darrow Messerly (boys 9-10): 100m IM; 50m Breast; 50m Back The following athletes qualified in the top 12 in all three events: Jillian O’Brien (girls 11-12): 200m IM; 50m Breast; 50m Fly Grant O’Brien (men 15-19) 200...
The beautiful thing about 4-H competitions are the fact that young or old the participant can do well. Jeret Warren, a senior at Whitewater High and RJ Burnham, a ten-year-old Saco resident, have a major age gap, but both of them won the title Grand Champion at the 2014 Phillips County 4-H Horse Show. Jeret, a ten year 4-H participant, sponsored by Todd and Carol Smith, won first place in Senior Showmanship and was a grand champion in the Ranch Horse IV category. Warren fared well considering...
6 Glasgow golfers came into town on a smokey Saturday afternoon to challenge 24 of Malta’s best golfers for the Ryder Cup, last Saturday, July 19. Malta kept up the recent trend of the home field team winning the match. Malta defeated Glasgow 30-18 after three rounds of nine were played. Malta came out to a screaming ten to two lead at the end of the first nine, which was played under the best ball ruling. Round two was a little tougher as the teams played alternate strokes meaning partners w...
Cole Hould isn't your typical 12 year old athlete. In a world ruled by sports like basketball and football, young Hould is a roper. Though he is from Havre and isn't a Phillips county resident, he is roping well. According to his mother Ruby Hould, Cole has been riding horses since the age of three or four. At his age today, Hould is the youngest of the Crossfire summer series team ropers, but age isn't anything but a number. Hould was brought into the sport of team roping last year after he...
The Malta swim team showed up 26 strong at the Lewistown swim meet last weekend. Young Midget Darrow Messerly and Senior swimmer Jenise Amestoy, led Malta in scoring, with 34 points a piece. Messerly, who was sick for last week's meet bounced back hard, claiming two top finishes and a third place finish. Messerly won the Men 9-10 100 meter IM, with a time of 1:31.39 and 50 meter breaststroke, with a time of 45.36. His third place finish was in the 50 meter freestyle, an event in which he posted...
Drivers from all over the state were present at the Phillips County Motorsports drag races last weekend for the second race in their four venue, "Montana State Points Race." "There are guys from Billings, Missoula, Anaconda and other parts of the state," Rick Starkey told the PCN. Local Malta racer Rick Starkey is all about numbers and it is for that reason, he has done well so far this year at the Hi-Line Dragstrip. Though Starkey did not claim a win or runner up last weekend, he has been...
They say a couple that plays together stays together, and in this futuristic age where many couples bond over texting and video games, Logan and Lindsey Lund team rope. Every once in a while on the same team. The couple was seen at the third event in this summer's Crossfire team roping series, which was held at Trafton Park last Wednesday, July 9. Logan Lund has been competing in rodeo events since he was 13 years old. How good has he been over the years? "It put me through college. I got...
The Malta Swim Team only brought five swimmers to the Glendive meet last weekend and even without help from state champion swimmer Darrow Messerly, the team fared well, with all five qualifying for the top 12 for the final rounds. "I think we're right on track as to be where we want to be, but at this time we have a few injuries we are trying to nurse," Coach Donnie Lynn told the PCN. Due to shoulder injuries, sickness and a long trip to Glendive, Malta was down but not out. The team was led by...
Since Bobbie Knudsen was called to start at Montana State University Billings, she has not only stood out on the court, she was extremely dominate. That may take her far as she travels to Germany to play for the Freiburg Kingfishers, later this year. Knudsen, a Malta native, grew up with a basketball in her hand, taking her first dribbles as a young child. "In kindergarten, I started playing on the playground a lot," said former M-ette great Bobbi Knudsen. "I got pretty competitive (even though...
The M-ettes basketball camp kicked off Monday, and with it came 27 young ladies hungry to learn more about the game of basketball and in the process learn only a part of what it takes to be an M-ette. "We're spending quite a bit of time on fundamental stuff," said M-ette head coach Nate Hammond. " We have some stations and we would like to balance camp with some shooting and ball handling drills." The camp also features free throw, one on one and five on five competitions. Hot-shot or knockout...
The Crossfire Roping Club kicked off it’s season, last Wednesday at the Trafton Rodeo Arena. The six week event features headers and heelers from all around Phillips County. Though event one was supposed to start last Wednesday, June, 18, it was rained out. Therefore, the club hosted both events one and two last Wednesday. Through those two events the top three headers are Shayne Bishop, who has 29 points, Shane Anderson with 27 and Matt Simonson, with 19 points. Top three heelers include Ken S...
About 220 Men, women and children of all ages were present at the open rodeo held at the Pavilion last Friday. Originally the rodeo was supposed to be at Trafton Park, but due to Malta's Thursday afternoon shower, mud and mosquitoes called for a venue change. The event featured broncs from Jimmy Orahood (Malta), bulls from AJ Crasco (South Lodgepole) and roping stock from Dwayne Ozark (Vandalia). It was the first open rodeo in the last ten years since the Mont./Can. Rodeo. "I'm hoping to be...
Last week the Malta Swim Team had a one day meet in Plentywood. The team did good considering the team only had nine swimmers representing the team opposed to 30-45 swimmers from other teams, but the team was unable to compete for a placing. They were sixth of seven teams. Normally the Plentywood and Scobey meets are held on the same weekend, due to the fact they are a day long event. Leading the team in Plentywood was Darrow Messerly who won three events including the men 9-10 100 IM...
Seventy-two racers took the line on a fair weathered and mosquito-less weekend at the Hi-Line Dragstrip, which started Saturday and ended Sunday. Havre's Josh Viall was on fire, sweeping the event for the Sportsman Class. On Sunday, Viall had a dial in time of 8.17 and a elapsed time of 8:21. On Saturday, he dialed in at 8.09 and also won. Sunday's runner up in the Sportsman class was another citizen of Havre, Holly Haas, who dialed in at 8.08. Saturday's was Bobbie Jo Wilkins. Malta's Marty Lun...
Even though the swim team only had 12 swimmers present at the Roundup meet, the team took home sixth place out of eleven teams that attended. Janessa Malmend was the big winner placing first in the 11-12 100 meter freestyle with a time of 1:23.91 and first in the 50 meter backstroke, with a time of 42.15. She took fifth in the 50 meter breaststroke, with a time of 47.79. Malmend scored 36 of the team's points. The team had two relay teams in the 11-12 women class and both teams won. The team...
The Malta Swim Team took third at their home meet last weekend, led by 10-year-old Darrow Messerly, who pulled out a hat trick in the pool, winning in three events. Messerly won the Men 9-10 100 IM, with a time of 1:44.74 in the final round. He also won the 50 free, with a time of 38.09 and 50 Breast, with a time of 52.01. The pool is a little cold and the weather is cool," Darrow said about the swimming conditions. "The pool is colder so it makes you go faster. That's why I shaved a lot of...
After having a rough year in 2013, due to a majority of the swim team being in the lower parts of their age bracket, the Malta Swim team will look to make noise this year. "Most of these age brackets go in two year age brackets," Malta Swim Team head coach Donnie Lynn told the PCN. "About 70 percent of our team was sitting at the bottom of the age bracket. That's just tough in this sport." But when it came to state last year, two third of the team's swimmers swam better than they were seeded hea...
The Dodson Speedway held their first of three Auto Motocross events this year last Sunday. When all the smoke cleared Havre’s Seth Hamilton brought home the first place trophy in the A main grouping. This comes after he placed first in the second preliminary group. Hamilton’s 79 Buick Regal seemed to have better guts than others in the race and thanks to some slick and daring driving Hamilton looks to repeat his run at the Phillips County Fair scheduled for August 3 at 4 p.m. Another name to...
See Boots and Saddles interviews and results next week in the PCN....
