One Nation, Under God
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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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
See Boots and Saddles interviews and results next week in the PCN.... Full story
The Blaine County High School Rodeo Club is sponsoring the Blaine County Kids’ Rodeo for those 18-years-old and under as part of the Blaine County Fair on Thursday, July 10 at 5 p.m. Entries are due by July 3. Entry forms can be picked up at the following businesses: E-Z Mart in Harlem, The Journal in Chinook, The Kwik Stop in Fort Belknap, Norman’s in Havre, Kimber Border Bar and Grill in Turner, West Side Self Service in Malta and the Mountaineer in Big Sandy. For Further information, call Dan and Sandy McNeill at 406-357-... Full story
The Hi-Line Dragstrip saw it's first action of the season last Saturday, as many local and not so local racers brought everything from rat-rods to family sedans to the Phillips County Motorsports Dragraces. The art of the race isn't only to see how fast your vehicle can go, but to see how accurately you know your vehicle and ability to operate it in a straight race. The winners of the races were chosen by how accurately the owner can guess how they would finish. Winner of the alcohol class was...
Forty-four young men from all over Northeastern Montana attended the Little Mustang Basketball camp that was held at the Old Gym last Monday through Wednesday. Kids from Saco, Hinsdale, Malta and even Turner showed up. The coach/ camp leader was Lori Carney who had the help of high school Mustangs Tyson Carney, Jase Galt and Allen Williamson. They spent three days training the campers through drills and games. "Camp's been going great," said Lori Carney. "these kids have been working hard. The...
The Malta M-ettes volleyball team hosted it's annual M-ettes Volleyball camp last Monday through Wednesday, with 45 girls fourth through eighth grade present for the three day event. The event was led by M-ettes Head Coach, Julia Tatafu, Tasha Hines and honorary coach Kalli Reintjes. The camp was officiated by coaches and Varsity and JV players. The girls participated in countless drills including an aggressive favorite called "Around the World," which the participants would line up in lines of...
Volleyball Camp Awards: Camper of the Week= Janessa Malmend Miss Volleyball= Raina Mortenson Most Spirit= Sidney Meeks Most Improved= Macy Williamson Camper of Day= Wylee Young(Monday), Justine Lamb(Tuesday), & Brett Wiebe(Wednesday) 3 on 3 Champs= Team Bazinkle (Macy Williamson, Brylee French, Kaylee Bishop) 4 on 4 Champs= Team Black Bombers (Erica Nagy, Kaylanna Bain, Aubri Werk, Raina Mortenson) 6 on 6 Champs= Team Old Men (Wylee Young, Janessa Malmend, Anna Wright, Hope Biddex, Rya Soul, Kayla Howard) Little Mustangs Basketball Camp...
In it's first meet of the season, The Malta Swim team placed fifth at the Sidney Swim Meet. The team was only four strong at the meet. Malta was led by 14-year-old swimmer Shay Garfield who won the Women 13-14 100 meter breaststroke, with a time 1:37.24. She also placed second in the 100 meter backstroke, with a time of 1:28.33. Garfield placed thrid in the 50 meter fly with a time of 47.53. Jenise Amestoy, placed second in three events at the meet in the 15 and over division. She had a time of...
The Malta M-ettes placed eighth in team standings at state after the State B meet in Butte, thanks to the heroic efforts of Sophia Stiles, Darby Schye and Jada Nicholson. The team scored 27.5 points in the two day event. Plains won the meet with 83, Big Fork was second with 58.5 and Manhattan was third with 38.3. Glasgow remained 2B's undisputed champ, taking fifth at the meet with a score of 34. Stiles was the only M-ette to bring home gold, but thanks to Schye and Nicholson, she was not the... Full story
Two Whitewater Penguins and a pair of Dodson Coyotes were unleashed upon Great Falls lat Friday and Saturday for the Class C State track and field meet. While neither school posted points, the teams should have plenty to be proud of, after showing such effort at the meet. Penguins Kourtney Simonson and Jeret Warren both posted personal bests in their running events. Kourtney Simonson placed seventh in the 400, but she placed, whilst breaking records. She set a new personal and school best with... Full story
The M-ettes did more than fine at the 2014 Northern B Track and Field meet in Great Falls. They not only showed up, they also placed second, thanks to seven individual athletes who placed in events. Those athletes will continue to the State B meet in Butte, this Friday. Sophia Stiles led the charge, placing first in three events and placing in the top three in two others. Darby Schye's heroics were seen in the shot put pit, as she took the divisional crown. Stiles won the 100 hurdles with a time... Full story
There has been a long wait to see who would take the reigns as Malta's Head Football Coach after Tad Schye stepped down from the position, last winter. It's a job that comes with a long legacy of excellent coaching, and sounds intimidating to the average man. Malta didn't hire just any "Average Joe," for the job. Last week former standout coach and current Malta Athletic Director Scott King, informed Nick Oxarart, a player he coached, that he is Malta's newest head coach. Nick Oxarart, will be... Full story
Saco’s Charlotte Jolley has been this year’s biggest surprise from Phillip’s county, and her season isn't done yet. Dodson, Saco and Whitewater all had athletes place at the Eastern C in the girl’s meet. Jolley placed in three events, and only lost out in the 100 meter dash by a tenth of a second. Whitewater’s Kourtney Simonson and Keira Simonson both will make the trip as well. Dodson’s Raven Bear will participate in two events. Ky. Simonson placed first in the 800 meter run, after posting a time of 2:33.6. Circle’s Ramsey Bailey posted a time... Full story
Malta golfer, Keenan VanWichen took the top honors of the 16th Annual Jack Brogan Memorial Golf Tournament held Saturday, May 17th at Marion Hills. Keenan shot an 80 to win the scholarship. He follows in the footsteps of his brother, Spencer, who has won the tournament twice in previous years. Teammate Jase Galt shot an 86 to take second place. Van Wichen's name will be added to the large tournament plaques displayed at the Tin Cup and at Malta High School. Coach Lynne Nevrivy, together with... Full story
The Malta M-ettes placed second in the 2B district track meet in Glasgow last week. The team had a total of 117 points and placed eight athletes in the meet. They also will be taking both relay teams to divisionals in Great Falls this Saturday. Sophia Stiles, a freshman again led the team in scoring, and placed first in each of the five events she attempted. Stiles won the 100 meter dash with a time of 13.42. She also won the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.73 and the 300 meter hurdles with... Full story
COYOTES The Dodson Coyotes were at it again! The boys track team consisting of Nick Bear, Jesse Stephens and Trevor Banyai showcased their skills at the 3-C District track meet, which was hosted in Wolf Point last weekend. The team had 59 points, which gave them fourth at the meet. The boys put on a jumping clinic, each earning a spot in the high jump. Bear and Stephens tied for first place in the event after tying the school record, which is 6'0". Banyai posted a jump of 5'2" which was good eno... Full story
