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The Dodson-Whitewater Harriers start an almost brand new chapter in team history, after having one lone returnee. That lone returning athlete is junior Shawnee Kill Eagle, who was a state performer. The team had four state performers last year including graduated seniors Jeret Warren and Jacina Doney and transfer student Teal Martell. Though Kill Eagle is a state performer, the team may have a young standout in freshman Tyrese Messerly, who has been strong in basketball and track and field in...
Last Monday, August 17 marked the beginning of practices for the Malta M-ettes volleyball team and with the new year, comes new players. The M-ettes welcomed nine new freshmen to the team, including good friends Raina Mortenson, who played for Malta's junior high team last year and newcomer Libby Rush, who went to Twin Spruce Junior High School in Wyoming. Mortenson, who was a part of a Malta's junior high team that went undefeated in regular season play, has already noticed a few differences...
The Malta Mustangs football team has a week and a half of practices under their belts for this season. That being said, the team has plenty of talent coming back including a player that was sidelined last season for an injury that used to be a career ending injury. He has had surgery done during each of the previous seasons That player, junior Kolbe Murray, is a linebacker and running back for the Mustangs. "I had my meniscus (knee cartilage) replaced last summer and then the summer before I...
Phillips and Valley Counties saw the first scholastic action of the season last Friday as the North Country Lady Mavericks Volleyball team hit the court for their first practice of the season. The newly formed co-operative includes high school students from Saco, Hinsdale and Whitewater schools. The Phillips County News caught up with players representing each school for opinions on their new team's mascot; their honest opinions. "At first, I thought it was kind of stupid," said Jada Sudbrack,...
Malta's Coed Softball League wrapped up it's season last Tuesday, August 11, the way that it started, with a few rounds of batting practice. Jo Tharp, the league's founder felt that the six week league went pretty well. "The first meeting that we had, we only had a few people show up and we did batting practice," Tharp said. "The next week, we had quite a few people show up. We had enough for two teams." At it's peak, the league had around 26 people. "I think it turned out really good this year,...
Malta football practices started last Monday. The photo shows the team practicing lineman drills under the watchful eye of assistant coach Shawn Bleth....
It's the moment during a baseball game that has put many celebrities under a microscope only to be ridiculed; the first pitch. During last Friday's Great Falls Voyagers game, former M-ette post player Darby Schye had to do the honors. It didn't go as she had hoped. "It was not really great, because I'm really bad at baseball," Schye told the PCN. "It was an ugly, ugly pitch. But I guess it made people laugh, so that was good." How bad was it? Apparently, nowhere near the strike zone. But there...
Alysa Conway Favorite Hobby: Horse riding and spending time with my family. Favorite Meal: My mom’s fried chicken or spaghetti Favorite Dessert: Marble Cake with Buttercream icing. Favorite TV Show: The Wizards of Waverly Place What are you looking forward to do this school year? My English class and choir. What are you going to miss most about summer? Not being in school One Superpower: Invisibility Bailey Funk Favorite Hobby: Basketball Favorite thing your dad cooks: Steak and butter n...
One of Malta's most accomplished athletes will see athletics in a different light this season, not as a player fighting to win a championship in basketball, but to lead her team to the top. Former M-ette and Montana State University Billings standout, Bobbi Knudsen will be coaching as the second assistant coach at Seattle Pacific University (SPU), a NCAA Division II – GNAC School next basketball season. Knudsen was a star point guard at every level, including her one year stint with USC F...
Boots and Saddles held their final event of the season and with that came fancy new buckles. One winner, six-year-old Chance Pierce participated in many of the events including barrel, key and arena races. But he took home a few prizes, including a halter, a buckle and money after placing first in the short pattern horse event. When asked about the money he won, he said he won $80. "I don't know," Pierce said after being asked about his plans for his new bounty. "Buy something that was really...
Though the track for AMX racing has been the same for years, one man knew the track a little bit better than all other competitors at the 100th Annual Phillips County Fair event and it paid off. Dodson's Travis Anderson had the AMX track looking amazing after an astounding 17 hours of prep work and for his hard work, he took home First Place in the Stock Class Championship last Saturday. He was asked how it felt to win that race. "Like usual," Anderson said with a smile. "At least I finally fini...
Chinook's Powell wins P.C. Fair Demo Derby; Havre's Kultgen shows grit, determination For the first time in five years, the Phillips County Fair hosted a demolition derby and the event holding nearly 900 was a success. The event featured plenty of "rock'em sock'em" action and was highlighted by a win by Chinook's Garrett Powell. Powell won the Calcutta round, which was also the Championship Round of the derby. Among the highlights of the evening was Havre's Ashlee Kultgen, who had the crowd's...
The 100th Annual Phillips County Fair had many highlights including the Milk River Challenge Rodeo, which was the closing Grandstand event held last Sunday afternoon. The event brought many shouts from the rafters as many of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) riders put up eight second rides in both bull and saddle bronc riding events. The bull-riding event was won by TJ Allan who scored a day high 77 points. With over a dozen more riders in the Saddle Bronc category, the top...
The first rule of table tennis is not to call it "ping pong." "That's because there is a difference between ping pong and table tennis," John Waters told the PCN. Waters won the Division B silver medal in table tennis at the Big Sky Games in Billings Saturday, July 18. The event was held on the campus of Rocky Mountain College. Waters made the trek to Billings with his father who watched and Thad Giblette and his son Palmer Giblette, who both played in the tournament. Palmer Giblette also...
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At the Eastern Divisional swim meet in Plentywood, the Malta Swim Team only had 19 of their 45 swimmers, however 18 swimmers qualified for the state meet in Roundup this weekend. Malta took eighth overall as a group and 13 of the 18 state qualifiers placed in the top twelve in all three of their events. The following swimmers placed in the top six finals in all three of their events: Carly Garfield, Shay Garfield, Darrow Messerly, Grant O'Brien, Jillian O'Brien, Connor Tuss. These swimmers place...
As the Malta Co-ed softball league closed out its second game of the year, the score of the game was noticeably smaller than that of the season opener, which was 15-9. Last week's game ended in a 7-6 thriller won by Team A. The defense in the game was better with multiple double plays, and stronger defense in both the infield and outfield. The game that should've gone only seven innings went eight. Team A would win a strongly contested 7-6 game against Team B, who was down by three in the...
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The Phillips County Fair's first event was held last Saturday at the Milk River Pavilion; the 2015 4-H Horse Show event featured a dozen horsemen. Twelve year old Sidney Meeks started showing horses when she was nine and last Saturday, she took home a first place award in Advanced Junior Showmanship, the first event of the day. She said that it was exciting, but she was also really nervous. "There were a lot of kids in my age group," Meeks said. Meeks said that her father, Scott, was instrumenta...
Phillips County residents and AMX enthusiasts ventured to Havre to compete in the Hill County Fair races over the weekend. Attending from this area were Luke Brown, Scott Hould, Wes Lundstrom, Mike Plouffe and Flint Schaaf. While the event went well for some, others were out of the competition due to drive shaft breaks and heating engines. Luke Brown took 4th in the stock and 3rd in the mod. All these drivers will be joined by approximately 20 other drivers from across the state at the Phillips...
The Boots and Saddles Club held its second event of the year last Saturday in Trafton Park. Cheers filled the stands during the races. One rider that brought up a few of those cheers was eight year old Lela Domire, who posted a time of 21.09 during mini barrel races. "It went good, I lost my reins and I lost straps but I still got a 21," she said noting the fastest time was around the 19 second mark. Lela starting riding horses around the young age of three and started riding in Boots and...
The first pickup game for the Malta Co-Ed Softball League is in the books. The game featured 19 participants that held a seven inning game at the Trafton Park Softball field last Tuesday, July 14. Team A defeated Team B 15-9 thanks to a strong outing in the fifth inning which the team scored six runs. Team A consisted of Lyle Stiffarm, Clayton Kill Eagle, Cheyenne Young, Omar Lett, Jill Thompson, Shannan Fried, Jerry Benge, Kate Cleveland and Jesse Young. Team B consisted of Jo Tharp, Wes Kill...
The Milk River Challenge Open Rodeo was a hit at last year's Phillips County Fair. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the fair and it's only fitting to bring back one of it's best events. The Open Rodeo scheduled for Sunday, August 2 at 1 p.m. will be one of four events held at the Grandstand. The event will start off with Ranch Bronc Riding followed by Barrel Racing, Saddle Bronc Riding, Team Roping and Bull Riding. Bulls will be provided by A.J. Crasco. Billie Ozark will be providing the...
Raleigh Hunter Favorite hobby: Playing sports and keeping busy. Favorite pizza: Thin crust pepperoni First pet? Sadie a Rottweiler Favorite dessert? Cookie Dough Ice Cream Favorite Animal: Monkey What are you looking forward to when school starts: Playing volleyball and basketball Favorite team: Oklahoma Sooners in football and basketball. Jillian O'Brien Favorite thing to do with spare time: Sports and sleeping. Favorite thing to eat: Dried Mango. First pet: Sassy a golden retriever Favorite...
CROSSSFIRE In the Crossfire Team Roping Summer Series many of the riders come from a legacy of ranching. "My grandpa Tant was a rancher up north and my cousins Jett and Brent Anderson are up there now," Tanner Anderson told the PCN. "My grandpa Hammond he had a place up north where his boy Mike Hammond bought the land after World War II." Anderson himself ranches with his father-in-law Larry Smith, but in his free time Tanner ropes with the Crossfire Club. The 34 year-old has been a part of...
