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The Malta Mustangs held their annual Blue and White Scrimmage last Friday night at the MHS Football Practice Field. The team will face Baker at Mustang Field this Friday, August 25 at 6.p.m., an hour earlier than usual kickoff time....
Over 50 youths gained knowledge from Montana basketball legend and NBA player Josh Huestis on Tuesday, August 1, and Wednesday, August 2, at Malta's Old Gym. "The turnout was amazing," Huestis told the PCN. "I have always known that Malta lives and breathes basketball but this is awesome to see firsthand." Huestis, a Charles M. Russell High School Graduate in 2010, went on to play basketball collegiately at Stanford. He was a first- round pick for the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2014 and played...
In addition to their Mens' and Womens' Golf Leagues, Marian Hills Golf Course has been busy over the last couple of weekends. The nine-hole course located just south of Malta, hosted the 2023 Marian Hills Open Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 29 and Sunday, July 30. According to the club, the tournament was a success. "One hundred eight great golfers spent two days demonstrating their golfing expertise," Marian Hills said per a press release. "They came from all over the state, area and...
The 108th Phillips County Fair Indian Relay and Chariot Races held on Saturday, August 5, featured plenty of excitement as the Men's Championship Race and Chariot Races both ended in a photo finish. After further review, it was determined that hometown favorite Mountain River Relay (Lodgepole) crossed the finish line first, beating runner up Bird in Ground by the length of a hoof. The PCN caught up with Mountain River Relay's rider Nolan Werk, who won the championship in Dodson for the first...
At the halfway point of the 108th Phillips County Fair Indian Relay and Chariot Races last Saturday, the crowd was treated to a Ranch Bronc event. At the end of the event, a local rider, Dodson's Alex Werk was the winner with a total score of 135 points. Werk scored 64 in the first round of the event and 71 in the top five round (finals). Werk has had plenty of success at rodeos at the PC Fair. This event was the third that he won. "It was a good one," Werk said. "Too bad the other boys rode so...
The 108th Phillips County Fair AMX Races served as the last Arena event for the fair on Sunday, August 6. It was a big day for the Jaynes family who nearly swept all of the main events that day. Jamie Jaynes won the A Main Stock event, edging out Great Falls' Dustin McKinney. "It feels amazing, I'll never get tired of the feeling of accomplishment because it's not easy," Jaynes said. "We put in a lot of time getting these cars going each year to get them where they are." Jaynes has won the A...
The Malta Swim Team saw action at the Montana Federation of Swimmers State Meet last weekend in Conrad. The meet started on Saturday, July 29, and concluded on Sunday, July 30. "The state swim meet was a huge learning curve for my swimmers," Malta Head Coach Darrow Messerly said. "They got to experience the highs and the lows that come with the meet." Despite their youth, Coach Messerly was impressed with how they performed. "I'm really proud of how my kids did because for a majority of them...
The 108th Annual Phillips County Fair Kicks off on Thursday, August 3, in Dodson, but the Arena Events will kick off this Friday, August 4th, with the Frank Ray Concert scheduled to begin in the grandstand area at 6 p.m. After the music fades, the P.C. Fair Arena continues with a pair of events that have featured plenty of action throughout the years. The Indian Relay Races and Chariot Races will have a full day of action on Saturday, August 5, starting at 11 a.m. Sunday, August 6, the P.C....
Malta is home to a trio of champions after the Hi-Line Arm Wrestling team picked up a few gold medals at the 2023 Big Sky State Games Arm Wrestling Championship on July 15 in Billings. Wrestling in the Men's 221-241 lb class, Malta's Leif Sorenson was the Men's Right Hand and Left Hand Champion. He won both titles by defeating Park City's Chuck Young in the championship rounds. Due to his performance, Sorenson is now ranked 17th in Men's Right Hand division in the Armwrestling Elo Rating System,...
This group of students placed third in the Big Sky Games 7th/8th Grade Tournament. The team played in a 16-team bracket....
The Malta Cheer Teams went to a two-and-a-half day camp at Lockwood High School held by Kansas State University July 17-19. Dani Ruoff, head coach of K-State is from Shepherd, so she comes to Montana to hold camps. The girls worked with K-State cheerleaders and alumni to learn new stunting techniques, dances and cheers. Tuesday night they got to practice stunting under the lights at Lockwood Stadium....
Halle Sawicki (age 14, of Billings, along with six others (all ages) from Montana, competed in the National Powerlifting Competiton in Las Vegas Nev. on Thursday, July 13. Sawicki, the grand-daughter of Lanny and Jeanne Icenogle of Saco, obtained two World Titles in Squat and Deadlift and another World Title in Bench Press. To obtain her tile in Squat, she lifted 346 lbs. For her Deadlift title, she lifted 396.75 lbs and for her title in Bench Press she lifted 181.9 lbs. She also placed third...
The Malta Swim Team took eleven swimmers to the 2023 Montana Federation of Swimmers Eastern Divisional meet last weekend and eight of them qualified for state this upcoming weekend. "I would say that they did really good," Malta Swim Team Head Coach Darrow Messerly said. "It was a big learning curve for a lot of them and it was a lot of the kid's first (postseason) meet, so it was more about experiencing the fun part of swim team, towards the end of the year." The 2023 Montana Federation of...
The 2023 Big Sky Games Girls 9th-10th Grade Basketball Champions were led by Coach KatySue Anderson and defeated North Country 43-19, Wilsall 42-32, Horse Power (Harlem) 46-22, and Wilsall (All-Star team) 57-36 in the Championship on Sunday morning in Billings....
Malta Parks and Recreation Martial Arts students participated in the 2023 Big Sky State Games and came home with medals last weekend....
Former North Country Maverick athlete and 2021 Hinsdale graduate Kaitlyn McColly will get to display her athletic talents on the world stage, as a member of Team USA in the World University Games in Chengdu, China. McColly, a second year student at Dickinson State University in Dickinson, N.D., has thrived in collegiate track and field and is the 2023 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Women's National Champion in the Heptathlon, in Marion Ind., this past June. McColly is the daughter of Hinsdale's...
The Malta Swim team was represented by a pair of sisters in Glendive this weekend. Malta Swim Team will be heading to the Montana Federation of Swimmers Eastern Divisional Meet in Chinook this weekend. The meet starts on Saturday, July 22 and concludes on Sunday, July 23. Coach Darrow Messerly, who was in Glendive with his team, expressed pride in his young swimmers. "I'm extremely proud of the girls that went down there," Coach Messerly said. "All four of the girls are either first or second...
Phillips County Motorsports held their third racing weekend despite the smoky haze hovering over the skies from fires burning in Canada. The track hosted their Montana Drag Racers Association race, which drew around 75 participants. Though there were two days of racing, results for Saturday's race were available at the time of print. Sunday's race will be printed when available. Nick Westburg of Billings won the Box Super Pro class on Saturday with a elapsed time of 6.6740 seconds in the...
The Trafton Park Rodeo Arena hosted the 2023 Malta NRA (National Rodeo Association) Rodeo last Saturday night. The fourth rodeo annual event featured the smooth voice of Announcer Robert Toavs as well as exciting commentary by Barrel Man Rob Matteson. The stock was provided by Treasure State Rodeo and the pickup men were Ted Brown and Ken Salveson. The bullfighters were Koby Ruff and Austin Wagner. Judges were Jim Duvall and Troy Henderson. The timers were Tara Vaira and Lorraine Lukin....
Malta's Department of Parks and Recreation started a new session of Karate Classes on Wednesday, July 7, at the Malta City Hall building. Sensai Michael Morser, a third-degree black belt, has been a long time student and teacher of Shito-Ryu, a type of Karate that was made popular in Okinawa, Japan. "The way I look at karate is, you use it for self-defense, but it takes a lot of control," Morser said. "We learn a lot of movements that can seriously hurt people. You have to know when to use it,...
Regan Stuart tied for first overall in the 2023 Leavitt Group Insurance Junior Golf Tour. The tour took place from Monday, June 26 through Friday, July 7. He performed in Conrad on June 28, Choteau on June 29, Fairfield on July 6, and Shelby on July 7. He was unable to golf in Cut Bank on June 26, but only four scores counted per golfer....
Note: In last week's edition of the Swim Team news it was stated that there was no swim meet due to the July 4th holiday, the swim team headed to Harlem and there will be no Malta Swim Meet this season, they will head to Sidney July 8 and 9....
The Malta Swim Team trekked to the Roundup Swim Meet on Saturday, June 24, and Sunday, June 25, 2023. First-timers, Emma Solberg and Ellie Newman were finally able to get their feet wet. All the swimmers who attended had a great weekend, some placing in most of the events they entered. Great job to all the swimmers! The Swim Team will take next weekend off due to the July 4th holiday. The Malta Swim Meet is scheduled for July 9-10, 2023. See you there! Individual Meet Results Event # 16 Female...
The Malta Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited hosted their annual Camp Walleye event on Friday, June 16. "The weather held up and I think that all of the children caught fish, at least one on each boat," Malta Walleyes Unlimited President Jay Boardman told the PCN. "It was a great day." A total of thirteen young anglers and a few extra deckhands attended the event. The group had a total of seven boats. Boardman wasn't able to join in the fishing festivities because he, Darren Demarais, Trevor Simser,...
