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The Malta Swim Team will be sending seven swimmers to the Montana Federation of Swimmer State Swim Meet this weekend in Lewistown. The team qualified seven out of ten swimmers that competed in the Eastern Divisional Meet in Plentywood, which started on Friday, July 29, and concluded on Saturday, July 30. “The first day was pretty long because there were a lot more kids than I expected,” Malta Head Coach Darrow Messerly said. “There were like 350 kids.” The Malta boys were tenth with 58 points...
Though there will be a new look and feel at the 2022 Phillips County Fair Grandstand events, the venue will host several events this weekend. This weekend, the PC Fair will be hosting a concert on Friday, August 5, at 7 p.m., a combined Demolition Derby/ AMX Racing Event on Saturday, August 6, at 3 p.m., and Indian Relay Races / Chariot Races on Sunday, August 7, at 11 a.m. The PCN caught up with Keith Cowan, President of Dodson AMX Racing, and Francine Stiffarm, event coordinator for the...
It was hot air with an occasional breeze that welcomed 65 competitors to the Hi-Line Drag Strip on Saturday and Sunday. Three cars were unable to compete due to breakdowns or various issues. Despite the heat being in the high 90s, there wasn't one disappointed look on the faces of the contestants or hosts. Cars came from across Montana, neighboring states, and Canada to compete for points, titles, and hardware. Titus Carnahan, of Malta, a young and inspired driver was the winner in the Junior...
Malta was not present at the Scobey Swim Meet last weekend, but the team has ten swimmers headed to the Eastern Divisional Swim Meet in Plentywood this week. "I guess it was just a weekend for them to rest up and get ready for Divisionals," Malta Swim Team Head Coach Darrow Messerly said. Coach Messerly believes that the Divisional Meet will be similar to the crowded Glasgow Meet a couple of weeks ago, which hosted over 200 swimmers. Malta has ten swimmers going, including a pair of brothers...
As the warm air carried the vibrating sound of squealing tires, the Hi Line Drag Strip in Malta hosted a points race weekend that started on Saturday, July 16, and concluded on Sunday, July 17. Seventy seven cars from across Montana. as far as Billings and Anaconda, from bordering North Dakota and Canada converged on the strip that boasts as "the little town with the big strip". Only four towns/cities across the Treasure State are point races and those competitions are held in Billings,...
The Malta Swim team overcame a couple of 105-degree days in Glasgow last weekend, including record-breaking 108-degree temps on Sunday, July 17. "The first day (Saturday, July 16), was super long and hot," Malta Swim Team Head Coach Darrow Messerly said. "I think we had roughly 200 or 250 kids and that took a while." The Malta boys racked up 78 points and took ninth place as a team, while the Malta girls had 22 points and were tenth. Present for the boys were Reese Brown, Kael Young, and Silas...
The Malta Swim Team hosted their first Montana Federation of Swimmers swim meet since the 2018 season. One year, the teams didn't have enough swimmers and parents to set up a meet, one year was canceled due to COVID, and another was lost due to pool conditions "It's great to have kids back and parents to help us set up and make this happen," Malta Head Coach Darrow Messerly told the PCN. Malta had a total of 20 swimmers;15 girls and 5 boys. The event had around 100 swimmers. The event went from...
The 2022 Malta NRA Rodeo featured a little adversity by way of a bleacher-clearing thunderstorm last Saturday, July 9, at the Trafton Park Rodeo Arena. At the time, the event was mostly finished with only four bull-riders left in the event. "It probably took us a half an hour after the rain had started to finish the Bull Riding, but we did get it done," Jerey McEwen of the Trafton Park Arena Committee said. "We ain't going to quit. We were soaked and drowned rats but we got it done." According t...
The second of a series of youth rodeos at the County Line Arena in Saco was held on July 2. The final rodeo in the series will be August 20. Barrel Racing 14-18 Blake Ozark 19.20, Teonna Funk 19.74, Morgan McEwen 19.85, Kenzie LaBrie 20.46. 11-13 Royce Strobbe 19.21, Dace Dempewolf 19.35, MacKenzie Witmer 23.08, Paityn Kirn 23.28. 8-10 Maddy McEwen 20.82, Anna Brown 21.28, Dempsey Dempewolf 21.39, Rehme Pickner 22.63. 7 & Under Tayla McKay 20.84, Will Brown 31.03, Whit Ozark 42.29, Maia McGowan...
The Penguin Palace in Whitewater was the site of Coach B's Basketball Academy, a week-long event in which the youth of Phillips County and surrounding towns were able to work on their skills on the court. The camp was led by Jenna Bolstad, an assistant coach for the women's basketball team at Montana Tech. Bolstad coached Whitewater's Kia Wasson, and will be coaching Saco's Jaycee Erickson and Wasson this upcoming year. "I feel like it has been good," Bolstad said of her training session in...
Do you know how to make Malta Crazy Days even Crazier? Add an evening rodeo to it! The Trafton Park Arena's Malta NRA Rodeo is gearing up for its third installment from Friday, July 8, to Saturday, July 9, in Malta. The event started in 2020, during a time when events were shut down due to the threat of COVID-19. "We started it during COVID," said Jerey McEwen of the Trafton Park Arena Committee. "There were 550 people sitting in the stands. People were ready to get out. They had been locked in...
The Malta M-ettes basketball team hosted their annual Little M-ette Basketball Camp last week. The camp hosted 32 girls from third grade to eighth grade. The M-ette High School team helped out at the event. "There are some competitive younger kids coming in and we had some good, spirited competition, training, and they were an eager bunch of young kids," M-ette Head Coach Nate Hammond said. The camp started on Monday, June 20, and concluded on Wednesday, June 22, at the Malta High School...
Last week, the Milk River Bambino Baseball league started in Malta. This season, the league is under new leadership, as Kenny Murray, a Malta native, hopes to bring the same passion for the sport that he saw growing up, back to his hometown. Things seem to be off to a solid start. Between T-Ball and Coach Pitch and Little League baseball, the league has had over 100 kids sign up. "This year is really just about getting participation," Murray said. "It's new to Malta right now. I know that Dean...
The following are top times and marks from the 2022 track and field season for Saco, Whitewater, and Dodson High School athletes. SACO PANTHERS 100 Meters: 1. M. Caves 13.63PR May 14 District 3C Meet 400 Meters: 1. B. Downing 1:00.16PR Apr 8 Havre Lions 2. M. Caves 1:06.85PR Apr 26 Cal Wearley Memorial Javelin - 800g: 1. B. Downing 115' 1PR May 14 District 3C Meet High Jump: 1. B. Downing 5' 2PR Apr 8 Havre Lions Pole Vault: 1. B. Downing 13' 6PR May 28 State B-C Meet 2. M. Caves 10' 6PR Apr 8...
The Malta Swim Team has had two early meets this season to get things going. On June 4 and 5, the team was in Harlem for the Harlem Invitational. On June 11 and 12, the team traveled to Chinook for that Invitational Meet. Malta head coach Darrow Messerly said, “Things are going good for the early season. The kids are doing very well to start off the year, they’re working their butts off and improving every day.” In the female 200IM (ages 11-12), Taya Wilke took 5th in Harlem and 2nd in Chinook. Female 50 Free (9-10), Brooke Negus was 6th in Ha...
At the end of last season, then swimmer/coach Darrow Messerly was saying that he had really enjoyed his time with the swim team and was wishing them well in the years to follow. Fast forward to this year and now, just coach Messerly, is back at the helm of the swim team. “I am excited about this year’s team,” said Messerly. “I can’t remember how many we had out last year, but we have grown to 27 swimmers this year. It’s a really good group and I am looking forward to seeing how they come together.” Last year’s team qualified eight swimmers...
The following are top times and marks from the 2022 track and field season for Malta High School athletes. 100 Meters: 1. G. Slade 11.64cPR May 7 Havre Invite 2. K. Darrington 11.81PR May 14 2B District Meet 3. C. Salsbery 12.04PR May 14 2B District Meet 4. I. Lefdahl 12.65PR May 14 2B District Meet 5. C. Mears 12.75 Apr 1 Glasgow Invite 6. G. Larson 13.76PR Apr 30 WW/Saco Invite 7. C. Hallenberg 14.18PR May 7 Havre Invite 8. M. Beck 14.89PR Apr 21 Whitewater Invite 200 Meters: 1. K. Darrington...
The Malta Shrine Club recently held a player appreciation dinner for the two players that have been chosen to represent Malta in the 2022 East West Shrine Football Game, Cash Salsbery and alternate Rex Williamson. Also honored at the dinner was CeCe Salsbery, as she will be the Shriners Patient Ambassador for the East team. The Shrine football game will be played in Great Falls, June 18, at 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium....
The Malta Parks and Recreation's Fifth Annual Color Fun Run provided quite the atmosphere for runners, walkers, and family last Friday, June 3, in Malta. In all, 33 participated in the event. The route for the fun run remained the same as in previous years, but the evening was noticeably different. The first major change was the time of the event. While in previous years the event was held mid-morning, this year the 5K race started at 6 p.m. and the one mile at 7 p.m. "We wanted to do a family...
Last Thursday, June 2, word came out that former Malta M-ette and University of Montana guard Sophia Stiles had entered the transfer portal with one season of eligibility left in her college basketball career. The PCN caught up with Stiles, the daughter of Del and KayDel Stiles of Malta, to talk about her last season with the Lady Griz, entering the college transfer portal, and what may come next for her. The 2017 MHS graduate first described her time with the Lady Griz, which started in 2017 an...
After a perfect day on Saturday, June 4, for the test and tune session after the car show, the rain moved in overnight and had some wondering if the points racing on Sunday, June 5, would take place. "We have a new sweeper/vacuum truck at the track. This was the first test for it, and I think it passed," said newly appointed track manager Shane Carnahan. "We had standing water on the track when we got here this morning. We got it dried, cleaned, and ready for racing by 11 a.m." With a small...
