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Despite a couple of hot and smoky days, the 7th Annual Marian Hills Open finished without a hitch, and with a record number of participants. "We had a tremendous tournament," Marian Hills Open manager Dave Skiff said. "It got warm, but we had a little breeze. The golf course is in wonderful shape and there was nothing but compliments from all of the golfers here." The four-person team scramble event featured 96 golfers, which is the most golfers the event has ever hosted. "We had golfers from...
Last weekend basketball players consisting of Malta M-ette and North Country Maverick players competed at the Big Sky State Games in Billings last weekend....
It was a hot weekend in Malta with the temps reaching triple digits on both days, but that didn't stop the race enthusiasts from speeding down the track at the Hi-Line Drag Strip. Even though the borders aren't open yet so that our Canadian friends can come and join in the fun, there was a good number of cars on the track this weekend. 61 cars on Saturday, and 56 on Sunday. Track President Dan Stout said, "We're hoping they (Canadians) can get down here for our races in September over Labor Day...
The Malta Swim Team has had a busy week to go with an already busy summer. Last Wednesday, the team held a Swim-A-Thon, raising over $5,000 to help with the costs of running the team. The event featured music, alumni, and 200 laps that were swam by Malta Swim team members from the past and present. Originally scheduled for July 13, 2021, the swim-a-thon was postponed due to weather. “The fundraiser is held to help offset the cost of entry fees, coaches, and equipment needed to practice daily,” said Dara Wilke, Treasurer of the Malta Swim Tea...
The Malta M-ettes volleyball team was the top team at the 2021 Missoula Team Volleyball Camp, an event that started on Wednesday, July 7, and concluded on Friday, July 9. The team lost two pool play games early in the event, but caught fire during the tournament and defeated each team they faced. The M-ettes defeated Noxon for the camp title. "Every single one of our girls played their role in this, and man, was it fun to be a part of," Coach Tasha Hines told the PCN. "I don't remember who it...
The 2nd Annual Malta NRA Rodeo is in the books and the event featured plenty of thrills, spills, and chills, despite the temps reaching the mid-nineties during the two-day event. "I feel like it went well," said Jerey McEwen of the Trafton Park Arena Committee. "It went as well as it did last year. It wasn't as hot. It was just the right size rodeo. Just perfect." McEwen said that he felt the crowd was entertained and he felt that the hard work had paid off. Several local riders participated in...
Former Malta M-ette basketball standout Kelbee Denham stopped by the Phillips County News office to talk about her first season of collegiate basketball. The 2020 Malta High School graduate is a shooting guard for the Miles City Community College Pioneers, who nearly finished the 2020-21 basketball season undefeated, and they went on to win hardware in the postseason. Denham, daughter of Morris Denham and Stephanie (Fried) Denham of Malta, shared her thoughts about the year. "It was very...
The Malta High School Old Gym was the site of the 2021 Malta Summer Slam Wrestling Camp from Monday, June 28, to Wednesday, June 30. This year served as the second year of the camp. The first event was held in 2019 and canceled in 2020 due to the threat of COVID-19. There was a total of 51 wrestlers from age five to age 14. A majority of campers were from Malta, but Great Falls was well represented with 11 wrestlers. The camp, which was held from 10 a.m. to noon, then 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. was run...
According to Malta M-ette Basketball Coach, the team hosted another successful Little M-ette Basketball Camp. The ninth annual camp, which began on Monday, June 21, and concluded on Wednesday, June 23, hosted 46 campers, most of which live in Malta. "We had a great turnout," Coach Hammond said. "We have got a great group of younger girls coming up." The camp was split into three groups including third-fourth grade, fifth-sixth grade, and seventh-eighth grade. The High School M-ette Basketball...
On June 26, Independence Bank and Phillips County Insurance held their first Customer Appreciation Classic at the Marion Hills Golf Course. Ashley Stuart from Independence Bank said, "We had a great turnout. A full field of 72 golfers for the shotgun starts in the morning." The winning team of four consisted of; Kris LaBrie, Gordon Webb, Frank Wiederrick, and Amy Simonson. There was a tie for second place between the teams of Bryan Shores, Jesse Simonson, Leroy Simonson, Karey Bishop and the tea...
The Milk River Bambino Baseball League season ended last Wednesday, June 30, at Trafton Park. This year's league featured 100 tee-ball and baseball players from age four to 13. "That was good," Milk River Bambino Co-ordinator Dean Yeadon said of the season. "I didn't know what to expect because last year we did not do it." Last season was cancelled due to the threat of the COVID-19 virus, which shut down most sporting events in 2020. "When you skip a year, you never know," Yeadon said....
A good amount of seats were taken up in the Grandstands of the Phillips County Fairgrounds last weekend, as the venue hosted the Hi-Line Relay. The event, which featured three days of action-packed Indian Relay racing, started on Friday, June 25, and concluded on Sunday, June 27. The event's championship, which was held on Sunday evening, was won by Carlson Relay of the Blackfeet Tribe from Browning, Mont. The PCN was able to catch up with Chazz Racine, the team's rider, who had a dominant...
The weather was perfect for two full days of points racing at the Hi-Line Dragstrip this past weekend. On Saturday, the strip had 51 cars and two Jr. Dragsters racing down it for trophies in four different classes with a $20 buy-back option, after the first elimination round, just in case the losers of round one wanted another crack at it. Almost, if not all did. In the Sportsman class, the final came down to Craig Shaw vs. Kenda Young. Shaw from Havre pulled out the win with a 7.95 dial-in,...
For a second consecutive weekend, the Malta High School gymnasium featured basketball teams from the Hi-Line and beyond, this time for the Tenth Annual Malta Summer Shootout. The Malta Mustangs, M-ettes, and North Country teams were present at the event. There was a total of nine boys teams and 12 girls teams present. "We have been really fortunate to get some good teams in here and I think that our girls have grown a whole lot from this summer of competition," M-ette Head Coach Nate Hammond...
Something peculiar happened last Tuesday, June 8, at the Malta Mustangs Football team's practice field. A trio of Hi-Line teams including the Mustangs, Glasgow Scotties, and Havre Blue Ponies came together for a scrimmage-type camp. Over 40 athletes were in attendance. "It just gives us a chance to run our plays and start finding which guys can fit into which position as well as how they match up with other teams so that we are not always going up against each other," Coach Oxarart said. The...
4 Malta Graduate, Anthony Wegner, is living out one of his dreams. He is racing in the HCMA series. (High Country Motocross Association) "Growing up, I kind of always had an interest in dirt bikes, but what really ignited the flame was the freestyle motocross show that came to town for the car show," said Wegner. The HCMA series holds 6 different events over the spring and summer months with many different classes racing at each event. Wegner is currently riding a 2021 Kawasaki 250 and is...
On Saturday, June 12, 2021, the Dodson Speedway held their first race of the year and it was a benefit race for Michael Jaynes and Corrine Hould. Both families are Speedway racers and the dollars generated are being split 50/50. There were 8 stock car drivers that paid fees to race with the race being sponsored by First State Bank of Malta. The rain received last week left the track with a few well placed water holes and the drivers quickly learned how to navigate around them as to not end up...
The Malta M-ettes basketball team found some top-notch competition on Friday, June 18, at the Malta Gymnasium. The round robin tournament consisted of four teams including Malta, who finished fourth in last season's Class B state tournament. The other teams were the top three teams in last year's Class C state tourney. Fort Benton, the Class C state champs. North Country, who finished second, and Roy-Winifred who finished third. Malta's Head Coach Nate Hammond said, "We were fortunate to get som...
The registration deadline for the 20-mile Boats in the Breaks canoe and kayak race on the Wild and Scenic Missouri River is quickly approaching. The deadline to sign up is June 30. Space is limited, so register now at https://runsignup.com/Race/Info/MT/FortBenton/BoatsintheBreaks or by visiting the Friends of the Missouri Breaks Monument website at missouribreaks.org. The race will be held July 17, beginning at Fort Benton and ending at the Wood Bottom Recreation Area. It’s part of this year’s celebration of the 20th birthday of the Upper Mis...
The Malta Mustangs football team was well represented at the 74th annual East-West Shrine Game held at Daylis Stadium in Billings on Saturday, June 19. Pierce Mortenson played offensive guard for the East team, and Coach Nick Oxarart was an assistant coach for the East. Oxarart said, "We had a great week of practice even though the temperature reached triple digits a couple of the days. The week not only allowed for installation of a defensive and offensive game plan, but it also allowed new...
The Malta M-ettes Volleyball Team hosted the 2021 Little M-ette Volleyball Camp at the Malta High School Gymnasium last week. "It was great," M-ette Volleyball Assistant Coach Kayla Howard told the PCN. "I thought that the campers had a lot of enthusiasm, they were ready to learn, and they had lots of fun." The camp, consisting of 30 young girls from fourth grade to eighth grade, took place from Monday, June 7, through Wednesday, June 9, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. "We had some very competitive kids,...
The Malta City Municipal Pool officially opened last Monday, June 7, and since then swimmers of all ages have jumped in to escape the heat of the early summer. Along with the opening of the pool has come the Malta Parks and Recreation Swim Class, a class taught by Malta City Pool Manager and Swim Instructor Kelly Cederberg. "Things went really smooth," Cederberg said. "Our lifeguards received their training last week and really just picked up where they left off." The City Pool currently has six...
