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The Malta M-ettes showed no mercy against the Harlem Wildcats during their home opener held last Thursday. The team did drop a game to Chinook last Tuesday, September 8 and another to Poplar last Saturday. In their win against Harlem, the M-ettes played fierce and at times seemed untouchable. "I feel like we all had a lot of energy," Senior M-ette captain Mary Grace Kalal told the PCN. "It's our first game on our home turf and I feel like we took advantage of that." Kalal led the team in kills...
The North Country Mavericks had an excellent weekend picking up a win against the Brockton Warrriors on Thursday night in Hinsdale and another win against Class B’s Harlem Wildcats in Harlem on Saturday night. The scores in the Brockton game were 25-2, 25-9 and 25-8. “Everybody got to play,” Coach Kathy Siroky told the PCN. “Everyone got some varsity time, which I’m happy with. We tried some new combinations and I really liked that.” The team was led by Libero Payton Chopper, who had a game-...
The Dodson-Whitewater Harriers had a completely new team at the Malta Athletic Club Invitational held last Saturday at the Marian Hills Golf Course. The conditions were hotter than usual but that didn’t stop the young Harriers from giving it their all. “We were told it was going to be nice and cool,” Harrier junior Karly Santillan told the PCN, noting that the team was excited at the time. “But I guess we’re kind of used to having hot practices.” Harriers coaches Tom Anderson and Bruce Warre...
Malta’s Junior Varsity and C-squad both won their matchups against Harlem on Thursday night during the team’s home opener. The C-squad won their games 25-23, 25-12 and 15-7. “We had a couple of rotation calls in the beginning because we started a brand new rotation yesterday, but the girls came together and they worked together as a team,” C-Squad Coach Kalli Reintjes told the PCN. They came out from that. We had good serves and our team was playing really well together.” She mentioned...
High School and Junior High Malta M-ette Volleyball players had the chance to hone their skills last week, as Montana State University Billings (MSUB) held their Satellite Volleyball Camp at Malta High School last Wednesday and Thursday. "I actually love it," said M-ette Head Coach Julia Tatafu. "I get the opportunity to learn right along with the girls. These are college coaches; their knowledge of the game is obviously more than what I have." The camp was led by MSUB Volleyball Assistant...
"I just love seeing these girls that come back every year and they just keep improving," said M-ette Head Coach Julia Tatafu. "It's probably one of the best parts of putting on this camp for me." Coach Tatafu, along with her coaching staff Tasha Hines and Kalli Reintjes put on the 2015 M-ette Volleyball camp June 1-3. The camp had 30 participants. The camp featured many drills, scrimmages and awards for those not only attending but standing out on the court. The coaches would have had a...
The Malta M-ettes volleyball team had a few All-Conference selections after posting their best year in recent history. Senior Larimie Scheffelmear was a team captain this year and she played strong all year, earning All-State Honors and First-Team All-Conference honors. "She definitely deserved it," said M-ette head coach Julia Tatafu. "She was an all around great volleyball player." Coach Tatafu noted that not only was Scheffelmear a powerful hitter, but she also recorded a tremendous amount of...
The Malta M-ettes volleyball team ended it's season after going the deepest it has been in the last twenty plus years, finishing third in the Northern B division. The team made it all the way to the consolation round, which if won would have taken the team to state, however the Shelby Coyotes proved to be too much defeating Malta for the second time in the tournament and giving the M-ettes third place overall. The Choteau Bulldogs would eventually defeat Shelby for the divisional crown in the...
The Malta M-ettes proved in last weekend's district 2B tourney in Plentywood, that they were the cream of the crop, taking first after defeating Plentywood, not once, but twice. The championship game was won in five, with scores of 25-16, 25-17, 13-25, 20-25 and 15-3. Darby Schye led the team with 12 out of 41 team kills. Schye also had the lead in aces, with four of 11 total. Markelle Lett also had a game to remember picking up 22 digs of 89 total. Lett had 14 assists of 48. Malta owned the...
The season for the Saco-Hinsdale Wildfire came down to a showdown against the Nashua Porcupines twice last weekend at the District 3C Tournament, held in Saco, knocking them out of divisionals. Both teams went into the tournament tied, and in a draw for second place, when the Wildfire opted to open against Lustre Christian, rather than simply take the bye, which they won in a coin toss. "They came a long way," Coach Kathy Siroky said of her team, what finished third in the tournament. "Third...
Standing at number one in 2B volleyball, the Malta M-ettes look to capture the district tournament crown for the first time in Coach Julia Tatafu's program. Because of their 9-1 district record, the team is looking at a first round bye, and will not play until 5:00 tomorrow. Their opening opponents will be either Wolf Point or Harlem. On the other side of the bracket is second place Plentywood who will face either Glasgow or Poplar. Malta has faced each of these teams twice this year, only...
The Saco-Hinsdale Wildfire tied for second in 3-C volleyball with the Lustre Christian Lady Lions at 11:30 a.m. in Saco. Unfortunately both teams can’t have a bye game at this weekend’s tournament. So the teams had a coin flip, with Saco-Hinsdale winning, but the Wildfire opted to play the first game, rather than receive the bye week. While the notion may sound crazy to many, the reason for the team to face an opponent in the first round, it makes perfect sense. Many of the team’s key playe...
The M-ettes Varsity Volleyball team took the court on Wednesday afternoon after watching the school's two younger volleyball teams sweep the competition in three straight sets in both contests. Not to be outdone by their younger counterparts, the M-ettes hammered the Lady Wolves Varsity squad 25-11, 25-15 and 25-18 to take the 3-0 win. "These girls have done such a great job all season long," said Malta head coach Julia Tatafu. "When they step onto the court they are focused, they're intense...
The Malta M-ette JV Volleyball team earned a clean sweep of the Lady Wolves from Wolf Point on Wednesday afternoon, 25-20, 25-20 and 16-14 earning their first victory of the week after dropping their prior two games. "We played really well together as a team in this game," said sophomore outside hitter Kristi Granlund. "We lost two games this week and that kind of stressed us out," added junior Libero Hailey Olson. "I think we just wanted to play well because we knew it was going to be our last...
The Malta Middle School Colts girls basketball team finished their season on Saturday at the Havre tournament. The team was undefeated during the season and took home the championship in the Havre tournament with wins over Rocky Boy and Harlem....
The Malta M-ettes C-Squad Volleyball team made short work of the visiting team from Wolf Point on Wednesday afternoon, 25-12, 25-20 and 15-11 and did so, according to at least one M-ette, by playing as a team. "I think we played really well together and talked a lot," said freshman middle hitter Maria Brown. "If we play like that all the time I think we can win a lot of games." In the first match, the M-ettes found themselves trailing 4-2 early on, but timely serves from Grace Doucette – w...
The Malta M-ettes had a superb week as they defeated Plentywood, who was previously top ranked in 2B volleyball. Coach Julia Tatafu told the PCN that it was the first time in her three years as a coach that Malta has traveled to Plentywood and defeated the Lady Wildcats. "It was a big game for us, because we lost to them in five when they came here," Coach Tatafu said. "The team came out and played an awesome game." She went on to say that there were times they were down by a couple of points...
The Saco-Hinsdale Wildfire had a good week, picking up two district wins against quality teams against Lustre last Thursday and Nashua. The Saco-Hinsdale Wildfire survived a clash against the Malta M-ettes JV team last Monday. Facing injury and fatigue, the team won the game in four sets. The scores were 25-18, 25-21, 17-25 and 26-24. Malta's Gym was loud and seemed pretty intimidating even after Saco-Hinsdale won the first two sets. As Malta's JV fought hard to force a fifth game,...
The Malta M-ettes went into Wolf Point last week, and swept the Wolf Point Wolves. The Varsity team won in three games (25-8, 25-17 and 25-20). The Junior Varsity won in five (20-25, 24-26, 15-11, 15-5 and 15-3) and C-Squad also in five (20-25, 25-22, 9-15, 15-12 and 15-13.) In the Varsity win, senior Darby Schye brought her A game, blocking a team high four kills out of 11, while giving Malta eight of 19 kills. Senior Markelle Lett also shined in the victory posting 11 of the team's 17...
The Saco-Hinsdale Wildfire had a week that started off rough, with two losses. One game was a thriller against Poplar last Thursday, that went to five games. The scores were (25-13, 25-21, 20-25, 16-25 and 18-16.) The game featured great serving from both teams, The Wildfire started off slow but thanks to some quality hitting from their frontline. Freshman Mickalya Johnson led the team with 10 kills. Fellow freshman Jada Sudbrack served fireballs, picking up a team high ten aces. Setter Delaney...
The Malta M-ettes JV squad survived the 80 plus degree temperatures in their win against the Saco-Hinsdale Wildfire with both teams seeing double duty last Friday. Saco-Hinsdale's JV team defeated Malta's C-squad earlier that night. In their win against Saco-Hinsdale, the Malta JV team took the match in four games. "Our girls were talking to each other and playing the ball," said Coach Tasha Hines. "They were working well as a team." Hines also noted that the team was lucky to have the height...
The Malta M-ettes had a bittersweet weekend at the Dickinson Invitational last Friday and Saturday. They lost all of their pool play games and the opening tournament game, but ultimately the team punched it’s ticket to the consolation game after defeating Sidney. They ended up losing to the Beach Lady Buccaneers, a North Dakota 7B team, that is fourth of 12 teams in that region. The scores of the consolation game were 20-25, 25-22 and 23-25. Kaitlyn Smith led Malta’s offense with eight kills of...
The Saco-Hinsdale Wildfire volleyball team lived up to their name last Thursday as they served up some heat against the Brockton Lady Warriors and defeated them in three games(26-24, 25-17 and 25-18). They dropped a game the following night against Fairview (10-25, 14-25 and 11-25). Of the 24 kills the Wildfire had, both Courtney Capdeville and Alana Malmend had seven a piece, sharing the team lead. Hannah Whitaker had five consecutive aces to start the third set, she had three more throughout...
In any sport, it is crucial to get wins in your own division or district, not overlooking any opponent or taking them for granted. Last week the M-ettes defeated Harlem and Poplar, while dropping a game against Chinook, who isn’t a district foe. “These games were important because it helps us practice and get better for harder teams that we will meet in divisionals,” said Markelle Lett, who is the M-ette team setter and captain. They will see tougher competition this week as they take on Glasg...
The Saco-Hinsdale Wildfire started the season off with a roar, winning their first two games. This past week was different as they saw tougher opponents Poplar and Nashua and eventually lost the matches. In Thursday’s loss to Class B’s Poplar Indians, Saco-Hinsdale lost close matches with scores of 19-25, 21-25 and 20-25. Mickayla Johnson, who had 7 of 17 team kills, led the team’s offense. Delaney Beil had 10 of 11 team assists, while Courtney Capdeville had nine of 23 team digs and both team...