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All three Blaine County Cross Country teams were in action this week. Friday the 'Beeters were in Great Falls at the Anaconda Hills Golf Course for the Great Falls Invitational. Saturday the Harlem Wildcats and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were in Glasgow for the Scottie Invitational. The Chinook Sugarbeeters had a stellar performance in Great Falls at the Anaconda Hills Golf Course. With fields of more than 160 runners in both the boys and girls race competition was sure to be at its highest....
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team split a pair of conference matches in action this week. Thursday night the Beeters welcomed the Rocky Boy Morning Stars to town in a homecoming match. The 'Beeters wasted little time in dispatching the visitors, winning the match in straight sets. Saturday the 'Beeters headed to Conrad to take on the Cowgirls in the team's second meeting of the season. Chinook fought hard but it wasn't enough as the Cowgirl's claimed a 3-1 win over the 'Beeters. Chinook's...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter, Harlem Wildcat and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Cross Country teams were in Havre this past Saturday. All three area schools had plenty of athletes run. Chinook led the way with 14 runners, nine boys and five girls. The Wildcats had 12 runners with 11 boys including seven freshmen and one girl in the field. The Thunderbird roster included three girls and one boy. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds hosted this week’s high school cross country meet in beautiful Mission Canyon...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters concluded Homecoming week by welcoming the Fort Benton Longhorns to town this past Friday night. The Northern C matchup between these two rivals kept everyone entertained start to finish. The Longhorns scored on their first two plays from scrimmage and built an early lead that would hold up to a valiant Sugarbeeter rally. Freshman Ryan Bell tossed a pair of Touchdowns, freshman Jameson Nordboe and senior Jackson Nordboe each caught touchdowns. Junior Landon Beck and...
The Harlem Wildcats made the most of their scheduled bye week by taking the opportunity to turn the week into a Homecoming with The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds are playing a JV schedule this year and hosted the Harlem JV Monday afternoon in their Homecoming game. Since the Thunderbirds are playing a JV schedule, Friday night’s game would not count toward the teams season record. Wildcat Head Coach, Trenton Woodward had this to say about the game, “It was technically a JV game or non-sanctioned game.” Woodward added, “It w...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team only had one match this week. Saturday night they welcomed the Fairfield Eagles to town. Chinook has played four five set matches, and after falling in the first two they have certainly found a way to finish strong winning their last two. Friday night the 'Beeters topped the Eagles 25-22, 18-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-11 to the delight of the hometown fans. The two teams battled back and forth in a match where both teams had their chances. The 'Beeter attack...
The Lady Cats were back in action this past Thursday in Malta taking on the Malta M-ettes. On Friday the girls hosted the Conrad Cowgirls of the District 1B. The Lady Cats fought hard in Malta and showed a ton of improvement. The M-ettes played well in set number one and defeated the Lady Cats 25-19. Harlem turned the tables in set number two, topping the M-ettes 25-18 to even the match. Set number three was a barn burner with each team rallying for the lead with momentum swings every couple...
The Harlem Wildcats made the short trip west to Hoon Field in Chinook looking to even their season record at 2-2. The 'Beeters began the season with a pair of tough losses and were looking to pick up win number one. The Wildcats got the start they wanted, scoring the first points of the contest on a 38 yard strike from senior Leon Champagne to sophomore Miles Fetter. The Wildcats couldn't convert the point after and took a 6-0 lead early in the first quarter. The 'Beeters answered right back on...
All three Blaine County Cross Country teams were in action this past week as the ‘Beeters, Wildcats and Thunderbirds headed south to Lewistown to compete in the Fergus Invitational Cross Country Meet. The ‘Beeter contingent had 11 athletes in the field, 6 boys and five girls. Harlem brought 7 boys and one girl while Hays/Lodge Pole had 1 boy in the field. In the boys race Harlem freshman Branlin Foote led the way, finishing sixth in the field of 93. Foote ran a solid race completing the course in 17:36.93 to earn the top 10 finish. The nex...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team welcomed the Shelby Coyotes to town on Friday and kept fans on the edge of their seats in a five set thrilling win over the visitors. Saturday the 'Beeters fell to the Choteau Bulldogs 3-0 on the road. The 'Beeters are playing in the District 1B after moving up to the Class B ranks this fall. The 'Beeters have met the challenge head on and were looking to send a message to the conference by proving they belong. After starting the season with a win over...
The Harlem Lady Cats had a tough test this week traveling to Saco/Whitewater/Hinsdale and the Glasgow Scotties in a pair of really strong opponents. The Lady Cats continued to play hard but fell to the Mavericks in straight sets 3-0. Saturday in Glasgow they again gave their all, but the Scotties handed the Lady Cats another 3-0 loss. Harlem began the season with a 3-0 loss to the Wolf Point Wolves in their conference opener. The Lady Cats then won thrilling five set match against the Poplar Ind...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters began the season with a hard fought battle on the road to the Culbertson Cowboys losing 18-8. The ‘Beeters had a bye week two, and were on the road again this past Saturday to take on the Shelby Coyotes. In another tough contest the Coyotes outlasted the ‘Beeters in 30-20 win in the conference opener for Chinook. The ‘Beeters found themselves in a tough back and forth affair with Chinook taking a 20-14 lead midway through the second half, but penalties and mistakes piled up late. The Coyotes took full advantage scori...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter, Harlem Wildcat and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Cross Country teams were in Havre this past Saturday. All three area schools had plenty of athletes run. Chinook led the way with 14 runners, nine boys and five girls. The Wildcats had 12 runners with 11 boys including seven freshmen and one girl in the field. The Thunderbird roster included three girls and one boy. The Wildcat boys were led by dynamic freshman Branlin Foote who posted a time of 17:16.55 to finish second in...
The Harlem Wildcat football team was back in action this Friday taking on the North Stars in Rocky Boy. The Wildcats had their way start to finish handing Rocky Boy a resounding 82-22 thumping to pick up their first win of the season and improving their record to 1-2 on the season. The Wildcats hosted the Polar Indians in their home opener. The Indians took down the Wildcats 64-36 in high scoring non-conference clash to begin the season. Harlem welcomed the Shelby Coyotes in week number two. The...
Superintendent Fred Hoffman noted that with Chinook High School Business Clerk Moses Deanon being gone to drop his daughter off at the University of North Carolina and Chrissy Downs gone due to personal reasons that the monthly school board meeting minutes may not be released prior to the start of the school year. Mr. Hoffman expressed, “I think it is important to note the tax cuts made last night when the board adopted the budget as well as to give an update on our bussing situation. Hopefully we have enough buses here to run all three r...
If you've lived in Blaine County, even for a few years, you are probably familiar with Jim Doyle from his work at the Blaine County Courthouse or for more than 31 years as a member of Blaine County Emergency Medical Service. Jim's current level is Advanced Emergency Medical Technician. While on duty Jim has gone on 100's of Ambulance runs serving Blaine County, but on a Friday afternoon back on June 16, Jim found himself in an all too familiar position, just a whole different location. Jim and...
The Chinook Swim Team closed out another spectacular season. Chinook was sixth in the Class AA team results but were exceptional when taking points in consideration to number of Swimmers on the team. Chinook would have won class B and C as well. The Lions had two High Point Winners, Britton Elliot and Dentin DePriest. In addition, the Lions had several swimmers win Individual champions including Dentin DePriest, Kolton DePriest, Britton Elliot, Brockton Elliot, Bryce Elliot Rachel Stephens and...
The Chinook Lions hosted the Eastern Division swim Meet July 21-22. This situation was great for the kids as they got the opportunity swim in front of their hometown fans as well as in their own pool. The Lions qualified thirty swimmers for the State Swim Meet in Conrad this past weekend, results will be in next week's Blaine County Journal ~ News Opinion. At the Eastern Divisional the Lions claimed three High Point Trophies to go along with 9 Individual Champions in their respective event. The...
Editor's note: Due to printing deadlines in Helena we have to have all or our paper ready to be sent on Sunday. We will have the Eastern C Divisional results in next week's paper. This note will really need to be enforced during the High School Athletic seasons. Coaches will have to have their information into me Saturday night to be included in that week's paper. The following are results from the Lions meets in Fort Benton and Glendive. The Chinook Lions did their best to get some final work...
The Chinook Lions Swim team was in Sidney, Montana July 8-9 and again turned in a fantastic effort. With just one meet in Fort Benton (July 15/16) before the Divisional Swim Meet is held in Chinook, July 22-23, teams are fine tuning their strokes to be ready for the post season. The Lions had three High Point Trophy winners this week with Bryce Elliot capturing the honor in the Boys 13-14 age group and Dentin DePriest and Britton Elliot winning the Boys and Girls 15-19 age group. The Lions had...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters are bringing back their Football Camp for the first time since 2019. The Day Camp will be held August 1-3, 8:30-11:00 am daily. The ‘Beeter Football Team will be hosting the ‘Fundamental Skills Camp’ for athletes Grade 4-8. The three-day camp instructors will be the ‘Beeter Coaching Staff as well as players. The camp will focus on Technique, Speed and Strength training. Cost for the camp is $40 and includes a camp T-shirt. “We are putting this on like we have done in the past pre-covid. This is a good chance for the e...
The Chinook School Board met for their monthly meeting in June. The following is based on the draft minutes. Chairman Billmayer welcomed visitors, as well as the members in attendance including: Stacey Hasler-Elliot, Tammy Edwards, Charlotte Brummer, Jenn Conrad, Gerald and Stella Llante, Mitzi Cecrele, Bill Bell, Dannelle Gibson, Lesa MacLeod, Alicia Noel, and Jill Paulsen. The Board then considered extra duty appointments. There were three individuals considered for the junior high football coach position: Leland Standiford, and/or Trent Noel...
The Chinook Lions and Harlem swim teams each had excellent showings at the annual Harlem Invitational swim meet, July 1-2. The Chinook team took home an incredible 8 high point awards, while Harlem claimed one, along with excellent performances by multiple additional swimmers. Chinook nearly ran the gamut with high point winners in the 8 and under girls division, 9-10 boys, 13-14 boys and girls and 15+ boys and girls. Harlem claimed the 11-12 girls high point award. Starting things off with the...
Ginger Hansen recently hosted the 7th annual Chinook Golf Course Fundraiser Auction and Dinner. Each year the annual fundraiser has proven to be the most successful fundraiser for the golf course. For the past 7 years this event has raised the most money for the Chinook Golf Course including all tournaments. Ginger has done a remarkable job organizing volunteers and getting donations for auction items. This year was no exception. To host an event like this takes the generous contribution of...
It's been said that northern states celebrate summer better than its southern counterparts. Long winters and cool springs make Northerners antsy to get the grill out and start cooking. For many, school gets out just before Memorial Day and immediately the family heads out on a little getaway. Families and friends will continue to find reasons to 'getaway' for the weekend, heading out as early Friday afternoon as they can and coming back as late Sunday afternoon. Locally, campers will often head...
