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The Chinook and Harlem Swim Teams are putting the finishing touches on another outstanding season in the pool. At the Eastern Divisional Swim Meet in Scobey this past weekend the Chinook Lions finished first in the Class A Division, scoring 661 points. The Lions edged out Glendive by just 10 points to win the division. Chinook had one High Point winner and will send 29 swimmers to the State Meet in Sidney this weekend. The Harlem swimmers performed very well at the Eastern C, finishing fourth...
The Chinook Lions and Harlem Swim Teams sent swimmers east and west over the final weekend of the regular season. Both teams were represented in Glendive and Chester as they prepare for the Eastern Divisional this weekend in Scobey. In all, three swimmers won High Point Trophies in their respective division with two coming at the Chester Invitational and one in Glendive. The Lions received a number of great efforts in Chester but they were led in the pool by Katie Tilleman who touched the wall...
When Glen Koster made his way into Chinook he experienced the highs and lows of walking across America. First he came across a huge Rattlesnake along the road, the first one he had ever saw, which left him at a standstill. A short while later a generous individual brought him a pink lemonade from Bikini Coffee. Glen and his wife Charlcie are in the home stretch of a two year journey across America, on foot, to raise awareness of the need for Foster Parents and Adoption. Glen himself is a foster...
The Chinook Lions and Harlem Swim Teams were back in the pool this weekend taking part in the Lewistown Invitational. The Lions placed third overall in the team standings collecting 623 points over the two day meet while the Harlem swimmers finished fifth with 404 points. Individually Chinook swimmers won 16 events and Harlem took gold in six. Chinook's Katie Tilleman won all three of her events, starting by winning the 9-10 Midget Girls 50 Meter Freestyle (:33.60). She also added first place...
The Chinook Golf Course had a fantastic day on Saturday, July 6th as it was home to the 2019 Chinook High School All-Class Reunion Golf Tournament. 15 teams and 60 golfers hit the links in what turned out to be a fabulous fundraiser for the course. The weather was fantastic, the beer was cold and the atmosphere was relaxed and fun. It was great to see all those who played in either the nine hole of 18 hole tournament. Chrissy Downs and Blake Downs served the meal and the beer cart around the cou...
June was a busy month for the football program at Hays/Lodge Pole High School. New Assistant Football Coach Jerry Racine has been busy putting on camps and taking are youth to camps outside the area since coming to Blaine County. Coach Racine was most recently the Head Coach in Browning. While there he helped the Indians end a 34 game losing streak, going 4-1 in the tough Northwest Class A division and hosting a first round playoff game. Now Coach Racine is busy organizing camps for not just...
The Blaine County Fair is something everyone looks forward to each summer. The dates of the fair change from year to year, but the excitment of going remains the same. In the 80's the fair took place at the end of August, and provided a great reprieve from the hassles of the first days of school. From that point on the fair has been moved up a little bit every few years. This year the Blaine County Fair takes place over the Fourth of July weekend and will also coinside with the Chinook High Scho...
The Chinook Lions and Harlem Swim Teams were in Roundup this past weekend as the summer swim seasom works its way through the schedule. Both teams excelled in the pool with a number of swimmers winning individual events as well as a couple of High Point trophies. The Harlem Swim Team was lead by the efforts of Shayne Stiffarm. His efforts in the pool over the course of the two day meet earned him the 11-12 Junior Boys High Point. Stiffarm won the 200 Meter Individual Medly by completing the...
The ninth annual Blaine County Cruise has a full slate of events planned for the weekend as activities get underway Friday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. with registration taking place at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The Cruise welcomes everyone to participate in the weekend activities and this year will also include a 'Scavenger Hunt' Friday evening. Saturday Cruisers will head to Chester. The cruise is open to anyone with a vehicle. The club prides itself on being family-friendly. Bring the kids,...
Schools out for summer, but that doesn't mean student athletes are just sitting back and relaxing by the pool. The month of June provides coaches with the opportunity to hold organized activities with players that are expected to help the team in the upcoming school year. The Harlem boys and girls basketball teams have been extremely busy on the hardwood the first week and a half of June as have the Hays/Lodge Pole girls. This summer, the football programs in Chinook and Hays/Lodge Pole have...
The Chinook Lions hosted their own Invitational this past weekend. The Lions, along with swimmers from the Harlem Swim team fared very well in the pool over the course of the two day event. Harlem swimmers took home three Individual High Point trophies while the Lions had two. Both teams did very well in the relays. Hunter Speaksthunder won the 100 Meter Individual Medley as well as the 100 Meter Freestyle and finished second in the 50 Meter Backstroke to claim the 9-10 Midget Boys top award....
The Chinook Golf Course and Country Club is holding its 3rd Annual Community Dinner and Live Auction on Saturday, June 8th at the Blaine County Fairground Commercial Building. Everyone is welcome to attend as it features something for everyone and is not just for those who play golf but to anyone who enjoys community outings. The fundraiser is to help raise funds for maintenance and upkeep of the course. Equipment needs to be repaired or updated as well as fertilizer, bug spray, sand and other common needs for the course. Last years event was...
Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday in May. The day became an official holiday in 1971 but its roots go back more than a 150 years. The Civil War claimed the lives of more than 620,000 Americans and maimed several hundred thousand more. It destroyed countless acres of farmland, buildings, roads and homes. The origin of the first gathering is unclear and many locations claim to be the first, but in 1966 the federal government recognized Waterloo, New York as the official birthplace of Memorial Day. Communities of the time...
Blaine County was well represented at the Class B and C State Track and Field Meets this past weekend. 25 local athletes made the trek to Kalispell and Laurel to compete with the states best in their respective Class. Three earned All-State honors and a place on the podium while one became a State Champion. Harlem junior L'Tia Lawrence has dominated the competition in both the 1,600 and 3,200 Meter races all season. Lawrence has won every time she stepped on the track. She has been tested in...
Blaine County will be well represented this weekend at the State C Track in Field Meet at the Laurel Sports Complex in Laurel. The Chinook Sugarbeeters will take 15 athletes to the State C including nine girls and six boys. The Turner Tornadoes will have four athletes in Laurel, two boys, two girls. The Harlem Wildcats will send five girls and one boy to Kalispell to compete at the State B meet. Some of the best distance runners in the state are included on the Harlem Wildcat roster. Junior...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter girls golf team has had a very successful 2019 season. After qualifying five for the State C Tournament in Seeley, the girls were looking to once again bring home hardware. The girls performed very well on the links finishing second in the team competition and had three girls earn All-State recognition for finishing in the top 15 in the individual tournament. The 'Beeter girls included senior Ashley MacLeod,, sophomore Hailey Bell, sophomore Crystal Hofer, junior Alyssa...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter girls finished second at the District 9 C Track and Field Meet last Wednesday at the Havre Middle School complex. The 'Beeters racked up 98 points winning four events. The Turner Tornadoes finished third with 54 points. The Chinook boys finished in a tie for third with 76 points, just two out of second. In Wolf Point the Harlem Wildcat girls and boys Track and Field Teams competed in the District 2B Meet. The girls finished fourth with 59 points while the boys were fifth,...
Teams are ready to make the push to their respective state track and field meets later this month as they head to the District 2B and 9C meets this week. The Harlem Wildcats will be in Wolf Point this Saturday to compete in the District 2B meet. The Sugarbeeters, Thunderbirds and Tornadoes will compete at the District 9C today, Wednesday, May 8, at the Havre Middle School Track. Teams were in Glasgow for the North/East Top 10 which features the 10 best individuals in each event, to include...
The Sugarbeeter golf teams closed out the regular season with a bang this past weekend at invitationals in Harlem and Chinook. Friday, teams gathered in Harlem for the Wildcat Invitational. The 'Beeter girls won yet another team title, winning the Class tournament with a score of 413 (Top 4 Scores). Senior Ashley MacLeod finished third after posting a 44-51 94. Sophomore Alyssa Gruszie was fourth with a round of 48-48 96, sophomore Hailey Bell was fifth posting a score of 51-49 100. For the...
Teams are prepping this week for the District 9C Meet in Havre next Wednesday and the District 2B Meet on Saturday, May 11 in Wolf Point. In their final week of preparation, the Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were in Malta on Thursday. Saturday the Sugarbeeters traveled to Great Falls to take part in the Belt/Fairfield Invitational at Memorial Stadium while the Harlem Wildcats were in Lewistown at the Fergus Invitational. In Malta the Chinook, Harlem and...
The Chinook High School Golf Team had another superb week on the course as the girls won the Shelby Invitational on Thursday and qualified their fifth team member for the State C in Seely, March 15-16 Friday in Fort Benton. The boys qualified their second for the State C as well in Fort Benton. Thursday morning seven golfers headed to the Marias Valley Golf Course in Shelby. The girls contingent included senior Ashley MacLeod, junior Alyssa Gruszie, sophomore Hailey Bell and sophomore Crystal...
The spring sports season is in full swing, and teams have had the time to find a rhythm and begin fine tuning events for the post season in just a few weeks. The Chinook girls had another solid effort on the track and in the field last Thursday at the Cut Bank Pre-Easter Invitational. The team scored 90 points and finished second in the 13 team meet. Chinook also had two individual event winners. The Harlem Wildcats were also in Cut Bank and found success as well with a pair of individual...
Getting on the course to play competitively has been the toughest part of the season so far for local golf teams. When they have been able to compete, the Sugarbeeters have performed very well. The team was in Wolf Point last Tuesday for the Poplar Invitational being played at the Wolf Point Golf Course. The tournament was a Class B tournament meaning that each team played five golfers and scored four versus a Class C tournament where four are played and three are scored. The 'Beeter girls have...
Another week is in the books for area thinclads and two athletes have secured a spot at the state meet the end of may. The addition of state qualifying times and marks in both the Class C and Class B ranks has been well received and currently Chinook senior Megan Molyneaux and Harlem junior L'Tia Lawrence have secured their spot at the state meet. Molyneaux finished second in the 100 Meter Dash at the Lions Invitational on Saturday, but her time of :13.00 eclipsed the state qualifying standard...
The long cold extended winter is still leaving its mark on the spring sports schedule as local high school golf teams saw another opportunity to play following the cancellation of the Cut Bank Invitational on Friday. The course in Chinook however came through the winter in good shape and was ready to give teams an opportunity to compete. Generally the Sugarbeeters host their Invitational the first Saturday in May, however this year they hosted their second meet of the season this past Saturday....
