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Blaine County will send three wrestlers to the All Class State wrestling tournament in Billings this weekend. The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats headed to Cut Bank this past Saturday to take part in the Northern B/C divisional wrestling tournament in Cut Bank Advancing for the Wildcats will be freshman John Hughes who finished fourth at 132 lbs. The Sugarbeeters will send junior JT Hauer a third place finisher at 152 lbs. and sophomore Favion Couturier, a third-place finisher at a 160 lbs. Hauer began his tournament with a quarterfina...
The final week of the high school girls basketball season is upon us and teams are battling to for seeding position in the upcoming District 2B and District 9C Tournaments. The Harlem Wildcats sit at the top of the District 2B and are looking to close out the season on a high note. Thursday the Lady Cats were in Chinook to take on the Sugarbeeters and rolled to a 71-23 non-conference win. Saturday the girls were at home where they honored their seniors prior to the start of their District 2B...
This is it, the high school basketball season is down to its final week of the regular season and while there are some tournament seeds set in stone, many remain to be determined over the course of the weekend. The Chinook Sugarbeeters continued their roll through the regular season, defeating the Harlem Wildcats 77-29 on Thursday night. Two days later they took down Turner tornadoes 88-45 to improve to 12-0 in conference and 14-0 overall. The Turner tornadoes were able to pick up a huge Distric...
There are only two weeks left in the regular season for Class B and C High School basketball teams. Jocking for playoff seeding is on the minds of coaches and players and a strong finish is what all are looking for. The Chinook Sugarbeeters remain unbeaten at 11-0 in District 9C play and 14-0 overall. The 'Beeters dumped the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks on Friday 66-36 and then kicked the offense up a notch to race by the Box Elder Bears 84-40 at home on Saturday. The Hays/Lodge Pole...
The high school basketball season is quickly winding down and the post season is approaching fast. Teams are setting themselves up for the post season looking at playoff seeding with just two weeks remaining in the regular season. The Harlem Wildcats moved to No. 4 in the Class B Power Polls after an impressive week on the hardwood. On Tuesday the girls welcomed the Rocky Boy Morning Stars into their gym and walked away with a sound 62-42 win. Saturday the team headed to Cut Bank where they...
The time has come, the post season is here and the Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats are ready. The teams will fine tune things this week in practice as they prepare for the Northern B/C Divisional in Cut Bank on Saturday. The 'Beeters and Wildcats closed out the regular season in Malta on Saturday and performed well. Chinook junior JT Hauer finished third at 152 pounds for the 'Beeters. Sophomore Favion Couturier also picked up a third place finish for Chinook at 160 pounds. Chinook...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters, now ranked No.7 in the latest Class C Boys Basketball Power Poll, had another solid week on the court defeating a talented Hays/Lodge Pole team 62-49 Friday. Saturday the Sugarbeeters were at home looking for the season sweep against the Big Sandy Pioneers and did just that, winning 70-39 to improve to 9-0 in District 9C play and 12-0 overall. The 'Beeters win over the Pioneers was also the teams 20th straight win at home. Saturday night in Chester the Thunderbirds...
Chinook evens record at 6-6 with wins over Hays/L.P. and Big Sandy The Harlem Wildcats had a huge weekend on the court taking down two teams ranked in the State B Top 10. Friday they opened up a big lead early over the No. 9 Malta M-ettes, but unlike their previous meeting, Harlem maintained its advantage to secure a 62-40 win. Saturday the girls were in Wolf Point, looking to atone for a 52-50 loss to the No. 2 Wolves back in December. They did just that, scraping together a 53-50 win to move...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters hosted their final home mixer of the season on Friday night and the Harlem Wildcats held their annual Invitational Tournament on Saturday as the teams head into the final weekend of wrestling before the Northern B/C Divisional in Cut Bank on February 2. Both the Wildcats and the Sugarbeeters honored their seniors at each of their home events and we will have pictures in our next edition. The Sugarbeeters wrestled well and placed four on the podium while scoring 65...
The high school basketball season has reached it's midway point, teams have finished up the first half of the conference schedule and tournament time is right around the corner. The Chinook Sugarbeeters ran their record to 10-0. Friday they were on the road, defeating the North Star Knights soundly, 81-22. Saturday the Sugarbeeters were at home to take on the Fort Benton Longhorns with District 9C supremacy on the line. After taking a lead early, they were able to come from behind to win a...
It was a tough weekend on the hardwood for Blaine County high school girls basketball teams as the Harlem Wildcats, Turner Tornadoes, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Chinook Sugarbeeters went a combined 2-6 as the season reached its halfway point. The Turner Tornadoes rebounded from a tough loss the night before to bounce the Big Sandy Pioneers 68-34 Friday night and improve to 5-2 in District 9C play and 7-3 overall. The Harlem Wildcats began the week, ranked No. 3 and met a very tough Shelby...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters had a fine performance at the Bulldog Invitational Wrestling Tournament in Choteau this past weekend placing two at the 31 team event. The Sugarbeeters had five wrestlers compete, as did the Harlem Wildcats. Chinook junior JT Hauer turned in a solid effort on the mat, finishing fifth at 152 pounds. Hauer won his first match by pinfall just :38 in over William Turcotte of Wolf Point. Later in the day, Hauer won a quarterfinal match against Skyler Titsworth of Arlee by...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters boys basketball team got 2019 off to a fast start as they opened up with a pair of wins over the Harlem Wildcats, 79-45 on Thursday and the Turner Tornadoes 77-19 Saturday night. The Hays Lodge Pole Thunderbirds also picked up a win to begin 2019. The Thunderbirds got off to a slow start but finished fast in a 91-61 win over Turner. Saturday night in Fort Benton the Thunderbirds are unable to keep the momentum going and fell to the Longhorns 66-30. The Harlem Wildcats bo...
The Harlem Wildcats and Turner Tornadoes began 2019 with a pair of wins to improve to 6-2 on the season. The Wildcats defeated the Chinook Sugarbeeters on Thursday 73-68 and then toppled District 2B foe, Glasgow 78-34 on Saturday. The Tornadoes began the new year with a 67-42 win over the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and then followed with a 58-42 win over the Chinook Sugarbeeters. Thursday in Harlem senior Skylee Dirden scored the first points of the contest to give Harlem an early 2-0 lead....
The Chinook Sugarbeeters sent five wrestlers and the Harlem Wildcats sent seven to the Cut Bank Invitational wrestling tournament as the teams prepare for the home stretch with the Northern B/C Divisional less than a month away. The Sugarbeeters had three wrestlers score points over the weekend with sophomore Garrett Pruttis leading the way with a fifth place finish. Junior JT Hauer and senior Ross Reed each picked up a pair of wins over the weekend. Pruttis wrestled at 132 pounds and won his first three matches of the tournament. He defeated...
Glenn and Laurie Huestis have served the people of Blaine County with honor and admiration for quite some time and were recognized for their service at a retirement party for the both of them last week. Glenn is retiring from the Blaine County Sheriffs Department while Laurie is retiring from the Blaine County Disaster and Emergency Services and Blaine County Sanitarian Offices. Glenn and Laurie first came to Chinook in 1980 when Glenn took a position with the city police department. A few month...
High School basketball will return this weekend with a full slate of games as teams return to the hardwood for the first time in 2019. Heading into the holiday break the Chinook Sugarbeeter boys remain the only Blaine County team with an unblemished record. The Harlem Wildcat girls are the only team to be ranked the state Power Polls, coming in at No. 3 in the Class B Girls poll. The Harlem Wildcat girls will bring a 4-2 mark into their contest this Thursday with the 4-2 Chinook Sugarbeeters....
The Chinook Sugarbeeters finished 2018 strong and are looking to carry that momentum into the new year. Chinook Co-Head coaches Perry Miller and Adam Tilleman are excited about their team as they begin the home stretch of the 2018-19 season. It's just five weeks until the Northern B/C Divisional in Cut Bank on February 2 and the 'Beeters are getting themselves in position to make a strong showing. "Things are going great, the kids are working hard. They have great attitudes, it's been a very...
With 2019 just a few days away it is once again time to reflect on what we will remember about the previous year. In the past we at the Blaine County Journal~News Opinion have tried to categorize stories, and then reflect on the 'biggest' story in each group. We tried Top 10 lists, sports, events and a number of other variations. Blaine County is full of good people, great stories and wonderful happenings; county line to county line. We are passionate about our children, committed to agriculture...
The final week of high school basketball in 2018 included the Chinook Sugarbeeters remaining perfect on the season with a pair of District 9C wins over the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks, 68-26 Friday night and the Box Elder Bears 79-49 on Saturday. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds also closed out 2018 strong with wins over District 9C rivals, the North Star Knights on Thursday 74-44 and the Big Sandy, 79-63 on Saturday. The Turner Tornadoes fell in their final two outings of 2018. They were...
The first portion of the 2018-19 high school basketball season concluded this past weekend as teams head into the holiday break. The Harlem Wildcats enter the break on a high note, picking up a 69-29 win over the Rocky Boy Morning Stars Friday night. The Turner Tornadoes closed out 2018 strong with a pair of wins over the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks 63-34 on Thursday and then outran Dodson on Friday 79-55. The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds each earned splits the final...
The Chinook High School Student Council has become very active and is looking for ways to make an impact within their school as well as their community. This past Thursday a number of students on the council made their way to the local food bank to assist with the food truck early that morning. While there the students recognized the need of the Food Bank and the emptiness of it's cupboards. "My hope at the beginning of the year was that student council was not just about attending the...
The Sweet Memorial Nursing Home is reorganizing their physical therapy service and will continue to provide its clients with top quality care. According to a statement released by Administrator Jenni Pula beginning January 1, 2019 their physical therapy department will change providers but that they will continue to provide top notch services for the people in Chinook and the surrounding communities. The new department can be referred to as Sweet Home Physical Therapy and they can be reached...
The Harlem Golf Course is coming off a very difficult year. Record snowfall in January and February of 2018 led to severe flooding in April, May and June that kept the course from opening until the July 4th weekend and put a severe strain on the course operation. In addition to the late opening the course was faced with an incredible amount of damage from the flood, having to completely renovate some fairways, repair greens and remove debris. The Harlem Golf Association is again holding a raffle...
District 9c and 2B play got underway this weekend with the Harlem Wildcats jumping out to a big lead early and then holding on for a 51-48 win over the visiting Malta M-ettes. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds outlasted the Chinook Sugarbeeters 43-34 to begin the season and the Turner Tornadoes stormed back in the fourth quarter to win their opener 53-51 over the North Star Knights. The Thunderbirds had their home opener Saturday as they welcomed the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks to town. The Th...
