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The Chinook Rod & Gun Club will hold its sixth Annual Gun Show this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Commercial Building located at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. The Gun Show is the primary fund raiser for the club and has another great show lined up for the weekend. The Chinook Rod and Gun Club has cemented itself within Chinook and Blaine County as a fantastic outlet for families to get involved in the outdoors. The Club this year will be paying tribute to Don Foster who passed away in late...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters took a big step forward in securing a trip to the playoffs this past Friday as they completely overpowered the Simms Tigers 56-6 on Homecoming night. The Sugarbeeters dominated both sides of the ball in the win and now have themselves in control of their own destiny as the regular season winds down. After the teams traded possessions early in the game it was the 'Beeter defense that put the first points on the board as senior Karson Powell and junior JT Hauer took down t...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team had a good week on the court as they took down the Big Sandy Pioneers 3-1 (27-26, 20-25, 25-16, 25-9) on Thursday to win their Homecoming match. Saturday the girls blazed through Pool Play undefeated at the Fort Benton Mid-season Tournament. They then defeated Box Elder 25-15, 25-20 in the winners bracket before falling to Fort Benton 25-16, 26-24 in the finale. The Pioneers were Homecoming guests Thursday night and early on it looked like they were up for...
The Chinook Men's League concluded its 2018 season last Wednesday with Finley's Food Farm claiming the championship defeating New Concept Lawn Care in the 18 hole finale. The Chinook Men's League included fifteen teams from Havre, Chinook and Harlem, with nearly 100 players playing on one of the teams or as a substitute. The top eight teams during the 14 week regular season advanced to the playoffs and competed in a single elimination tournament. Finley's Food Farm, consisting of Chris Adkins,...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters improved their record to 3-2 with a 2-0 forfeit win over the Rocky Boy Northern Stars. The unexpected bye week will give the ‘Beeters an opportunity to get healthy and extra time to work on the game plan for the Simms Tigers, their opponent this Friday as the school celebrates Homecoming week. This will be a big game for the team as they look to return to the Class C Eight-man football playoffs this fall. Currently the Sugarbeeters stand at 3-2 having picked up wins over the Fort Benton Longhorns, Cascade Badgers along...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team improved to a perfect 5-0 in District 6C-East play after sweeping the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks 25-13, 26-24, 25-13 Friday evening. Saturday the girls dropped a three set match to the Fort Benton Longhorns, 25-20, 25-22, 25-16 to fall to 6-2 overall. Friday in Chester the 'Beeters started fast collecting 13 kills in the opening set as they raced out to a big lead early to take the opening set 25-13. The Hawks rallied a bit in set number two but the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Centerville Miners took the field Friday night in a huge Northern C Eight-man football game with potential playoff implications on the line. In a back and forth contest that saw multiple lead changes, big momentum swings and amazing play from both teams ended with the 'Beeters on the wrong side of a 37-28 final score. Chinook falls to 2-2 on the season but still retain post season aspirations heading into this Fridays game in Rocky Boy against the Northern Stars....
The Chinook Sugarbeeters picked up two more big wins in District 6C East play defeating the Box Elder Bears Thursday night 3-2 and the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds on Saturday 3-0. With the wins the Sugarbeeters improve to 4-0 in District 6C East play and 5-1 overall in match play. The Bears have been steadily improving the past few seasons and may have become a serious contender to pick up one of the conferences three Northern C Divisional spots. Thursday night in Box Elder it was the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters improved to 2-1 on the season with a come from behind 44-30 win over the visiting Fort Benton Longhorns Friday night. The 'Beeters got off to a fast start with junior Sam Dumas returning the opening kickoff to the Fort Benton 37 yard line Moments later senior quarterback Trajan Hannum would find Dumas for a 16 yard scoring strike and a early 6-0 Chinook lead. The Sugarbeeters moved the ball well throughout the first quarter but a break down on the defensive side of the b...
The Harlem Wildcats are now under direction of first year Head Coach Stacy Cole an his assistant Enrique Rivera. Cole is not new to the Wildcat football team as he has been connected to the program in some form for seven years. Cole has 37 players out this fall but are a very young team with room for growth and show plenty of potential, “They are working hard and learning every day, “ said Cole. I have five seniors and four juniors and some of them are out for the first time.” Seniors include Tyrek Crazy, Josiah Longfox, Hunter Gray, Cody...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team is off to a great start this fall in the District 6C-East as they improved to 2-0 with a 3-0 sweep of the rival North Star Knights last Thursday. They began the week with a 3-1 loss to the M-ettes on the road last Tuesday. In Malta, the 'Beeters recorded 10 kills in the opening set but struggled at the net with nine errors allowing the M-ettes to earn a 25-18 first set win. The Sugarbeeters evened the match in set number two, topping the M-ettes 25-21. Mal...
The Chinook Surgarbeeters had a fantastic week on the court. It began with a three game sweep of the Big Sandy Pioneers in the District 6C-East opener for both teams. The Sugarbeeters then hosted the 36th Annual Chinook Invitational on Friday and Saturday, finishing third in a field that included quality teams from the Class B and Class C ranks. Thursday in Big Sandy the girls wasted little time in dispatching the Pioneers. In the opening set the 'Beeters cruised to a 25-13 set win. Set number...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters evened their record at 1-1 following a 40-22 win over the Cascade Badgers Friday night. The long trip was made easier with the win and the 'Beeters were able to stay healthy as they prepare for a big game this weekend at home against the Fort Benton Longhorns. The Sugarbeeters were able to stay healthy for the most part in the win over the Badgers and will have their full roster available for the first time all season when they take on the Longhorns this Friday. Senior T...
Mike Jones was hired this spring to take over the reigns of the Chinook High School Football program and is excited about the opportunity to lead a program and very happy to return to Montana. Jones is very familiar with Class C Eight-man football in Montana. He is a 2007 graduate of Power High School. The 'Beeters and the Power-Dutton-Brady Titans have played some great games through the years but Jones won't get the opportunity to face his alma-mater because the Titan's dropped down to six-man...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters opened the football season against a team playing their first Eight-man football after dropping down from the Class B ranks. A year ago it was against the Chouteau Bulldogs and this year it was against Shelby Coyotes who lost in the State B Championship a season ago. The 'Beeters fell 48-6 in the opener but the contest had a much closer feel to it. The Sugarbeeters forced Shelby into a three and out on their first possession but after picking up a couple of first downs o...
The Chinook Surgarbeeters wanted to get the season started off on a high note when they traveled to Fort Benton to face the Longhorns in a battle between two quality teams with high expectations for the season. The Surgarbeeters did just that sweeping the District 7C Longhorns 25-22, 25-18 and 25-17 to win their first match of the season. Saturday the team was in Malta for the M-ette Invitational where they turned in a solid effort. Friday night in Fort Benton the 'Beeters took a back and forth...
The Chinook Golf Course held the 23rd Annual Fireball Tournament this past Saturday with 20 four person teams competing. Plenty of Hole Prizes were available including a Trip to Hawaii, $5,000 Hole in one Prize and even a $10,000 three putt challenge. The team of Harley Paugh, Tom Schwab, Lane Seymour and Mike Seymour took top honors with a score of 59 and also won the Calcutta with a 29. Eddie Moore, Neil Rosette, Pete Stiffarm and Pat Whitcomb were the first net winners overall (52.03) and...
The summer swim season came to a close this past weekend in Conrad at the Montana Federation of Swimmers State Swim meet. 22 Teams were on hand to compete for individual and team championships. The team race was broken down into four classes, AA, A, B and C. Individual swimmers competed against the field. The Chinook Lions swim team racked up 533 points to finish third overall with two high point winners. Harlem finished third in Class B with 171 points. The Chinook Midget Boys 100 Meter...
The Chinook Lions hosted the Eastern Divisional swim meet this past weekend as the 2018 Summer Swim Season winds down. The top 12 swimmers/relays in each event advanced to the state swim meet in Conrad this weekend. A total of 383 swimmers took part in the meet, including 113 relays and 1,139 entries. The Chinook Lions had a very good weekend in the pool and will send 37 swimmers and 11 relays on to Conrad to compete in the Class AA Division. The Harlem swim team had some amazing performances...
What makes a picture great? The subject matter, the spontaneity, contrast, color? There are so many things that can factor in to ones idea of a ‘great’ picture. We are very proud of our front page picture each week and we want to involve our local photographers and casual picture takers in the process. The front page picture is generally a stand alone photo of an event, scenery, animals, kids or people just having fun but there are so many instances that happen every day that fit the bill. Planning on setting up a shot or getting the right angl...
The Chinook Lions and Harlem swim teams took a full compliment of swimmers to Lewistown this past weekend and swam very well. The Chinook Lions finished second overall in the team points race as well as second in the relay race. The Lions had two High Point winners, Rachel Stephens in the eight and under Bantam girls and Daniel Tilleman in the 9-10 Midget boys. Harlem's Andrew Rasmussen remained perfect on the season winning the 13-14 Intermediate boys High Point. Stephens has had a spectacular...
The swim season has one more weekend in the pool before swimmers head to the Eastern Divisional Swim meet and the Chinook Lions and Harlem swimmers are looking good as the season winds down. The teams were in Scobey this past Saturday and Sunday and swam extremely well. The two teams combined to set 21 pool records and one federation record. Many swimmers broke records on Saturday during their preliminary swim and then re-broke the record in the finals on Sunday as they continue to improve each...
In their last swim, (June 30 - July 1) before the Blaine County Fair, Harlem's Andrew Rasmussen, Lillian Cochran and Alaynee Hawley along with Chinooks Rachel Stephens each claimed High Point honors in their respective division. The swimmers competed in Glendive and Cut Bank. Rasmussen broke four pool records while in Glendive. He bested the old 200 Meter Individual Medley record, held previously by Sam Sharples and set in 2005, with a time of 2:44.50. Andrew also set a new mark in the 100...
The Chinook Lions Swim team was limited in numbers this week when only a handful of swimmers made the trip to Cut Bank as the season enters the home stretch of the regular season. Harlem's Alaynee Hawley shattered the Cut Bank Pool Record in the girls 13-14 200 Meter Freestyle with a time of 2:36.47 eclipsing the old mark by nearly six seconds. The Lions had three High Point winners in Cut Bank with Benton Elliot taking top honors in the 13-14 boys division, Britton Elliot winning the 11-12...
The Chinook Lions and Harlem swim teams are at the midway point of the summer swim season having completed four meets and with Divisionals just four weeks away. Both teams were in Chester this past weekend while also having a few swimmers traveling east to Plentywood. Chester is a western division meet which provided the teams a chance to compete against swimmers they don't normally see week to week. Chinook placed third this past weekend despite having less than half their team compete. Harlem'...
