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The District 9C has arguably three of the top four teams in the Northern C Division with the defending State Champion Box Elder Bears, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Chinook Sugarbeeters having to battle it out for the top spot, January and February are sure to be filled with some top notch basketball. The Thunderbirds only loss on the season came at the Native American Classic against the Arlee Warriors. Since then they have been on a roll. In the week prior to the holiday break the Thunderbi...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds, the Chinook Sugarbeeters and the Turner Tornadoes all picked up wins over the weekend while the Harlem Wildcats contest with the Malta Mustangs was postponed due to weather. The Thunderbirds and Sugarbeeters met Friday in District 9C clash that pitted two of the top teams against each other in a early season battle. Hays/Lodge Pole is considered by many to be the favorite to win the division and contend for the top spot at the Northern C according to several of the coaches and the Sugarbeeters are considered a...
The Turner girls improved to 4-1 on the season following a week that saw them defeat the Dodson Coyotes 45-20 and the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks 37-36 in a thriller Monday night The Tornadoes also dropped a 60-27 contest to the Fort Benton Longhorns. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds picked up their first win over the Chinook Sugarbeeters since 2010 in comeback fashion as they erased a 15 point halftime deficit to earn a 46-41 win over the Sugarbeeters. Chinook bounced back Saturday in Big Sandy as they took care of the Pioneers 44-18....
The girls basketball season is in full swing now as the first full weekend of action was completed and a pair of Blaine County Team stand with undefeated 2-0 records The Chinook Sugarbeeters picked up a pair of wins over the weekend first defeating the valier Panthers 37-19 Thursday afternoon and then topping the Power Pirates 52 - 26 on Saturday. Harlem Lady Cats were equally as impressive in picking up 67-42 win over the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds on Thursday and adding a 63-27 win over the...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters got the 2016-17 basketball season started off with a pair of impressive wins over the Valier Panthers and the Power Pirates of the District 10C at the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Tip-off tournament this past weekend. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds also had an impressive opening weekend with a convincing win over the Harlem Wildcats and a tough loss against the Arlee Warriors at the Native American classic in Havre over the weekend. The Harlem Wildcats dropped both...
The wrestling season entered it's second weekend with action and for local grappler's things got started Friday afternoon as the Chinook Sugarbeeters hosted their first mixer of the season. The mixer isn't a tournament as it allows wrestlers to get on the mat two or three times and compete against opponents with similar skill sets. Its a great opportunity for the teams to work on things early in the season. Saturday the 'Beeters, Thunderbirds and Wildcats all headed to the Scottie Invitational...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were in Havre for the Blue Pony Invitational while the Harlem Wildcats and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds traveled west to take part in the Badger invitational in Cascade as the 2016-17 wrestling season completed its first weekend of action. Both tournaments included some top notch talent from all across the state and included schools from all four classifications. Chinook senior standout Tate Niederegger led the Sugarbeeter squad with a second place finish in the 145...
The 2016-17 boys basketball season got underway last weekend as a handful of teams began play, this week end the rest will get to see their first action of the season including the Chinook Sugarbeeters, Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and the Harlem Wildcats. The District 2B Wildcats and District 9C Thunderbirds will get started Thursday at the Native American Classic in Havre at the MSU-Northern Armory Gymnasium. The Thunderbirds and Wildcats will play the first game of the classic facing off at...
The countdown to Christmas is in full swing and residents throughout Blaine County are planning family gatherings. Along side, communities are providing several great opportunities to share in the holiday spirit with friends and neighbors. Chinook just completed is annual Parade of Lights celebration the day after Thanksgiving and on December 14 Harlem will have its Country Christmas celebration. The Harlem Civic association is in charge of events for the Country Christmas contact Rod Becker or...
The Chinook Alliance church has had their carpenter tools out for more than a year now as they continue expanding and improving their ability to serve the congregation. This past spring the church completed renovation of the old L & L Pizza building the church had recently purchased. The 'Annex' as its now known holds four classrooms, a Pastors office and opened up space in the foyer of the church for people to visit after outside of the Sanctuary. The latest renovation began near the end of...
The Turner Tornado girls and boys basketball teams will head to Glasgow this weekend to take part in the Class C Showcase as the 2016-17 basketball season gets underway. Head coach Jen Baird will lead the girls for the second season. The girls will open play Friday afternoon against Frazer with tip-off set for 3 p.m. Saturday they will play Nashua/Opheim at 4:30. Zach Holland will move one seat down the bench as he assumes head coaching duties this winter after being an assistant to the boys...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team picked up a couple more post season awards as senior Kelsey Mathon and junior Sierra Swank received Honorable Mention All-State recognition. Mathon and Swank were part of a team that turned in a very successful season this past fall. Chinook captured it’s fourth straight District 6C-East Conference and District championships and earned a third place finish at the Northern C. Mathon has been a vital part of the Sugarbeeter success having played at the Class C state tournament her freshman and junior s...
Blaine Counties lone contested race was for Clerk of District Court where Democrat Tami Mitchell received 1,690 votes to win over Republican Pauley Miller who received 1,019 votes. Mitchell will take over as Clerk of Court after being Sworn-in in January. She will replace Kay Johnson who had held the position for the past 32 years. The race might have been contested but the campaigns ran by both candidates were extremely cordial, “I’ve worked with Pauley’s husband Perry for several years, the tw...
Now that the Volleyball season is complete with State champions being crowned this past weekend and the football season over for teams from the Northern B post season recognition is finding several local athletes. The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team completed a stellar season on the court finishing third at the Northern C Divisional. Senior Kelsey Mathon and junior Sierra Swank topped the list when the District 6C-East released its All-Conference teams. Mathon and Swank earned the recognition for the second time. Also being recognized for...
This Friday we celebrate Veterans Day, a day set aside in the early 1900's as a way to pay tribute to our Veterans past and present. Craig Lowham, Bank President at the First Bank of Montana in Chinook and Theresa Zarn, Customer Service Representative at the bank came up with a way to honor our Veterans all year long. The bank had a room adjacent to the main building entrance that has been little used over the years and was available for some type of display. Over the years the room has been use...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters concluded another fantastic season on the volleyball court as they wrapped up their 2016 campaign with a third place finish at the Northern C Divisional in Conrad this past weekend. The 'Beeters entered the Northern C as the District 6C-East champions and began tournament play against the No. 3 seeded Centerville Miners out the District 7C. The two teams met in the opening match of the tournament bright and early Thursday morning with a 9:00 a.m. start. Chinook got off...
After a long and arduous campaign process, the 2016 Election is finally over. Soon all the votes will be tabulated and winners declared. Complete Federal, State and County Elections results can be found at www.sos.mt.gov. There you will find a complete county by county breakdown of all the races and outcomes. Our actual Election ‘Day’ was, Tuesday, November 8 but the process really began several weeks ago in the form of Absentee Voting, a process that allowed voters to cast their ballots early and was permitted until November 7 at 12:00 p.m...
The veterans of the United States Military are honored annually on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at 11:11 in the morning in celebrations around the country as we celebrate Veterans Day and honor all those who have served or are currently serving and remember those who gave all. Veterans Day began as Armistice Day in 1926 through a congressional resolution. Armistice Day was celebrated on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at 11:11 a.m., the exact day and time that World War I ended in 1918. In 1954, a Bill proposed by a Kansas Sena...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters claimed their fourth straight District 6C-East volleyball crown Friday following a trio of three set sweeps over the Box Elder Bears, Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks and North Star Knights. The ‘Beeters will take the Districts No. 1 seed into the Northern C Divisional being played at the Conrad High School this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Chinook will play the first match of the tournament against the District 7C No. 3 seeded Centerville Miners at 9:00 a.m. Thursday morning. The ‘Beeters breezed through the District 6...
The All Sate Cross Country meet was held in Kalispell this past Saturday featuring the top runners from all four classes on the same course. The meet began with the class C schools running first followed by the class B schools. The Harlem Wildcats and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds represented their schools and Blaine County very well at the state meet. The Hays/Lodge Pole boys finished fifth overall as a team, led by the efforts of Junior standout Isaiah RunsAbove. RunsAbove finished second...
The Sugarbeeters and the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds met on the gridiron for the first time in many years in the season finale for both schools. The Sugarbeeters enter the contest with a 2-6 record while the Thunderbirds stood at 1-7. Both teams took some time to get on track offensively as they traded possessions early on with both squads going three-and-out through much of the first quarter. The Sugarbeeters forced a fumble after punting the ball away to the Thunderbirds early in the second q...
The District 6C-East tournament begins this Thursday in Chinook while the District 2B tournament gets underway this Friday in Malta. The Chinook Sugarbeeters own the District 6C-East regular-season crown for the third straight year and will look to make another trip to the Northern C Divisionals with a strong performance at this week’s District Tournament. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds open up play at The District Tournament Thursday against the Chester-Joplin Inverness Hawks. The Thunderbirds have had a tough go of it on the court this f...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and Harlem Wildcats cross country teams will be in Kalispell this weekend, specifically Rebecca Farm as they take part in the Class B and Class C State meet. The Wildcats hosted the final tune-up for our local runners this past Friday with some very impressive results. Wildcat freshman L'Tia Lawrence easily won the girls race crossing the finish line in 19:41 with her nearest competitor nearly three minutes behind. The Thunderbirds were represented by Dianna...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team moved to 12-0 overall this week after picking up back to back sweeps over District 6C-East rivals Chester-Joplin-Inverness Thursday and Hays/Lodge Pole Saturday. The 'Beeters concluded the regular season this Tuesday with a match versus the Box Elder Bears, results will be in next weeks Journal. In Chester Chinook opened the match with a back and forth 25-21 set win to get the momentum firmly on their side. Set two was all Chinook as the District leading S...
The local football teams in Blaine County all struggled in weekend action as the Sugarbeeters fell on the road to the Cascade Badgers 45-8. The Harlem Wildcats dropped a home contest to the Malta Mustangs 56-8 and the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were blanked in Simms 56-0. The teams will all conclude the 2016 campaign this week. Chinook will trave east to Hays to take on the Thunderbirds in Northern C action. Chinook brings a 2-6 record into the contest while the Thunderbirds are 1-7. The Wildcats are 2-5 and will head to Conrad Friday to...
