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The Harlem Wildcats again found themselves on the wrong side of a down to the wire basketball game as they fell in a tightly contested contest with the Rocky Boy Stars last Tuesday, 61-57. As seems to be the case this season the Wildcats put themselves in hole early and battled their way back. Harlem spotted the Stars a 14-7 advantage after one before getting the offense rolling in the second quarter as they put up 18 in the stanza to trim the deficit to 26-25 by halftime. Senior Keahna Little led the charge, scoring eight in the quarter to...
Mike Seymour and Brad Tilleman have been Montana Officials Association (MOA) members for many years. Both have worked District, Divisional and State tournaments at all levels and are recognizable wherever they officiate. Last Saturday evening, during Chinook's home opener against the Big Sandy Pioneers, their sons Lane Seymour and Grant Tilleman took the court as MOA officials for the junior varsity girls contest. Lane and Grant are both graduates of Chinook High School and both earned All-State...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters entered the holiday break with a perfect 3-0 conference mark and 5-0 overall record following a 66-51 drubbing of the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks last Tuesday. After opening the season with a hard fought win over a very talented Great Falls Central team, the girls have coasted to lopsided wins over Dutton/Brady, Hays/Lodge Pole and Big Sandy. Tuesday in Chester the 'Beeters got off to a sluggish start against a Hawks team that has struggled early on, leading just...
The Turner Tornadoes and Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks met in a District 9C clash in Turner last Monday with the visitors claiming a 65-37 win over the Tornadoes. The Hawks are considered to be among one of the three teams to advance to the Northern C Divisional come February, but that didn't stop a young Turner squad from making them compete start to finish. The Tornadoes outscored the visitors 10-2 over the final eight minutes and played the second half to a score of 17-19 as the younger...
The Turner Tornadoes fell to 0-3 in District 9C play and 2-3 overall following a tough 38-36 loss to conference rival Chester-Joplin-Inverness last Monday. Turner has steadily improved the past few seasons and has been looking for that break through win to take the next step. Monday afternoon they nearly took that step. Since returning to varsity ball four years ago Turner has yet to pick up a win over teams above them in the standings. Chester J-I led after the opening quarter of action but...
Hays/Lodge Pole dropped their fifth contest of the season last Monday to the North Star Knights 65-39. While the Thunderbirds have yet to find the win column, the direction the program is heading is clear, and thats up. The Thunderbirds have been much more competitive than in recent memory and have caused each team they have faced to work a little harder. In Gildford last Monday eighth grader Mulleeah Stiffarm continued her stellar play at the high school varsity level as she tossed in 13 points in the loss. Stiffarm scored 26 her previous...
A thrilling, down to the wire 49-48 win over the Rocky Boy Morning Stars last Tuesday allowed Harlem to enter the holiday break with a 3-2 record and a little momentum on their side. So many times a young team just can't seem to come out on top in close games and getting that first down to the wire win can be a learning experience that can be built upon throughout the remainder of the season. Harlem had the offense firing on all cylinders early as they took an early 21-14 lead into the second...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter football team and it's players are still in the news more than a month after winning the school's second State Class 'C' football championship. The All-Conference, All-State, Coach of the Year and the Bob Cleverly All-Star eight-man football selections have been made and everyone of them included a Sugarbeeter on the list. Christmas Eve the 70th Annual East/West Shrine rosters were released and senior Kevin Young was honored with a selection. Seniors Jesse Dannels and...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter improved to 4-0 over the weekend picking up a big conference win over the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds 58-31 Friday night and besting Big Sandy 64-22 Saturday in the teams home opener. Senior Ian McIntosh and junior Kyler Johnson each knocked down a triple in the first quarter that saw the 'Beeters take a 13-7 lead over the home standing Thunderbirds. McIntosh added six more in the second quarter helping Chinook extend the advantage to 25-17 by intermission. The teams...
The Harlem Wildcats fell to 1-3 on the season after suffering a pair of conference losses to the Malta Mustangs and Wolf Point Wolves over the weekend. Friday the Wildcats lost 54-28 to the Mustangs in Malta. The team competed hard start to finish but the Mustangs were able to slowly pull away. Junior Terry Sandcrane led Harlem with 10 points in the contest. Saturday the boys welcomed the Wolf Point Wolves to town in their home opener. The visitors led 17-12 after eight minutes of action and...
The Thunderbird faced the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks Saturday afternoon in Chester falling 79-63 to fall to 0-4 on the season. The Hawks are a talented group and are expected to contend in the District 9C as are the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds put themselves in a big hole early on as they trailed the Hawks 26-9 after eight minutes of action. Hays/Lodge Pole is a talented team and responded by playing the Hawks even for the rest of the contest. Thunderbirds finally got their offense rollin...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters are off to another fast start as they improved to 4-0 following a pair of lopsided wins over Hays/Lodge Pole and Big Sandy this weekend. The girls defeated the Thunderbirds 54-25 as the teams kicked off conference play in the District 9C. Saturday the 'Beeters made their home debut against the Big Sandy Pioneers pitching a shutout 57-0. The 'Beeters got off to a fast start against the Thunderbirds as their pressure defense forced several turnovers and their transition...
The Harlem girls varsity basketball team saw their record evened at 2-2 following a pair of defeats to the Malta M-ettes 67-14 and Wolf Point Wolves 73-48 over the weekend The Malta M-ettes are the defending Class B State Champions and return basically the same team from a year ago. They also were Harlem's first conference opponent as District 2B play got underway this past weekend. Harlem head coach Laramie Schwenke was exited to have her team 2-0 following a pair of victories at the Native Ame...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds took an 0-3 record into their conference clash with the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks Saturday afternoon but one thing was for certain, they were there to compete and compete they did. The Hawks squeaked out a 45-39 win over the young Thunderbird squad but they had to survive a late charge by the Thunderbirds to do it. Hays/Lodge Pole fell behind early 17-4. A strong second quarter brought the Thunderbirds back within reach as they outscore the Hawks 15-9 in...
The Turner girls basketball program has been on the rise the past few years and got off to a nice start to begin the season Following a 2-0 start, the Tornadoes were looking to carry that momentum into conference play. The Tornadoes played two solid teams over the weekend falling 52-37 to the North Star Knights Friday evening and 57-21 to the Fort Benton Longhorns Saturday afternoon. The Knights were coming off two straight losses to begin the season. The Tornadoes were a bit out of sorts offens...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter wrestling team enters the holiday break following an outstanding performance over the weekend in Great Falls at the CMR Holiday Classic and Great Falls High Junior Varsity wrestling tournaments. The 'Beeters entered six wrestlers in the classic and scored 71 points in the field of 48 teams to finish 16th in the team standings. The tournament features teams from all four classifications and is considered one of the premier tournaments in the region,. For some it may be...
The Turner Tornadoes began conference play this past weekend. Friday the boys traveled to Gildford where they were defeated by the North Star Knights 82-42. Saturday the Fort Benton Longhorns topped Turner 45-30 in their home opener. Friday in Gildford the Knights raced out to a 22-8 advantage earlier. Turner picked up a three point basket from senior Bret Vanvalkenburg in the first quarter and five more points in the second but the team trailed 42-17 at intermission. Things evened out a bit in...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters may have only two players with a lot of varsity experience but after an opening weekend that saw them win two games by an average of 19 points and with an infusion of young talent it may just be a matter of time before that is a distant memory. Chinook opened play Thursday with a 60-42 victory over the Great Falls Central Catholic Mustangs. Saturday they handled the Dutton/Brady Diamondbacks 60-44 in a contest that didn't seem that close. The 'Beeters led just 12-9...
The Harlem Wildcat boys basketball team faced a top notch Box Elder Bears team in their season opener at the Native American Classic Basketball tournament in Havre Friday evening falling 60-30. Saturday however the boys responded with a resounding 63-34 thumping of the Kainai Warriors to even their record at 1-1. The Wildcats are young team with little varsity experience but contested the Bears throughout the contest doing a good job at forcing turnovers and running the floor. The Wildcats fell...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter girls basketball team continued their winning ways this past weekend at the Chester season opening tournament. Thursday the girls opened the new season with a stiff test from a solid Great Falls Central Catholic team earning a hard fought 43-38 victory. Saturday the team wasn’t challenged nearly as much as they cruised to a 43-21 win over the Dutton/Brady Diamondback to start 2-0. Chinook trailed early but slowly chipped away at the Mustang lead before securing the w...
The outcome of the first two contests of the new campaign was exactly what head coach Laramie Schwenke and her team was looking for. Friday, Harlem scored 39 first half points over the Kainai Warriors en-rout to a 56-32 season opening win. Saturday they held the Heart Butte Warriors to a single point the first fifteen minutes of the contest before locking up a 45-17 win to improve to 2-0 on the young season. Friday against Kainai, senior Mari Ereaux drained a pair of first quarter three-point bo...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds girls and boys basketball teams were in Billings this past weekend taking part in the Annual All-American Indian Shootout at Metra Park. Both squads came up short over the weekend however. The girls took on Lodge Grass Friday falling by a count of 77-44. Saturday they faced a talented Lame Deer team and lost 77-24. The boys had similar luck as they fell in the season opener to St. Labre 70-34. Saturday the Thunderbirds were much more competitive but still...
restling program is still battling a bit of the injury bug but those competing on the mat are improving each time out. "We're starting to knock some of the rust off and the kids are really getting better," said co-head coach Adam Tilleman. Chinook was at home Friday night for the first of two appearances in front of the home crowd prior to the Divisional Tournament in February. Saturday the team traveled to Glasgow to face some tough competition from the east. "We got hit with some injuries...
The 2015-16 version of the Turner Tornado varsity girls basketball team has a very similar look to the team that showed much improvement a year ago. Turner won a game at the District 9C a year ago and this years squad is poised to make a little more noise. Jen Baird will be at the helm of the girls program this winter and has her team off to a fast start with a pair of victories at the Glasgow preseason tournament this past weekend. Friday the girls used a 20-4 fourth quarter to run away from...
The Turner Tornadoes dropped a pair of close contests this weekend in Glasgow to begin the season. The Tornadoes fell Friday to the Nashua Porcupines 65-61. Turner finished the game strong scoring 25 points in the fourth quarter. Senior Tyler Humphreys paced the effort with a team high 20 points. Senior Bret VanValkenburg added 11. Sophomore Eddie Harmon contributed 9 markers in the contest. Saturday the Tornadoes found themselves in a battle with Lustre Christian. Turner trailed at the half...
