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The Chinook wrestling program is still nursing a few bumps and bruises from the football season and took a limited number of wrestlers to the Havre Invitational this past weekend. The season opening tournament is one of the premier openers in the state featuring several defending state champions from all four classes. AA schools such as Great Falls High, CMR, along with Class A powerhouse Havre, make up the top tier tournament. The ‘Beeters wrestled six and sure enough all six placed over the weekend. Senior Jesse Dannels earned a runner up f...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter boys basketball team is a mix of strong veteran leadership and inexperienced potential. The 'Beeters advanced to the Northern C a season ago and look to repeat the feat again this year. Back for head coach Mike Seymour are seniors Travis Hamilton and Ian McIntosh. McIntosh was an All-Conference performer and will be a three year starter at the point guard position. Hamilton started every game a season ago and will be counted on to lead the team as well. The junior trio...
The Boys basketball program in Harlem is now under the direction of Head Coach Terry Kulbeck. Kulbeck is no stranger to the coaching ranks as he has coached approximately 30 teams over the years. He played basketball for Harlem and MSU-Northern. Kulbeck coached 2 years at Hays, coaching both the Hays-Lodge pole girls and boys varsity and he coached the Harlem Varsity Lady-Cats 2 years. Kulbeck also coached several teams while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer Basketball Coach in Senegal, West A...
Laramie Schwenke takes over as head coach of the Harlem girls basketball program. Schwenke had a standout career with the Malta M-Ettes and MSU-Northern Skylights and has a ton of experience to bring to the program. Schwenke was an assistant a year ago and is familiar with the players on the roster. This year's team includes seniors Emma Humphreys, Brooke LeValdo, Mari Ereaux and Anita Bentley. Juniors include Val TalksDifferent and Jazzamyn Benson. Sophomores are Elizabeth Horn and Taylor...
The Harlem Wildcat Wrestling Team took part in the Badger Invitational in Cascade this past weekend and came away with some positive results. The Badger Invitational features several top teams from all four classes and is a good way to knock the rust off and begin the season. Senior Colton Stiffarm wrestled his way to the championship match before finishing second at 285 pounds. Junior Reece Hutton also earned a podium finish at 285 pounds finishing fifth over the weekend. Senior T'Jay Allen...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have been at the top of the District 9C for some time now having qualified for the Northern C Divisional the past five seasons. This year's squad looks to make it six in a row and they have the fire power to do it. Mollie Rose is back for her second season at the helm after guiding her team to a third place finish at the Northern C a season ago. Rose will have a good idea where this year's team is following their opening games in Chester this Thursday and Saturday. The...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds girls and boys basketball programs are both under the direction of new head coaches and have been hard at it practicing in preparation for their season openers this weekend in Billings. The girls are coached by Colette Hawley and open play this Friday against Lodge Grass while the boys are coached by Richard Ryan and open play Friday against St. Labre. The Thunderbirds are in Billings taking part in the All American Indian Shootout. Saturday both squads will take on Lame Deer. The boys finished second at the...
Frank Barber, a life long resident of Blaine County and a landowner 40 miles south of Chinook in the Bear Paw Mountains, successfully filled his Bull Elk tag on the final Saturday of the season. Frank had applied for a Land Owner Preference Elk Tag for several years and was finally granted one this season. When news of Frank's luck spread, several neighbors joined forces to ensure his hunt would be a great one. Todd Ford, Merle Young, Pat Kellam and Brett Huestis, among others, would pass along...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter wrestling program, winners of six of the nine Class 'C' wrestling state championships while being runner up in the other three, have one thing on their mind, making it seven in ten years. Head Coaches Perry Miller, Adam Tilleman and Robin Stroh will again collaborate to help the 2015-16 'Beeter wrestling team bring home the gold. Chinook recaptured the top spot this past February as seven wrestlers combined to score 68.5 points to outdistance runner up Arlee by 22...
The Harlem Wildcat wrestling program begins the new season under the direction of head coach Joe Shupe, a long time mentor at Harlem High School. Shupe has coached football and track for the Wildcats and has been an assistant for the wrestling program for many years before taking over this fall. He will be joined by Jonny Baker, a first year assistant to the Wildcat program. Shupe and Baker will look to build a young but hungry group of wrestlers into contenders by season's end. "We're pretty...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters continue to be rewarded for their efforts as five seniors have been selected to play in the 33 Annual Bob Cleverly Eight-man All-Star football game, with two more being selected as alternates. Derek Bell, Jesse Dannels, Travis Hamilton, Ian McIntosh and Kevin Young received the honor following the conclusion of the state championship game. Kenny Pruttis and Jake Norby were named as alternates to the roster. All seven were also named All-State and all received...
The Fall big game hunting season ended this past Sunday, bringing to a close a hunting season that has provided several memorable hunts for sportsman of all ages. These five local hunters proudly display their harvested animals taken on hunts recently around Blaine County. Hailey Bell scored a nice Mule Deer Buck on her Grandpa Bell's place. Hailey was accompanied by her dad, Bill, on the hunt and was successful in tracking down a nice buck with an identifiable drop tine that the family had...
Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) is set to begin accepting students for its spring semester and recently released its Academic Calendar, Orientation schedule and course schedule beginning in January of 2016. ANC, a fully accredited academic institution is a tribal community college that offers higher education programs to both tribal members and non-tribal members. Traditional Native American Culture is incorporated throughout the curriculum through the many activities the college is a part of and also to include its staff and students. Academic...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters completed a perfect 12-0 season and captured the 2015 Montana Class 'C' Eight-man Football State Championship in the process following a 44-20 win over the previously unbeaten Arlee Scarlet Warriors. Fans filled Hoon Field, bands from both schools played, the sun shined and for two and a half hours the 'Beeters and Warriors played for the top prize In Class 'C' eight-man football. Arlee took the opening kickoff and scored just four plays later to take an early 6-0. The...
The 2015 Montana Class 'C' Eight-man Football Champion Chinook Sugarbeeters were well decorated following the announcement of the Northern C All-Conference, All-State teams with eight athletes earning recognition. The Harlem Wildcats were also well represented when the Northern B All-Conference, All-State lists were announced as four Wildcats received honors. The Sugarbeeters dominated the Northern C All-State list as seniors Derek Bell, Ian McIntosh, Travis Hamilton, Kevin Young, Jesse...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters completed another fine season on the volleyball court this past weekend when they headed to Bozeman to compete at the state tournament. Chinook did not win a match Thursday or Friday but they didn't go down without a fight either. The 'Beeters fought back from early deficits in the opening round match with Manhattan Christian before falling. Chinook fell to the Eagles 20-25, 18-25 and 19-25. Sophomore Abby Ellison led the 'Beeter attack with 10 kills. Senior Brooke...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters will look to cap an undefeated season and capture the school's second State 'C' football championship this Saturday when they will face the Arlee Scarlet Knights (11-0). The Sugarbeeters punched their ticket with a 50-32 win over the previously unbeaten Fairview Warriors (10-1). Senior quarterback Ian McIntosh tossed a pair of touchdown passes to senior Kenny Pruttis and found junior Kade Friede on a 45 yard touchdown pass. McIntosh added a pair of short rushing touchdow...
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...
The fourth Annual Turkey Trot will take place this Saturday at 9 a.m. The goal of the event is to help raise funds for the local food pantry in Chinook. Organizers put the event together four years ago as a means to help the pantry stock up on supplies to meet the demands through the winter season. The event is an easy and fun way for those interested to help out. Entry is twenty dollars and a donation of two canned food items. So often people want to help those around them but just aren’t sure how to accomplish that goal and the Turkey Trot i...
The Chinook sugarbeeters began the 2015 Montana Class 'C' football playoffs with a resounding 80-16 drubbing of the Culbertson/Bainville Cowboys Saturday at Hoon Field in Chinook. The 'Beeters forced five turnovers and recorded six sacks in an overwhelming defensive effort. The Cowboys mustered just 55 yards of total offense included a negative nine yards rushing on 15 attempts. The 'Beeter offense racked up 383 yards of total offense including 289 on the ground. Chinook scored early and often...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters successfully defended their District 6C-East title in Gildford this past Thursday and Friday as the girls dropped only one set on their way to their third consecutive title. The 'Beeters began play with a 3-0 sweep of the Big Sandy Pioneers Thursday afternoon. Chinook controlled the action throughout the match winning the opening set 25-9. The 'Beeters followed suit in the second set with 25-10 win before finishing off the four seeded Pioneers 25-20 in the third set....
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have completed the first half of their goal following a 64-18 win over the Great Falls Central Catholic Mustangs Saturday in Great Falls. The team had a stated goal of defending their Northern C crown, which they did two weeks ago when they blitzed C-J-I. Now they have completed the season undefeated recording a perfect 8-0 record. The Sugarbeeters were dominate in those wins racking up 428 points on the season (53.5 ppg) while allowing just 70 (8.75 ppg). Saturday's con...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have completed a perfect regular season following a three set win over the North Star Knights in Rudyard Saturday night. Chinook took all three sets in comfortable fashion posting 25-20, 25-15 and 25-19 set wins to complete the season sweep of the Knights. The 'Beeter have become much more aggressive at the net lately and the play of sophomore's Abby Ellison and Sierra Swank have been a big part of that. Against the Knights the 'Beeters recorded 29 kills with Ellison...
The best cross country runners in Montana converged on Great Falls this past Saturday as nearly 1,000 runners competed in the State AA, A, B and C Cross Country meet. The Harlem Wildcats qualified both a girls and a boys team and the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds qualified a boys team. All runners competed very well with the Wildcat boys earning a 15th place finish and the girls a 22nd place finish. The Thunderbird boys finished 23rd in the team standings. Cross Country is a unique sport in which Teams compete by running a three mile course and...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters are back to back Northern C division football champions following a dominate 58-22 win over previously unbeaten Chester-Joplin-Inverness last Wednesday. The 'Beeters racked up 305 yards rushing on a whopping 56 attempts as they controlled the ball and the clock offensively. The other side of the line did its job as well forcing five turnovers including four interceptions and recording two sack in th win. Chinooks defense kept the Hawk running game in check allowing a...
