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The Chinook Sugarbeeters were in Shelby this past weekend for the Coyote Tip-Off Preseason Tournament. The 'Beeter girls first took on the Eureka Lions on Friday morning and came away with a comfortable 78-28 win. On Saturday afternoon, they faced an old foe from the past in the Malta M-ettes and again came away with a big win, 65-32. With the weekend sweep, the 'Beeters improved to 3-0 on the young season. The 'Beeters wasted little time in taking charge of their contest with the Eureka Lions...
The Harlem Lady Cats finally got their 2023-24 campaign started this past weekend in Billings at the Class B Tip-off being played at Lockwood High School. Friday afternoon, the Lady Cats caged the Roundup Panthers 55-17. Saturday the girls were back on the court to take on Shepherd, dropping a 65-20 contest with the Fillies. Friday against the Panthers, the Lady Cats got the fast start they were hoping for to begin the season. Junior Raelynne Briere connected from beyond the arc and scored five...
The Turner Tornado girls took part in their second pre-season tournament in as many weeks this past Friday and Saturday in Harlowton. Friday the girls took on the host Harlowton Engineers, falling 38-37. Saturday they were back on the court to face the Jordan Mustangs. Turner fell to the Mustangs. Sophomore Bridget Reed went two for two from the charity stripe and scored four, while senior Hannah Richman added four of her own early on, but it was Harlowton that had the lead at the end of one....
The Harlem Wildcats were the last Blaine County basketball team to take the court this winter. After weeks of practicing against each other, they finally got the chance to play someone in a different colored uniform. The Wildcats were in Billings on Friday and Saturday at the Class B Tip-off Tournament being played at Lockwood High School. Harlem began the season with a 91-26 thumping of the Roundup Panthers Friday afternoon. Saturday they got a stiffer test against the Shepherd Mustangs,...
The Turner Tornadoes headed south this past weekend to take part in another tip-off tournament. The community of Harlowton hosted the two-day event. On Friday evening, the Tornadoes took on the Sheridan Mustangs and were defeated 69-49. Saturday the boys faced the Jordan Mustangs and secured a 71-60 win to even their record at 2-2. The Turner Tornadoes got a huge effort from senior Ryan Doyle in the first quarter with ten points in the stanza, including going four for four from the charity...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were in Shelby this past Friday for a pair of non-conference clashes at the annual Coyote Pre-Season Tip-Off Classic basketball tournament. On Friday morning, the ‘Beeters took on the Eureka Lions where they were defeated 74-65. Saturday night, Chinook played the final game of the tournament against the host Shelby Coyotes and again were defeated 68-42 to fall to 0-3 on the young season. Friday afternoon, the ‘Beeters had the offense going a bit, tallying 18 first quarter points. The defense, however, gave up 22. Fre...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats were in Glasgow this past weekend for the Scottie Invitational. The meet was the second of the season and was a good test for our local wrestlers to get to compete against quality competition, many of whom they may see come the Eastern C Divisional. Results are unavailable as Trackwrestling updated to the new week before I had a chance to download them. I apologize for any inconvenience and will ensure it doesn't happen in the future. Harlem...
The Chinook Senior Center, under new Director, Ginger Hansen, will be hosting a “Live Auction” on December 10th. Ginger and the members at the Senior Center have been very busy since she took over back in June of ’23. This outgoing group of seniors proves that you’re never too old to have fun. Ginger and the crew are always putting on different social events and everyone is welcome to join them. Recently they’ve been a part of, the Sugarbeet Festival parade, hosted an Ice Cream Social, Corn Hole Tournaments, “Poets & Pickers”, and have brou...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter girls' basketball team had plenty of success through the years in the District 9C but those days are gone. This season the 'Beeters will join Choteau, Cut Bank, Conrad, Fairfield, Rocky Boy and Shelby in the District 1B. This past Friday the Sugarbeeters were in Choteau to take on the Bulldogs in the season and conference opener for both teams. The conference may have changed but the result was still the same for the 'Beeter girls, another dominant performance. Chinook...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters got their 2023-24 season underway this past Friday night in Choteau in a conference clash with the Bulldogs. The 'Beeters are now competing in The District 1B alongside Choteau, Fairfield, Rocky Boy, Cut Bank, Conrad and Shelby. The 'Beeters got off to a good start taking a 13-8 lead at the end of one quarter of action. Senior Jackson Nordboe connected from beyond the arc and scored seven in the opening stanza, while junior Landon Beck added four for the 'Beeters. The...
The Harlem Ladycats have been scrimmaging each other and working hard in the gym as they get set to start the 2023-24 girls' basketball season. The Ladycats will begin their season this weekend at the Class B Tip-off Classic at Lockwood High School in Billings. This year the Ladycats will be led on the sideline by Derek Azure. Out this year are seniors Tova Anderson, Emma Billmayer and Jasalyn Lambert, juniors are Jaden Blackcrow, Gracie Sanchez, Raelynne Briere, Araya Mount and Lacia Walls....
The Harlem Wildcats will be the last Blaine County team to take the court this winter in Billings this weekend at the Class B Tip-off Showcase being held at Lockwood High School. This season the Wildcats will be under the direction of Ben Carrywater with Assistant Head Coach Tom Champagne. The C squad coach will be Miles Werk. Out this season are seniors, Kelbi Bigby, Thunder Bigby, Tommy Champagne, Dallas Doney, Jerry Kirkaldie, Troy Longknife, Moses Lawrence, Antone Rider, Beau Rider and Erik...
High School wrestling is underway for the Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats. This past weekend the Sugarbeeters were in Havre while Harlem was at the Badger Invitational in Cascade. Both tournaments were two-day events and provided coaches with a great way to see where the team is at to start the season. The Sugarbeeters were in Havre and had plenty of success Friday and Saturday. Eighth grader Hayden Berreth got his season off to a great start with two wins on Friday and three more on...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird girls' varsity finally took the court this past weekend to get the 2023-24 season underway at the Native American Classic in Browning. Heading up the program is Head Coach Charlie Ereaux. This year's roster includes just one senior, Imagine Fox. Two juniors Gabrial Walker and Nina Fox along with sophomores Kelcie Mount, Chaynell McConnell, Taylee Messerly and Hailey Walker-Matte. Three freshmen are getting their first taste of high school basketball they are...
The Turner Tornado Boys basketball team was in Glasgow this past Friday and Saturday taking part in the Class C Showcase. The Tornadoes got their season started off on the right foot with a 61-50 win over Nashua. Saturday the Tornadoes fell to Bainville 53-46 to start the season 1-1. Against Nashua Friday morning Turner got a long ball from junior Caleb Zellmer and seven points from senior Trent Billmayer early on keeping Turner close, trailing 15-14 at the end of the first Quarter. Turner...
The Turner Tornadoes girls started their 2023-24 basketball season in Glasgow at the Class C Showcase. Turner opened up with a 58-10 win over Nashua in an early morning contest on Friday and then fell to Bainville Saturday morning 56-18. Turner got off to a fast start Friday morning jumping out to an 18-5 lead after eight minutes of action. Sophomore Bridgett Reed scored eight in the opening stanza and senior Natalie Richman and Junior Cassidy Grabofsky each added four points for the Turner...
The Blaine County Fair Foundation is proud to present the First Annual Blaine County Fur Fest. Coyotes are a huge problem all over Blaine County and North Central Montana. The event is not only an effective fundraiser for the Fair Foundation but also helps farmers and ranchers control in some manner the huge varmint population that can wreak havoc on livestock and pets alike. Registration takes place Friday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building. Calcutta will follow the registration at 8:00 pm and is...
The Turner Tornadoes girls’ basketball team has been in the gym practicing hard in preparation for the 2023-24 season to get underway. Leading the way once again is Head Coach, Julie Welsh. The Turner girls look to play hard for 32 minutes and be able to compete effectively regardless of the opponent. Turner will open up the season in Glasgow at the Class C Showcase. Welsh is thrilled to get the season started with this year’s roster. “We lost one senior last year in Dakota Krass and gaine...
The Turner boys’ basketball team is looking to continue the growth established a season ago. Their numbers are small, but they have plenty of experience returning at the top of the lineup and quality depth down the roster. Back for year two is Head Coach, Darci Ammen. Turner returns a pair of seniors that are more than qualified to lead the team, “Ryan Doyle and Trent Billmayer are my two seniors. They both have quite a bit of varsity experience for four years and both have contributed valuable...
The Harlem Wildcat and Ladycat wresting teams boast record impressive numbers for the 2023-24 season. All told, the teams have 41 student athletes ready to compete, 28 boys and 14 girls. Head Coach John Baker will once again lead the program. Assisting him will be Lyle Faulkinberry, William BlackCrow and John Stiffarm. The teams began practice on Thursday, November 16 and have been working hard in preparation for the season opener in Cascade December 1-2. Baker gets pretty excited when asked to...
he Chinook Sugarbeeter wrestling team has been working hard in practice as a new season is about to get underway. Head Coach, Ben Stroh returns to lead the ‘Beeters for the third year. Kenny Pruttis and Robin Stroh will assist him once again. The ‘Beeter boys and girls are anxious to wrestle somebody other than each other. They will get that chance this weekend in Havre on Friday and Saturday. Stroh talks about this year’s teams’ grade by grade. For the boys’ junior Gage Chapman returns. “I’m expecting bigger things out of Gage this year. We wo...
The Sweet Home was the place to be this past Friday. In honor of Native American Heritage month, Native Connections, Tiwahe and Nakoda Aaniiih Economic Development Corporation (NAEDC) visited to “amplify indigenous dances for the people. Showcased were the Fancy, Traditional and Grassdance following with our Elders.” Jeremy Ritchie who mentors through NAEDC highlighted the youth who are at the core of their powwows. “It is the youth who do everything from budgeting to all the background tasks...
Harlem High School English Teacher Heather Jorgenson found herself on the adventure of a lifetime last July after being one of 28 teachers selected from about 250 applicants nationwide to participate in the Bimini Shark Lab Teacher Institute in the Bahamas. After getting herself to Fort Lauderdale, her scholarship covered the rest of her expenses. The program sought teachers from under-resourced, landlocked schools, where the students would not likely otherwise have exposure to studies about...
Winter sports have arrived and student athletes from Chinook, Harlem, Hays/Lodge Pole and Turner have been hard at it in the gym, practicing and preparing for the upcoming season. The Blaine County Journal takes great pride in covering our eight boys and girls basketball basketball teams like no other publication. For the past 10 seasons we have included at the very least a brief recap to multiple pictures and full length stories for each team. For the past four seasons we have provided results and a story for all four of our wrestling teams an...
The 38th Annual Parade of Lights and Festival of Wreaths will take place on Friday, November 24th with activities in full force across the community throughout the day. Invite your family and bring your friends to shop with numerous local vendors from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at both the Senior Center and the Library. The Festival of the Wreaths will once again fill the First Bank Lobby and your participation in the silent auction is anticipated and appreciated. Before or after wandering through the exhibits and wreaths, take time to enjoy the...
