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This week we feature a brother and sister along with a Warrior in our successful youth hunt collection. 10 year old Kyra Berreth, her 11 year old brother Hayden and 11 year old Wacee Simenson all successfully filled their deer tags. On November 4 while hunting with his Dad Brian on the family farm north of Havre Hayden filled his tag with a nice shot on a beautiful Mule Buck. Hayden and his Dad were hunting in the evening when he drew his .243 and sighted in on the big buck from approximately 20...
The Winter Sports season is here and while we have yet to be blanketed with snow, or really be punished with cold weather the local basketball and wrestling teams have been busy preparing for the first week of competition. The schedule is back to normal after a completely altered 2020-21 season due to Covid-19. Practice began Thursday, November 18 and a few teams will be in action this week. The Harlem girls and boys basketball teams will be in Cut Bank this Saturday to challenge the District...
The start of the High School Winter Sports season is a huge moment for local sports fans along the Hi-line. For many, high school basketball and wrestling fill our entertainment need. With winter bearing down on us, limited daylight and indoor activities taking center stage, what better way to spend the evening. Basketball and Wrestling are heavily followed in Blaine County, and gyms are filled every week with anxious fans looking to cheer on their favorite teams. The Turner, Harlem and Hays/Lodge Pole Basketball teams along with the Wildcat...
This week we feature a single youth hunter, Griffen Crowley. Griffen is an eighth grade student at Chinook Junior High School and an avid outdoorsman. Griffen just wrapped up his fourth season hunting and boy was it a good one. Joining him on his hunts are his Dad Clint and his Cousin Merle Young. All of his hunts occur south of Chinook in the Bear Paw Mountains where he has spent plenty of time surveying the land. This year Clint took him on his Mule Deer Hunt while Merle accompanied him on...
The Class C Football season has officially come to an end with the State Championship game being played this past Saturday. The attention now turns to those Athletes named to post season honor teams. This year the Chinook Sugarbeeters had a remarkable nine athletes recognized with two earning All-State recognition. The Harlem Wildcats had an athlete honored as well. The Sugarbeeters had a fine season that included a return to the Class C Eight player Football Playoffs. As a result several...
The 2021 Montana High School Volleyball season has officially come to an end. State Champions were crowned this past Saturday in Bozeman for all four classifications and in turn means the release of post season awards. Three Chinook Sugarbeeters and a pair of Harlem Lady Cats found their names listed on those releases. Chinook junior Bree Swanson was named to the Class C All-State team. Swanson also named to the District 7C All-Conference First Team. Also receiving recognition for the...
This week we are happy to report three successful youth hunts were recently completed. Landon Trottier of Harlem along with Ethan Klingaman and Bridger Billmayer of Chinook all harvested nice Muley Bucks. Hunting as a youngster was always a thrill no matter how it was done, but the opportunity to have a successful hunt alongside family is always something special. All three of these young hunters accomplished just that making memories that will last a lifetime. Landon Trottier recently went on...
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte is currently in the middle his 56 County tour and recently stopped by Bear Paw Meats in Chinook for a visit. The Governor has made it a point to visit each Montana County and get a first-hand look at what's happening locally. Gianforte has done this for several years, as a United States Representative, while campaigning for Governor and now as Governor. The meat processing industry was heavily impacted by the Covid 19 Pandemic and questions arose on many fronts...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters were in Belt this past week at the Northern C Divisional. The Sugarbeeters were anxious to see how they stacked up against the divisions best with a trip to the Class C State tournament in Bozeman on the line. The 'Beeters played extremely well in their three matches at the Northern C but still came up short. The 'Beeters opened the tournament against the 7C No. 2 Seed Belt Huskies. In a match that certainly could have gone either way it was Belt that earned a 25-20,...
Tournament time is a great time of year, but it also means the end. The Harlem Lady Cat Volleyball team concluded its 2021 campaign this past weekend in Glasgow at the Northern B Divisional. The Lady Cats began their tournament by taking on the No. 1 seeded Choteau Bulldogs from the District 1B. The Bulldogs went undefeated through their conference schedule and are considered to be among the states best. Harlem played every point against the Bulldogs the best they could, but the depth and...
Hunting season is in full swing and hunters young and old are searching for that memorable hunt. As we have done in the past the Journal is recognizing successful hunts by our local sportsman, focused primarily on our youth hunters. These young hunters have taken full advantage of the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Apprentice program and have went on to have great success. This program allows young hunters to get in the field and harvest an animal under the watchful eye of an approved guardian....
The Chinook Community Thanksgiving Dinner is being planned. Volunteers are coming together to make it happen and organizers are set to provide the details of this years event. Dorris Hamilton and her husband John were instrumental in the early years of the Community Dinner, joining just a year or two after the first dinner. Larry Wisch, who was part of many dinners through the years, stated that volunteers have tried their best to determine the exact year it began, but the consensus is the early...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters will head to the Northern C Volleyball Divisional Tournament this weekend following a third place finish at the District 7C Tournament in Chinook this past weekend. The 'Beeters went 3-2 in five matches, taking down Big Sandy 3-0 in the first round, falling to Fort Benton 3-0 later in the day. Friday morning they bounced back with a 3-0 sweep of the North Star Knights punching their ticket to the Northern C Divisional. Saturday the girls took on Chester/Joplin-Inverness...
The Lady Cats were in Wolf Point this past Friday for the District 2B Tournament. Harlem began the day with a 3-1 loss to Malta. The Lady Cats bounced back in the afternoon to sweep the Poplar Indians 3-0 before being eliminated in a tough 3-2 loss to the Wolf Point Wolves. The Lady Cats advanced to the Northern B Divisional in Glasgow this Thursday, Friday and Saturday following their fourth place finish at the District 2B Tournament. In their opening match with the M-ettes, Harlem was looking...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Volleyball team came into the District 7C Tournament as the most improved team this season. Despite what the win column shows, the Thunderbirds made great strides on the court, challenging the top team more often to earn wins. In the matches where they were playing teams other than the favorites they were very solid. The Thunderbirds opened up the tournament with a play-in game against the Box Elder Bears. Hays/Lodge Pole had swept the Bears in two regular season...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters began their 2021 Montana Class C Eight-man football playoff on the road this past Saturday in Fairview. The 7-1 Sugarbeeters entered the contest as the No. 4 Seed out of the North while the 6-2 Warriors entered as the No. 1 Seed out of the East. The 'Beeters looked to get things going early and started on defense forcing the Warriors into a three and out leading to a punt. Senior Toby Niederegger hauled in the punt at their own 22 yard line and returned the ball 20...
A Community Fundraiser was held this past Saturday at the Chinook Eagles Club in support of Carla Peck and Family. The fundraiser featured a free will donation pulled pork dinner along with a Gun Raffle and Silent and Live Auctions. As always the community showed up in full force to help the family with medical expenses and related costs. The dinner and auction were both very well attended and supported. "I can't help but feel that everyone came together as a community for the sake of...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2018. The 'Beeters will begin their Montana Class C Eight-man State football playoff run in the same place they saw their season end three years ago. Friday morning the 7-1 Sugarbeeters will board the bus and make the nearly seven hour 275 mile trek east to take on the 6-2 Fairview Warriors. Head Coach Mike Jones said the team will leave Chinook early Friday morning, make a few stops along the way and check into their...
The Harlem Wildcats and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were in Missoula this past Saturday for the Montana All-Class State Cross Country Meet. The Wildcats contingent consisted of seven runners, six in the boys Class B race and one in the Girls Class B. The Thunderbirds had one athlete in the boys Class C race. Harlem senior Taya Trottier capped off a stellar season by earning All-State recognition with a 12th place finish. The Class B girls race consisted of 154 runners in all. Trottier got off...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team closed out their 2021 regular season in fine fashion this past week with a pair of conference wins. On Wednesday the 'Beeters took down Hays/Lodge Pole in Straight sets, defeating the Thunderbirds 25-10, 25-5, 25-15. Thursday they won a decisive match over the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks 25-14, 25-18, 25-13 to claim the District 7C No. 3 Seed. The Sugarbeeters were originally supposed to take on the Hawks on Tuesday, but a water line break in town force...
The Harlem Lady Cats closed out their regular season schedule with a couple of wins. On Thursday the girls took down the Rocky Boy Morning Stars in Straight sets 25-19, 25-22, 25-11. Saturday they earned the season sweep over the Poplar Indians with another straight set win. Scores and stats for Poplar were unavailable at press time. The Lady Cats honored their senior players and managers prior to the start of Thursday nights game with Rocky Boy. Harlem took an early lead, built it up a bit,...
The (2-14) Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Volleyball team finished the regular season this past week with a 3-1 setback to the Big Sandy Pioneers. The Thunderbirds continued to show improvement in taking a set from the Pioneers. Hays/Lodge Pole may not have found the win column often this fall but they were certainly competitive in every match they played, making their opponents earn each point. They enter the District 7C Volleyball Tournament as the No. 8 Seed and will take on the No. 9 Seed Box Elder Bears. The Match is set to get underway at...
The Diabetes Beat Down held this past Saturday at the Blaine County Fairgrounds was a huge success. Pictured above is a group of high school students, Sweet Home staff and community members that walked/ran in support of the residents at the Sweet Home. Overall turnout was fantastic and a good time was had by all....
After 47 years of putting in a 'Hard Days Work' with the Bees at the Bears Paw Apiaries, Leonard 'Ole' Brown decided it was time to stow away his Bee Suit for good. On Friday October 1, Ole humbly retired, a week later on Saturday, October 9, the company and the community came together at the Chinook Eagles Club to celebrate his remarkable accomplishment. Ole, wasn't unlike many young men on the Hi-line back in the early 1970's. An Army Veteran having served in Vietnam, Ole was newly married...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters started their 2021 Northern C Eight-man Football Playoff run with a home contest against the Cascade Badgers. The 'Beeters (6-1) entered the contest as the Pool B Subdivision No.2, Cascade (5-3) carried the A Subdivision No. 3 seed. The winner would advance to the State Tournament as either the Northern C No. 3 or No. 4 Seed. The Badgers won the coin toss and deferred to the second half giving the 'Beeters possession to start the game. The teams defenses established them...
