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The Sugarbeeter volleyball team continues to shine on the court and turned in another pair of stellar outings this past week. Thursday the 'Beeters headed to North Star to take on the Rival Knights and quickly dispatched them in straight sets 25-22, 25-16, 25-7. Saturday the girls were in Centerville to face the Miners and again came away with a win in straight sets, 25-16, 25-14, 25-12. Chinook was scheduled to play host to the Malta M-ettes but that game was canceled early last week. Thursday...
The Blaine County Journal was made aware of Harlem Schools suspending Athletic Activities until completion of further investigation just prior to going to press. Please note that upcoming contests for this week have been cancelled. The Harlem Lady Cat Volleyball has been extremely competitive this fall, pushing every opponent to the max. Unfortunately they have been on the short end of those five set thrillers. This past week the girls were in Conrad to face a solid District 1B opponent. In...
The fall high school sports season has been anything but normal for our local student athletes but thanks to the due diligence of the coaching staffs and administrators in Harlem, Chinook, Turner and Hays/Lodge Pole the kids have got to compete for the most part. All three fall sports have been directly impacted by cancellations and rescheduling due to COVID-19. Chinook Football had it’s game with Fairview taken away. The Sugarbeeter volleyball teams match with Malta was canceled early last week, but the team that has been affected the most i...
The Harlem Volleyball and Cross Country teams have had to adjust their schedules numerous times this fall with cancellations and rescheduling. For the third week in a row the volleyball team got to compete just one time while their other scheduled match was canceled. Cross Country didn't get an opportunity to compete this week either and with fall sports being a question mark in general, having the kids get together is a nice gesture. For the most part the kids don't really have an opportunity t...
A campaign that may seem new to the area has actually been going on in some way for several years. Folks travelling through residential neighborhoods in our communities may have noticed Blue Lights illuminated at the entrance to some homes. The Blue light is serving as a reminder to recognize and honor those individuals who dedicate their lives to public service as City Police Officers, Sheriff Department Deputies or in various other forms of Law Enforcement. Similar forms of recognition are familiar to us like the ‘Green Light a Vet’ pro...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team had a solid week on the court. Thursday night in Box Elder they took down the Bears in straight sets. Saturday evening, plating in front of the hometown crowd, the Sugarbeeters recovered from an opening set loss to take down the visiting Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks 3-1. Thursday, Chinook was in the Bears Den for a District 7C match and a chance to build some momentum going forward in the conference season. The 'Beeters started fast and with a...
The Harlem Lady Cat Volleyball team fell to District 2B rival Malta on Thursday night in a five set thriller that had plenty of action. The Lady Cats played well in the 27-25, 27-29, 25-18, 23-25, 15-9 conference clash. Harlem Head Coach Kim Faulkinberry and her Lady Cats record currently sits at 1-3 but that doesn’t accurately depict the effort this team has put forth on the court to begin the season. The Lady Cats have been competitive in nearly every match thus far and were again Thursday in an epic battle with their District 2B rivals to t...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters got back in the win column Friday afternoon in Hays with a 47-0 win over the Thunderbirds. Chinook was coming off an unscheduled bye the previous week after their contest with Fairview was cancelled. The Sugarbeeters entered the contest with the Thunderbirds with a 1-1 record. Chinook took down Park City in a thriller and then fell at home to the Shelby Coyotes a week later. The 'Beeters played well in both those contest, both of which went down to the final play of the...
The Harlem Wildcats came back to earth this past weekend in Roundup. Harlem began the season with two nice wins for their first winning streak in years. Head Coach Derek Azure has done a remarkable job laying out his plans for the team as well as the future. To their credit the 11 kids that have suited up have been all in on their coach's plan. Friday in Roundup the Wildcats matched the Panthers play for play. Harlem scored early on a five play , 70 yard drive that culminated with junior...
The Chinook Golf and Country Club put the finishing touches on a abnormal season this past week. Wednesday saw the conclusion of the Mens and Womens Club Championships. Saturday was the annual Ryder Cup Team Tournament in which Chinook defeated Beaver Creek Golf Course 20-12 to regain the traveling trophy. The Chinook Golf Club Men's and Women's championships were held over the course of two Wednesdays. The front nine was played on September 9 and the back nine September 16. The Mens...
In last week's edition of the Blaine County Journal~News Opinion we recognized a group of past Chinook High School graduates that have went on to serve the public in Law Enforcement. We highlighted the fact that three graduates of the class of 2010 and the class of 2014 have done just that. Other graduates have gone on to serve the public in law enforcement or by joining the armed forces. Some of these individuals have chosen to remain silent while others have chosen to share their story. In...
The Harlem Wildcats are on a winning streak. The boys hosted the Wolf Point Wolves this past Friday in a Northern B contest. Harlem started fast, scoring on their first possession and then finished strong in a dominating 34-21 win to improve to 2-0 on the young season. Harlem began the contest with a meticulous 83 yard drive that featured the running game as expected, but added a nice mix of passing plays. Senior running back Andrew Rasmussen scored from 5 yards out and junior quarterback...
The Harlem Lady Cat volleyball team was back on the court this past Thursday to take on the North Country Mavericks in a tough non-conference clash. North Country is a Class C powerhouse and has a win against District 2B rival Glasgow this year. The Mavericks showed plenty of that power Thursday night. The Mavericks stormed out of the gate to set the tempo early. The Lady Cats fought valiantly to match their effort but dropped the opening set 25-10. Lady Cat Head Coach Kim Faulkinberry fired her girls up prior to the start of the second set...
The Chinook Volleyball team earned a split this week to move to 3-1 on the season in District 6C play. Thursday night the 'Beeters were in Fort Benton where they fell in straight sets to the conference leading Longhorns. Saturday Chinook was back in front of the hometown crown and picked up a 3-1 match win over the Geraldine/Highwood Mountaineers. The Sugarbeeters are a senior laden team and prior to the start of the varsity match against the Geraldine/Highwood they were recognized for their...
The Harlem Wildcats and the Hays/Lodge Pole Cross Country teams were in Havre this past Friday to take part in the Blue Pony Invitational. The Thunderbirds were represented by senior Isaiah Denny and junior Tahtianna Morgan. Both runners competed hard and ran the course well, especially for the first meet of the season. Denny finished 10th among Class C boys with a time of 19:56.59. Morgan ran a solid race for the Thunderbirds in the Class C girls race, finishing 11th in 31:32.74 Harlem's only...
Jordan Shortman currently lives in Havre, attended junior high in Harlem, is an enrolled member of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and has also appeared on the hugely popular television show Yellowstone. Shortman currently is employed by the United States Department of Homeland Security as part of a contracted security service. Recently Shortman, who is based in Havre, had to travel to Helena to fill in for another officer who was taking leave. While in Helena he was approached and informed...
Without question the vast majority of those men and women that take the selfless act to serve their communities, state and country by becoming involved in law enforcement have done so with outstanding service, valor and integrity the position requires. Very few individuals have the courage to do a vital job, that comes with high risk to one's self, with little gratitude and often requires dealing with folks who are not having the best of days. Chinook High School is by no means big, even by...
The roughly 18,000 people that rely on water made possible by the St. Mary's Diversion and Milk River Irrigation Projects got a bit of good news this week. Jennifer Patrick, the Project Manager for the Milk River Irrigation Project (MRIP) Joint Board of Control said "As of today, rough numbers, Drop 2 is approximately 85% complete and construction will slow down to focus on catching up Drop 5 so the intake's concrete canal liner can be installed simultaneously to cut down on mobilization costs....
Mike Tilleman and his family are well known throughout the area and far beyond. The Mike Tilleman family spearheaded by the efforts of Mike himself were deservedly honored by Montana State University Northern (MSU-N) and the Light Football team recently. MSU-N has been working diligently, first securing funds (An on-going endeavor), then putting into action the designing of and construction of a new field on campus for the Lights to call home. On Wednesday, August 26, MSU-N Chancellor Greg...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters are off to a resounding start to the 2020 season. The 'Beeter volleyball team collected its third straight sweep this past Thursday, taking down the visiting North Start Knights in three lopsided sets to improve to 3-0 in on the season. The Sugarbeeters were dominate Thursday night as the rival Knights were outmatched from the get go. The 'Beeters jumped out to a big 19-7 lead after senior Jayden Miller served up a pair of aces. Senior Hailey Bell followed with a kill...
The Harlem Lady Cat volleyball team has been steadily laying a foundation for the past few years and Head Coach Kim Faulkinberry has her team playing quality volleyball to start the season. The Lady Cats have co-oped with the girls from Turner recently as well and the combination has been a benefit to all involved. The Lady Cats began their season this past Thursday with a trip west to take on the Shelby Coyotes of the District 1B. The Lady Cats fell 3-0 in the season opener but were highly...
The Harlem Wildcats have had a long tough dry spell where wins on the grid iron have been measured in years, not weeks. The 2020 Wildcat Football team has put in the time and effort to make sure that doesn't continue. They did just that in their season and home opener this past Friday as they dominated the visiting Poplar Indians start to finish while earning a 42-26 win. The Wildcats haven't found the win column since September of 2017 when they picked up a forfeit win over Poplar. Head Coach...
The Sugarbeeters have found themselves in a pair of barn burners to start the season. After earning a hard fought down to the wire win in week one, the 'Beeters fell short in the final seconds to lose their home opener to the Shelby Coyotes 26-22. The loss evens their record at 1-1. The 'Beeters thwarted the Coyotes opening drive by forcing a fumble. A fourth down attempt on the ensuing possession came up short after the chains were brought out. Shelby punted the ball back to Chinook late in...
After the way the winter sports season came to a stunning conclusion back in March and the events that have followed in the months since, uncertainty abound as to whether or not play would resume in the fall. Thankfully after a thorough review of the current situation and a significant number of protocols put in place, a fall sports season is underway. On July 27, 2020 Montana High School Association (MHSA) Executive Director Mark Beckman and the Executive Board released a list of directives and policies to be implemented by member schools...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter Volleyball team is back on the court getting ready for the start of the 2020 Volleyball season. Preparation for the season has been anything but normal yet the kids have put in the work and are willing to do whatever it takes to play. The Sugarbeeters have had some great success through the years and this years squad is looking forward to another good year. Head Coach, Paula Molyneaux is back at the helm and has her team prepared to start the season. This years squad has...
