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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 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 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...
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 2023 volleyball season is in the books and post-season awards have been announced for District 1B and District 2B. The Chinook Sugarbeeters landed two on the District 1B awards list while the Harlem Lady Cats placed one on the District 2B honors list. Senior Hallie Neibauer earned District 1B 1st team honors for the Sugarbeeters. After competing in the Class C ranks for three years and qualifying for the state tournament her junior season, Neibauer made the most of her one season in Class B....
The Chinook Sugarbeeters held their Fall Sports Awards Ceremony this past Monday night, highlighting the individual accomplishments during the Cross Country, Football and Volleyball seasons. Football certificates were awarded to freshman Griffin Crowley, RJ Engstrom, Kegan Green, Patrick McKenzie, Rangler Skoyen, Ross Valdez. Letter winners included seniors Quentin Edwards (4th), Jackson Nordboe (4th bar). Isaiah Gillett (2nd bar), Danny McKenzie (2nd bar) and Kaden Green (2nd bar). Juniors Landen Beck (3rd bar), Oliver Standiford (3rd bar),...
The post season awards list for the Northern C Eight Player football division has been released. Included on the list are a pair of Harlem Wildcats and a lone Chinook Sugarbeeter. The Wildcats and Sugarbeeters both struggled to find wins this season but both competed start to finish like the game was on the line. Wildcat Head Coach, Trenton Woodward and Chinook Head Coach, Mike Jones worked with very young teams, and both did a great job building for the future. Harlem sophomore Matthew Billmaye...
The winter sports season is just around the corner and the Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats, Hays Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and the Turner Tornadoes are counting the days until the first practice. The first day of practice is Thursday, November 16, and the first day of allowable competition is Friday, December 1. The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Fairview Warriors have left the Class C ranks and moved up to Class B. Fairview joined the District 2B alongside the Harlem Wildcats/Lady Cats, Glasgow Scotties, Malta Mustangs/M-ettes, Poplar Indians...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters headed to Fairfield this past weekend for the District 1B Tournament. The ‘Beeters entered the tournament as the No. 5 seed and opened up play against the No. 4 seed Shelby Coyotes on Thursday afternoon. The Sugarbeeters defeated the Coyotes in five sets at home in September, while Shelby took the second meeting in front of their fans 3-0. In set number one, junior Rilee Molyneaux slammed home a kill to give Chinook an early 7-5 lead. Junior Hannah Schoen evened the s...
The Harlem Lady Cats were in Glasgow this past weekend for the District 2B Volleyball Tournament. The Lady Cats entered the tournament as the No. 6 seed but were confident they could improve on that. The Lady Cats faced the No 3 seeded Glasgow Scotties in round one to get the tournament started. Harlem took a quick 3-0 lead only to see the Scotties rattle off seven straight. Senior Kaitlynn Johnson scored a kill that made the score 7-4. The Lady Cats fought hard to stay within striking...
The All-Class State Cross Country meet was held this past Saturday at Rebecca Farms in Kalispell. 22 athletes from Blaine County took part in the State Meet, 15 boys and seven girls. Chinook was represented well with seven boys and six girls making the trip. Harlem had seven boys and one girl while the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds had one boy. Chinook sophomore Neva Lowe finished seventh in the Class B girls race for the Sugarbeeters. Harlem freshman Branlin Foote was ninth in the Class B boys r...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters closed out their regular season in Whitewater this past Wednesday with a match against the North Country Mavericks. The 'Beeters will now turn their attention to the District 1B Tournament in Fairfield this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The 'Beeters were in Whitewater Wednesday looking to close out the season on a high note against the North Country Mavericks. A kill from junior Rilee Molyneaux evened the score at 7-7 in the opening set. North Country opened up a 12-9...
