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The 2024 season ended for the North Country Lady Mavericks volleyball team at the State C Volleyball Tournament. Due to the team's success, five athletes were named to the 2024 District 1B All-Conference List. This list includes BaiLee McColly, Kennedy Simonson, CharLee McColly, Berkeley Hillman, and Ireland Mears. North Country Head Coach Charlene spoke about each of the team's All-Conference Athletes. BaiLee McColly - was and has been a force in the middle for us since Freshman year. She has...
Well, the Malta Mustangs won the State Title! I guess maybe I should be a little less superstitious. Superstition never seems to work with my pro teams anyway. Superstition wasn’t in my favor all day last Saturday. First off, I try to make it to the game at the same time, every time. I lost where I put my hand warmers and searched frantically for them before leaving the house, so I was later than normal. My hands froze by the way. Thankfully, I had a heated vest. It cost me about $45 bucks a...
The 2024 Malta Mustangs football team has won this year's State B Championship with a 13-8 nail-biting win over the Manhattan Tigers at Mustang Field last Saturday. The win capped off a perfect 13-0 season, a new best for the Mustangs, who were 12-0 in 2006, the last time that Malta hoisted the State B title. The Mustangs also won the State B Championship in 1996 and 2000. "It feels awesome," Malta Head Coach Nick Oxarart said. "We had such a great group of seniors and just a lot of...
For the first time since 2012, the Malta Mustangs are hosting a State B Championship football game. "It feels amazing. You know I've been there before in basketball. We've just got to treat it like it's another game," Mustang senior Treyton Wilke said. "Get ready to roll and do the same thing we've been doing the whole season. Just another game." Mustang senior quarterback Stockton Oxarart was asked about his feelings on hosting the championship. "It feels great, especially now," S. Oxarart said...
The North Country Lady Mavericks volleyball team's season came to an end at the State C Tournament last Saturday, November 16. The Mavericks were up 13-11 on the Bridger Scouts in the first set in the opening round of the elimination bracket, but the Scouts went on a 3-1 run to end the game. North Country battled back, winning the third and fourth set, after falling behind 0-2 in the game. The scores for the game were 17-25, 14-25, 25-19, 25-21, and 14-16. "It really was a team effort," North...
The North Country Lady Mavericks are headed to state for the third consecutive season in a row as the runner up in the Eastern C Divisional tournament. "This was a major accomplishment for us, considering we went through some sickness last week at Districts and still had some lingering this week," Lady Mavericks Head Coach Charlene Wasson said. "The girls rocked it and earned a trip to Bozeman." The Lady Mavericks lost the Eastern C Championship to the Circle Wildcats last Saturday. The Lady Mav...
For the first time in 12 years, the Malta Mustangs football team is heading to the semifinal round of the MHSA Class B Football Championship Series. "All of it feels awesome," Malta senior Mason Simanton told the PCN. "I mean, Mustang football hasn't been there since 2012. We were just talking about it and it's an awesome feeling to be back in with a chance to get in that chipper." To reach the semifinals, the Mustangs defeated the Three Forks Wolves 59-36 at Mustang field on Saturday, November...
The postseason came to an end for the Malta M-ette volleyball team in the fourth place game of the Northern B Divisional tournament in Shelby last Friday evening. The M-ettes lost to the Chinook Sugarbeeters 1-3 in the opening round of the tournament on Thursday, November 14, and were eliminated by Chinook 2-3 on Friday, but Malta took down the Harlem Wildcats 3-0 Friday Morning and the Fairview Warriors 3-1 later that day. Prior to defeating Fairview, the M-ettes lost to them in each of their...
I have never been a fan of the commercialization of Christmas, but I have had a change of heart. I wouldn’t call myself a Grinch, but perhaps a levels below one. I typically loathe the crazy amount of Christmas movies and the strain it puts on my paycheck. The most important issue in my opinion is that many forget about the first part of the word Christmas. Despite my disdain for the commercialization of the holiday, this year, I am looking forward to it. Yes, I am looking forward to c...
The Malta M-ette Volleyball team took second place in the 2024 District 2B Tournament in Malta last Saturday, November 2. The M-ettes battled hard in the 2B District Tournament, defeating the Harlem Wildcats 3-0 in the opening round of the 2B District Tournament last Thursday, October 31. The M-ettes also bested the Glasgow Lady Scotties in the quarterfinals 3-2 on Friday, November 1, and then later lost to the Fairview Warriors 3-1 in the semifinals later that day. The next day was similar as...
The Malta Mustangs Football team (10-0) started their 2024 playoffs with a dominant 45-8 victory over the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks last Saturday, November 2, in Malta. The win sets up Malta for a clash with the Three Forks Wolves in the quarterfinals this Saturday, November 9, in Malta. Last season, the Mustangs fell 40-22 to Three Forks in the opening round of the playoffs. This year, the Wolves are 7-3, and most recently defeated the Huntley Project Red Devils 43-6 in the opening round last S...
The North Country Lady Mavericks volleyball team is headed to the 2024 Eastern C Divisional in Sidney after earning a third place finish in the 3C District Tournament on Saturday, November 2. "I was extremely proud of these girls over the weekend," Lady Mavericks Head Coach Charlene Wasson said. "They did some really amazing things because of how awful our week started out with sickness and not having a full practice on any of the days we practiced. They fought through some pretty hard mental...
Last week, Parker wrote about his experience with Australians and guns and it triggered a memory. For those that don’t know, in the late 2000's I lived with several Australians for about three years of my life. I was a drummer in an Australian Christian Rock Band. There was a time that we were on tour in my home state of Illinois that our crew stayed on a rural property and on this property, we were introduced to some of the finer things in American life; frog legs, Rocky Mountain Oysters, four...
The Malta Mustangs Football team completed a perfect 9-0 regular season after defeating the Fairfield Eagles 40-0 last Friday, October 25, at Mustang Field. Senior quarterback Stockton Oxarart was asked what having a perfect record meant. "It's great," Oxarart said. "It hasn't happened since my freshman year, so it's a really big deal, especially, it's my senior year, it's a (heck) of a team." The Mustangs are set to host the Thompson Falls Eagles, the fourth ranked team from the Western B....
Whitewater Penguin Shelbi LaBrie, a senior, won her final high school cross country race, as she earned a first place finish for the second year in a row at the State C Cross Country Meet in Missoula on October 26. The PCN caught up with LaBrie, who won the race with a time of 19.40 and asked her thoughts on winning her second title. "Well, of course, it feels really good," LaBrie said. "But I think for me, what means more is all the people who take time to text me, or support me, come watch me,...
The Malta M-ettes volleyball team is set to host the 2B District Volleyball Tournament this week. The team will have to bounce back after losses to Havre and Fairview last week. Four 2B teams will qualify for the Northern B which is set to start in Shelby on Thursday, November 7, and conclude on November 9. The M-ettes, who took third place in the conference, will face the Harlem Ladycats in the opening round of the 2B District Tournament on Thursday, October 31, at 7:30 p.m. "From the very...
The North Country Volleyball Team (13-2) finished second in the 12-team 1C Conference thanks in part to a strong finish last Saturday, where the Lady Mavs defeated Culbertson and MonDak in a double-header. North Country Head Coach Charlene Wasson expressed pride in her young team, which is working hard to repeat the success that they have had in previous years. "This year's Mavericks were very inexperienced in Varsity playing time but not skill level," Coach Wasson said. "They improved and...
I know it’s not a popular take, but I am not a fan of the two-party system. I tend to vote for whoever I want, not whoever you or the majority of folks want. I agree that it is a better system than most, at least we have a couple of options, rather than being forced to bend a knee to a king, queen, or dictator. Voting is an honor and privilege. Even though things might not go your way, voting is crucial for democracy. That being said, there are more than two types of people in the U.S. I am n... Full story
The Malta Mustangs Football team has clinched the Northern B's first-seed for the 2024 MHSA Class B Football Championship Series, thanks to Friday's 45-16 victory over the Cut Bank Wolves. Their win, which took place at Mustang Field, gave Malta their eighth win to the team's undefeated season. This week, Malta concludes their regular season by hosting the Fairfield Eagles on Friday, October 25, at 7 p.m. The night will serve as Malta's senior night. Mustangs Stockton Oxarart, Mason Simanton,...
The Malta M-ettes volleyball picked up a pair of wins last week, defeating the Cut Bank Lady Wolves 3-0 in Malta on Friday, October 18, and the Harlem LadyCats 3-0 in Harlem on Saturday, October 19. Malta will be tested this week, having to host Class A's Havre on Thursday, October 24, for Senior Night and then traveling to Fairview to face the Warriors on Saturday, October 26. Malta fell to Fairview 1-3 the last time the teams faced off. In Malta's win over Cut Bank, the scores were 25-7,...
The Dodson Coyotes Cross Country Team is sending seven athletes to the State Cross Country Meet in Missoula this Saturday. Representing the Dodson Men’s team will be Junior Stiffarm, Donovan Posey, Lance KillEagle, Brayden Jones, Jaxon Jones, and Tygh Healy. Precious Stiffarm will be the lone Lady Coyote at the state meet. “The boys have been putting in extra hard work together as a team even after practice and it appears to be paying off,” Dodson Head Coach Tianna Bloomer said. “Prec...
The North Country Lady Mavericks volleyball team defeated the Frazer Bearcubs 3-0 last Tuesday, October 15, in Hinsdale, for their last home game of the regular season. The team has two more games before the end of the regular season as they compete in a double-header on Saturday, October 26, at noon. The event starts with a game at noon in Culbertson and will continue with a game at 5:30 p.m. against MonDak in Westby. Each Lady Maverick athlete, all 14, were able to see some action against Fraz...
I handled that better than I thought… For the past week, or what seemed like five years, my wife was in Michigan for a work conference. It was a different type of week because I had more alone time with the kids. Which was great! Instead of them venting to mom, I got to hear all of the details. I was responsible for every dinner and getting them to school on time with or without the newspaper deadline. My sons took it pretty well, though they struggled with the idea of her leaving. If you k...
The Malta Cross Country Team hosted the Malta Athletic Club Invitational last Saturday, October 12, at Marian Hills Golf Course, and despite a cold start with near freezing temps, things warmed up for 77 athletes. Harlem won the boys' meet with a total of 23 points. Havre was second with 49, and Dodson was third with 54. The girls' meet was won by Havre, who had 18 points. Harlem was second with 5 points. Girls' Race Whitewater senior Shelbi LaBrie took first place in the varsity meet and...
The Malta M-ette Volleyball Team picked up wins over the Glasgow Lady Scotties, and Poplar Indians but fell to the Fairview Warriors last week. The M-ettes will host the Cut Bank Lady Wolves in Malta on Friday, October 18, at 1 p.m. They will then travel to Harlem to take on the LadyCats on Saturday, October 19, starting at 1 p.m. In Malta's win over Glasgow last Saturday, the scores were 25-8, 25-16, and 25-10. Junior Neva Jacobson, a setter, was asked about the team's win over the Lady...