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The Malta Mustangs basketball team are 5-2 to start their 2024-25 campaign and this season, the team has retained plenty of experience, while also welcoming a lot of youth. Senior Bohdi Brenden was asked to define this year's team. "Fast-paced, really fast paced, that's kind of our identity being so small, we're going to have to run the floor," Brenden said. The Mustangs welcome back a very experienced senior class consisting of Bohdi Brenden, Treyton Wilke, Stockton Oxarart, and Kash Stiles. Br...
The North Country Mavericks basketball team has eight athletes on their roster, but the group is off to a 7-1 start this season. They are led by first year Head Coach Chad Bowman, who was an assistant coach on the team last year. Coach Bowman is joined by assistant coaches Shon Simonson and Jim Sunford. "We are still finding our identity," Coach Bowman said. "We want to find it on the defensive end of the floor. It seems to be easier for us. We have some big, strong football kids for the most pa...
The Dodson Coyotes Basketball team had retained a lot of talent from last season and has a total of ten athletes for their 2024-25 campaign. The team is without Sebastian Best, who graduated last spring. The team welcomes back seniors Mason LoneBear and Junior Stiffarm. Stiffarm was Dodson's lone All-Conference Athlete last year. Dodson's juniors include Frank Sonny Cole, Chris Jaynes, Lance KillEagle, Donovan Posey, and Brayden Jones. Jaxon Jones is Dodson's lone sophomore. Tygh KillEagle is...
The Malta M-ettes are hoping to build on the success of last season, a year where the team was able to overcome doubters by punching their ticket to state by winning the team's fifth consecutive Northern B Title. This year's M-ettes have retained most of their talent from last season, which ended in the State B consolation semifinals in Billings. Junior Neva Jacobson, one of Malta's returning All-State athletes was asked about the team's goal for this year. "I know one of our goals is obviously...
The North Country Lady Mavericks may have a new look given they graduated a couple of the top athletes in Class C basketball last spring, but this year's group already boasts a 8-0 record. The Lady Mavericks have not lost a game since March 11 of 2022, and are on a 59-game win streak. This year's group will be without Teagan Erickson and Paige Wasson who are both playing collegiate basketball this season; Erickson is a member of the Montana State University Women's Basketball team and Wasson a...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes have seven athletes in their 2024-25 campaign. The Lady Coyotes are without Kataya KillEagle who is the schools' all-time leading scorer. KillEagle graduated last spring and is currently playing basketball at Dawson Community College. This year's team is led by junior Jazlyn KillEagle. The sophomore class consists of Kashton Siers, Precious Stiffarm, and Kyra Campbell. Bentlie Ereaux is the team's lone freshman. Rounding our the team's roster are eighth graders Mahina...
The 2024-25 Malta/Whitewater Wrestling Team features 21 boys and four girls this season. The Malta wrestlers are led by Boys Head Coach Jake French, and his assistant coaches Shawn Gilkerson and Nolan Simanton, as well Girls Head Coach Steve French and his assistant coaches Trey Simanton and Oden Hallock. The team has plenty of returning talent from last season, including senior Kohner Schipman, who won the State B-C 138 Title last year. Schipman, who is listed to wrestle at 144, is joined by...
On Wednesday, December 4, Saco senior and Malta Mustang football standout Blaine Downing, was able to confirm the signing of his letter of intent to continue his football career and education at Montana State University (MSU) in Bozeman in the Saco High School gymnasium. He was surrounded by his family (including is father Shawn Downing, mother Kelly Downing, sister Emerson, brother Trey, and grandmother Sue Marshall), friends, and classmates, as well as a majority of his teammates, the Malta...
What do I want for Christmas? I don't really ever know, or at least when posed with the question, I freeze. Ask me what I want during nearly any other month of the year, and I could come up with six to seven suggestions of what I need or want. I knew what I wanted on Black Friday in November, and I got it! My birthday is in October, and I am sure I knew what I wanted back then. I think. I don't know if it's the pressure of the holidays, a brain-fart, or I just am not comfortable with asking for...
The Malta-Whitewater Wrestling team had three placers in this year's CMR Holiday Classic event in Great Falls. The event started on Friday, December 20, and concluded in Saturday, December 21. "That's the thing I mean, we went up against the state's best and and we felt like we came away from it feeling pretty good with our improvement," Malta Coach Steve French said. The teams were led by Ava Hanson, who took third place in the Girls 170 class, after going 4-1 at the event. Straud Sims was...
The North Country Mavericks and Dodson Coyotes basketball teams met up in Saco last Saturday, December 21. THe Mavericks won 70-33. On Friday, December 20, the Mavericks defeated the Frazer Bearcubs 68-23. Dodson fell to the Scobey Spartans 83-23. Blaine Downing led the Mavericks in their win over Dodson with 20 points. Laytin Erickson had 18 points, Coy Bowman had 13 points, Chase Albus had nine points, Jake Brown had five points, Kade Strommen had four points, and Jayden Henshew had one...
The North Country Lady Mavericks added a pair of wins to their regular season record. One of those wins came against the Dodson Lady Coyotes last Saturday, December 21, in Saco. The Lady Mavericks' other victory came against the Frazer Bearcubs in Frazer on Friday, December 20. The Lady Mavs won 68-24. The Lady Coyotes lost 53-11 to the Scobey Lady Spartans on Friday. Shelbi LaBrie led the Lady Mavs in their victory over Dodson with 17 points. Emerson Downing had 11 points, CharLee McColly had...
The Malta M-ettes basketball team battled hard in their final game of 2024, but fell 67-56 to the Havre Lady Blue Ponies 67-56 on Tuesday, December 17, in Havre. The sub-varsity teams saw success in Poplar last weekend, defeating the Glasgow and Wolf Point JV and C teams. The M-ettes are not scheduled to face another opponent until their long awaited home opener against the Fairview Warriors on Friday, January 3, at the Malta High School Gymnasium. In their loss to Havre, Malta was led by...
The Malta Mustangs basketball team fought hard in their lone game of the week against the Havre Blue Ponies in Havre, but fell 75-67 last Tuesday, December 17. The Mustangs will observe Christmas Break and will see their first home game of the season on Friday, January 3, 2025, in the Malta High School Gymnasium. They will take on the Roy-Winifred Outlaws on Saturday, January 4, 2025, in Winifred Malta was led by senior Bohdi Brenden in the team’s loss to Havre. Brenden had 20 points, seven a...
I often get asked if we are going anywhere for Christmas. If only. Unfortunately, I don’t even have the courage to attempt leaving the state during the holiday season. I would love to see my family and my hometown, but the possibility of flight delays, flight cancellations, and road closures due to winter weather always shuts that thinking down. I guess I should mention that things get pretty busy at the paper this time of year. I am thankful that we welcomed Sara to the staff. The PCN crew (...
Malta Senior Center BINGO is every Friday at 1:00 at the Malta Senior Center. Malta School Board Mtg School Board Meetings are held every second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the MHS Boardroom. Times and dates are subject to change. Malta Food Bank The Malta Food Bank will be closed from Christmas eve to the Day After Christmas (December 24th-26th.) City Council Meetings City Council Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall at 5 p.m. This Month, the...
The Malta Wrestling Team saw plenty of action last week as they hosted a 21 match dual with the Fairfield Eagles on Thursday, December 12, and then traveled to the Glasgow Mixer and Scottie Invitational on Friday, December 13, and Saturday, December 14, respectively. Malta wrestling won 14 of their 21 matches against Fairfield last Thursday. Every single match was won by pinfall. Malta Coach Jake French express pride in his team's performance in the Dual against Fairfield. "I am really proud,"...
This week, Phillips County varsity basketball teams won each game that they participated in. The Malta Mustangs and M-ettes competed in Shelby at the Coyote Classic, while the North Country Mavericks and Lady Mavericks competed in Lewistown. The Malta varsity teams were scheduled to face the Havre Blue Ponies in Havre on Tuesday, December 17. Results from that game will be in the December 25 issue of the PCN. The North Country varsity teams will head to Frazer to take on the Bearcubs on Friday,...
Malta Shrine Club member Willie Harms, Aka Clause with a Cause, surprised the Malta Shrine Club at their December meeting to present them with what he says is just the start of his season. He has graciously decided that all monies raised from his appearances this season will be donated to the Malta Shrine Club. Malta Shrine Club prides itself in raising money to help children with debilitating injuries and diseases get the necessary treatments. Most money raised by the local Club helps with...
I feel horrible for how I acted on Thanksgiving after the Bears’ loss to the Detroit Lions. It’s documented and there is proof. I celebrated a Bears loss! Even worse is I knew what that loss would mean for my beloved Bears; the firing of the team’s head coach. Then it happened, the next day. Unfortunately, the team underperformed under their coach and the team became known for finding ways to lose football games. This year, they lost to Washington on a Hail Mary play that will be the talk of th...
The Malta Wrestling teams saw success in the opening weekend of their wrestling season at the Havre Invitational and Mixer Events. On Saturday, December 7, a total of four Malta wrestlers including senior Ava Hanson (Girls 170), junior Straud Sims (Boys 165), junior Sommer Green (Girls 190), and sophomore Kenan LaBrie (Boys 190). Hanson, a state placer from last season, won the Girls 170 bracket by pinning Cut Bank's Harley Fetters in the third round of the Championship match. The match was...
The Malta Mustangs basketball team won their opening game of the season, a 70-64 victory over the Huntley Red Devils on Friday, December 6 in Lewistown, but dropped their next game 63-56 to the Red Lodge Rams on Saturday, December 7. Malta is scheduled to play in the Shelby Classic this weekend and will play Florence-Carlton on Friday, December 13 and Thompson Falls Saturday, December 14. In Malta's win over Huntley, senior Bohdi Brenden led the Mustangs with a 29 point, 14 rebound...
The North Country Maverick boys’ basketball team picked up a pair of wins to kick off their 2024-25 campaign. The Mavericks defeated the Jordan Mustangs 52-49 in their first game of the year on Friday, December 6. They went on to defeat the Bridger Scouts 57-42 on Saturday, December 7. The Mavericks are scheduled to play in the Lewistown Showcase, where they will play Centerville on Friday, December 13, and Roy-Winifred on Saturday, December 14. In their win over Jordan, the Mavericks were l...
The Malta M-ettes split a pair of weekend games in Lewistown at the Fergus Tip-Off, but the team's win was over the Reigning State B Champion Baker Spartans. The M-ettes opening game was a 41-66 loss to the Huntley Project Red Devils on Friday, December 6. They defeated the Baker Spartans the next night 47-46. The M-ettes are scheduled to travel to Shelby this weekend. They are set to face Florence-Carlton on Friday, December 13, at 7:30 p.m. They are also scheduled to face Thompson Falls on...
The Dodson Lady Coyotes travelled to the Class C Showcase in Glasgow last weekend. The team fell 80-31 to Turner on Friday, December 6, and 57-21 to the Mon-Dak Thunder on Saturday, December 7. In Dodson’s loss to Turner, Jazlyn KillEagle led the Lady Coyotes with 13 points and three rebounds. Precious Stiffarm had nine points and nine rebounds. Tissie Webb had six points. Kashton Siers had three points, three rebounds, and two steals. In the Lady Coyotes’ loss to Mon-Dak, Dodson was led by Sti...
