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Football Camp

Something peculiar happened last Tuesday, June 8, at the Malta Mustangs Football team's practice field.

A trio of Hi-Line teams including the Mustangs, Glasgow Scotties, and Havre Blue Ponies came together for a scrimmage-type camp. Over 40 athletes were in attendance.

"It just gives us a chance to run our plays and start finding which guys can fit into which position as well as how they match up with other teams so that we are not always going up against each other," Coach Oxarart said.

The camp day started with seven-on-seven pass-type plays. The defense stayed on the field for six to seven days and was rotated.

He said that the atmosphere was similar to a camp with Fairfield. Coach Oxarart said that while camp was physical, teams used wrap-up tackling to avoid too much contact.

"We were just trying to keep everybody healthy," Coach Oxarart said.

Typically, rivals do not share the practice field, so when asked why, Coach Oxarart shared that the trio would be working together soon.

"Coach Gatch, Glasgow's Coach (Patrick) Barnett, and I are coaching in the East-West Shrine Game," Coach Oxarart said. "We didn't know with COVID if there were going to be any team camps or college camps going on this summer."

The trio of coaches liked the idea of having a joint camp and ultimately set up in Malta, the town in the middle.

The Mustangs will host another session at the end of July. This session will likely include Malta, Glasgow, and Havre, as well as Lewistown.

"We are trying to work with local teams so that we aren't having to travel across the state or out of state to be able to participate in a team camp," Coach Oxarart said.

 

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