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The sand drags and mud bogs held at the Valley County Fairgrounds this past weekend drew a respectable number of drivers and spectators. The Sunday mud bogs was the most popular event, with nearly 300 spectators on hand to watch the competitors try to make their way through several feet of muck and mire. In addition to local drivers, some of the 20 entrants came from Billings, Plentywood, Raymond, Crane, Great Falls, and as far as Conrad to compete in the races. Curt Stordahl of Conrad made the trip worth his while, finishing second in the...
Already struggling to fill open positions, the Nashua School received and accepted five new resignations at the June 2 school board meeting, bringing the total of recent resignations to eight. In addition, the school has been searching for more than a year for both a music teacher and a special education teacher. Resignations were received from: Amy Capdeville, third grade; Suzanne Flint, English; Jessica Nagy, technology/ activity director; Shelby Qualls, kindergarten; and Tess Fahlgren, art/creative writing. All five indicated they will not...
The second annual Scottie all-sports banquet was held Tuesday, May 31 in the St. Raphaels gymnasium. More than 300 guests attended the event, which was sponsored by the Scottie Booster Club. Area athletes that participated in Scottie sports were awarded varsity letters and received recognition for their participation in the 2015-2016 athletic season. Following a meal prepared and served by the booster club, keynote speaker Mark Sulser addressed the audience. Sulser graduated from GHS in 1986... Full story
The Glasgow Reds faced the Miles City Mavericks in their first home games of the season on Saturday, June 4. It was a beautiful day for baseball, and the Reds took advantage in their first game of the afternoon, defeating the Mavericks in their only win of the weekend. Miles City scored the first run of the game in the top of the second inning, and another two in the top of the third before Glasgow could answer with six runs in the third and fourth innings. Despite an attempt from the Mavericks...
With zero pool practice time and few competitors for the weekend, the Glasgow Kiwanis Thunder Swim Team still managed a solid performance at the Harlem Invitational swim meet this past weekend, placing fifth overall out of 15 teams. Harlem's two-day meet is typically low-key and is a good way to start the season, allowing new swimmers to experience a meet without an overwhelming number of competitors or commotion. Because they did not have a meet in their federation, a number of teams from the... Full story
Despite their best efforts, the Scottie softball team was unable to bring home hardware from the state tournament in Kalispell. Bracketing, contentious calls, and foul weather may have been contributing factors in the disappointing results. Glasgow faced Florence in their first game on Thursday. During warm-ups just prior to the game, a lightning strike initiated a mandatory waiting period before play could begin. Then, following the first few innings, the sky opened up with a heavy spring...
GEORGIE KULCZYK THE COURIER The atmosphere at the State B Track and Field Meet was remarkable. There were all the usual distractions and performances, but they were more pronounced. The starter's gun seemed to crack a little louder - even more so when it popped off twice, signaling a false start. The aroma of menthol was prevalent and athletic tape was in abundance. Tears flowed more freely and celebrations were less inhibited. The state meet also had more defined rules that were strictly...
News of the recent termination of Jon Kolstad's contract as Glasgow High School's head girls basketball coach left unanswered questions. Efforts by interested parties to clarify the termination with school board trustees were initially unsuccessful. Some answers eventually came to light with a letter sent to GHS from the Montana High School Association (MHSA) on April 27, 2016. At the regular school board meeting held May 11, Superintendent Bob Connors shared the content of said letter with the trustees and attendees present. Connors explained... Full story
The Glasgow School Board held both their organizational meeting and their regular meeting May 11 at the central office, with 13 people in attendance. The organizational meeting was held first with Mona Amundson elected as chairperson and Alison Molvig elected as vice-chair. During the meeting, trustee Suzanne Billingsley recommended the school district get more information out to the public closer to the distribution of absentee ballots since that is where the higher number of votes came from in the most recent school election. Moving on to the...
The show must go on. Despite a day-long rain and an hour-and-a-half weather intermission, the Northern B Divisional Track Meet slowly, but surely, moved forward and the participants forged ahead. Early Saturday afternoon, everything came to a screeching halt with a flash of lightning, a crack of thunder and a torrent of rain. Spectators and competitors quickly made their way to safety indoors or took refuge in nearby school cruisers. Facing at least a 30-minute wait before the meet could...
Another spring sport fell victim to the weather when the Eastern B/C softball tournament was cut short on Saturday. The Scottie girls were playing their fifth game of the tournament against Columbus when a spring storm hit with wind, rain and hail. The game was called in the fourth inning, and the tournament was cancelled. The Scotties faced Colstrip in their first game of the weekend and came away with the win after Tiana Johnson hit an RBI double in the eighth inning. Glasgow gained an early lead with seven runs in the first two innings, but...
Glasgow's lady golfers were in Shepherd to compete in the State B golf meet on May 17 and 18. With 33 schools competing, the Scotties had some work to do. They did not shy away from the challenge, however, and placed tenth overall. Amy Nelson placed 20th overall individually and shot a personal best of 97 during the first day of competition. Her final score after two days was 202. Heidi Moon also shot a personal best on the first day of the tournament with a score of 120, and she beat that the...
GEORGIE KULCZYK THE COURIER For the fourth year in a row, the Glasgow boys' track team has claimed first place at the district 2B meet. The top tier of the awards podium was decorated with red and white in 11 events, with 23 other placers filling in the gaps. Despite nursing a sore knee, leading the boys to the win was stand-out Benji Phillips with three individual wins and a second-place finish in one event. Head coach Tim Phillips said, "We're really just focusing on competing but doing it...
The Nashua lady tracksters earned an impressive second-place trophy for their efforts at the District 3-C Track Meet held May 14. Impressive because they only had six girls competing for points. Leading the way for the Porcupines was Taylor Laumeyer with two first-place and one second-place throws, a third-place finish in the 400m run (PR), and a fourth-place long jump finish. Laumeyer also achieved a PR in both the discus and the javelin. Senior Faith Keys placed second in the discus, third in...
Perseverance paid off for the Glasgow golfers at their divisional meet in Shelby. With likely the worst weather possible descending on them, the girls earned their third-place trophy and punched their ticket to the state meet next week. Assistant coach Betty Truscott said the weather was "horrid," and the meet was called after just nine holes. Truscott explained that it was 34 degrees with snow and rain, with 22 mph winds. "It's very tough to play in that weather," she said. Despite the adverse...
Whitewater hosted their track invitational Thursday, May 5. Opheim, Saco, Whitewater (WW), Glasgow (GGW) and Hinsdale were all represented in several events and age groups. High school girls Team Scores: Turner 146, WW 91, Hays/Lodge Pole 43, Opheim 41, Saco 24. 100m dash: D. Grosu, Opheim, 3rd, 15.77; S. Fuhrmann, Opheim, 4th, 16.07. 100m hurdles: D. Grosu, Opheim, 1st, 22.93. 200m dash: D. Grosu, Opheim, 3rd, 35.61; S. Fuhrmann, Opheim, 4th, 37.0; A. Santillan, WW, 5th, 45.0. 400m dash: D. Grosu, Opheim, 2nd, 1:23.76; A. Santillan, WW, 3rd,...
Cut Bank The Scottie girls faced Cut Bank in their first game on May 7 in Havre. Making short work of it, Glasgow defeated the Wolves in five innings. The Scotties led off the scoring in the top of the first with two runs, followed by one run from Cut Bank. That would be the only run for the Wolves as Glasgow's defense shut them down for the remaining four innings. Khloe Krumwiede, Abbi Kolstad, Lexi Nixdorf and Ashtyn Myrick all went 2-3 in the game. Kolstad hit two homers, with Krumwiede and...
Top Ten The Top Ten track meet was held in Glasgow May 3. Meant to highlight the top ten athletes in each event, the meet produced some inspiring performances. Although the athletes participating were serious about the competition, the evening was fairly relaxed, the competition was friendly, and sportsmanship was prevalent. The Scotties were well represented and finished strong. Both Leinie Hughes and Luke Breigenzer qualified for the state meet. With her qualifying throw of 34-08.50 in the...
Glasgow's varsity track and field team got a preview of the divisional meet this weekend when they competed in Great Falls at the Fairfield-Belt Invitational. It was an opportunity to become familiar with the facility and to compete against a different set of athletes. Glasgow was missing some placers, which left some points up for grabs, and the list of state qualifiers for the Scotties didn't gain any additions. Overall, however, the team performed well with both the boys' and girls' teams...
After four games over the weekend, the Scottie softball team improved their overall record to 11-3, and took the top spot in the conference with a record of 8-0. The Scotties faced Shepherd in their first game of the weekend. Despite two errors in the game, Glasgow dominated offensively, scoring eight runs to Shepherd's one. Defensively, Glasgow denied the Mustangs any runs after the top of the first inning, with pitcher Tyra Johnson recording 11 strike-outs. Johnson also went 2-4 at the plate....
Nashua's school board met in regular session April 19, in the library of the school and just over two dozen people were in attendance. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call and approval of some routine items, Chairperson Dale Pugh opened the meeting to public comment. Ray Yoss, former Nashua resident and business person, addressed the board with concerns he had regarding one of the board members and their spouse; specifically, about posts on Facebook, some of which were allegedly critical of him. Chairperson Pugh thanked Yoss for his...
Scottie softball traveled to Havre for a Thursday evening game against the Blue Ponies. The Scotties came out swinging and captured the lead early with runs in the first and second innings. The teams battled back and forth through seven innings, but the Ponies were not able to outplay the Scotties, and trailed the entire contest. The bats were hot with Khloe Krumwiede, Kennedy Schmidt, Abbi Kolstad and Ziggy Chamberlain all getting two hits, and Kiauna Barstad finishing with three. Glasgow...
With four meets in the books, the Scottie track and field team continues to perform well and qualify athletes for the state competition. The Scottie boys placed second overall – probably the best they could do when competing against hotshot Kelly Murnion from Garfield County and the pole-vaulting powerhouse Garrison Hughes from Sidney. Murnion swept the sprints for the boys, and Hughes put on a show for the crowd when his top vault cleared 14' 08" – more than 3' higher than any other vau...
The Scottie golfers hosted 11 teams at Sunnyside Golf Course for the Glasgow Invitational on April 22. With Oden Hallock leading the way, the Scottie boys claimed first place over the competition with a total score of 387. Hallock placed third overall with an 85, followed by Cody Ross with a 93 for sixth place overall. Also contributing to the score for the varsity boys were: Blaine Myrick, 95; Max Carpenter, 102; Kaden Fossum, 107. JV boys: Jeremiah Wethern, 109; Merrick Eliason, 100; Garret Paju, 119; Jordan Billingsley, 116; Bridger Barnett,...
Mary Strand appeared in District Court before Judge John McKeon to enter guilty pleas for five separate felony counts, including four counts of theft of property by embezzlement and one count of money laundering. Strand was charged for the offenses when it was discovered she stole more than $80,000 from her employer, Fort Peck Fine Arts Council (FPFAC). Per plea agreement, Strand is expected to be sentenced to five years in the Montana Department of Corrections, with all five years suspended and 30 days in the Valley County Detention Center....
