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  • North Country Volleyball Ends Season At State Tournament

    PCN Pierre Bibbs, For the Courier|Nov 20, 2024

    The North Country Lady Mavericks volleyball team's season came to an end at the State C Tournament last Saturday, Nov. 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...

  • Malta's Fauth Lands A Fish Of A Lifetime

    PCN Pierre Bibbs, For the Courier|Aug 14, 2024

    Last Friday, Malta’s Jim Fauth set out to stock his freezer with salmon from Fort Peck Reservoir. He did, just not in the way he was expecting. By the end of his fishing expedition with his wife Nancy and friends Tony and Emily Simonsen, Jim landed a fish of a lifetime; a state record-setting Chinook salmon that officially weighed in at 32.62 pounds by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The fish was measured at 38-inches long with a 28-inch girth. The record was last held by Greg Haug, who c...

  • North Country Girls Finish Regular Season Undefeated

    PCN Pierre Bibbs, For the Courier|Feb 14, 2024

    The North Country Lady Mavericks are heading to the postseason! The team will head into this weekend's 3C District Tournament at Glasgow High School. North Country enters as the regular season conference champions at 18-0 (12-0 in the conference). The tournament is set to start on Wednesday, Feb. 14, and conclude on Saturday, Feb. 17. The Lady Mavericks have earned a first round bye and will face the winner of Lustre (13-5) and Frazer's (7-11) game which is set to take place on Wednesday at...

  • NC Boys Head to Postseason

    PCN Pierre Bibbs, For the Courier|Feb 14, 2024

    The North Country Mavericks (7-11) are hoping to be one of the four District 3C teams to punch their ticket to the Eastern C Divisional starting on Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Glasgow. To do so, the team will compete in the 2024 District 3C Tournament set to start in Glasgow on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The Mavericks start their 3C tourney outing against the (6-12) Nashua Porcupines who they defeated 45-36 in their regular season finale in Nashua on Feb. 10. If North Country can defeat Nashua, they will be...

  • North Country Girls Win, Boys Fall to Scobey

    PCN Pierre Bibbs, For the Courier|Feb 7, 2024

    The North Country Mavericks and Lady Mavericks went to Scobey on Saturday, and took on their Spartan counterparts on Feb. 3. It was their second meeting of the 2023-24 season. The Lady Mavericks were able to defeat the Lady Spartans 47-23, and extended their win-streak to 44 games. The Mavericks fell 71-36 to the Spartans. In the Lady Mavericks’ win, North Country was led by Paige Wasson, who had 15 points, five steals, and three rebounds. Teagan Erickson had an 11 point, 12 rebound double-double. Kendall Scheffelmear had eight points, six r...

  • NC Girls Continue Undefeated

    PCN Pierre Bibbs, For the Courier|Jan 31, 2024

    The North Country Lady Mavericks (15-0) picked up a few decisive victories last week, defeating the Nashua Lady Porcupines 83-7 in Hinsdale on Jan. 23, the Circle Lady Wildcats 55-40 on Jan. 26, in Circle and the Turner Tornadoes 73-30 in Whitewater on Jan. 27. The Lady Mavericks' win streak has been extended to 43. Their win streak dates back to March 12, 2022. The Lady Mavericks led 47-5 by halftime in their win over Nashua and only gave up two points in the second half, despite the team's...

  • NC Boys Win Two Of Three

    PCN Pierre Bibbs, For the Courier|Jan 24, 2024

    The North Country Mavericks boys' basketball team won two of their three games last week. The Mavs fell 56-27 to the Lustre Christian Lions in Lustre on Jan. 16. They bounced back to defeat the Frazer Bearcubs 66-39 on Jan. 19, in Frazer and defeated the Dodson Coyotes in a 46-42 thriller in Whitewater on Jan. 20. In their win over Dodson, the Mavericks were led by Blaine Downing who had a 15 point, 15 rebound double-double. Dodson was led by Junior Stifffarm, who had a game leading 20 points....

  • NC Girls Keep Winning

    PCN Pierre Bibbs, For the Courier|Jan 24, 2024

    The North Country Mavericks girls' basketball team picked up a few wins last week, defeating Lustre Christian 60-22 on Jan. 16, in Lustre, Frazer 84-27 in Frazer on Jan. 19, and Dodson 70-13 in Whitewater on Jan. 20. The Lady Coyotes fell 55-18 to the Circle Lady Wildcats on Thursday, January 18, and 59-34 to the Scobey Lady Spartans on Friday, January 19. The Lady Mavericks were scheduled to face the Nashua Porcupines in Hinsdale on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 5 p.m., however results were not...