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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The North Country Mavericks picked up a win early last week but dropped a pair of competitive games last weekend. The Mavs defeated the Nashua Porcupines 60-57 on Jan. 23 and fell 54-49 to the Circle Wildcats on Jan. 26, and 61-59 to the Turner Tornadoes on Jan. 27. The Mavericks are scheduled to face the Scobey Spartans in Scobey on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. In the Mavs win over Nashua, Blaine Downing led the charge with 34 points. Coy Bowman and Laytin Erickson both scored eight points....
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....
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...
The North Country Lady Mavericks basketball team defeated the Scobey Lady Spartans 51-31 in their first action of 2024 on Saturday, Jan. 6, in Saco. North Country is scheduled to face the Lustre Christian Lady Lions on Friday, Jan. 12, in Lustre at 5:30 p.m. The Lady Mavericks are also scheduled to host the Nashua Lady Porcupines on Saturday, Jan. 13, in Hinsdale at 5:30 p.m. Lustre Christian will be one of North Country’s toughest opponents, boasting an 8-1 record. Lustre’s lone loss came to the Circle Lady Wildcats on Saturday. The score was...
The North Country Mavericks basketball team hosted the Scobey Spartans in Saco last Saturday. The Spartans won 63-41 despite a late 16-5 run in the fourth quarter by the Mavs. The Mavericks were led by Blaine Downing, who scored 15 points. Coy Bowman had 10 points. Kade Strommen had seven points. Laytin Erickson had four points. Jake Brown had three points, and Chase Albus had two points. Scobey took a 22-8 lead at the conclusion of the first quarter and extended that lead 37-13 by halftime. Scobey outscored the Mavericks 21-12 in the third...
The North Country Lady Mavericks’ basketball team picked up a pair of wins in their last action of the 2023 calendar year. The team is 8-0 this year and is on a 36 game win streak that dates back to March 12, 2022. The Lady Mavs defeated the Turner Tornadoes 75-14 on Dec. 19, and the Circle Lady Wildcats 57-11 on Dec. 21. The Mavericks will observe Christmas break and do not have a game scheduled until Saturday, Jan. 6, when they host the Scobey Spartans. The girls’ varsity game is set to start at 7 p.m. in Saco. In North Country’s win over Tur...
The North Country Mavericks' boys basketball team dropped a pair of games last week, falling 90-50 to the Turner Tornadoes on Dec. 19, and 65-45 to the Circle Wildcats on Dec. 21. In the Mavs' loss to Turner, North Country was led by Blaine Downing, who had 11 points, nine rebounds, three steals, and three assists. Kade Strommen had 11 points, four rebounds, and two steals. Laytin Erickson had eight points and seven rebounds. Jake Brown had eight points. Coy Bowman had six points, three...
The North Country Lady Mavericks and Dodson Coyotes squared off in a packed Coyote Den Dec. 16. The Mavericks won the matchup 72-17. North Country also defeated the Frazer Lady Bearcubs 70-20 on Dec. 16. The Mavericks were scheduled to go to Turner on Tuesday, December 19, to face the Tornadoes at 5:30 p.m. Information on that game will be in next week's paper. North Country will host the Circle Wildcats in Hinsdale on Thursday, Dec. 21, at 6 p.m. In North Country's win over Dodson, the Lady...
The North Country Mavericks and Dodson Coyotes boys basketball teams met up in Dodson Dec. 16, and the Mavericks came away with a 58-51 win despite giving up a 13 point lead in the second half. North Country defeated the Frazer Bearcubs 81-44 on Friday, Dec. 15 in Hinsdale. Jake Brown had 23 points in the Mavericks' win over the Coyotes. He was also 5-of-7 from the three point line and had seven rebounds and three blocks. Blaine Downing had 11 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals....
The North Country Mavericks were the 2023 State C Girls Basketball Champions and the team is off to a 4-0 start in their 2023-24 campaign. The team added their latest wins this past weekend at the Lewistown Showcase where they defeated Twin Bridges 53-41 in a rematch of the state championship last Dec. 7, and Winifred/Roy 51-32 on Dec. 8. The team lost some experience with the graduation of Kora LaBrie, Mattea McColly, Cienna Strommen and Sammie Wisher. They welcome back plenty of familiar...
The North Country Maverick boys basketball team welcomes back a majority of their talent from last season, but has a total of eight in their 2023-24 campaign. Despite their low numbers, the Mavericks showed the ability to not only win, but post a dominant win as they defeated the Highwood Mountaineers 64-34 at the Lewistown Showcase on Dec. 7. They fell 64-55 to the Centerville Miners on Dec. 8. Leading the charge for the Mavs is Blaine Downing, who was the team’s lone All-Conference selection last season. “His game is quite diverse,” Mavericks...
The reigning State C Champion North Country Lady Mavericks basketball team won both games in their opening weekend in Miles City. The team defeated the Garfield County (Jordan) Lady Mustangs 60-17 on Friday, Dec. 1, and the Melstone Lady Broncs 46-27 on Saturday, Dec. 2. This Thursday, Dec. 7, the Lady Mavericks will head to the Lewistown Showcase to face Winifred-Roy. Mavericks Head Coach Amber Erickson was asked about Winifred-Roy. “They are a state contending team with some feisty guards and a big post, we play them alot in the summers so w...
The North Country Mavericks basketball team lost their two first games of the season as they fell to the Jordan Mustangs on Friday, December 1, and the Melstone Broncs on Saturday, Dec. 2. Despite being low in numbers, with eight athletes, North Country was able to compete with Melstone, but fell 51-46. They lost to Jordan 54-35. This Thursday, Dec. 7, the Mavericks will head to the Lewistown Showcase to face the Winifred-Roy Outlaws and then the Twin Bridges Falcons on Friday, December 8. In the Mavericks’ loss to Melstone, Blaine Downing h...
For the second year in a row, the North Country Mavericks Volleyball team was able to bring home Class C's third place trophy from the All-Class Volleyball Tournament in Bozeman, doing much of the heavy lifting. Coach Charlene Wasson said that earning third place in volleyball is a little different than any other sport because earning third in the sport means you lost the match. "It is still amazing," Coach Wasson said. "We're third out of over 100 teams in Class C." The Mavericks faced all...
The 2022 North Country Mavericks volleyball team added to their history making season by not only competing at the State C Volleyball tournament for the co-op's first time, but earning a third place trophy at the 2022 event after going 3-2 last weekend in Bozeman. "Our first trip to State as a North Country Maverick co-op was a huge success," Mavericks Head Coach Charlene Wasson said. "I feel very blessed to be part of something very special. I'm super proud of all 17 girls on this team and my...
The Hinsdale cross country runners attended the Malta Invitational Oct. 8. Zora Holt, who has already qualified for this year's State meet, finished in 13th place with a time of 24:10.79 in the girls race. Linden Holt ran a personal best of 24:28.43 to take 30th place in the boys race. The Raiders are scheduled to attend the Harlem Invitational Friday, Oct. 14. The boys race will commence at 10 a.m. followed by the girls race at 10:45 a.m....
Nashua's David Ponder ran in the Malta Invitational Oct. 8. The Porcupine placed 43rd at the cross country meet with a time of 41:23.44. Nashua's last regular season meet in this Saturday, Oct. 15, in Plentywood....
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 stopped by the Malta High School Auditorium to give citizens a chance to comment on a grazing issue involving Bison, the American Prairie Reserve, and the Bureau of Land Management. Phillipts County News (a sister newspaper of The Courier) caught up with Montana AG Knudsen after the event. "It went great," Knudsen said. "We had a huge turnout, way bigger than we expected." The event, which hosted over 250 concerned citizens, gave those...
The Lady Mavericks punched their way into the State C Basketball Tournament last Saturday night by defeating the Plentywood Wildcats 63-54 in the Eastern C Divisional Championship game at Sidney High School. "We are pretty excited," Lady Mavericks Head Coach Amber Erickson told the PCN. "And ready to go." The Lady Mavericks also defeated the Froid-Lake Red Hawks 64-19 in the semifinal round on Thursday, March 4, and the Circle Wildcats 64-27 in the opening round on Wednesday, March 3. The Lady...
