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The Glasgow Kiwanis Thunder Swim Team kicked off their 2021 season in Harlem on June 5-6 and followed that up with a trip to Glendive June 12-13. Despite a few hurdles, the team has started their season strong under second-year coach Ethan Shrader. The team returned 38 swimmers from last season and added 20 new competitors for 2021, for a total team membership of 58. In the their first week, however, only 11 swimmers attended the meet in Harlem, all with just one week of practice under their...
Ever taken a nature walk and thought it would be enhanced by adding the competitive nature and frustration of golf? Care to get in on some sports action that could have been featured on ESPN’s “The Ocho”? If so, then “The Fortress” might be for you. The disc golf course’s grand opening will be held this Saturday, June 19, in conjunction with the annual Longest Dam Race with hopes of making disc golf a part of the yearly event. Same-day registration will be available at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, June 19, with a players meeting at 8:30 and a first...
FOR THE COURIER Fall Cheer -- Most Valuable - McKenna Strommen Most Improved - Stevie Hartwell Most Spirit - Tori Pehlke Coaches Award - Carlos Gonzales Winter Cheer -- Most Valuable - M.E. Cunningham Most Improved - Haylly Turner Most Spirit - Reannah Hopstad Coaches Award - Aubre Hartsock Football -- MVP - Loden Idler Offensive MVP - Jesse Lee Defensive MVP - Dylan Nieskens Leather Helmet Award - Cooper Larson Eric Wentland Most Outstanding Lineman - Mayson Phipps Cross Country -- Most Valuable Female - Iris McKean Most Valuable Male - Carl...
FOR THE COURIER Cheer - Head Coach Rachel Pewitt Varsity Letter Winners Academic All-State Fall Winter Fall Winter M.E. Cunningham Kira Beck M.E. Cunningham Kira Beck Carlos Gonzales Shawna Buckles Carlos Gonzales M.E. Cunningham Aubre Hartsock M.E. Cunningham Aubre Hartsock Carlos Gonzales Stevie Hartwell Carlos Gonzales Stevie Hartwell Aubre Hartsock Reannah Hopstad Aubre Hartsock Emma Page McKenna Strommen Azuray Jones Reannah Hopstad Tori Pehlke Haylly Turner Ali Kuka McKenna Strommen Abby...
Sometimes, Wise guys finish first. That was the case at the 2021 Catfish Classic when Bobby and Robert Wise took the top slot. The Billings-based father-son duo reeled in a whopping 39.29 pounds of catfish on the main river channel. They unseated last year's champions, Dan Dupea and Eli Dupea, also both of Billings. The 2020 grandfather-grandson championship team finished in 23rd place this year, with 22.15 pounds. The Wise team had notched four Top 10 finishes in eight years of competing in...
The Glasgow Reds hit the road last week for games in Glendive and Havre. In six games the Reds went 3-3. Glasgow's record now sits at 3-5 on the season. Glasgow's first win came in game one of a double header against the Glendive Blue Devils on Wednesday. The Reds took an early lead in the top of the first and never looked back in an 8-0 victory. Glendive answered back in game two, scoring one more run than Glasgow to take a the 5-4 win. Tel Aune was first on base for the Reds, taking the walk....
The Glasgow Scottie girls track and field team amassed 20 points at the MHSA Class A-B State Track & Field Meet in Laurel, held May 27-29, to take 10th place as a team. The Scottie boys earned four points and a 20th place finish. The Glasgow girls took five trips to the podium, while Stephen Bailey earned the boys' points with a fourth place finish in the pole vault. Tyann Graham was the big points earner for Glasgow, putting up eight points in the pole vault. The junior set a personal record...
Valley County is now home to two individual state champions. Hinsdale's Kaitlyn McColly earned two first-place finishes and Lustre Christian's Jasiah Hambira won one event at the MHSA Class AA-C State Track & Field Meet in Missoula, held May 27-29. HINSDALE RAIDERS For the first time in school history, the Hinsdale Raiders girls track and field team brought home hardware from the State C meet. To the surprise of no one, senior standout Kaitlyn McColly scored all 42 points for her team. "Kaitlyn...
Glasgow Scottie Bailee Baxter has committed to take her skills to the next level. The 2021 graduate has signed with the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, S.D., to play flute with the school's orchestra. The flutist chose the school because it is the school closest to home that offers degrees in the atmospheric sciences. Baxter, who is looking forward to life after graduation, said, "My degree will be for Environmental and Atmospheric Science, but I like to shorten it up...
The Scottie golf teams finished up their successful 2021 season at Eagle Rock in Billings at the State B Tournament last Tuesday and Wednesday. After two long days of 36 holes, the Glasgow boys finished in fifth place with a team score of 723. The girls team finished in ninth place, scoring 934 over the two days. The boys finished behind Columbus, Missoula Loyola, Conrad and Baker. Columbus won the girls' competition, followed by Big Timber, Shelby, Shepherd, Colstrip, Three Forks, Townsend,...
Both the Scottie boys and girls track teams claimed fourth place finishes at the Northern B Divisional meet in Glasgow this past weekend. "I was a bit disappointed in how we finished on Saturday," head coach Tim Phillips said. "I thought we had a pretty good shot to place to third on both sides, but those little things you sometimes need to fall your way, did not." The Glasgow girls earned 62.50 points, fishing behind Malta, 99; Conrad, 83.50 and Choteau, 65.60. The Scottie boys put up 55...
"I mean it's always disappointing when you don't finish were you want to." Despite the fact that the Scottie softball team will not be moving on the State tournament this weekend, head coach Ryan Hartwell stressed his team did meet accomplish a number of their goals this season. Glasgow's young team came into the tournament as the fourth seed and finished the year with a 10-9 record, the first winning season for the team since 2017. The Scottie coach also highlighted that the team will be...
Valley County track and field teams found themselves well represented at the Eastern C Divisional meet in Sidney on May 20. Combined, Hinsdale, Lustre Christian, Nashua and Opheim (Scobey-Opheim Unified) took 31 podium spots and nine first-place finishes. Six top-six spots were personal records. The Hinsdale Raiders took second in boys competition with 89 points, behind Richey Lambert at 107.5. The girls team tied for fifth, earning 50 points and finishing behind Plentywood, 65; Saco, 60; Fairview, 57, and Savage with 53. The unified...
The Glasgow Scottie girls claimed their fourth District 2B Track title in as many years, and the 19th title in school history. The win was not cemented in Scottie history until the final event of the day. "The girls were up by one point with only the 4x400m relay left," said head coach Tim Phillips. "They had a 4 second p.r. To win the event and seal the win! It was extremely exciting day! Kira [Beck], Emily [See], and Ava [Lloyd] kept us in it and Iris [McKean] sealed the deal!" Glasgow earned...
For the first time in many years, the Glasgow Scottie golfers sent both teams to the state competition. Under the stewardship of first-year-in-action head coach Todd Truscott, the boys claimed second place at divisionals in Shelby last week and the girls notched a third place finish. The teams were in Billings on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week for the State B tournament at Eaglerock (results were not available at press time). The fickle Montana spring weather threw a number of challenges at...
The District 3C track meet was held May 15 with Wolf Point playing host. Whitewater ran away with the girls top slot while Scobey dominated the boys field. Hinsdale, Lustre Christian and Nashua will all be sending competitors to the Eastern C Divisional meet in Sidney this Saturday, May 22, as will Opheim, who had a handful of athletes competing on the unified Scobey-Opheim team. The Scobey girls took second place with 120 points, followed by Saco, 100; Hinsdale, 83; Nashua, 43 and Lustre...
The Glasgow Scottie softball team went three and one over the course of their last weekend of regular season play. Their trip started with a 23-19 win in Lewistown over Fergus. They then traveled to Cut Bank where they beat Great Falls Central Catholic 20-2, lost a tight 3-2 defensive game to Cut Bank, and finished with a strong 21-3 victory over Shelby. With the three wins, the Scotties finished their regular season with a 9-7 overall record, going 4-3 in conference play. The team sits in the n...
The Glasgow Reds kicked off their 2021 season in Havre on May 16, unfortunately starting their record 0-2. The team got on the board first against Helena, but could not maintain and lost the game 13-1. Back on the field against the host team, Glasgow mustered more offense but lost 12-3 to the Havre North Stars. Jack Kolstad scored the Reds’ lone run in the game against Helena, rounding home in the first inning on a single line drive to right field by Juliun Benson. Glasgow’s defense kept the game close, allowing Helena only two runs in the bot...
Glasgow played host to the annual Top Ten Track and Field meet on Star Wars day and the Fourth proved to be with Valley County athletes. Local stars turned in 12 personal records and 19 podium appearances in competition against regional athletes. Hinsdale's Kaitlyn McColly did not disappoint fans, racking up four first places, one second place finish and two personal records. Her teammate Loden Idler claimed two first places, a second place finish and two personal records. "Top Ten was a meet...
The Glasgow Scotties softball team traveled to Glendive on Friday, May 7 for a double header. The night had originally been scheduled for a single game but was bumped up to a double header after weather cancelled an early season game in Glasgow between the two teams. Glasgow took both games, winning the first 6-2 and taking the second game 11-8. The Scotties took an early lead in the first game and never gave it up, allowing Dawson County only two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. The...
Predictions of inclement weather led to the cancellation of the Jean Dreikosen Invitational Meet at Scottie Field, scheduled for May 8. The lack of the Hinsdale/Saco meet meant that Valley County teams competed in their final regular season meet at the Gene Nelson Memorial Invite on Friday, May 7, where the most the teams had to deal with was the notorious northeastern Montana wind. The Wolf Point track is also the site of the upcoming District 2B/3C Track meet this Saturday, May 15. Glasgow’s teams claimed top slots at the meet as the boys tie...
