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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...
"It's been a huge whirlwind, with the Saco-Whitewater meet on Friday in Glasgow and the Belt-Fairfield meet in Great Falls on Saturday," Tim Phillips said about his Glasgow Scotties' track and field schedule. "But we really needed to see our athletes in a variety of events, especially the field events." The Scottie coaching staff continues to push their young team to try new and different events, experimenting with finding the best placements for their athletes. The moves are paying off as the...
Wolf Point played host to the Freshman/Sophomore Invite on April 27, giving first-year high school tracksters to compete directly against each other. Hinsdale, Lustre Christian, Nashua and Frazer all sent athletes who put their teams on the scoreboard. Hinsdale finished fourth in the women's competition, with 55 points, behind Scobey, 148; Wolf Point, 92 and Culbertson, 70.5. Lustre Christian finished fifth with 36; Trinity Christian sixth with 34; Nashua had 24 points for seventh; Dodson took...
The Nashua Porcupines turned in an impressive showing at the Whitewater/Saco Invitational on April 30 in Glasgow, registering a number of personal records.The girls team placed sixth with a score of 38 while the boys placed fourth, also with 38 points. The team then traveled to Glendive on Saturday where the girls team took a 14th place finish with five points. "We were lucky to have had two beautiful days of warm weather for track last weekend," said Nashua head coach Janice Rorvik. "The warm...
The Hinsdale Raiders traveled to Glasgow on April 30 for the Whitewater/Saco Invitational and took third places in both the girls' and boys' competitions. The girls' team racked up 75 points to finish behind the two host teams. Whitewater scored 136 for first place and Saco took second with 91. The boys scored 66.5 points, finishing behind Harlem, who took first with 168.5 points and Glasgow, who scored 128.5 points for second place. "Our athletes did awesome. Most of our athletes recorded...
Over fifty high school golfers converged on Sunnyside on April 30 for the Glasgow Invitational meet. The day started with perfect weather, but quickly turned hot and windy, upping the challenge level on a course known for its out-of-bounds challenges. The Scottie teams stepped up to defend their home course with both the boys and girls claiming first place finishes. The Glasgow girls netted a combined score of 461, finishing ahead of Malta in second with 486 and Scobey in third with a score of...
The Lustre Christian High School Lions attended the Richey and Lambert Invitational on April 28 in Lambert where the girls finished in ninth with 16 points and the boys took sixth with 42 points. Sophomore Jasiah Hambira was the boys star, earning all his team’s points, while Tiara Whitmus earned all the girls’ points. Both athletes represented Lustre at the Top 10 track meet in Glasgow on May 4. Hambira placed fourth in the 200 meter run, finishing in 24.71. He won the 400 meter run in 54.93, a personal record. He also turned in firsts in the...
Glasgow big man Keigan Skolrud signed a letter of intent last week to play collegiate basketball for Rocky Mountain College. The Scottie, who played post in his high school career, will be moving outside for the Battling Bears. "I'll have to change my game around to fit my teammates who are playing with me at the time," he said while acknowledging the height difference at college will impact his role on the team. Skolrud raved about RMC's location, community and culture. "The school was set for...
The Glasgow Scotties split their games last week, dropping a tough game 13-3 against an offensive Havre Blue Ponies team on Tuesday and then bouncing back to win in dramatic fashion at home against the Sidney Eagles by one run, 18-17. In Havre, Glasgow got on the board first in the top of the first when Alexys Mann crossed home plate on a passed ball. The Scotties at-bat ended though when Tatum Nyquist struck out. Havre answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the first. Meranda...
After a hiatus from competition thanks to northeast Montana's version of Spring, the Scottie golfers were back on the links for two meets last week. The teams traveled to Wolf Point last Friday for the Poplar Invitational and then went the opposite direction on Saturday to play Marian Hills in Malta. No matter which direction the Scotties traveled, the weather was the same: awful, cold and windy according to head coach Todd Truscott. Despite the weather the first-year coach said the courses...
The Nashua Porcupines hit two track and field meets last week, traveling to Wolf Point and Whitewater for competition. The boys took sixth at the North East Montana Invite last Tuesday and seventh in Whitewater on Friday. The girls reversed the boys places, taking seventh in Wolf Point and sixth at the Whitewater Invitational. "The Wolf Point meet was a positive showing for us. We had many of our athletes place," said head coach Janice Rorvik. All the boys' points came from the field events at...
The Lustre Christian Lions competed in the North East Montana Invite and the Whitewater Invite last week, placing in both the girls' and boys' competitions at each event. The girls placed eighth in Wolf Point at the North East Montana Invite and fifth in Whitewater. The boys took fourth in Wolf Point and second in Whitewater. Alexa Redding, Tiara Whitmus, Aubri Holzrichter and the 4x100 relay team of Holzrichter, Shiarie Birdsbill, Whitmus and Redding were the point earners for Lustre on the...
The Hinsdale Raiders track team had a busy week, attending three separate meets last week. Their week started on Tuesday with the North East Montana Invite held in Wolf Point, followed by the Whitewater Invitational on Friday and the Sidney Invitational on Saturday. With the exception of a sixth place finish by the girls in Sidney, the boys and girls teams placed in the top five at event. The boys team claimed third at the North East Montana Invite, while the girls finished in fifth place. In...
“We had a real nice day in Sidney and saw quite a bit of improvement, especially on the boys’ side of things,” said Tim Phillips, head coach of the Glasgow track and field team. “But, we’ve still got a long way to go! We will work pretty hard this week and next, then it’s post season time already!” In Sidney Dawson County won the boys competition with 86, followed by Fergus with 71, Sidney 57.5, Hinsdale 49, Rickey-Lambert 39, Custer County 33.83 and Havre with 33. The girls placed seventh with 35 points and the boys claimed eighth place...
The Sidney Eagles came from behind twice on Friday, April 16 once to tie and once to take the lead in the softball game. But the Glasgow Scotties rallied in the sixth and seventh innings to take a decisive 23-16 victory over their hosts. The Scotties put up six runs in the top of the sixth and seven in the top of the seventh to down the Eagles. "We went to Sidney with a short team. We had two girls out and one hurt," said Ryan Hartwell, head coach. "Our underclassmen had to step up in pretty...
The Glasgow girls track team took nine spots in the top six at the Baker Invitational meet to amass 52 points and a third place finish. Baker took first with 74 and Colstrip claimed second with 60. The boys side took 10 spots on the podium for 38 points and a seventh place finish. The Scottie boys came in behind Sidney, 86; Dawson County, 85; Wolf Point, 64; Custer County, 64; Richey-Lambert, 58 and Fairview, 49. "We had a pretty good day in Baker. It was a day where we did some experimenting...
The Nashua Porcupines took nine athletes to Lewistown this past Saturday to compete in the Fergus Invitational. Head coach Janice Rorvik told the Courier, "The day turned out to be sunny and mild with no wind which was great for our runners, throwers and jumpers." Tia Dees and Devin Fromdahl scored points to put Nashua on the scoreboard at the event. Dees had a toss of 31'3 in the shot put to take fifth place while Fromdahl claimed sixth in the discus with a throw of 92'7. Dees was one inch behi...
Hinsdale Raider standout Kaitlyn McColly added three more first-place finishes to her track season on Saturday at the Fergus Invitational. The senior qualified for the State Class C track meet after winning the long jump and the 300 hurdles in Lewistown. She won the long jump by over a foot-and-a-half, leaping 16'8, setting a personal record. Her nearest competition coming from Malta's Erica Smith who jumped 15'00.5. She won the 300 hurdles in 47.34, over two seconds ahead of Havre's Sadie...
North Country Maverick standout Kaitlyn McColly signed a letter of intent on April 7 to play basketball with the Williston State Tetons. The 5'9" senior told the Courier that being offered "two completely free years" of school heavily influenced her decision on where to sign. But that was not the only reason for choosing Williston State. "Bill Triplett, he's a really good coach there. I think he's going to really turn around the program," McColly said. She added the college has excellent...
