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The Glasgow Reds hosted the Havre Northstars on July 15 after traveling to Havre earlier this month to play what was expected to be a doubleheader game however turned into a one nine inning game due to weather. Though the weather provided different conditions in the July 15 home game, to ensure fair playing time against the two teams, only one nine-inning game was played at Connors Field in Glasgow. The Havre Northstars gained the lead early ultimately clinching the win, 10-1. Mason Donaldson...
Saturday was all about the Ws: women, walleye, winning and wind. The Glasgow/Fort Peck Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited held their annual Women's Walleye Tournament on July 18 sending boat captains and anglers out at 7 a.m. and welcoming them back at 3 p.m. Sixty-eight teams of two women, along with their boat captains, departed the Fort Peck Marina with hopes of hauling in some monster fish to claim bragging rights this year. Though the sun was out promising warm temperatures, the wind held...
“It was a great turnout,” Andy Newton said about Sunnyside Par 3 Tournament, “especially for a windy Saturday.” Twenty-four two-person teams showed up on July 18 for the chance to claim bragging rights. At the end of the 27 holes, Jake Hughes and Trent Holstein just edged out Andy Newton and Todd Truscott, 73 to 74, to claim the number one gross score. Representing Wolf Point, Arnie Bighorn and Mike Boulds turned in a score of 77 to claim third spot gross. Brady Braaten, after a multi-year golf hiatus, teamed up with Casey Burke for a first p...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team traveled to Lewistown on July 18 and 19 where they claimed second place, behind first-place Lewistown, competing with the western teams of the eastern division. The teams competing were Malta, Chinook, Harlem, Lewistown, Roundup and Glasgow. The Thunder traveled with 26 athletes out of 150 total swimming in the weekend. From here the Thunder will head to Sidney on July 25 and 26 for the season closeout meet for the eastern division. There is no scheduled state meet this year due to public health restrictions. Head...
Over the past week, the Glasgow Reds have seen plenty of game action. They traveled to Havre on July 7, for what was supposed to be a double-header against the Northstars however Mother Nature reduced the match up to one longer-than-normal game. They then hosted the Wolf Point Yellowjackets on July 11 for a double-header match-up, hoping to gain more wins after beating them last week on their home field. The Reds battled it out again on July 12 in Froid against the Homestead Bulls, also hoping t...
In 2020 we had a total of 60 kids with a total of 154 fish caught. Each participant received a free T-shirt provided by the sponsors. Prizes were awarded to the top placers and those that did not place got a free tackle box with tackle. We finished with a free lunch and ice cream sponsored by Shelly George, Thrivent Financial. The fishing tournament was sponsored by Fossum Materials, Free Trader, Walleyes Unlimited, Norval Electric, Independence Bank, Sletten Construction, Taco Shack, Northwest...
The Glasgow Thunder stayed home this past weekend, but did not have to host the latest West of the East meet. That privilege fell to Harlem whose pool is out of commission for the time being, so their swim team has been hitting the road this season. In total, six teams made the trip or stayed home to partake in the Fourth of July competition in Glasgow. According to Thunder head coach Ethan Shrader, the meet was a success for the team as athletes shaved seconds off their time, completed races...
There is nothing more patriotic than baseball on Independence Day. The Glasgow Reds provided the America tradition to baseball fans in a double-header against the Wolf Point Yellowjackets and the Froid Homestead Bulls in Wolf Point on July 4. The Reds also lit fireworks of their own against their opponents, bringing home a win against the Yellowjackets, 10-6, and a win against the Bulls, 14-7. Game action started off against the Yellowjackets early in the first inning when Tel Aune scored as a r...
For over 50 years, softball teams from across the region have traveled to Fort Peck for the Annual John Hahn Memorial Softball Tournament. The novel coronavirus was not about to change tradition. Eleven teams from Glasgow, Sidney, Billings, Williston, Wolf Point and Malta hit the John Hahn Field this year to compete for the top spot. Over the three-day weekend, the 11 teams played 20 games. Campers and fans surrounded the diamond, cheering on their favorites. "This is great," enthused Brenner...
After an unexpected cancellation of their double header against the Wolf Point Yellowjackets in Wolf Point, which was supposed to be played on June 27, the Glasgow Reds traveled to Glendive on June 28 to play a doubleheader against the Glendive Blue Devils B. After battling it out in 12 innings over two games, the Glasgow Reds took home the wins, 10 to two in the first game and eight to two in the second game. Game action started for the Reds in the first game when Walker Laumeyer grounded out, allowing Calvin Bengochea to go from second base t...
The Opheim Rodeo grounds were the hot spot to be on June 28 despite the cooler temperatures that followed Saturday night's storm. The mud puddles in the arena may have slowed down the horses and riders, but they were not enough to prevent the social event of the year in north Valley County. Cowboys and cowgirls from across the region and the state traveled to the remote town for the Northern Rodeo Association sanctioned event, a first for the community. Competitors were forced to contend with...
The fifth annual FORE the Kids Cup golf tournament was held June 28 at Sunnyside Country Club under slightly cloudy conditions that threatened rain but never quite followed through. The sun eventually broke through, 'keeping it sunny at Sunnyside' for the golfers out to raise funds for golf scholarships. Twenty-eight teams hit the links for the largest FORE the Kids tournament to date. "A record turnout and a beautiful day!" raved Sunnyside manager Andy Newton. "Sunday Funday was in full...
The shortened softball season came to end this past weekend for the 12U and 10U teams of Glasgow. Glasgow played host for the MonDak league year-end tournament at Sullivan Park on June 27. Under the big sky and in scorching temperatures, the teams battled it out on the diamonds for softball supremacy. The Glasgow 10U team claimed third place in the tournament, after falling to Havre, 14-10, and Lewistown, 21-10. The 12U girls battled back from a 13-2 initial loss to Havre to snag second place...
In less than desirable weather conditions, which consisted of cold and wind, the Glasgow Reds played a double header on June 16 agains the Homestead Bulls. The Reds saw the game slip away early during the first evening game as the Bulls scored three runs in the first inning. The Reds continued to have a tough time defending the Bulls, as they ended the game with 10 runs, scoring six in the fourth inning and one in the sixth inning. The Reds got on the board the first and only time of the game du...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team Thunder hosted the western half of northeast Montana's Federation Swimmers on June 20 and 21 at Hoyt Park for the season opener. Traveling to Glasgow were dozens of swimmers and spectators from Lewistown, Roundup, Chinook and Malta. Highlighting the weekend, head coach Ethan Schrader,provided the following standouts: Haylly Turner, 15 years old, swam her best 50-meter Freestyle in a time of 32.33 and took first in the event. She also took fourth in the 100-meter...
All shortness of breath on June 20 at Kiwanis Park was not cause for concern. The 26th Annual Longest Dam Race continued on as planned on June 20 with 263 total registrants for the event, including 20 who signed up for the virtual portion of the races. The day started off on the chilly side before the sun came out from behind the clouds and a slight breeze off the dam kept athletes from overheating. Considerations were taken to protect the health and wellbeing of participants from the novel...
After weeks of uncertainty of whether or not there would be a baseball season as the state started its reopening plan, the Glasgow Reds officially started their season at home field on June 13 with a double-header against the Laurel Dodgers, followed by another double-header against the Glendive Blue Devils on June 14. The first game against the Dodgers saw the Reds struggle to defend themselves against the powerful Laurel offense. The Reds gave up 21 runs throughout the five innings of play,...
Glasgow native Ethan Shrader has returned to the Bonnie City for the summer to take on the head coach role for the Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team. Shrader, who currently teaches English at Butte Central High School, said he took the job after Michelle Huntsman asked him to apply to the open position. Shrader has been a competitive swimmer since he was six years old and first showed up for the GKST Thunder some 22 years ago. He has raced or coached in some way ever since and even went on to swim...
Golf in the best of conditions is a challenging game. Whipping wind is expected in northeast Montana and adds another degree of difficulty. Limiting golfers to just three clubs for 18 rounds is a recipe for entertainment, for observers if not the participants. A bevy of colorful phrases was heard across the course as golfers struggled to put their little dimpled ball in the hole in an acceptable number of strokes during the 3 Club tournament at Sunnyside Country Club on June 13. At the end of...
Dozens of kids and their support teams gathered at Home Run Pond at Sullivan Park on June 6 to cast their chances at taking home the biggest fish in the Walleyes Unlimited Kids' Fishing Tournament. The wind was knocked down by the surrounding trees, the bugs were off on other business and the fish were biting. "I think everyone out here has caught at least one fish today," said Jill Thompson, whose sons participated in the tournament. Normally, a hopeful fisherman can hope for a bite or two,...
The 10U softball team had a busy weekend this past weekend both on home and away fields. Their first series of the weekend saw match-ups against Lewistown and Havre in Sidney on June 6, where the girls succumbed to Lewistown 15 to one, however was able to come back to secure a victory against Havre, 17 to 11. The second day of game action saw the girls in a double-header against Havre on home field at Sullivan Field on June 7. The girls fell to Havre 24-14 in the first game but came back in the...
The Glasgow Reds are in action this summer starting the season with a number of home games throughout the next few weeks. Their first games of the season will get underway with a doubleheader on Saturday, June 13, at Bob Connors field in Sullivan Park against the Laurel Dodgers. The first game will begin at 1 p.m. followed by the second game at 3 p.m. The rest of schedule is as follows and is subject to change. Sunday, June 14 - Home - Glendive Blue Devils - 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 16 - Home - Homestead Bulls - 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m....
Montana watercraft inspection stations have intercepted 13 boats carrying invasive mollusks into the state this year. As of May 30, inspectors have caught 12 boats with invasive zebra or quagga mussels and one boat with red rim melania snails attached to watercraft. The mussel-fouled boats typically come from mid-west states or Arizona after having spent several weeks or months in mussel-infested waters. All boat owners must have their watercraft inspected when entering Montana. Last week, a pontoon boat that was purchased in Minnesota came...
