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Glasgow coaching great John LaBonty and four others will be inducted this summer into the Montana Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Among the others is Paul Barta, who coached five years at GHS in the 1980s. LaBonty was a head mentor for 28 of his 36 years coaching, the last 34 years at Glasgow. A 36-year MCA member, LaBonty has served in a variety of sports and positions, but it is in track and field and volleyball where he has created a legacy. Under his guidance, athletes won 20 district...
The Scottie Qualifiers Meet at GHS next week is looking like a box of chocolates. You just don't know what you're going to get. But here they go. Montana spring weather permitting, the Glasgow track and field team will host a state qualifiers meet Monday, April 11, at Scottie Field. Running and field events begin at 4 p.m. Scotties coach Tim Phillips told The Courier that he expects a number of other squads to send at least a few athletes with state qualifying aspirations. The lineup of...
Living in a community where everyone has some sort of outdoor interest, it's probably a safe bet that residents enjoy reading about hunting, fishing, camping and other topics of interest. Part of that reading may include some of the latest and greatest gear available to an avid outdoorsman. Glasgow got a visit from some of the staff of Outdoor Life magazine. While Editor Andrew McKean and his family live here year round, he brought a few others to our neck of the woods to work on their optics...
Warmer temperatures and melted ice mean the annual walleye spawning operation on Fort Peck Reservoir is beginning early this year and will soon be in full swing. Volunteers are always welcome, and needed, for the success of this operation. According to Heath Headley, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Fort Peck biologist, agency staff and volunteers will again be trapping fish and taking eggs from areas in the upper Big Dry Arm of the reservoir. “The reservoir is about 11 feet higher than last year,” Headley said, “so we will focus t...
Owners of motorboats, sailboats or personal watercraft who still need to get their free 2014-17 validation decals for their watercraft can get them online from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Boaters who have permanently registered their boats, sailboats, or PWC must obtain two free boat validation decals every three years at FWP regional and area offices, or by going to the FWP website at fwp.mt.gov; click Boat Validation Decals. For more information, visit FWP's webpage or call FWP at 406-444-2535....
Three Scotties are more than on track to qualify for the Class B state tournament. They're there. The homegrown qualifiers at Glasgow's own invite Saturday were Josie Braaten in the 3,200 meter run, Dana Hughes in shot put and discus, and Benji Phillips in javelin. The three helped GHS show well in the season opener, with the girls placing first as a team and the boys second. Local Class C schools also enjoyed success at Scottie Field. Athletes from three of those schools – Hinsdale, Nashua and...
The young 2-0 Scotties softball team has season opening wins over Class A Havre and Dawson County under its belt going into the game Thursday at Williston. Skipper Mark Falcon's visiting squad led throughout in its 6-4 victory over the Blue Ponies on March 24, then played catchup to beat the Red Devils, 8-7, in its home opener March 26. “The team is playing good,” Falcon told The Courier. “It's really early in the season. We're just trying to see where everyone goes. We're trying to improve every day and grow as a team.” The GHS outfiel...
The Glasgow Scottie golfers took the tarp off the greens at Sunnyside Golf Course last week as they continued to get ready for their 2015 season. It wasn't always easy when the winds kicked up. The team is scheduled to open its season April 7 at the Forsyth Invitational. The Glasgow Invite is Aprill 24....
The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture is launching its annual Longest Dam Race T-Shirt Contest. The 21st annual Longest Dam Race will take place June 20 at Kiwanis Park in Fort Peck. The annual logo contest is meant to spur the imaginations of the young and old alike. The chamber is calling all artists to create a concept design that uses the events of the race along with the powerhouses as the theme. The events of the race include a five-mile bicycle race, 10K and 5K run, along with a 5K walk and 1-mile walk/run. The logo must...
The Opheim Rodeo Club met at the Mint Bar on Monday, March 2, and decided to have the annual rodeo at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 28. This year the rodeo will be dedicated to all of the men and women of the armed forces. The Glasgow VFW will present the colors and give a gun salute to get the rodeo started. Stock contractors will be contacted. Attending the meeting were rodeo club members Russell, Tanner and Tandy Solberg, Gus and Alea Rosencrans, John Pankratz, Debbie Bailey, Les and Chase Redfield and Herb Brandt. All officers were re-elected for...
Montana Special Olympics athletes put their mark on the lives of so many who celebrate their achievements, witness their joy and share in their inspiration. Keeping with this spirit is the 2015 Norbie Challenge – where athletes will have an opportunity to literally put their mark on Bob Norbi, Special Olympics Montana President & CEO. Twelve Special Olympics Montana athletes, along with a few special guests, will participate in the Norbie Challenge during May 22 closing ceremonies at the State Special Olympics in Missoula. Athletes and g...
The annual Skate for a Cure hockey game was also this year's kickoff for Relay for Life. The Guns N Hoses came to the match looking to claim the trophy that the novice Ice Dawgs had secured the year before. Guns N Hoses showed their determination and started the scoring quickly. Shane Rice scored of an assist from Alex Estevez. The team would take the early lead and hold it for the period. Fans would soon witness a grueling one-on-one battle – the type of competition never before seen on the ice...
The Glasgow Hoop Stars – a group of sixth-grade girls basketball players – carried the torch for the home teams at last weekend's 17th annual Jeff Jurgens Memorial Basketball Tournament. The Stars beat the Regina Jr. Cougars, 26-23, in the sixth-grade bracket at East Side School to gain Glasgow one of the 12 championships contested for among 84 teams from the fourth grade to high school ages. Coach Heather Hartsock's Stars included Rachelle Glaser, Alexys Mann, Keeli Harris, Davyn Myrick, Sum...
Spring has sprung for Scottie sports. The softball team opened with a 6-4 win Tuesday over Havre in a game added to take place before the regularly scheduled opener at 3:30 p.m. this Thursday against visiting Glendive. The golf team, meanwhile, will open April 7 at the Forsyth Invitational and skip this Friday's previously scheduled opener at Shelby. Coach Dave Riggin told The Courier that his young team needs the extra week to practice before teeing off for real. And the GHS Invitational Track Meet opens the season for new coach Tim Phillips'...
Now it's official. The 2014-15 Scottie boys basketball and wrestling teams played with smarts. Each received the MHSA/Army National Guard Academic All Team Award as the top academic team in its sport in Montana Class B during the winter season. The wrestlers led the state with a 3.370 grade point average during a season in which the team sent six members to State and placed highly or won a number of invitationals. On the court, the basketball Scotties won the District 2B regular season and tournament titles and finished with a 20-3 record. In...
The Glasgow Wrestling Club Highlanders, about 60 kids strong, are picking up matches and pins wherever they can find them. Team members hit the mats at the Montana Open in Billings this weekend after making some noise last week at the Rocky Mountain Nationals in Denver, the Wolf Point Invitational and the Malta Mixer. Dylan Nieskens placed second at nationals in the 12U 146-pound bracket. He went 4-1 over the tournament's three days at National Western Complex. “Dylan had a great tournament,” Highlander coach Jory Casterline told The Cou...
Montana's spring male turkey hunting season begins April 11 this year. Turkey hunters can purchase a turkey license in a general area at FWP offices, license providers or online. The application deadline for western Montana's spring gobbler season permits has passed. The 2015 spring turkey regulations, with details on turkey hunting in the general area, are available at FWP offices and license providers and at fwp.mt.gov. Hunters should remember when transporting a spring turkey within the state of Montana, one leg and foot must be left...
Some of the young blood over at the Valley Event Center rink has been going prime time lately. The Glasgow Ice Dawg Bantams took their turn at the Montana Amateur Hockey Association Bantam B State Tournament in Havre last weekend, going 2-1-1 to place second after coming in with a 4-11-1 record. Two weeks earlier, the Pee Wee Dawgs began their state tourney with a 6-10 record and left with the championship trophy after going 5-0. "We came up a little bit short, but these kids played awesome,"...
Year 17 is shaping up like a real diaper dandy for hundreds of young players at this weekend's Jeff Jurgens Memorial Basketball Tournament. The 84 teams, including nine from Regina, Sask., exceed last year's total of about 80 and will compete at five Glasgow venues. With eight members per team, that's 672 players and maybe another 1,500 folks and volunteers here for a little roundball in G-Town. “I'd like to see somebody do an economic impact study on the tournament and what it brings in to our community,” organizer Tom Schmitt told The Cou...
Six Scotties basketball players have been selected to 2014-15 all-conference teams and three of them to the Class B All-State Team. For the girls, it's good news that their two honorees, junior Abbi Kolstad and sophomore Leinie Hughes, return next year as important cogs in the maturing team's nucleus. For the boys, the honors cap off a memorable run at GHS for four graduating seniors: Chase Fossum, Jason Thibault, Keil Krumweide and Jake Page. Girls First Team Kylee Driftwood Abbi Kolstad* Hailey Nicholson* Darby Schye Sophia Stiles * Mariah...
All-Conference / Girls * Tatum Moore, Jr. – Saco/Whitewater/Hinsdale * Larimie Scheffelmear, Sr. – S/WW/F * Kourtney Simonson, Sr. – S/WW/F BoDayle Battleson, Sr. – Scobey Karly Handy, Sr. – Scobey Alexa Welchin, So. – Scobey Monica Brown, Jr. – Lustre Christian Janessa Henry, Sr. – Dodson Erin Wahl, Sr. – Scobey Keira Simonson, Sr. – S/WW/F Honorable Mention Mayson Hudyma, So. – Scobey Danielle Helgeson, So. – Frazer Tyra Furhman, Sr. – Scobey Shaedel Adams, Fr. – Frazer Sandy Viste, Sr. – Nashua All-Defensive Team Larimie Scheffelmear, Sr. ...
Officers Ken Jansa, left, and Jeff Cole, right, of the local Missouri/Milk River Chapter of Ducks Unlimited present Tom Markle of the Northeastern Montana Veterans Memorial organization with a check for $2,900 to benefit the memorial effort. The DU chapter brought in a nice Henry Rifle that was auctioned off at its annual March 7 dinner event, with all proceeds from the sale going to the veterans memorial. Norm Sillerud of Hi-Line Ford in Glasgow was the tremendous supporter of this auction...
The 2015 Class C Girls State Basketball Tournament is in the books. Eight teams from the four corners of this very large state converged at the Adams Center, Dahlberg Arena on the campus of the University of Montana under the 'M' for a thre- day tournament to see who would take home the heavy hardware. The favorite was the Belt Lady Huskies because they had won the Class C trophy the last three years and folks thought a four-peat was in the cards. Most folks, that is, except the girls from...
'S' words are in season at 1 Scottie Pride Drive. Spring. Scotties. Sports. Startup. The GHS track and field, softball and golf teams opened their spring sports practices Monday. The golfers teed off at 3:45 p.m. at El Cor Del Lanes. Softball players reported at 6 at GHS. And the tracksters, under first-year head coach Tim Phillips, gathered at 3:45, hit the track for some drills and took to Scottie Pride Drive to run the hills. "I'm just excited for the opportunity," Phillips told The Courier....
Lucky. Several times this season, Scotties coach Norm Braaten told The Courier that his team, or any team, needed to be lucky to get to the state tournament. Not just hard-working. Not just talented. You need to be healthy. The ball needs to bounce your way. Your shots have to fall. The Scotties suffered the wrong kind of luck at the Northern B Divisional Tournament at Shelby, losing two of its three games. The season is over for this squad that entered the tournament 20-1, was ranked No. 2 in...
