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Glasgow Scottie head football coach, Greg Liebelt recently announced the details of the upcoming summer football camps. (See "Scottie Football Camps Announced" Glasgow Courier July 5, 2017). Most notably, the camps will be headlined by former Pittsburgh Steeler and Montana Griz All-American "Tuff Harris" and legendary Montana Tech head coach Bob Green. Tuff Harris Tuff Harris retired from a five-year career in professional football, where he was a defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans...
The Glasgow Reds faced the Scobey Blues in two games last week. The Reds hosted the Blues in the first game at Bill Connors Field in Glasgow on June 27, and improved their overall record to 9-16 with an 11-1 win. Glasgow 11, Scobey 1 Glasgow claimed the lead early and maintained the upper-hand throughout the game. Scobey denied a shut-out, however, with a run in the top of the sixth inning. Following a non-productive first at-bat for the Blues, the Reds took their turn at the plate and lit up the scoreboard with an RBI single by Brett Glaser....
John Hahn Field in Fort Peck was the setting for the 50th annual softball tournament by the same name. Campers and tents of all shapes and sizes were set up in home-run territory of the field, while lawn chairs filled with spectators and coolers filled with beverages were scattered along the fence line. The tournament, with a full field of 12 teams, kicked off on June 30, with the first of 22 games, and came to an end on July 2, with Yank-Deez out of Sidney and Billings taking home the top...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Thunder were in Malta for a two-day meet July 1 and 2. The team placed ninth overall, with some strong performances throughout the event. Leading the way with first place finishes were Katie Kaiser, who earned high-point honors in her age group for the second week in a row, and Raelee Dowden. Chosen for the GKST Athlete of the Meet by the coaches was Colter Barnett. According to head coach Nicole Arnold, Barnett was chosen because he was involved in three races where he...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team hosted their home meet June 24 and 25, and finished fourth overall out of 10 competitive teams. Three perennial powerhouse teams, Sidney, Lewistown and Scobey, placed in the top three. Head coach Nicole Arnold noted that despite finishing out of the top three, the Thunder had a strong showing at the meet. "The three teams that beat Glasgow all had more swimmers competing," she explained. Three veteran swimmers led the team with first-place finishes in their events....
The Glasgow Reds were all warmed up from a four-day tournament in Lewistown over the weekend when they faced the Sidney Patriots in a pair of home games June 20. Then, they traveled to Laurel June 21, for a second double-header. Glasgow 7, Sidney 6 Both teams were offensively strong in the first game, with each collecting 12 hits. Brett Glaser, Cade Myrick, Kaden Fossum, John Cremer, and Darrin Wersal each collected multiple hits. Wersal, Cremer, Fossum, Myrick, and Glaser each collected two...
Tri-County Cardinals 4, Reds 9 The Glasgow Reds spent another week on the road as they competed in the Harold Gjerde Memorial Tournament in Lewistown. Eight teams participated in the tournament, which was held June 15-18. The Reds prevailed in two of their five games, with wins over the Tri-County Cardinals and the Scobey Blues. The boys came up short against the Lewistown Redbirds, the Billings Angels and the Gallatin Valley Outlaws. Glasgow started the tournament off with a win against the...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Thunder competed at their second meet of the season in Chinook this past weekend. The two-day meet was held June 16 and 17. A skeleton crew of 10 swimmers represented the Thunder and the team placed ninth overall. Senior swimmer Katie Kaiser led the Thunder with two first-place finishes and one second-place finish. Chosen for the GKST Athlete of the Meet was 12-year-old Haylly Turner, who is a second-year swimmer for the Thunder. According to head coach Nicole Arnold, Turner received the recognition after she reached a...
A four-day volleyball camp was held at GHS June 12-15, and was attended by nearly 100 campers. Glasgow's head volleyball coach, Lori Dailey, along with assistants Somer Hoerster and Natalie Hopstad, welcomed the campers to Scottie Gymnasium for skills instruction, laughs, and a very competitive playing atmosphere. From novice kindergartners to experienced high schoolers, every age group was represented. According to Dailey, this year had the highest number of attendees ever. "Attendance...
The 7th Annual Aaron "Chappy" Chatten Memorial Co-ed Softball Tournament was held in Fort Peck June 17 and 18. Eleven teams played twenty-one games on John Hahn Field, and when it was all said and done, The Out Crowd from Miles City emerged as champions. They also produced two MVPs of the tournament, with Sarah VanCleave recognized as the female MVP and Conner Brown as the male MVP. For the home run derby, Glasgow's Jeff Irving secured the title of male champion, and Brittney Schlabs, of...
Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team (GKST) had twenty-seven swimmers compete in their first meet of the season, June 10 and 11. The meet was held in Scobey and the Thunder came home with a fourth-place overall finish. Leading the team with first-place finishes in their events were DJ Rasmusan (50m freestyle, 400m freestyle), Ava Reyes (50m backstroke), and Dalton Sand (200m individual medley, 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly). With his three first-place finishes, Sand earned high-point honors in his age...
The Glasgow Reds put in four days of baseball over the weekend and came home with three wins. The Northstars Memorial Tournament was held in Havre June 8-11. In their first of four games, the Reds faced the hometown Havre Northstars Thursday evening. Cade Myrick worked on the mound for all four innings of the game and earned the win for the Reds. Out of 75 pitches, he gave up just one run and one hit, and struck out eight. At the plate, Kaden Fossum collected three hits in his three at-bats,...
Glasgow High School held their annual awards banquet May 30, in St. Raphael's gymnasium and featured 1998 GHS graduate Kami Malnaa. According to GHS activities director Brenner Flaten, Malnaa was a three-sport standout during her time at GHS, leading the Scotties to two state volleyball championships and a runner-up finish at the 1997 State B Basketball tournament, where she garnered tournament MVP honors. She was also a two-time first-team All-State selection in both basketball and volleyball....
Jerry and Nate Molstad added a fifth Catfish Classic title to their resume on June 3, beating out 79 other teams. The pair weighed in with a total 40.16 pounds of catfish, including an 11.15-pound hog caught by the younger Molstad that earned the "Big Whiskers" award. In addition to this season's win, the father-son duo won the event in 2007, back-to-back in 2009-2010, and in 2013. Bo Boreson of Cayuga, Ind. secured a spot in the record books when he hauled in a 13.87-pound catfish, earning him...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team (GKST) a.ka. "The Thunder" is ready for another season in the sun. Prior to even getting in the water, swim team representatives were on hand to give the city pool its annual makeover. John Kulczyk, Ann Kulczyk, Melani Vandall and Michelle Huntsman, all parents of Thunder swimmers, spent one weekend prepping the pool to be filled. The work included spraying the pool with a sealant prior to painting and some minor repairs. This year, the swim team also purchased new...
The Scottie track and field squad were in Butte for the Class AA and B meet on May 25, 26 and 27. The Scotties left town at 6 a.m. Thursday morning and reached their destination just before 3 p.m. "That's a lot of time on the bus," said head coach Tim Phillips. "It's always a little tough for the athletes to adjust to the long trip." The pole vault competition for class B boys was held Thursday afternoon. Matt Reyling and Kyle Ross represented the Scotties in the event to start off the...
Expectations for the Scottie Softball team were high. The girls practically sailed through their regular season with most of their games ending in mercy rule scores. They traveled to Frenchtown for the state tournament May 25-27 with a state title in their sights, and as far as any Scottie fans were concerned, they were the favorites to win it all. The Lady Scotties, however, eventually fell to the team from Mission/Arlee/Charlo (MAC) twice to get knocked out of the tournament. "The outcome in...
Area Class C athletes competed in their final meet of the season May 26 and 27 in Laurel. The meet was originally scheduled to be held in Missoula, but was moved to Laurel following concerns that the venue would not be ready in time. The move was likely beneficial to our northeastern Montana competitors, with travel time cut in half and lower altitude levels. The Frazer Bearcubs had the most individual medalists, with three of their athletes making the podium. Dallas Reese won silver in the...
Glasgow hosted the Northern B Divisional track meet on May 20, with 11 teams showing up to compete. Although there were some disappointed Scotties, the team as a whole had a super day of competition. Head coach Tim Phillips was pleased with both the boys and girls. "I don't think anybody had a bad day," he said. "We had some who didn't compete at their best, but with that many kids, it's bound to happen." Six individual champions contributed to Glasgow's success. For the boys, Luke Breigenzer...
It was another impressive display of talent, athleticism and endurance at the Eastern BC Softball Tournament held in Glasgow May 18, 19 and 20. Sullivan Park swelled with fans and players looking for some solid entertainment during the two-day tournament, and the Scotties didn't disappoint. Following two early blow-outs against Colstrip (15-0) and Cut Bank (14-5) on Friday, the Scotties came back the next day to play three straight games against Huntley Project. The Red Devils were the only...
The Scottie golfers traveled to Shelby for the State B golf meet last week. The meet was originally scheduled to run May 16 and 17, but in typical Montana fashion, weather interrupted the event and the second day of competition was postponed until May 18. Making the trip for the Scotties were: Blaine Myrick, Ike Braaten, Kaden Fossum, Oden Hallock and Cody Ross for the boys, Heidi Moon, Lexie Pehlke, Fallon Larsen and Taylor Palm for the girls. After the two-day meet, the Scottie boys finished eleventh overall and the girls finished ninth...
The Scottie track teams traveled to Wolf Point for the District 2B Meet on May 13. As expected, the Scotties swept the meet with boys and girls team titles. Glasgow athletes winning individual titles were: Benji Phillips – 100m, 200m, javelin, long jump; Brett Glaser – triple jump; Cade Myrick – 800m; Ellis McKean – 1600m, 3200m; Luke Breigenzer – 110m hurdles, 300m hurdles; Emily Kolstad, 100m, 800m; Brinlie Nielsen, 400m; Leinie Hughes, shot put; and the girls 4x100 relay team (Brinlie...
The 2017 District 3C track meet was held May 13 in conjunction with the District 2B meet. Although there was no touching the Scobey teams, Valley County was well represented by area athletes. The Nashua boys brought home second-place honors with most of the team advancing to the district tournament. The Porcupine girls, with just two competitors, finished fourth overall with Taylor Laumeyer winning individual gold in three of her events. Laumeyer also captured two separate meet records with her...
