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Hopes were high as Glasgow track and field entered the Class B State Meet in Butte this past Friday and Saturday, but expectations fell just short for the Scotties as the boys tied for second while the girls finished fifth in an exceptional season all around. "I've been proud of every team that I've coached while being at Glasgow," Glasgow head coach John Labonty said. "We knew it was going to be a tough fight down at State. The girls came so close and the boys gave everything they had and finis... Full story
Hinsdale High School was home to an amazing athlete and academic scholar over the past twelve years. Few have equaled her prowess in athletics or her knowledge in the classroom. Bethany Lacock qualified for the State Track and Field Meet in seven events but had to choose five of the events in which she and her coach Gordon Hawks thought she would have the best opportunity to either win or place. Hinsdale's Collegiate All-American pole vaulter Kirk Capdeville helped Hawks coach Bethany in this...
The Glasgow Scottie softball team capped off an amazing season by finishing fourth in the State Tournament. Glasgow kicked off the tournament facing No. 1 ranked Ronan. The game was a hard fought game on both sides with the winner being anyone's guess. Abby Mehling decided to leave guessing out of the equation in the top of the seventh inning. The Scottie senior belted a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh. The excitement wasn't through quite yet as Glasgow needed a big play from center fielder Abby Kolstad to seal the game on a diving cat...
The Reds swept a four-game series against Glendive this past weekend. The action started off in Glendive with the Reds taking the first game by the score of 4-2. The game was knotted at two in the top of the seventh before Glasgow broke the tie with two in the inning to secure the victory. Jake Kolstad went 2-4 while Gage Legare added a 2B and RBI. Glasgow pitcher Jonathan Koessl went all seven innings while only allowing three hits and two runs. The second game was another close fought battle as the Reds squeaked by again with a 3-2 victory. T...
Cat Classic weekend is coming. Tthe kickoff party will be on Front Street this Friday night, June 6. Festivities will start at 6 p.m in front of the Montana Bar. Highlights include the catfishing social, calcutta auction, and live on-stage music by the band, Trouble Expected. Auzzy's "Cook Shack" will have food available all night for the street dance. Bleacher seating also will be available this year. The Milk River tournament, now in its 15th year, is known as one of the largest catfish tournaments in the country. For more information, call... Full story
In the Class C State track and field meet at Great Falls, Lane Nickels had an outstanding day on the track. Nickels set a personal record in the 800 by eight seconds and added another personal record in the 400. Nickels finished eighth in both events. Ryan Padden finished 12th in the 200 while Faith Keys threw a personal best in the discus event, but failed to place in the top six....
Local Glasgow football officials have been selected to officiate not one, but two high school all-star games. The first game is the 8-man Treasure State All-Star game held in Butte on June 7. Just over a month later, the crew will then travel to Laurel on July 19 to ref the East-West Shrine Game. The officiating crew also pointed out that they are continuously looking for new officials to join the local ranks. If interested, contact Kent Jansa....
Here's the perfect gift for dad and grandpa: free fishing for all over Father's Day weekend, June 14-15. "There is no better way to enjoy Montana with friends and family than to plan for a day of fishing," said Jeff Hagener, director of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks in Helena. "You can fish without a license on June 14 and June 15, but you must follow all of Montana's other fishing regulations." Each year more than 230,000 residents and 160,000 nonresidents purchase a Montana fishing license. Anglers spend about $240 million in Montana for... Full story
The wheels keep on turning. Like a fine-tuned machine, the Glasgow track and field team kept on trucking in Divisonals this past weekend. The boys and girls team captured first place again over the weekend as Scottie head coach John Labonty and his team have their sights set on a State Championship when they compete in Butte this weekend. "We went down there feeling pretty confident," Labonty said of his team's performance in Great Falls. "We only had a couple of hiccups, but the rest of the... Full story
It wasn't exactly the home-field advantage Glasgow softball was hoping for. Hosting the Eastern B-C Divisional Tournament this past weekend as the No. 2 seed, Glasgow looked ready to head into the championship round with a possible rematch against No. 1 Huntley Project. Those plans were derailed however as Glasgow was eliminated from play on the second day of the tournament, losing to Conrad 4-3 in eight innings. Needing to win two more games just to make it back to the championship game, the Sc...
It's hockey season in Glasgow and the high school boys team is putting their gear on for another practice. A quick glance up as the team heads out to the ice and you spot him instantly. Even without the goalie gear on, Harley Eliason is a hulking presence. When you cross paths with him off the ice, even if he's just meeting you for the first time, you encounter a young man with a calm, collected demeanor. Cross that same path on the ice, again if he's meeting you for the first time, you're now...
Nine young guys and four young ladies are off to Great Falls this weekend to compete in the State Meet. It was a good year for the Raiders who started the season with 15 and gained two along the way who saw how much fun the others were having running, jumping and tossing things that they just couldn’t stay away. Bethany Lacock continued her athletic dominance as she qualified in a mind-boggling seven events and now has to decide which five she wants to enter. Bethany broke the divisional pole vault record with a vault of 9-07 just two inches s...
Willie Thibault, Glasgow High School’s vice principal, activities director and transportation director, will be moving on to become principal for Washington Middle School in Glendive in the fall. Thibault first got the idea of wanting to become a teacher in his junior year of high school. He credits his high school history teacher, one who would come dressed in outfits during lesson plans to get his class more involved, as the one responsible for planting the seed. It wasn’t until the age of 31 where he decided to go back to school and pur...
Glasgow Track and Field blew past the competition in the 2B District track meet held at Glasgow last weekend as the Scotties won both the boys and girls titles. "I can't say enough about how hard these kids have worked the entire season," said Glasgow head coach John Labonty. "We had a number of kids advance to Divisionals and if we can get the same performance from them there, we'll have a lot of them going on to State." The Scottie girls took first place with a score of 237. Second place Malta... Full story
The Glasgow Scottie softball team is in the midst of another great season as they prepare for the Eastern B-C Divisionals that will be held in Glasgow this Friday and Saturday. Before the seeding in Divisionals could be set in stone, Glasgow had to travel to Billings last weekend to play West Billings, Colstrip, Conrad, Shepherd and Huntley Project. Glasgow squared off against West Billings JV first and it was that game in which Falcon believed set the tone for the rest of the weekend. "We...
Donnie Bailey and Steve Fauth competed at the State Special Olympics Games in Billings. On Wednesday morning they bowled at 8 a.m. Steve got a fourth place ribbon in his division and Donnie got a fifth place ribbon in his division. They attended the athletes dinner at the Montana Pavilion after which they along with their coach, Janet Bailey marched into the Rimrock Auto Arena with all other athletes from across the state at the Opening Ceremonies. Thursday was a free day for them. On Friday...
It’s approaching the time of year where the sun finally comes out and the temperatures heat up and all that can mean is another joyous summer spent at the Glasgow City pool. In order to get the pool ready for the summertime crowd, it has to be drained and repairs need to be made before being opened to the public. That task is the responsibility of Jory Casterline and Roger Canen. Casterline, who runs the Recreation Department, said that the city is in need of a completely new pool, but can’t see exactly how building a new one is feasible at...
Glasgow High Open Gym Open gym for girls basketball will be Monday mornings at 10-11:15a.m. and Thursday nights from 6-7:15 p.m. There may be some variability. Volleyball will have their open gym sessions this summer on Mondays from 7:30-9 p.m. and Wednesdays from 5:30-7 p.m. at Glasgow High starting Monday, June 9. Glasgow Reds The Reds B team lost 8-7 against Havre. Glasgow went into the bottom of the sixth tied until they gave up the go ahead run. Havre recorded the final three outs in the seventh to survive.Lane Proventher led the way for...
While the weather would have held out for the short torch run for the state Special Olympics, scheduling conflicts prevented the ceremony. This week the top 10 from the Milk River Activity Center will travel to Billings to compete in the Special Olympics. The team competed in the area competition in Miles City earlier this year and they all came back with medals. Jennifer Franzen took home medals in bowling, walking and throwing. She said she enjoyed districts and was fairly excited to head to... Full story
The 15th annual Milk River Catfish Classic is right around the corner and the random draw for offical teams have been released. The Classic will be held on June 7. Jeff Unterseher, Glendive, MT. - Ben Unterseher, Glasgow, MT. Nick Pentas, Billings, MT. - Shawn Bergstrom, Nashua, MT. Shannon Albert, Hardin, MT. - Rodney Hudyma, Glasgow, MT. (Hudyma Construction) Erin George, Billings, MT. - Dave George, Glasgow, MT. (Thrivent Financial) Scott Redstone, Glasgow, MT. - Aiden Redstone, Glasgow, MT. (Durum Restaurant) Luke Morehouse, Glasgow, MT. -...
It's been a solid two weeks of performances for the Nashua Track and Field team as they approach the 3C meet this week. On May 3, the Porcupines traveled to Glasgow to compete in the Jean Dreikosen Memorial Track Meet hosted by Hinsdale. The Porcupines saw solid performances all around from their athletes at the meet. Faith Keys finished third in the shot put and fifth in the discus. Sandy Viste and Ryleigh Delich finished fifth and sixth in the shot put respectively. Runner Zoe Glasoe had a nice performance as she came in fourth place in the...
Parents of the Hi-Line Babe Ruth League players were treated to the opening-weekend Early Bird Tournament in Scobey this past Sunday. Although weather was windy and cold at mid-40s degrees , mothers got to enjoy watching their kids shake the rust off in the first game of the season. The Babe Ruth League is made up of baseball players ages 13 to 15. Glasgow fields two teams, Coke and Farm Equipment Sales (FES). Rostered on the Coke team is Kadin Chatten, Cody Cronmiller, Blaine and Cade Myrick,...
It's the meet everyone has been gearing up for. The Northeastern Top 10 Meet was held in Glasgow on Tuesday that showcased the best track and field athletes in the area. The Scotties themselves had plenty of representation in the meet and as has come expected with Glasgow track and field, fans of the team didn't leave disappointed. In the girls track events, Megan Dailey took third place in the 100-meter race with a time of 13.13. Some people might think that number is unlucky, but for Dailey it... Full story
It was a brisk day for a track meet last Saturday at Scottie Field made a tad bit worse with an 8 a.m. starting time and a light breeze from the north but the boys and girls from Hinsdale were on a mission. The weather was furthermost from their thoughts this day when Hinsdale honors the memory of Hinsdale’s number one sports fan with this memorial track and field meet. The boys put quite a few on the podium and with just one first place finish the Raiders took second place behind Fairview. Pablo Pascual’s 12.19 was good enough to take two poi...
Taekwondo Wins Medals On April 26th, three members from Glasgow Taekwondo attended the Karlo Fujiwara Memorial Taekwondo & Judo Tournament. The competitors, who were from Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming, competed in Poomse, Continuous Sparring, Board Breaking and Judo. Tommi Prewett, Sam Knierm and Isabell Hood competed in both the Poomse and sparring competitions. Tommi took home a gold in both her poomse and sparring divisions. Sam received a 2nd place medal in both his poomse and sparring division. This was Isabell’s first competition a...
