December 2016

Blue-Gold Scrimmages

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Basketball Scoreboard

Girls. . .
Tri-City 73, Gardiner 16
Gardiner    5     1    5   5-16
Tri-City     25  22  10 16-73
Gardiner: Kyndra Long 1 0-0 3, Darion Wilks 1 0-0 2, Megan Wickham 4 0-0 10, Brooke Dreyer 0 1-4 1. Totals: 6 1-4 16. 3-pointers: Long 1, Wickham 2. Fouls: 8.
Tri-City: Chloe Derks 4 0-0 8, Madison Deupree 1 0-0 2, Devyn Hughes 2 0-0 4, Sami Connerton 6 0-2 12, Kristen Vincent 6 1-2 13, Brooke Granot 4 0-2 8, Mamie Hertel 1 0-0 2, Brianna Bergum 9 2-4 20. Reilly Allik 2 0-0 4. Totals: 35 3-10 73. 3-pointers: none. Fouls: 6.

Sports Schedule

Wednesday, December 7
• Central Montana Rifle Club-Lewistown at Kolin, Denton at Winifred (Lewistown), 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 8
• FHS Holiday Showcase begins at 1 p.m. at FHS Fieldhouse and 1 p.m. at Civic Center
Friday, December 9
• FHS Holiday Showcase begins at 8:30 a.m. at FHS Fieldhouse and 1 p.m. at Civic Center
• FHS wrestling at Mining City Duals in Butte, 11:30 a.m.
• FHS GBB at Eastern A Tip-Off Tourney in Sidney, vs. Hardin-1:30 p.m.

Blythe claims 170-pound crown at Havre Invite

Junior Wyatt Blythe got his junior year of wrestling competition off to a good start by winning the 170-pound weight class at the Havre Invitational held on Friday and Saturday. Blythe scored a 7-1 decision over C. M. Russell’s Graydon Irish in the championship bout to win the crown.
Blythe was just one of eight Golden Eagle wrestlers to place at the Blue Pony Invitational, which was Fergus’s first competition of the season.

Athlete of the Week

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With the winter sports season just getting underway, this week’s “Athlete of the Week” is FHS wrestler Wyatt Blythe. Wyatt won the championship at 170 pounds at the Havre Invitational held Friday and Saturday.
The super-competitor junior wrestler took second place at last year’s state tournament also at 170 pounds. At this year’s Saturday tournament in Havre, Wyatt won all three of his matches to claim the 170-pound crown.

Plenty of basketball action this weekend in Lewistown

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From the time the Fergus Holiday Showcase begins at 1 p.m. on Thursday at both the FHS Fieldhouse and the Civic Center until the final game ends on Saturday sometime around 10 p.m., basketball fans can watch 39 games of basketball. Of course, it is impossible to watch all 39, as there will be games going on at the same time at both the Fieldhouse and the Civic Center. Twenty-two Class C boys’ and girls’ varsity teams, plus the Fergus boys’ and girls’ JV teams, are scheduled to play 24 games over three days at the Fieldhouse.

CI-116 results get certified

Secretary of State and Chief Elections Officer Linda McCulloch reports that the results of CI-116 have been certified. The State Board of Canvassers did not certify the effective date of CI-116 per an injunction by the Montana Supreme Court issued Friday, Dec. 2.

Department of Livestock keeps watchful eye on Canadian tuberculosis cases

The Montana Department of Livestock is actively monitoring the bovine tuberculosis investigation in Canada. In late September, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency initiated an epidemiological investigation after bovine TB was detected in a Canadian cow at a United States slaughter facility.

News Briefs

Tree of Lights ceremony is Dec. 15

 

The Hospice Tree of Lights Ceremony will take place on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m. at the CMMC’s Medical Arts Building. The public is invited to join Hospice in the “Remembrance Chime Ceremony.”

 

LDA to meet Dec. 14

 

John A. Sciuchetti

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John A. Sciuchetti, 74, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 at his home in Lewistown.

Born on Nov. 13, 1942 in Spokane, Washington to John and Neddy (Wipfli) Sciuchetti, he was the fourth of five children. Full of life and mischief, John was loved by many, especially his sisters and brothers.

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