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HP Wrestles into Fourth Consecutive Championship

Andrew BolerjackSports • Huntley Project

During the 2024-2025 Montana High School Association’s Class B/C State Wrestling Tournament the Huntley Project Wrestling Team made history by securing a fourth consecutive championship title with a record 277.5 points. Huntley managed to send 14 competitors to the podiums as well, securing the record for the most Class B state placings. When asked about the state tournament, Activities Director and Wrestling Head Coach Tim Kaczmarek stated, “It was a great state tournament. Our kids competed extremely hard.”

Huntley Project Wrestling Team Placings were: read more

Paige Lofing Places in MT Top 10 With 10 Games Left! Go, Paige, Go!

After scoring 15 points versus St. Labre at Huntley Project on January 11, Senior Paige Lofing has earned her place in the top ten all-time scorers for Montana High School Association’s Girls’ Basketball individual records. Lofing continues to earn her place … read more

January 15, 2025 Andrew BolerjackSports • Top Stories • Huntley Project2000 points • Huntley Project Basketball • Huntley Project Lady Red Devils • Monica Hollowell • Montana High School Association • Paige Lofing • Taylee Chirrick • Top 10 List • YCN Sports & Radio

Huntley Project Hires first-ever Head Baseball Coach

At a special board meeting Huntley Project School District hired Kade Hickey as the head coach for their newly formed high school baseball program. Hickey, a 4th grade teacher at Huntley, will be coaching the first high school baseball team … read more

December 14, 2024 Andrew BolerjackSports • Huntley ProjectHuntley Proejct School District • Huntley Project Baseball • Kade Hickey

Huntley Project Wins Historic 16th State Volleyball Championship

During their 25th straight season attending Montana’s State B Volleyball Tournament, Huntley Project managed to take home their 16th championship title in Head Coach Iona Stookey’s tenure. The team entered the tournament as something of an underdog according to Stookey, … read more

November 22, 2024 Andrew BolerjackSports • Top Stories • Huntley ProjectHuntley Project High School • Huntley Project Volleyball • Iona Stookey • Madison Akins • Montana High School Association

HP Schools to Hire Ryan Bouchard as Girls Basketball Head Coach

At a special board meeting scheduled Thursday, October 31 at 8am, Huntley Project School Board will likely hire Ryan Bouchard as the High School Girls’ Basketball Head Coach for the 2024-2025 season. Bouchard will receive a board read more

November 1, 2024 Andrew BolerjackSports • Huntley ProjectHuntley Project Basketball • Huntley Project School District • Mandy Morales • Ryan Bouchard • Tim Kaczmarek

Morales not to return to HP as Head Coach

Huntley Project School District (HPSD) has decided to not renew Mandy Morales’ contract for the Girls’ Basketball Head Coach position, citing contract. Morales was high school assistant coach for the high school girls’ basketball for two years and then head … read more

October 4, 2024 Andrew BolerjackSports • Top StoriesHuntley Project Basketball • Huntley Project High School • Mandy Morales • Mark Wandle • Tim Kaczmarek

Breaking: Huntley Project and Mandy Morales part ways in direction of basketball program

Huntley Project School District (HPSD) has decided to not renew Mandy Morales’ contract for the Girls Basketball Head Coach position, citing contract differences. Morales was high school assistant coach for the high school girls’ basketball for two years and then … read more

October 1, 2024 Andrew BolerjackSports • Top Stories • Huntley ProjectHuntley Project School District • Mandy Morales

Huntley Project Senior Commits to Playing Women’s Basketball at Gonzaga

Huntley Project High School senior, Paige Lofing, has committed to play women’s basketball at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Lofing, a three-year all-state player, announced the commitment on Instagram Tuesday with the community immediately expressing support and congratulations. Activities Director … read more

September 27, 2024 Andrew BolerjackSports • Huntley ProjectGonzaga • Huntley Project High School • Paige Lofing

Huntley Project Hires New Football Coach for 2024-25 Season

With the upcoming football season and the resignation from Rick Dees as the coach of the Huntley Project High School Football Team, Huntley Project has hired a new head coach to lead the team. Kevin Avison, a teacher at Huntley … read more

August 16, 2024 Gage McNivenSports • Huntley ProjectHuntley Project • Huntley Project Football • Huntley Project Red Devils • Kevin Avison

New Shepherd Football Coach Ready to Take on Head Coach Position

As the summer ends, football season starts. For Shepherd Public Schools, this means a new head football coach. Josh Casares, a Public Resource Officer (PRO) for Shepherd in the Shepherd area, has been hired for the head coach position at … read more

August 10, 2024 Gage McNivenSports • ShepherdHead Football Coach • Josh Casares • Shepherd Mustangs • Shepherd School District

13 year old Taliyah Rodriguez, of Billings, Brings Home the Gold

Taliyah Rodriguez, a 13-year-old high school student, and has brought home the Gold Medal from the Olympic trials which were held in Wichita, KS during June 22-29, 2024. Taliyah is a boxer with the Billings Elite Amateur Boxing Team, managed … read more

August 2, 2024 Guest submissionFeatures • SportsTaliyah Rodriguez

McNiven Meanderings: Ready, Set, Go!!!!!

Well, Folks, I’ve had a lot going on the last couple weeks, but I want to take this week to focus on the Big Sky Speedway. Last year, I got hooked on going to the car races as I was … read more

August 1, 2024 Jonathan McNivenSports • MeanderingsBig Sky Speedway • Jonathan McNiven • McNiven Meanderings

Big Sky Speedway Results

The Big Sky Speedway has completed their 11th night of races this summer and here are the top five results from each category for the Kid’s Night that took place on July 13th. Wissota Midwest Mods: 1st – Michael Rogers … read more

July 18, 2024 Gage McNivenSportsBig Sky Speedway • Josh Broadbent • Matt Riesinger • Michael Rogers • Robert Petroff

Iona Stookey Wins National Coach of the Year

The head coach of the Huntley Project Volleyball Team has won the National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) Coach of the Year award. Stookey has served as the head volleyball coach for Huntley Project for the past 36 years … read more

July 2, 2024 Gage McNivenSports • Huntley ProjectIona Stookey

YCN Wins Best Newspaper

1st Time in Newspaper History Yellowstone County News achieved the top spot in recognition last weekend at the Montana Newspaper Association’s Annual Meeting in Kalispell. It was recognized as the #1 Newspaper in Montana (Division 3 with circulations of 2,000 … read more

June 27, 2024 StaffFeatures • Montana-Statewide • Politics • Sports • Top Stories • Yellowstone CountyJonathan McNiven • Yellowstone County News

Shepherd AD Retracts her Resignation, Board supports AAU proposal for possible AAU Building Location.

After a more than a month of swirling questions over Athletic Director Tina Downing’s status of her resignation on March 12th (which was published in the March 15th edition of YCN), and Russ Hale pulling his application for High School … read more

April 26, 2024 Jonathan McNivenSports • Top Stories • ShepherdBryan Anderson • Carl Openshaw • Darcy Stracke • Drea O'Donnell • Josh Casares • Luke Knaff • Megan Logan • Rawley Butler • Scott Berens • Shepherd AAU • Shepherd School District • Tina Downing

Skyview Girls Wins 1st Place with Undefeated Season

With a perfect regular season of 18-0, the lady Falcons of Skyview set their eyes on the prize of achieving the state Championship title Saturday at the University of Montana’s Dahlberg Arena in Missoula. For the First time in school … read more

March 14, 2024 Jonathan McNivenSports • Billings-HeightsBreanna Williams • Coach Randy Chase • Skyview Falcons • Skyview Girls Basketball • State Champions

Winning Streak: Huntley Project Volleyball Takes 15th State Championship

Cheers erupted from the bleachers Saturday, November 11 as Huntley Project’s (HP) Volleyball Team scored the 25th point of their fourth set against the Townsend Bull Dogs, earning them their 15th state title in a row under Head Coach Iona … read more

November 15, 2023 Michael MarinoSports • Huntley ProjectBrynn Wandle • Harlie Murphy • Huntley Project Red Devils • Iona Stookey • Kirra Ban • Madison Akins • Sannah Windy Boy • Townsend Bull Dogs

Anderson McNiven Recognized for Reaching 300 Broadcasts

The look on 16-year-old Anderson McNiven’s face said it all last Thursday, Nov. 2 as he walked out of the Columbus High School gym and into a packed room of family, friends and fans, there to congratulate him on his … read more

November 13, 2023 Jonathan McNivenSports • Billings-Heights • Huntley Project • ShepherdAnderson McNiven • David Sibley • Huntley Project High School • Jonathan McNiven • Lo Harper • Radio Broadcaster • Shepherd High School • Tim Kaczmarek • YCN Sports • YCN Sports & Radio

Huntley Project School Hires Windy Boy as Boys Basketball Coach

Huntley Project (HP) School District voted to hire three individuals for positions for the 2023-24 school year at a special meeting of the school board held Monday, July 31. The board approved Buddy Windy Boy to hire as Head Boys’ … read more

August 9, 2023 Michael MarinoSports • Huntley ProjectBuddy Windy Boy • Huntley Project • Laurel High School