Varsity and junior high coverage of the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks, including game stories, athlete features, senior spotlights, state tournament coverage, and full photo galleries.
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By Chad Smith / HLSN Sports Grass Range-Winnett, the top-ranked team in the state, pulled away in the second half to beat the CJI Hawks 50-30 on Saturday in a first-round playoff game at Grass Range, ending the defending state champions' season at 5-4. The
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By Chad Smith / HLSN Sports The top-seeded CJI Hawks swept second-seeded Cascade 26-24, 25-16, 25-11 in Saturday's championship match at the 2026 District 10C Volleyball Tournament to win their second straight district title. Playing on their home floor in the CJI gym, the
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By Chad Smith / HLSN Sports The top-seeded CJI Hawks swept Power/Dutton-Brady in Friday's winners bracket semifinal at the 2026 District 10C Volleyball Tournament, winning 25-15, 25-20, 25-14 in the CJI gym to remain unbeaten in the tournament and secure a place in
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By Chad Smith / HLSN Sports Power/Dutton-Brady pulled off the upset of the opening day at the 2026 District 10C Volleyball Tournament in the CJI gym on Thursday, rallying from two sets down to beat second-seeded Cascade 3-2 in a quarterfinal match that closed out the day.
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By Chad Smith / HLSN Sports Highwood held off a late charge from CJI to beat the Hawks 32-26 on Thursday night at CJI Field, in a game with big seeding stakes. CJI needed to win by 11 or more to move into second place in the North division and
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By Chad Smith / HLSN Sports It was a chilly but beautiful fall evening under the lights at CJI Field, with temperatures in the low 50s at kickoff and sliding into the upper 40s by the final whistle, and the Hawks warmed up in a hurry. Junior Levi Nelson ran for
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By Chad Smith / HLSN Sports The Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks sent their five seniors out in style Thursday, sweeping longtime rival Fort Benton 25-17, 25-9, 25-13 on Senior Night in the CJI gym. The win moves CJI to 13-1 on the season. The CJI C-team
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By Chad Smith / HLSN Sports CJI's four-game winning streak came to an end on Big Sandy's Senior Night, as the Pioneers used a monster performance from senior Karter Jurenka to beat the Hawks 44-24 on Friday. CJI came in having knocked off Jordan, North
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By Chad Smith / HLSN Sports The Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks have kept rolling through the first half of October, picking up three more sweeps to push their season record to 11-1. The lone blemish on the year came in a three-set loss at Belt on Sept. 29, and
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Submitted by CJI Coach Jordan Miller for HLSN The Lady Hawks had a long and busy week of volleyball, playing four days in a row and finishing with some great team performances! MONDAY — vs. SHELBY The week started with CJI hosting Shelby. C Squad: Win JV: Loss in a close
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By Chad Smith / HLSN Sports State-wide predictors weren't giving the Hawks much of a chance heading into Friday night. The Burlington, Wyoming Huskies came to CJI Field unbeaten at 4-0 and ranked number one in the state of Wyoming, and the pundits had them winning by
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By Chad Smith / HLSN Sports Chester-Joplin-Inverness celebrated a packed homecoming weekend Friday night with a game that had a little bit of everything, and in the end the Hawks needed every bit of it. They managed to hold off Power Dutton/Brady 50-46 at the CJI Football