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Billings Cat wrote:Not sure where to post, but high school athletics works. I've seen nothing in the news, but did anyone hear that Bozeman High School had been fined and their head football coach was reprimanded by the MHSA for running illegal practices this spring? I believe that some type of practices can take place similar to open gyms in basketball this time of year, but was told that Bozeman was putting kids in gear and conducting contact drills with players. I believe their head coach came from Havre so I would think it would be hard to plead ignorance. Just curious if anyone had heard the same.

LTown Cat wrote:

Billings Cat wrote:Not sure where to post, but high school athletics works. I've seen nothing in the news, but did anyone hear that Bozeman High School had been fined and their head football coach was reprimanded by the MHSA for running illegal practices this spring? I believe that some type of practices can take place similar to open gyms in basketball this time of year, but was told that Bozeman was putting kids in gear and conducting contact drills with players. I believe their head coach came from Havre so I would think it would be hard to plead ignorance. Just curious if anyone had heard the same.

I believe their head coach is a Helena Capital guy.....

CapitalCityCat wrote:Isn't Purcell still the coach? If so, he's a Helena native and a Capital grad but coached Havre High for several years.

Didn't Jack Johnson and CMR get in trouble for this a while back?

Head coach Troy Purcell, class of 1990, is leaving his post as
coach of the Havre High Blue Ponies, which he led to their first
championship in 34 years. He's moving on to coach Class AA
football at Bozeman High School. Purcell coached the Blue Ponies
for five years and compiled a 40-13 record that included four
playoff appearances. Last season, Havre won 12-straight games. He
has been a head coach for 14 years. Before arriving at Havre, he
coached for three years in Oregon and six more in Eureka, Mont.
Along the way, his teams won five conference championships and
finished second three times.

Hawks86 wrote:

Head coach Troy Purcell, class of 1990, is leaving his post as
coach of the Havre High Blue Ponies, which he led to their first
championship in 34 years. He's moving on to coach Class AA
football at Bozeman High School. Purcell coached the Blue Ponies
for five years and compiled a 40-13 record that included four
playoff appearances. Last season, Havre won 12-straight games. He
has been a head coach for 14 years. Before arriving at Havre, he
coached for three years in Oregon and six more in Eureka, Mont.
Along the way, his teams won five conference championships and
finished second three times.

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LTown Cat wrote:

Hawks86 wrote:

Head coach Troy Purcell, class of 1990, is leaving his post as
coach of the Havre High Blue Ponies, which he led to their first
championship in 34 years. He's moving on to coach Class AA
football at Bozeman High School. Purcell coached the Blue Ponies
for five years and compiled a 40-13 record that included four
playoff appearances. Last season, Havre won 12-straight games. He
has been a head coach for 14 years. Before arriving at Havre, he
coached for three years in Oregon and six more in Eureka, Mont.
Along the way, his teams won five conference championships and
finished second three times.

http://www.carroll.edu/alumninews/classnotes.cc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Like I said....his last stop may have been Havre, but that does not make him from Havre--he's from Capital High School in Helena.