Poplar native Hunter Azure won the United Fight League bantamweight title on Saturday, April 27, in impressive fashion. Azure utilized a devastating right hand to knock out Amun Cosme in the second round. The victory was a big rebound for Azure, 32, after he lost his quarter-final round fight on season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter. Azure’s record is 11-3 in MMA fights. Four of his victories

The Lustre Christian Lions scored 38 points to take fifth place in the team standings at the Glendive Shriners’ track meet on Friday, April 26. Johnslee Pierre finished first in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.24 seconds. The sophomore placed third in the long jump with a mark of 20-7. He placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at 17.17 seconds. Prestyn Klatt ran to a fifthplace

Golfers from Wolf Point and Poplar were among the competitors at the Glasgow Invitational on Friday, April 26. Poplar took third in the boys’ division behind Conrad and Glasgow. Poplar’s Lukas Young shot an 89 to tie for ninth place. Landon Young shot a 93 to tie for 13th place. Kaniel Ricker and Quinn Sutherland each carded a 94 for 16th place. Navarjo Escarcega shot a 103 for 30th

Poplar's boys' golfers competed at the Scobey Invitational on Monday, April 29. Poplar's Landon Young shot an 86 for eighth place and Kaniel Ricker carded an 89 for 10th place. Other scores for the Indians were Lukas Young at 91, Quinn Sutherland at 94 and Kameron Reum at 100. The Poplar Invitational will start at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, at the Wolf Point Airport

Wolf Point native Jewel Olson is enjoying success for Dickinson State University’s track program. Olson, a junior, finished second in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Division II Northern State, S.D., meet with a time of 57.34 seconds. Her time at the meet was the best for a runner from a NAIA school. Olson was part of the Blue Hawks’ 4 x 400-meter relay team that captured the title

Poplar’s golfers placed fourth in the boys’ division during the meet in Shelby on Monday, April 22. Placing above Poplar’s boys were Conrad, Malta and Glasgow. Poplar’s Landon Young shot an 86 for seventh place. Broadwater’s Peyton Toney earned medalist honors with a 75. Quinn Sutherland of Poplar tied for 13th place with a 91. Lukas Young shot a 98 to tie for 23rd place.

District 2B appears in line to be increased to seven teams for basketball, volleyball and track starting in the 2025-2026 school year. The Montana High School Association Executive Board voted to reclassify Plentywood High School from Class C to Class B during a meeting last week. The Wildcats are tentatively assigned to District 2B for basketball, volleyball and track. Plentywood will remain

An in-person Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education classroom course will take place in the evenings May 8-9 and May 15-16 from 5:15 to 8:45 p.m., with a field day on May 19. The third and final Glasgow in-person course will be held the week of Aug. 12-17. In-person, instructor-led hunter education classroom courses are available to anyone age 10 and older and provide new hunters with