By Bill Vander Weele In a thrilling first-round battle, Lustre Christian emerged with a 71-59 overtime victory over Bainville at the Eastern C boys’ basketball divisional tournament in Sidney on Wednesday, March 2. A short jumper by Elijah Lenihan put the Lions ahead by a 56-48 margin with under two minutes left in regulation. Bainville kept fighting back as a pair of three-pointers

Lustre’s fans react after Kolden Hoversland makes a nearly full-court shot at the end of the first quarter during the contest against Bainville on Friday, March 4. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

Froid/Lake’s boys’ basketball team advanced into the divisional title game by edging Lustre Christian, 46-32, in a hard-fought contest at the Eastern C divisional tournament in Sidney on Thursday, March 3. The Lions played toe-totoe with Froid/Lake during the first half of the semi-final contest and trailed by only a 17-15 margin at intermission. A drive by Kolden Hoversland deadlocked

Wolf Point’s full-court defensive pressure controlled the action as the Lady Wolves stopped Conrad, 58-42, in the first round of the Northern B divisional basketball tournament in Cut Bank on Thursday, March 3. The Wolves never trailed in the game and took a quick 4-0 lead on a steal and drive by Josie Kolstad and two free tosses by Hamyanie Campbell. After Conrad tied the score at 5-5,

Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball squad struggled in the second quarter and fell to Glasgow, 57-52, in loser-out action at the divisional tournament on Saturday, March 5. Wolf Point trailed 13-8 late in the first quarter, but a free throw by Hamyanie Campbell and a three-pointer by KJ St. Marks helped trim the margin to 15-12 at the end of the quarter. A short jumper by J’Elle Garfield

By Bill Vander Weele Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball team suffered a 54-45 semi-final loss against Harlem in the semi-final round of the Northern B divisional tournament in Cut Bank on Friday, March 4. The Lady Wolves trailed only by a 15-12 margin after the first quarter, but Harlem increased its lead to 31-25 in the second period. Wolf Point led by five points at one point in the opening

Organizer Sean Heavey told the Northern Plains Independent that dozens of ice boat racers are coming to the area to participate in the inaugural Hard Water Summit, originally scheduled for March 14-18. Dates for the event are shifting with weather conditions on the lake, which currently has snow blanketing ice in places. “It snowed more than we expected the other day,” said Heavey. “But it’s

From MSU News Service The 46th annual American Indian Council Powwow at Montana State University will be held March 25-26 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. The powwow is free and open to all. The MSU American Indian Council Powwow is one of the largest in Montana. The powwow begins at 6 p.m. Friday, March 25, with a grand entry. There will also be grand entries at noon and 6 p.m. Saturday,