After trailing by as many as 14 points in the first half, Poplar came back to take a 75-72 overtime victory over Wolf Point during District 2B boys’ basketball action on Friday, Feb. 6. The visiting Wolves held a 34-25 half-time advantage, but the scoring of Dane Moran and Wilder Bearcub pulled Poplar as close as four points early in the third quarter. After a basket by the hot-shooting Moran

A span in the fourth quarter was the difference as Poplar edged Wolf Point, 58-47, in a hotly-contested girls’ basketball game on Friday, Feb. 6. After the District 2B contest was deadlocked at 41-41 at the end of the third quarter, the Indians stepped up with the first 11 points during the opening three-plus minutes of the fourth period. Makenzie Crawford started the streak with an

Frazer’s girls’ basketball squad dominated the second quarter to beat Nashua, 65-31, at home on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The Bearcubs ended the opening quarter on a high note when Aubrey Mail hit a three-pointer and Bethany Hotomanie scored off a rebound for a 17-11 advantage. With the score at 20-13 early in the second period, the Bearcubs started taking control with five straight points by

After a close start to the District 2C contest, Brockton’s girls’ basketball team broke away for a 65-42 victory in Culbertson on Thursday, Feb. 5. Brockton led 10-7 at the end of the opening quarter, but the Cowgirls pulled even, 13-13, on baskets by Emma Berwick, Anna Steppler and Payton Labatte. The Cowgirls kept the heat on when a free throw by Leandra Perkins cut Brockton’s lead

Frazer’s boys’ basketball team displayed hot shooting from three-point range and downed Nashua, 79-46, at home on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The Bearcubs held an 18-12 lead at the end of the first quarter and then exploded for 25 points in the second quarter for a 43-23 advantage at the half. Frazer enjoyed a 60-39 lead after three quarters of play. Gabe Beston led Frazer’s attack with 32 points

Brockton’s boys’ basketball team gained the upper-hand early and defeated Culbertson, 82-44, in Culbertson on Thursday, Feb. 5. The Warriors tallied the first seven points in the game involving the top two teams in the District 2C standings. Getting Brockton off to the good start were a basket by Tefton Bear off an assist from Miles Boxer, a hoop off a rebound by Colter Nygard and a three-pointer

Wolf Point’s Jesse Reed (left) and Cali Gorder were selected the outstanding wrestlers during the tournament held in Malta. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

After a solid start, Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball team lost at home against Scobey by a 61-35 final on Friday, Jan. 30. The Wolves gained a 4-1 lead on a free throw by Maci Fourstar and a coast-to-coast drive by Jorilynn Black Eagle. Harper Weeks fired in a three-pointer to put the margin at 7-2. Scobey tied the game, 7-7, on a three-pointer by Emery Rouse, but a drive by Fourstar put