The Lustre Christian Lions stormed into the title game of the District 3C boys’ basketball tournament with a 62-32 victory over Dodson in the semi-final round on Thursday, Feb. 16. The Lions jumped out to a 14-3 lead in the first quarter. Lustre then scored 21 points in the second period for a 3511 half-time advantage. Lustre struck for 17 more points in the third period to increase the

The Wolf Point Wolves put together a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to edge Poplar, 64-56, in the first round of the District 2B girls’ basketball tournament in Malta on Thursday, Feb. 16. The Wolves trailed 46-43 after three quarters of play, but Wolf Point battled back to a 53-53 deadlock on the scoring of J’Elle Garfield and KJ St. Marks. Wolf Point took a 55-53 lead on a basket by Sierra

Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball team placed second at the District 2B tournament held in Malta. The Wolves fell to Malta, 51-29, in the district championship game. Malta jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter. Malta held a 21-9 half-time advantage. Malta outscored the Wolves by a 17-8 margin in the third quarter for a 38-17 lead. J’Ellle Garfield led the Wolves with 13 points.

The Poplar Indians defeated Glasgow in overtime, 5655, to earn third place in the District 2B boys’ basketball tournament held in Malta on Saturday, Feb. 18. Two free throws by Delray Lilley with 2.5 seconds left were the difference. After Glasgow led by a 55-54 margin, Lilley was fouled and sent to the foul stripe. Lilley intercepted Glasgow’s inbounds pass to end the contest. The

Poplar’s girls’ basketball team qualified for the divisional tournament by defeating Harlem, 59-42, at the District 2B tournament in Malta on Friday, Feb. 17. The Indians scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to pull away for the victory. Cammie Martell and Morgen Nordwick each had five points in the period. The Indians trailed 10-9 at the end of the first quarter. Poplar scored 15

Of all the players who helped their teams earn divisional berths during the District 3C basketball tournament in Glasgow last weekend, the accomplishment probably didn’t mean more to anybody than Lustre’s standout Alexa Reddig. A year ago, Reddig was forced to sit on the bench with a collarbone injury during most of the basketball season. It wasn’t an easy adjustment for the All-State

Poplar’s Angelina Escarcega repeated as a state champion during the girls’ wrestling meet held in Billings. The sophomore pinned Kiera Davis of Corvallis in 4:16 for the title at 100 pounds. Poplar coach Jason Frederick said he is very proud of Escarcega’s championship performance. “Absolutely, she got it done,” Frederick said. She opened the state meet by pinning Browning’s