The Poplar Indians pulled away in the fourth quarter to post a 67-44 boys’ basketball victory over Froid/Lake on Thursday, Jan. 25. Poplar gained a 13-6 lead in the first quarter and a 3019 half-time advantage in the non-conference contest. Geordy Medicine Cloud scored 13 points and hit three three-pointers for the Indians during the first half. The Red Hawks trailed 3425 in the third quarter,

Poplar’s girls’ basketball team used a strong second quarter to beat Culbertson, 64-54, on Tuesday, Jan. 23. After leading 13-11 at the end of the first quarter, the Indians accounted for 17 points in the second quarter for a 30-17 half-time advantage. The Indians led 50-38 after three quarters of play. Top scorers for Poplar were Kessee Erickson with 17, Rikki Belton with 16 and Cammie

Circle’s strong inside game and rebounding led the Wildcats over Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball team by a 55-28 final on Tuesday, Jan. 23. The Wolves, who played better as the game went on, closed the gap to 5-4 early on a nice inside move by Keeley Blount-Henderson midway into the opening quarter. Circle then accounted for the final nine points of the period for a 14-4 advantage. Charlie

The Wolf Point boys’ basketball squad played very well for three quarters, but the Wolves lost a heartbreaker in Circle, 54-49, on Tuesday, Jan. 23. “We’re getting closer to playing a complete game,” Wolf Point Coach Cole Hanks said about the effort. The three-point shooting of Cade Stafne and Peyton Summers led the Wolves to an 18-15 lead at the end of the opening quarter. Behind

The Lustre Lions scored 19 points in the first quarter and downed Bainville, 62-31, during non-conference boys’ basketball action in Lustre on Saturday, Jan. 27. A pair of three-pointers by Cayden Klatt got the Lions off to a good start at 6-2, but Bainville’s Samuel Butikofer responded with a three-pointer of his own to keep the game tight. Two baskets, including a dunk, by Johnslee