With the return of nearly all their starters from a season ago, the Poplar Indians are looking forward to a solid football season in 2023. Returning starters for the Indians include Gage Berg, Kameron Reum, Walker Burshia, Blake Lambert and Cameron Spotted Bird. “I’m probably the most optimistic that I’ve been in the last couple of years,” Poplar coach Joe Hammar said. The team

Poplar’s volleyball program returns a strong group of players from last year’s squad. Among the starters back are senior EmmaRae Martell, sophomore Braelyn Nordwick, junior Lainie Moran and senior Kessee Erickson. Other girls with a good deal of varsity experience include junior Rebecca Gorder, sophomore Cammie Martell, junior Nina Escarcega and senior Rikki Belton. The program features

The Poplar Indians return a strong group of runners for this year’s crosscountry campaign. Poplar’s girls earned sixth place in the team standings at last season’s Class B state meet. The list of runners back for the girls includes Mattie Falls Down, Blake Follette, Saydee Archambault and Laura Parshall. Falls Down placed 24th and Follette was 76th at last year’s state meet. Leading

The Lustre Lions are aiming for positive results with the return of six starters this volleyball season. Starters back for the Lions include Grace Brown, Alexa Reddig, Aubri Holzrichter, Sarah Dahl, Jaden Gibson and Hannah Brown. The Lions’ squad consists of 11 players including five seniors, four juniors, a sophomore and a freshman. “It’s been fun,” Coach Mary Zerbe said of

The Frazer Bearcubs enter the cross country season with the hope that more athletes try the sport. During the first practice week of the season, senior Joseph Beston was the lone runner on the high school squad. “We have some thinkers,” Frazer Coach Cody Larson said about students considering joining the team. Beston is a returning letterwinner for the Bearcubs. He notes that

The Culbertson Cowboys will face a good opening test when they host Chinook at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. The two squads faced each other in the opening contest last year, and Chinook came away with a touchdown victory. “They should be a decent, tough team,” Culbertson coach Brian Manning said of Chinook. “It will be a good gauge where we’re at.” Culbertson was one of the top

Volleyball season will kick off with the Culbertson Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 26. Culbertson will face Savage, Scobey and Lustre during pool play. Culbertson’s JVs will play against Nashua, Bainville and Froid/Lake. The single elimination portion of the tournament will be played during the afternoon. The Culbertson Cowgirls will feature a new look this volleyball season as they

The Bainville Bulldogs will kick off their football season with a game at Terry on Saturday, Aug. 26. The Bulldogs don’t know what to expect from the Terriers since Terry’s football athletes have played with Glendive the past several years. The Eastern Division features nine six-man football teams this season including Bainville, Brockton, Froid/Lake, Jordan, Richey/Lambert, Plevna, Savage,

After earning hardware at the last two state meets, the Culbertson/ Bainville cross-country team is starting to rebuild this season. The Culbertson/Bainville girls placed second at last year’s state meet with 50 points. Rebekah Ellerkamp, a freshman, is the lone member of the girls’ team at this point this season. Ellerkamp finished in 41st place with a time of 24:50.5 at last year’s