Shelby’s boys’ basketball squad knocked off Fairfield, 50-33, in the championship game of the Northern B divisional basketball tournament in Cut Bank Saturday, March 6. Shelby jumped out to an 11-3 lead in the first quarter and 25-16 half-time advantage. Leading the Coyotes were Logan Leck with 21 points and Rhett Reynolds with 12 points. Gavin Mills had nine points to lead Fairfield.

The eight-team Northern B girls’ basketball tournament will begin on Thursday, March 4, in Wolf Point. First-round contests will include District 1B champion Fairfield facing Conrad at 11 a.m., Glasgow meeting Shelby at 1:30 p.m., 2B champion Malta playing Cut Bank at 4:30 p.m., and Choteau taking on Harlem at 7 p.m. The championship game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 6.

The season for Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball squad came to a heart-breaking end as the Wolves lost to Harlem, 40-37, during tournament action in Poplar on Saturday, Feb. 27. Trailing 29-26 entering the fourth quarter, the Wolves battled back to 31-30 on baskets by Sierra Hamilton and Hailey Nelson. After two free throws by Harlem’s Vanise Little with 4:48 left, Hamilton scored at the

Poplar native Dustyn Azure has been selected the Cascade Collegiate Conference men’s wrestling Coach of the Year. Azure is the head wrestling coach at Eastern Oregon University. Eastern Oregon has a 34-34 dual record under Azure. Five of his wrestlers have advanced to this year’s NAIA national championship scheduled for March 5-6. Azure, an Assiniboine and Sioux Nations citizen, had coached

The next presentation of Eastern Montana Business Webinars is scheduled for Wednesday, March 10 at 10 a.m. Bryan Bird, Supervisor, Job Service Helena, will provide information on the Job Order Process through The US National Labor Exchange (USNLx). Job Service offices across the state have been working with businesses to transition to the job posting platform, USNLx. We invite employers to attend