Lustre Christian survived an upset bid from Savage and posted a 48-44 overtime win in the first round of the Eastern C boys’ basketball tournament on Thursday, March 2. Savage, the fourth seed from District 2C, grabbed a 40-38 lead on a three-pointer by Sayer Erickson with only 48 seconds remaining in regulation. A basket off a rebound by Lustre’s Byron Ewing tied the game, 40-40, with

After a close start, the Culbertson Cowgirls cruised to a 49-23 opening-round win over Lustre at the Eastern C divisional tournament on Wednesday, March 1. A 12-footer by Alexa Reddig and a three-pointer by Aubri Holzrichter put the Lions ahead by an 8-7 margin with 3:25 left in the opening quarter, but Culbertson responded with the final eight points of the period for a 15-8 margin. A basket

The Wolf Point Wolves dialed in on a few long distance calls to turn the game around and earn a state berth by beating Glasgow, 50-41, in the challenge game of the Northern B divisional girls’ basketball tournament in Glasgow on Monday, Feb, 27. The Wolves, who lost to Malta in the divisional title contest, trailed by a 2013 margin early in the third quarter, but hot shooting and pressure

Wolf Point struggled against Malta’s tough defense and lost by a 60-33 final in the Northern B divisional girls’ basketball title game on Saturday, Feb. 25. Malta, which earned its fifth straight divisional championship, took a 5-1 lead early, but Wolf Point’s KJ St. Marks then connected from threepoint range to put the Wolves on the right track. A free throw by Wolf Point’s freshman

Poplar’s girls’ basketball team fell behind early and lost to Glasgow, 71-57, in the consolation championship game of the Northern B divisional tournament in Glasgow on Saturday, Feb. 25. The Indians struggled against Glasgow’s full-court pressure during the first quarter and trailed by a 23-11 margin at the end of the period. Glasgow went on to grab a 31-13 advantage midway into the

Poplar’s girls’ basketball team crushed Shelby, 6536, in the opening round of the Northern C divisional tournament in Glasgow on Thursday, Feb. 23. The Indians enjoyed a great start against the District 1B tournament champion Shelby squad. Four points by Kessee Erickson and a three-pointer by Morgen Nordwick produced a quick 7-0 advantage. After the Coyotes battled back to 7-5, Poplar’s

Poplar’s girls’ basketball team gained control in the fourth quarter to down Conrad, 68-63, in loser-out action at the divisional tournament in Glasgow on Saturday, Feb. 25. The game was deadlocked at 51-51 until Kessee Erickson came up big with two straight baskets for a 55-51 lead with 3:31 left. Conrad was able to battle back to 57-56 on a basket and three-pointer. The Indians responded

Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball team took control in the second half to beat Poplar, 6542, in the semi-final round of the divisional tournament on Friday, Feb. 24. The Wolves held a slim 3228 half-time advantage and Poplar pulled to 32-30 when Kessee Erickson scored on an inbounds play to open the third quarter. Wolf Point’s man-to-man defense held the Indians scoreless for most of the

Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball team came back in the final minutes to edge Fairfield, 45-44, in the opening round of the Northern B divisional tournament on Thursday, Feb. 23. “We made a couple of big plays on defense,” Wolf Point Coach Frank Benson said of the comeback. “But Fairfield came to play.” Benson also said that an offensive adjustment pointed out by assistant coach