A big third quarter lifted Lustre Christian over Lone Peak, 59-48, during loser-out action at the Class C boys’ basketball state tournament in Billings on Friday, March 10. Eight straight points by Cayden Klatt and a drive by Elijah Lenihan put the Lions up by a 28-20 half-time advantage. Lustre quickly struck for four straight points on a free throw by Braden Ewing and a drive by Lenihan

Kelby Bauer hit the biggest three-pointer of his life and it sent the Wolf Point Wolves to the Class B state basketball tournament. “I’m so proud of these boys,” Wolf Point Coach Cole Hanks said after the victory. He noted that five of the players were battling illnesses since Sunday. “They showed heart and grit and resilience. I’m so, so proud of them.” Bauer, a senior, connected

Basketball fans say it’s tough to beat a team three times in a season. Wolf Point’s boys’ basketball squad attempted to defeat Malta for the fourth time this season in the Northern B divisional title contest on Saturday, March 4. Despite gaining a lead in the first half, the Wolves fell to Malta by a 61-57 final. Wolf Point held a 30-25 half-time margin, but a pair of free throws by

Wolf Point’s Cali Gorder earned top honors at the Montana middle school wrestling championships during the weekend. Gorder opened with a pin in 1:29 against Belgrade’s Quinn Lindsley and then edged Lockwood’s Emma Hernandez, 3-1. Gorder won the title match at 81 pounds over Butte’s Adalie Hazlett on a 7-0 decision. Wolf Point’s Annaleigh Matejovsky earned two victories at 113

The Lustre Lions were behind by a 41-30 margin at the end of the third quarter of the divisional basketball championship game against Fairview on Saturday, March 5, but the Lions were still confident they could come away with their first ever Eastern C title. “I don’t know what it was, but we didn’t have a doubt in our minds,” junior Cayden Klatt said. Two free throws by Klatt with

After a close first half, Lustre’s boys’ basketball squad pulled away in the third quarter to beat Froid/Lake, 44-31, in the semi-final round of the Eastern C divisional tournament on Friday, March 3. Ahead by a 17-13 half-time margin, the Lions’ man-toman defense held Froid/Lake scoreless for more than five minutes to open the third quarter. A basket by Byron Ewing, a free throw by Jasiah

Lustre’s girls’ basketball season came to a close against MonDak at the Eastern C divisional tournament in Wolf Point on Thursday, March 2. MonDak won the loser-out contest by a 50-33 final. The Thunder gained an 8-5 lead in the first quarter and held a 21-16 half-time advantage. MonDak broke away to increase its advantage to 32-20 during the third quarter as the strong play of Abby