In their first game at the state basketball tournament in the school’s history, Lustre Christian came up short against Big Sandy, 60-47, in Billings on Thursday, March 9. The Lions were never completely able to recover from a slow start in the opening-round contest. The Pioneers jumped out to a 13-3 lead in the contest. The outside shooting of Clay Reddig and Elijah Lenihan helped Lustre close

Lustre Christian struggled shooting the basketball and lost to Belt, 47-24, in loser- out action at the Class C state tournament in Billings on Saturday, March 11. Belt jumped out to a 17-5 lead in the first quarter and gained a 29-12 half-time advantage. The Huskies held a 37-16 lead after three quarters of play. Elijah Lenihan led the Lions with eight points. Rounding out Lustre’s

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