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

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