The Poplar Indians earned a 79-63 home boys’ basketball victory over Lame Deer on Saturday, Jan. 29. Joe Bear put together an impressive night with 31 points for the Indians. Also reaching double figures were Dennis Red Eagle with 17, Geordy Medicine Cloud with 15 and Delray Lilley with 11 points. Rounding out the scoring were Malcom Yellow Hammer with three and Allen Russell with

Poplar’s girls’ wrestlers dominated during action in Cascade and Simms last weekend. The three Poplar girls combined for a 15-0 record. Jazmin Gorder posted a 5-0 record including winning on a pin over Kaylin Taylor, who was a state champion at 103 pounds last year. Precious Keiser had a record of 6-0 during the weekend. Angelina Escarcega posted a 4-0 record for the weekend.

By Bill Vander Weele Eastern C eight-man football will have a different format starting in the fall of 2022. The eight teams in the league will feature MonDak, Plentywood, Scobey, Culbertson, Poplar, Circle, Fairview and Ekalaka. “It’s moving from 10 teams to eight teams,” Culbertson superintendent of schools Larry Crowder said. The new alignment will allow squads to play each

Lustre’s boys’ basketball squad cruised to a 51-16 league victory over Nashua on Friday, Jan. 21. The Lions gained a 22-2 lead in the first quarter and enjoyed a 41-5 advantage at intermission. Kolden Hoversland led the Lions with 16 points. Braden Ewing and Jasiah Hambira added 10 points each. Also scoring were Cayden Klatt with nine, Kaleb Hoversland with four and Clay Reddig with

Lustre’s girls’ basketball squad jumped out to a strong start and downed Nashua, 3728, on Friday, Jan. 21. The Lions led 11-4 at the end of the first quarter and by an 18-10 half-time margin. Lustre then ran off 15 points in the third quarter for a 33-18 advantage. Top scorers for the Lions included Grace Brown with 14 and Alexa Reddig with 11 points. Aubri Holzrichter added eight points.

The Wolf Point Wolves suffered a 68-38 boys’ basketball defeat at Malta on Saturday, Jan. 22. The first-place Mustangs jumped out to a 21-6 advantage in the first quarter and held a 42-15 half-time lead. Malta held a 65-26 advantage after three quarters of play. Top scorers for the Wolves were Juliun Benson with nine and Corey Martell with eight points. Jaxon Azure, Kelby Bauer

Wolf Point’s girls basketball team fell behind early and lost its league contest at Malta, 50-35, on Saturday, Jan. 22. Malta took a 16-5 lead in the first quarter and held a 28-12 advantage at the half. The margin was 41-24 after three quarters of play. Top scorers for the Wolves included Josie Kolstad with nine and Sierra Hamilton with seven points. Also scoring were Katelyn MacDonald