Poplar’s wrestlers put together a strong showing at the Choteau Invitational during the weekend. In the boys’ standings, the Indians scored 57 points for 18th place. Jase Frederick earned second place at 120 pounds. He pinned Valier’s Chantz Connelly in 3:09 and then pinned Anaconda’s Aaron Micheles in 2:46. During the semi-final round, Frederick needed just 51 seconds to pin

Shot clocks and baseball were given approval during the Montana High School Association’s annual meeting in Butte on Monday, Jan. 17. Schools voted the addition of 35-second shot clocks for boys’ and girls’ basketball. In addition, baseball was approved as a sport for the Montana High School Association. Schools passed an amendment to allow eight graders in all high school sports

Poplar couldn’t quite overcome slow starts and lost two conference boys’ basketball games during the weekend. The Indians fell to Malta, 67-40, on Friday, Jan. 14. After trailing 22-9 at the end of the first quarter, the Indians kept things close at 32-22 at the half and 42-32 after three quarters of play. Poplar’s top scorers were Dennis Red Eagle with 10 and Geordy Medicine Cloud

Frazer’s girls put up a good fight but lost to Dodson, 6148, on Friday, Jan. 14. Dodson led by a 26-17 halftime margin, but the Bearcubs battled back to trail by only a 42-40 score at the end of the third quarter. Angel Nelligan scored 11 points and hit three three-pointers during the third quarter. Nelligan finished with 16 points to lead the Bearcubs. Liana Jackson added 10 points.

Five of Poplar’s boys’ wrestlers placed at the Cut Bank Invitational during the weekend. Navarjo Escarcega earned second place at 120 pounds. He pinned Jefferson’s Reed Zander in 1:31 during the first round and Cut Bank’s Kellan Cassidy in 3:43 during the quarter-final round. Escarcega then pinned Arlee’s Tyler Thomas in 1:34 to advance into the title match. Simms’ Steven Schubarth

By Bill Vander Weele The Poplar Indians put up a strong fight but lost at home against Class C power Fairview, 58-48, on Friday, Jan. 7. Fairview led 16-13 at the end of the first quarter and 32-27 at the half. Delray Lilley enjoyed a solid night and finished with 16 points. Also scoring for the Indians were Geordy Medicine Cloud with nine, Dennis Red Eagle with seven, Kaniel Ricker with