The Lustre Christian Lions swept basketball games against Dodson on Saturday, Jan. 15. Lustre’s boys posted an 8244 victory over the Coyotes. The Lions jumped out to a 21-10 lead in the first quarter and increased the gap to 4024 in the second quarter. Jasiah Hambira led Lustre’s attack with 26 points. Kaleb Hoversland and Kolden Hoversland added 14 points each. Also scoring

Wolf Point’s boys’ basketball team fell at Scobey, 51-47, in an extremely fast-paced contest held in Scobey on Saturday, Jan. 15. “We came up just short,” Wolf Point Coach Troy Blount said. “We had our opportunities, but we will definitely bounce back.” The Wolves ended the third quarter of the non-conference game on a high note when a three-pointer by Juliun Benson and a top-of-thekey

Poplar’s girls’ basketball squad dropped conference games against Malta and Glasgow during the weekend. Poplar’s girls’ basketball team lost to a strong Malta squad, 78-36, on Friday, Jan. 14. Malta gained a 22-4 advantage in the first quarter. The Indians closed the margin to 34-22 during the second quarter. The M-ettes then struck for 27 points in the third quarter for a 61-30 lead.

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