Culbertson earned its first regular-season volleyball victory of the season when the Cowboys scored a 25-1, 25-6, 25-5, win in Frazer on Tuesday, Aug. 31. After a kill by Destiny Thompson opened the non-conference match, the Cowgirls tallied 16 straight points on Koree Marchwick’s service including eight on aces. Thompson and Perla Burciaga had kills during the streak. Ahead by a 17-1

Wolf Point’s Mason Garfield carries the ball during the game against Baker. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

The Wolf Point Wolves faced an uphill battle against a sharp passing Bowman, N.D., team to open the football season on Friday, Aug. 27. The Wolves dropped the home contest by a 45-0 final. “The team stayed together,” Wolf Point’s first-year head coach Anthony Red Cloud said about positives after the loss. “We have a lot of things that we’re looking forward to.” Bowman scored 39

The Lustre Lions opened their volleyball season at the Culbertson Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 28. In their first match during pool play, the Lions lost by a 5-15, 4-15, margin against Savage. The Warriors jumped out to a 7-0 advantage in the second set. The Lions then fell to Culbertson in two straight sets. Lustre dropped its final pool play match against Scobey. During single-elimination

Wolf Point’s boys started their cross-country season in dominating fashion as the Wolves accounted for the top three places and four of the top five finishes at the Wolf Point Invitational on Friday, Aug. 27. Peyton Summers, a sophomore, led the way with a meet winning time of 17:57.26. After the race, Summers said his goal was to be under 19 minutes so he was surprised to run under 18

With top 10 finishes by Jazmin Gorder, Mattie Falls Down and Jazmyn Carry Water leading the way, Poplar’s girls earned first-place team honors during the Wolf Point Invitational on Friday, Aug. 27. The Indians finished with a team score of 32 points. Scobey and Plentywood each scored 44 points. Gorder, a senior, placed third with a time of 21:37.19. Plentywood’s Annie Kaul won the race

The Frazer Bearcubs opened their cross-country season at the Wolf Point Invitational on Friday, Aug. 27. Placing for Frazer’s boys were sophomore Anthony Jackson with a time of 26:09.50 for 31st place and sophomore Ty Fourstar with a time of 26:17.14 for 33rd place. Alyssa Toce Blount led Frazer’s girls with a 22nd place showing at 27:04.98. Shakira Beston, a sophomore, took 27th

By Bill Vander Weele Poplar put together a solid defensive performance but fell to Plentywood, 41-0, at home on Saturday, Aug. 28. It was the Indians’ first game playing in the Class C eightman football ranks. After Plentywood earned a first down at the Poplar 11 on its first possession, the Indians kept them from scoring due to strong defensive plays by Mitchell Youngman, William Youngman