After a battle in the first half, the Lustre Lions emerged to earn a 53-34 semiround victory over Manhattan Christian at the Class C state boys’ basketball tournament in Missoula. The Lions led by only a 23-20 half-time margin, but came out strong in the third quarter with the first eight points. A three-pointer by Cam Reddig, a drive Prestyn Klatt and a steal and drive by Johnslee Pierre

Lustre Christian led from the start to beat Chester-Joplin- Inverness, 66-52, in the first round of the Class C state basketball tournament in Missoula on Wednesday, March 11. The scoring of Joel Reddig and Cam Reddig led the Lions to a 20-11 advantage in the opening quarter. Lustre stayed hot in the second period as a three-pointer by Chris Traeholt, a drive by Klatt, a basket by Cam Reddig

Eastern Montana Gymnastics attended the Winter Escape meet in Jamestown, N.D., on Feb. 21-22. EMG’s platinum team brought home the first-place award out of three teams. All-around champions were Serenity O’Dea (silver) and Ava Hove (platinum), with Ila Lehner (platinum) and Lina Smith (platinum) ending in second place in the allaround. Event winners were River Darby (silver) on balance

Poplar’s Arihanna Red Boy (fourth from left) placed third at the middle school state wrestling. (Photo submitted)

After an exciting and tight opening 11 minutes, Lustre’s boys’ basketball team pulled away for an 81-42 quarter- final round victory over Brockton at the Eastern C tournament on Thursday, March 5. The Warriors gained a 10-9 lead late in the first quarter on a 15-footer by Tefton Bear and a drive by Josh Firemoon, but Lustre ended the period with a three-pointer by Joel Reddig and a pull-up