The Lustre Lions dominated play in the fourth quarter to down Plentywood, 58-44, during loser-out action at the Class C state boys’ basketball tournament in Great Falls on Friday, March 8. The game was even at 3838 until Lustre’s Clay Reddig drove in for a basket at the buzzer to end the third quarter. Lustre’s man-to-man defense took control in the fourth quarter as the Lions struck

The Lustre Christian Lions held the lead at one point during the fourth quarter but lost to two-time defending state champion Manhattan Christian, 48-42, in the semi-final round of the Class C boys’ basketball tournament in Great Falls on Thursday, March 7. The Lions trailed 34-33 at the end of the third quarter and by a 37-33 margin early in the fourth period, but Lustre kept the heat on

Poplar’s senior Delray Lilley has earned Class B All-State boys’ basketball honors for his play this season. Lilley, who went over the 1,000-point career mark during the season, was also an All-State pick last year. Also selected All-State from District 2B were Malta’s junior Bohdi Brenden, Fairview’s senior Landon Thompson and Malta’s junior Treyton Wilke. Lilley and teammate Kaniel

The Lustre Lions defeated the Plentywood Wildcats, 5647, for their second straight divisional basketball championship on Friday, but this year’s title was a lot more satisfying for 6-5 junior Byron Ewing. When the Lions won last year’s first divisional championship, Ewing was sidelined with an arm injury suffered during the first round of the tournament. This time was much different as Ewing

The Lustre Lions stormed into the Eastern C boys’ basketball divisional tournament’s championship game with a 68-43 victory over Circle on Thursday, Feb. 29. Cayden Klatt hit three three-pointers during the first quarter of action as the Lions gained an 18-7 advantage. Johnslee Pierre accounted for a three-pointer and a dunk during the period. Circle’s Kashus Ereaux connected on two

A 28-point performance by Alexa Reddig led the Lustre Lions to a 67-50 win over Savage during action at the Eastern C divisional basketball tournament in Glasgow on Friday, March 1. The Lions exploded for 23 points in the first quarter to gain a 23-9 advantage. Lustre added 18 more points in the second period for a 41-20 half-time lead. Savage struck for the first eight points, including

Bainville’s girls’ basketball team fought off Lustre by a 50-46 final during opening round action at the Eastern C divisional tournament in Glasgow on Thursday, Feb. 29. The Bulldogs led for nearly all of the contest but had little breathing room throughout the night. After a 15-footer by Lustre’s Alexa Reddig pulled the Lions to 33-32 with 1:15 left in the third quarter, the Bulldogs ended