Lustre’s boys’ basketball team suffered its first defeat of the season when the Lions were edged by Circle, 51-48, on Saturday, Jan. 11. The Lions held a 16-15 halftime lead and a 33-27 advantage after three quarters of play. The Wildcats, however, enjoyed a great start of the fourth quarter and gained a 47-40 lead when Owen Beery hit two free throws with 1:50 remaining. Lustre battled

Froid/Lake’s girls’ basketball team’s man-to-man defense led the way as the Red Hawks earned a 40-27 victory in Brockton on Thursday, Jan. 9. After leading by only a 6-4 margin at the end of first quarter, the Red Hawks opened the second quarter with the first nine points. A pull-up jumper by Isabelle Nordwick and a basket by Keira Stentoft put Froid/Lake ahead 10-4. Stentoft then

The Lustre Lions cruised to basketball victories in Dodson on Friday, Jan. 10. In the girls’ game, Lustre posted a 60-17 win over the Coyotes. The Lions jumped out to a 26-4 lead in the first quarter and held a 35-6 half-time advantage. Lustre outscored Dodson by a 15-0 margin in the third quarter for a 50-6 margin. Top scorers for the Lions were Kencia Brown with 16 and Hannah Brown

Poplar took sixth place in the girls’ standings and 26th in the boys’ standings during the Cut Bank wrestling tournament on Saturday, Jan. 11. Angelina Escarcega won the title at 100 pounds. The senior pinned Huntley Project’s Gracie Bingen in 1:57 for the championship. Escarcega won four matches on pins in the tournament. Alara Cooper placed second at 115 pounds. She lost in the

Frazer’s girls’ basketball team knocked off Dodson by a 59-20 road victory on Saturday, Jan. 11. The Bearcubs took control from the start as they gained a 26-3 lead in the opening quarter. Frazer led 40-15 at the half and 59-17 at the end of the third quarter. Baily Beston finished with 20 points to lead the Bearcubs. Audrey Smoker added 12 points. Also scoring for Frazer were

Brockton’s girls scored a 54-42 win on the road in Culbertson on Saturday, Jan. 11. Action was tight in the first half as the Warriors led 12-9 at the end of the first quarter and 22-18 at the half. Brockton struck for 21 points in the third quarter for a 43-30 advantage. Tamryn Bauer scored 10 of Brockton’s points in the quarter. Leading the Cowgirls in the game were Ator and Ivy

Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball squad lost by a 45-26 final in Scobey on Saturday, Jan. 4. After trailing 9-6 at the end of the first quarter, the Wolves scored nine points in the second quarter for a 15-14 half-time advantage. Keeley Blount-Henderson scored seven of Wolf Point’s points during the first half. Scobey took control by outscoring the Wolves 14-2 in the third quarter for a

Wolf Point’s wrestlers took seventh place in the team standings with 114 points during a tournament in Columbus on Friday, Jan. 3, and Saturday, Jan. 4. Jesse Reed and Mike Bell each earned titles in the boys’ division. Reed won by technical fall, 15-0, over Red Lodge’s Gavin Dunlap in the title match at 160 pounds. Reed also won two other matches on technical falls. Bell pinned Roundup’s

Poplar’s wrestlers competed at a large meet in Bozeman during the weekend. Angelina Escarcega earned the title at 100 pounds. The senior pinned four opponents during the tournament. She pinned Lockwood’s Wai Fandrich in 1:45 for the championship. Liberty Boadle placed fifth at 105 pounds. Boadle scored two pins and won another match by decision at the meet. Blake Follette won three