Bainville scored league basketball victories in Brockton on Monday, Feb. 5. In the boys’ contest, Bainville emerged with a 68-58 victory. The Bulldogs held a 47-43 advantage at the end of the third quarter and then scored 21 points in the final period. Chuck Butikofer led the Bulldogs with 24 points. Also reaching double figures were Alex Strickland with 18 and Sam Butikofer with 12

The Bainville Bulldogs lost both District 2C basketball contests against Plentywood on Friday, Feb. 2. In the girls’ contest, Plentywood fought off the Bulldogs by a 41-33 final. The Bulldogs gained a 13-8 lead in the first quarter. The game was deadlocked at 16-16 at the half. Plentywood moved ahead 26-21 in the third quarter. Hailey Berwick scored 10 points for the Bulldogs. Also

The Culbertson Cowboysbasketball team came up short in Savage, 57-40, during District 2C action on Friday, Feb. 2. Savage held a 17-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 31-20 half-time margin. The Warriors increased the margin to 45-30 in the third period. Top scorers for the Cowboys were Bridger Salvevold with 10, Donte Eagle Boy with nine and Nyreece Halvorson with nine points.

The Culbertson Cowgirls accounted for a good comeback but lost by a 51-46 final in Savage on Monday, Feb. 5. The Cowgirls trailed by 15 points in the third quarter, but Culbertson struck for the final five points of the period on four free throws by Destiny Thompson and a free throw by Leandra Perkins. Savage held a 45-34 advantage heading into the final three minutes until Ayden Ator hit

Bainville’s basketball squads swept league games against Richey/Lambert on Friday, Jan. 26. In the girls’ contest, the Bulldogs used a strong third quarter for a 54-31 win. Bainville led 9-6 after the first quarter and 18-12 at the half. The Bulldogs then accounted for 14 points in the third quarter for a 32-16 advantage. Bainville ran off 22 more points in the fourth quarter en

The Culbertson Cowboys put together solid second and third quarters to down MonDak, 56-33, in league play on Saturday, Jan. 27. After leading by only an 8-5 margin at the end of the first period, the Cowboys struck for 18 points in the second quarter for a 26-14 lead. Culbertson accounted for 21 points in the third quarter for a 47-28 advantage. Nyreece Halvorson led the Cowboys with 18

The Poplar Indians pulled away in the fourth quarter to post a 67-44 boys’ basketball victory over Froid/Lake on Thursday, Jan. 25. Poplar gained a 13-6 lead in the first quarter and a 3019 half-time advantage in the non-conference contest. Geordy Medicine Cloud scored 13 points and hit three three-pointers for the Indians during the first half. The Red Hawks trailed 3425 in the third quarter,