Wolf Point’s full-court pressure led the Wolves to a 21-0 start in their 53-23 home boys’ basketball victory over Harlem on Saturday, Jan. 7. The Wolves accounted for 10 of those points during the first 1:09 of play in the conference contest. “Our defense is pretty tough and is still improving,” Wolf Point Coach Cole Hanks said. “We’re still a work in progress in learning how to

Poplar Indians accounted for an impressive first quarter en route to a 6653 boys’ basketball win over Froid/Lake on Friday, Jan. 6.Poplar earned a 27-9 lead in the opening quarter. The Indians struck for 11 of the game’s first 13 points on five points by Delray Lilley along with baskets by Kameron Reum, Geordy Medicine Cloud and Walker Burshia. The Red Hawks struggled with Poplar’s trapping

The Lady Wolves overcame a slow start to post a 53-23 conference victory over Harlem, 53-23, in Wolf Point on Saturday, Jan. 7. Wolf Point trailed by a 1312 margin until accounting for 10 straight points during the final 4:48 of the second quarter. Senior guard Mailey Wells got the run going with three straight points. A basket off a rebound by Sierra Hamilton increased Wolf Point’s lead

Two previously undefeated teams squared off when Bainville traveled to Lustre for a boys’ basketball showdown on Thursday, Jan. 5. Lustre took control in the middle two quarters for a 65-39 victory. The Bulldogs, led by the scoring of Ayden Knudsen and Alex Strickland, played close with the top-ranked Lions throughout the first quarter. Lustre held a 15-11 advantage at the end of the period.

Poplar’s Bailey Dupree is only a sophomore, but she showed the composure of a more experienced player when she went to the foul stripe with 2.7 seconds left in the Indians’ home girls’ basketball game against Froid/ Lake on Friday, Jan. 6. With the Indians behind by a 61-59 margin, Dupree knocked down three free throws to give the Indians a 62-61 victory. The Red Hawks held a 4746 lead