Jordan’s Kelly Murnion was the winner in two events during the Frontier Days’ rodeo held in Culbertson. Murnion earned first in bareback riding with a score of 126. Placing second was Carson Hildre of Velva, N.D. Murnion also took top honors in bull riding with a score of 72. Miles City’s Quanah Glade had a score of 64 for top honors in saddle bronc. Glendive’s Ben Ayre finished

As the school year ends, I think how exciting of a time it was covering sports for our area teams these past several months. One thing that stands out in my mind is that our area athletes simply never give up. That determination was most evident during the football season when the Froid/Lake Red Hawks accomplished an amazing 79-75 quarter-final playoff victory against Chester/Joplin/Inverness.

Froid/Lake’s Mason Dethman and Bainville’s Elsie Wilson each earned All-State honors during the Class C state track meet in Great Falls during the weekend. Dethman, a senior, placed in four individual events at the meet. The Red Hawks scored 14 points for 12th place in the boys’ standings. Dethman finished third in the 400-meter dash with a personal record time of 51.13 seconds. He placed

Bainville Schools present Miah Pippenger (left) with P.R.I.D.E. in Athletics Award. Samuel Butikofer and Elsie Wilson were selected Athletes of the Year. (Photo submitted)