The Culbertson Cowgirls fell behind early and lost to Plentywood, 58-20, during the opening round of the District 2C tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 13. After Plentywood took a 5-0 lead, Culbertson’s Leandra Perkins scored with 6:42 left in the opening quarter. The Wildcats gained an 11-2 advantage in the quarter. Plentywood increased the gap to 24-6 during the second quarter, but the Cowgirls

The Culbertson Cowgirls had their season come to an end against MonDak by a 45-34 final at the District 2C tournament on Friday, Feb. 16. MonDak led by only a 17-14 half-time margin, but moved ahead by a 28-18 score during the third quarter. After a basket by Culbertson’s Emma Berwick, the Thunder scored on free throws by Abby Lowes and Evelynn Lowes to take a 31-20 lead. Berwick scored

Bainville’s Samuel Butikofer went off for 27 points as the Bulldogs outscored Richey/Lambert, 57-37, in loser- out action at the District 2C tournament on Friday, Feb. 16. The Bulldogs accounted for 19 points in the second period to earn a 30-19 halftime advantage. Leading 44-32 after three quarters of action, Bainville outscored the Fusion by a 13-5 margin in the final period. S.

The Bainville Bulldogs outscored Brockton by a 61-30 margin in the fourth quarter to earn a first-round victory at the District 2C girls’ basketball tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The Bulldogs accounted for the game’s first seven points and held a 22-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. Bainville led 33-16 at the half and 42-28 after three quarters of play. Scoring in double

After trailing by 16 points early in the third quarter, the Froid/Lake Red Hawks lost a tough 38-34 opening-round game against Savage in the first round of the girls’ tournament on Wednesday. Down by a 29-13 margin during the first couple minutes of the second half, the Red Hawks struck for seven straight points on two baskets by Mara Salvevold and a three-pointer by Isabelle Nordwick.

A strong second quarter was a highlight for Froid/ Lake’s girls’ basketball squad as the Red Hawks defeated Brockton, 59-42, during loser- out play at the District 2C tournament on Friday, Feb. 16. The Red Hawks fell behind 14-9 in the first quarter but ran off 23 points in the second period for a 32-21 advantage. Froid/Lake then struck for 16 points in the third quarter for a 48-33 margin.

Bainville earned two victories over Brockton to end the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 10. In the girls’ game, Bainville posted a 58-22 victory to clinch the top seed for the district tournament. It is the first time that Bainville’s girls have won the District 2C league championship since 1987. The Bulldogs gained a 16-8 lead in the first quarter and held a 26-11 half-time advantage.

Culbertson dropped both games against MonDak to finish the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 10. The Cowboys suffered a tough 47-46 loss against MonDak. The Thunder outscored Culbertson 19-12 in the fourth period. Culbertson led 23-22 at the half and 34-28 after three quarters of play. Gavin Deen and Mark Kirkaldie led the Cowboys with 12 points each. Bridger Salvevold finished with nine

The Culbertson Cowboys controlled the middle two quarters to down Bainville, 44-30, during District 2C basketball action on Friday, Feb. 9. Culbertson trailed by a 13-5 margin at the end of the first quarter, but the Cowboys ran off 16 points in the second period for a 21-14 half-time advantage. The Cowboys accounted for the first 10 points of the second quarter on four points by Bridger Salvevold,

Froid/Lake’s girls’ basketball team battled back for a 48-43 league victory in Savage on Saturday, Feb. 10. Behind by a 27-20 halftime margin, the Red Hawks scored the last four points of the third quarter on a baseline shot by Mara Salvevold and two free throws by Brooklynn Nordwick to pull to 37-33. Savage led by a 43-36 margin with less than four minutes remaining, but the Red