The Culbertson Cowboys fought off Bainville, 23-22, in the opening round of the District 2C tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The game was deadlocked at 16-16 after three quarters of play. The Bulldogs grabbed an 18-16 lead on a dunk by Alex Strickland early in the fourth period. A drive by Strickland put the Bulldogs up 20-16 with 5:31 remaining. Bainville was able to increase the gap to 22-16

The Froid/Lake Red Hawks put up a good battle before losing their semi-final game against Plentywood, 63-54, at the District 2C boys’ basketball tournament on Thursday, Feb. 15. The Red Hawks fell behind 17-9 in the first quarter and trailed 21-9 until a tough drive by Landon Kelm, a 14-footer by Nate Stentoft and a basket by Mason Dethman cut the difference to 21-15. Froid/Lake accounted

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.