Wolf Point eighth-grader Cali Gorder ran to first-place honors at the Poplar Invitational held on Saturday, Sept. 6. Gorder finished with a winning time of 21:33.27. Poplar’s freshman Journey Gourneau placed second at 21:42.63. In the boys’ division, freshman Andrew Williamson placed ninth at 20:41.22. The top time was 17:53.65 by Plentywood’s senior Dean Sampson. Wolf Point sophomore

Poplar’s boys’ team captured first place and the Poplar’s girls also earned top honors at the Poplar Invitational cross country meet held at Saturday, Sept. 6. The Indians finished with 51 points. Scobey took second with 94 points. Leading the Indians were Isaac Irizarry with a second- place finish at 18:41.59 and Eljin Grey Bear with a third-place showing at 18:42.54. Plentywood’s

Poplar’s volleyball team dropped two close league matches during the week. The Indians fell to Fairview, 10-25, 24-26, 18-25, at home on Thursday, Sept. 4. Poplar’s Braelyn Nordwick finished with four kills. Lilliana O’Neal had two blocks. Serving two aces each were Carsyn Fourbear and Frankie Gourneau. Poplar then fell at Malta by a 13-25, 12-25, 25-22, 16-25, final on Friday,

The Poplar Indians lost at home against a strong Scobey volleyball squad by a 5-25, 12-25, 11-25, final on Tuesday, Sept. 2. After losing the first set, the Indians took a 3-1 lead in the second set. A hit by Jayda Falcon was good for one of the hits. A kill by Sophia Crawford kept Poplar even at 5-5, but Scobey gained a 14-6 advantage. With Scobey up 18-8, the Indians scored on a kill