Lustre experienced its first defeat of the girls’ basketball season at Circle by a 52-46 final on Saturday, Jan. 6. Circle took a 10-4 lead in the first quarter and held a 23-15 half-time advantage. The Wildcats increased their advantage to 42-31 in the third quarter, but the period ended with Lustre’s eighth-grader Kencia Brown firing in a three-quarters of a court shot at the buzzer.

Frazer knocked off Dodson, 71-56, in girls’ basketball action on Saturday, Jan. 6. The first half was tight as the Bearcubs trailed 19-17 at the end of the first quarter and 35-30 at the half. Frazer moved ahead with 25 points in the third quarter for a 55-50 advantage. Shakira Beston hit three three-pointers in the third quarter. The Bearcubs then outscored Dodson by a 16-6 margin

Frazer’s girls’ basketball team fell at Scobey by a 71-23 final margin on Friday, Jan. 5. Scobey gained a 23-2 lead in the first quarter and held a 44-13 half-time margin. The Spartans increased their advantage to 57-15 in the third quarter. Baily Beston led the Bearcubs with 10 points. Also scoring for Frazer were Kassidy Hentges with five, Isabelle Fourstar with three, Lola Romero

Poplar and Wolf Point each have wrestlers ranked in the latest girls’ high school wrestling rankings. Poplar’s junior Angelina Escarcega tops the rankings at 107 pounds. Hayley Pedersen of Simms is ranked second at the weight class. Wolf Point’s Joli Beston is ranked sixth at 152 pounds. Trinity Barrus of Custer-Hysham is first in the weight class. Circle’s Jacee Richardson is ranked

Froid/Lake’s senior Mason Dethman has been selected to play in the 77th Montana East-West Shrine Football Game on June 14. Dethman, who has signed to play football at Montana State University in Bozeman, was selected as a safety. He is a four-time All-State player in six-man football. Fairview’s center Landen Thompson was voted to the team at center. Sidney’s Chace Waters was selected

Wolf Point’s boys’ basketball squad remained within reach for most of three quarters but lost to an explosive Scobey squad, 67-30, at home on Friday, Dec. 22. The Wolves ended the first half on a strong note when 6-4 freshman Zandon Calder tallied four points in the last eight seconds of the half to close the margin to 27-14. Calder then opened the second half with an inside shot. After