The Culbertson Cowboys opened its basketball season with a 60-49 victory in Brockton on Friday, Dec. 2. Culbertson led 34-28 at the end of the first half and then increased the margin to 48-33 in the third quarter. Scoring in double figures were Mo Bighorn with 15, Mark Kirkaldie with 14, Bridger Salvevold with 12 and Donte Eagleboy with 11 points. Also scoring were Payton Perkins with six

The Froid/Lake Red Hawks posted a 64-52 victory over MonDak to open their girls’ basketball season on Friday, Dec. 2. The Red Hawks trailed by a 31-27 half-time margin, but Froid/Lake then scored 15 points in the third quarter for a 42-40 lead. Froid/Lake pulled away with 22 points in the fourth quarter. Leading Froid/Lake’s scoring attack were Dasani Nesbit with 25 and Baylee Davidson

After a close first half, the Culbertson Cowboys fell in Plentywood by a 52-35 final on Saturday, Dec. 3. The Cowboys held a 19-18 half-time lead in the conference contest. Plentywood gained a 35-27 advantage in the third quarter. Mo Bighorn led the Cowboys with 16 points. Payton Perkins scored eight and Bridger Salvevold had three points. Adding two points each were Mark Kirkaldie,

The Culbertson Cowgirls dropped a tough 36-33 decision in Plentywood on Saturday, Dec. 3. Culbertson fell behind by an 8-5 margin in the first quarter, but the scoring of Makena Hauge and Destiny Thompson led the Cowgirls to 11 points in the second period to trail 20-16 at the half. Culbertson cut the margin to 23-21 in the third quarter. Hauge led Culbertson with 14 points. Also scoring

Bainville fought off Richey/ Lambert, 61-59, to open its boys’ basketball season with a victory on Friday, Dec. 2. Bainville Coach Shawn Romo said he liked his team’s defensive intensity throughout the away contest. “Overall, I was also pleased with our movement,” Romo said. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 16-9 lead in the first quarter as Chuck Butikofer scored seven points. Bainville