The Poplar Indians fell in both home basketball contests against Malta on Friday, Feb. 13. In the boys’ contest, the Mustangs won by an 80-62 final. The first half was close as Malta held just a 29-25 advantage. Malta broke loose with 31 points in the third quarter to gain a 60-36 lead. Top scorers for the Indians were Ryder Olson with 17, Chasen Pribbernow with 15 and Dane Moran with

A big second quarter led Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball team to a 57-35 conference victory in Plentywood on Friday, Feb. 13. Ahead by a 10-4 margin to end the first quarter, the Wolves increased their lead to 16-6 early in the second period on a pair of three-pointers by Sophia Ricker. After Plentywood’s April McCabe hit two free throws, Wolf Point’s Maci Fourstar connected on two

Lustre Christian ended its regular-season with two conference basketball victories over Nashua on Friday, Feb. 13. In the girls’ game, the Lions posted a 63-35 victory. Lustre jumped out to a 2711 lead in the first quarter and held a 36-15 half-time advantage. Leading the Lions to the victory were Kencia Brown with 19 and Lauryn Holzrichter with 12 points. Rounding out the scoring