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The Wolf Point Lady Wolves put up a great fight but lost to Fairfield, 45-41, in the first round of the Northern B divisional basketball tournament in Shelby on Wednesday, March 4. Wolf Point trailed by a 32-29 after three quarters of play against Fairfield, the top-seeded team from District 1B. The Wolves then struck for the opening four points of the fourth period o...

The season for Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball squad came to an end with a 57-43 loss against Fort Benton at the Northern B divisional tournament in Shelby on Thursday, March 5. The Lady Wolves trailed by a 24-20 margin, but an outstanding drive by Maci Fourstar cut the gap to two points to open the third quarter. Fort Benton struck for the next seven points, inclu...

Poplar’s girls’ basketball team came through in the fourth quarter to edge Fort Benton, 52-46, in loser-out action at the Northern B divisional tournament in Shelby on Friday, March 6. After a 25-25 deadlock at intermission, Poplar held a slim 40-37 lead at the end of the third quarter. The Indians added to their advantage when Emma Belton, a 5-11 sophomore, scored...