Culbertson’s basketball teams returned to action on Wednesday, Feb. 10, with home contests against Plentywood. Plentywood’s boys won by a 65-40 final. Plentywood led by a 17-13 margin at the end of the first quarter and 32-23 at the half. The Wildcats then scored 17 points in the third quarter for a 49-34 advantage. Reaching double figures for the Cowboys were Michael Pederson with

Culbertson lost both league basketball games against the Fusion in Richey on Thursday, Feb. 11. The Cowboys dropped a 72-43 decision. Richey/Lambert took a 23-10 lead in the first quarter and led 46-18 at the half. Hunter Lucas scored 10 points for the Cowboys. Also scoring were Colin Avance with six, Isaiah Bighorn with six, Maurice Bighorn with six, James Kirkaldie with five, Mike

Despite a strong comeback in the third quarter, Culbertson’s girls lost to Circle, 43-28, in the first round of the District 2C tournament in Sidney on Monday, Feb. 15. Behind by a 21-14 half-time margin, the Cowgirls scored the first seven points of the third quarter for a 21-21 deadlock. Megan Granbois scored four of the points. Circle led 26-21 at the end of the third quarter. Tina Hogan

Lustre Christian posted two close basketball victories in Bainville Thursday, Feb. 11. In the girls’ game, Lustre won by a 48-43 score in overtime. The game was deadlocked at 43-43 after regulation. Aubri Holzrichter hit four free throws in overtime. Bainville led by a 22-21 halftime margin but trailed 32-30 after three quarters of play. Top scorers for the Lions were Holzrichter

Things came apart for the Froid/Lake girls’ basketball team in the second half as the Red Hawks lost to Scobey, 45-26, on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The game was deadlocked at 11-11 at the half, but Scobey scored 21 points in the third quarter to gain a 32-15 lead. Dasani Nesbit led the Red Hawks with 11 points. Sydney Dethman added seven points. Rounding out the scoring for the Red Hawks were

Brockton and Culbertson split league basketball contests in Culbertson Friday, Feb. 12. In the boys’ contest, Brockton won by a 71-47 final. After trailing 15-13 at the end of the first quarter, Brockton scored 23 points in the second quarter for a 36-27 half-time lead. Brockton led 49-38 after three quarters of play. Top scorers for Brockton were Treydyn Bauer with 25, Allen Russell

Bainville dropped both league basketball games in MonDak on Tuesday, Feb. 9. In the boys’ game, the Thunder won by a 55-33 final. The Bulldogs trailed by only a 12-10 margin in the first quarter, but MonDak outscored them 16-1 in the second quarter. Top scorers for the Bulldogs were Chuck Butikofer with 10 and Jesse Strickland with nine. Also scoring were Kaden Hansen with five, Sam

The Froid/Lake Red Hawks knocked off Plentywood by a 70-32 margin on the road on Friday, Feb. 12. Froid/Lake jumped out to a 29-15 lead in the first quarter. Bode Miller accounted for eight points in the quarter. Javonne Nesbit added seven points. The Red Hawks enjoyed a 43-18 half-time advantage. Reaching double figures for the Red Hawks were Colt Miller with 14, Mason Dethman with 14,