At the end, a defensive play was the difference as Culbertson fought off MonDak, 28-26, in home boys’ basketball play on Saturday, Jan. 29. The visiting Thunder had the ball with the District 2C game deadlocked at 24-24, but Culbertson’s Maurice Bighorn then accounted for a steal and layup to put the Cowboys ahead to stay with 1:38 left. After MonDak missed its next shot attempt, Culbertson’s

Culbertson’s girls’ basketball squad couldn’t quite recover from a poor start and lost to MonDak, 40-31, at home on Saturday, Jan. 29. The hot-shooting Thunder jumped out to an 18-1 advantage in the first quarter. Elizabeth Field, a senior guard, accounted for 14 points in the opening quarter. Baskets by Kiarra Brunelle and Sayler Stewart along with two free throws by Field put MonDak

By Bill Vander Weele Culbertson dropped both of its basketball contests at Plentywood on Friday, Jan. 28. In the girls’ game, Plentywood earned a 71-31 victory. After leading by only a 10-6 margin at the end of the first quarter, Plentywood increased the gap to 32-15 in the second period. The Wildcats outscored Culbertson 16-12 in the third quarter and 23-4 in the final period.