Lustre Christian’s boys’ basketball team cruised to a 78-34 league victory over North County on Friday, Jan. 13. The Lions jumped out to a 19-8 advantage in the first quarter and held a 42-20 halftime lead. Lustre scored 20 points in the third quarter to increase the margin to 62-25. Leading the Lions were Elijah Lenihan with 17 and Cayden Klatt with 12 points. Also scoring were

The Frazer Bearcubs outscored Dodson, 75-59, in girls’ basketball action on Friday, Jan. 13. After leading by only a 1513 margin at the end of the first quarter, the Bearcubs struck for 22 points in the second period for a 37-28 lead. Frazer increased its advantage to 58-43 in the third quarter. Leading Frazer’s attack were Shakira Beston with 24 and Baily Beston with 19 points.

Frazer dropped both basketball contests at home against North Country on Saturday, Jan. 14. Frazer’s boys lost by a 74-37 final. The Bearcubs were competitive in the first half. North Country led 17-13 at the end of the first quarter and 36-25 at the half. The Mavericks outscored Frazer by a 24-5 margin in the third quarter. In the girls’ game, North County posted a 77-11 victory.

The Poplar Indians dropped two tough conference basketball contests in Malta on Friday, Jan. 13. In the boys’ game, the Indians were edged by a 63-59 final. Poplar trailed 31-29 at the half, and Malta then added 16 points in the third quarter to grab a 47-40 lead. The Indians outscored Malta by a 19-16 margin in the final period. Reaching double figures for the Indians were Delray