In their first game at the state basketball tournament in the school’s history, Lustre Christian came up short against Big Sandy, 60-47, in Billings on Thursday, March 9. The Lions were never completely able to recover from a slow start in the opening-round contest. The Pioneers jumped out to a 13-3 lead in the contest. The outside shooting of Clay Reddig and Elijah Lenihan helped Lustre close

Lustre Christian struggled shooting the basketball and lost to Belt, 47-24, in loser- out action at the Class C state tournament in Billings on Saturday, March 11. Belt jumped out to a 17-5 lead in the first quarter and gained a 29-12 half-time advantage. The Huskies held a 37-16 lead after three quarters of play. Elijah Lenihan led the Lions with eight points. Rounding out Lustre’s

A big third quarter lifted Lustre Christian over Lone Peak, 59-48, during loser-out action at the Class C boys’ basketball state tournament in Billings on Friday, March 10. Eight straight points by Cayden Klatt and a drive by Elijah Lenihan put the Lions up by a 28-20 half-time advantage. Lustre quickly struck for four straight points on a free throw by Braden Ewing and a drive by Lenihan