19 March 2026
Lustre Comes Away With Second Place From State Tournament
The Lustre Lions’ basketball team enjoyed a dreamlike season including earning the Eastern C divisional championship and placing second at the Class C state tournament, the best result in school history.
The Lions couldn’t come up with enough firepower and lost to a talented Scobey team, 56-41, for the title in Missoula on Saturday, March 14.
Lustre trailed by as many as four points
Lions Beat Manhattan Christian In Semi-final Round
After a battle in the first half, the Lustre Lions emerged to earn a 53-34 semiround victory over Manhattan Christian at the Class C state boys’ basketball tournament in Missoula.
The Lions led by only a 23-20 half-time margin, but came out strong in the third quarter with the first eight points. A three-pointer by Cam Reddig, a drive Prestyn Klatt and a steal and drive by Johnslee Pierre
Lustre Opens With 66-52 Win Over Hawks
Lustre Christian led from the start to beat Chester-Joplin- Inverness, 66-52, in the first round of the Class C state basketball tournament in Missoula on Wednesday, March 11.
The scoring of Joel Reddig and Cam Reddig led the Lions to a 20-11 advantage in the opening quarter.
Lustre stayed hot in the second period as a three-pointer by Chris Traeholt, a drive by Klatt, a basket by Cam Reddig
Area Gymnasts Place At Jamestown, Billings Meets
Eastern Montana Gymnastics attended the Winter Escape meet in Jamestown, N.D., on Feb. 21-22.
EMG’s platinum team brought home the first-place award out of three teams. All-around champions were Serenity O’Dea (silver) and Ava Hove (platinum), with Ila Lehner (platinum) and Lina Smith (platinum) ending in second place in the allaround.
Event winners were River Darby (silver) on balance




