Articles with the Tag: Basketball
The Ronan Chiefs lost 43-38 to Troy on Saturday. Senior Carston Baertsch led his team in scoring with nine points, while Alex Quequesah added eight and Jalen Bell had seven. Bell also grabbed 10 rebounds, three on offense, and added an assist and a steal. Baertsch and Quequesah had four steals apiece. ...
The Polson boys basketball team traveled to Eureka on Friday, where they shut down the Lions 64-51, thanks to a first-half push where the Pirates outscored Eureka 36-22. But the Pirates couldn’t keep up their momentum at home on Saturday, when Columbia Falls handed them a 57-36 loss. Against Eureka,...
Despite a seemingly insurmountable list of injuries and more than their fair share of adversity, the Ronan Chiefs never stopped fighting and are in the midst of a comeback winning streak. Head coach Steve Woll said the team lost seven seniors to graduation last year and started the season with a 3-3 recor...
PABLO — “We’ve got our flow down,” Daryl Conko-Camel said of the Two Eagle River Lady Eagles’ basketball team. Conko-Camel, a senior, plays mostly guard, sometimes post wherever coach Brandon Burke needs her. “We are strongest on defense,” Conko-Camel said. &ld...
The Ronan Maidens saw a stellar weekend of competition, beating Hamilton 47-44 on Friday and conference rival Loyola 58-51 on Saturday. Against Hamilton, the No. 1 Class A team in the state, Ronan jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first and led 16-6 after one quarter. The Maidens were up 39-28 after ...
The Polson Pirates struggled in two games against the Stevensville Yellowjackets and the Frenchtown Broncs last weekend. Against Stevensville, the Pirates fell 59-35. Riley Sampson led Polson with eight points, followed by Cedric Smith and Cedric Earth Boy with six apiece. Sampson and Will Davey each grab...
After beating the Superior Bobcats 47-43 Jan. 18 and sending the Savage Heat back to Hot Springs Jan. 19 defeated 79-67, the Arlee Warriors kept busy last week, losing a close match with Loyola Friday night, 58-52, and then trouncing St. Regis 69-20 on Saturday. Against Loyola, point guard Zack Came...
In his first year as head coach, JR Camel and his Arlee Warriors are turning heads and generating talk about the possibility of a state championship. “We’re doing a lot more run-and-gun, a lot more defense and more conditioning,” Camel said. “There’s no comparison with ...
The Polson Pirate boys’ basketball team won big over Corvallis but fell in a nail-biter to Libby last week. Last Tuesday, the Pirates beat the Blue Devils 66-49 in Corvallis. Three Pirates scored in the double digits: Will Davey, Cedric Earthboy and Riley Sampson, each with 17 points. Samps...
CHARLO — Head coach Bret Thompson oversaw a gym full of Lady Viking basketball players Jan. 4, dividing them into groups to practice ball handling, free throws and other basketball skills as he and assistant coach Sheryl Kain circulated among the groups. Kain and Thompson demonstrated defensive moves a...
