Arlee 68, Two Eagle 60

ARLEE - Two Eagle and Arlee both came to play in this district matchup. In a battle that showed that the Eagles are for real and should be feared in the upcoming district tournament, it also showed that the Warriors are among an elite level in Class C along with Charlo.

Both teams played in the first quarter with Arlee snagging a 13-12 lead thanks to two-three points from Kasey Bridgewater. Bridgewater would finish the game with 18 points, the highest total on both teams.

In the second, neither team could muster a large run against one another but there was plenty of scoring. Two Eagle got the majority of its scoring from Marcus Brown and TJ Cutfinger, while Arlee was sparked by point guard Jesse Pfau and Bridgewater and held the 33-28 lead at halftime.

Two Eagle outscored Arlee in the third quarter 17-14. In fact, they led 43-37 midway through the period before a 10-2 run by the Warriors to finish the period gave Arlee the slim 47-45 lead again. The Eagles got plenty of points from Clayton Malatare who hit two of his four three-pointers in the game.

In the fourth, Arlee outscored Two Eagle 22-15 as Pfau scored eight points in the period to help lead the Warriors to the 68-60 victory.

TER - 12 - 16 - 17 - 15 - 60
Arlee - 13 - 20 - 14 - 22 - 68

Eagles scoring - Clayton Malatare 14, Artie Mendoza 13, TJ Cutfinger 13, Marcus Brown 10, Sklar Rossbach 8, Trevor Butterfly 2

Warriors scoring - Kasey Bridgewater 18, Jesse Pfau 15, Junior Sansavere 13, Thomas McClure 10, Trae Burland 8, Dakota Desjarlais 3, Eneas Inmee 2

Here are photos from the game...

Last night in Lake County Sports (Jan. 28)

Mission Boys 50, Eureka 40
The revival of the Mission basketball program continues as the Bulldogs picked up their third district win of the season and seventh overall. They did it with a 23-point first quarter that gave them a lead early and Eureka couldn't make any ground up.

The key to the success was six 3-pointers in the first half with Nikko Alexander hitting three of them. Dylan Evans was the team's leading scorer with 14.

Mission also put a muzzle on Eureka's leading scorer, holding Tanner Blankers to three points. They also forced 22 turnovers.

Eureka - 12 - 10 - 6 - 12 - 40
St. Ignatius - 23 - 10 - 4 - 13 - 50

Mission scoring - Dylan Evans 14, Nikko Alexander 13, Stuart Grant 10, Austin Durglo 8, Josh Durglo 5.

Charlo Boys 48, Hot Springs 43
Charlo knew they were going to get everyone's best shot and they're certainly getting just that. Hot Springs battled with the Vikings all game, and outscored them 29-24 in the second half.

Charlo jumped out to a 24-14 lead in the first half, and hit their free throws in the closing part of the game for the win. Dillon Delaney continued to be a vital part for the Vikings, scoring 13 points. Charlo is now 8-0 in conference, 14-0 overall.

Hot Springs - 6 - 8 - 9 - 20 - 43
Charlo - 12 - 12 - 7 - 17 - 48

Vikings scoring - Dillon Delaney 13, Chance Rosenbaum 12, Stephen Delaney 7, Chico Stipe 4, Garrett Herron 4, Kolten Andrews 4, Webb O'Neill 4.

Mission Girls 45, Eureka 32
The Bulldogs continued to roll, winning their sixth straight game by opening up a 28-17 halftime lead and never looked back.

Their defense was particularly stiff as they held Eureka under double digits for three quarters. Mission's Kyla Mitchell had a season-high 23 points as the Lady Bulldogs improved to 5-2 in conference and 11-3 overall.

St. Ignatius - 12 - 16 - 5 - 12 - 45
Eureka - 5 - 12 - 7 - 8 - 32

Lady Bulldogs scoring - Kyla Mitchell 23, Breanna Steele 11, Stephanie Lewandowski 5, Loren Erickson 4,  Cecelia Koskela 2

Charlo Girls 40, Hot Springs 20
Charlo held Hot Springs to three first-half points in their sixth district victory of the year. The Lady Vikings improved to 11-1 overall behind Jordan Ludeman's 13 points and Kinley Pope's 10.

While Hot Springs would score 17 in the second half, Charlo also turned up their scoring clip, putting in 23 to extend their lead.

Hot Springs - 2 - 1 - 10 - 7 - 20
Charlo - 9 - 8 - 11 - 12 - 40

Lady Vikings scoring - Jordan Ludeman 13, Kinley Pope 10, Rachel Hoyt 6, Kelsie Blevins 5, Jessica Faust 2, Deondra Brown 2, Aspen Runkel 2

Wrestling: Polson 48, Ronan 33

POLSON - It was a matchup of two of the best wrestling teams in the state as the No. 10 Chiefs visited the Polson Pirates to finish the regular season. Polson won their sixth straight Northwestern A Dual with a 51-30 victory over Ronan. Polson got six forfeits, and Ronan got one, giving the Pirates a jump start on their Mission Valley rivalry.

After Ronan started the night off with a forfeit in the 135-pound class, Alex Nystrom earned a pin for Polson in the 140-pound class against Carston Baertsch. That gave Polson the 12-0 lead.

Shelby Grant got Ronan on the board, pinning Sklyar Anderson at 145-pounds.

Colton Lenz won a 9-5 decision over Dustin Goldby to extend Polson's lead to 15-6.

Forfeits at 160 by Ronan, and 171 for Polson made it 21-12.

Defending state champion Toby Cheff pinned Marklin Burke in 3:09 to pull the Chiefs within 21-18 and then Colby Roberts pinned Jerel Chief Stick at 215 points to give Ronan the 24-21 lead.

However, forfeits at the heavyweight, 98-pound, 105-pound and 112-pound class pushed Polson's lead to 45-24, which put them permanently into the lead.

Ronan wouldn't go away though, as Andrew Teigan pinned the Pirates' Drew Fouty in 5:13 at 119 pounds, to pull the Chiefs to 45-30.

In the 135 class, Polson's Jesse Alfiero scored a 7-5 win over Brandon Dumont to make it 48-30 before Nate Brooks finished the evening on a high point for Ronan, as he won an 8-5 decision over Jose Quinones.

In all, Ronan had four pins while Polson had one. The Pirates also had two decisions while Ronan had one.

Polson 48, Ronan 33
98 - Carlo Quinones, Polson, win by forfeit
105 - Dylan Moll, Polson, win by forfeit
112 - Craig Feistner, Polson, win by forfeit
119 - Andrew Teigan, Ronan, pins Drew Fouty, 5:13
125 - Jesse Alfiero, Polson, defeats Brandon Dumont, 7-5
130 - Nate Brooks, Ronan, defeats Jose Quinones, 8-5
135 - Jake Young, Polson, win by forfeit
140 - Alex Nystrom, Polson, pins Carston Baertsch in 3:45
145 - Shelby Grant, Ronan, pins Skylar Anderson
152 - Colton Lenz, Polson defeats Dustin Goldsby, 9-5
160 - Mike Devlin, Polson, win by forfeit
171 - Cole McArthur, Ronan, win by forfeit
189 - Toby Cheff, Ronan, pins Marlin Burke in 3:09
215 - Colby Roberts, Ronan, pins Jerel Chief Stick
Hwt - Josiah Clairmont, Polson, win by forfeit

Here are some photos from the dual.

Last night in Lake County Sports

Superior 64, Arlee Girls 48
The Bobcats used a 20-point third quarter to put some distance between them and the Scarlets. Arlee didn't give up though, outscoring Superior 19-14 in the fourth quarter but it wasn't enough as the Scarlets lost to their Class B opponent.

Whitney Malatare led the team with 14 points in the matchup.

Superior - 13 - 17 - 20 - 14 - 64
Arlee - 7 - 11 - 11 - 19 - 48

Scarlets scoring - Whitney Malatare 14, Mahalia Hendren 12, Kristyn Adams 9, Tiffany O'Neill 5, Skyla Perry 4, Kaileigh Bolin 2, Tayla Desjarlais 2

Whitefish 55, Ronan Boys 42
Whitefish went inside and was able to use a 35-point second half to defeat the Chiefs. Ronan had the 23-20 lead at halftime, but was outscored 18-8 in the third quarter. They were led by Marcus Hungerford, who had 11 points.

Ronan - 11 - 12 - 8 - 11 - 42
Whitefish - 11 - 9 - 18 - 17 - 55

Chiefs scoring - Marcus Hungerford 11, Justin Dustybull 8, Kevin Wroblewski 7, Jarod Tanner 6, Lucas Black 6, Gordan North Piegan 4

Polson sweeps Hamilton last night in basketball

(From the Daily Interlake)

Polson Girls 50, Hamilton 44
POLSON - Breanne Kelley scored all 12 of her points in the fourth quarter as Polson defeated Hamilton in a nonconference outing.

Polson (7-4) outscored Hamilton 23-10 in the final period.

Riley Kenney finished with a double-double for Polson, scoring 15 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.
Mackenzie Banner added 12 points for Polson, who has won four straight.

Hamilton hit seven straight treys to open the contest. The Broncs led 25-20 at the half.

Polson hosts Stevensville on Saturday in another nonleague outing.

Hamilton - 15 - 10 - 9 - 10 - 44
Polson - 9 - 11 - 7 - 23 - 50

HAMILTON - Rebecca Hood 11, Presley Chadwick 7, Casey Shifflett 1, Kaurie Albert 15, Mary Conwell 4, Meghan Kratofil 6.

POLSON - Mackenzie Banner 12, Nina Orozco-Charlo 8, Breanne Kelley 12, Riley Kenney 15, Jonna Grant 2, Heidi Rausch 1.

Here's also the write-up on the game by John Heglie...

At Polson, the visiting Hamilton Lady Broncs put the host Lady Pirates on their heels with a first half shooting clinic, dialing long distance 7 of 9 times from behind the arc to take a 20-25 lead into intermission. Hamilton opened the 3rd Qtr with their 8th trey of the night that reflected a blistering 80 percent conversion rate at that point.

Lady Pirate junior post Riley Kenney was sent crashing to the floor with 5 minutes remaining in the third and left the game for the bench visibly in pain.

Fortunately for the home team, that would not the the last the visitors would hear from her. The Lady Broncs would eventually stretch their 5 point halftime margin into a double digit 12 point lead 22-34 with 3 minutes remaining in the third frame.

At that point the Lady Pirates dialed up their game mode and began to convert their own shots, trimming the visitors lead down 27-34 entering the final quarter. The free throw shooting of "Bodacious" MacKenzie Banner and Riley Kenney would prove crucial as Polson shifted the momentum back to the home team to trim the Hamilton lead to a mere point, followed by a only steal of the night for the NWA queen of basketball thieves Breanne Kelley that she converted to give Polson its first lead of the night 35-34.

The Lady Pirates would expand that lead to 4 with the score 38-34, but a deuce in the paint by Hamilton's Meghan Kratofil and a pair of free throws by Rebecka Hood notted things up at 38 apiece with 4 minutes remaining. Kelley would dial long distance for the second time in the quarter to give Polson back the lead 41-38.

Kenney would drain a pair of free throws to give her team a 5 point lead before she would have to leave the game a second time due to injury with just under 3 minutes remaining. Kenney would return for the final minute of the game in which she contributed a strong double-double. At that juncture the remainder of the game boiled down to a lot of free throws being traded back and forth.

"Bodacious" MacKenzie Banner would go 3-4 from the charity stripe, Nina Orozco-Charlo would make half of her two trips and Kelley would drain both of her attempts to account for the rest of the Polson scoring. Hood would make one during her trip to the line before she would foul out, Kaurie Albert would convert both of her attempts with a deuce thrown in and Presley Chadwick would add one further to round out the scoring for Hamilton.

(Thanks to ihigh.com for this writeup)

Polson Boys 75, Hamilton 57

HAMILTON - Louis Mohr scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the final half as Polson crushed Hamilton in Class A nonconference play.

Mohr was 6-for-6 from the free throw line, all in the final half.

Kyle Bagnell added 17 points for Polson.

Polson continues with nonconference action on Saturday at Stevensville.

Polson - 21 - 18 - 20 - 15 - 74
Hamilton - 15 - 9 - 15 - 18 - 57

POLSON - Tyler Krell 8, Vince DiGiallonardo 9, Kyle Bagnell 17, Zack Camel 7, Sheldon Fisher 7, Cody Fischer 4, Louis Mohr 22.

HAMILTON - Zach Stoeger 2, Brad Palin 10, Eli Rogers 2, Cody Lewis 2, Dale Moerkerke 14, Beau Mavs 17, Grahm Silcher 2, Tyler Pigman 6, Reese Isherwood 2.

Whitefish 36, Ronan 31

Ronan jumped out to a 7-0 lead in their Northwestern A conference matchup against Whitefish, but after a closely contested game, the Lady Bulldogs caught fire in the fourth quarter for the 36-31 win.

Ronan saw great offense of Alice Van Gunten, who scored 14 points for the Maidens. After both teams battled to a 7-7 tie in the first, Whitefish opened a tentative 15-11 lead at halftime.

The Maidens posted a 12-point third quarter, finishing out the period on a 6-2 run to tie things up 23-23.

However, in the fourth, Whitefish's shooting was dead on and they went on an 8-3 run to finish out the game.

Whitefish - 7 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 36
Ronan - 7 - 4 - 12 - 8 - 31

Maidens scoring - Alice Van Gunten 14, Courtney Clairmont 9, Ashleigh Lynch 6, Justice Burland 2

Here are some photos from the game...