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Basketball
Polson Pirates
Hamilton Broncs 64
Polson Pirates 48
Connor Lanier and Shade Main both scored a team high 14 points for the Pirates in a 64-48 road loss to Hamilton on Jan. 23.
Polson Lady Pirates
Hamilton Lady Broncs 52
Polson Lady Pirates 21
Hamilton jumped out to a 25-12 halftime lead en route to a 52-21 road win over Polson on Jan. 23.
Olivia Perez scored a team high nine points for the Lady Pirates.
Arlee Scarlets
Plains Trotters 45
Arlee Scarlets 39
The Scarlets fell 45-39 to the visiting Plain Trotters on Thursday evening.
Nellie Desjarlais scored 14 points, while Alyssia Vanderburg scored a game high 18 for the Scarlets.
Arlee Scarlets 57
St. Regis Lady Tigers 41
The Scarlets rebounded from a loss on Thursday by beating visiting St. Regis 57-41 on Saturday.
Alyssia Vanderburg scored a game high 35 points and teammate Summer DarcAngelo chipped in 10 points for the Scarlets.
Arlee Warriors
Arlee Warriors 80
Plains Horsemen 39
Arlee’s Philip Malatare nearly outscored the visiting Plains Horsemen by himself Thursday evening, tallying 30 points in the Warriors’ 80-39 victory. Lane Johnson added another 13 points for Arlee.
Arlee Warriors 95
St. Regis Tigers 19
Phillip Malatare poured in 37 points to pace the unbeaten Warriors past visiting St. Regis 95-19 on Saturday evening. Will Mesteth scored 21 points and Lane Johnson netted 14 for the Warriors.
Mission Lady Bulldogs
Florence Falcons 74
Mission Lady Bulldogs 33
Karolyna Buck and Azia Umphrey scored 7 points apiece as Florence defeated the Lady Bulldogs on the road 74-33 on Thursday.
Eureka Lady Lions 73
Mission Lady Bulldogs 32
Azia Umphrey (13) and Syd Brander (10) combined for 23 of the 32 Lady Bulldogs points in a 73-32 home loss against Eureka on Saturday.
Mission Bulldogs
Florence Falcons 73
Mission Bulldogs 63
Wacey McClure tossed in 16 points, Jedi Christy added 12 points and Jacob Hugs tacked on 10 in a 73 – 63 home loss to Florence on Friday.
Mission Bulldogs 54
Eureka Lions 37
Wacey McClure scored a game-high 20 points for the Bulldogs in a 54-37 road win over Eureka on Saturday. Jacob Hugs chipped in another 12 points for the Bulldogs.
Charlo Vikings
Charlo Vikings 74
Two Eagle River Eagles 55
Tyson Petticrew’s game-high 17 points led four players in double-figure scoring for the host Vikings who defeated county rival Two Eagle River 74-55 on Friday.
Nate Delaney scored 12 points, Garett Vaughan added 11 more and both Landers Smith and Toby Odom chipped in 10 points apiece for the Vikings.
Brendan McDonald scored an Eagles’ team high 15, while Brandon Larios added 14 points and Roberts netted 13 points.
Charlo Vikings 59
Noxon Red Devils 49
The visiting Vikings outpaced Noxon 59-49 on Saturday. Tyson Petticrew scored a game-high 28 and Landers Smith scored 16 for the Vikings.
Charlo Lady Vikings
Charlo Lady Vikings 70
Two Eagle River Lady Eagles 23
Tyrah Hammond scored a game-high 19 points and Kaitlin Cox added 16 more as the Lady Vikings came away with a 70-23 home victory over Two Eagle River on Friday night.
Malanya Carpentier led all Lady Eagle scorers with nine points.
Charlo Lady Vikings 49
Noxon Lady Red Devils 31
The Lady Vikings picked up a District 14C road win on Saturday by defeating Noxon 49-31. Kaitlin Cox scored a game-high 11 points for Charlo.
Two Eagle River Lady Eagles
Darby Lady Tigers 63
Two Eagle River Lady Eagles 16
On Saturday, Justina Big Beaver paced the Lady Eagles with five points in a 63-16 home loss to Darby.
Two Eagle River Eagles
Darby Tigers 53
Two Eagle River Eagles 52
The visiting Darby Tigers slipped past the Eagles 53-52 on Saturday.
Brandon Larios scored 17 points and Brendon McDonald added 10 points for the Eagles.
Ronan Chiefs
Columbia Falls Wildcats 56
Ronan Chiefs 48 (OT)
The Chiefs used a 10-2 fourth quarter to send Saturday’s road game against Columbia Falls into overtime. Unfortunately, Columbia Falls prevailed 56-48 over the Chiefs.
Zeke Misa scored a game-high 19 points and Anthony Camel added another 14 points for the Chiefs.
Ronan Maidens
Columbia Falls Wildkats 68
Ronan Maidens 41
The Maidens dropped a game on the road 68-41 to Columbia Falls on Saturday. Jaelynn Askan paced the Maidens with 11 Points.
Wrestling
Polson wrestling defeated Columbia Falls 39-30 and Libby/Troy 41-25 in a Northwest A conference wrestling dual at Columbia Falls High School on Jan. 23.
On Friday, the Pirates finished up their 2017-18 regular season with back-to-back dual wins against Browning 45-30 and Whitefish 63-6 in Whitefish.
