St. Ignatius
THOMPSON FALLS — The Lady Bulldogs won a thrilling overtime victory in the final seconds and this time no one could take it away from them. In the game following a 31-29 loss to Seeley-Swan, where Katie McDonald’s game-winning shot was taken away because of a traveling call, Mission forward Rachel Jensen put the Lady Bulldogs up 42-40 over the Trotters with two free throws with seven seconds left in double overtime and this time the Lady Bulldogs’ lead stuck. “We just kind of persevered,” Mission coach Les Rice said. “We were behind in the fourth quarter, we were behind in the first overtime, we were behind in the second overtime, but we kept hangin...
ST. IGNATIUS — If the Mission Bulldogs were looking for a signature win this season, they can end the search. Challenged by his coach before the game to shoot the ball more, Mission senior Jorren Gies responded by scoring 24 points against Seeley-Swan Saturday night, including the game-winning baske...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Lady Bulldogs slowed down the highly-ranked Seeley-Swan offense and looked like they had pulled off an upset, only to have the victory snatched away from them in the final seconds. In St. Ignatius Saturday, after being outscored 12-1 by the Lady Blackhawks in the first quarter, th...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Lady Lions packed the middle of the paint and challenged the Lady Bulldogs outside shooters to beat them – the Lady Bulldogs weren’t up to the challenge, only connected on 10 of 39 shots from the field in a 37-25 District 7-B loss in the Doghouse Saturday night. &ldquo...
ST. IGNATIUS — Physical games are often won or lost at the free-throw line and in the Bulldogs’ 49-38 loss to Eureka Saturday, that’s exactly where the Bulldogs lost it or Eureka won it, considering how you look at it. In a game where the two teams combined for 37 fouls, the Lions went 2...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Lady Bulldogs spread out their scoring to claim a 40-26 District 7-B victory over the Trotters in Plains Friday. Ashley Courville led the balanced Lady Bulldog attack, which saw nine players finish on the scoring sheet. Courville finished with nine points on 4 of 14 shooting. It w...
The Mission Bulldogs withstood a late 3-point barrage from the Thompson Falls Bluehawks to snare their first home win in nearly two years. After building a 20-point lead, the Bulldogs watched as Bluehawk Brandon Wakefield almost single-handedly erased three quarters of their good work, connecting on...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Bulldogs got back in action after a long break, but their offense was nowhere to be found. The Mission Bulldogs averaged just 31 points in a pair of losses to start the new year. After a lackluster 47-35 loss to the Red Devils in Noxon Thursday, the Bulldogs were kept in single di...
ST. IGNATIUS — After a 41-23 uninspiring loss to the Lady Red Devils in Noxon to start the week, the Lady Bulldogs flat got after the Lady Trojans to pick up their first conference win of the season. At home Saturday, the Lady Bulldogs were ferocious on defense, not allowing a Lady Trojan to bring t...
ST. IGNATIUS — Mission-Charlo’s 145-pounder Jame Petersen held the banner for the Bulldogs at their tournament Saturday. Petersen pinned all four of his opponents at the Mission Mountain Classic and was the only Bulldog to win a championship at the 11-team tournament. After pinning Arlee&rs...
