Basketball

Lady Tigers drop home game to Hot Springs

Hot Springs traveled to St. Regis on Jan. 10 where the Savage Heat burned the Tigers with close games. The Heat took a small lead after the first quarter in the boys’ game with only a three-point spread. By the half, they had increased their lead to 17-11. In the second half, the Tigers stayed in step with their challengers with both teams putting up eight points in the third quarter and Hot Springs only leading by a basket in the fourth for an eight-point win, 43-35. Caleb Ball lead the Tigers with 14 points followed by Andrew Sanford with nine. Adam Ball had six; Ian Farris, five; and Nicholas Day, one.

Scoring for Hot Springs: Tyler Carr, three, Tyler Knudsen, eight; Jack McAllister seven; Luke Waterbury, four; Brandon Knudsen, 21.

During the girls’ game against Hot Springs, the Lady Tigers held a solid lead until the fourth quarter. They were up by six points at the end of the first quarter with an eight-point lead at the half, 19-11. In the third quarter, the Lady Tigers only let the Lady Heat score one extra bucket, but in the fourth quarter they turned up the temperature and put 15 points on the board to St. Regis’ five. That left the Lady Tigers trailing by four points with the final buzzer, 38-34.

Madison Kelly led the way for St. Regis with 16 points followed by Kylee Thompson and Baylee Pruitt with six each. Emma Hill had three, Sunny Shoupe two, and Ashley Wilson one.

For Hot Springs, Katelyn Christensen and Sage Jackson had seven points each, Sydney Jackson six, McKennzie Cannon 14, Brianna Gray three, and Lizzy Fisher two.

St. Regis girls put ‘double checks’ in win box at Lincoln

The Lady Tigers had the Lincoln Lynx trailing by four points after the first quarter on Jan. 11. That spread widened by the half with a 19-point lead. By the end of the third quarter, St. Regis had put another 15 points on the board — leaving Lincoln with zero. By the end of the game, the Lady Tigers leapt to a giant win of 47-15.

Emma Hill led the way for St. Regis with 10 points followed by nine points each for Ashley Wilson and Baylee Pruitt. Both Madison Kelly and Karmen Alexander had four, Sunny Shoupe three, and Kiya Taylor and Rylie Burnham had two points each.

Scoring for Lincoln: Sage Kamps four, Carly Templeton three, Makenzie Storey and Tanea Reisch two each, and Alexis Cannon 4.

The Tiger boys kept the winning going against Lincoln with a seven-point lead by the end of the first quarter. By the half, the Lynx tightened the score with 31-28, Tigers still out front. By the third quarter the Tigers were up by six and then in the fourth quarter they turned on the power and finished with 30 points to the Lynx’s 15 — ending the game with a 76-55 St. Regis win.

Caleb Ball led the team with 21 points followed by Ian Farris with 20; Nicholas Day, 15, Tanner Day, 11; Andrew Sanford, seven; and Adam Ball, two.

Scorers for Lincoln: Nathan Brown, 25; Ryan Greenwood, two; Brodi Henderson, 13; Kade Creech, seven; and Noah Belcher, eight.

St. Regis will travel to Charlo on Jan. 17 with home games on Jan. 19 against Victor and Noxon on Jan. 25.

Lady Clark Fork Mountain Cats jump to victory last week

The Lady Clark Fork Mountain Cats continue their climb to victory with a 6-4 and 4-1 in conference standing, now at the halfway mark. The Lady Cats travelled to Missoula and faced Valley Christian on Jan. 10 where the ladies took a solid lead after the first quarter with 17 points up on their opponents. By the half, they were 22 points up on the Lady Eagles, 34-12. By the end of the third quarter they stripped the Eagles of their feathers with a 35-point lead. In the fourth quarter, both teams turned up 11 points and the Cats won, 60-25.

Madison Mask led the Lady Cats putting up 13 points followed by Sorren Reese with nine. Margaret Parkin, Cassie Green and Sophia Krutilla had seven each; both Emmah Baughman and Zoe Kelsey had six; and Taylor Haskins and Aubrie Constant, two each.

For Valley Christian: Morgan Brewer eight, Kaytlin Kelly nine, and Elisa Colwell, Naomi Murphy, Bella Roff and Emma Hiltz two points each.

The Lady Cats then took on Darby in Alberton on Jan. 12 where Clark Fork took an early three-point lead by the end of the first quarter. The Lady Tigers fought back and led by a point at the half, 28-27. But in the third quarter the Lady Cats turned on the catnip and put 15 points up to the Tigers’ six. By the end of the fourth quarter, the teams were tail-and-tail — putting up 16 and 17 points, respectively — leaving the Clark Fork with a final seven-point win of 58-51.

Zoe Kelsey led the pride with 13 points followed by Sorren Reese and Madison Mask with 11 points each. Cassie Green scored nine; Emmah Baughman five; Sophia Krutilla four; Izzy Pereira, three; and Margaret Parkin two.

Scoring for Darby: Casey Ehmann 26, Rennaker one, TeaAnna Rouse and Gracie Lang eight each, Makenzie Clarke two, and Kimber Schlapman six.

Mountain Cat boys sit third in conference

Earlier this month, the Clark Fork Mountain Cats faced Victor, and Two Eagle River with a Jan. 4 win. The Cats were up by one by the half with 21-20. They increased the spread by the end of the third quarter, leading by 10 with the score 37-27. Two Eagle managed 17 points in the fourth quarter and tightened the score but it wasn’t enough. The Cats won by two, 46-44.

Bryan Mask led with 18 points, followed by Carson Callison with 11. Aaron Waddle had five; Danner Haskins, four; both Hewston Coon and Michael Spence three; and Javen Hughes, two.

For Two Eagle River: Dom Finley 12, Travis Pierre 12, Keasean Burke six, Elias Adams two, Anthony Charlo eight, and William Hameline four.

On Jan. 10, the Clark Fork boys had a repeat performance against Valley Christian with a final win of 46-44. The Cats were up by one at the half, 27-26. They pulled ahead in third quarter, putting up 11 points to the Eagles’ six. By the end of the fourth quarter, the Eagles managed 12 more points to the Cats’ eight, but it wasn’t enough for a win over the Cats.

Aaron Waddle led Clark Fork team with 13 points. Michael Spence, Carson Callison and Bryan Mask each had nine points. Danner Haskins five and Korey Radford one.

Scoring for Valley Christian: Riley Reimer 12, Branson Becker and Casey Reimer three each, Eyan Becker 12, Brennan Cox eight, Cameron Fritz two, Ty Messner four.

The Cats are now 6-4 overall and 3-2 in conference — sitting in third place after their Jan. 12 game against Darby. The Cats led the game and were up by two at the half and by four after the third quarter, 40-36. But in the fourth quarter, Darby turned up their skills and leapt over the Cats — putting 20 points on the board to seven. That left the Cats with a nine-point loss, 56-47.

Carson Callison scored 18 points for Clark Fork with Aaron Waddle at nine. Both Danner Haskins and Bryan Mask had seven; Michael Spence, five; and Korey Radford, one.

For Darby: Dylan Parks 16, Nelson Smith 14, Cole Kayser five, Preston Smith two, Brandon Winters 15, Gabe Smith four.

The Clark Fork Mountain Cats will travel to Drummond on Jan. 17 and will be in Superior against Thompson Falls on Jan. 18 and Seeley in Alberton on Jan. 25.

Wrestling

Last weekend wrestlers from the northwest participated in the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic at Sentinel High School in Missoula. The teams were primarily from Class A and AA schools with the Clark Fork Mountain Cats (Alberton/Superior co-op) the only Class C school participating.

Coach Logan Labbe said the team has been going to the tournament for years and continued that tradition during Friday and Saturday competition. Trey Green, 22-6, placed seventh in the 182-pound class with a win over Frenchtown, Tate Jones (Fall 1:43) in his last consolation match.

Three teammates participated — Isaiah Kovalsky, Hunter Haskins and Thomas Anderson. The team placed 30th out of 31 teams where Mead (Washington) took first place.

Next, the Clark Fork Mountain Cats will be at the Ted Kato Invitational in Thompson Falls on Jan. 19, and at the Thompson Falls Quad on Jan. 24.

Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic in Missoula

Team scores

1 Mead 201.0

2 Bozeman 199.5

3 Great Falls High 165.0

4 Havre 124.0

5 Frenchtown 122.5

6 Missoula Big Sky/Loyola 121.0

7 Butte 118.0

7 Powell 118.0

9 Polson 99.5

10 Coeur d’Alene 99.0

11 Flathead 94.0

12 Great Falls CMR 90.5

13 Lake City 88.0

14 Missoula Sentinel 84.5

15 Helena Capital 80.0

16 Columbia Falls 79.5

17 Nampa 79.0

18 Ferris 76.0

19 Fergus (Lewistown) 62.5

20 Helena 59.0

21 Hamilton 54.0

22 Ronan 44.5

23 Corvallis 44.0?24

24 University High 39.0

25 Libby 38.5

26 East Valley 38.0

27 Glacier 35.0

28 Belgrade 34.0

29 Clarkston 23.5

30 Superior (Clark Fork) 17.0

31 Missoula Hellgate 14.0