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The Noxon Red Devils played host to Plains for senior night action last week, but couldn't keep up with the aggressive Horsemen and suffered a 56-44 loss. "Plains was being aggressive and getting to the rim and we were settling for jump shots," Red Devil Coach Bart Haflich said, adding that not being aggressive has been one of the downfalls of the season for his team. He said the Red Devils need to shoot more free throws, noting that Plains shot 27 in the Noxon matchup and the Red Devils only...
It was a tough matchup on their home court for the Blue Hawk basketball team last week as the boys fell 78-50 to Mission. “We ran into a buzzsaw with them,” Hawk Coach Jake Mickelson said. “They were mature and had a bunch of seniors.” He added that his team hadn’t seen that kind of pressure from any competition all season. “We have young guards who are going to learn from that.” The Hawks will get their chance to redeem themselves at the divisional tournament Feb. 21-23 in Ronan, as Mickelson thinks they will face a rematch with Mission in th...
The Savage Heat boys finished regular season play with a win and a loss over the weekend, beating St. Regis 46-43 Thursday on senior night in Hot Springs and falling to Charlo 52-51 on the road Saturday. The Savage Heat came out blazing against St. Regis, leading 20-9 after the first quarter. There was no looking back as Hot Springs kept the lead for the rest of the game. The Knudsen brothers led the charge against St. Regis, with Brandon scoring 21 points and brother Tyler adding 17. Kyle Lawson scored 11 points against the Tigers, Tyler Carr...
The Noxon girls ended regular season play with a 56-32 loss to Plains as the Trotters visited Noxon on Thursday for the Red Devils' senior night, but coach Ryan Weltz is proud of his young team. "We actually played them pretty well," Weltz said. "Going into halftime we were only down by five and we held our own." He noted that Avery Burgess missed the Plains game due to illness. Weltz said that eighth-grader Emily Brown stepped up for Noxon and led in scoring with 11 points, and had five of the...
The Plains Horsemen finished the regular season on the court with two wins last week, beating Noxon 56-44 Thursday and Two Eagle River on Saturday, 61-45. In Noxon, the Horsemen and Red Devils were tied at 11 after the first quarter, and Plains edged ahead to lead 19-17 at the half. The teams were again close at the end of three quarters, but the Horsemen pulled away with the win in the fourth quarter. At Noxon, Treydon Brouillette led Plains with 20 points, Jake Weyers scored 18, Matt McCracken had nine, Tucker Foster six, and Esvin Reyes...
The Plains Trotters wrapped up the regular season with a pair of District 14C conference wins, defeating Noxon 56-32 in Noxon Friday and closing out with a 68-11 senior night win over Two Eagle River in Plains Saturday. The No. 3 seed for this week’s conference tourney in Pablo, coach Eddie Fultz and his Trotters will open the tourney Thursday at 6 p.m. in a rematch with No. 6 Noxon (see other story for a tournament preview). Leading only 27-22 at halftime in Noxon, the Trotters outscored the Lady Devils 20-3 in the third quarter to take f...
The Lady Hawks are heading into one last battle before tournament time. The Hawks will play host to Bigfork Saturday for senior night. The Hawks traveled to Mission last Thursday, falling 53-38 to the Bulldogs. The Hawks fought hard in Mission, but felt the impact of not having starters Megan Baxter and Faith Frields, who were both out with injuries, on the court. “They contribute in points and leadership on the court, and experience, so we were lacking some of that,” Lady Hawk Coach Doree Thilmony said. The Hawks were down 37-23 after thr...
The Hot Springs Savage Heat girls split their last two District 14C conference games, edging St. Regis 46-43 in Hot springs Thursday and falling, but only 40-30, to league-leading Charlo in Charlo Saturday. Coach Richard Jackson and his Savage Heat will now open the 14C tourney as the No. 4 seed and will play No. 5 St. Regis again at 11 a.m. Thursday in the first round. Please see the tournament preview story for more. The Heat defeated St. Regis for the second time this season as McKennzie Cannon bucketed 14 points and Katelyn Christensen and...
