By Ryan Divish/Havre Daily News Sports Editor/rdivish@havredailynews.com
It may seem like it has gone by fast for some teams and longer for others, but the 2005 regular season has ended for Class B and Class C teams across the Hi-Line.
The Rocky Boy Morning Stars captured the District 9C regular season title with a pair of dominant wins this past weekend.
Rocky Boy rolled past the KG KouGars 72-36 in Rocky Boy.
KG played the Stars tough in the first quarter trailing just 17-10. But Rocky Boy blew the game open in the second quarter, outscoring KG 20-3 to take the lead for good.
Loni Belcourt scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Stars. Frances Eagleman added 14 points while Tori Belcourt and Chelsea St. Pierre added 11 points each.
On Saturday night, the Stars wrapped up 17-1 season with a tough 66-56 win over the Blue Sky/J-I Eagles in Rudyard.
Rocky Boy led for much of the first half and took a 34-26 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Eagles rallied in third quarter, outscoring Rocky Boy 22-16 to cut the lead to 50-48. However, the Stars put the game away in the fourth quarter with a 16-8 run to get the win.
Frances Eagleman and Loni Belcourt scored 18 points each to lead the Stars. Tori Belcourt chipped in with 12 points.
Blue Sky/J-I got 22 points from Kaila Warren while Kile Patrick and Megan Warren added 11 points each.
The night before, the Eagles survived a scare from the Hays-Lodge Pole T-Birds in Hays. Blue Sky appeared to have the game in hand, jumping out to an 18-6 lead and extending it to 32-20 at halftime. However, Hays reeled off a 27-7 third quarter to roared back into the game and take a 47-39 lead.
Blue Sky/J-I rallied in the fourth quarter, outscoring the T-Birds 25-13 to get the win.
Kaila Warren pumped in a game-high 34 points to lead the Eagles. Kile Patrick added 13 points in the win. Blue Sky/J-I finished the year with a 14-4 record overall and 12-4 conference record, good enough for third place.
Hays was led by the duo of Colette Hawley and Sheena Shambo, who scored 24 and 23 points, respectively.
Things didn't get much better for the T-Birds on Saturday night as they were upset by the Box Elder Bears 61-43 in Hays.
The Bears jumped out to a 15-9 first quarter lead and never looked back, notching their fifth win of the season.
Gerri Eagleman scored 20 points and Rebecca Eagleman added 12 to pace the Bears. Hays got 19 points from Shambo and 10 from Hawley in the loss.
Elsewhere in District 9C, the Big Sandy Pioneers secured a second-place finish with a pair of wins.
The Pioneers held off an upset-minded KG KouGar squad on Thursday night in Gildford.
Big Sandy squandered a three-point first-half lead and allowed KG to come back and tie the game at 48-48 at the end of regulation.
The Pioneers outscored KG 6-5 in the extra period to get the big win.
Naomi Williams and Shalayna Pearson scored 18 points each to lead Big Sandy.
KG was led by Tasha Dyrland's 21 points, while Jodi Norman chipped in with 19.
Big Sandy wrapped up the regular season with a 50-36 road win over Turner on Friday. The Pioneers jumped out to a 20-6 lead and never looked back.
Kacy Herron scored 16 points and Pearson added 11 in the win. Turner got 16 points from Ashley VanVoast and 13 from Cheryl Cowan in the loss.
The Pioneers finished the season with a 13-3 conference record and a 14-4 overall record.
Turner finished tied for fourth with Hays-Lodge Pole with a 7-9 conference record. The T-Birds will get the higher seed in the 9C tournament because of a pair of regular season wins over the Tornadoes.
In District 10C, the Chester Coyotes wrapped up another regular season title with a pair of wins this past weekend.
Chester rolled past the Sunburst Refiners 67-48 on Friday night in Sunburst. The Coyotes broke the game open in the second quarter with a 21-5 run to put the game out of reach early.
Mary DeVries scored 18 points, Brianne Wolfe added 12 and Amanda Violett chipped in with 11 in the win.
Chester ended its season regular season with a big 54-43 road win over the Heart Butte Warriors on Saturday.
Chester trailed for much of the game but took control in the fourth quarter with a 26-12 run to put the game away.
DeVries led the way with 20 points for Chester. Shawnee Norick added 13 points and Wolf had 12 in the win.
Chester will have a first-round bye when the District 10C tournament opens on Thursday in Shelby.
In District 1B action, the Chinook Sugarbeeters ended their regular season on a positive note with a pair of wins.
On Friday in Poplar, Chinook knocked off the Poplar Indians 47-25. Chinook put together an 11-2 second-quarter run to pull away.
Whitney Lybeck led the Beeters with 13 points, while Crystal Roseberry added 12.
The Beeters wrapped up their regular season at home, scoring a big 48-44 win over conference foe Conrad.
Chinook overcame an 11-2 first-quarter deficit, outscoring the Cowgirls 31-15 over the next two quarters and holding off Conrad at the end.
Lybeck led the way again with 12 points, while Monica Thackeray added nine in the win.
The Beeters will face Conrad again in the first round of the District 2B tournament on Thursday in Cut Bank.
In District 2B action, the Harlem Wildcats ended the season on a sour note, dropping a pair of games.
Class B power Malta rocked the Wildcats 70-46 on Thursday in Harlem.
Malta rolled to a 20-9 and never looked back in the easy win.
Laramie Schwenke and Roshon Nordlund scored 19 points each to lead Malta. Harlem got 11 points from Olivia Main and nine from Marty Rae Stiffarm in the loss.
On Saturday, the Wildcats ended their season with a 57-45 loss to Plentywood.
Plentywood broke open a 33-33 halftime game in the third quarter with a 20-9 outburst.
Vallie Christensen led Plentywood with 11 points. Harlem got 13 points from Stiffarm and nine from Main in the loss.
The Wildcats will face Plentywood again on Wednesday in the 2B tourney in Malta.
Thursday
Malta 70, Harlem 46
Malta 20 23 19 8 - 70
Harlem 9 9 13 15 - 46
Malta - Laramie Schwenke 19, Roshon Nordlund 19, Kelly Pankratz 15, Whitney Jones 4, Megan Skiff 2, Shilo Lundstrom 2, Jessica Henderson 1, Katie Lonney 4, Tracy Kaldenberg 4. Totals: 25 13-19.
Harlem - Olivia Main 11, Star Carrywater 3, Amy Stiffarm 2, Danielle Dirden 2, Brooke Filesteel 8, Marty Stiffarm 9, Leandra Thomas 6, Colleen Filesteel 5. Totals: 15 14-24.
Total fouls - Malta 18, Harlem 19. Fouled out - none. Technical fouls - Harlem coach. 3-point goals - Schwenke, Nordlund 4, Pankratz 2, Main, Carrywater.
Big Sandy 54, KG 53
Big Sandy 10 16 12 10 6 - 54
KG 14 9 14 11 5 - 53
Big Sandy - Naomi Williams 18, Sarah Yirsa 4, Kacy Herron 6, Sandy Zeiger 8, Shalayna Pearson 18. Totals: 26 6-15.
KG - Whitney Hansen 7, Jodi Norman 19, Kate Vosen 4, Natasha Dyrland 21, Kendra Donoven 2. Totals: 24 2-3.
Total fouls - BS 11, KG 19. Fouled out - Vosen. 3-point goals - Pearson 2, Hanson, Norman, Dyrland.
Chester 67, Sunburst 48
Chester 16 21 11 19 - 67
Sunburst 11 5 15 17 - 48
Chester - Amanda Violet 11, Britney Kolstad 4, Shawnee Norick 9, Lisa Kolstad 2, Mary DeVries 19, Brianne Wolfe 12, Kayla Briese 8, Jackie Alisch 2. Totals: 26 13-20.
Sunburst - Rachel Kleinert 16, Kayla McCoy 2, Kallie Johannsen 2, Kendra Hovland 14, Rachel Schulz 4, Darcey Johannsen 10. Totals: 21 3-15.
Total fouls: Chester 15, Sunburst 17. Fouled out: None. 3-point goals: Briese 2, Kleinert 1, Hovland 1, D. Johannsen 1.
Big Sandy 50, Turner 36
Big Sandy 20 7 11 12 - 50
Turner 6 11 17 2 -36
Big Sandy - Naomi Williams 9, Sarah Yirsa 4, Kacy Herron 16, Sandy Zeiger 4, Shalayna Pearson 11, Jessica Amsbaugh 6. Totals 21 8-13.
Turner - Celeste Hedegaard 5, Cheryl Cowan 13, Kelsey Klindworth 2, Ashley VanVoast 16. Totals 16 4-7.
Total fouls - Big Sandy 10, Turner 15. Fouled out - none. 3-point goals - none.
Chinook 47, Poplar 25
Chinook 10 11 10 16 - 47
Poplar 10 2 6 7 - 25
Chinook - Dawn Kellam 2, Monica Thackeray 6, Whitney Lybeck 13, Crystal Roseberry 12, Kassie Dugan 7, Georgia Barber 7. Totals - 17-0 13-18.
Poplar - Amber Crowley 8, Jessica Alden 2, Shannon Dionne 4, Rena Belton 5, Amy Strausser 2, Tomecina Escarcega 4. Totals - 6-1 10-12.
Total fouls - Chinook 11, Poplar 16. Fouled out - none. 3-point goals - Crowley
Blue Sky/J-I 64 Hays-Lodge Pole 60
Blue Sky 18 14 7 25 - 64
Hays 6 14 27 13 - 60
Blue Sky/J-I - K Warren 34, M Aageson 2, K Patrick 4, K Patrick 13, C Wendland 2, M Warren 8. Totals - 18-2 22-35
Hays-Lodge Pole - Suzi Kirkaldie 4, Sheena Shambo 23, Twai Werk 6, Deena Brockie 2, Colette Hawley 24, Yolanda Ereaux 2. Totals - 20-4 8-17
Total fouls - Blue Sky 16, Hays 25. Technical fouls - Kirkaldie. Fouled out - J Whitecow (Hays), Kirkaldie, Werk, Hawley. 3-point goals - Warren, K Patrick, Shambo 4.
Saturday
Chinook 48, Conrad 44
Conrad 11 9 6 18 - 44
Chinook 2 17 14 15 - 48
Conrad - Serena Johnson 2, Blair Bliss 6, Katie Schlepp 4, Crystal Zomer 20, Christine Wetendorf 3, Courtney Ellefsen 5, Jacy Peters 2. Totals 16 15-20.
Chinook - Dawn Kellam 3, Monica Thackeray 9, Whitney Lybeck 12, Crystal Roseberry 8, Kassie Dugan 9, Georgia Barber 5, Brittany Williams 2. Totals 18 8-15.
Total Fouls - Conrad 16, Chinook 15. Fouled out - Johnson. 3-point goals - Wetendorf, Thackeray, Roseberry 2, Barber.
Rocky Boy 72, KG 36
KG 10 3 9 14 - 36
Rocky Boy 17 20 20 15 - 72
KG - Jodi Norman 11, Janine Jorgenson 5, Shea Haugen 1, Kate Vosen 2, Tara Donoven 1, Tasha Dyrland 12, Kendra Donoven 4. Totals - 11-1 11-16
Rocky Boy - Aldean Denny 2, Brittany St. Pierre 2, Chelsea St Pierre 11, Tori Belcourt 11, Loni Belcourt 20, Deena Sunchild 2, Erin Broncho 7, Frances Eagleman 14, Shaneen Raining Bird 3. Totals - 25-0 22-29
Total fouls - KG 16, Rocky Boy 14. Technical foul - Rocky Boy. Fouled out - none. 3-point goals - Jorgenson
Chester 54, Heart Butte 43
Chester 7 11 10 26 - 54
Heart Butte 12 12 7 12 - 43
Chester - Amanda Violet 4, Shawnee Norick 13, Mary DeVries 20, Brianne Wolf 12, Keyla Briese 5. Total 18 15-33.
Heart Butte - Keela Guardipee 14, Steph Morgan 6, Rachel Wildgun 2, Tereen Edmo 1, Ida Mountain Chief 14, Mariah Kip 4, Kitty Vance 2. Totals 18 6-13.
Total Fouls - Chester 15, Heart Butte 21. Fouled out - Guardipee, Violet. 3-point goals - Briese, Mountain Chief.
Rocky Boy 66, Blue Sky/J-I 56
Rocky Boy 16 18 16 16 - 66
Blue Sky/J-I 15 11 22 8 - 56
Rocky Boy - Erin Broncho 8, Frances Eagleman 18, Tori Belcourt 12, Loni Belcourt 18, Brittney St. Pierre 7, Deena Sunchild 3. Totals: 22 10-14 66
Blue Sky/J-I - Kaila Warren 22, Maia Aageson 5, Kim Patrick 5, Kile Patrick 11, Courtney Wendland 2, Megan Warren 11. Totals: 23 6-11 56.
Total Fouls - Rocky Boy 15, Blue Sky/J-I 16. Fouled out - none. 3-point goals - K. Warren 3, Aageson 1, Eagleman 2, T. Belcourt 2, L. Belcourt 3, B. St. Pierre 2.
Box Elder 61, Hays-Lodge Pole 43
Box Elder 15 11 12 23 - 61
Hays-Lodge Pole 9 11 4 19 - 43
Box Elder - Rokki Parker 5, Gerri Eagleman 20, Sharlene Yellowtail 7, Rebecca Eagleman 12, Helen Russette 1, Ashley Parisian 8, Loni Lamere 8. Totals - 18-2 19-31
Hays-Lodge Pole - Tristan Healy 3, Suzi Kirkaldie 7, Sheena Shambo 19, Twai Werk 6, Colette Hawley 10, Yolanda Ereaux 2. Totals - 17-3 0-2.
Total fouls - Box Elder 14, Hays 26. Fouled out - Healy, Werk. 3-point goals - Yellowtail 2, Healy, Kirkaldie, Shambo.
Plentywood 57, Harlem 45
Harlem 10 13 9 13 - 45
Plentywood 12 11 20 14 - 57
Harlem - Olivia Main 9, Star Carrywater 2, Amy Stiffarm 2, Danielle Dirden 3, Brooke Filesteel 6, Marty Stiffarm 13, Leandra Thomas 6, Colleen Filesteel 4.
Plentywood - Catie O'Toole 9, Callie Howard 10, Kirbi Henderson 9, Jenna Bodine 6, Kristen Steiner 7, Vallie Christensen 11, Kayleen Hendrickson 2, Shalice Christensen 3.
