George Ferguson
Havre Daily News sports editor
gferguson@havredailynews.com
The girls basketball season is now half over, which means things will start to get very interesting across the Hi-Line.
In Friday night District 10C action, the Chester/J-I Hawks' undefeated season kept on rolling with a 100-37 thrashing of Dutton-Brady.
Mary DeVries paced the Hawks offensively with a game-high 30 points. Hannah Pimley chipped in with 16 points, and Amanda Violett added 14.
In District 9C action, the Box Elder Bears picked up their second win of the season, defeating Turner, 61-53.
Turner started out in firm control of the game, holding a 31-27 halftime lead. But the Bears outscored the Tornadoes 34-22 in the second half to earn the victory.
Charlene Yellowtail led the Bears with 15 points. Loni Lamere and Latasha Wolfchild added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Turner got a game-high 22 points from Cheryl Cowan and 19 points from Ashley VanVoast in the losing effort.
Friday night also saw the Rocky Boy Morning Stars get back on the winning track with a hard-fought, 56-43 win over Chinook in Rocky Boy.
The Morning Stars raced out to a 17-6 first-quarter lead, and never trailed en route to the 13-point victory. The win snapped a two-game losing streak.
Rocky Boy got a game-high 21 points from Loni Belcourt, and Shaneen Rainingbird added 16 points. The Sugarbeeters got 12 points each from Dawn Kellam and Cheyenne Hamilton.
The North Star Knights were able to go on the road and pick up an important conference win Friday night in Hays. The Knights defeated Hays-Lodge Pole, 50-47.
Tasha Dyrland and Jodi Norman led the way for the Knights with 14 points apiece. Maia Aageson added 11 points. The Thunderbirds got 11 points from Twai Werk in the loss.
The Big Sandy Pioneers stepped out of conference on Friday night to host Denton.
Big Sandy broke open a five-point halftime lead with a 17-5 run in the third quarter to prevail 68-46.
The Pioneers were paced by the efforts of Kaci Herron and Jessica Amsbaugh. Herron scored a game-high 20 points and Amsbaugh chipped in with 12.
In District 2B action on Saturday night, the Harlem Wildcats lost another close game, this time to Plentywood.
Harlem clawed its way back into the game from a 10-3 first-quarter deficit, but Plentywood was too much down the stretch.
Harlem got a game-high 16 points from Leandra Thomas in the loss.
In Class C action Saturday night, the Chester/J-I Hawks tightened their grip on the District 10C standings with a 79-58 win in Heart Butte.
The middle of the game is where the Hawks did most of their damage, outscoring Heart Butte 46-23 in the second and third quarters.
Mary DeVries had another big night for the Hawks, scoring a game-high 27 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Jackie Alisch chipped in with 14 points.
In District 9C action, the first-place Big Sandy Pioneers went into Rocky Boy and came away with a 69-60 win over the Morning Stars.
Big Sandy used an 18-4 run in the second quarter to grab a comfortable 26-21 halftime lead. The Morning Stars roared back into the contest with a 22-point outburst in the third period. Still, the Pioneers were able to keep a lead and iced the game at the free-throw line.
Junior Shalayna Pearson scored 27 points to pace the Pioneers (9-1) in the victory. Rocky Boy (7-3) got 23 points from Loni Belcourt.
In Turner, the Chinook Sugarbeeters were able to bounce back from Friday's loss to Rocky Boy with a 55-53 win over the host Tornadoes.
The Beeters erased an 8-point third- quarter deficit via a 17-9 run in the final eight minutes of the game to earn the close victory.
Chinook (4-6) got 14 points from Crystal Roseberry, and Morgan Obie added 11 points. The Tornadoes (2-7) were led by Ashley VanVoast's 18 points and Cheryl Cowan's 16.
Saturday night also saw North Star keep its winning streak alive with a 70-43 thumping of Box Elder.
The Knights (8-2) were led by Tasha Dyrland's game-high 25 points. Megan Warren chipped in with 16 points. Box Elder (1-9) got 19 points from Tasha Parisian in the losing effort.
Hays-Lodge Pole earned a much-need win in nonconference action against Winifred. The T-Birds defeated the Red Raiders 54-48 in Hays.
Hays-Lodge Pole (6-5) got 16 points from Suzie Kirkaldie in the win.
Friday
Box Elder 61, Turner 53
Turner 13 18 7 15 - 53
Box Elder 13 14 14 20 - 61
Turner - Ashley VanVoast 19, Kelsey Klindworth 10, Cheryl Cowan 22, Kasey Cornell 2. Totals: 22 5-9.
Box Elder - Rokki Parker 9, Latasha Wolfchild 10, Sharlene Yellowtail 15, Jamie Montes 5, Ariel Wolfchild 2, Tasha parisian 9, Loni Lamere 11. Totals: 22 13-22.
Total fouls: Turner 15, Box Elder 17. Fouled out: Parker. 3-pointers: Klindworth 1, L. Wolfchild 1, Yellowtail 1, Montes 1, Lamere 1.
Rocky Boy 56, Chinook 43
Chinook 6 18 13 6 - 43
Rocky Boy 17 13 8 18 - 56
Chinook - Dawn Kellam 12, Kassie Dugan 3, Cheyenne Hamilton 12, Crystal Roseberry 4, Morgan Obie 1, Kathy Dugan 11. Totals - 17 9-23 43.
Rocky Boy - Shaneen Raining Bird 16, Loni Belcourt 21, Tori Belcourt 7, Francis Eagleman 4, Deena Whitford 2, Erinn Broncho 6. Totals - 17 20-29 56.
Total fouls - Chinook 23, Rocky Boy 19. Fouled out - C. Hamilton, C. Roseberry, J. McMaster, K. Dugen. 3-pointers - L. Belcourt, F. Eagleman.
Big Sandy 68, Denton 46
Denton 11 18 5 12 -46
Big Sandy 18 16 17 16 -68
Denton - J. Bokma 2, K. Fox 3, M. Bronec 3, S. Goettemoeller 4, B. Todd 7, J. Todd 9, B. Todd 18. Totals 17 11-22.
Big Sandy - Kaci Herron 20, Naomi Williams 8, Sarah Yirsa 7, Shalayana Pearson 8, Jessica Amsbaugh 12, Shersteen Cline 5, M. Darlington 4, L. Keller 2. Totals 30 4-12.
Total fouls - Denton 12, Big Sandy 15. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Fox, Herron, Amsbaugh 2.
Chester/J-I 100, Dutton-Brady 37
C/J-I 23 14 36 22 - 100
Dutton-Brady 10 4 10 8 - 37
C/J-I - A. Violett 14, B. Kolstad 5, M. Broher 6, H. Pimley 16, M. DeVries 30, C. Stokes 3, B. Wolfe 9, C. Osterman 9, J. Hilsein 2. Totals - 35 30-46 100.
Dutton-Brady - Dutton 8, Storle 5, Gondeiro 8, Rossmiller 2, Bockma 8, Johnson 2, Workman 2, Dahlman 2. Totals - 15 5-9 37.
Total fouls - C/J-I 13, Dutton-Brady 27. Fouled out - none. 3-pointers - Gondeiro 2.
Havre JV's 40, Lewistown JV's 35
Havre 11 10 6 13 - 40
Lewistown 8 14 9 3 - 35
Havre - Trish Samson 4, Erika Briese 3, Katie Mariani 9, Stacey Sheppard 9, Louise Briere 2, Christina Armstrong 12.
Saturday
Plentywood 44, Harlem 39
Harlem 3 15 12 9 - 39
Plentywood 10 13 15 6 - 44
Harlem - Ida Mountain Chief 5, Star Carrywater 4, Amy Stiffarm 6, Brooke Filesteel 2, Leandra Thomas 16, Danielle Dirden 4, Lori Shawl 2. Totals - 12 14-16 39
Plentywood - C. Howard 10, T. Fellon 9, K .Henderson 11, S. Christensen 8, K . Kleppen 6. Totals - 13 13-28 44
Total fouls - Harlem 23, Plentywood 15. Fouled out - none. 3-pointers - A. Stiffarm, C. Howard, K. Henderson 3, K .Kleppen.
Chester/J-I, 79 Heart Butte 58
C/J-I 17 23 23 14 - 79
Heart Butte 14 16 17 11 - 58
C/J-I - Violett 6, Kolstad 3, Brown 2, McKinley 13, DeVries 27, Stokes 2, Wolf 9, Osterman 1, Alisch 14. Totals: 25 23-40.
Heart Butte - Small Eyes 22, Vance 13, Tail Feathers 14, Tiffany Wild Gun 8, Rose Wild Gun 1. Totals: 24 4-8.
Total fouls: C/J-I 14, Heart Butte 20. Fouled out: Kolstad. Technical fouls: Heart Butte coach. Three-point goals: Small Eyes 2, Vance 2.
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Big Sandy 69, Rocky Boy 60
Big Sandy 18 18 15 18 - 69
Rocky Boy 17 4 22 17 - 60
Big Sandy - Naomi Williams 10, Shalayna Pearson 27, Kaci Herron 12, Sarah Yirsa 4, Jessica Amsbaugh 11, L. Keller 2. Totals - 28 12-21 69.
Rocky Boy - Rebecca Demontiney 2, Shaneen Raining Bird 8, Loni Belcourt 23, Tori Belcourt 5, Deena Whitford 5, Francis Eagleman 11, Erinn Broncho 6. Totals - 22 9-12 60
Total fouls - Big Sandy 13, Rocky Boy 20. Fouled out - N. Williams. 3-pointers - J. Amsbaugh, L .Belcourt 3, F. Eagleman 2, D. Whitford, T. Belcourt.
Chinook 55, Turner 53
Chinook 13 9 6 17 - 55
Turner 14 12 10 9 - 53
Chinook - Dawn Kellam 10, Cheyenne Hamilton 4, Crystal Roseberry 13, Jackie McMaster 3, Morgan Obie 11, Kassie Dugan 9, Georgia Barber 5. Totals - 18 13-35 55.
Turner - C. Jones 4, A. VanVoast 18, K. Klindworth 11, C. Cowan 16, K .Chambers 4. Totals - 21 8-20 53.
Total fouls - Chinook 20, Turner 27. Fouled out - K. Dugen, C. Roseberry, C. Jones ,K. Klindworth. 3-pointers - C. Roseberry 2, J. McMaster, M. Obie 3, K .Klindworth 3.
North Star 70, Box Elder 43
North Star 18 15 24 13 - 70
Box Elder 11 16 11 5 - 43
North Star - Justine Beaudry 2, Maia Aageson 6, Natasha Dyrland 25, Megan Warren 16, Allison Grand 5, Jodi Norman 8, Courtney Wendland 8. Totals: 29 10-15.
Box Elder - Rokki Parker 6, Latasha Wolfchild, 2, Sharlene Yellowtail 5, Jamie M. 2, Ariel Wolfchild 5, Tasha Parisian 19, Loni Lamere 4. Totals: 15 13-27.
Fouls - North Star 20, Box Elder 17. Fouled out - Parker; Three-pointers - Warren, Grand.
Hays-Lodge Pole, 54 Winifred 48
Winifred 8 18 11 11 - 48
Hays-Lodge Pole 15 4 8 27 - 54
Winifred - Erin Econom 4, Kellie Boyce 7, Robin Boyce 2, Steph Schmidt 12, Sarah Knox 2, Steph Molden 5, Kassie Stule 7, Kari Econom 9. Totals: 13 18-34.
HLP - Tristin Healy 3, Kelsey Stiffarm 3, Suzi Kirkaldie 16, Marika Werk 4, Sheena Shambo 8, Twai Werk 4, Carla Obey 12, Darcy Mills 4. Totals: 15 4-13.
Fouls - Winifred 20, HLP 20. Fouled out - Schmitt, E. Econom. Three-pointers - Stule, K. Econom, Obey 4.
Havre JV's 52, Malta JV's 41OT
Havre 13 7 7 12 13 - 52
Malta 6 14 7 12 2 - 41
Havre - Jadey Lipp 1, Danika Patterson 1, Louise Briere 3, Trish Samson 6, Hope Hedges 18, Katie Mariani 7, Stacey Sheppard 5, Sarah Blessum 1, Christina Armstong 10.
