Beeters' season ends at North-East B divisional tourney

The Chinook Sugarbeeters' magical post-season run came to an abrupt end at the North-East B girls divisional basketball tournament in Glasgow this weekend.

After getting routed by Fort Benton in the opening round on Thursday afternoon, the Beeters dropped a heartbreaking loss to the Simms Tigers, 47-44, in loser-out action on Friday afternoon.

The Beeters started the contest off by gaining a slim 12-10 lead after the first quarter of play. But the second quarter belonged to the Tigers as they outscored Chinook, 17-6, in the final eight minutes of the first half. The second-quarter run gave Sim...