Chester moves to top of District 10C

With the conference season moving past the halfway point, several girls high school basketball teams on the Hi-Line used this past weekend to move up in the standings as the ever-important district tournaments approach.

The Chester Coyotes had perhaps the biggest weekend of any team in the area. The Coyotes scored a pair of wins to move into first place in the District 10C standings. Chester knocked off rival and conference leader Dutton-Brady on Friday night in Chester, 79-67. The Coyotes rolled to a 22-13 first quarter lead and never looked back, holding off a furious second-half Dutton-Brady rally.

Sophomore Mary DeVries led five Chester players in double figures with 19 points. Senior Alisha Fossen had her best game since returning from injury with 16 points while fellow senior Courtney Fraser added 14. Keyla Wendland and Shawnee Norick added 13 and 12, respectively.

The Coyotes made it a clean sweep of the weekend with a 63-34 win over Heart Butte in Chester. The Coyotes started off slowly, trailing 31-26 in the first half. Chester rallied in the second half, holding Heart Butte to 13 points, while scoring 37 points to pull away.

DeVries poured in 28 points for Chester while Wendland and Norick added nine points each.

The Blue Sky Eagles received a bit of a scare on Saturday night as they edged the J-I Rams 48-42 in Joplin. Lindsay Anderson scored 18 points to lead the Eagles while Robyn Schnitzmeier chipped in with 10 points. The Rams were led by freshman Hannah Pimley's 19 points. Blue Sky is still in firm control atop the 9C standings with an 11-1 conference record and a 12-2 overall record.

The Rocky Boy Morning Stars continued to march toward the top of the 9C standings. The Morning Stars scored a pair of wins this weekend, starting with a 66-45 win over rival Box Elder in Rocky Boy.

The Morning Stars rallied from a 29-28 halftime deficit to outscore the Bears 38-16 in the second half to pick up the win.

Tori Belcourt scored 22 points including three three-pointers while Marty Rae Stiffarm added 21 points in the win for Rocky Boy. Rebecca Eagleman scored 14 points and Shaneen Raining Bird added 13 in the losing effort for Box Elder. With the wins, Rocky Boy improved to 7-6 in 9C play and 7-7 overall.

Rocky Boy picked up its second win of the weekend with a 53-40 win over Turner in Rocky Boy on Saturday night.

The Morning Stars used a 16-4 first quarter to propel them to the win. Tori Belcourt led four Rocky Boy players in double figures with 14 points. Deidra Sunchild added 12 points while Marty Rae Stiffarm and Loni Belcourt added 11 and 10 points, respectively. The Tornadoes were led by Ashley VanVoast's 18 points.

Box Elder also was dealt a loss on Thursday night to 10C foe Dodson, 83-57. Raining Bird scored 24 points while Tasha Parisian added 11 in the loss for the Bears, who are still looking for their first conference win on the season.

The Big Sandy Pioneers picked up a big 38-31 win over J-I on Friday night in Big Sandy. The Pioneers jumped to a 22-15 lead and never looked back to improve their record to 5-7 in the 9C and 6-8 overall.

Ashley Goodian led Big Sandy with 15 points including three three-pointers. The Rams were paced by Hannah Pimley's 12 points.

It wasn't a great weekend for the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds, who dropped a pair of tough games. The T-Birds suffered a 53-42 loss to Roy in Hays on Friday. Roy broke open a 21-21 game, outscoring the T-Birds 32-21 in the second half. Colette led Hays with 17 points in the loss.

The T-Birds suffered a 42-31 loss to Whitewater on Saturday night in Whitewater. The Penguins used a 17-4 third quarter to break open a two-point game. Hawley led Hays with 18 points. The T-Birds fell to 3-9 in conference and 4-10 overall on the season.

The Chinook Sugarbeeter dropped to fifth place in District 2B, losing two of three games this past weekend. The Beeters suffered a 52-34 loss to Malta on Thursday night. Malta used a 12-5 fourth quarter to pull away from Chinook. Kelsey Crampton led the Beeters with 12 points while Whitney Lybeck added 11 points.

Chinook bounced back with a 63-37 win over Harlem on Friday night. The Beeter jumped out to a 13-5 lead in the first quarter and never looked back to get the win. Crampton scored a game-high 20 points while Lybeck added 11 and Tiffany Cuerth chipped in with 10 in the win.

Harlem got eight points from Carly Haluszka in the loss. Chinook improved its record to 4-5 in conference and 5-9 overall.

The Wildcats came up just short of their first 2B win, falling to Glasgow 50-48 on Thursday night.

Harlem outscored Glasgow 13-10 in the fourth-quarter but came up just short. Olivia Main led the Wildcats with 15 points including three three-pointers. June Daniels added 10 points for Harlem in the loss. The Wildcats fell to 0-9 in conference and 1-13 overall.

THURSDAY

Glasgow 50, Harlem 48

Harlem 13 12 10 13 - 48

Glasgow 12 16 12 10 - 50

Harlem - Olivia Main 15, Alicia Shields 5, Carly Haluszka 4, Danielle Dirden 4, Kylee Stiffarm 5, Jane Daniels 10, Colleen Filesteel 2.

Glasgow - Alexa Etchart 4, Danise Enebo 5, Millie McIntyre 1, Karissa Hughes 5, Chelsie Pattison 7, Annie Strommen 4, Tiffany Waters 24.

Three-point goals - Main 3, Shields, K. Stiffarm, Daniels 2. Total Fouls - HAR 25, GLA 15. Fouled out - Daniels

Malta 52, Chinook 34

Chinook 6 13 10 5 - 34

Malta 15 9 16 12 - 52

Chinook - Monica Thackeray 5, Whitney Lybeck 11, Tiffany Cuerth 2, Kayla Erskine 2, Kelsey Crampton 12, Georgia Barber 2.

Malta - Roshon Nordlund 20, Kelly Pankratz 16, Whitney Jones 2, Megan Skiff 2, Nicole Salsbery 6, Jill King 4, Tracy Kalbenberg 2.

Three-point goals - Thackeray 1, Nordlund 3, Pankratz 3. Team Fouls - CHI 12, MAL 15. Fouled out - none.

Dodson 83, Box Elder 57

Dodson 21 15 26 21 - 83

Box Elder 10 20 16 9 - 57

Dodson - Amanda Johnson 8, Deana Bear 10, Suzi Kirkaldie 13, Belinda Horn 8, Deserae KillEagle 33, Amanda Messerly 11.Totals: 31 11-27 83.

Box Elder - Tasha Parisian 11, Gerri Eagleman 6, Charlene Yellowtail 2, Rebecca Eagleman 9, Ashley Parisian 3, Loni LaMere 2, Shaneen Raining Bird 24. Totals: 21 14-24 57.

Three-point goals - Kirkaldie 2, Horn, KillEagle 4, G. Eagleman. Team Fouls - DOD 25, BOX 20. Fouled out - Bear.

FRIDAY

Chinook 63, Harlem 37

Chinook 13 16 23 11 - 63

Harlem 5 12 11 9 - 37

Chinook - Monica Thackeray 3, Whitney Lybeck 11, Tiffany Cuerth 10, Morgan Obie 4, Kelsey Crampton 20, Georgia Barber 9, Brittany Williams 6. Totals: 23 14-25 63.

Harlem - Alicia Shields 2, Carly Haluszka 8, Danielle Dirden 6, June Daniels 6, Star Carrywater 4, Amy Stiffarm 4, Colleen Filesteel 5, Leandra Thomas 2. Totals: 11 13-25 37.

Three-point goals - Thackeray, Cuerth 2, Dirden 1. Team Fouls - CHI 16, HAR 20. Fouled out - Kayla Erskine.

Roy 53, Hays-Lodge Pole 42

Roy 11 10 13 19 - 53

Hays-Lodge Pole 8 13 8 13 - 42

Roy - Kaylee Grimsrul 2, K. Thompson 11, C. Rebman 8, B. Styer 19, A. Rebman 3, K. Gallagher 2, P. Ferguson 11.

Hays-Lodge Pole - Clarissa Cochran 3, K.K . Kirkaldie 6, Jennifer Messerly 2, Vanessa Webb 6, Sheena Shambo 8, Colette Hawley 17.

Three-point goals - Cochran, Webb, Shambo 2. Team Fouls - ROY 7, H-LP 24. Fouled out - Cochran.

Big Sandy 38, J-I 31

J-I 6 9 9 7 - 31

Big Sandy 10 12 7 9 - 38

J-I - Mandi Moss 6, Megan Herdina 6, Amanda Miller 2, Katie O'Neil 5, Hannah Pimley 12. Totals:10 10-19 31.

Big Sandy - Ashley Goodian 15, Naomi Williams 6, Sarah Yirsa 2, Shalayna Pearson 4, Sandy Zeiger 4, Jessica Amsbaugh 7. Totals: 15 5-8 38.

Three-point goals - Goodian 3, Herdina 1. Team Fouls - BIG 16, J-I 12. Fouled out - none

Chester 79, Dutton-Brady 67

Dutton-Brady 12 13 18 24 - 67

Chester 22 13 19 25 - 79

Dutton-Brady - Missy Wells 11, Stephanie Beckham 2, Kayla Hodgson 10, Amanda Reeves 5, Ashlee Johnson 7, Stephanie Baquet 22, Kayla Bokma 10. Totals: 27 11-17 67

Chester - Amanda Violett 2, Shawnee Norick 12, Alisha Fossen 16, Mary DeVries 19, Brianne Wolfe 3, Keyla Wendland 14, Courtney Fraser 13. Totals: 31 16-31 79.

Three-point goals - Johnson, Reeve, Fraser. Team Fouls - CHE 16, D-B 20. Fouled out - Wells

Rocky Boy 66, Box Elder 45

Rocky Boy 11 17 16 22 - 66

Box Elder 17 12 9 7 - 45

Rocky Boy - Rebecca Jarvey 2, Allie Sunchild 2, Leiloni Belcourt 13, Tori Belcourt 22, Shoshanna Sadler 2, Deidra Sunchild 2, Chelsey St. Pierre 2, Marty Rae Stiffarm 21. Totals:17 8-15 66.

Box Elder - Tasha Parisian 2, Gerri Eagleman 7, Charlene Yellowtail 2, Rebecca Eagleman 14, Ashley Parisian 4, Loni LaMere 3, Shaneen Raining Bird 13. Totals:17 8-15 66.

Three-point goals - G. Eagleman, R. Eagleman 2, T. Belcourt 3. Team Fouls - RB 15, BE 17. Fouled out - A. Parisian. Technical Fouls - Raining Bird.

SATURDAY

Cut Bank 64, Chinook 45

Cut Bank 14 20 14 16 - 64

Chinook 9 4 7 15 - 45

Cut Bank - Janelle Gage 5, Trisha Bauer 2, Becky McCauley 5, Jessica Jacobsen 10, Melanie Rice 10, Marissa Standfield 15, Rikki Ollinger 7, Justina Wilson 2, Samantha Steble 6. Totals: 23 13-22.

Chinook - Monica Thackeray 3, Whitney Lybeck 12, Anna Schellin 2, Crystal Roseberry 2, Tiffany Cuerth 7, Kayla Erskine 1, Morgan Obie 2, Kelsey Crampton 6, Georgia Barber 8, Brittany Williams 2. Totals: 17 11-17.

Three-point goals - Jacobsen 2, Ollinger 1. Total fouls - Cut Bank 17, Chinook 14. Fouled out - Crampton.

Blue Sky 48, J-I 42

Blue Sky 10 12 15 11 - 48

J-I 6 10 13 13 - 42

Blue Sky - Kaila Warren 7, Lindsay Anderson 18, Maia Aageson 4, Robyn Schnitzmeier 10, Kile Patrick 6, Ashley Gatzemeier 1, Megan Warren 2. Totals: 18 11-14 48.

J-I - Mandi Moss 4, Megan Herdina 8, Katie Bangs 5, Amanda Miller 2, Katie O'Neil 4, Hannah Pimley 19. Totals: 17 7-14 42.

Three point goals - Anderson 1, Herdina 1. Total fouls - Blue Sky 14, J-I 15. Fouled out - Moss.

Chester 63, Heart Butte 34

Heart Butte 12 9 4 9 - 34

Chester 11 15 17 20 - 63

Heart Butte - Rachael Wild Gun 10, Synda Ervin 2, Stephanie Morgan 2, Keila Guardipee 10, Stephanie Last Star 4, Terraine Edmo 6. Totals 16 1-6 34.

Chester - Amanda Violett 2, Shawnee Norick 9, Alisha Fossen 6, Mary DeVries 28, Brianne Wolfe 2, Courtney Fraser 5, Keyla Wendland 9, Jackie Alisch 2. Totals 18 27-36 63.

Three-point goals - Wild Gun. Total fouls - Heart Butte 25, Chester 9. Fouled out - Last Star, Guardipee.

Rocky Boy 53, Turner 40

Turner 4 6 16 14 - 40

Rocky Boy 16 9 19 9 - 53

Turner - Britney Jones 8, Celeste Hedegaard 4, Jade Olszewski 4, Ashley VanVoast 18, Kelsey Klindworth 6. Totals: 20 0-8 40.

Rocky Boy - Leiloni Belcourt 10, Tori Belcourt 14, Deidra Sunchild 12, Chelsey St. Pierre 6, Marty Rae Stiffarm 11. Totals: 19 8-11 53.

Three-point goals - T. Belcourt 2, Sunchild 2, Stiffarm 1. Total fouls - Turner 12, Rocky Boy 8. Fouled out - none.

Whitewater 42, Hays-Lodge Pole 31

Hays-Lodge Pole 13 8 4 6 - 31

Whitewater 8 10 17 7 - 42

Whitewater - Tasha Math 6, Emilee Phillips 3, Maribeth Anderson 2, Jenna Anderson 21, Jaci Depuydt 6, Tessa Olsen 2, Jena Depuydt 2. Totals: 15 0-8 31.

Hays-Lodge Pole - Clarissa Cochran 2, Heather Doney 2, Vanessa Webb 2, Colette Hawley 18, Sheena Shambo 5, Jennifer Messerly 2. Totals: 17 3-7 42.

Three-point goals - Shambo, J. Anderson 3, Jaci Depuydt 2. Totals fouls - H-LP 10, WHI 14. Fouled out - none.