Bears, Pioneers set for Northern C

The competition is only going to keep getting tough the longer the Box Elder Bears and Big Sandy Pioneers boys basketball teams keep marching into the postseason.

Both 9C squads survived the District 9C boys basketball tournament in Havre over the weekend, and will now play for a top finish at the Northern C basketball tournament at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. If the Bears and Pioneers can produce solid outings Thursday through Saturday, they could earn a spot at the Class C state basketball tournament in Bozeman.

Box Elder's Thomas Parisian, right, tries to get around Big Sandy's K...