Hi-Line Girls: Area girls teams off to a hot start in basketball

After a long wait, basketball is finally back on the Hi-Line. Over the weekend, girls basketball teams were looking for strong starts to set the tone for the year. On Thursday night, a pair of District 9C teams started their season with a bang.

Chinook defeated Cut Bank, 53-34, in a tournament in Shelby to open the season. The Sugarbeeters got off to a strong start as they scored 29 points in the first half. Their defense also played well through the course of the game as Cut Bank did not break double digits in scoring in any quarter of the game. On offense, Hallie Neibauer led Chinook wi...