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Lodge Grass Indians take home third-place trophy

In a rematch of their firstround game, the Indians competed against the Shelby Coyotes for the third-place title.

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Montana State gets first NCAA Tournament trip since ‘96

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Xavier Bishop scored 19 points to help Montana State advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 26 years as the Bobcats routed Northern Colorado 87-66 in the Big Sky Conference tournament championship game on Saturday night.Top-seeded Montana State (27-7) collected its third Big Sky Conference tournament championship and advanced to its fourth NCAA Tournament (1951, 1986, 1996).Bishop was 5 of 15 from the floor and made a pair of 3-pointers. Amin Adamu had 16 points and Nick Gazelas 15 for Montana State, which shot 52% from the floor. Tyler Patterson added 14 points and made four of the Bobcats’ 10 3-pointers on 18 attempts. The Bobcats also blocked seven shots.Daylen Kountz scored 20 points for third-seeded Northern Colorado (20-15). Dalton Knecht added 14 points, Kur Jongkuch had 12 and Bodie Hume 10.

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Lance Little Nest

Lance Little Nest found an opening towards the basket for a shot in the lane. Photo courtesy of Tommy Robinson

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Ty Moccasin

Ty Moccasin prepares a shot fake and spin move against Shelby's 6'9" defender. Photo courtesy of Tommy Robinson

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Lodge Grass boys win Class B semi-final

In the Boys Class B Divisional Tournament played at the First Interstate Arena, there was an aura in the crowd in semi-final action between the Mighty Lodge Grass Indians versus the Manhattan team. Their tough defense and momentum proved to be a little too much for the fundamentally good Manhattan team. At the sound of the final buzzer, the Indians triumphed by 9 points. Damon Gros Ventre and DC Stewart shared top scoring honors for the Indians, contributing 15 points apiece.

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Lodge Grass girls place 4th in overtime thriller; fall short in advancing to State B Tournament

At the First Interstate Bank Arena in Billings, the gym was home to the Boys and Girls Southern Class B Divisional tournament. The Lodge Grass Lady Indians surprised the Indian fan base and regional fans alike, coming into the tournament sitting pretty with the number 1 seed from District 3B.

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Mighty Lodge Grass Indians sweep Southern B Divisional crown

On Saturday night, the Lodge Grass Indians hoisted another Championship trophy up in the First Interstate Bank Arena at Metra Park, as the Indians came out victorious against the Three Forks Wolves.

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Plenty Coups Lady Warriors ousted in Divisional Tournament

Plenty Coups brought a 16-1 record into the Divisional Tournament, along with a District Championship. The Eastern C Divisional is loaded with top teams vying to get into the State tournament. Plenty Coups took on Harlowton-Ryegate to get into consolation in an elimination game in Miles City.

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Kamber Good Luck passing the torch to younger generation of girls' basketball

Kamber Good Luck has acquired a lot of accolades in her high school career. She was elected homecoming queen by a group of her peers this year; she has played varsity basketball since she was a freshman, a feat of its own. She has played in state tournaments. The list goes on and on.