The Big Sandy boys basketball team got out and ran past the Centerville Miners, 77-68 in the opening round of the Northern C boys tournament Wednesday night in Great Falls. Justin Stevens poured in 25...

The Chinook boys basketball team opened the 2012 Northern C divisional with a 57-45 loss to 8C champion Highwood. Grant Tilleman led the Beeters with 14 points. Chinook will play Dutton-Brady at 8 am...

This year, it will be the No. 1 Big Sandy Pioneers (13-4) and the No. 2 Chinook Sugarbeeters (13-7) representing the 9C at the Northern C tournament in Great Falls. The divisional tournament will run today through Friday at the Four Seasons Arena, with a game on Saturday if necessary.

Bischoff has participated in a multitude of sports, both with and without a Blue Pony uniform. She has been on the basketball team since her freshman year, and even got limited minutes on varsity last season. She has ran for the HHS cross country team for the last three years, as well as participated in softball her freshman year and track and field as a sophomore.

Three Hi-Line teams will attempt to navigate the Northern C starting Thursday afternoon at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. And for all three, it won’t be easy.

Jackson earned Frontier Men’s Player of the Week honors after scoring 23 points and hitting seven 3-pointers Saturday against the Saints, as well as scoring a game-high 21 the night before against RMC. Jackson averaged 22 points, four rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He was 16-of-25 from the field for 62 percent including 16-of-26 in 3-point field goals for 53 percent.

The Men’s City Tournament is now in the record books for another year. Rising to the top in the team Event was the team of Shawn Mariani, Kelly Olson, Robert Sparks, Nick Turner and Jason McDonald, with a score of 3542. They were led by Kelly Olson with a 691, right behind him was Shawn with a 687, Nick Turner 609, Robert Sparks 519 (129ave.), J. McDonald 674. 2ND Randolph Law 3320; Bill Henry Construction 3238. Shawn also had a perfect game within his sights until a stubborn 10 pin in the 9th stopped his string of strikes. He then settled for a 279 game. The Men’s City Tournament is now in the record books for another year. Rising to the top in the team Event was the team of Shawn Mariani, Kelly Olson, Robert Sparks, Nick Turner and Jason McDonald, with a score of 3542. They were led by Kelly Olson with a 691, right behind him was Shawn with a 687, Nick Turner 609, Robert Sparks 519 (129ave.), J. McDonald 674. 2ND Randolph Law 3320; Bill Henry Construction 3238. Shawn also had a perfect game within his sights until a stubborn 10 pin in the 9th stopped his string of strikes. He then settled for a 279 game.

Monday night at the Havre High gymnasium, Chinook earned the 9C’s second berth into the divisional tournament by fending off the red-hot North Star Knights 57-41. The win officially gave Chinook the second-place trophy. The Beeters lost a heartbreaker to Box Elder in Saturday night’s championship game.

But after the Beeters grabbed the No. 2 spot on Saturday with a loss in the championship game, the Beeters held onto the second place finish with a 57-42 win over the Knights on Monday. The Knights defeated the Box Elder Bears on Saturday to reach the challenge game.

C/J-I faced off against rival Valier Saturday night in the 10C championship game, and though it was a struggle at times, the Hawks prevailed 50-41 and will now move on to the Northern C Divisonal later this week in Great Falls.

In round one, Glasgow defeated the Wildcats 53-45, and in the consolation bracket Wolf Point defeated the Wildcats 80-50. Facing Glasgow, Lawrence led Harlem with 15 points, while Skylar Speak Thunder added 14. And facing Glasgow, Speakthunder led the way with 17 points, while Bud Buck added 10.

Saturday night at the Havre High gymnasium, the Box Elder Bears and defending 9C champion Chinook Sugarbeeters faced off for the 9C title. And in a very tight game almost start to finish, it was the Bears knocking off the Beeters 47-42.

The Chinook Sugarbeeters found that out first hand, as they fell to the Big Sandy Pioneers in the 9C championship game on Saturday night at the Havre High gymnasium. Both teams were playing well coming into the championship, but it was the Pioneers who had the dominating performance and grabbed the 63-44 win and the 9C title.