Lady Bears go back-to-back

GREAT FALLS -- For the past few weeks, the Roy-Winifred Outlaws have been on a magical run, taking them from fourth place in their district all the way to the Class C girls state championship game.

However, Saturday night at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, the Box Elder Bears made sure the clock finally struck midnight on the Outlaws Cinderella run as the defending state champions used a flurry of first-half 3-pointers to grab a 16-point lead on their Northern C rival.

From there, the Bears salted away their second straight state championship as clutch free throws and defense helped wra...