By Bruce Sayler The quality of the undefeated Dillon boys’ basketball team stood out Friday night in the Beavers’ 58-48 victory over Butte Central. It clinched Dillon a State A Tournament spot. (Stats) The rivalry renewal game came in the semifinal round of the Western A Divisional tournament in the Butte Civic Center. The result
READ MOREBy Bill Foley When Whitefish junior Jadi Walburn banked in a 3-poitner early in the third quarter, Butte Central girls’ basketball coach Meg Murphy knew her team might be in trouble. (Stats) She was right. The shot came as the Bulldogs opened the second half with a 16-5 run to take control, and Whitefish beat
READ MOREBy Bruce Sayler The explanation was simple, head coach Meg Murphy said of Butte Central’s loss Thursday in the first round of the Western A Divisional high school girls’ basketball tournament at the Maroon Activities Center. Ronan, the fourth seed from the Western A Northwestern Division spilled the Southwestern Division champion Maroons 61-43. A quiet
READ MOREBy Bruce Sayler Few times has a third quarter been so important to a basketball team. A Kyle Holter-keyed explosion for Butte Central in the period rescued the Maroons a 67-50 first-round win over Ronan Thursday in the Western A Divisional high school boys’ basketball tournament at the Butte Civic Center. (Stats) Ronan looked in
READ MOREBy Bill Foley The fact that Stevensville entered Monday’s Western A Divisional play-in game without a win on the season did not make the Maroons feel comfortable. Butte Central coach Brodie Kelly shot down any suggestions of studying the film of Ronan, the next team up for the Maroons should they win, before the game.
READ MOREButte Central’s defending Class A state champion boys’ basketball team will put its season on the line Monday when they Maroons play Stevensville in a Western A Divisional play-in game. Tipoff is 6 p.m. at the Maroon Activities Center. (Radio: KOPR, 94.1 FM, kopr94.net, or on the KOPR 94 app). The winner advances to the
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