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Following an inside bucket by Sarah Riley Morris with just over three minutes remaining, Belgrade stretched its lead to six. But the Panthers failed to score again en route to an Eastern AA defeat to Gallatin Thursday.

Through 19 games this season Manhattan Christian has rarely trailed at halftime. But that was the situation Wednesday in a quarterfinal game at the Western C Divisional in Deer Lodge.

In a physical contest Tuesday night, Bozeman built a double-digit first quarter lead en route to a league victory against Belgrade.

Sixth-seeded Manhattan was in position to pull off an upset in the first round of the District 5B tournament Tuesday night. But the Tigers couldn’t quite hang on to the lead in a back and forth thriller.

THREE FORKS — After allowing 14 offensive rebounds in the first half Tuesday night, Three Forks trailed by six in a first round game of the District 5B tournament.

Bridger Ski Foundation hosted the Northern Division Freestyle Championships at Bridger Bowl this weekend on a moguls course set on Boot Hill.

Three Forks capped the regular season over the weekend by splitting a pair of District 5B games.

Although Belgrade lost a pair of conference games over the weekend, second-year head coach Erin Nolte was pleased with the fight her team displayed.