Although the two teams were seeded two and three going into the District 8C Tournament, Denton-Geyser-Stanford seemed to be the favorite on paper when the Bearcats and Centerville boys’ team met in the final semi-final game on Friday night at the FHS Fieldhouse. The Bearcats had defeated the Miners twice during regular season play, both times by double-digits. On Friday, the Bearcats may have been looking past Centerville in anticipation of a rematch in the final against Belt.
The Fergus girls’ basketball team will open the Class A Eastern Super-Divisional Tournament against Sidney from the Eastern Conference. The two Eagle teams will battle for a right to play in the nine-team double-elimination tournament at 9 a.m. today (Wednesday). The winner of the contest will then face either Glendive or Park in a 9 a.m. game on Thursday. Glendive and Park face each other in the other play-in game for the girls’ tournament. All games will be played at the Metra in Billings.
Nothing much has changed at the top of District 8C basketball over the past few years. Since District 7C and 8C combined three years ago to form a new District 8C, the Belt Huskies and Lady Huskies have dominated in basketball. Both teams won easy battles for the district championships again this year.
The Huskies defeated Centerville by a score of 67-29 in the boys’ championship, while the Lady Huskies defeated Roy-Winifred 57-31 for the Lady Huskies’ eighth consecutive district girls’ championship.
Last year at this time, the season for the Fergus boys’ basketball team had already ended. This year the team enters the Eastern A Divisional Tournament at the Metra in Billings as the third seed out of the Central conference.
• District 8C Basketball Tournament at FHS Fieldhouse, 8 a.m. & 4 p.m.
• FHS GBB vs. Park in Livingston, C-squad at middle school-3:30 p.m., JV at Park High-2 p.m., Varsity at Park High-5 p.m.
• FHS BBB vs. Park at Livingston, C-squad at middle school-2 p.m., JV at Park High-3:30 p.m., Varsity at Park High-6:30 p.m.
Wednesday afternoon ladies: Wanda Kolstad 180, Becky Jackson 493.
Wednesday doubles: Cindy Durbin 176-481.
Sunday mixed: Anne Knerr 185-485, Jeannie Rickert 179.
Monday doubles: Jan Mane 201-549, Kami Rasmussen 180.
Tuesday trio: Jenaye Phillips 223-511, Kelly Bracha 187-539, Annette McNary 191-493.