Lady Bulldogs win District Tournament

Mission’s defense was stout, and its offense was consistent in a 49-37 victory over Thompson Falls for the Western 7B District Championship on Saturday, Feb. 17, in St. Ignatius.

"It was great to be able to play in front of all of our home fans and be able to win the district championship," Mission Head Coach Dalton Delaney said. "An exciting time for sure."

Kason Page led the Lady Bulldogs with 13 points. Ellannah Flat Lip added 11 points to the Lady Bulldogs’ total, while Izzy Evans had 10 points.

Mission led by three points in the first quarter and 26-18 at halftime.

"I thought all of my girls played well as a whole team during the district tournament," Delaney said. "Hope to keep that going!"

Mission advances to this weekend’s divisional tournament with a 17-3 overall record.

"The team has good momentum going and we hope to roll into this weekend with the same momentum," Delaney said. "We have tough teams coming from both districts but are looking forward to the challenge."

The Lady Bulldogs will play Deer Lodge at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22, at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo.

MISSION 49, THOMPSON FALLS 37

T-Falls - 12 - 6 - 11 - 8 - 37

Mission - 15 - 11 - 11 - 12 - 49

MISSION SCORING - Kason Page 13, Ellannah Flat Lip 11, Izzy Evans 10, Kieran Incashola 7, Cora Matt 6, Madison Incashola 2

Mission opens tournament with a win

Mission held Plains to single digits in both halves for a 54-13 victory Friday in the Western 7B District Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs led 27-3 after one quarter and pushed that advantage to 39-8 at halftime.

Kason Page led Mission with 23 points while Kieran Incashola and Cora Matt each had eight points.

MISSION 54, PLAINS 13

Plains - 3 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 13

Mission - 27 - 12 - 9 - 6 - 54

MISSION SCORING - Kason Page 23, Kieran Incashola 8, Cora Matt 8, Izzy Evans 4, Brooklyn McClure 3, Amelia Cronk 2, Maria Christopher 2, Ellannah Flat Lip 2, Niona Tenas 2

Arlee Scarlets fall to Deer Lodge, Florence-Carlton

Arlee was held to two points in the first quarter in a 44-26 Western 6B Tournament loss on Saturday, Feb. 17, to the hometown team in Deer Lodge.

Leah Mesteth led the Scarlets with 10 points.

Deer Lodge had a 29-9 lead at halftime and didn’t look back.

On Thursday, the Scarlets fell to Florence-Carlton, 82-22. The Scarlets were down 30-7 in the first quarter and Florence-Carlton pushed its lead to 49-12 at halftime.

Adalyn Jacobson led Arlee with seven points.

DEER LODGE 44, ARLEE 26

Arlee - 2 - 7 - 9 - 8 - 26

D-Lodge - 14 - 15 - 10 - 5 - 44

ARLEE SCORING - Leah Mesteth 10, Arryana Means 6, ShyAnne Manzanares 5, Adalyn Jacobson 2, Feather Standing Rock 2, Jaydessa Haynes 1

FLORENCE -CARLTON 82, ARLEE 22

Arlee - 7 - 5 - 4 - 6 - 22

F-Carl - 30 - 19 - 14 - 19 - 82

ARLEE SCORING - Adalyn Jacobson 7, Arryana Means 6, Kaylee Tanner 4, ShyAnne Manzanares 3, Leah Mesteth 2

    Mission's Ellannah Flat Lip goes up for two points during the Western 7B championship game against St. Regis last Saturday. (Christa Umphrey photo)
  

    Fans cheered the Lady Bulldogs toward victory during last week's Western 7B District Tournament in St. Ignatius. (Christa Umphrey photo)