Girls basketball: Valkyries level Plains
BIGFORK - Melissa VanDerveer scored 12 points and pulled down eight rebounds as Bigfork rolled to a 51-25 District 7B girls basketball victory over Plains on Saturday.
Bigfork led 21-15 at the half and outscored Plains 30-10 in the second half.
Taylor Peck just missed out on a double-double with 10 points and nine assists.
Tessa Robertson had a team-high seven blocks to go with eight points.
Bigfork (3-1 overall, 2-0 league) plays a nonconference game at Class A Whitefish on Thursday.
Plains 7 8 5 5 - 25
Bigfork 4 17 18 12 - 51
PLAINS - Kelsey Beagley 8, Diamond LeDeaux 2, Ashley Holmes 3, Nikki Kungr 9, Franky Winebrenner 2, Ashley Thompson 1.
BIGFORK - Mckinze Shults 7, Shelby Scoggins 8, Taylor Peck 10, Melissa VanDerveer 12, Emily Stevens 2, Tessa Robertson 8, Riley Coleman 4.
Ronan 44, Eureka 39
RONAN - Ronan turned in a huge fourth quarter to rally past the visiting Eureka Lions in a nonconference matchup.
The Lions (0-3) had a 33-26 advantage going into the final frame, but were outscored 18-6.
"We just didn't close in the fourth," said Eureka coach R.J. McDole. "We kind of got trapped in a little pressure and got out of our game."
Eureka plays host on Tuesday to the Columbia Falls Wildkats.
Katie Larson paced the Lions with 10 points.
Eureka 10 11 12 6 - 39
Ronan 6 10 10 18 - 44
Eureka - Alex Holland 7, McKayla Grove 6 Alyssa White 4, Alex Pecora 3, Katie Larson 10, Cassidy Morgan 3, Kendra Chupp 4, Carli Allen 2. Totals 15 7-15
Ronan - K. Howell 2, Raymi Clairmont 12, Courtney Clairmont 17, Alaina Madsen 2, Ashleigh Lynch 6, Ashley Grandchamp 5.
Frenchtown 51, Columbia Falls 34
COLUMBIA FALLS - Frenchtown outscored Columbia Falls 33-21 in the second half to claim the Northwestern A conference victory.
Columbia Falls (0-4, 0-1) had 33 turnovers in the contest.
"That's something we need to get better at," Columbia Falls coach Cary Finberg said.
"We need to start playing with some confidence. We were real passive."
Angel Lowry led Frenchtown in scoring with 12 points.
Hope Burlage of Columbia Falls tossed in a game-high 14 points.
Frenchtown 8 10 14 19 - 51
Columbia Falls 7 6 8 13 - 34
FRENCHTOWN - Abby Inderland 8, Vanessa Stavish 6, Kayla Blood 9, Angel Lowry 12, Emma Oostdyk 3, Holly Jacobs 5, Morgan Ray 7, Larissa Berg 1.
COLUMBIA FALLS - Ciera Finberg 1, Tori Price 3, Hope Burlage 14, Madison Sandefer 5, Courtney White 4, Andrea Getts 2, Haley Belgarde 5.
Polson 53,
Hamilton 46, OT
HAMILTON - Polson rallied in the fourth quarter to force overtime, then outscored Hamilton 11-4 in the extra session to claim the nonconference victory.
Riley Kenney scored 18 points for Polson and Anna Digiallonardo added 13.
Polson 13 8 8 13 11 - 53
Hamilton 9 12 12 9 4 - 46
POLSON - Mackenzie Banner 4, Mariah Hamel 6, Anna DiGiallonardo 13, Riley Kenney 18, Heidi Rausch 9, Macall Banner 1, Jessica Bagnell 2.
HAMILTON - Rebecka Hood 13, Taylor Goligoski 12, Casey Shifflett 3, Mary Conwell 5, Meghan Kratofil 8, Jaylee Albert 2, Brianna Huggans 3.