The Cougars Fought Against Marty
By Samantha Bull
The Cougars played Marty on February 6 at Marty's high school gym. The 5th and 6th grade team lost 19-34. The top scorer was Kol Otten with 6 points.
The 7th and 8th grade team won 39-35. Ben Witt had 13 points, and Bryce Frank had 12 points.
The Cougars Claw Their Way to a Victory
By Samantha Bull
The Cougars played Wagner at Bonesteel's high school gym on February 9.
The 5th grade team won 18-15. Gentry Bartling had 5 steals. The 5th and 6th grade team lost 15-33. Kol Otten, Gentry Bartling, and Quinten Bull all scored 6 points. The 6th and 7th grade team won 28-23, with Nick Nelson having 7 assists. The 7th and 8th grade team won 40-34. . Ben Witt scored 24 points.
The Cougars Defeat Marty
By Samantha Bull
The Cougars played Marty at Bonesteel on February 12. The game was held at Bonesteel's high school gym.
The 5th and 6th grade team lost 18-19. Gentry Bartling had the most points scoring 7.
The 7th and 8th grade team won 34-27. Bryce Frank had 11 points, and Brogan Glover had 10 points.
The Cougars Conquer the Colome Cowboys
By Samantha Bull
The Cougars traveled to Colome to play the Colome Cowboys on February 13. The game was held at Colome's high school gym.
The 5th and 6th grade team won 21-18. Gentry Bartling scored 9 points. The 6th and 7th grade team lost 18-20, with Jaden Swan having 10 assists. The 7th and 8th grade team won 44-24, with Ben Witt scoring 20 points.
Cougars Compete at the Stuart Tournament
By Samantha Bull
The Cougars traveled to Stuart Nebraska to compete in the Stuart Tournament. The tournament was held at Stuart's high school gym and at the auditorium. The 8th grade tournament were supposed to play on February 24 but it got postponed to March 3. The 7th and 5th grade tournament was held on February 25.
The 5th grade team played 4 games and got 5th place overall. The boys won their first game against Stuart 10-7. They lost their second game against Winner, and also lost their third game against Ewing, 31-20. The Cougars won their last game getting 5th against Boyd County.
The 7th grade team played Boyd County first and beat them, 18-14. Then they played Stuart and lost, 14-26. The Cougars played North Central for their third game of the day and won, 28-24. They made it to the championship game and played against Stuart. They lost the game, 31-18 putting them in second place.