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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1954
Page
10
The flightless birds have been kept in enclosures and farmed since 1857. Before that time ostrich plumes were sold on European and American fashion markets secured from wild birds.
Cut Bank Wolves defeated the Choteau Bulldogs 60 to 55 at Cut Bank. Nile Aubrey led Wolves with 12 points on 9 of 12 shooting while Brad Baker added 14 points. Choteau’s Roy Snyder led with 15 points as Higgins and Lindseth contributed double digits in a tight final.
Fort Benton 67 over Conrad 48 and Fairfield 62 over Shelby 59 in overtime. Other results include Browning 67 over Choteau 45 and Sunburst 85 over Stanford 54. Fort Benton B 65 over Chinook B 52.
The week’s crucial conference games determine playoff spots. Benton leads the race as the only guaranteed qualifier, with Cut Bank and Choteau clinging to sixth by winning remaining matches. Fairfield and Sunburst field tight pursues as outcomes hinge on final games.
The Choteau Independents defeated Greenfield 77 to 42 on Sunday afternoon to avenge an earlier one point loss. LeBlanc led Choteau with 12 points while Tracy scored 12 for Greenfield. Greenfield had only 9 field goals in the game, but 23 free throws to Choteau's 19.
Friday matchups include Sunburst at Cut Bank, Browning at Fort Benton, Choteau at G F Central, Shelby at Chinook. Saturday features Sunburst at G F Central, Browning at Chinook, Cut Bank at Choteau and Conrad at Fairfield, with Shelby at Fort Benton.
Centerville Miners defeated Dutton 50 to 45 in a Class C boys game. Bob Aline scored 23 for Centerville while George Erickson added 7 points in the late period. Dutton trailed most of the game, rallying only in the final stanza as Hansen led visitors with 14 and Threlkeld had 10.
The Choteau Bulldogs battled Chinook in a close game losing by two minutes to go, earlier dropping a tough overtime to Fairfield. Jaumotte returned from an ankle issue to spark offense while Littlejohn’s squad edged away after Lindseth fouled out.
Browning led 16 11 after the first period and pulled away to a 42 27 halftime edge. Crossgums scored 30 points to pace the Browns while Bull Child added 12 from mid court. Choteau struggled with Roy Snyder contributing 15 points in a game hampered by incomplete Bulldogs play.
Pirates travel to Augusta Friday then host Cascade Badgers Saturday as final games shape seedings for the Conrad tournament February 18 to 20. Walier leads at 12 1 with Simms 10 2. Power 8 4 Cascade 6 6 Brady 5 7 Dutton 5 7 Centerville 2 11 Augusta 1 11.
Friday night at Browning the Choteau B team beat the Indian B team 47 to 36. Wes Higgins scored 17 to lead Choteau while Clark Olson had 8 and Jim Lohse and Leif Larsen 7 each. Saturday the Cut Bark J V’s beat locals 48 to 39 with Carl Olson 11 and Jay Dunckel 7. Choteau B record improves to 13 wins and 6 losses.
The Montana High School Association adopts rules to have qualified teachers coach all football baseball basketball and track staff permitted to teach three classes daily and paid by the Board of Education. It also classifies track meet divisions AA A and B and allows a student under 19 by Oct 15 to complete football and under Feb 1 to complete basketball but bars eligibility in other seasons. An amendment to residence rules was defeated.
The Pirates won 48-40 over Brady and lost 48-46 to Simms in a weekend set. Terry Ingebrigtson led Brady with 18, Harold Severson added 15, while Simms’ Don Erickson scored 17 and Terry Ingebrigtson 15 for the Pirates. The Brady game saw a 19-point second quarter margin for Brady before a 26-23 halftime Pirates lead.
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