Central McLean News-Journal Sports
Trojans win in overtime
Tuesday night’s final game at the Vonderheide Gymnasium in Underwood was everything a Class B high school basketball game is supposed to be – competitive, fun to watch, and down to the wire with a buzzer-beater shot giving the winners the overtime victory.
Boys win two, girls one
With two district double-header games this past week, the Trojans picked up three wins and one loss.
State-ranked teams stymie Comet cagers
Underwood Head Coach Gary Ballard’s prediction that this past week’s girls hoops games would be tough were spot on, as the Comets lost a pair of games on the hard court to two state-ranked teams, Velva and Linton.
Trojans 4th at Mandan Tournament
The Trojans settled for fourth place at the Mandan Holiday Tournament this past week.
Trojans split with Sioux
Trapper Jacobs had the hot hand Thursday night at Solen as he poured in 47 points as the Trojans defeated the Sioux, 66-38.
Comets win two; struggling with turnovers
The Comet girls struggled to find a handle on the basketball this week as they repeatedly turned the ball over in their outings against Shiloh Christian and Hazen.
Trojans top Royals
The Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky Trojans girls team traveled to South Prairie to take on the Royals last Tuesday night.
Comets start strong in early hoops games
The Underwood Comets got the 2018-19 hoops season off to a rousing start, winning the first three games of the season.
New coach leading Trojan cagers
The Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky girls basketball team picked up its first win of the season in Monday night’s opener, knocking off Standing Rock by the score of 49-38.
Underwood board talks numbers, all-in co-op
Is it time to go “all-in” with the Cougars co-op?
