Lady Trojans battle hard at District Tournament

While they may not have come away with a victory at last week's 5B District Tournament in Belgrade, the Whitehall High School girls basketball team showed plenty of promise for the future with two strong performances.

The sixth seeded Lady Trojans fell 38-26 Thursday to rival Boulder, and were eliminated from the tournament Saturday in a close 40-35 loss to Big Timber.

"Their defense put them in a spot to win. For them to come out and execute – as a coach you love that. They did everything I asked. We were in a position to win both games," head coach Kelly Nieskens said.

In their first two gam...