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The Thunder Ridge Titans enter the 5A High Country tournament as the top seed with a perfect 21-0 record after a 64-45 defeat of the Rigby Trojans on senior night Thursday.

The 4A High Country tournament runs through Shelley after the Russets clinched the top seed in the district tournament with a 74-56 win over Skyline Thursday night.

After Hillcrest’s first loss since Dec. 2021 last week, the 17-0 Pocatello Thunder barely took the lead in 4A this week, leading the Knights by just one point.

After trailing at halftime, the Blackfoot Broncos chipped away at the deficit to bring home a 66-61 victory over the stingy Rigby Trojans.

The Highland Rams are starting to heat up at the right time. After a big win against Rigby last Thursday, Highland took down the Bonneville Bees Wednesday night 70-58.

Jack Nelson’s go-ahead three-pointer with 7.6 seconds to go propelled the Teton Timberwolves to a one-point win Tuesday night over the Ririe Bulldogs in a great battle.

The unbeaten Thunder Ridge Titans and the defending 1AD2 state champion Rockland Bulldogs continue to win and continue to lead their respective media polls as a result.

In dominating fashion Thursday night, the Madison Bobcats handed the Hillcrest Knights their first loss since Dec. 2021, winning 81-67 on home court.

The Hillcrest Knights, Teton Timberwolves and Rockland Bulldogs continue to win and continue to lead their respective boys basketball media polls.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers jumped out to a significant lead early against the Marsh Valley Eagles Wednesday night, and they held that advantage for a 70-58 win.

The Thunder Ridge Titans remain unbeaten this season, improving to 18-0 with a conference victory over the Rigby Trojans.

It took a few minutes for the Hillcrest Knights to get going Tuesday night, but once they did, they left the Idaho Falls Tigers in the dust in a 92-51 victory.

The Madison Bobcats outlasted the Thunder Ridge Titans in a big conference battle Tuesday night, taking the dub 51-49.

The Thunder Ridge Titans, Shelley Russets, and Rockland Bulldogs continue to win, maintaining their first place positions in their respective media polls this week.

The Idaho State women’s basketball team lost their second straight game on Saturday, falling to Montana 77-68.

The Pocatello Thunder kept their undefeated season alive, coming back from a double-digit deficit in the second half to win over Preston 65-60.

Hillcrest, Teton and Rockland all lead in their respective polls, the first media polls of the boys basketball season.

The 5th annual Pink Night takes over Thunder Ridge High School Friday night, as the annual tradition of supporting community members effected by cancer continues in 2023.

After Rigby led by six points through one quarter, the Hillcrest Knights took control in the Dungeon Wednesday night, winning 81-69.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers were victorious in a rivalry battle Tuesday night, taking down the Shelley Russets 49-44.

Thunder Ridge, Shelley and Rockland each lead in their respective polls, the first girls basketball media rankings of the season.

The Highland Rams kept their record above .500 on Saturday afternoon, defeating Mountain Home 51-38.

The Hillcrest Knights continue to win, and Hillcrest won convincingly Thursday night over the Skyline Grizzlies 76-51.

The Thunder Ridge Titans are 14-0, and win number 14 came on Wednesday night when the Titans defeated the Madison Bobcats 53-37.

The Rigby Trojans remained red hot Wednesday night on home court, dominating the Highland Rams for a 66-33 win.

In a tough test Tuesday night, the Hillcrest Knights passed with a close win against the Madison Bobcats 62-58.

The Rigby Trojans improved to 9-2 on the season Tuesday night, taking down the Bonneville Bees 65-55 in what was a close matchup for most of the game.

The Shelley girls basketball team improved to 11-1 on the season with a 71-55 victory over Sugar-Salem.

Burton Park was the hero for the Firth Cougars Tuesday night, hitting a game-winning shot off of a rebound with 1.9 seconds left to sink the West Side Pirates 43-41.

In a thrilling matchup Tuesday night, the Shelley Russets improved to 10-1 this season with a 70-68 OT victory over Skyline.

The Grace Lutheran boys basketball team survived a scare on Saturday night, edging past Sho-Ban 43-40.

The Highland girls basketball team put on an impressive performance on Saturday, defeating Marsh Valley 60-23.