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Three Forks headed to consolation championship

The Three Forks High School girls basketball will play tonight for the Class B Consolation Championship and a chance to finish third at state.

The Lady Wolves defeated Columbus 43-36 Saturday morning to advance to the game where they will play Missoula-Loyola at 6 p.m. at the Belgrade Events Center.

It was a strong defensive performance for Three Forks who did not give up their first points of the game until under a minute left in the first quarter and took a 5-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Wolves would take a 16-13 lead into the half paced by a strong performance from Kenda...