The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds headed to Bozeman this week to take part in the Montana Class C State Boys Basketball tournament being played at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on the Campus of Montana State University.

The Thunderbirds bring a 22-2 record into the tournament and will be looking to cap their seasons with three more wins on the big stage.

Both Thunderbird losses came to teams also represented at the state tournament. Hays/Lodge Pole blazed through the District 9C unscathed with a perfect 14-0 record. At the District 9 C tournament the Box Elder Bears clipped the Thunderbirds i...