CROSS COUNTRY

LC State Cross Country will compete at the NAIA Cross Country National Championships for the 23rd straight year on Friday with the women making their 23rd consecutive trip and the men competing for the 20th year in a row. This year’s meet returns to Vancouver, Wash., on Nov. 17.

The Cascade Conference has five teams in each race to lead the NAIA. The women will run first at 10:30 a.m. with the men to follow at 11:30 a.m. A full preview of the meet will be available later this week. 

MEN'S BASKETBALL

The Warrior men hit the road this weekend for a tough set of games in Butte, Mont. LC State will take on Providence (Mont.) on Thursday before facing No. 6 Montana Tech on Friday.

LC took on No. 3 Arizona Christian in Lewiston on Saturday and, despite an 81-70 loss, saw a lot of positives. Between the battle with ACU and rout of Northwest Indian College, the Warrior newcomers made their presence known with big-time performances. Lorenzo Marsh led LC State against NWIC with 17 points before Quentin Raynor had a stellar night against the Firestorm with 24 points. 

The Warriors open the weekend against the Argos on Thursday and are 34-11 against UP dating back to 2003. The two teams met in Butte last season and Providence came away with an 85-75 victory where Davian Brown scored 22 points. LC had taken the previous seven meetings. 

Montana Tech won the last two meetings against LC State but the Warriors hold a 36-9 record over the Orediggers dating back to 2003. In last season’s meeting in Butte, Anthony Peoples Jr. led the Warriors with eight points in the loss. 

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