M-ettes crush Poplar, Shelby

The Malta M-ettes basketball team posted a pair of wins last weekend. They are currently on an eight-game win streak and are 8-1 this season.

The M-ettes defeated the Poplar Lady Indians 78-36 on Friday, January 14, in Poplar. They then defeated the Shelby Lady Coyotes 66-29 on Saturday, January 15, in Malta's first home game of the calendar year.

"It feels pretty great," M-ette Co-Captain Lauren Tuss said when asked about playing at the MHS Gymnasium. "We haven't played here a lot, so it's good to get rolling in our own gym, and get rolling here, where we have a bigger crowd and get the commu...