Ronan Chiefs (Ronan, MT) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad nip the host St. Ignatius Bulldogs (St. Ignatius, MT), 49-43 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Ronan upgrades its record to 1-4 on the season. The Chiefs travel to Whitefish (Whitefish, MT) to play the Bulldogs in a A Northwestern bout on Saturday, January 2. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 1-3.

Next up, the Bulldogs play the Bigfork Vikings (Bigfork, MT) in a B District 7B bout, on Monday, December 21. St. Ignatius will attempt to upgrade on its 0-2 season record.

Quarter 1

At St. Ignatius, the Northwestern A Chiefs used a tough defense to build a first half lead, then pulled away from District 7-B St. Ignatius in the fourth quarter. Kevin Wroblewski scored 16 points for Ronan, which forced the Bulldogs into committing 20 turnovers in the first half en route to a 27-19 lead at intermission. Justin Dustybull added 11 points for the Chiefs, who used a trio of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to run away at the end.