Whitefish Bulldogs (Whitefish, MT) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad bounce the visiting Ronan Chiefs (Ronan, MT), 69-47 in a league bout.

With the victory, Whitefish upgrades its record to 14-4 on the campaign.

Next up, the Chiefs play the Columbia Falls Wildcats (Columbia Falls, MT) in a A Northwestern bout, on Saturday, February 21. Ronan will attempt to upgrade on its 11-6 season record.

Quarter 1

At Whitefish, the third-ranked Bulldogs, led by Colt Idol and Aaron Tkachyk, were too much for the Chiefs and clinched the Northwestern A regular-season title in posting the Northwestern A win. Idol pumped in a game-high 22 points, while Tkachyk scored 20 as Whitefish improved to 8-2 in the league, 14-4 overall. The Bulldogs led by just four at halftime before beginning the second half on a 20-8 spurt. Mike Fisher and Eddie Ness scored 11 apiece for Ronan (4-5, 11-6). Ronan 8 15 8 16 - 47 Whitefish 15 12 20 22 - 69 RONAN - Jared Tanner 4, Mike Fisher 11, Dallas Cordier 8, Eddie Ness 11, Jay Sorrell 4, Nolan Harris 3, Kyle Hendrickx 6. WHITEFISH - Aaron Tkachyk 20, Willie Roche 6, Josh Backer 6, Marc Hotzfield 7, Connor Silliker 4, Colt Idol 22, David FauntLeRoy 4.