Newport boys wind up long year

NEWPORT – The Newport Grizzlies boys’ basketball team played the last game of a long 19-game regular season against Davenport (10-10, 6-5) Tuesday, Feb. 3 after the newspaper went to press.

Newport (0-18, 0-11) was in action at home Friday, Jan. 31, against Priest River in the Battle of the Border, losing to their rivals 80-63. Priest River got out to a 2110 first quarter lead and increased that substantially in the second quarter, up 4419 at halftime. Newport trimmed the Spartans’ lead with with a 29-16 third quarter, pulling to within a dozen by the end of the quarter. But the Spartans finished the game with a 21-17 fourth quarter to get the win.