Bigger than the game

The communities of Ekalaka and Baker came together during Tuesday night's basketball games in Baker to support longtime eastern Montana basketball referee Sarina Venable. Venable has been diagnosed with Stage 3 Leiomyosarcoma. In lieu of an entry fee, free-will donations were accepted at the game to help Venable and her family. Baker's junior class also held a bake raffle throughout the evening. In addition, fans of both teams were encouraged to ditch their school colors and instead wear purple to show support. CCHS basketball teams, pictured here, wore purple warm-ups Tuesday night in support of Venable.