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KHRT Sports – 06/27/24

Posted on Jun 27, 2024 in General |

KHRT SPORTS – THURSDAY – 06/27/24

MINOT, ND – The Minot Honeybees earned their first home win in franchise history with a walk off 6-5 win over Madison on Wednesday night at Corbett Field. The Honeybees scored a run in the bottom of the 7th inning to tie the game at 4-4 and force extra innings. The Night Mares tallied a run in the 8th to take a 5-4 lead. Minot would respond in the bottom of the 8th as they score two runs to secure the win. Kierra Fournier picks up the win for Minot pitching 5 innings giving up 4 earned runs on 7 hits with one walk and no strikeouts. The Honeybees are now 3-6 on the season.

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HOT TOTS

MINOT, ND – The Minot Hot Tots finished their roadtrip with a 19-2 loss in Willmar on Wednesday. The Stingers scored every inning but the second as they tallied 21 hits on the night. The Hot Tots committed five errors. Minot finishes their roadtrip to Mankato, Rochester, and Willmar with 1-5 mark and have lost four in a row. They’ll try to snap that streak as they host Mankato tonight at Corbett Field at 6:35 pm.

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MINOT, ND – Wednesday’s scores:

American Legion Baseball
Minot Metros def. Watford City, 4-1
Minot Metros def. Watford City, 6-4

Burlington def. Velva, 5-4

Surrey def. Crosby, 11-4
Surrey def. Crosby, 12-1

Carrington def. Velva, 12-0

Devils Lake def. Harvey, 15-0

Washburn def. Hazen, 12-5
Hazen def. Washburn, 5-4

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TWINS-DIAMONDBACKS

PHOENIX (AP) — Jose Miranda hit an early three-run double, Simeon Woods Richardson pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 on Wednesday night. Miranda hit the first of two doubles in the second inning off Ryne Nelson (5-6) and the Twins piled on from there. Willi Castro hit a two-run homer, Trevor Lamach doubled twice and one of baseball’s best offenses banged out 14 hits, including eight for extra bases to bounce back from a 5-4 loss in the series opener. It was more than enough for Woods Richardson (3-1), who allowed three runs on four hits and struck out four with two walks in 5 1/3 innings.

UP NEXT
RHP David Festa, Minnesota’s top pitching prospect, will pitch today’s series finale after RHP Chris Paddack went on the injured list with right arm fatigue. LHP Jordan Montgomery (6-4, 5.71 ERA) pitches for Arizona.

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TIMBERWOLVES-DRAFT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves were committed to keeping their core together, coming off a trip to the Western Conference finals and in no position to enhance the roster through free agency or trades. They got that done in the NBA draft Wednesday night, jumping in to get Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham after a trade with San Antonio for the eighth overall pick and finishing a productive first round by selecting Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. at No. 27. Seeking more scoring off the bench, particularly through shot creation and a faster pace of play, the Timberwolves found a promising backup point guard in Dillingham without giving up any current assets and snagged a dynamic scorer in Shannon with the pick they started the draft with. The trade two years ago for Rudy Gobert depleted their supply of future first-round picks, and high-dollar contracts for Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns and the others on down has thrust the Timberwolves well above the salary cap and deep into the luxury tax.

“We think we have a chance. We’re at the big table, so it’s not time to get scared now,” president of basketball operations Tim Connelly said. “I don’t how we can add this level of talent via trades unless we want to give up core guys.” For Dillingham, who’s still 19, the Timberwolves agreed to send a 2031 first-round draft pick and make a swap of first-rounders in 2030 with the Spurs, who had a pick to burn for future resources after taking UConn’s Stephon Castle at No. 4. Despite being undersized at 6-foot-1 and 164 pounds, Dillingham is a proven scorer with an average of 15.2 points in 23.3 minutes per game for the Wildcats. He shot 44.4% from 3-point range. “He’s a guy who, from day one, is going to have a role and a responsibility. Certainly it’s going to be hard for him, but I don’t think you’re that aggressive in the top 10 with a guy you don’t think can play right away,” Connelly said.

Shannon’s stellar final season with the Illini — he was the MVP of the Big Ten Tournament, among other accolades — was overshadowed by a pending rape charge in Kansas. He was found not guilty two weeks ago after a jury spent less than two hours deliberating the verdict. The Portland Trail Blazers went big — literally, with the selection of Donovan Clingan from two-time national champion Connecticut at No. 7 overall. The 7-foot-2 shot-altering stud averaged 13 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game last season for the Huskies, expanding his offensive skills to complement his dominant defense. Clingan dedicated his night to his mother, Stacey Clingan, who died of breast cancer at age 42 in 2018. “I’ve got my mom over here on my side at all times,” Clingan said. “She’s looking down at me. She’s smiling, and I know she’s proud.”

KHRT Sports – 06/07/24

Posted on Jun 7, 2024 in General |

KHRT SPORTS – FRIDAY – 06/07/24

MINOT, ND – Fargo Oak Grove is your state champ in Class B Boys Golf. Max Palmer of Bottineau won the Senior Athlete of the Year and his coach Nate Simpson won Coach of the Year.

High School Boys Golf
Class B

State Tournament – Carrington (final results – top 10 and local teams)
1. Fargo Oak Grove, 364
2. Central Cass, 373
3. Kindred, 378
4. Dickinson Trinity, 380
5. Harvey-Wells County, 383
6. North Star, 386
7. Bottineau, 389T8. Linton-HMB, 392
T8. Hillsboro-Central Valley, 392
10. May-Port-CG, 394

12. Beulah, 396
T13. Westhope-Newburg, 400

17. Des Lacs-Burlington, 417

18. Kenmare, 419

19. Stanley, 424

Individual Medalist: Max Palmer of Bottineau, 86

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MINOT, ND – Thursday scores:

American Legion Baseball

Class A
Devils Lake Storm def. Minot Metros, 10-5
Devils Lake Storm def. Minot Metros, 13-3

Class B
Velva def. Garrison, 6-5
Velva def. Garrison, 11-3

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HOT TOTS

MINOT, ND – The Minot Hot Tots played the Bismarck Larks for the sixth time in their first eight games last night. Bismarck scored a 9-6 win and improves to 6-4 on the season. The Tots drop to 2-6 on the season. Minot will play the first of two in St. Cloud tonight against the Rox.

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ALL STATE SOFTBALL

MINOT, ND – The North Dakota High School Coaches Association has named their All-State teams for softball, and several area player received honors.

Class A All-State
Minot High – Ellington Anderson, Isabelle Anderson, Halle Baker, Sydnee Bartsch

Class B All-State
Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark – Logan Ystaas
Renville County – Ginger Savelkoul
Bottineau – Halle Gullett, Kaia Hennings
Beulah – Addie Dale-Geiger, Ava Seibel
Washburn-Center-Stanton – Kya Kulzer
Wilton-Wing – Taylor Zimmerman
Ray – Maddix Falk

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NAHL AWARDS

MINOT, ND – The Minot Minotauros have another finalist for the NAHL Awards that will be handed out next week. Cody Campbell is a finalist for the Coach of the Year. Campbell guided the Tauros to the Robertson Cup semifinals and his team set franchise records with 90 points, 44 wins, 125 assists and 208 goals. The NAHL Awards will be announced Tuesday afternoon.

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TWINS-YANKEES

NEW YORK (AP) — Trent Grisham homered and had three RBIs, doubling his totals in both categories, and the New York Yankees completed a season sweep of the Minnesota Twins with an 8-5 victory Thursday night for their eighth straight win. Gleyber Torres bounced a two-run double inside first base for the Yankees (45-19), who broke a tie with Philadelphia for the best record in the majors. They moved to 25-6 in the last 31 games and extended their longest winning streak since a nine-game run in June 2022. The AL East leaders finished 6-0 versus Minnesota, a perennial Yankees punching bag. After outscoring the Twins 36-12 this year, New York is 123-44 against them since 2002 — including the playoffs.

UP NEXT
RHP Joe Ryan (4-4, 3.38 ERA) starts Friday night at Pittsburgh against RHP Mitch Keller (7-3, 3.42) in the opener of a three-game series. Ryan gave up four homers over five innings last Saturday in a 5-2 loss at Houston.

KHRT Sports – 06/06/24

Posted on Jun 6, 2024 in General |

KHRT SPORTS – THURSDAY – 06/06/24

MINOT, ND – Grand Forks Red River won their first State Class A Boys Golf title since 2019. Minot North finished tied for 5th.

High School Boys Golf
Class A

State Tournament – Kings Hill Golf Course in Grand Forks (final results)
1. Grand Forks Red River, 623
2. Fargo North, 627
3. Bismarck Century, 634
4. West Fargo Sheyenne, 645
T5. Minot North, 648
T5. West Fargo, 648
7. Fargo Davies, 650
8. Fargo Shanley, 660
9. Jamestown, 677
10. Williston, 691
11. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 692
12. Minot High, 702

Individual Medalist: Carson Hannestad of Fargo North, 144

Kasen Rostad of Minot North tied for 3rd at 155

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STATE B GOLF

MINOT, ND – The State Class B Boys Tournament began Wednesday in Carrington with teams playing the back nine because the front nine was unplayable due to water. They will complete the tournament today playing a full 18 holes. After day one Fargo Oak Grove leads with a 142, while Dickinson Trinity is two strokes back. Defending champ Central Cass is third at 145. Harvey-Wells County is fourth with a 150, Beulah is sixth, and Westhope-Newburg is tied for 10th. Other local teams in the top 20 include Bottineau at 11th, Des Lacs-Burlington tied for 12th, Stanley is tied for 16th, and Kenmare is 18th. Individually, Champ Hettich of Beulah and Andrew Bilstad of Fargo Oak Grove are tied atop the leaderboard at 34.

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HOT TOTS

MINOT, ND – Bismarck scored 15 runs on 12 hits as the Larks defeated the Minot Hot Tots 15-5 on Wednesday night in Bismarck. The Larks big innings were the 7th and 8th when they put up five runs in each. The two teams play again tonight at 6:35 pm at Corbett Field here in Minot.

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LEGION BASEBALL-POLL

MINOT, ND – The Class AA Legion baseball coaches have released their preseason poll and the Minot Vistas came in third.

American Legion Baseball
Class AA

Coaches Preseason Poll

1. Fargo Post 2 (9 first place votes)
2. West Fargo Patriots (1 first place vote)
3. Minot Vistas
4. Bismarck Governors
5. Mandan Chiefs
6. Fargo Post 400 Stars
7. Dickinson Roughriders
8. Williston Keybirds
9. Jamestown Eagles
10. Grand Forks Royals

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MINOTAUROS-HONORS

MINOT, ND – The North American Hockey League will hand out their year end awards on Tuesday, June 11th. The Minot Minotauros have two finalists. Brady James is nominated for Goalteander of the Year. James had a 2.22 goals against average, .913 save percentage and tallied three shutouts. Colby Woogk is nominated for Defenseman of the Year. Woogk tallied the best season in franchise history for a defensemen with 18 goals, which is the most among defensemen. He also had 28 assists and was a +27.

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MINOT STATE TRACK-COACH HIRE

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The Beaver track and field program has its next leader, a man very familiar with athletics in the state of North Dakota. Kevin Harmon, Minot State’s Vice President for Student Affairs and Intercollegiate Athletics, is pleased to introduce Jordan Aus as the Beavers new head track and field coach. Aus comes to Minot State after spending the past 10 years as an economics instructor and head boys track and field coach at Sheyenne High School in the West Fargo Public School District. During his time at Sheyenne HS he twice was named the North Dakota State Coach of the Year in boys track and field (2021 and 2022) and assisted with the duties of the Activity Director at Sheyenne since 2018. Aus received his bachelor’s in Social Science Education from Valley City State in 2014 and his master’s in Educational Leadership from Minnesota State Moorhead in 2018. Aus officially begins his duties with the Beavers on June 15.

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MINOT STATE BASEBALL-HONORS

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – A pair of Minot State baseball players earned honors from the College Sports Communicators for their outstanding performance on the diamond and in the classroom as they were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team that was announced Tuesday. Earning this special honor were outfielder Brent Riddle and pitcher Trevyn Badger. To be named to the Academic All-District Team a player must be at least a sophomore who is in their second season with their team, must have started 66 percent of the team’s games or played in 90 percent of the team’s games or if a pitcher must have pitched at least 25 innings, and must maintain a 3.50 cumulative GPA. Badger, a starting pitcher from San Tan Valley, Arizona who graduated in May with a degree in Professional Communication, pitched in 11 games, starting 10, with a 1-7 record, and a 10.01 ERA pitching 47 2/3 innings with 35 strikeouts. Riddle, a junior Fitness and Wellness Management major from San Clemente, California, started all 49 games for the Beavers and hit .347, third-best on the team. He led the team in triples with 3, was second on the team with 7 home runs and 41 RBIs, had 11 doubles, 15 stolen bases, and defensively had 131 putouts and 5 assists from the outfield.

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TWINS-YANKEES

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge drove in five runs, Carlos Rodón retired his first 16 batters and the New York Yankees matched their longest winning streak of the season at seven by beating the Minnesota Twins 9-5 Wednesday night. New York has won 18 of 22 games and is tied with Philadelphia for the best record in the major leagues at 44-19. Backed by a four-run first inning, Rodón (8-2) won his career-best sixth straight start. He didn’t allow a hit until Carlos Santana drove a fastball into the right-field seats in the sixth. New York has won six straight against the Twins dating to last season and is 106-42 against Minnesota since 2002. The Yankees are 5-0 against the Twins this year. Minnesota’s Royce Lewis homered in the seventh off Dennis Santana on his 25th birthday, a day after Lewis went deep in his return from a strained right quadriceps that sidelined him for 58 games. Lewis became the first player in franchise history to homer in his first three games of a season. Chris Paddack allowed seven runs and six hits in four-plus innings. He has given up 12 runs and 18 hits in nine innings against the Yankees this season.

UP NEXT
RHP Marcus Stroman (5-2, 2.73) is 3-0 in his last four starts going into tonight’s series finale against Minnesota and RHP Pablo López (5-5, 4.84).

KHRT Sports – 06/05/24

Posted on Jun 5, 2024 in General |

KHRT SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 06/05/24

MINOT, ND – Day one of the Class A Boys State Golf Tournament at Kings Way Golf Course in Grand Forks saw Bismarck Century and Grand Forks Red River tied for the lead with a team total of 311. Fargo North was one stroke back in 3rd while Minot North is 4th shooting a 316. Fargo Davies rounded out the top 5 with a 319. Minot High is 11th.
Individually, Carson Hannestad of Fargo North shot a -4 to capture the lead. Kasen Rostad of Minot North is tied for 5th at +3 and Bennett Bartsch of Minot North is 8th at +4. Play will finish today with the second round.

Play at the State Class B Boys Golf Tournament in Carrington was delayed due to wet conditions as a result of heavy rains on Sunday. The meet will now be a 27 hole championship. They will play the back 9 holes today due to a number of unplayable holes on the front 9. They finish with 18 holes played on Thursday.

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ALL STAR SOFTBALL

MINOT, ND – The Scheels All-Star Softball Series finished in Casselton on Tuesday night. After the teams split on Monday and the East All Stars won their first game of the series since 2019, the West All Stars won the series with an 8-4 win last night. Jersey Berg of Bismarck High was the series MVP hitting two homeruns, turning three double plays and settting a new defensive assists record.

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MINOT, ND – Legion Baseball scores:

American Legion Baseball

Class AAA
Minot Vistas def. Grand Forks Royals, 16-6
Minot Vistas def. Grand Forks Royals, 10-9

Class B
Velva def. Burlington, 4-3
Velva def. Burlington, 9-2

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TWINS-YANKEES

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Gil pitched six shutout innings of one-hit ball to win his seventh consecutive start, Giancarlo Stanton launched a two-run homer and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory. Aaron Judge flared a two-run double and Gleyber Torres homered early on a 349-foot drive that glanced off the glove of a leaping Max Kepler at the right-field fence. Returning home from a 7-2 trip to three California cities, the AL East leaders won for the 17th time in 21 games overall. They are tied with Philadelphia for the best record in the majors at 43-19. New York improved to 105-42 against the Twins since 2002 — the best record for any team against an opponent in its own league during that span. The Yankees outscored the Twins 14-1 last month in Minnesota, throwing consecutive shutouts to complete a three-game sweep. The only run Minnesota managed this time came on a homer from Royce Lewis in his return from a 58-game injury absence. Lewis walked twice and connected in the seventh off Tommy Kahnle, snapping a 32-inning scoreless drought for the Twins against Yankees pitching.

UP NEXT
Twins RHP Chris Paddack (4-2, 4.57 ERA) starts the middle game of the series tonight against LHP Carlos Rodón (7-2, 3.09), who went six innings for a 5-1 win May 14 at Minnesota.

KHRT Sports – 06/02/24

Posted on Jun 2, 2024 in General |

KHRT SPORTS – SUNDAY – 06/02/24

MINOT, ND – Champions were crowned Saturday.

High School Baseball
Class B

State Tournament – Jamestown

7th Place
Surrey def. Bottineau, 6-4
5th Place
Washburn-Wilton-Center-Stanton def. #4 Des Lacs-Burlington, 4-3
3rd Place
#2 Central Cass def. #5 New Rockford-Sheyenne,9-0
Championship
#1 Thompson def. #3 Grafton, 4-3 (3rd consecutive title for Thompson)

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High School Girls Softball
Class B

State Tournament – Jamestown

7th Place
#1 May-Port-CG def. Renville County, 7-1
5th Place
#5 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark def. Thompson, 6-5
3rd Place
#3 Beulah def. Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 6-1
Championship
#4 Kindred-Richland def. #2 Central Cass, 6-1

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High School Baseball
Class A

State Tournament – Dickinson

5th Place
W2 Minot High def. E4 West Fargo Horace, 5-4
3rd Place
E2 Fargo North def. E3 Fargo Davies, 4-3
Championship
E1 Fargo Shanley def. W1 Bismarck Legacy, 11-6

Powerade State Senior Athlete of the Year for Class A Baseball – Parker Hann of Minot High
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High School Girls Softball
Class A

State Tournament – Dickinson

5th Place
E3 Grand Fork Red River def. E4 West Fargo Sheyenne, 15-5
3rd Place
E2 West Fargo def. W2 Minot High, 8-3
Championship
W1 Dickinson def. W4 Bismarck High, 8-2

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High School Girls Soccer

State Tournament – Minot

5th Place
E2 Fargo Shanley def. W2 Jamestown, 1-0
3rd Place
W3 Mandan def. E3 Grand Forks Red River, 2-1
Championship
E1 Fargo Davies def. W1 Minot High, 2-1 (Minot’s unbeaten streak ends at 70)

Powerade State Senior Athlete of the Year for Girls Soccer – Emerson Perrin of Minot High

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HOT TOTS

MINOT, ND – Bismarck put up 13 hits and 15 runs as the Larks defeated the Minot Hot Tots 15-7 on Saturday. Minot drops to 1-3 on the season. The Larks won the two games at home against the Tots. Minot will host Bismarck today and Monday at Corbett Field.

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TWINS-ASTROS

HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez pitched no-hit ball into the seventh inning and Yordan Alvarez hit two of Houston’s four homers in the Astros’ 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Valdez (4-3) didn’t allow a hit until a single to start the seventh. He yielded the two hits and a run with four strikeouts in seven innings. Alvarez hit a two-run home run off Joe Ryan (4-4) in the first and his solo shot off the starter in the fifth inning made it 5-0. It’s the third multi-homer game of the season for Alvarez and 18th of his career.

UP NEXT
Minnesota RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (2-0, 2.70 ERA), who is from suburban Houston, was set to face RHP Hunter Brown (1-5, 6.39) when the series concludes today.

KHRT Sports – 06/01/24

Posted on Jun 1, 2024 in General |

KHRT SPORTS – SATURDAY – 06/01/24

MINOT, ND – Champions will be crowned today.

High School Baseball
Class B

State Tournament – Jamestown

Consolation
#4 Des Lacs-Burlington def. Surrey, 4-3
Washburn-Wilton-Center-Stanton def. Bottineau, 7-3
Semifinal
#1 Thompson def. #5 New Rockford-Sheyenne, 6-0
#3 Grafton def. #2 Central Cass, 6-3

Today’s schedule

7th Place
Surrey vs Bottineau, 11:30 am (HEARD ON 1320 AM)
5th Place
#4 Des Lacs-Burlington vs Washburn-Wilton-Center-Stanton, 35 min after (HEARD ON 1320 AM)
3rd Place
#2 Central Cass vs #5 New Rockford-Sheyenne, 35 min after
Championship
#1 Thompson vs #3 Grafton, 7 pm

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High School Girls Softball
Class B

State Tournament – Jamestown

Consolation
Thompson def. Renville County, 9-7
#5 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark def. #1 May-Port-CG, 9-7
Semifinal
#2 Central Cass def. #3 Beulah, 4-3
#4 Kindred-Richland def. Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 11-0 (5)

Today’s schedule

7th Place
#1 May-Port-CG vs Renville County, 11 am
5th Place
#5 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark vs Thompson, 35 min after
3rd Place
#3 Beulah vs Velva-Drake-Anamoose 35 min after
Championship
#2 Central Cass vs #4 Kindred-Richland, 5 pm

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High School Baseball
Class A

State Tournament – Dickinson

Loser Out
W2 Minot High def. W4 Williston, 11-1
E4 West Fargo Horace def. W3 Mandan, 9-3
Semifinal
E1 Fargo Shanley def. E3 Fargo Davies, 4-3
W1 Bismarck Legacy def. E2 Fargo North, 12-8

Today’s schedule

5th Place
W2 Minot High vs E4 West Fargo Horace, 12:30 pm CT
3rd Place
E2 Fargo North vs E3 Fargo Davies, 35 min after
Championship
E1 Fargo Shanley vs W1 Bismarck Legacy, 5:30 pm CT

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High School Girls Softball
Class A

State Tournament – Dickinson

Loser Out
E3 Grand Forks Red River def. E1 Fargo North, 17-0
E4 West Fargo Sheyenne def. W3 Mandan, 13-8
Semifinal
W4 Bismarck High def. W2 Minot High, 12-8
W1 Dickinson def. E2 West Fargo, 4-1

Today’s schedule

5th Place
E3 Grand Fork Red River vs E4 West Fargo Sheyenne, 11 am CT
3rd Place
W2 Minot High vs E2 West Fargo, 35 min after
Championship
W1 Dickinson vs W4 Bismarck High, 4 pm CT

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High School Girls Soccer

State Tournament – Minot

Loser Out
E2 Fargo Shanley def. E4 Fargo North, 2-0
W2 Jamestown def. W4 Bismarck Legacy, 1-0 SO
Semifinal
W1 Minot High def. W3 Mandan, 5-0
E1 Fargo Davies def. E3 Grand Forks Red River, 4-0

Today’s schedule

5th Place
E2 Fargo Shanley vs W2 Jamestown, 11 am
3rd Place
W3 Mandan vs E3 Grand Forks Red River, 1:15 pm
Championship
W1 Minot High vs E1 Fargo Davies, 3:30 pm

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HOT TOTS

MINOT, ND – For the second straight day the Minot Hot Tots went to an extra inning. This time they lose to the Larks in Bismarck 4-3. The Tots drop to 1-2 on the season. Game two of the four game home and home series with Bismarck is tonight in the Capital City.

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TWINS-ASTROS

HOUSTON (AP) — Pablo López pitched seven strong innings and Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 6-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night. Carlos Santana added a solo home run and Willi Castro tripled to help the Twins to their fourth victory in five games. López (5-5) allowed six hits and a run with six strikeouts as he tied his longest start of the season. He bounced back after three tough starts during which he gave up a combined 25 hits and 16 runs. Alex Bregman went deep in the third inning for his third home run in four games, but the Astros couldn’t do much else on offense in their fourth loss in five games.

UP NEXT
Houston LHP Framber Valdez (3-3, 4.34 ERA) opposes Joe Ryan (4-3, 2.96) when the series continues today.

KHRT Sports 05/31/24

Posted on May 31, 2024 in General |

KHRT SPORTS – FRIDAY – 05/31/24

MINOT, ND – Six State high school tournaments began on Thursday.

High School Baseball
Class B

State Tournament – Jamestown

First Round
#1 Thompson def. Surrey, 14-0 (5)
#5 New Rockford-Sheyenne def. #4 Des Lacs-Burlington, 3-2 (11)
#2 Central Cass def. Washburn-Wilton-Center-Stanton, 3-1
#3 Grafton def. Bottineau, 10-1

Today’s schedule

Consolation
#4 Des Lacs-Burlington vs Surrey, 11:30 am (HEARD ON 1320 AM)
Washburn-Wilton-Center-Stanton vs Bottineau, 35 min after
Semifinal
#1 Thompson vs #5 New Rockford-Sheyenne, 4:30 pm
#2 Central Cass vs #3 Grafton, 35 min after

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High School Girls Softball
Class B

State Tournament – Jamestown

First Round
#2 Central Cass def. Renville County, 13-2
#3 Beulah def. Thompson, 2-1
Velva-Drake-Anamoose def. #1 May-Port-CG, 2-1
#4 Kindred-Richland def. #5 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 9-6

Today’s schedule

Consolation
Renville County vs Thompson, 11 am
#1 May-Port-CG vs #5 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 35 min after
Semifinal
#2 Central Cass vs #3 Beulah, 4 pm
#4 Kindred-Richland vs Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 35 min after

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High School Baseball
Class A

State Tournament – Dickinson

First Round
E1 Fargo Shanley def. W4 Williston, 6-4
E3 Fargo Davies def. W2 Minot High, 6-5 (13)
W1 Bismarck Legacy def. E4 West Fargo Horace, 11-1
E2 Fargo North def. W3 Mandan, 6-5

Today’s schedule

Loser Out
W2 Minot High vs W4 Williston, 12:30 pm CT
W3 Mandan vs E4 West Fargo Horace, 35 min after
Semifinal
E1 Fargo Shanley vs E3 Fargo Davies, 5:30 pm CT
W1 Bismarck Legacy vs E2 Fargo North , 35 min after

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High School Girls Softball
Class A

State Tournament – Dickinson

First Round
W4 Bismarck High def. E1 Fargo North, 15-5
W2 Minot High def. E3 Grand Forks Red River, 7-5
E2 West Fargo def. W3 Mandan, 10-9 (8)
W1 Dickinson def. E4 West Fargo Sheyenne, 14-4

Today’s schedule

Loser Out
E1 Fargo North vs E3 Grand Forks Red River, 12 pm CT
W3 Mandan vs E4 West Fargo Sheyenne, 35 min after
Semifinal
W2 Minot High vs W4 Bismarck High, 5 pm CT
W1 Dickinson vs E2 West Fargo, 35 min after

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High School Girls Soccer

State Tournament – Minot

First Round
W1 Minot High def. E4 Fargo North, 6-1
W3 Mandan def. E2 Fargo Shanley, 3-1
E1 Fargo Davies def. W4 Bismarck Legacy, 2-1
E3 Grand Forks Red River def. W2 Jamestown, 2-1 SO

Today’s schedule

Loser Out
E2 Fargo Shanley vs E4 Fargo North, 12 pm
W2 Jamestown vs W4 Bismarck Legacy, 2:15 pm
Semifinal
W1 Minot High vs W3 Mandan, 4:30 pm
E1 Fargo Davies vs E3 Grand Forks Red River, 6:45 pm

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High School Girls Tennis

State Tournament – Team Dual – Grand Forks

First Round
E1 Valley City def. W4 Bismarck Century, 3-2
W2 Bismarck Legacy def. E3 Fargo Davies, 3-2
W1 Minot High def. E4 Grand Forks Red River, 5-0
E2 West Fargo Sheyenne def. W3 Mandan, 4-1

Loser Out
E3 Fargo Davies def. W4 Bismarck Century, 3-2
E4 Grand Forks Red River def. W3 Mandan, 4-1
Semifinal
E1 Valley City def. W2 Bismarck Legacy, 3-2
W1 Minot High def. E2 West Fargo Sheyenne, 4-1

5th Place
E3 Fargo Davies def. E4 Grand Forks Red River, 3-2
3rd Place
E2 West Fargo Sheyenne def. W2 Bismarck Legacy, 3-2
Championship
E1 Valley City def. W1 Minot High, 3-2

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HOT TOTS

MINOT, ND – The Minot Hot Tots scored in the bottom of the 10th inning and get a walk off 7-6 win last night at Corbett Field over the St. Cloud Rox. The teams split the two-game series. Minot now plays four games against the Bismarck Larks. Tonight and Saturday are on the road while games Sunday and Monday are here at Corbett Field.

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TWINS-ROYALS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Jeffers homered twice and Carlos Correa added a two-out, bases-clearing triple in the sixth inning as the Minnesota Twins rallied from a four-run deficit for a 7-6 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. Reliever Chris Stratton (2-3) allowed pinch-hitter Max Kepler’s RBI single and walked two batters to load the bases with two outs. Correa lifted a 3-1 fastball down the right-field line to break a 4-4 tie. It was Correa’s second triple of the season. Jeffers’ first home run of the game, a two-run blast into the left-field bullpen in the bottom of the fourth, cut the Royals’ 4-0 lead in half. Jeffers, who leads the Twins with 12 home runs, had gone 5 for 43 since his previous homer on May 14.

UP NEXT
Twins: Begin a nine-game, 10-day road trip Friday when right-hander Pablo López (4-5, 5.25 ERA) faces Houston right-hander Ronel Blanco (5-0, 1.99).

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WOLVES-MAVS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Luka Doncic had a 20-point first quarter on his way to 36 points for his high this postseason, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-103 on Thursday night to breeze through the Western Conference finals in five games. Kyrie Irving also scored 36 points for the Mavericks, who built a 29-point halftime lead on 61% shooting to deflate the once-energized crowd before most fans got up for their first snack break. The Mavs went up by 36 in the third quarter, consistently keeping the Timberwolves offense all out of whack. The Mavs, who had the fifth seed in the West, have a full week to rest before the NBA Finals begin in Boston on June 6 for the franchise’s first appearance since winning the championship in 2011 when Kidd was playing for them. The Celtics will have had 10 days between games after sweeping Indiana in the Eastern Conference finals. Anthony Edwards scored 28 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 12 rebounds for the third-seeded Wolves, who met their match with the defense-smashing duo of Doncic and Irving after stifling Phoenix in a first-round sweep and then dethroning defending champion Denver in a seven-game series.

KHRT Sports – 05/29/24

Posted on May 29, 2024 in General |

KHRT SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 05/29/24

MINOT, ND – Boys golf highlighted the schedule on Tuesday.

High School Boys Golf
Class B

Region 4 Tournament – Garrison
1. Harvey-Wells County, 326
2. Bottineau, 329
3. Westhope-Newburg, 332
4. Our Redeemer’s, 336
5. Rugby, 339
6. Northern Lights, 352
7. Bishop Ryan, 374
8. Dunseith, 391

Indiviual Medalist: Max Palmer of Bottineau, 71

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WDA HONORS

MINOT, ND – Conference honors have been award in the WDA and several Minot athletes were honored.

All-WDA Baseball
Minot High: Parker Hann, Kellan Burke, Carson Deaver, Tre Stewart

All-WDA Girls Softball
Minot High: Ellington Anderson, Halle Baker, Sydnee Bartsch, Isabelle Anderson
Minot North: Cadey Shipman

All-WDA Girls Soccer
Minot: Emerson Perrin, Maicee Burke, Bria Lewis, Kynsli Gilmore, Jayva Mckibben

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STATE TOURNAMENTS

MINOT, ND – It’s championship week for several high school spring sports with state tournaments for baseball, softball, girls soccer and girls tennis.

High School Baseball
Class A

State Tournament – Dickinson

First Round (Thu 5/30)
E1 Fargo Shanley vs W4 Williston, 12:30 pm CT
W2 Minot High vs E3 Fargo Davies, 35 min after
W1 Bismarck Legacy vs E4 West Fargo Horace, 4:30 pm CT
E2 Fargo North vs W3 Mandan, 35 min after

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High School Girls Softball
Class A

State Tournament – Dickinson

First Round (Thu 5/30)
E1 Fargo North vs W4 Bismarck High, 12:00 pm CT
W2 Minot High vs E3 Grand Forks Red River, 35 min after
E2 West Fargo vs W3 Mandan, 5:00 pm CT
W1 Dickinson vs E4 West Fargo Sheyenne, 35 min after

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High School Baseball
Class B

State Tournament – Jamestown

First Round (Thu 5/30)
#1 Thompson vs Surrey-Our Redeemer’s, 11:30 am (HEARD ON 1320 AM)
#4 Des Lacs-Burlington vs #5 New Rockford-Sheyenne, 35 min after (HEARD ON 1320 AM)
#2 Central Cass vs Washburn-Wilton-Center-Stanton, 4:30 pm
#3 Grafton vs Bottineau, 35 min after

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High School Girls Softball
Class B

State Tournament – Jamestown

First Round (Thu 5/30)
#2 Central Cass vs Renville County, 11 am
#3 Beulah vs Thompson, 35 min after
#1 May-Port-CG vs Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 4 pm
#4 Kindred-Richland vs #5 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 35 min after

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High School Girls Soccer

State Tournament – Minot

First Round (Thu 5/30)
W1 Minot High vs E4 Fargo North, 12 pm
E2 Fargo Shanley vs W3 Mandan, 2:15 pm
E1 Fargo Davies vs W4 Bismarck Legacy, 4:30 pm
W2 Jamestown vs E3 Grand Forks Red River, 6:45 pm

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High School Girls Tennis

State Tournament – Team Dual – Grand Forks

First Round (Thu 5/30)
E1 Valley City vs W4 Bismarck Century, 10 am
W2 Bismarck Legacy vs E3 Fargo Davies, 10 am
W1 Minot High vs E4 Grand Forks Red River, 10 am
E2 West Fargo Sheyenne vs W3 Mandan

Semifinal and Loser out at 1 pm / 5th Place and 3rd Place at 4:30 pm / Championship at 6 pm

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TWINS-ROYALS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Simeon Woods Richardson earned his first win in eight starts, Jose Miranda drove in two runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Tuesday night. Minnesota, winners of six of their last seven games, got two hits apiece from Manuel Margot, Byron Buxton and Carlos Santana. Jhoan Duran allowed the first two hitters he faced in the ninth to reach base, but helped by Christian Vázquez throwing out a runner trying to steal second, he didn’t allow a run and earned his eighth save. His last two pitches were 102.2 and 103.1 mph. Kansas City had just five hits to lose its third straight after winning eight in a row. The Royals have dropped 15 of their last 16 at Target Field. Woods Richardson (2-0) allowed three hits and struck out four in five innings for his first win since April 13. He allowed two or fewer earned runs in seven of his past eight starts, and only once did he receive more than two runs of support. His 2.70 ERA is third among rookies with at least 35 innings pitched, trailing Shota Imanaga of the Cubs (0.84) and Luis Gil of the Yankees (2.11).

UP NEXT
RHP Seth Lugo (8-1, 1.74), who leads the American League in wins and all of baseball in ERA among qualified players, is scheduled to start Wednesday for Kansas City. He’s scheduled to face RHP Bailey Ober (5-2, 4.33).

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TIMBERWOLVES-MAVERICKS

DALLAS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns finally found his rhythm, and the Timberwolves finally closed a game in the Western Conference finals. Now they head back to Minnesota to see if they can make things even more interesting against Dallas. Towns scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half and the Wolves held off the Mavericks 105-100 on Tuesday night to avoid a sweep. Anthony Edwards had 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Wolves stayed alive in their first trip to the conference finals in 20 years, and just the second in the franchise’s 35 seasons. Game 5 is Thursday night. Towns, who was shooting 28% from the field in the series coming in, was 9 of 13 from the field, including four of five from 3-point range. And that was after picking up fifth foul midway through the third quarter. Luka Doncic had 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in his sixth triple-double of these playoffs, but he and co-star Kyrie Irving were just 13 of 39 from the field. Irving, who was 14-0 in his career in closeout games coming in, made just one of six from long range and finished with 16 points.

KHRT Sports – 05/26/24

Posted on May 26, 2024 in General |

KHRT SPORTS – SUNDAY – 05/26/24

MINOT, ND – Minot High will head to the State Baseball and Softball Tournaments as the #2-seed from the West.

High School Baseball
Class A

West Region Tournament – Corbett Field in Minot

State Qualifier
#6 Williston def. #8 Bismarck High, 14-2
#5 Mandan def. #3 Dickinson, 9-6
Championship
#2 Bismarck Legacy def. #1 Minot High, 3-1

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High School Girls Softball
Class A

West Region Tournament – Dickinson

State Qualifier
#4 Bimarck High def. #7 Williston, 16-8
#3 Mandan def. #5 Jamestown, 4-3
Championship
#2 Dickinson def. #1 Minot High, 6-1

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WEST REGION TENNIS

MINOT, ND – The individual portion of the West Region Girls Tennis Tournament finished in Minot. In the singles tournament Sophia Felderman of Mandan defeated Ava Thuner of Minot High in the championship 6-2,6-3. In the doubles tournament, Bismarck Legacy wins the title. The 3rd place match was an all Minot High contest as Kyllie Fettig/Sienna Ronning defeated Grace Olson/Lila Olson, 3-6,6-4,7-6(4).

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STATE TRACK MEET

MINOT, ND – The three day State Track Meet finished on Saturday in Bismarck. The Class A Boys team completition saw Bismarck High win the championship for the first time since 2014, which was the final of 11 consecutive titles. The Demons scored 170 points, while Bismarck Century came in 2nd at 72.5, then Minot High at 3rd with 72 points.

Bismarck High swept the Class A competition by winning the girls event with 100 points. It was their first state title since 2010. Fargo Davies came in second with 93 points, while Grand Forks Red River was third at 65 points.

Individual champions included:
– Logan Conklin of Minot High wins state high jump title with a jump of 6-8
– Grayson Schaeffer of Minot High wins state triple jump title with a jump of 47 feet…1 inch. John Williams III of Minot North was runner up with a jump of 46 feet…5 inches.
– Haleigh Carr of Minot High wins the State Triple Jump title with a jump of 37 feet…3-3/4 inches.
– Benjamin Harris of Minot High finished runner up in the State A 800 Meter Run with a time of 1:55:56

In Class B, the Bowman County boys takes home the title for the first time as a coop. Bowman won the championship five times with the last of those in 1993. Kindred was second and Hazen was third.

The Bulldogs made it a clean sweep by winning the girls title for the first time since 2008. That was the only other state title as a coop. Bowman won six title between 1978 and 1990. Central Cass came in second and Fargo Oak Grove was third.

Individual champions included:

– Brynn Hanson of Des Lacs-Burlington-Lewis & Clark defends her title in the 3200 Meter run
– Anya Olson of Velva-Drake-Anamoose wins the State 400 Meter Dash title with a time of 56.39
– Brynn Hanson of Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark defends her state title in 800 with a time of 2:17.20

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MINOT STATE TRACK & FIELD

EMPORIA, Kan. (MSU) – The first-ever trip to the nationals for Minot State freshman Jasiah Hambira provided a successful

finish to a stellar season. Hambira cleared his opening height of 6 feet, 8 inches on Friday, but did not advance any further and finished 14th in the nation to earn 2nd Team All-American honors at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Emporia State. An incredible finish to the year for Hambira who in his debut collegiate season won the NSIC Championship in the high jump earlier this month clearing 7 feet, 0.25 inches and set the all-time outdoor school record in the event at Minot State. That after he set the NCAA Division II-era school record in the indoor high jump during the winter for the Beavers, as well. Hambira was one of just four freshmen to qualify for nationals where four of the qualifiers also failed to clear the opening height of 6-8. Jaivon Harrison from Grand Valley State won the national title in the event by virtue of fewer overall misses as he and Hamdi Ali from West Texas A&M both cleared 7-3.25 in Friday’s competition. Hambira becomes Minot State’s fifth NCAA track and field All-American, joining Leif Nelson who was an All-American in 2022 and 2023, Cody Schmidt in 2015, and Kirk Capdeville in 2014.

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TWINS-RANGERS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Kirilloff hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. Kirilloff, who also hit a go-ahead home run in the Twins’ series-opening victory over the World Series champions on Friday night, drove a 1-0 pitch from David Robertson (2-2) into the bullpen in left-center, helping Minnesota win its fourth straight game. After a 7-for-59 skid dropped his batting average to .202, Kirilloff has rallied the past eight days, going 5 for 16 with three home runs. It was just the second multi-hit game of the season for Kirilloff, who also singled and scored leading off the seventh inning. Cole Sands (2-0) pitched two perfect innings to earn the victory. Jhoan Duran worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his sixth save. Michael Lorenzen pitched six strong innings for the Rangers, who have lost six straight and 12 of their last 14 games. Lorenzen gave up one run on three hits over six innings.

UP NEXT
Twins RHP Pablo López (4-4, 4.72) will try to bounce back from his worst start of the season, when he gave up seven earned runs in five innings in a 12-3 loss to the Nationals on May 20. The Rangers have not named a starter.

KHRT Sports – 05/25/24

Posted on May 25, 2024 in General |

KHRT SPORTS – SATURDAY – 05/25/24

MINOT, ND – Minot High will play in the championship of both the West Region Baseball and Softball Tournaments today.

High School Baseball
Class A

West Region Tournament – Corbett Field in Minot

Loser Out
#3 Dickinson def. #7 Jamestown, 11-2
#8 Bismarck High def. #4 Bismarck Century, 1-0 (13)
Semifinal
#2 Bismarck Legacy def. #6 Williston, 7-6
#1 Minot High def. #5 Mandan, 3-2 (9)

Today’s schedule

State Qualifier
#6 Williston vs #8 Bismarck High, 12 pm
#3 Dickinson vs #5 Mandan
Championship
#1 Minot High vs #2 Bismarck Legacy, 5 pm

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High School Girls Softball
Class A

West Region Tournament – Dickinson

Loser Out
#7 Williston def. #6 Bismarck Legacy, 22-8
#5 Jamestown def. #8 Bismarck Century, 6-5
Semifinal
#2 Dickinson def. #3 Mandan, 11-1
#1 Minot High def. #4 Bismarck High, 16-6

Today’s schedule

State Qualifier
#4 Bimarck High vs #7 Williston, 12 pm CT
#3 Mandan vs #5 Jamestown, 2 pm CT
Championship
#1 Minot High vs #2 Dickinson, 4 pm CT

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MINOT, ND – The regular season ended for girls soccer on Friday. Minot High, the three-time defending state champ, ends the regular season at 17-0-0 and did not allow a goal against, outscoring their opponents 123-0. The Majettes have now gone 68 matches without a loss going 67-0-1 since the beginning of the 2021 season.

High School Girls Soccer
Minot High def. Williston, 17-0
Bismarck High def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 3-0
Jamestown def. Bismarck Century, 3-0

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WEST REGION GIRLS TENNIS TOURNAMENT

MINOT, ND – Friday was the first day of the individual portion of the West Region Girls Tennis Tournament here in Minot. Ava Thuner of Minot High will play in the semifinals of the singles tournament today against Avy Ator of Williston. Sophia Feldman of Mandan battles Caylin Kraft of Bismarck Legacy in the other semi. In the doubles tournament, Minot High has two pairs that have made it to the quarterfinals today, Grace and Lila Olson as well as Kyllie Fettig and Sienna Ronning.

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STATE TRACK MEET

MINOT, ND – The State Track Meet will finish up today in Bismarck. Through two days of competition Bismarck High holds the team lead in Class A for both boys and girls. Minot High is 2nd in the boys but has only 41 points to Bismarck’s 86. The Class B girls are led by Carrington while Bowman County leads the boys.

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TWINS-RANGERS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Kirilloff hit a go-ahead home run in the fourth inning and Minnesota retired 15 of the last 16 hitters as the Twins edged the slumping Texas Rangers 3-2 on Friday night. Carlos Correa, Christian Vázquez and Jose Miranda each had two hits for the Twins, who won their third straight since snapping a seven-game losing streak. Corey Seager hit a two-run homer in the first, but the Rangers were blanked the rest of the way. Texas has lost 11 of its last 13 and has failed to score more than four runs in a game during the skid. Bailey Ober (5-2) worked around early trouble to pick up the win. He gave up two runs and four hits, walked three, hit two batters and struck out five in five innings. Steven Okert, Caleb Thielbar, Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran each pitched a scoreless inning for the Twins. Duran, who had allowed a home run in each of his three previous outings, survived a two-out walk to earn his fifth save. Rangers starter José Ureña (1-4) gave up three runs and nine hits while striking out six in five innings.

UP NEXT
Rangers: RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-3, 3.61 ERA) will take the mound against the Twins today searching for his first win since April 21. He has pitched at least six innings in each of his last six starts.
Twins: RHP Pablo López (4-4, 4.72) will try to bounce back from his worst start of the season, when he gave up seven earned runs in just five innings in a 12-3 loss to the Nationals on May 20.

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TIMBERWOLVES-MAVERICKS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Luka Doncic searched to find space as the clock ticked down, using a screen to draw Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert out to the top of the key and a crossover dribble to set up his step-back 3-pointer. With a swish and a shout, Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are headed home with a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Doncic hit the winner with 3 seconds left and posted his fifth triple-double of the playoffs to lead the Mavericks to a 109-108 victory over the Timberwolves on Friday night. Doncic had 32 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for his eighth triple-double in 42 career postseason games for the Mavericks, who erased an 18-point deficit that stood late in the second quarter and were still down 16 midway through the third. Naz Reid went 7 for 9 from 3-point range for 23 points, but his last try at the buzzer rimmed in and out to send the Wolves to Dallas for Game 3 on Sunday in a big hole after another off night by stars Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns. Kyrie Irving had 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter. Mike Conley scored 18 points and Gobert had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolves. Anthony Edwards had 21 points. Game three is Sunday night in Dallas.