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K-Heart Sports – 05/26/23

Posted on May 26, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 05/26/23 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Pairings are set for the State Class B Softball Tournament which begins Thursday at the South Hill Complex here in Minot

High School Girls Softball
Class B

State Tournament – South Hill Complex in Minot

First Round (Thu 6/1)
#2 Renville County vs Thompson, 11 am
#3 Kindred-Richland vs Central McLean, 35 min after
#1 Beulah vs Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 4 pm
#4 Hillsboro-Central Valley vs #5 May-Port-CG, 35 min after

The single elimination tournament runs through Saturday, Jun 3rd>

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MINOT, ND – WDA Tournaments began yesterday.

High School Baseball
Class A

WDA Tournament – Jamestown

First Round
#3 Bismarck Legacy def. #6 Williston, 9-3
#7 Bismarck Century def. #2 Dickinson, 10-3
#5 Mandan def. #4 Minot High, 7-3
#1 Jamestown def. #8 Bismarck High, 4-0

Today’s schedule

Loser Out
#2 Dickinson vs #6 Williston, 11 am
#4 Minot High vs #8 Bismarck High, 1:30 pm
Semifinal
#3 Bismarck Legacy vs #7 Bismarck Century, 4 pm
#1 Jamestown vs #5 Mandan, 6:30 pm

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High School Girls Softball
Class A

WDA Tournament – Dickinson

First Round

#1 Minot High def. #8 Bismarck Legacy, 11-0
#5 Bismarck Century def. #4 Bismarck High, 8-4
#2 Jamestown def. #7 Williston, 5-0
#3 Dickinson def. #6 Mandan, 5-0

Today’s schedule

Loser Out
#4 Bismarck High vs #8 Bismarck Legacy, 12 pm
#6 Mandan vs #7 Williston, 2 pm
Semifinal
#1 Minot High vs #5 Bismarck Century, 4 pm
#2 Jamestown vs #3 Dickinson, 6 pm

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High School Girls Soccer

WDA Tournament – Bismarck St. Mary’s

State Qualifier
#5 Jamestown def. #4 Bismarck Legacy, 2-1 2OT
#3 Mandan def. #7 Bismarck Century, 6-2
Championship
#1 Minot High def. #2 Bismarck High, 2-1 (Majettes 5th consecutive WDA Tournament title)

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High School Girls Tennis

West Region Team Dual Tournament – Mandan

First Round

#1 Minot High def. #8 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 5-0
#4 Bismarck Century def. #5 Mandan, 3-2
#2 Bismarck Legacy def. #7 Williston, 4-1
#3 Bismarck High def. #6 Dickinson, 4-1

Loser Out
#5 Mandan def. #8 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 3-2
#6 Dickinson def. #7 Williston, 3-2
Semifinal
#1 Minot High def. #4 Bismarck Century, 5-0
#2 Bismarck Legacy def. #3 Bismarck High, 3-2

State Qualifier
#4 Bismarck Century def. #6 Dickinson, 3-2
#3 Bismarck High def. #5 Mandan, 3-2
Championship
#1 Minot High def. #2 Bismarck Legacy, 4-1 (Majettes remain undefeated 15-0)

The individual tournament is scheduled for today and Saturday

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MINOT, ND – Bottineau picked up another win in boys golf yesterday.

High School Boys Golf
Class B

Velva Invitational
1. Bottineau, 324
2. Bishop Ryan, 351
3. Rugby, 360
4. South Prairie, 370
5. Dunseith, 392
6. Garrison, 408

Medalist: Max Palmer of Bottineau, 75

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MINOT STATE BASEBALL-HONOR

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Minot State second baseman Derek Kay grabbed another honor after a standout season on the diamond for the Beavers. Kay, a senior from Prior Lake, Minnesota has been named to the Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Central Region 2nd Team, his second regional postseason award as he was named to the NCBWA All-Central Region Team last week. Kay also was a 1st Team All-NSIC selection at second base this season. The honor is the first time Kay has been recognized by the D2CCA as an All-Region performer in his second season with Minot State. Playing in all 48 games for the Beavers this season, Kay hit .355, which was third-highest on the team. He hit 15 home runs, which was second on the team, led Minot State with 59 RBIs, and stolen a team-high 16 bases. He also had 11 doubles and 5 triples, giving him 7 triples for his two-year career which ranks him No. 2 all-time in that category. His 59 RBIs ranks No. 2 all-time for a single season, as do his 5 triples. Along with having a huge offensive impact, Kay also was a star in the field at second base as he had 91 putouts and a team-high 84 assists with just 7 errors all season for a .962 fielding percentage.

K-Heart Sports – 05/25/23

Posted on May 25, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 05/25/23 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Renville County and Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark are headed to the State Class B Softball Tournament.

High School Girls Softball
Class B

Region 3 Tournament – South Hill Complex in Minot

Championship
#1 Renville County def. #2 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 8-0
Loser Out
#3 Bottineau def. #4 Ray, 9-8
State Qualifier
#2 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark def. #3 Bottineau, 8-5
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High School Girls Softball
Class B

Region 4 Tournament

Championship
#1 Beulah def. #7 Washburn-Center-Stanton, 13-0
Loser Out
#3 Central McLean def. #2 Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 3-2
State Qualifier
#3 Central McLean def. #7 Washburn-Center-Stanton, 6-3

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High School Baseball
Class B

Region 5 Tournament – Cando

Championship
#1 North Star def. #2 Rugby, 10-2

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MINOT, ND – The WDA Tournaments for baseball, softball, girls soccer, and girls tennis begin today.

High School Baseball
Class A

WDA Tournament – Jamestown

First Round
#3 Bismarck Legacy vs #6 Williston, 11 am
#2 Dickinson vs #7 Bismarck Century, 1:30 pm
#4 Minot High vs #5 Mandan, 4 pm
#1 Jamestown vs #8 Bismarck High, 6:30 pm

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High School Girls Softball
Class A

WDA Tournament – Dickinson

First Round
#1 Minot High vs #8 Bismarck Legacy, 12 pm
#4 Bismarck High vs #5 Bismarck Century, 2 pm
#2 Jamestown vs #7 Williston, 4 pm
#3 Dickinson vs #6 Mandan, 6 pm

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High School Girls Soccer

WDA Tournament – Bismarck St. Mary’s

State Qualifier
#4 Bismarck Legacy vs #5 Jamestown, 4 pm
#3 Mandan vs #7 Bismarck Century, 6 pm
Championship
#1 Minot High vs #2 Bismarck High, 8 pm

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High School Girls Tennis

West Region Team Dual Tournament – Mandan

First Round – 10 am
#1 Minot High vs #8 Bismarck St. Mary’s
#4 Bismarck Century vs #5 Mandan
#2 Bismarck Legacy vs #7 Williston
#3 Bismarck High vs #6 Dickinson

Semifinal/Loser Out – 1 pm
Championship/State Qualifiers – 4 pm

The individual tournament is scheduled for Friday and Saturday

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The State Track & Field meet begins today at the MDU Resources Community Bowl in Bismarck. Opening ceremonies are at 3 pm with completition to follow. The State Meet runs through Saturday.

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TWINS-GIANTS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Edouard Julien returned to the leadoff spot and hit a home run, knocked in two runs and scored twice to lead Minnesota to a 7-1 win over the San Francisco Giants Wednesday, ending the Twins’ three-game losing streak. Joe Ryan gave up six hits, struck out four and allowed a run in season-low five innings in picking up his seventh win in eight decisions. Four relievers finished up on a day San Francisco left 15 runners on base and went 2-for-16 with runners in scoring position. Brock Stewart, Jovani Moran, José De León and Jhoan Duran combined for four innings of scoreless relief in handing the Giants their first loss in four games. Duran threw three pitches of 104 mph or higher, including a 104.6 mph four-seam fastball that Wilmer Flores fouled off in the ninth inning, the fastest pitch by a Minnesota pitcher since Statcast began tracking in 2015. It tied for the eighth-fastest pitch in the majors during that span. Three of the Twins’ seven runs yielded by Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani (3-4) in five innings were unearned. The 33-year-old right-hander was the victim of a season-high three errors and hit a batter who came around to score.

UP NEXT
Minnesota hosts Toronto for a three-game series, starting Friday. RHP Louie Varland (2-0, 4.18 ERA) is expected to start Friday.

K-Heart Sports – 05/24/23

Posted on May 24, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 05/24/23 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Bishop Ryan and Des Lacs-Burlington are each headed to the State Class B Baseball Tournament.

High School Baseball
Class B

Region 5 Tournament – Cando

Semifinal
#1 North Star def. #3 Bottineau, 7-3
Loser Out
#2 Rugby def. #4 Northern Lights, 10-0
Semifinal
#2 Rugby def. #3 Bottineau, 10-3

Today’s schedule

Championship
#1 North Star vs #2 Rugby, 3 pm (if North Star loses, a second championship follows by 30 minutes)

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High School Baseball
Class B

Region 6 Tournament – Corbett Field in Minot

Semifinal
#2 Surrey def. #3 Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 10-9
Championship
#1 Bishop Ryan def. #2 Surrey, 13-9

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High School Baseball
Class B

Region 7 Tournament – Burlington

Championship
#2 Renville County def. #1 Des Lacs-Burlington, 5-3
2nd Championship
#1 Des Lacs-Burlington def. #2 Renville County, 11-6

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High School Girls Softball
Class B

Region 3 Tournament – South Hill Complex in Minot

Semifinal
#1 Renville County def. #4 Ray, 23-3
#2 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark def. #3 Bottineau, 4-3
Loser Out
#3 Bottineau def. #9 Rugby, 14-4
#4 Ray def. #7 Bishop Ryan, 9-4

Today’s schedule

Championship
#1 Renville County vs #2 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 4 pm (KC Diamond)
Loser Out
#3 Bottineau vs #4 Ray, 4 pm (Eagles Diamond)
State Qualifier
RC/DLB-L&C loser vs Bottineau/Ray winner, 6 pm (KC Diamond)

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High School Girls Softball
Class B

Region 4 Tournament

Semifinal
#1 Beulah def. #4 Wilton-Wing, 20-5
#7 Washburn-Center-Stanton def. #3 Central McLean, 12-5
Loser Out
#5 Harvey-Wells County def. #8 Garrison, 11-0
#2 Velva-Drake-Anamoose def. #6 Heart River, 13-3
#3 Central McLean def #5 Harvey-Wells County, 15-4
#2 Velva-Drake-Anamoose def. #4 Wilton-Wing, 11-10

Today’s schedule

Championship
#1 Beulah vs #7 Washburn-Center-Stanton, 3 pm (Diamond 1)
Loser Out
#2 Velva-Drake-Anamoose vs #3 Central McLean, 3 pm (Diamond 2)
State Qualifier
Beulah/WCS loser vs VDA/CM winner, 5 pm (Diamond 1)

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MINOT, ND – Golf and soccer were also on the local sports schedule Tuesday.

High School Boys Golf
Class A

Williston Invite
1. Bismarck Century, 296
2. Minot high, 309
3. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 313
4. Bismarck Legacy, 319
5. Jamestown, 319
6. Williston, 329
7. Mandan, 332
8. Bismarck High, 346
9. Dickinson, 357
10. Minot North, 371
11. Watford City, 386

Medalist: Quinn Shillingstad of Bismarck St. Mary’s, 72

Class B

Harvey-Wells County Invite
1. Bottineau, 343
2. Havey-Wells County, 348
T3. Rugby, 354
T3. Northern Lights, 354
5. Bishop Ryan, 362
6. Our Redeemer’s, 389
7. Glenburn, 427
8. Harvey-Wells County 2, 439
9. Central McLean, 500

Medalists: Jordan Anderson of Glenburn / Max Palmer of Bottineau, 75

High School Girls Soccer

WDA Tournament Play In
#4 Bismarck Legacy def. #9 Williston, 10-0
#5 Jamestown def. #8 Dickinson, 5-0
#7 Bismarck Century def. #6 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 4-0

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SCHEELS ALL-STAR SOFTBALL SERIES

MINOT, ND – The rosters are set for the annual Scheels Softball All-Star Series, which is presented by the North Dakota

Softball All-Stars Organization. The top North Dakota senior high school softball players will play on June 5 in West Fargo and June 6 in Bismarck. Coaches nominate and vote on the rosters. Games will be played at West Fargo Sheyenne high school starting at 4:30 on June 5, and at Bismarck Legacy June 6 with a skills competition at 4:00 PM and a game at 6:00.

West All-Stars:

Renville County: Ellie Braaten
Beulah: Brecken Bieber, Taylor Christensen
Velva/Drake-Anamoose: Olivia Passa, Berkley Selzler
Bottineau: Delani Tweed
Dickinson: Baylee Berg
Bismarck Century: Garbriella Bird
Minot High: Kirsten Galloway
Bismarck High: Caitlyn Dannenfelzer
Central McLean: Daisy Sparrow
Des Lacs-Burlington: Kaelyn Bachmeier
Bismarck Legacy: Megan Weisbeck

Coaches: Kyle Christensen, Beulah / Katie Kulzer Yetterboe, Washburn-Center-Stanton

East All-Stars:

Central Cass: Tori Richter, Catie Sinner
Valley City: Jada Nelson, Grace Undem
Fargo Shanley: Azahna Luschen
West Fargo Sheyenne: Autumn McGough, Kyra Narum
West Fargo: Mara Lick, Emma Johnson
Grand Forks Red River: Elizabeth Nuelle
Thompson: Olivia Dick
Hillsboro-Central Valley: Serrina Klose
Fargo Davies: Avery Mohr

Coaches: Anthony Myer, Northern Cass / Michael Finch, Fargo Shanley

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MINOT STATE SOFTBALL

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Following a 30-win season that saw the Beavers advance to the NSIC Tournament, five Minot State players earned honors for their all-around efforts as student-athletes. Seniors Jaycie Rostad and Leo Watson, along with juniors Taryn Bennett, Izzy Penner, and Gabi Dawyduk all were named to the 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team for their standout performance both on the field and in the classroom for the Beavers. To be eligible for the All-District Team, a player must be in their second year with their respective Minot State team, must be a starter or major contributor for the team who has played in at least half of the team’s games, and must have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA.

Rostad is a senior catcher and Corporate Fitness and Wellness Management major from Minot, North Dakota who hit .327 with 1 home run and 7 RBIs in 24 games this spring. Bennett is a first baseman and Exercise Science and Rehabilitation major from Sioux Falls, South Dakota who hit .274 with 1 home run and 19 RBIs in 51 games this spring. Watson is a shortstop and English Education major from Orangevale, California who hit .301 with 1 home run and 21 RBIs in 48 games this spring. Penner is an outfielder and Communication Sciences and Disorders major from Blumenort, Manitoba who hit .271 with 12 RBIs in 40 games this spring. Dawyduk is a pitcher and designated player and Communication Sciences and Disorders major from Winnipeg, Manitoba who hit .318 with 15 RBIs and was 3-1 with one save pitching in 16 games this spring. Each is now eligible to be named a CSC Academic All-American. The CSC Academic All-Americans will be named the first week of June.

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MINOT STATE BASEBALL

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Coming off a stellar season that saw him lead Minot State’s prolific offense in runs batted in and stolen bases, Beaver second baseman Derek Kay was honored by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) as he was named to the Second Team All-Central Region Team. The honor is the first for Kay, a senior from Prior Lake, Minnesota in his second season with Minot State. Playing in all 48 games for the Beavers this season, Kay hit .355, which was third-highest on the team. He hit 15 home runs, which was second on the team, led Minot State with 59 RBIs, and stolen a team-high 16 bases. He also had 11 doubles and 5 triples, giving him 7 triples for his two-year career which ranks him No. 2 all-time in that category. His 59 RBIs ranks No. 2 all-time for a single season, as do his 5 triples. Along with having a huge offensive impact, Kay also was a star in the field at second base as he had 91 putouts and a team-high 84 assists with just 7 errors all season for a .962 fielding percentage.

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MINOT STATE TRACK & FIELD

PUEBLO, Colo. (MSU) – A stellar year of competition wraps up this weekend and Minot State’s Leif Nelson looks to add one more memorable moment for the Beavers. Nelson heads to Colorado for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships, and the 2022 All-American from Devils Lake, North Dakota is poised to make history as he attempts to become Minot State’s NCAA National Champion. Nelson will compete in the javelin at nationals on Saturday, May 27, with the action beginning at 2:45 p.m. (MT). He heads into the championships with the fifth-best throw in the country this spring as he turned in an all-time Minot State record effort of 237 feet, 2 inches. That mark has him just 10 feet, 9 inches behind the national leader, Dejan Mileusnic from Fresno Pacific. A legitimate national title contender, Nelson also is in great position to bring home All-American honors for the second straight season with a strong performance Saturday. While the Beavers have yet to win an NCAA National Championship, they have earned All-American honors several times in track and field with Kirk Capdeville earning the program’s top NCAA finish as he was 5th in the 2014 outdoor pole vault. As for claiming national titles, the Beavers last individual national championship came in 2007 when Genevieve Binsfeld won the NAIA National Championship in the indoor 3,000 meters. The last men’s national champion was recent Minot State Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Travis Hanson who won the 2003 NAIA indoor triple jump National Championship.

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TWINS-GIANTS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 for their seventh win in eight games. Michael Conforto doubled to spark a slow-developing sixth-inning rally and hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh for the Giants against Twins reliever Jorge López. Giants starter Alex Cobb improved to 4-1 by finishing seven innings for the third time in four starts this month. He worked around a two-run home run by Byron Buxton in the first inning and a solo shot by Michael Taylor in the fifth that gave the Twins a 3-0 lead. The Twins, who have been in first place in the AL Central for 53 of 55 days this season, lost for the sixth time in eight games. They have six or fewer hits in 10 of their 20 games in May.

UP NEXT
Giants RHP Anthony DeSclafani (3-3, 3.09 ERA) takes the mound in the series finale this afternoon, opposite Twins RHP Joe Ryan (6-1, 2.25 ERA). Ryan, a San Francisco native, has completed at least six innings in all nine starts and allowed a total of five earned runs over his last five turns.

K-Heart Sports – 05/23/23

Posted on May 23, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 05/22/23 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Region Tournaments for Class B baseball and softball continue today.

High School Girls Softball
Class B

Region 3 Tournament – South Hill Complex in Minot

First Round
#1 Renville County def. #9 Rugby, 15-5
#3 Bottineau def. #6 Tioga, 12-0
#4 Ray def. #5 Glenburn, 16-3
#2 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark def. #7 Bishop Ryan, 23-4
Loser Out
#9 Rugby def. #5 Glenburn, 20-7
#7 Bishop Ryan def. #6 Tioga, 10-8

Today’s schedule

Semifinal
#1 Renville County vs #4 Ray, 4 pm (KC Diamond)
#2 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark vs #3 Bottineau, 4 pm (Eagles Diamond)
Loser Out
#9 Rugby vs DLB/L&C/Bottinau loser, 6 pm (KC Diamond)
#7 Bishop Ryan vs RC/Ray loser, 6 pm (Eagles Diamond)

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High School Girls Softball
Class B

Region 4 Tournament – Wilton

First Round
#1 Beulah def. #8 Garrison, 24-0
#4 Wilton-Wing def. #5 Harvey-Wells County, 8-2
#7 Washburn-Center-Stanton def. #2 Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 5-2
#3 Central McLean def. #6 Heart River, 11-5

Today’s schedule

Semfinal
#1 Beulah vs #4 Wilton-Wing, 1 pm (Diamond 1)
#3 Central McLean vs #7 Washburn-Center-Stanton, 1:30 (Diamond 2)
Loser Out
#8 Garrison vs #5 Harvey-Wells County, 3 pm (Diamond 1)
#6 Heart River vs #2 Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 3:30 pm (Diamond 2)
Garrison/H-WC winner vs Central McLean/WCS loser, 5 pm (Diamond 1)
Heart River/VDA winner vs Beulah/WW loser, 5:30 pm (Diamond 2)

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High School Baseball
Class B

Region 5 Tournament – Cando

Second Round
#3 Bottineau def. #2 Rugby, 10-2
#1 North Star def. #4 Northern Lights, 10-0
Loser Out
#2 Rugby def. #5 Harvey-Wells County, 10-0
#4 Northern Lights def. #6 Dunseith, 12-2

Today’s schedule

Semifinal
#1 North Star vs #3 Bottineau, 1 pm
Loser Out
#2 Rugby vs #4 Northern Lights, 3 pm
Semifinal
NS/Bottineau loser vs Rugby/NL winner, 5 pm

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High School Baseball
Class B

Region 6 Tournament – Corbett Field in Minot

First Round
#1 Bishop Ryan def. #4 Garrison, 8-4
#2 Surrey def. #3 Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 13-5
Loser Out
#3 Velva-Drake-Anamoose def. #4 Garrison, 13-5
Semifinal
#1 Bishop Ryan def. #2 Surrey, 9-8

Today’s schedule

Semifinal
#2 Surrey vs #3 Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 5 pm
Championship
#1 Bishop Ryan vs Surrey/VDA winner, 7 pm (if Ryan loses, a second championship is Thursday at 5pm)

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High School Baseball
Class B

Region 7 Tournament – Burlington

Semifinal
#1 Des Lacs-Burlington def. #3 Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 7-3
Loser Out
#2 Renville County def. #4 Tioga, 12-7
Semifinal
#2 Renville County def. #3 Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 9-0

Today’s schedule

Championship
#1 Des Lacs-Burlington vs #2 Renville County, 3 pm (if DLB loses, a second champion follows by 30 minutes)
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MINOT, ND – Play in games for the WDA baseball and softball tournaments were held yesterday. Winners advanced to the quarterfinals on Thursday. Baseball will be in Jamestown while softball is in Dickinson. The play in match for the West Region Girls Tennis Tournament was also held. Winner plays #1 Minot High on Thursday. The girls tennis tournament will be in Mandan.

High School Baseball
Class A
WDA Tournament Play In
#7 Bismarck Century def. #10 Watford City, 12-1
#8 Bismarck High def. #9 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 9-0

High School Girls Softball
Class A
WDA Tournament Play In
#7 Williston def. #10 Turtle Mountain, 23-0
#8 Bismarck Legacy def. #9 Watford City, 24-0

High School Girls Tennis
WDA Tournament Play In
#8 Bismarck St. Mary’s def. #9 Jamestown, 5-0

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MINOT, ND – The Souris Valley Golf Course in Minot was host to the WDA Invite on Monday.

High School Boys Golf
Class A

WDA Invite – Souris Valley Golf Course in Minot
1. Bismarck Century, 307
2. Minot High, 312
3. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 316
4. Jamestown, 319
5. Williston, 326
6. Mandan, 330
7. Bismarck Legacy, 330
8. Watford City, 350
9. Bismarck High, 359
10. Dickinson, 370
11. Minot North, 385

Medalist: Brock Jones of Minot High, 70

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TWINS-GIANTS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer and the first four San Francisco Giants batters scored in a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. San Francisco has won six of seven and at 23-24 is one game under .500 for the first time since the Giants were 5-6. Lamonte Wade Jr. walked on eight pitches and Mike Yastrzemski on five, and J.D. Davis doubled on the 15th pitch from Bailey Ober for the go-ahead run. Conforto hit a belt-high 1-0 fastball into the visitors bullpen in left-center for his ninth home run this season. Minnesota struck out 16 times, matching a season high. Twins batters lead the major leagues with 474 strikeouts.Bailey Ober settled down after the first with four scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and three walks over five innings in his first loss since Sept. 21 at Kansas City.

UP NEXT
RHP Alex Cobb (3-1, 1.94 ERA) starts Tuesday for the Giants, looking to bounce back from his shortest start of the season in which he went just 3 1/3 innings. The Twins will counter with RHP Sonny Gray (4-0, 1.64), winless since April 30.

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NFL DRAFT-GREEN BAY

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL draft will be in Green Bay in 2025. The league announced the 2025 draft’s location on Monday during its spring meetings. The draft and related activities will take place inside and around Lambeau Field and Titletown, the collection of shops and restaurants surrounding the stadium. With an expected 250,000 visitors, the draft will be the largest event ever held in Green Bay, which has a population of 107,000. “We’re the smallest market in the National Football League by a wide margin, but we’re a big community,” said Ed Policy, chief operating officer and general counsel for the Packers. “I think it’s very fair to say that no other community on the planet has as close of a nexus to the past, present and future of the game of football than Green Bay.”

Next year’s draft will take place from April 25-27 in Detroit. After being held at various New York locations from 1965-2014, the draft has made stops in Chicago (2015-16), Philadelphia (2017), Dallas (2018), Nashville (2019), Las Vegas (2022) and Kansas City (2023). More than 2.2 million people have attended draft festivities since 2015. This year’s draft brought more than 312,000 fans to Kansas City. Now it’s preparing to head to the league’s smallest market. The Packers first applied to host in 2016, and the NFL pushed them to answer questions about hotel space and transportation infrastructure. “The beauty as you’ve seen in the draft is that there’s not a real barrier to hosting it,” said Peter O’Reilly, the NFL’s executive vice president for major events. “We can work through weather. If it can be in Green Bay — no offense, Ed — we can be anywhere.”

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NFL-SUPER BOWL

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area in 2026 at the home of the San Francisco 49ers. NFL owners approved the site at their spring meetings. This will be the third time for the big game in the Bay Area. Levi’s Stadium hosted Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara when Denver beat Carolina. The 49ers won Super Bowl 19 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto when they beat Miami after the 1984 season. The 2026 game will be Super Bowl 60. The next Super Bowl is scheduled for Feb. 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

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NFL-FLEX SCHEDULING

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — NFL owners have approved a flexible scheduling policy for Thursday night games on Amazon Prime Video. The rule covers Weeks 13-17, and teams would have their games moved only with at least 28 days’ notice. The league could push a Thursday night matchup in that range to Sunday afternoon if there is a more desirable game. The mechanism is currently in place for Sunday night and Monday night games. The flexible scheduling for Thursday night games was approved on a trial basis for 2023 only. Owners also approved at their spring meetings a rule allowing teams to play an emergency quarterback from the inactive list if the first two are injured during a game.

K-Heart Sports – 05/22/23

Posted on May 22, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 05/22/23 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Region Tournaments for Class B baseball and softball continue today.

High School Girls Softball
Class B

Region 3 Tournament – South Hill Complex in Minot

First Round
#1 Renville County vs #9 Rugby, 2 pm (KC Diamond)
#3 Bottineau vs #6 Tioga, 2 pm (Eagles Diamond)
#4 Ray vs #5 Glenburn, 4 pm (KC)
#2 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark vs #7 Bishop Ryan, 4 pm (Eagles)
Loser Out
RC/Rugby loser vs Ray/Glenburn loser, 6 pm (KC)
DLB/L&C/Ryan loser vs Bottineau/Tioga loser, 6 pm (Eagles)

Play continues Tuesday with championship set for Wednesday at 4 pm.

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Region 4 Tournament

First Round – Wilton
#1 Beulah vs #8 Garrison, 1 pm (Diamond #1)
#4 Wilton-Wing vs #5 Harvey-Wells County, 1:30 pm (Diamond #2)
#2 Velva-Drake-Anamoose vs #7 Washburn-Center-Stanton, 3 pm (Diamond #1)
#3 Central McLean vs #6 Heart River, 3:30 pm (Diamond #2)

Play continues Tuesday with championship set for Wednesday at 3 pm.

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High School Baseball
Class B

Region 5 Tournament – Cando

Second Round
#2 Rugby vs #3 Bottineau, 11 am
#1 North Star vs #4 Northern Lights, 1 pm
Loser Out
#5 Harvey-Wells County vs Rugby/Bottiineau loser, 3 pm
#6 Dunseith vs North Star/Northern Lights loser, 5 pm

Play continues Tuesday with the championship set for Wednesday at 3 pm.

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Region 6 Tournament – Corbett Field in Minot

First Round
#1 Bishop Ryan vs #4 Garrison, 1 pm
#2 Surrey vs #3 Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 3 pm
Loser Out
Ryan/Garrison losers vs Surrey/V-D-A loser, 5 pm
Semifinal
Ryan/Garrison winner vs Surrey/V-D-A winner, 5 pm

Play continues Tuesday with a second semifinal and then the championship at 7 pm. If needed a second championship would be played Thursday at 5 pm.

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Region 7 Tournament – Burlington

First Round (Sat 5/20)
#4 Tioga def. #5 Stanley, 4-0
Second Round (Sat 5/20)
#3 Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central def. #2 Renville County, 11-5
#1 Des Lacs-Burlington def. #4 Tioga, 12-4
Loser Out (Sat 5/20)
#2 Renville County def. #5 Stanley, 12-0

Today’s schedule

Semifinal
#1 Des Lacs-Burlington vs #3 Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 11 am
Loser Out
#2 Renville County vs #4 Tioga, 30 min after
Semifinal
DLB/KBBC loser vs RC/Tioga winner, 30 min after

The championship is set for Tuesday at 3 pm. If needed, a second champion would follow by 30 minutes.

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MINOT, ND – Play in game for the WDA baseball and softball tournaments will be held today. Winners advance to the quarterfinals on Thursday. Baseball will be in Jamestown while softball is in Dickinson.

High School Baseball

Class A Play In
#10 Watford City at #7 Bismarck Century, 2 pm
#9 Bismarck St. Mary’s at #8 Bismarck High, 5 pm

High School Girls Softball

Class A Play In
#10 Turtle Mountain at #7 Williston, 5 pm
#9 Watford City at #8 Bismarck Legacy, 5 pm

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TWINS-ANGELS

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani struck out nine in six innings, Mickey Moniak delivered his second big hit of the series and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-2. Ohtani did not get a decision despite allowing only one run and two hits. It was the fourth time in 10 starts this season the two-way superstar has had nine or more strikeouts. Moniak, who had a tying triple Friday night, came through with a two-run double in the seventh to give the Halos a 3-1 advantage. Alex Kirilloff homered and Carlos Correa had an RBI double for the Twins, who dropped four of six on their Southern California road trip.

UP NEXT
RHP Bailey Ober (3-0, 1.78 ERA) makes his third straight start against an interleague opponent in the opener of a three-game series at home against San Francisco tonight at Target Field in Minneapolis.

K-Heart Sports – 05/19/23

Posted on May 19, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 05/19/23 – 0700

MINOT, ND – It’s that time of the year when regular season and post season intersect

High School Girls Softball
Class A

Mandan def. Dickinson, 9-7

Bismarck Century def. Watford City, 25-10
Bismarck Century def. Watford City, 27-6

Bismarck Legacy def. Bismarck High, 11-10
Bismarck Legacy def. Bismarck High, 23-11

West Fargo def. Jamestown, 29-14
Jamestown def. West Fargo, 13-1

Class B

Beulah def. Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 11-0

Region 3 Tournament – Play In
#9 Rugby def. #8 Stanley, 16-4
#7 Bishop Ryan def. #10 Divide County, 31-11

Region 4 Tournament – Play In
#8 Garrison def. #9 Max-South Prairie, 22-21
#7 Washburn-Center-Stanton def. #10 Hazen, 8-7
#6 Heart River def. #11 Nedrose, 14-3

High School Baseball

Class A

Minot High def. Watford City, 7-0
Minot High def. Watford City, 17-1

Bismarck Century def. Mandan, 10-0
Mandan def. Bismarck Century, 11-3

Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Jamestown, 2-0
Jamestown def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 11-1

Class B

Shiloh Christian def. Bishop Ryan, 9-4
Bishop Ryan def. Shiloh Christian, 2-1

Hettinger-Scranton def. Hazen, 12-0

Heart River def. Washburn-Wilton-Center-Stanton, 4-3

Region 6 Tournament – Play In
#4 Garrison def. #5 Central McLean, 5-1
#3 Velva-Drake-Anamoose def. #6 South Prairie-Max, 20-5

Region 5 Tournament – First Round
#3 Bottineau def. #6 Dunseith, 20-6

High School Girls Tennis
Minot High def. Bismarck Legacy, 6-3 (Majettes 12-0/8-0 WDA)
Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Jamestown, 9-0

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NHL-HISTORIC LENGTH

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk beat Frederik Andersen in the final seconds of the fourth overtime to lift the Florida Panthers past the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 early Friday to open their Eastern Conference final series. Tkachuk took a feed from Sam Bennett after Florida had won a battle for the puck as Carolina tried to clear the puck. He then whipped a shot from the right circle past Andersen with 12.7 seconds left for the winner. It marked the longest game in history for either team, as well as the sixth-longest game in NHL history. The game lasted 5 hours and 44 minutes of real time — 139:47 of hockey time.

K-Heart Sports – 05/18/23

Posted on May 18, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 05/18/23 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Class B boys golf was on the schedule yesterday.

High School Boys Golf
Class B

Rugby Invitational – Rugby
1. Bottineau, 337
2. Westhope-Newburg, 365
3. Harvey-Wells County, 370
T4. Our Redeemer’s, 375
T4. Rugby 2, 375
6. Rugby 1, 380
7. Northern Lights, 384
8. Dunseith, 423
9. South Prairie, 428

Medalist: Max Palmer of Bottineau, 75

High School Baseball
Class A
Mandan def. Dickinson, 1-0

High School Girls Softball
Class A
Dickinson def. Mandan, 17-4

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MINOT, ND – Pairings are set for Class B region softball tournaments in the area:

High School Girls Softball
Class B

Region 3 Tournament

Play-In (Today 5/18)
#9 Rugby at #8 Stanley
#10 Divide County at #7 Bishop Ryan
#11 New Town at #6 Tioga

First Round (Mon 5/22) – South Hill Complex in Minot
#1 Renville County vs Rugby/Stanley winner, 2 pm (KC Diamond)
#3 Bottineau vs Tioga/New Town winner, 2 pm (Eagles Diamond)
#4 Ray vs #5 Glenburn, 4 pm (KC)
#2 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark vs Bishop Ryan/DC winner, 4 pm (Eagles)
Loser Out
Renville County game loser vs Ray/Glenburn loser, 6 pm (KC)
DLB/L&C game loser vs Bottineau game loser, 6 pm (Eagles)

Play continues Tuesday with championship set for Wednesday at 4 pm.

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Region 4 Tournament

Play-In (Today 5/18)
#9 Max-South Prairie at #8 Garrison, 3:30 pm
#10 Hazen at #7 Washburn-Center-Stanton, 4 pm
#11 Nedrose-Surrey at #6 Heart River, 5:30 pm

First Round (Mon 5/22) – Wilton
#1 Beulah vs Garrison/Max-SP winner, 1 pm (Diamond #1)
#4 Wilton-Wing vs #5 Harvey-Wells County, 1:30 pm (Diamond #2)
#2 Velva-Drake-Anamoose vs W-C-S/Hazen winner, 3 pm (Diamond #1)
#3 Central McLean vs Heart River/Nedrose winner, 3:30 pm (Diamond #2)

Play continues Tuesday with championship set for Wednesday at 3 pm.

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MINOT, ND – Pairings are also set for Class B region baseball tournaments in the area.

High School Baseball
Class B

Region 5 Tournament

First Round (Today 5/18)
#6 Dunseith at #3 Bottineau, 4:30 pm
#5 Harvey-Wells County at #4 Northern Lights (in Rolette), 4:30 pm

Second Round (Mon 5/22) – Cando
#2 Rugby vs Bottineau/Dunseith winner, 11 am
#1 North Star vs Harvey-WC/Norther Lights winner, 1 pm
Loser Out (Mon 5/22)
Harvey-WC/Northern Lights loser vs Rugby game loser, 3 pm
Bottineau/Dunseith loser vs North Star game loser, 5 pm

Play continues Tuesday with the championship set for Wednesday at 3 pm.

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Region 6 Tournament – Corbett Field in Minot

Play-In (Today 5/18)
#4 Garrison vs #5 Central McLean, 5 pm
#3 Velva-Drake-Anamoose vs #6 South Prairie-Max, 7 pm

First Round (Mon 5/22) – Corbett Field in Minot
#1 Bishop Ryan vs Garrison/Central McLean winner, 1 pm
#2 Surrey vs VDA/SP-Max winner, 3 pm
Loser Out (Mon 5/22)
losers of the first two games, 5 pm
Semifinal (Mon 5/22)
winners of the first two games, 7 pm

Play continues Tuesday with a second semifinal and then the championship at 7 pm. If needed a second championship would be played Thursday at 5 pm.

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Region 7 Tournament – Burlington

First Round (Sat 5/20)
#4 Tioga vs #5 Stanley, 10 am
Second Round (Sat 5/20)
#2 Renville County vs #3 Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 30 min after
#1 Des Lacs-Burlington vs Tioga/Stanley winner, 30 min after
Loser Out (Sat 5/20)
Tioga/Stanley loser vs RC/KBBC loser, 30 min after

Play resumes Monday with the championship set for Tuesday at 3 pm. If needed, a second champion would follow by 30 minutes.

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MINOT, ND – The third coaches softball polls of the season have been released.

Class A Coaches Softball Poll

Team (First Place Votes) Ranking Last Poll

1. Minot High (9) 1
2. Jamestown 2
3. West Fargo (1) 5
4. West Fargo Sheyenne 3
5. Grand Forks Red River 6
6. Dickinson 4
7. Bismarck High 7
8. Williston 8
9. Fargo North T9
1O. Bismarck Legacy T9

Class B Coaches Softball Poll

Team (First Place Votes) Ranking Last Poll

1. Beulah (7) 1
2. Central Cass (5) 2
3. Renville County (1) 3
4. Kindred-Richland 4
5. Thompson 8
6. Velva-Drake-Anamoose 5
7. Hillsboro-Central Valley 7
8. May-Port-CG 6
9. Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark 9
T10. Grafton 10
T10. Bottineau NR

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TWINS-DODGERS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Outman hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. Byron Buxton and Joey Gallo homered for the Twins, who dropped two of the three in a matchup of division leaders. Gallo left the game with two outs in the ninth after taking a foul ball off his leg. The Dodgers trailed 3-2 in the seventh before scoring five runs all with two outs. Will Smith tied it after Emilio Pagan walked Miguel Vargas with the bases loaded and Outman put them on top when he drove a first-pitch fastball over the wall in center. Minnesota center fielder Nick Gordon fractured his right shin after he a fouled a pitch off his leg in the fifth inning. Second baseman Jorge Polanco left in the seventh due to a hamstring strain and Gallo suffered a bruised shin after taking a foul ball of his leg in the ninth. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said Gordon will be out at least a month. Gordon finished his at-bat, but struck out. Minnesota’s Sonny Gray came into the game leading the majors with a 1.39 ERA but struggled in four innings. The right-hander faced constant traffic in his four innings of work. He allowed two runs on five hits and walked three. He also struck out four.

UP NEXT
Twins: RHP Joe Ryan (6-1, 2.16 ERA), who has recorded double-digit strikeouts in three of his eight starts, gets the call in the opener of a three-game series at the Los Angeles Angels on Friday.

K-Heart Sports – 05/17/23

Posted on May 17, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 05/17/23 – 0700

MINOT, ND – The Minot High girls soccer team clinched a state tournament berth and captured the regular season WDA conference title last night. The Majettes improve to 12-0-1 overall, 7-0-1 in the WDA. They have outscored opponents 53-6.

High School Girls Soccer
Minot High def. Jamestown, 3-0
Mandan def. Williston, 6-0
Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Dickinson, 2-1

High School Boys Golf
Class A

Mandan Invite
1. Minot High, 300
2. Bismarck Century, 304
3. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 315
4. Bismarck Legacy, 320
5. Mandan, 323
6. Williston, 335
7. Bismarck High, 337
8. Jamestown, 338
9. Dickinson, 355
10. Minot North, 372
11. Watford City, 389

Medalist: Kasen Rostad of Minot High, 68

High School Girls Tennis
Minot High def. Williston, 9-0 (Majettes 11-0 overall)
Mandan def. Jamestown, 9-0
Bismarck High def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 9-0

High School Girls Softball
Class A

Minot High def. Turtle Mountain, 13-1 (Majettes top the WDA standings 28-1 overall/16-1 WDA)
Minot High def. Turtle Mountain, 30-0

Bismarck High def. Williston, 6-2
Bismarck High def. Williston, 15-5

Bismarck Century def. Mandan, 12-9

Jamestown def. Watford City, 25-7
Jamestown def. Watford City, 27-0

Class B

Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark def. Nedrose, 26-2

Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Bishop Ryan, 46-16
Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Bishop Ryan, 15-3

Washburn-Center-Stanton def. Hazen, 17-4

High School Baseball
Class A

Mandan def. Williston, 3-2
Mandan def. Williston, 12-6

BIsmarck Century def. Bismarck High, 14-1
Bismarck Century def. Bismarck High, 5-3

Dickinson def. Watford City, 12-3
Dickinson def. Watford City, 12-2

Class B

Bishop Ryan def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 7-4
Bishop Ryan def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 11-1

Surrey def. Garrison, 10-1
Surrey def. Garrison, 18-0

Central McLean def. Washburn-Wilton-Center-Stanton, 5-3

Hazen def. Beulah, 2-1
Hazen def. Beulah, 7-3

Region 7 Play-In
Stanley def. Berthold, 13-8
Ray def. Tioga, 4-0

High School Boys Track & Field
Class B

Hazen Last Chance Meet – Hazen
1. Hazen, 76
2. Shiloh Christian, 71
T3. Central McLean, 67
T3. Southern McLean, 67
5. New Town, 66
6. Powers Lake-Burke Central, 64
7. Garrison, 58
8. Beulah, 52
9. Standing Rock, 46
10. Linton-HMB, 43
11. Kidder County, 37
12. Minot High, 26
13. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 25
14. Parshall, 24
T15. South Border, 6
T15. Center-Stanton, 6
17. Strasburg, 2
18. White Shield, 1

High School Girls Track & Field
Class B

Hazen Last Chance Meet – Hazen
1. Beulah, 146
2. Central McLean, 97
3. Shiloh Christian, 81
4. Southern McLean, 73
5. Hazen, 68
6. South Border, 39
7. Linton-HMB, 34
8. Garrison, 24
9. Powers Lake-Burke Central, 23
T10. Kidder County, 22
T10. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 22
12. New Town, 21
13. Standing Rock, 16
14. Center-Stanton, 11
15. Nedrose, 10
16. Parshall, 5
17. Minot High, 4
18. Strasburg, 2

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NORTHWOODS LEAGUE-SOFTBALL

MINOT, ND – Even as the Minot Hot Tots are preparing for your inaugural season to begin, the Northwoods League has announced that they are adding more teams, but not baseball. The Northwoods League has announced the launch of a new women’s summer collegiate softball league. The league, which is set to debut in the summer of 2024, will provide female college athletes with an opportunity to compete at a high level during their offseason. Initially, the new league will be comprised of teams from across the Northwoods League’s footprint. Team locations will be announced at a future date. The teams will play a 40-game schedule, with games starting in June and running through the beginning of August. Meanwhile, the Hot Tots will open the season on Memorial Day at Corbett Field hosting St. Cloud. Minot will play 36 home games at Corbett this summer with the regular season running through August 12th.

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TWINS-DODGERS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bailey Ober allowed one run in six innings, Kyle Farmer homered and drove in three runs, and the Minnesota Twins defeated Los Angeles 5-1 Tuesday night as Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw took the mound three days after the death of his mother. Kershaw struck out seven in four innings, but faced constant traffic. He allowed seven hits, one walk and hit a batter. Ober (3-0) allowed one run on six hits and struck out six. The Twins got their leadoff batter aboard four times and converted that into runs three times. Farmer extended his hitting streak to nine games with an RBI single in the first inning. The third baseman then extended the lead to four runs in the ninth with a two-run shot to left-center. Willi Castro had two hits, including an RBI single in the fourth, and had two stolen bases for the AL Central-leading Twins, who have won five of their last seven games.

UP NEXT
Twins: RHP Sonny Gray (4-0, 1.39 ERA) leads the majors in ERA and is off to the best start of his 11-year big-league career.
Dodgers: RHP Dustin May (4-1, 2.68 ERA) has gone at least five innings in all seven starts this season.

K-Heart Sports – 05/16/23

Posted on May 16, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 05/16/23 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Monday’s scores

High School Baseball
Class A

Minot High def. Bismarck Legacy, 13-0
Minot High def. Bismarck Legacy, 3-0

Jamestown def. Williston, 9-7
Jamestown def. Williston, 11-1

Dickinson def. Bismarck High, 4-3
Dickinson def. Bismarck High, 12-5

Class B

Renville County def. Berthold, 13-9

Velva-Drake-Anamoose def. Garrison, 5-4
Velva-Drake-Anamoose def. Garrison, 4-0

North Star def. Bottineau, 9-2

Hazen def. Heart River, 13-3
Hazen def. Heart River, 8-5

High School Girls Softball
Class A

Dickinson def. Bismarck Legacy, 8-0
Dickinson def. Bismarck Legacy, 13-0

Class B

Bottineau def. Divide County, 26-2

Central McLean def. Max-South Prairie, 15-3
Central McLean ties Max-South Prairie, 7-7

Velva-Drake-Anamoose def. Wilton-Wing, 10-2

Heart River def. Garrison, 18-8
Heart River def. Garrison, 18-0

Washburn-Center-Stanton def. Nedrose, 10-0

Harvey-Wells County def. Carrington, 16-9

High School Girls Soccer
Bismarck High def. Bismarck Legacy, 2-0

High School Girls Tennis
Bismarck Legacy def. Jamestown, 9-0

High School Boys Track & Field
Class B

Panther Booster Meet – Rugby
1. Rugby, 125
2. Harvey-Wells County, 84.5
3. Des-Lacs Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 64
T4. Bishop Ryan, 63
T4. Bottineau, 63
6. New Rockford-Sheyenne, 62
7. Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 53
8. Stanley, 51
9. Kenmare-Bowbells, 37
10. Nedrose, 28
11. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 21.5
12. Williams County, 20
13. Beulah, 18
14. Divide County, 15
15. Max-South Prairie, 7
16. Surrey, 6
17. Glenburn, 5
18. Dunseith, 3

High School Girls Track & Field
Class A

WDA Last Chance Meet – Minot
1. Bismarck High, 134
2. Minot High, 117
3. Bismarck Century, 103.5
4. Bismarck Legacy, 97
5. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 72
6. Mandan, 62
T7. Watford City, 47
T7. Dickinson, 47
9. Williston, 36.5

Class B

Panther Booster Meet – Rugby
1. Rugby, 175.5
2. Bottineau, 102
3. New Rockford-Sheyenne, 73
4. Bishop Ryan, 57
5. Des-Lacs Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 51.5
6. Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 44
7. Harvey-Wells County, 42
8. Beulah, 41
T9. Stanley, 32
T9. Nedrose, 32
11. Surrey, 23
12. Williams County, 18.5
13. Kenmare-Bowbells, 18
14. Glenburn, 13
15. Westhope-Newburg, 4
16. Dunseith, 0.5

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TWINS-DODGERS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor scored on a bases-loaded walk in the 12th inning, Max Muncy homered twice to move back into the Major League lead, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twins 9-8 for their sixth straight win. Trayce Thompson drew a walk on a full count with the bases loaded and a full count off Jorge López (1-1) to give Los Angeles the victory. Will Smith also went deep as the Dodgers. Los Angeles led 6-3 thru seven innings before the game saw three ties and three lead changes in the final five frames. Minnesota’s Trevor Larnach hit a game-tying home run in the eighth inning. Jorge Polanco had three hits, including a solo shot. Christian Vázquez also had three hits for the AL Central-leading Twins, who have dropped 11 straight to the Dodgers.

Minnesota trailed 6-3 in the eighth before Larnach tied it on a 2-2 fastball from Yency Almonte to right-center. David Peralta had an RBI in the bottom of the eighth to put the Dodgers back on top at 7-6, but the Twins answered in the ninth to knot it again and send it to extra innings. Correa drew a leadoff walk and scored on Byron Buxton’s double into the left-center gap. Vázquez’s walk in the 10th gave Minnesota its first lead of the game at 8-7. It was short lived as J.D. Martinez had a one-out RBI base hit in the bottom of the inning.

UP NEXT
Twins: RHP Bailey Ober (2-0, 1.85 ERA) is 1-0 in four previous interleague starts. Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (6-2, 2.36 ERA) pitched a perfect game through seven innings and struck out 13 the last time he faced Minnesota on April 13, 2022.

K-Heart Sports – 05/14/23

Posted on May 15, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 05/14/23 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Saturday scores

High School Girls Softball
Class A

Bismarck Legacy def. Turtle Mountain, 16-5
Bismarck Legacy def. Turtle Mountain, 17-0

Midseason Madness – Fargo
Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark def. West Fargo Horace
Pembina County North def. New Town, 19-2
Velva-Drake-Anamoose def. Grafton, 18-8
Hankinson def. Tioga, 2-1
Kindred-Richland def. Bottineau, 13-3
Wilton-Wing def. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich, 13-9
Washburn-Center-Stanton def. Stanley, 14-4
Bismarck High def. West Fargo Horace, 17-11
Carrington def. New Town, 18-6
Renville County def. Grafton, 19-9
West Fargo Sheyenne def. Williston, 10-0
May-Port-CG def. Bottineau, 12-1
Heart River def. Tioga, 5-4
Hillsboro-Central Valley def. Glenburn, 10-1
Minot High def. Grand Forks Central, 23-8
Pembina County North def. Washburn-Center-Stanton, 19-8
Renville County def. Thompson, 12-11
Grand Forks Red River def. Williston, 15-5
Beulah def. Northern Cass, 12-0
Hillsboro-Central Valley def. Heart River, 12-0
Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark def. Harvey-Wells County, 11-1
West Fargo Sheyenne def. Bismarck High, 6-4
Grand Forks Central def, Hankinson, 14-11
May-Port-CG def. Wilton-Wing, 12-0
Langdon Area- Edmore-Munich def. Glenburn, 27-9
Carrington def. Nedrose, 14-4
West Fargo Horace def. Harvey-Wells County, 14-4

High School Baseball
Class A
Bismarck High def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 4-2

High School Girls Soccer
Bismarck Legacy def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 4-0

High School Girls Tennis
Mandan Tournament
1. Minot High, 68
2. Bismarck Century, 38
3. Mandan, 36
4. Dickinson, 30
5. Bismarck High, 24
6. Williston, 18
7. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 18
8. Jamestown, 0
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BISMARCK, ND – St. Cloud State won the Northern Sun Conference baseball tournament in Bismarck over the weekend.

College Baseball
NSIC Tournament – Bismarck/Mandan

Semifinal
#4 St. Cloud State def. #2 Minnesota State-Mankato, 7-3
Loser Out
#1 Augustana University def. #3 Minnesota-Crookston, 6-5
#2 Minnesota State-Mankato def. #1 Augustana University, 6-1

Championship
#2 Minnesota State-Mankato def. #4 St. Cloud State, 6-5
Second Championship
#4 St. Cloud State def. #2 Minnesota State-Mankato, 13-7

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MINOT STATE TRACK & FIELD

ST. PAUL, Minn. (MSU) – Minot State’s Leif Nelson and Nathan Trujillo-Aragon lived up to expectations Saturday at the NSIC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Nelson came into the meet as the man to beat in the javelin and proved unbeatable as he claimed his first NSIC title in the event. Meanwhile, Trujillo-Aragon clocked the fastest qualifying time in the 400-meter hurdle prelims on Friday and then beat that, and the rest of the field, Saturday for an NSIC title in that event. While they led the way for the Minot State men, they had help from NSIC runner-up champions and teammates Jakob Braunstein and Chase Snyder as the Beavers finished 9th with 41 team points. Snyder was 2nd in the shot put Friday while Braunstein gave the Beavers a one-two finish in the javelin finishing 2nd to his teammate, Nelson, in the event. Nelson won his first title with a throw of 198 feet, 1 inch, and Braunstein was runner-up with a throw of 186-2. Trujillo-Aragon won his 400 hurdles title with a career-best time of 54.23 seconds. All four earned NSIC All-Conference honors for their performances on the weekend. Adding to the Beavers team total with top-eight finishes were Jacob Jensen, who finished 7th in the men’s 1,500 meters in 3 minutes, 53.46 seconds, Charles Hardcastle, who was 8th on Friday in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:33.65, and Trujillo-Aragon, who added a 7th-place finish to his day Saturday in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.94, a new NCAA Division II-era school record. On the women’s side, Summer Krebsbach led the way Saturday as she finished 23rd in the 100-meter dash in 12.69 seconds, and Jessica Martinez was 27th in the 5,000 meters in 18:58.28. The Minot State women did not score as a team. Minnesota State won both the women’s and men’s team titles as the Maverick women scored 272.4 points and the men scored 207 team points.

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NDSU MEN’S TRACK & FIELD

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – The North Dakota State men’s track & field team won its 13th straight conference title on the final day of the Summit League Outdoor Championships Saturday at the Terrence Dahl and Donna Beres Track Complex on campus. The Bison men have now won 14 of the 15 outdoor team trophies since joining The Summit League in 2008. NDSU totaled 239 points, beating second-place South Dakota State (205) and third-place South Dakota (159).

NDSU’s Trevor Otterdahl won the discus on Saturday for his third event title of the meet, and he became the first men’s athlete in league history to be named the Outdoor Championships Field MVP in back-to-back seasons.

Jacob Levin won the 400m dash, 200m dash, and ran on NDSU’s title-winning 4x400m relay to earn Championships Track MVP honors. He clocked a lifetime-best 46.61 in the 400m to stand at No. 3 on the NDSU all-time list.

Senior Jacob Rodin brought home the 800m title in a school record, meet record, and facility record of 1:47.58.

Josh Knutson placed second in the 400m hurdles in 52.24 – a personal-best that ranks third in school history.

Cullen Curl was the runner-up in 47.73 in the 400m dash, as the Bison men took a 1-2-5 finish behind Levin. Isaac Huntington was fifth in 48.66.

Knutson, Curl, Levin and Rodin ran away with the Summit League 4x400m title in 3:10.80.

Dante White placed second in the 100m dash in 10.48.

Zach Johnson took third in the 5,000m in 14:30.07 to lead a 3-5-6-8 finish by the Bison men. Jacob Knodle was fifth, Hunter Klimek placed sixth, and Jake Arason came in eighth.

Freshman Jarod White took third in the pole vault, clearing 16-10.25 (5.14m) to tie his outdoor PR.

Brock Johnsen (14.56) and Logan Mathieu (14.57) placed third and fourth in the 110m hurdles.

The NDSU men finished 4-5-6 in the discus behind Otterdahl’s title with Cam Landis fourth, Levi Rockey fifth, and Clayton Hannula sixth.

Keiser Freetly took fifth in the 800m in a career-best 1:51.27.

Mathieu, Johnsen, Huntington and Dante White finished fifth in the 4x100m relay in 41.26.

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NDSU WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – The North Dakota State women’s track & field team won its 14th outdoor conference title in 15 tries Saturday, bringing home the trophy on the final day of the Summit League Outdoor Championships at the Terrence Dahl and Donna Beres Track Complex on campus. The Bison women stormed back into the team race with a spirited effort on Saturday afternoon, finishing with 254 points for the win. South Dakota finished second with 240 points, and South Dakota State was third with 120.

NDSU clinched the team title on the second-to-last event with 17 points in the 5,000m. Kaleesa Houston kicked to a second-place finish, Reagan Baesler took third, and Grace Link placed sixth in the event to seal the victory.

A Bison sweep of the top three places in the triple jump vaulted NDSU into the lead in the team standings after trailing South Dakota for much of the meet. Alissa Melvin captured the title with a mark of 40-11.75 (12.49m), Jodi Lipp was second, and Grace Emineth took third.

After winning the heptathlon on Friday, Nell Graham sparked the Bison with a conference title in the 400m dash on Saturday, running a lifetime-best 53.93. She also placed fifth in the 400m hurdles final.

Senior Terezia Bolibruch claimed the Summit League title in the 100m hurdles in 13.45, leading a dominant showing in the hurdle events. The Bison women finished 1-2-4-5 in the 100m hurdles with Salmata Korgho second in 13.57, Sydney Arndt fourth, and Bailee Dierks fifth.

NDSU rolled to a 2-4-5-6 finish in the 400m hurdles, led by Bailee Dierks in second. Angel Pratt finished fourth, Graham was fifth, and Korgho took sixth.

The Bison women racked up more crucial points in the 1500m with a 2-3-4-7 finish spearheaded by Baesler in 4:26.16 and Link in 4:26.17. Erin Valgardson placed fourth, and Aleah Miller was seventh.

Kendra Kelley (23.69) and Jasmine Williams (24.46) placed second and third, respectively, in the 200m dash. In the 100m, Kelley took third and Williams was sixth.

Arndt, Kelley, Williams and Pratt took second in the 4x100m relay in 46.34. Graham, Kelley, Dierks and Pratt were the conference runners-up in the 4x400m relay.

Freshman Adison Kapitzke took fourth in the discus, throwing 143-4 (43.69m). Merrideth Spiers was seventh for the Bison.

Grace Link took fifth in the 800m, giving her three top-six finishes on the day. Pratt placed sixth in the 400m dash in 55.80.

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TWINS-CUBS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Kirilloff hit two of Minnesota’s season-high five home runs to lead the Twins to an 11-1 win against the Chicago Cubs. Joey Gallo, Jorge Polanco and Carlos Correa also homered for the Twins, who gave more than enough run support to starter Joe Ryan. Ryan struck out 10 in six scoreless innings, including striking out the side in the sixth. Cubs right-hander Hayden Wesneski surrendered four of the Twins’ home runs.