MINOT, ND – We have a girl/boy basketball doubleheader to broadcast today as Bishop Ryan will host Stanley. Girls are set to begin around 1:30 pm with boys to follow around 3 pm. Both games can be heard on 106.9 K-Heart, online at khrt.com, and through the K-Heart stream on the Live365 app.

 

Scores from Friday:

 

 

Class A
#1 Bismarck Century def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 88-48
#2 Mandan def. Bismarck Legacy, 69-56
#3 Minot High def. Bismarck High, 87-68
Jamestown def. Williston, 77-65
Turtle Mountain def. Watford City, 104-77

 

Class B
Rugby def. Harvey-Wells County, 68-62 2OT
North Prairie def. TGU, 54-42
Parshall/North Shore-Plaza def. South Prairie, 72-65
Williston Trinity Christian def. Ray, 65-33
Powers Lake-Burke Central def. New Town, 65-31
Alexander def. Trenton, 54-53
Dunseith def. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich, 63-50

 

McLean County Shootout
Warwick def. Max, 75-37
Washburn def. White Shield, 73-72
Divide County def. Richardton-Taylor, 66-26
Garrison def. Mott-Regent/Grant County, 66-56
Drake-Anamoose def. Central McLean, 66-26
Glen Ullin-Hebron def. Wilton-Wing, 64-53
Northern Cass JV def. Center-Stanton, 59-52

 

 

Class A
#1 Bismarck Century def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 71-52
#3 Bismarck Legacy def. Mandan, 72-31
Turtle Mountain def. Watford City, 74-67
Jamestown def. Williston, 92-26

 

Class B
#1 Kenmare-Bowbells def. Divide County, 50-20
#3 Rugby def. Westhope-Newburg, 63-42
Nedrose def. Benson County, 46-30
Bottineau def. Drake-Anamoose, 78-39
TGU def. Velva, 73-36
Our Redeemer’s def. Berthold, 67-46
South Prairie-Max def. Glenburn, 67-42
Surrey def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 47-35
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Bishop Ryan, 64-49
Powers Lake-Burke Central def. New Town, 47-38
Beulah def. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 60-39

 

High School Boys Hockey
Jamestown def. Bottineau-Rugby, 5-1
Mandan def. Williston, 2-0

 

High School Girls Hockey
Minot High def. West Fargo United, 3-2 OT
Fargo North-South def. Williston, 4-1
Bismarck High-Legacy def. Devils Lake, 8-4
Dickinson def. Crosby 19U, 9-0

 

 

Jamestown KC Meet
1. Minot High, 135.525
2. Jamestown, 135.200
3. Breckenridge-Wahpeton, 131.500
4. Mandan, 126.650
5. Valley City, 72.475

 

Fargo Meet
1. Bismarck Century 139.350
2. Bismarck Legacy, 133.150
3. Grand Forks, 125.625
4. Fargo, 125.300
5. Bismarck High, 29.725

 

High School Boys Swimming & Diving
Minot High def. Jamestown, 134-48

 

College Mens Basketball
Sioux Falls def. Minot State, 66-63

 

College Womens Basketball
Minot State def. Sioux Falls, 64-38

 

College Mens Hockey
Minot State def. Midland University, 6-2
North Dakota def. Lindenwood, 4-3

 

College Womens Hockey
Minot State def. Adrian College, 2-1

 

NAHL Hockey
Minot Minotauros def. St. Cloud Norsemen, 3-2 OT
Bismarck Bobcats def. North Iowa Bulls, 3-1

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MSU MEN’S WRESTLING

 

GUNNISON, Colo. (MSU) – Brendan Barnes led the way Friday, picking up a pair of wins on his way to a third-place finish for the Minot State men’s wrestling team at the Western Colorado Open. One of three Beavers to place in the tournament, he was joined by Logen Fischer and Brody Mohr who each finished fifth in their respective weight class at the tournament for Minot State, which is back in action Saturday competing in the Tracy Borah Duals hosted by Western Colorado.

 

Competing at 165 pounds, Barnes opened the day with a loss then battled back strong with a win by pin over New Mexico Highlands’ Colin Brown, then a 9-1 major decision win over Air Force Prep’s Logan Park in the third-place match. Fischer’s day started better in the 133-pound weight class where he won a 6-5 decision over Western Colorado’s Noah Kasprowics and a 15-5 major decision over Andres Jiron of New Mexico Highlands. After falling into the consolation bracket, Fischer battled back to win the fifth-place match by pin over Jiron. As for Mohr, who also wrestled at 165 pounds, he responded to an opening setback with a win by pin over teammate Austin Frantzich, then he won a 9-1 decision over Adam State’s Cody Lewis, and in the fifth-place match, he won by pin over Adam State’s Wesley Van Matre.

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NDSU-ELITE 90 AWARD

 

FRISCO, Texas (NDSU) – North Dakota State linebacker Cole Wisniewski is the recipient of the Elite 90 award for the 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game. It is the second straight year Wisniewski has won the award. Wisniewski, a junior from Sparta, Wis., has a 4.00 grade-point average majoring in business administration. He was presented with the award at the NDSU team photo Friday, Jan. 6, at Toyota Stadium. The Elite 90, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s championships. This is North Dakota State’s 18th Elite 90 award across five different sports, and Wisniewski is the ninth at the FCS championship game. He joins linebacker Esley Thorton (2013), quarterback Carson Wentz (2014-16), wide receiver Daniel Polansky (2018), tight end Ben Ellefson (2019) and linebacker Jackson Hankey (2020). Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above academically who have participated in a sport for at least two years with their school. All ties are broken by the number of credits completed.

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NDSU-ACADEMIC ALL-STARS

 

CLEVELAND (NDSU) – North Dakota State linebackers James Kaczor and Luke Weerts were among the 53 student-athletes selected to the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) Academic All-Star Team for the 2022 season. Football players from all Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) institutions are eligible for the award. Each of the nominees were required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) in undergraduate or graduate study and have been a starter or key player with legitimate athletics credentials. They must have reached their second year of athletics and academic standing at the nominated institution and have completed a minimum of one full academic year at the nominated institution. They also must have participated in 50 percent of the games played at their designated position.

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FCS CHAMPIONSHIP

 

FARGO, ND (NDSU) – Defending national champion and No. 3 seed North Dakota State (12-2) meets No. 1 seed South Dakota State (13-1) in the NCAA Division I Football Championship game at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. This is NDSU’s 10th title game in 12 years and SDSU’s second in three seasons. The game will be broadcast on ABC.

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WOLVES-CLIPPERS

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 21 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell also scored 25 and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 128-115 win against the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers. Jaden McDaniels had 18 points for Minnesota, which lost leading scorer Anthony Edwards in the third quarter with left hip soreness. Los Angeles was playing without stars Paul George and Kawhi Leonard on the second night of a back-to-back. Norman Powell had a team-high 21 points off the bench for Los Angeles, which lost its fifth game in a row. Minnesota shot 56.8% from the field and scored 62 points in the paint. The Timberwolves led by as many as 25 despite 20 turnovers. It’s the third win in a row for the Wolves.