K-Heart Sports – 03/11/23

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MINOT, ND – Grand Forks Red River will play in both the girls and boys championship today at the Class A State Basketball Tournament.
 
High School Girls Basketball
Class A
 
State Tournament – Scheels Center in Fargo
Semifinal
(W1) Bismarck Century def. (E1) West Fargo Sheyenne, 65-47
(E3) Grand Forks Red River def. (E2) West Fargo, 51-44
Loser Out
(W4) Bismarck Legacy def. (E3) Fargo Davies, 72-53
(W1) Minot High def. (W3) Bismarck High, 64-52
 
Today’s schedule
5th Place
(W4) Bismarck Legacy vs (W1) Minot High, 9:30 am
3rd Place
(E1) West Fargo Sheyenne vs (E2) West Fargo, 1:30 pm
Championship
(W1) Bismarck Century vs (E4) Grand Forks Red River, 6 pm
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High School Boys Basketball
Class A
 
State Tournament – Scheels Center in Fargo
Loser Out
(W2) Minot High def. (W4) Jamestown, 69-66
(W3) Bismarck Legacy def. (E4) Fargo Shanley, 65-50
Semifinal
(E3) Grand Forks Red River def. (E1) Fargo Davies, 82-80
(E2) Fargo North def. (W1) Bismarck Century, 51-48
 
Today’s schedule
5th Place
(W3) Bismarck Legacy vs (W2) Minot High, 11:30 am
3rd Place
(E1) Fargo Davies vs (W1) Bismarck Century, 3:30 pm
Championship
(E3) Grand Forks Red River vs (E2) Fargo North, 8 pm
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STATE B
 
MINOT, ND – Pairings are set for the State Class B Boys Basketball Tournament which begins on Thursday. We’ll broadcast the games of the Des Lacs-Burlington Lakers and Powers Lake-Burke Central Ranchers on 106.9 K-Heart, online at khrt.com, and through the Live 365 app.
 
High School Boys Basketball
Class B
 
State Tournament – Bismarck Event Center
First Round (Thu 3/16)
#2 Shiloh Christian vs Powers Lake-Burke Central, 1 pm
#3 Beulah vs Medina-Pingree-Buchanan, 2:45 pm
#1 Central Cass vs Warwick, 6:30 pm
#4 Thompson vs #5 Des Lacs-Burlington, 8:15 pm
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NAHL
 
MINOT, ND – The Minot Minotauros dropped a tough one almost doubling up the North Iowa Bulls in shot but ultimately losing 3-1. They’ll play again tonight at Maysa Arena at 7:35 pm. In other NAHL action the St. Cloud Norsemen defeated the Bismarck Bobcats 5-1.
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UND HOCKEY
 
OMAHA, Neb. (UND) – Goaltender Simon Latkoczy stopped 40-of-41 shots thrown his way to help No. 17 Omaha defeat North Dakota, 2-1, on Friday night in the opening game of the NCHC Quarterfinals from Baxter Arena in Omaha. UND (16-14-6) nearly overcame a 2-0 deficit in the final 90 seconds, cutting the lead to 2-1 with 1:14 to play on Riese Gaber’s 20th goal of the season before the junior rang one off the crossbar in the dying seconds to snap the unbeaten streak at six for the visitors. Drew DeRidder kept his team in it during the opening 20 minutes, turning aside all 17 shots fired his way to keep the game scoreless after 20 minutes. The Michigan State transfer finished the contest with 26 saves on 28 shots, but suffered only his fourth loss since Dec. 9.
Following a scoreless first period, Omaha (19-13-3) jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 4:29 into the period, Jacob Guevin’s shot from the point hit a body and deflected in to get the hosts on the board. The Mavs doubled their advantage less than three minutes later on Davis Pennington’s first goal on the season, sneaking down from the point and firing it through the legs of DeRidder to increase the lead to 2-0 after 40 minutes of play despite a 17-6 shot advantage for North Dakota. NoDak started to push in the final 20 minutes of regulation, firing 13 shots on goal compared to just five for Omaha. With the goalie pulled, Gaber wired home a shot to cut the lead to 2-1 in the final moments, but UND could not complete the comeback. North Dakota will look to even the best-of-3 series at one tonight at 7:07 p.m. from Baxter Arena.
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WOLVES-NETS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 34 points, fellow Brooklyn newcomer Spencer Dinwiddie came up with a final stop and the Nets outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-123 in overtime Friday night. Dinwiddie blocked Mike Conley’s 3-point attempt as time expired to give the Nets their fourth victory in five outings. Bridges frequently quieted a raucous Target Center crowd, making 4 of 8 3-pointers and 13 of 24 overall shots. Acquired from Phoenix last month in the deal that sent Kevin Durant to the Suns, Bridges has scored 30 or more points in four of his past five games. Dinwiddie had 29 points and 11 assists. He was acquired from Dallas in the Kyrie Irving trade. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 32 points.
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VIKINGS-THIELEN
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adam Thielen grew up in Minnesota as an avid fan of the Vikings, a sports-loving kid who desired to one day catch passes just like Cris Carter and Randy Moss. His improbable and remarkable run with his home-state team ended with his name right behind them on the career receiving record lists. The Vikings released Thielen on Friday for salary-cap relief, nearly 10 years after he latched on with them as an undrafted underdog. Thielen was carrying the second-largest cap hit on the club behind quarterback Kirk Cousins. The move will stick the Vikings with more than $13.5 million in dead money for 2023, but they created $6.4 million in additional space by cutting him.
 
After playing at an NCAA Division II program on a $500 scholarship at Minnesota State, Thielen considered a career in dental equipment sales before taking part in one of the NFL’s regional scouting combines and landing a tryout invite with the Vikings at their post-draft rookie minicamp in 2013. Thielen turned enough heads with his hustle, acceleration and agility to make the practice squad that year, before playing his way onto the active roster as a key special teams contributor in 2014 and 2015. He didn’t stop there, totaling 967 yards and five touchdowns in his first season as a starter in 2016 alongside Stefon Diggs at the top two wide receiver spots. The native of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, had his best season in 2018 with 113 receptions for 1,373 yards and nine touchdowns. Slowed by a hamstring injury that limited him to 10 games in 2019, Thielen still ranked third in the NFL with 14 receiving touchdowns in 2020. The emergence of superstar Justin Jefferson that year began to reduce Thielen’s prominence in the offense, but his sure hands and route-running savvy still made him a valuable target for Cousins with 716 yards and six touchdowns. “I personally leaned on Adam for his work ethic, leadership, and counsel multiple times to help get our team where we wanted it to be last season,” coach Kevin O’Connell said in a statement distributed by the Vikings.
 
The Vikings and Thielen’s camp discussed restructuring options for his nearly $20 million cap hit, but the 32-year-old desired a larger role while eyeing a free agent market that’s thin on wide receivers. Thielen has 55 touchdowns in 135 games with the Vikings, the third most in franchise history behind Carter (110) and Moss (92). Thielen is also third in receptions behind Carter (1,004) and Moss (587). He created a strong legacy off the field, too, with the foundation he and his wife, Caitlin, started in 2018 to foster youth development. They announced a $1 million donation last fall spread among eight different Twin Cities charitable organizations. Thielen was the Vikings’ nominee in 2022 for the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award for community service. “I have always felt a brotherly kinship with Adam from the day we met,” Cousins posted on Twitter. “So grateful I got to play with him. Lots of great football left up ahead in his career.”
 
The Vikings cleared an additional $2.7 million by waiving cornerback Cameron Dantzler, who became an instant starter as a third-round draft pick in 2020 but was limited by injuries in each of his three years. Duke Shelley overtook Dantzler in the starting lineup down the stretch last season. The moves this week, including the release of linebacker Eric Kendricks on Monday, still left the Vikings more than $7 million over their salary cap, according to real-time data compiled by OverTheCap.com.
 
 

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