MINOT, ND – Bismarck Century won the State Class A Girls Golf Tournament in Jamestown on Tuesday. It’s the Patriots first state title since 2019.

 

 

State Tournament – Jamestown Country Club
1. Bismarck Century, 636
2. Grand Forks Red River, 646
3. Fargo Davies, 652
4. Mandan, 658
5. Bismarck Legacy, 689
6. West Fargo Sheyenne, 696
T7. Wahpeton, 699
T7. Minot High, 699
9. Fargo Shanley, 704
10. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 709
11. Fargo North, 735
12. Jamestown, 773

 

Individual standings (Top 20)
1. Rose Solbert – Fargo Davies, 148
2. Jaya Grube – Grand Forks Red River, 149
3. Leah Herbel – Bismarck Century, 150
T4. Hannah Herbel – Bismarck Century, 152
T4. Anna Huettl – Mandan, 152
6. Lexi Bartley – Fargo Davies, 153
7. Lindsey Astrup – Fargo Shanley, 154
8. Payton Stocker – West Fargo Sheyenne, 155
T9. Ella Speidel – Grand Forks Red River, 159
T9. Abigail Schneider – Bismarck St. Mary’s, 159
T11. Aliyah Iverson – Bismarck Century, 161
T11. Mia Aarestad – Fargo South, 161
13. Rugby Heydt – Mandan, 162
14. Halle Miller – Wahpeton, 165
T15. Ava Kalanek – Bismarck Legacy, 168
T15. Morgan Strange – Minot High, 168
17. Zoe Keene – West Fargo Sheyenne, 167
T18. Kya Guidinger – Bismarck Legacy, 168
T18. Sophie Brakke – Grand Forks Red River, 168
20. Brittyn Mettler – Mandan, 171

 

T23. Mackenzie Strange – Minot High, 173
T32. Adison Dittus – Minot High, 175
T37. Kinzy Welstad – Minot North, 177
T42. Emersyn Kopp – Minot North, 181
T55. Cali Wilson – Minot High, 187
T55. Emily Houim – Minot High, 187
T60. Katie Thomas – Minot High, 188

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VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NDHSAA) – On the evening of Monday, October 3, 2022, West Fargo Sheyenne High School administration notified the North Dakota High School Activities Association of the use of an ineligible boys soccer participant during the entire 2022 season. The deliberate or inadvertent use of an ineligible participant in a team sport includes the prescribed penalty of forfeiture of all matches in which the student participated. Therefore, final Eastern Dakota Conference standings have been adjusted as follows:

 

1. Fargo Davies 13-0-1 – 40 points
2. West Fargo High 9-4-1 – 28 points
3. Fargo Shanley 7-5-2 – 23 points
4. Grand Forks Red River 6-4-4 – 22 points
5. Fargo North 6-6-2 – 20 points
6. Fargo South 5-7-2 – 17 points
7. Grand Forks Central 3-9-2 – 11 points
8. West Fargo Sheyenne 0-14-0 – 0 points

 

Eastern Dakota Conference (EDC) By-Laws state the top four teams in the final regular season standings will qualify for the NDHSAA Boys Soccer State Tournament. Quarterfinal matchups on October 6 are as follows:

 

At Essentia Health Packers Stadium (West Fargo High School)

 

Quarterfinals
Match 1: East Region No. 1 seed Fargo Davies vs. West Region No. 4 seed Bismarck Century at 12:00 p.m.
Match 2: West Region No. 2 seed Bismarck Legacy vs. East Region No. 3 seed Shanley at 2:15 p.m.
Match 3: West Region No. 1 seed Minot High vs. East Region No. 4 seed Grand Forks Red River, 4:30 p.m.
Match 4: East Region No. 2 seed West Fargo High vs. West Region No. 3 seed Bismarck High, 6:45 p.m.
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MINOT, ND – The #1-ranked teams remain the same in the third volleyball polls of the season. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

 

 

Team (First Place Votes)         Record    Points    Last Poll
1. West Fargo Sheyenne (8)      17-0        48         1
2. Bismarck Century (2)              15-1        42         2
3. Jamestown                             16-2        26         4
4. Bismarck Legacy                     12-5       13         5
5. Fargo North                             15-3        12         3

 

Others receiving votes: Fargo South (13-4)

 

 

Team (First Place Votes)              Record    Points    Last Poll
1. Northern Cass (9)                        26-0        90         1
2. Linton-HMB                                  24-1        79         3
3. Kenmare-Bowbells                       25-2         72        2
4. May-Port-CG                               15-3          56        6
5. Thompson                                    15-5         52        5
6. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich     20-5        47        4
7. Oakes                                           17-5         26        8
8. Central Cass                                 20-6         23        9
9. Dickinson Trinity                           15-3         18         7
10. Garrison                                      17-2          7        NR

 

Others receiving votes: Cavalier (13-5), Our Redeemer’s (19-10), LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (17-9), North Prairie (16-4)

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MINOT, ND – Other scores from Tuesday:

 

 

Class A
#2 Bismarck Century def. Minot High (3-1) 25-15, 20-25, 25-23, 25-15
#3 Jamestown def. #4 Bismarck Legacy (3-0) 25-17, 25-23, 25-20
Bismarck High def. Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-0)
Dickinson def. Mandan (3-0) 25-22, 25-14, 25-15
Williston def. Turtle Mountain (3-0)

 

Class B
#10 Garrison def. Grant County (3-1) 25-22, 25-13, 21-25, 25-20
Our Redeemer’s def. South Prairie-Max (3-0) 25-12, 25-14, 25-16
Bishop Ryan def. Des Lacs-Burlington (3-0) 25-23, 25-20, 25-20
Glenburn def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-0) 25-18, 25-19, 25-13
Surrey def. Berthold (3-0)
Stanley def. Nedrose (3-2) 15-25, 23-25, 25-13, 25-19, 15-9
Rugby def. Velva (3-0) 25-19, 25-23, 25-22
Drake-Anamoose def. Newburg-Westhope (3-1) 25-21, 25-14, 21-25, 25-15
North Star def. St. John (3-0) 25-7, 25-16, 25-10
North Prairie def. Dunseith (3-0) 25-2, 25-13, 25-14
Harvey-Wells County def. Benson County (3-0) 25-19, 25-17, 25-10
Central McLean def. New Salem-Almont (3-0) 25-9, 25-15, 25-23
North Shore-Plaza def. Mandaree (3-1) 25-21, 25-12, 23-25, 25-22
Divide County def. Powers Lake-Burke Central (3-1) 25-20, 25-23, 19-25, 25-19
Trenton def. Tioga (3-0) 25-19, 25-23, 25-21

 

College Womens Volleyball
University of Mary def. Minot State (3-0) 25-23, 26-24, 25-13

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MSU GOLF

 

BILLINGS, Mont. – Freshman Zach Hendrickson shot back-to-back career-best rounds on Tuesday, and senior teammate Andrew Makarchuk also added a career-best effort to lead the way for the Minot State men’s golf team which finished fourth at the Yellowjacket Fall Invitational hosted by Montana State, Billings.

 

Meanwhile, in the women’s tournament, the trio of juniors Taylor Cormier, Jaci Jones, and Holly Knudsen all turned in Top 10 finishes as the Beaver ladies also finished fourth in the final event of the fall season.

 

Hendrickson, playing in his fifth collegiate tournament, made a strong charge up the leaderboard on Tuesday as the men played 36 holes. After opening with an 8-over 80 on Monday at the Lake Hills Golf Course, he shot a career-best 1-over 73 to start his day Tuesday, then followed that up with a 1-under 71 to finish tied for 15th at 8-over 224 to lead Minot State.

 

Matching Hendrickson’s at 8-under 224 for the tournament and tying for 15th was Makarchuk who, after an opening 78 on Monday, fired a 2-under 70 in Tuesday’s first round, the senior’s career-best. He back that up with a 4-over 76 to tie for 15th for the Beaver men, who were fourth as a team with a three-round total of 45-over 909 (309-298-302).

 

Host Montana State-Billings won the men’s title at 4-under 860 and was led by individual men’s champion Dawson Strobel, who shot a 5-under 211.

 

Aimery Barrault was next for the Minot State men, tying for 25th at 13-over 229 (78-72-79), then came Henry Langhans, who was 32nd at 23-over 239 (80-83-76), and Joshua Tu, who was 34th at 24-over 240 (73-84-83).

 

As for the Minot State women, Cormier was fourth overall with a two-day total of 14-over 158 (81-77), Jones tied for fifth at 17-over 161 (79-82), and Knudsen tied for 10th at 20-over 164 (82-82).

 

Abigail Goettle and Averi Bradley tied for 34th at 49-over 193 for the Beavers as Goettle shot rounds of 104 and 89, and Bradley carded a 96 and a 97.

 

Rianna Garland of South Dakota School of Mines was the individual champion at 10-over 154, helping her team win the women’s title at 58-over 634.

 

The tournament was the final event of the fall for the Minot State golfers who now be off for the winter and return to the course in

March.
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UND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – North Dakota women’s basketball announced the release of the full schedule on Monday. The schedule features one exhibition and 29 regular season games. The season is highlighted by 14 games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. North Dakota opens the season with a home exhibition match against Northern State University on Nov. 2. The regular season slate begins at home as they host Detroit Mercy on Nov. 7. The Fighting Hawks closes out the regular season on the road against the Leathernecks on Thursday, Feb. 23 and the Tommies on Saturday, Feb. 25.

 

The 2023 Summit League Women’s Basketball Championship returns to its familiar home at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. for the eighth time. For the first time in League history, the 2023 Women’s Basketball Championship will feature all 10 members with St. Thomas competing in its first basketball tournament as a League member. The new format will cover five days on the calendar, starting March 3 and culminating with the respective title games on Tuesday, March 7. The tournament champion will earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Basketball Championships.

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TWINS-WHITE SOX

 

CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Arraez had a hit to move closer to his first AL batting championship, one of only two singles Minnesota managed off Lucas Giolito in seven innings as the Chicago White Sox beat the Twins 8-3 on Tuesday night. Elvis Andrus hit his third homer in four games, a three-run shot, and the White Sox cruised to their second straight win after Tony La Russa stepped down as manager Monday. The 25-year-old Arraez extended his hitting streak to eight games and held his average at .315 as he tries to become the fifth Twins player to win the league batting title. He was back in the lineup as the designated hitter after missing the previous two games with a left hamstring injury. Arraez is ahead of Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who is hitting .311 in his bid for the AL Triple Crown. Judge hit his AL-record 62nd homer in the second game of New York’s doubleheader at Texas and leads the league with 131 RBIs.

 

Giolito allowed two runs on two hits and two walks and hit two batters as he won for the first time since Aug. 24. Tabbed as the White Sox ace before the season, Giolito finished 11-9 with a 4.90 ERA in an inconsistent season that mirrored his team. Jermaine Palacios hit his first career homer in the ninth. Nick Gordon singled in a run and Jake Cave added a sac fly for Minnesota, which lost its fourth straight. Twins starter Josh Winder (4-6) allowed four runs and was knocked out in the third.

 

UP NEXT

Minnesota RHP Louie Varland (0-2, 4.71 ERA) faces Chicago RHP Davis Martin (3-5, 3.65 ERA) in the teams’ regular-season finale this afternoon.

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MLB-JUDGE RECORD

 

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aaron Judge took a smooth, mighty swing, then broke into a big smile as he trotted around the bases. Heading home, his teammates backed away, letting him touch the plate alone. At last, the New York Yankees slugger had the American League home run record all to himself. Judge hit his 62nd home run of the season Tuesday night, breaking Roger Maris’ AL record and setting what some fans consider baseball’s “clean” standard.

 

“It’s a big relief,” Judge said. “Everybody can finally sit down in their seats and watch the ballgame. It’s been a fun ride so far, getting a chance to do this. … Getting a chance to have your name next to someone as great as Roger Maris and Babe Ruth and those guys is incredible.” Judge said he felt “quite a few emotions” after connecting, thinking about his family and fans and supporters. He said it would probably be after the season until he’d truly soak in and appreciate the significance of his achievement. “In my book, it’s just another day,” the stoic Judge said.

 

After slamming his helmet in a rare show of frustration when he went without a homer in the first game of the doubleheader against the Rangers in Texas, Judge hit the third pitch of the nightcap into the first row of seats in left field. That trip around the bases after a long chase was certainly a mixture of pure joy and relief for No. 99, whose only homer in the previous 13 games had been when he tied Maris’ 61 last Wednesday in Toronto. Judge did it just in time, too, homering on the next-to-last day of the regular season.

Barry Bonds holds the major league record of 73 home runs, set with the San Francisco Giants in 2001.

 

Judge’s milestone ball was caught by Cory Youmans of Dallas, who was sitting in Section 31. When asked what he was going to do with the ball while being taken away with security to have the ball authenticated, Youmans responded, “Good question. I haven’t thought about it.” Asked after the 3-2 loss if he’d gotten the ball, Judge said, “not yet.” “I don’t know where it’s at. It’d be great to get it back,” he said. Judge also praised the fan for making a “great catch” and said the man had every right to keep the prized souvenir. Another fan was escorted away after leaping over the rail into a gap between the seats and the left-field wall. The crowd of 38,832 was Texas’ third sellout of the season.

 

Almost as soon as Judge connected on a 1-1 slider from right-hander Jesús Tinoco, his Yankees teammates streamed out of the dugout to celebrate with him. But they stayed away from home plate — leaving him to step on it before sharing hugs and high-fives. “You never know how you’re going to react in the moment. And it was just so, so very cool,” manager Aaron Boone said.

 

Gerrit Cole, who set a Yankees single-season strikeout record in the same game, said he didn’t know if Judge was pressing as of late, but chuckled when saying everybody else on the team was. “Just wanted it to happen so bad,” Cole said. “So I don’t know if that’s pressing, or it’s just hoping hard. We were all just hoping really hard I think … He’s not trying to get the record for himself. He’s trying to get the record for his teammates, and for the Yankee fans.”

 

New York wound up losing the second game after winning the opener 5-4. With one game left in the regular season, the split left the Yankees with a fitting 99-62 record — Judge’s number and his home run total.

 

Judge’s mother and father were in the stands to see the 30-year-old outfielder end a five-game homerless streak, including the earlier game Tuesday when he was 1 for 5 with a single.

 

The Maris family wasn’t in Texas after following Judge around for a while, but Roger Maris Jr. tweeted, “Congratulations to Aaron Judge and his family on Aaron’s historic home run number 62! It has definitely been a baseball season to remember. You are all class and someone who should be revered. For the MAJORITY of the fans, we can now celebrate a new CLEAN HOME RUN KING!!”

 

When the top of the first ended, and Judge went to take his place in right field, he carried the glove and cap of first baseman DJ LeMahieu, who patted him on the back.

 

The fans in right field cheered Judge loudly while he warmed up by tossing a ball back and forth with center fielder Harrison Bader. Judge then provided another souvenir ball when he tossing the one he had warmed up with several rows deep.

 

Judge, eligible to become a free agent after this season, struck out on a full-count pitch when batting again in the second.

He took his spot right field in the bottom of the inning before Boone pulled him from the game. Oswaldo Cabrera, who had been at second base, moved to right field and the slugger got another loud ovation as he jogged back to the Yankees dugout on the third base side.

 

Reaction quickly came from far beyond the ballpark.

 

“History made, more history to make,” President Joe Biden posted on Twitter.

 

Tweeted former Yankees star Derek Jeter: “Congrats @TheJudge44 on 62! Postseason next!!!”

 

Former President Bill Clinton also tweeted congratulations, as did former MLB players like Paul O’Neill, Dwight Gooden, Dave Winfield and Ryan Howard.

 

Maris’ 61 for the Yankees had been exceeded six times previously, but all were tainted by the stench of steroids. Along with Bonds’ record, Mark McGwire hit 70 for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1998 and 65 the following year. Sammy Sosa had 66, 65 and 63 for the Chicago Cubs during a four-season span starting in 1998.