MINOT, ND – Velva-Garrison-Drake/Anamoos is going to the Dakota Bowl for the first time in 12 years.

High School Football

 

Semifinal
Central Cass def. #4 Beulah, 28-6
#2 Velva-Garrison-Drake/Anamoose def. #3 Hillsboro-Central Valley, 20-12

Class 9B
Semifinal
#4 Cavalier def. #1 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 34-20
#2 New Salem-Almont def, #3 North Prairie, 30-26

 

NAHL Hockey
Austin Bruins def. Minot Minotauros, 3-0
Bismarck Bobcats def. St. Cloud Norsemen, 3-1

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MINOT, ND – Pairings for Dakota Bowl XXX at the Fargo Dome on Friday.

 

 

Class 11B
Championship
#2 Velva-Garrison-Drake/Anamoose vs Central Cass, 9:15 am

 

Class 9B
Championship
#2 New Salem-Almont vs #4 Cavalier, 12 pm

 

Class 11A
Championship
#2 Jamestown vs #5 Fargo North, 3 pm

 

Class 11AA
Championship
#3 Fargo Shanley vs #8 Bismarck Century, 6:30 pm

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MINOT, ND – The WDA Championships were held Saturday for girls swimming & diving.

 

 

WDA Championships – Mandan
1. Minot High, 440
2. Bismarck Century, 410
3. Dickinson, 266.5
4. Williston, 242
5. Jamestown, 238
6. Bismarck Legacy, 235
7. Mandan, 152.5
8. Bismarck High 119

 

Senior Athlete of the Year: McKayla Donat of Bismarck Legacy

 

Coach of the Year: Ben Smith of Jamestown

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MSU FOOTBALL

 

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The records don’t matter with a trophy on the line and Saturday the Beavers made sure to bring home the hardware. Celebrating Senior Day in style, the Minot State football team won the Battle of the Big Lake led by three interceptions on defense and a tie-breaking touchdown by senior Ben Bolinske, toppling in-state rival the University of Mary 17 -10 at First Western Bank Field at Herb Parker Stadium in NSIC action.

 

Minot State (1-9 overall) sent 10 seniors – Ben Bolinske, David D’Amico, Spencer Gordon, Pat Hardy, Troy Kowal, Logan Krueger, Peyton Lamouruex, Carson Medeiros, Caleb Ness, and Jordan Sanford – home smiling after their final game on the Minot State campus as all 10 were honored before Saturday’s rivalry match-up. The Beaver defense then set the tone as Kyle VanBerkom made an interception on Mary’s first drive, one of three picks by the Minot State defense that stymied the Marauders all day long.

 

A defensive struggle, the Beavers finally broke in front on Ali Mohamed’s 11-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter for a 7-0. A late touchdown gave the Marauders (2-8) momentum heading into the halftime break, momentum that Mary used to march down the field until Knylen Miller-Levi’s interception at the 2-yard line turned the game’s momentum around. Minot State answered later in the quarter with a scoring drive capped by a 28-yard touchdown run by Bolinske for a 14-7 lead. From there, the Minot State defense made that lead hold up and a 27-yard field goal by Dillon Fedor with 32 seconds left helped ice the win. Bolinske led the way on offense, rushing for 69 yards on seven carries, while Mohamed added 65 yards on 24 carries. Defensively, Justin Coleman added an interception, Sean Pugh-Sykora added a fumble recovery, and Krueger had two of the Beavers’ five sacks in the win. The final home game for Minot State, the Beavers now hit the road to close out the 2022 season playing at Concordia, St. Paul next Saturday.

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MSU WOMEN’S HOCKEY

 

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Make it two-in-a-row for Jordan Ivanco. Minot State’s career leader in shutouts added another on Saturday, turning aside 27 shots and getting plenty of offensive help as the Beavers rolled to a 9-0 win over visiting Minnesota at the Maysa Arena. Ivanco, who recorded her second shutout of the season, now has 16 in her Minot State career. Gillian Gervin and Jordan Kulbida had the early offense, scoring 1 minute, 38 seconds apart midway through the first period, giving the Beavers (5-2-0 overall) a 2-0 lead after the first period. Gervin and Kulbida each finished with a pair of goals apiece in the win, as Minot State poured it on after that the first stanza with five goals in the second period, and two more in the third. Megan Norris added a goal and two assists, while Krissy Rink, Riley Ball, Makena Welby, and Alisha O’Hara also scored. Paige Ackerman added 3 assists, Anna German assisted on two goals, and Rhys Winchell also had an assist for Minot State, which hosts Minnesota again on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Maysa Arena.

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MSU WOMEN’S WRESTLING

 

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (MSU) – Annika Gotlieb will now have bragging rights – first ever Minot State women’s wrestling win. And teammate Nina Sandoval wasn’t far behind her. Gotlieb won her first match of the day by a 17-8 technical fall at 130 pounds, the first-ever win for the new Minot State wrestling team as she picked up a pair of victories Saturday at the Maverick Open hosted by Colorado Mesa. After earning a first-round bye at 155 pounds, Sandoval gave the Beavers win No. 2 with a 10-0 technical fall victory. She added another win on a successful opening day for Minot State, which sent four women out onto the mats. Gotlieb and Sandoval also added a win by pin, each, on the day for Minot State, as did Madison Parson, wrestling at 191 pounds, who also earned her first collegiate victory by pin in her second match of the day in the tournament. Also in action, but coming up winless at 116 pounds was Zoe Desloges for the Beavers, who follow up their history first day of action with another tournament on the road next weekend, wrestling at the Waldorf Open in Iowa.

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MSU MEN’S WRESTLING

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (MSU) – Oscar Nellis and Cannon Potts led the way for the Beavers on Saturday, each claiming tournament titles at the Jamestown Invitational as the Minot State men’s wrestling team got their season underway. Nellis won three straight matches in the 125-pound weight class to claim his first championship of the new season, while Potts picked up four wins at 174 pounds, including a victory by pin in the title match for Minot State. After a first-round bye, Nellis scored a tech fall victory over Elijah Barajas of Jamestown, 18-2, then defeated Jack Schoenhard of Northern State, 5-0. Nellis then claimed the title with a 17-9 major decision win over Clayson Mele of Minnesota State Moorhead. Meanwhile at 174 pounds, Potts won a 15-0 tech fall over Cody Dravis of Minnesota State Moorhead, then scored an 8-0 major decision win over Carston Toedter of Jamestown. In the semifinals, Potts won 7-2 over Anthony Castro of Minnesota State Moorhead, then pinned James Burks in 2 minutes, 15 seconds for the title. Minot State’s Austin Frantzich nearly claimed another title at 165 pounds as he won 5-2 over Jonas Anez of Minnesota State Moorhead, then picked up a 13-2 major decision win over Mark Haba to earn a shot at the title. In the final, he lost a close 4-2 decision to Jacob Reinardy of Minnesota State Moorhead. The Beavers also saw three wrestlers finish third, Ethan Wonser at 141 pounds, Ryan Hrcka at 157 pounds, and Joseph Lopez at 197 pounds. Minot State is back in action next weekend wrestling at the Bison Open hosted by North Dakota State.

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MSU VOLLEYBALL

 

DULUTH, MN (MSU) -The Minot State volleyball team could not overcome a dynamic Bulldogs offense Saturday on the road falling to Minnesota-Duluth in straight sets (22-25, 10-25, 20-25). The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 1-26 overall and 1-19 in NSIC action. Taylor Wyatt finished with seven kills on the day to lead the Beavers offense with a hitting percentage of .500. Minot State got nine digs from Lucia Mercolini to lead them defensively. Jenna Pahlen had a team-high two aces in the loss. Taylor Wyatt had a team-high seven kills for Minot State. The Beavers had a team-high nine digs from Lucia Mercolini. Minot State attackers were helped by a team-high 15 assists from Jaina MacAulay.

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UND FOOTBALL

 

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Tommy Schuster passed for two touchdowns on his way to a pair of school records, Tyler Hoosman ran for two scores and North Dakota beat Indiana State 42-7. Schuster was 16-of-19 passing for 162 yards with scoring throws to Garett Maag and Isaiah Smith. Hoosman had 15 carries for 81 yards for the Fighting Hawks. Schuster’s two TD passes gave him 37 for his career and the most in North Dakota’s Division I history. He also became the program’s all-time passing leader with 6,259 yards. Justin Dinka had a 2-yard run for Indiana State, which has lost eight straight.

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NDSU FOOTBALL

 

MAYCOMB, Ill. (AP) — TaMerik Williams and TK Marshall each ran for more than 100 yards and had two touchdowns as North Dakota State routed winless-Western Illinois 56-17. Williams had 120 yards rushing on 12 carries and Marshall added 118 on six carries. Marshall had the longest scoring run of the game, a 65-yarder early in the fourth quarter. North Dakota State (7-2, 5-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference), ranked fourth in the FCS coaches poll, ran away from the start with Kobe Johnson’s 47-yard touchdown run on the Bison’s first play from scrimmage. Clay Bruno threw two touchdown passes and four interceptions for Western Illinois (0-9, 0-6).

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UND HOCKEY

 

OMAHA, Neb. (UND) – The No. 10/11 ranked North Dakota hockey team skated to a 3-3 tie against Omaha on Saturday night from Baxter Arena in Omaha. UND (4-3-2, 1-0-1 NCHC) finishes the weekend with four points out of a possible six, as Omaha (4-4-2, 0-1-1 NCHC) secured the extra point in the finale with a 2-1 shootout victory. Judd Caulfield (1), Tyler Kleven (1) and Riese Gaber (8) all struck for the Fighting Hawks in a game that saw both teams take a lead in the third period, but a strong penalty kill by NoDak in the final minutes of the overtime preserved the tie. Drew DeRidder finished with 24 saves on 27 shots to finish the weekend with an unbeaten record, but it was Omaha’s Jake Kucharski who stole the show with 43 saves on 46 North Dakota shots to steal two points for the hosts. North Dakota will return home to battle Denver on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7:07 p.m. from Ralph Engelstad Arena.

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WOLVES-ROCKETS

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 10 of his 25 points in the third quarter and Anthony Edwards added 19 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 129-117 win against the Houston Rockets. Playing without center Rudy Gobert, who was placed into the league’s health and safety protocols earlier in the day, Minnesota snapped a three-game losing streak. Kyle Anderson had 16 points while starting for Gobert. Houston has lost six in a row and is 1-9 this season. The team had a season-high 23 turnovers, leading to 36 points for the Timberwolves. Jalen Green had 21 points for the Rockets.

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MLB-WORLD SERIES

 

HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit a towering three-run homer and the Houston Astros clinched their second World Series title in six seasons with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6. That also gave 73-year-old manager Dusty Baker his first title in 25 seasons as a manager, the last three in Houston. This was Houston’s second championship. The Astros also won in 2017, a title tarnished by their sign-stealing scandal. Alvarez’s home run in the sixth inning put Houston ahead 3-1. Astros rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña was the World Series MVP. The 25-year-old star born in the Dominican Republic also was MVP of the AL Championship Series. Houston starter Framer Valdez won his second game in this World Series.