MINOT, ND – It’s day two of the State Volleyball Tournaments in Bismarck. We’ll bring you live play-by-play of the Our Redeemer’s match on 106.9 K-Heart and online at khrt.com.

 

 

State Tournament – Bismarck Event Center
First Round
#2 Linton-HMB def. New Rockford Sheyenne #-1) 25-15, 25-19, 21-25, 25-19
#3 Thompson def. Garrison (3-0) 25-13, 26-24, 25-10
#1 Northern Cass def. Our Redeemer’s (3-0) 25-14, 25-20, 25-15
#4 Kenmare-Bowbells def. #5 Dickinson Trinity (3-2) 21-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-17, 15-12

 

 

Semifinal (Main Arena)
#2 Linton-HMB vs #3 Thompson, 1 pm
#1 Northern Cass vs #4 Kenmare-Bowbells, 3 pm
Consolation (Exhibit Hall)
New Rockford-Sheyenne vs Garrison, 5 pm
Our Redeemer’s vs #5 Dickinson Trinity, 7 pm (ON 106.9 FM)

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State Tournament – Bismarck Event Center
First Round
(W1) Bismarck Century def. (E4) Fargo North (3-0) 25-22, 25-17, 25-19
(W3) Bismarck Legacy def. (E2) West Fargo (3-2) 21-25, 18-25, 28-26, 25-19, 15-13
(E1) West Fargo Sheyenne def. (W4) Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-0) 25-20, 25-14, 25-15
(W2) Jamestown def. (E3) Fargo South (3-2) 25-19, 24-26, 26-24, 21-25, 15-8

 

 

Consolation (Exhibit Hall)
(E4) Fargo North vs (E2) West Fargo, 1 pm
(W4) Bismarck St. Mary’s vs (E3) Fargo South, 3 pm
Semifinal (Main Arena)
(W1) Bismarck Century vs (W3) Bismarck Legacy, 5 pm
(E1) West Fargo Sheyenne vs (W2) Jamestown, 7 pm

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MINOT, ND – The North Dakota High School Coaches Association (NDHSCA) announced its North Dakota Division 11AA All-State Football Team. Three Minot High players were honored as Logan Conklin was named to the first team defense while Michael George and Tyson Ruzicka were honored on the second team. All three are juniors.

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MSU MEN’S HOCKEY

 

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – In a first-ever meeting between Minot State and the Oregon Ducks, the Ducks provided a quick wake-up call for the host and top-ranked Beavers. The Ducks scored 2 minutes, 18 seconds into Thursday night’s contest and held on to the lead for another five minutes before Minot State erupted for five first-period goals en route to an 11-2 win at the Maysa Arena. The two teams meet again on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Maysa Arena in game two of their three-game weekend series. Sheldin Howard scored with 8:33 gone off assists by Jay Buchholz and Joey Moffatt, tying the game, then Reid Arnold broke the tie just 2:12 later off an assist from Reece Henry and the Beavers (10-0-0 overall) were on their way. Christian Kadolph scored just 22 seconds later, then Howard netted his second of the game 1:17 after that for a comfortable 4-1 Minot State advantage. After a goal by Oregon (2-3-0 overall) briefly broke up the Minot State scoring onslaught, the Beavers tacked on one more to finish off the first as Buchholz scored with 10 seconds left before intermission, setting the tone for the rest of the night. Henry, Arnold, and Moffatt each scored in the second period, then Josh Pederson added two goals and Moffatt another in the third period to close out the win. Jake Anthony added 23 saves in goal in the win for the Beavers.

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MSU MEN’S BASKETBALL

 

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The Minot State men’s basketball team got a 40-point performance from the bench on the way to an 84-56 win against the Presentation Saints at home Thursday in the Beavers non-conference, season-opener. The Beavers (1-0 overall) had three players score in double figures, led by Khari Broadway, who had 16 points. Calvin Sisk added 13 points, six rebounds and three blocks off of the bench and Jaxon Gunville helped out with 13 points and four assists. Minot State utilized excellent ball movement in Thursday’s game, piling up 15 assists on 34 made field goals. Gunville’s four assists paced the Beavers. Minot State did a great job disrupting Presentation shots in the contest, coming away with five blocks. Sisk’s three rejections led the way individually for the Beavers.

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MSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

 

SPEARFISH, S.D. (MSU) – The Minot State women’s basketball team got a 25-point showing from the bench, but fell 61-50 to the Black Hills State Yellow Jackets on the road Thursday. Kate Head led the Beavers (2-1 overall) with nine points and seven rebounds. Jaime Skeggs added 10 points and two steals off the bench and Kennedy Harris chipped in as well with six points off the bench. Minot State collected 37 rebounds in Thursday’s game compared to Black Hills State’s 35, led by Head’s seven boards. The Beavers also put in work on the offensive glass, turning 15 rebounds into 14 second-chance points. The Beavers forced 19 Black Hills State turnovers while committing 14 themselves in Thursday’s game. The Beavers turned those takeaways into nine points on the other end of the floor. Vilborg Jonsdottir led the way individually with two steals.

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UND MEN’S BASKETBALL

 

ELON, N.C. (UND) – North Dakota went 17-for-20 at the line, including 10-for-13 in the final eight minutes, to defeat Elon 77-73 at the Schar Center on Thursday night. Both teams faced foul trouble and were in the bonus with eight minutes left in the game. The Fighting Hawks were 12-for-12 at the line late before three missed free throws allowed the Phoenix to claw their way back into the game. Following the missed free throws, UND went 5-for-5 at the charity stripe in the final 30 seconds to hold on for the 77-73 victory. In the final 30 seconds, Elijah Brooks and B.J. Omot were both 2-for-2 at the stripe.

 

Mitchell Sueker just missed a double-double for UND (2-2), throwing down 15 points and grabbing a game-high nine rebounds. He was a perfect 5-for-5 at the free throw line and also dished out a team-high five assists. Treysen Eaglestaff netted 15 points. The true freshman provided a spark for the Fighting Hawks in the first half, coming off the bench and scoring 10 points to lead a 13-3 UND run. Omot had his third double digit performance as a Hawk, chipping in a season-high 12 points. He went 4-for-4 at the line, including 2-for-2 in the final 30 seconds. Brady Danielson just missed double figures, adding nine points and a 3-for-3 outing at the charity stripe. Caleb Nero chipped in eight points while knocking down two triples. He went on a 5-0 run of his own in the early moments of the second half to help UND extend its lead to 48-39.

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NDSU MEN’S BASKETBALL

 

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (NDSU) – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team lost at Indiana State on Thursday evening, falling 101-75 inside the Hulman Center. Courvoisier McCauley led Indiana State with 30 points. The Sycamores committed only three turnovers in the contest. The Sycamores led 34-24 with five minutes left in the first half before closing the period on a 15-2 run. NDSU freshman Tajavis Miller led the Bison with 20 points. Sophomore Andrew Morgan added 13 points and nine rebounds. Indiana State shot 49 percent for the game and made 12 three-pointers. The Bison shot 42 percent and went 6-for-25 (24 percent) from beyond the arc. The Bison (0-4) will return home to host Crown College on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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NDSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

 

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – Four Bison reached double digits in scoring as the North Dakota State women’s basketball team upended Minnesota, 71-65, to stay unbeaten on Thursday night at Scheels Center. With the win, the Bison improve to 3-0 overall on the season. It also marked the first win over a power five opponent since NDSU knocked off Kansas, 72-69, in 2020. Taylor Brown led the way for the Bison notching her second career double-double with a game-high 16 points and 10 rebounds. Emily Behnke poured in a career-high 14 points with eight rebounds, while Abby Schulte added a season-best 13 points with five assists and five rebounds. Abby Graham rounded out the top performers with a season-high 11 points. As a team, the Bison shot 44.4 percent (28-63) from the field and 64.3 percent from the free throw line. NDSU also netted 34 points in the paint and 18 points off of turnovers.

 

Both teams traded points throughout the first half until NDSU was able to put together a momentum-shifting 7-0 run to close the second quarter capped off by a fast break layup from Graham to beat the Buzzer to give NDSU a one-point edge at the break, 28-27. The Bison came out of the intermission and pushed their lead up to four, 37-33, following a layup from Schulte at the 5:37 mark. NDSU led after three quarters of play, 46-43. The Bison then began to pull away building their largest lead, 58-50, after Brown knocked down a triple with 5:49 to play. The Gophers (2-1) made one final surge trimming the edge down to one, 62-61, at the 3:21 mark. Heaven Hamling then answered for the Bison knocking down a three-pointer and a jumper to stretch the lead back up to six, 67-61, with 1:08 to play. NDSU went on to hold off Minnesota the rest way to earn the 71-65 win. NDSU will wrap up its homestand hosting Northern Colorado on Tuesday night. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. at Scheels Center.

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WILD-PENGUINS

 

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sidney Crosby had two goals and two assists for a season-high four points and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 6-4 on Thursday night. Ryan Poehling, Kris Letang, Brock McGinn and Jake Guentzel also scored for the Penguins and Tristan Jarry stopped 19 shots. Pittsburgh is 3-1-1 after losing seven straight. Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice and Brandon Duhaime and Matt Dumba added goals for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson, filling in for the injured Marc-Andre Fleury, made 26 saves.

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NFL-THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

 

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns to outduel Aaron Rodgers as the Tennessee Titans defeated the Green Bay Packers 27-17. Tannehill looked much sharper in his second game back after missing two games with an injured right ankle. He went 22 of 27 and had one interception as the Titans won for the seventh time in eight games. Rodgers went 24 of 39 for 227 yards with two touchdown passes to rookie Christian Watson. Green Bay has lost six of seven.