K-HEART SPORTS – SATURDAY – 11/18/23
MINOT, ND – The State Volleyball Tournament finishes today at the Fargo Dome and concludes the fall high school sports season. In Class B, Northern Cass will try to win their third championship in school history and back-to-back titles as they battle May-Port-CG. The Patriots won three championships back in 1999, 2001 and 2002.
The Class A title match is a rematch of the EDC championship from a week ago as West Fargo Sheyenne battles Fargo Shanley. The Mustangs won last week 3-2 and look to add back-to-back state championships to their resume. Shanley is gunning for their fourth state championship, but the first since 2014.
All the matches of the tournament will be broadcast on BEK TV and streamed through their website.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class A
Class A
State Tournament – Fargo Dome
Consolation
(E3) Fargo North def. (W4) Bismarck High (3-0) 25-15, 25-18, 25-13
(W1) Bismarck Century def. (W3) Bismarck Legacy (3-2) 21-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-14, 15-12
Semifinal
(W1) West Fargo Sheyenne def. (W2) Jamestown (3-1) 25-23, 16-25, 25-20, 25-16
(E2) Fargo Shanley def. (E4) Fargo Davies (3-1) 25-14, 13-25, 25-19, 25-22
Consolation
(E3) Fargo North def. (W4) Bismarck High (3-0) 25-15, 25-18, 25-13
(W1) Bismarck Century def. (W3) Bismarck Legacy (3-2) 21-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-14, 15-12
Semifinal
(W1) West Fargo Sheyenne def. (W2) Jamestown (3-1) 25-23, 16-25, 25-20, 25-16
(E2) Fargo Shanley def. (E4) Fargo Davies (3-1) 25-14, 13-25, 25-19, 25-22
Today’s schedule
7th Place
(W4) Bismarck High vs (W3) Bismarck Legacy, 10 am
5th Place
(E3) Fargo North vs (W1) Bismarck Century, 12 pm
3rd Place
(W2) Jamestown vs (E4) Fargo Davies, 2 pm
Championship
(E1) West Fargo Sheyenne vs (E2) Fargo Shanley, 5 pm
(W4) Bismarck High vs (W3) Bismarck Legacy, 10 am
5th Place
(E3) Fargo North vs (W1) Bismarck Century, 12 pm
3rd Place
(W2) Jamestown vs (E4) Fargo Davies, 2 pm
Championship
(E1) West Fargo Sheyenne vs (E2) Fargo Shanley, 5 pm
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High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Class B
State Tournament – Fargo Dome
Consolation
New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Trenton (3-1) 26-24, 18-25, 25-7, 25-9
#5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. Shiloh Christian (3-2) 24-26, 25-17, 36-38, 25-18, 15-12
Semifinal
#2 May-Port-CG def. #3 Our Redeemer’s (3-2) 23-25, 25-17, 21-25, 30-28, 15-10
#4 Northern Cass def. #1 Dickinson Trinity (3-0) 25-17, 25-23, 25-11
Consolation
New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Trenton (3-1) 26-24, 18-25, 25-7, 25-9
#5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. Shiloh Christian (3-2) 24-26, 25-17, 36-38, 25-18, 15-12
Semifinal
#2 May-Port-CG def. #3 Our Redeemer’s (3-2) 23-25, 25-17, 21-25, 30-28, 15-10
#4 Northern Cass def. #1 Dickinson Trinity (3-0) 25-17, 25-23, 25-11
Today’s schedule
7th Place
Trenton vs Shiloh Christian, 10 am
5th Place
New Rockford-Sheyenne vs #5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 12 pm
3rd Place
#3 Our Redeemer’s vs #1 Dickinson Trinity, 2 pm
Championship
#2 May-Port-CG vs #4 Northern Cass, 7 pm
Trenton vs Shiloh Christian, 10 am
5th Place
New Rockford-Sheyenne vs #5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 12 pm
3rd Place
#3 Our Redeemer’s vs #1 Dickinson Trinity, 2 pm
Championship
#2 May-Port-CG vs #4 Northern Cass, 7 pm
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MSU MENS HOCKEY
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (MSU) – A small offensive explosion is all the Beavers needed to open up enough of a lead to fend off the Sun Devils on Friday night. Christian Kadolph and Joey Moffatt scored just 1 minute, 16 seconds apart for the No. 1 Minot State men’s hockey team, which broke a tie and took a two-goal lead just that quickly in a 4-3 victory over No. 17 Arizona State on the first day of the ACHA Showcase. The Beavers are back in action today playing No. 4 UNLV in the Showcase at 12:10 p.m. in Romeoville, Illinois. Quick strikes proved to be the Beavers thing Friday night against the Sun Devils as team captain Carter Barley opened the scoring just 44 seconds into the game, finishing off assists from Colby Joseph and Logan Cyca. Arizona State battled back to tie it midway through the first period, but Walker Jerome finished off an assist from Barley for a 2-1 Beaver lead before the end of the opening session. The Sun Devils answered early in the second period, but Kadolph snapped the 2-2 tie with 8:11 gone off assists from Barley and Troy Hamilton, then Moffatt added a power-play goal 1:16 late off assists from Reid Arnold and Kadolph for a 4-2 Minot State (12-1-0) lead. Just enough it turned out as Arizona State (7-6-1) scored late in the second to close within a goal, but neither team put a puck in the net in the third and the Beavers held on for the victory. Riley Wallace finished with 15 saves in goal for Minot State in the win.
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MSU WOMENS WRESTLING
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Friday, the second-year Minot State women’s wrestling team got to show off how much the program has grown. Battling all day long, the Beavers won 3-of-4 dual matches as they hosted the 2nd annual Beaver Bash Duals at the MSU Dome with a pair of Minot State grapplers leading the way as Krystal Corona and Bella Hernandez both went undefeated on the day. Minot State scored a 39-0 win over Northland Community and Technical College to start its day, then after a close 22-19 win over Saskatchewan, the Beavers split in-state foes Dickinson State and Jamestown, falling 27-22 to the Blue Hawks and beating the Jimmies 30-14.
And Corona (109 pounds) and Hernandez (130 pounds) led the way as each picked up a forfeit win against Northland, then went to work on the mats as Hernandez scored a thrilling 8-7 decision over Caitlin Clatney of Saskatchewan, then picked up her first of two wins by pin, 1:01 into the second round over Dickinson State’s Mikayla Jardine. Hernandez wrapped up her day with a win by pin in 2:45 over Jamestown’s Samantha Weeks. As for Corona, who also earned a forfeit victory against Saskatchewan, she added a win by pin in 44 seconds over Dickinson State’s Kaylee LaPier, and rounded out her day with a pin in 1:33 over Jenna Gerhardt of Jamestown. While they led the way, the Beavers also got outstanding efforts from others up and down the lineup as Nina Sandoval won a 6-1 decision at 155 pounds over Myah Clatney of Saskatchewan and added a 10-0 tech fall victory over Arionna Beatty of Northland. Keela Kary won by pin over Riley Rangle of Jamestown in 2:17 in their 136-pound match, Michelle Klein won by pin with 42 seconds left in her match with Jamestown’s Hannah Sjostrom at 171 pounds, and Haleigh Lematta won by pin in 54 seconds over Northland’s Shelby Sherman at 143 pounds.
Having made a successful home debut, the Minot State women’s wrestling team now is back on the road after the Thanksgiving break as they compete in a dual at Jamestown on Nov. 27.
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MSU MENS WRESTLING
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The Minot State men’s wrestling team enjoyed a successful home debut, picking up a pair of wins without losing a match against Saskatchewan and Northland Community and Technical College at the 2nd annual Beaver Bash Duals on Friday at the MSU Dome. Heavyweight Jake Swirple led the way with three wins, all by pin, on the day, while junior-college transfer Wayne Joint enjoyed an equally successful home debut as he earned three wins, one by pin, on the day. They powered the Beavers who beat Saskatchewan 60-0 and Northland CTC 59-0. Swirple picked up a win by pin in 1 minute, 17 seconds over Lucas Urness from Northland, then in an extra match against Northland’s Robert Gamble, he won by pin in 2:11. Swirple added a win by pin in 1:53 over Owen McGillivray of Saskatchewan. As for Joint, who wrestled all extra matches at 141 pounds, he won by pin over Ashton Bodnarchuk of Saskatchewan in 1:41, then beat Drake Buechler of Saskatchewan by an 18-1 technical fall. Joint added a 20-5 technical fall victory over Christian Kirchner of Northland on the day. While they led the way, all the Beavers enjoyed great success on the mat, including Kelby Armstrong at 157 and Cannon Potts at 197 as both won a pair of matches by pin to add to Minot State’s team score in both duals. The Beaver Bash Duals were the final tune-up for the Minot State men’s wrestling team before they open NSIC action hosting St. Cloud State and Southwest Minnesota State on Dec. 1 and 2.
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MINOTAUROS-BULLS
MINOT, ND – The Minot Minotauros sit atop the NAHL Central Division as they host the team at the bottom of the division standings this weekend, the North Iowa Bulls. The Tauros trailed 0-1 as they entered the third period, but goals by Jack O-Hanisain and Colby Woogk would help Minot secure a 2-1 win. James Norton tallied 14 saves for the Tauros. The Bulls spent 12 minutes in the penalty box while the Tauros only have 4 minutes in penalties. Minot tries for their sixth straight win tonight as they host the Bulls again at 7:35 pm at Maysa Arena.
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UND HOCKEY
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – No. 2/4 North Dakota exploded for six goals to notch its fourth straight win and improve to 3-0-0 in NCHC play with a 6-4 victory over Miami on Friday night from Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. UND (8-2-1, 3-0-0 NCHC) received points from eight different forwards, including five with multiple points, to match the best start for the program through 11 games since the 2020-21 season. Forward Jackson Blake led the way once again, potting a goal and adding two assists for his fourth game this season with three points while fellow sophomore Owen McLaughlin extended his career-long point streak to five games with a goal and an assist.
Lindenwood transfer Hunter Johannes opened the scoring in the first period with a power play goal to give UND a 1-0 lead at the 11:59 mark of the opening stanza with his sixth goal of the season before setting up Jayden Perron less than three minutes later for his sixth goal of the year to make it 2-0 for the Fighting Hawks after 20 minutes. McLaughlin and the top line took over in the middle stanza, with the Spring City, Pa., native increasing the advantage to 3-0 on a perfect passing play with Blake, but Miami (4-6-1, 0-5-0 NCHC) scored two goals in 51 seconds to quickly trim the lead back to one at 3-2 near the midway point of the contest. Blake added a goal of his own a few minutes later, collecting a loose puck off a defender’s stick and swatting it into the net for his team-leading seventh strike of the campaign before McLaughlin made a great move around his defender and slid a pass over to Carson Albrecht on a 2-on-1 rush to push the lead back to three after 40 minutes at 5-2. It took just seven seconds into the final frame for NoDak to grab its largest lead of the contest, with Dylan James potting his first goal of the season on a great individual rush. Miami cut the deficit back to two with a pair of goals in the final two-plus minutes, but UND held on for the 6-4 victory in the series opener.
North Dakota will go for its second straight sweep tonight at 6:07 p.m. from the Ralph.
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NDSU FOOTBALL
FARGO, ND (NDSU) – The North Dakota State football team closes out the regular season as the No. 9-ranked Bison (7-3, 4-3 MVFC) play 22nd-ranked Northern Iowa at 4 pm today at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Panthers (6-4, 5-2 MVFC) are alone in third place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference one game ahead of NDSU, which is tied for fourth with North Dakota, Illinois State and Youngstown State.
The bracket for the 24-team NCAA Division I Football Championship will be revealed in an ESPNU selection show starting at 11:30 am on Sunday. North Dakota State is seeking its 14th straight postseason appearance dating back to 2010. First round games are Saturday, Nov. 25, and the top eight seeds will have byes before hosting second-round games Saturday, Dec. 2. The national championship is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 7, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
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UND FOOTBALL
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – For just the third time in program history, North Dakota and Illinois State will meet on the gridiron today. Both teams will be fighting for their seventh win of the season. Kickoff between the Fighting Hawks and Redbirds is scheduled for 1 pm inside the Alerus Center. UND enters Saturday with a 6-4 record and 4-3 standing in MVFC play after falling 14-10 at then-ranked No. 6 South Dakota last weekend. ISU comes to the Alerus Center with an overall record of 6-4 and a 4-3 conference mark after defeating Murray State, 44-7, last Saturday. The game on Saturday will have huge playoff implications, with both teams searching for their seventh win of the season. The two teams have met only twice previously, with North Dakota winning both contests in Grand Forks. The series started in 1979 with a 20-0 UND victory and resumed two seasons ago, with the Fighting Hawks picking up a 14-7 victory in 2021.