MINOT, ND – The same team remain atop this weeks Class B Basketball Polls. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

 

               (First Place Votes)    Record    Points    Last Week
1. Kenmare-Bowbells (10)         4-0          134           1
2. Kindred (3)                             5-0          123           2
3. Rugby                                     5-0          101           3
4. May-Port-CG (1)                     6-0            91           5
5. Shiloh Christian                      6-0            85           4
6. Thompson                               5-1           67            7
7. Northern Cass                         5-0           62            8
8. Central McLean                       5-0          39             9
9. Carrington                               6-0           25            10
10. Central Cass                         2-2           14             6

 

Others receiving votes: Hatton-Northwood (5-0), Westhope-Newburg (6-0), Garrison (5-0), Oakes (2-1), Bowman County (4-1), Grafton (5-2).

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                   (First Place Votes)    Record    Points    Last Week
1. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (14)  1-0         140           1
2. Central Cass                               3-0         125           2
3. Bishop Ryan                               1-0          106          3
4. Shiloh Christian                          1-0           90           5
5. Bowman County                         2-0           77           6
6. Grafton                                       4-0            62          7
7. Thompson                                  2-1            57          4
8. North Star                                   3-0            51         10
9. Hillsboro-Central Valley              3-0            27          RV
10. North Border                             1-1            11          8

 

Others receiving votes: Des Lacs-Burlington (2-1), St. John (2-0), Dickinson Trinity (2-1), Linton-HMB (3-0), Sargent County (3-0)

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MINOT, ND – It’s a busy week of Class B basketball in the Magic City. It begins today with the Dale Brown Classic at the Minot State Dome. The Dome will also host the Hoopster Classic on Wednesday and a New Years Shootout on Friday and Saturday.

 

 

Dale Brown Classic – MSU Dome
TGU vs Stanley, 11 am
Hazen vs Westhope-Newburg, 12:30 pm
Velva vs St. John, 2 pm
#1 Four Winds-Minnewauken vs Dickinson Trinity, 3:30 pm
Powers Lake-Burke Central vs Beulah, 5 pm
#4 Shiloh Christian vs #7 Thompson, 6:30 pm
#8 North Star vs Our Redeemer’s, 8 pm

 

Hoopster Classic – MSU Dome (Wed 12/28)
Berthold vs North Prairie, 11 am
Velva vs Trenton, 12:30 pm
Des Lacs-Burlington vs Dickinson Trinity, 2 pm
#3 Bishop Ryan vs #7 Thompson, 3:30 pm
Rugby vs Beulah, 5 pm
#4 Shiloh Christian vs Westhope-Newburg, 6:30 pm
Our Redeemer’s vs Hazen, 8 pm

 

New Year’s Shootout – MSU Dome (Fri 12/30)
North Prairie vs Kenmare-Bowbells, 1 pm
Rugby vs South Prairie, 2:30 pm
St. john vs Our Redeemer’s, 4 pm
Tioga vs Glenburn, 5:30 pm
(Girls) #1 Kenmare-Bowbells vs Berthold, 7 pm

 

New Year’s Shootout – MSU Dome (Sat 12/31)
Warwick vs Mandaree, 12 pm
Ray vs Nedrose, 1:30 pm
Parshall-North Shore vs Harvey-Wells County, 3 pm
(Girls) Maple River vs South Prairie-Max, 4:30 pm
TBD, 6 pm

 

 

Hoopster Classic – Minot Auditorium (Thu 12/29)
TGU vs Des Lacs-Burlington, 1:30 pm
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood vs Dunseith, 3 pm
#5 Shiloh Christian vs Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich, 4:30 pm
#3 Rugby vs Beulah, 6 pm
Kidder County vs Velva, 7:30 pm

 

Hoopster Classic – Minot Auditorium (Fri 12/30)
St. John vs Kidder County, 1:30 pm
Bishop Ryan vs Dunseith, 3 pm
New Rockford-Sheyenne vs Beulah, 4:30 pm
#3 Rugby vs Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 6 pm
Stanley vs Our Redeemer’s, 7:30 pm

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TIMBERWOLVES-HEAT

 

MIAMI (AP) — Max Strus scored 19 points, Kyle Lowry added 18 points and nine assists, and the Miami Heat got back to .500 by holding off the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-110. Orlando Robinson scored 15 points and Tyler Herro had 14 for the Heat, who were without Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. Anthony Edwards led all scorers with 29 points for Minnesota. Naz Reid had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who got 16 points from Jaden McDaniels, 13 from DeAngelo Russell, and 10 apiece from Austin Rivers and Rudy Gobert.

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VIKINGS-OFFENSE

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have made the first year for coach Kevin O’Connell an unforgettable and unparalleled season of late-game drama. They have an NFL-record 11 wins in one-score decisions. The cohesion, confidence and firm grasp of the finer details that O’Connell has helped foster are important traits that ought to serve the Vikings well in the playoffs. The fourth-quarter deficits are a pattern that can’t be dismissed, either. The Vikings for all their potency on offense have rarely had a game when they’re not stuck for extended stretches. Their 71 punt attempts are tied for sixth most in the league.

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NFL-MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

 

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Austin Ekeler scored on two 1-yard runs and the Los Angeles Chargers clinched their first playoff berth since 2018, intercepting Indianapolis quarterback Nick Foles three times to beat the overmatched Colts 20-3. Justin Herbert threw for 235 yards and Cameron Dicker made two short field goals for the Chargers, who won their third straight after getting the help they needed this weekend from Las Vegas, Miami, New England and the New York Jets. Los Angeles won on the road on a Monday night for the first time in more than a decade. Indianapolis lost its fifth straight under interim coach Jeff Saturday.