K-Heart Sports – 12/04/23
K-HEART SPORTS – MONDAY – 12/04/23
BOTTINEAU, N.D. (MSU) – Minot State women’s hockey got it done in the Lumberdome, completing the weekend sweep of Dakota College at Bottineau. Furthermore, the 4-1 win on Sunday put the Beavers’ record back to even at .500. After grabbing the opening goal, a strong second period propelled Minot State to the top, as the No. 8 Beavers (9-9-0) scored three goals in the middle frame. The Lumberjacks (4-6-0) would get one late to break the shutout. Special teams continued to make an impact on the weekend. The power play struck pay dirt once again, and the Beaver penalty killers were perfect by fending off seven Lumberjack power-play opportunities. Minot State collects their second straight weekend sweep after defeating Dakota College at Bottineau 4-1 in the Lumberdome. This was the last time both teams would meet during the regular season. Kicking off scoring for the afternoon was Krissy Rink. It was her fourth of the year with Makenna Beard getting the helper. Moving towards the second period, Paige Ackerman capitalized on the power play with another assist from Beard. Paige Kozak made it 3-0 from Mia Mckee. Kozak returned the favor as she set up Mia Mckee for her fourth tally to wrap up the scoring from Minot State. DCB would go on to score late in the third to avoid being shut out. Chloe Sorenson was given a shot to backstop the Beavers and was excellent, making 28 saves on 29 Bottineau shots. The Beavers have once again extended their winning streak, this time to four games. They pull themselves up to .500 before heading back on the road to Jamestown next weekend for another two-game sequence. Minot State is perfect on the regular season versus Dakota College at Bottineau, finishing with a 2-0-0 record.
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MSU MENS WRESTLING
MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSU) – Minot State’s Ryan Hrcka led the way for Minot State as he claimed the title at 157 pounds at the Dragon Open hosted by Minnesota State Moorhead on Sunday. Hrcka won three straight matches in the white division for the title, earning an 11-4 decision over MSU Moorhead’s Cody Wienen, an 11-1 major decision Kristian Orloff from Minnesota North-Itasca, then a 2-0 decision over Augustana’s Logan Butzon in the title match. While Hrcka led the way, Marcus Allen was third at 184 pounds in the white division going 2-1 with a pin, Mario Esposito was fifth at 184 pounds in the white division, Dylan McDonald was fifth at 125 pounds in the red division going 4-2 with three wins by pin, and Isaac Ortega and Shane Hansen each were sixth in the red division at 149 and 197, respectively, with Hansen picking up a win by pin in his bracket. The tournament wrapped up a busy weekend for the Beavers who wrap up the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule on Saturday hosting in-state rival the University of Mary at 6:30 p.m. at the MSU Dome, the conclusion of a Beaver-Marauder tripleheader that starts with the Minot State men’s and women’s basketball teams hosting Mary at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
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UND MENS BASKETBALL
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (UND) – The North Dakota men’s basketball team finished its two-game road swing in the Los Angeles area on Sunday evening, falling 68-62 to UC Riverside. B.J. Omot paced the Fighting Hawks with 19 points, with Eli King reaching double figures for the second consecutive game with 13. Amar Kuljuhovic also reached double figures with 12 and led the team with six rebounds. Deng Mayar led with two blocks, while Omot and Treysen Eaglestaff tied with three assists. Tsotne Tsartsidze got both of the team’s two steals. Jumpers from Omot and Kuljuhovic gave the green and white an early 4-2 lead, and the first half was tightly contested throughout. Down 15-9 later in the half, Kuljuhovic made threes on back-to-back possessions to knot it up and then Omot hit a foul shot to go back up at 16-15. In the final minutes of the half, Omot hit a layup to put UND up 24-23, which was the last lead UND would hold in the game. UCR took a 31-26 lead into intermission. Omot made it a four point game after a three-point play on a dunk, but momentum swung back to UCR—who went up double digits. NoDak chipped away as the half went on, climbing back within single digits at 50-41 with a three from Eaglestaff. King followed with a three, and then Eaglestaff made a layup to make it a four point game at 50-46. But UND could not take back the lead at any point in the half—the closest they came was three points at 65-62 with 12 seconds to go, but UCR scored the final three points to finish the game. North Dakota will return home for two games—this Saturday against Portland University and then Waldorf (Iowa) the following Tuesday.
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UND WOMENS BASKETBALL
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – The North Dakota women’s basketball team dominated the glass in Sunday’s 64-56 win over Eastern Michigan, outrebounding the Eagles 52-31. The Fighting Hawks 34 defensive rebounds and 52 total boards were both season highs. After posting a career high 26 points Tuesday night, Kiyah Hurst followed that performance up with a double-double against the Eagles. Hurst led the Hawks with 20 points and hauled in 10 boards, including three offensive rebounds. Holding a 32-22 lead at halftime, North Dakota soared in the opening minutes of the third quarter knocking down four straight three-pointers to grab its largest lead of the night, 44-24. Hurst connected on the first and third triple of the run, while Owen knocked down the other two threes. A bucket from Hurst, assisted by Sammiyah Hoskin, was answered by an Eagle layup at the end of the quarter with the Hawks taking a 56-40 lead into the final 10 minutes. EMU began to chip away at the Hawks lead in the fourth quarter, pulling within single-digits 58-51 with 5:42 remaining. A layup from Kiera Pemberton ended a 11-2 EMU run and gave the Hawks a 60-51 lead with 4:12 on the clock. Following a Pemberton basket with just over three minutes left in the game, both offenses would go cold, as neither team recorded a point to close out the 64-56 UND win. The Fighting Hawks crashed the offensive boards in the opening period with 10 offensive rebounds to EMU’s five defensive boards as they built up a 19-12 advantage. The Hawks cashed in on the extra possessions, scoring 12 second chance points with eight points in the paint. Miranda VanderWal secured four offensive boards and scored six points, while Sammiyah Hoskin had three offensive boards. Eastern Michigan kept the Hawks off the glass in the second period, limiting UND to just one offensive rebound. A 10-2 run late in the second quarter gave the Hawks their largest lead of the first half, 32-20. The Hawks rebounded by committee in the first half with five players securing three or more rebounds. Hurst paced NoDak in the opening 20 minutes with 10 points. The Fighting Hawks will travel to Charleston, Ill. Thursday for their next game against Eastern Illinois.
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NDSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – The North Dakota State women’s basketball team grinded out a 91-68 win over Mayville State on Sunday afternoon at Scheels Center. Taryn Hamling led the way for the Bison (4-4) with a team-high 18 points after knocking down a game-high six triples on 11 attempts. Avery Koenen registered her first career double-double with a game-best 15 rebounds and season-high 13 points. Elle Evans also handed out a game-high six assists and reached double digits for the fourth straight game in scoring with 15 points. As team, NDSU shot 45.9 percent (34-74) from the field and 38.2 percent (13-34) from three with five players posting double figures in scoring. Taryn Hamling (18), Evans (15), Koenen (13), Miriley Simon (13) and Heaven Hamling (12) all reached double digits. The Bison also hauled in a season-best 55 rebounds with nine different players collecting at least one. It marked the most rebounds in a single-game since NDSU posted 63 at Western Illinois on Jan. 2, 2020. After both teams worked through the first half that saw 11 tie scores, NDSU erupted in the fourth quarter outscoring Mayville State, 30-18, and shot 52.9 percent from the field. The Bison put together a key 8-0 run at the midway point of the fourth quarter capped off a by a layup from Abby Krzewinski to make the score 79-62 with 4:07 to play. Mayville State wasn’t able to cut the deficit down any further as NDSU picked up the 91-68 victory. NDSU will be back in action at Drake on Friday. Tip-off is set for 11:00 a.m.
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WILD-BLACKHAWKS
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marco Rossi scored twice and Mats Zuccarello had a goal and two assists for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. Matt Boldy also scored for Minnesota, which has won three in a row after firing coach Dean Evason and replacing him with John Hynes. The Wild had scored 13 goals and lost seven straight games, leading to Evason’s dismissal. In the three games since, Minnesota has outscored opponents 13-3. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 shots for the Wild, who have won 10 in a row against Chicago. The Blackhawks lost their third game in a row overall, with Petr Mrazek making 30 saves. Taylor Raddysh scored in the third period for Chicago, which has been outscored 13-2 during its losing streak. The Wild start a four-game road trip on Tuesday at Calgary.
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K-Heart Sports – 12/03/23
K-HEART SPORTS – SUNDAY – 12/03/23
MINOT, ND – Saturday scores:
High School Girls Basketball
Shootout On The Prairie – Minot Auditorium
Hatton-Northwood def. Velva, 49-35
Kenmare-Bowbells def. Bishop Ryan, 39-17
Bottineau def. Dickinson Trinity, 48-26
Thompson def. South Prairie-Max, 55-31
Wahpetion def. Stanley, 44-22
May-Port-CG def. Westhope-Newburg, 55-28
Hatton-Northwood def. Velva, 49-35
Kenmare-Bowbells def. Bishop Ryan, 39-17
Bottineau def. Dickinson Trinity, 48-26
Thompson def. South Prairie-Max, 55-31
Wahpetion def. Stanley, 44-22
May-Port-CG def. Westhope-Newburg, 55-28
CNDC Tournament – Rugby High School
7th Place
Harvey-Wells County def. Drake-Anamoose, 51-36
5th Place
Minot North def. Glenburn, 48-42
3rd Place
St. John def. New Rockford-Sheyenne, 50-45
Championship
Rugby def. T-G-U, 59-57 OT
7th Place
Harvey-Wells County def. Drake-Anamoose, 51-36
5th Place
Minot North def. Glenburn, 48-42
3rd Place
St. John def. New Rockford-Sheyenne, 50-45
Championship
Rugby def. T-G-U, 59-57 OT
High School Girls Basketball
Class AA
#1 Minot High def. West Fargo Sheyenne, 79-48 (Soph. Leelee Bell surpassed 1000 career points)
#4 Bismarck Legacy def. Fargo North, 77-48
Bismarck High def. West Fargo, 64-49
Mandan def. Fargo Shanley, 94-50
Dickinson def. Dawson County MT, 56-50
Grand Forks Central def. East Grand Forks MN, 64-58
Class AA
#1 Minot High def. West Fargo Sheyenne, 79-48 (Soph. Leelee Bell surpassed 1000 career points)
#4 Bismarck Legacy def. Fargo North, 77-48
Bismarck High def. West Fargo, 64-49
Mandan def. Fargo Shanley, 94-50
Dickinson def. Dawson County MT, 56-50
Grand Forks Central def. East Grand Forks MN, 64-58
High School Boys Basketball
Class AA
#1 Fargo North def. Bismarck Legacy, 78-74
#3 Minot High def. West Fargo Sheyenne, 76-73
#5 Bismarck High def. West Fargo, 99-74
Grand Forks Central def. Minot North, 107-63
Mandan def. Fargo Shanley, 74-53
Dickinson def. Dawson County MT, 80-49
High School Girls Gymnastics
Bismarck Gymnastics Invite
1. Jamestown, 140.850
2. Bismarck Century, 137.050
3. Grand Forks, 124.100
4. Bismarck Legacy, 123.825
5. Bismarck High, 85.600
6. Breckenridge-Wahpeton, 83.750
All-Around Winner: Julia Skari of Jamestown, 36.7
High School Boys Hockey
Dickinson def Bottineau-Rugby, 5-2
Williston def. Bismarck High, 2-1 OT
Devils Lake def. Mandan, 5-2
Bismarck Legacy def. Fargo Davies, 6-5 OT
High School Girls Hockey
Grand Forks def. Minot High, 3-0
Williston def. Devils Lake, 4-2
West Fargo United def. Mandan, 2-0
Fargo North-South def. Dickinson, 5-0
High School Boys Wrestling
Sidney MT Wrestling Invite
10. Minot High, 85
High School Girls Wrestling
Bismarck Public Schools Wrestling Invite
4. Minot High, 134
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MINOTAUROS
MINOT, ND – The Minot Minotauros got goals from John Small in the first period and Colby Woogk in the third, but came up shot in Aberdeen as the Wings won 3-2 on Saturday. James Norton made 24 saves for Minot. The Tauros still lead the NAHL Central Division by 3 points over St. Cloud. Minot is on the road again next weekend at Austin.
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MSU MENS BASKETBALL
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (MSU) – The Minot State men’s basketball team shot 57.9 percent from deep on the way to an 85-70 win over the Saint Cloud State Huskies on the road Saturday in NSIC action. The Beavers (5-2 overall, 2-1 NSIC) had four players score in double figures, led by Connor Hollenbeck, who had 20 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Khari Broadway added 18 points and Michael Jok helped out with 13 points. Hollenbeck pulled down four offensive rebounds to lead the Minot State offense which grabbed 10 boards and turned them into 14 second-chance points. The Minot State defense was a problem in Saturday’s game, forcing 14 Saint Cloud State turnovers while committing 12. Those takeaways turned into 20 points on the other end of the floor. Jaxon Gunville led the way individually for the Beavers with two steals. Minot State now returns home to host Valley City State on Wednesday night at 6 p.m., then in-state rival Mary on Saturday in a Beaver-Marauder tripleheader starting at 1:30 p.m.
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MSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (MSU) – The Minot State women’s basketball team got a 28-point performance from the bench, but fell 75-54 to the St. Cloud State Huskies on the road Saturday in NSIC action. Lorelei McIver led the Beavers (2-8 overall, 1-2 NSIC) with 14 points. Sydney Gustavsson also tacked on seven points and two steals and Cassidy King helped out with three points and six rebounds off of the bench. Minot State pulled down 31 rebounds in Saturday’s game compared to St. Cloud State’s 28, led by King’s six boards. Minot State now returns home to host Valley City State on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.
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MSU MENS HOCKEY
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Everything was clicking tonight for the Minot State men’s hockey team and are back on track following a sweep over the weekend. The No. 2 Beavers (14-4-0) defeated Grand Canyon University (7-12-0) by a final score of 6-0 at Maysa Arena on Saturday night. There was no scoring for the first sixteen minutes of game time, until the Beavers broke the ice at 16:17 of the first period. After leading 1-0 at the end of the first, Minot State added two more in the second, including a power-play goal to make it 3-0 after 40 minutes. They went ahead and doubled their score in the third period when the Beavers tallied three more, once again on the power play and another shorthanded to finish the game at 6-0. Minot State played with the lead all game, as GCU never found the back of the net. This weekend was the only series both teams will meet during the regular season. The Jerome brothers combined forces for the opening goal, as Walker Jerome secured his fifth goal of the season assisted by Payton Jerome and Matthew Yakubowski. Brayden Pawluk would add one for the Beavers on the power play from Jay Buchholz and Reid Arnold. The second period would continue to be a good one for Arnold, as he followed up with his 10th goal this year from Josh Pederson. In the third period, the Beavers would pull away with goals coming from Colby Joseph, Reece Henry on the power play, and Logan Cya with a gift while shorthanded. Carter Barley registered two assists on the night as he continues to pace Minot State in total points. After getting the night off, Jake Anthony returned to the crease for the Beavers. He stopped all 13 shots that came his way as Minot State continued to play strong defensively over the weekend. The Beavers grab their second win to complete the sweep over the Grand Canyon Antelopes. It also marks their fifth victory all-time versus the Lopes’.
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MSU WOMENS HOCKEY
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Minot State women’s hockey returned to the Magic City and put on a show for the hometown crowd, scoring nine goals as they take care of business against the Lumberjacks of Dakota College at Bottineau. There was plenty of offense on display at Maysa Arena, with the No. 8 Beavers (8-9-0) getting the bulk of the load. Three total goals made up the first period, followed by an onslaught by Minot State in the second period with five, and two more Beaver tallies for good measure. The Lumberjacks (4-5-0) scored once in every period during regulation as they managed to net three themselves. Special teams were a huge factor, as the Beavers collected three short-handed goals and a power-play marker themselves. Bottineau also registered a shorty and power-play tally themselves. Minot State opens the weekend slate with a win after defeating Dakota College at Bottineau 9-3 on Friday in the first meeting between both teams since January 21. Both teams will battle again tomorrow in Bottineau at the Lumberdome for a 2:00 p.m. puck drop. The ice breaker belonged to Aspen Cooper at 5:49 of the first period, as she knotted her fifth goal of the season from Gillian Gervin. After Bottineau scored while being down a skater, Mia Mckee ended period one with the first of two goals on the night from Paige Kozak and Makena Welby. The Lumberjacks tied it midway through the second period, but it was all Beavers after that. Kaitlyn Snyder, Chloe Stewart, and Olivia Kirwan scored their first collegiate goals, with Snyder scoring again and both of her goals being shorthanded. Makenna Beard made a nice move to grab her first of the season also while the Beavers were down a skater. Makena Welby notched her second goal on Mia Mckee’s first assist of the young season. Also getting on the scoresheet was Payton Lang with her first assist of the year just like Mckee. Anna German also picked up a helper in the victory. Morgan Baker got the call to start in net for the Beavers, making 14 saves on 17 shots. The Beavers scored in bunches through all facets of the game. Even strength, shorthanded, power plays, you name it. They extended their winning streak to three games. Minot State moves ahead with a 1-0-0 record against Dakota College at Bottineau this season.
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MSU TRACK & FIELD
BISMARCK, N.D. (MSU) – What a way to set the tone for the season. Freshman Jasiah Hambira cleared 6 feet, 7.75 inches in his collegiate debut on Saturday, finishing second in the men’s high jump at the Marauder Indoor Opener and writing his name into the Minot State record books from day one. Hambira’s effort broke the NCAA Division II school record in the event and also is an NCAA national provisional qualifying mark, an impressive debut for Hambira. He broke the record of 6-7 set by Leif Nelson during the 2021-22 indoor season. But he wasn’t the only Beaver to impress on Saturday as the indoor track and field season got underway at the meet hosted by the University of Mary as returners Summer Krebsbach and Nathan Trujillo-Aragon broke their own school records on a great first day for Minot State. Krebsbach, a sophomore, was third in the women’s 60-meter dash in 7.95 seconds, but she shattered her own school record from last season of 8.0 seconds as she clocked a time of 7.89 in the 60-meter prelims Saturday. As for Trujillo-Aragon, a senior hurdler who set the D-II school record in the 60-meter hurdles of 8.46 last season, he broke that mark his first time out this winter as he finished second in the 60 hurdles in 8.39 seconds on Saturday. While that trio set the tone with record-setting performances, other Beavers excelled as well, starting with thrower Samuel Kreins who won the men’s shot put with a throw of 46-6.25, and nearly made it a sweep as he was second in the weight throw with a distance of 48-6. Junior transfer De’Andre Cornwall nearly added a school record in the women’s 60-meter hurdles as she was second on the day in 9.20, fractions of a second off the school record of 9.16 clocked by DelRay Audet in 2016. And the Minot State women’s 4×400 relay team of Emma Walker, Alyssia Trigleth, Krebsbach, and Sydney Wilson added a second-place finish on the day in 4:15.60 for Minot State, which now gets more than a month off for the holidays before returning to action on January 13 at the Bison Team Cup hosted by North Dakota State.
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MSU MENS WRESTLING
MINOT, N.D (MSU) – It might have been a bit more exciting than the Beavers hoped for, but in the end No. 25 Minot State prevailed. Minot State took control in the early matches, grabbing five wins and forging a 13-point lead, then hung on to beat visiting Southwest Minnesota State 16-15 – after both teams lost a team point – in NSIC men’s wrestling action Saturday at the MSU Dome. After splitting the weekend at home in NSIC dual action, the Beavers now hit the road for the Dragon Open tournament on Sunday at Minnesota State Moorhead. Saturday, the Beavers (3-1 duals, 1-1 NSIC) got things rolling after an opening-match setback, as Wayne Joint dominated in his 133-pound match, scoring a 20-2 technical fall victory to Minot State a 5-4 lead in the team total. And that total kept growing as Minot State won the next four in a row as Ethan Wonser got an early takedown and a second-round escape to edge out Hunter Pfantz for a 4-3 at 141 pounds, then Kasius Graham grabbed a 7-2 decision at 149 pounds, scoring a pair of takedowns in the match. Kelby Armstrong broke a scoreless tie in the second round of his 157-pound match with an escape and takedown and went on to a 5-2 decision, then Brendan Barnes capped the run of wins with a 2-1 decision as he and Ashton LaBelle traded escaped over seven minutes of action, and Barnes earned the win thanks to 1 minute, 10 seconds of riding time. That gave the Beavers a 17-4 lead before the Mustangs (0-2, 0-2) made their charge with four straight decisions for 12 points, that left the final margin a one-point Beaver victory.
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MSU WOMENS WRESTLING
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (MSU) – The Minot State women’s wrestling team racked up milestones last season but one thing they did not claim was an individual tournament title. Saturday, the Beavers claimed three. Freshmen Ari Korish, Bella Hernandez, and Haleigh Lematta each enjoyed a perfect day on the mats Saturday as each claimed their respective weight-class championship at the Jimmie Lady Knight Open hosted by Jamestown. Competing at 123 pounds, Korish won a pair of matches by pin in the round-robin tournament to claim her championship. Teammate Trinity Boivin finished third at 123 pounds. At 130 pounds, Hernandez also picked up a pair of wins by pin for the weight-class title in a field that was a Beaver sweep as Emily light was second and Keela Kary third. And at 143 pounds, Lematta also pinned two opponents for her title. Minot State also grabbed a pair of second-place finishes on the day as Julia Petryna was 2-1 at 116 pounds and Michelle Kelin went 1-1 at 171 pounds. Skye Shelmerdine added a third-place finish at 116 as she was 1-2. Riding the momentum of three tournament titles, the Beavers now head to South Dakota where they wrestle a dual at Dakota Wesleyan, then wrap up the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule at Chadron State on Dec. 10.
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UND HOCKEY
DENVER (UND) – No. 3 Denver struck 2:06 into overtime to defeat No. 2 North Dakota, 3-2, on Saturday night in Magness Arena in Denver, Colo. UND (12-3-1, 5-1-0 NCHC) finishes the weekend with four out of the possible six points in the league standings, but Carter King’s overtime winner snaps the winning streak at eight for the Fighting Hawks. North Dakota was able to start strong once again, using its special teams to take control of the play and eventually earn a 1-0 lead. Following a major penalty on Denver, Cameron Berg capitalized with his third goal of the weekend on a rocket shot through a Hunter Johannes screen to give the visitors the advantage after 20 minutes. It was Denver who came out with a push to begin the middle frame, knotting the game up at 1-1 on a goal from Aidan Thompson less than five minutes into the second period. UND started to generate some chances towards the end of the stanza, including a pair of strong opportunities from Louis Jamernik V, but the game remained deadlocked heading into the final period. North Dakota took the lead early in the third period when Johannes finished off a 3-on-2 rush to give the advantage back to the visitors, but Denver came back to tie it again on a shot through traffic by Zeev Buium to send the game into overtime knotted at 2-2. In the extra session, the Pioneers took the victory on a rebound goal just before the halfway point of the overtime period to nab the victory and snap UND’s winning streak at eight. North Dakota returns home to close out the home portion of the opening half against Colorado College beginning next Friday at 7:07 p.m. from Ralph Engelstad Arena.
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NDSU FOOTBALL
BOZEMAN, Mont. (NDSU) – Offensive lineman Hunter Poncius blocked Montana State’s point-after-touchdown kick in overtime to lift North Dakota State a 35-34 victory in the second round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on Saturday, Dec. 2, before a crowd of 17,247 at Bobcat Stadium. The victory moved North Dakota State (10-3) into the FCS quarterfinals for the 14th straight year, where the Bison will play No. 3 seed South Dakota (10-2) next weekend at the DakotaDome in Vermillion. NDSU snapped No. 6 seed Montana State’s 26-game home winning streak and broke Georgia Southern’s record of 45 FCS playoff victories. The Bison are now 46-4 in the FCS playoffs since 2010. Neither team led by more than seven points all day. TK Marshall’s 29-yard touchdown run and Griffin Crosa’s PAT kick with 2:33 left tied the game at 28, and the Bison defense held after a 29-yard run by MSU quarterback Sean Chambers got the Bobcats to the Bison 36. Eli Mostaert stuffed a run for 0 yards and Jake Kava and Dylan Hendricks had back-to-back sacks to force a punt with 35 seconds left. NDSU had the first possession in overtime. TaMerik Williams and Cole Payton got the Bison two first downs rushing before Cam Miller’s 3-yard touchdown. Scottre Humphrey scored on a 25-yard run on MSU’s first play of overtime before the blocked PAT. Williams rushed 11 times for a career-high 162 yards including a pair of go-ahead touchdowns from 44 yards in the second quarter and 75 yards on the first play of the third quarter. Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott ran 18 times for 151 yards and two touchdowns while completing 13 of 17 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game with an injury in the fourth quarter. Cole Wisniewski made a team-high nine tackles for North Dakota State including one of NDSU’s eight tackles for loss and an interception on the final play of the first half.
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WOLVES-HORNETS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 28 points, Rudy Gobert had a season-high 26 and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves finished strong to beat the Charlotte Hornets 123-117 on Saturday. Charlotte led by four with 4:53 remaining before Towns and Gobert combined to score eight points in a 13-3 surge that put the Timberwolves ahead 115-109 with 2:02 left. Charlotte would get no closer than three the rest of the way. Gobert, who was listed as questionable with a hip injury, hadn’t scored more than 17 points in a game this season. Minnesota improved the best record in the Western Conference to 15-4. Naz Reid scored 23 points and Mike Conley finished with 14 points and 10 assists. The Timberwolves host San Antonio on Wednesday.
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VIKINGS-FLORES
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings stumbled to an 0-3 start, endured seven games without superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson and have started three different quarterbacks after king-of-durability Kirk Cousins went down with a season-ending injury. How, then, have they managed to maintain control of a spot in the playoffs with five games to go? That’s a tribute to Brian Flores, whose bold debut as Minnesota’s defensive coordinator will undoubtedly put him in the conversation for head coach vacancies around the NFL when the next hiring cycle begins. “I’m having a great time coaching this team. I am thankful for the opportunity to coach this group of guys,” Flores said. “It’s fun group to coach. They work hard. It’s important to them.” Flores has not only rejuvenated a defense that had been struggling for the last three years — and even through the first three weeks of this season — but served as a valuable confidant to head coach Kevin O’Connell as the Vikings have navigated a series of depth chart challenges they didn’t face in 2022. “That was, selfishly for me, one of the big reasons why I was excited about bringing Flo in here,” O’Connell said. “From a leadership standpoint, from a player-development standpoint, from his understanding of football, situational football.”
Hiring Ed Donatell as defensive coordinator became one of O’Connell’s rookie mistakes. Replacing him after one year with Flores has been one of his most important decisions since. “He is incredibly bright. He is somebody that I trust completely. That does not surprise me. That was my expectation when I brought him in here, that he would do what he has done with our defense, and he has surpassed what even I thought could be possible in year one,” O’Connell said. “Ultimately, that is not a surprise to me that the league is taking notice with the quality of a coach and man that he is.” The New York native, who was raised by Honduran parents in a rough part of Brooklyn and went on to play at Boston College, broke into the league as a scout with New England. He moved onto the coaching staff under Bill Belichick and spent 15 years with the Patriots with four Super Bowl titles along the way. He eventually ran the defense and in 2019 became Miami’s head coach. His career hit a snag when the Dolphins fired him after three years. He wound up suing the league and multiple clubs for racial discrimination in their hiring practices, a case that continues to plod through the court system and has become a flashpoint for the NFL’s long-lagging rate of minority head coaches. After resetting last season as an assistant with Pittsburgh, Flores accepted the job working for O’Connell.
One of the mottos Flores developed during his time in New England as both a scout and a coach was, “Don’t tell me what a player can’t do. Tell me what he can do.” He immediately went to work on maximizing the experience and skill of edge rusher Danielle Hunter and safety Harrison Smith, valuable veterans whose impact was stifled last year. He identified a talent in Josh Metellus, who was just a backup safety and a special teams contributor before thriving in a hybrid role in coverage, run stopping and rushing from multiple spots. He sought input from the players about the scheme and the calls. “It still all comes with an all-11 feel where it feels like they are all working together. The communication is clean. The operation is clean. Total credit to Flo and his staff and the way they have evolved throughout the season. I have really admired just taking something and making it better,” O’Connell said.
The Vikings have risen to eighth in the NFL in points allowed per game (20.2), after ranking 29th last season (25.1). They’re ninth in red zone touchdown rate against (50%), up from 21st last season (57.1%). They’re ninth in yards allowed per play (5.01), after finishing third-worst (5.91) in 2022. According to Sportradar data, their missed tackle rate (5.7%) is the second-best in the league. Beyond the numbers, the aesthetics show and anecdotes tell a story of improvement. Opponents have respectfully remarked about the challenge of facing the Flores-directed defense. Vikings offensive players and coaches were routinely confused during training camp by the unorthodox alignments and movements before and after the snap. There’s more swarming the ball, more disruption in the backfield and more joy apparent on the field. Flores has not spoken publicly about the lawsuit, nor has he wanted his head coaching aspirations to intrude on his current job running this Vikings defense. Last week, though, as the Thanksgiving holiday approached, he sounded a bit sentimental about a vital career stop that could end up being a short one. “You want to enjoy these moments with them,” Flores said, “because every year everything’s different.”
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K-Heart Sports – 12/2/23
K-HEART SPORTS – SATURDAY – 12/02/23
MINOT, ND – Friday was day one of the two day Shootout On The Prairie here in Minot. It was also the second day of the CNDC Girls Basketball Tournament in Rugby. Friday was also opening day for Class AA basketball with both the Minot High girls and boys getting a win.
High School Girls Basketball
Shootout On The Prairie – Minot Auditorium
Velva def. Stanley, 42-29
Dickinson Trinity def. Westhope-Newburg, 51-23
Hatton-Northwood def. Bishop Ryan, 50-15
Thompson def. Bottineau, 53-46
May-Port-CG def. Kenmare-Bowbells, 49-26
South Prairie-Max def. Wahpeton, 62-51
Velva def. Stanley, 42-29
Dickinson Trinity def. Westhope-Newburg, 51-23
Hatton-Northwood def. Bishop Ryan, 50-15
Thompson def. Bottineau, 53-46
May-Port-CG def. Kenmare-Bowbells, 49-26
South Prairie-Max def. Wahpeton, 62-51
Today’s schedule
Hatton-Northwood vs. Velva, 11:30 am
Bishop Ryan vs. Kenmare-Bowbells, 1 pm
Bottineau vs. Dickinson Trinity, 2:30 pm
South Prairie-Max vs. Thompson, 4 pm
Stanley vs. Wahpeton, 5:30 pm
May-Port-CG vs Westhope-Newburg, 7 pm
Hatton-Northwood vs. Velva, 11:30 am
Bishop Ryan vs. Kenmare-Bowbells, 1 pm
Bottineau vs. Dickinson Trinity, 2:30 pm
South Prairie-Max vs. Thompson, 4 pm
Stanley vs. Wahpeton, 5:30 pm
May-Port-CG vs Westhope-Newburg, 7 pm
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High School Girls Basketball
CNDC Tournament – Rugby High School
Consolation
Minot North def. Drake-Anamoose, 64-36
Glenburn def. Harvey-Wells County, 48-41
Semifinal
T-G-U def. New Rockford-Sheyenne, 57-56
Rugby def. St. John, 61-57
Consolation
Minot North def. Drake-Anamoose, 64-36
Glenburn def. Harvey-Wells County, 48-41
Semifinal
T-G-U def. New Rockford-Sheyenne, 57-56
Rugby def. St. John, 61-57
Today’s schedule
7th Place
Drake-Anamoose vs. Harvey-Wells County, 1:30 pm
5th Place
Minot North vs. Glenburn, 3 pm
3rd Place
New Rockford-Sheyenne vs. St. John, 4:30 pm
Championship
T-G-U vs. Rugby, 6 pm
7th Place
Drake-Anamoose vs. Harvey-Wells County, 1:30 pm
5th Place
Minot North vs. Glenburn, 3 pm
3rd Place
New Rockford-Sheyenne vs. St. John, 4:30 pm
Championship
T-G-U vs. Rugby, 6 pm
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High School Girls Basketball
Class AA
#1 Minot High def. West Fargo, 86-40
#4 Bismarck Legacy def. Fargo Shanley, 64-50
Bismarck High def. West Fargo Sheyenne, 68-50
Mandan def. Fargo North, 65-54
#1 Minot High def. West Fargo, 86-40
#4 Bismarck Legacy def. Fargo Shanley, 64-50
Bismarck High def. West Fargo Sheyenne, 68-50
Mandan def. Fargo North, 65-54
Class A
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Killdeer, 35-25
Nedrose def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (Class B), 60-28
New Town def. Standing Rock, 46-29
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Killdeer, 35-25
Nedrose def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (Class B), 60-28
New Town def. Standing Rock, 46-29
Class B
#7 Central McLean def. Linton-HMB, 71-26
Surrey def. #8 Tioga, 68-53
Garrison def. Parshall, 67-42
Divide County def. North Shore-Plaza, 50-25
#7 Central McLean def. Linton-HMB, 71-26
Surrey def. #8 Tioga, 68-53
Garrison def. Parshall, 67-42
Divide County def. North Shore-Plaza, 50-25
High School Boys Basketball
Class AA
#1 Fargo North def. Mandan, 75-74
#3 Minot High def. West Fargo, 73-40
#4 Bismarck Century def. Moorhead MN, 79-57
West Fargo Sheyenne def. #5 Bismarck High, 82-76
Bismarck Legacy def. Fargo Shanley, 63-41
#1 Fargo North def. Mandan, 75-74
#3 Minot High def. West Fargo, 73-40
#4 Bismarck Century def. Moorhead MN, 79-57
West Fargo Sheyenne def. #5 Bismarck High, 82-76
Bismarck Legacy def. Fargo Shanley, 63-41
High School Boys Hockey
Jamestown def. Bottineau-Rugby, 4-3
Fargo Davies def. Bismarck Century, 7-3
High School Girls Hockey
Minot High def. Devils Lake, 7-1
Grand Forks def. Williston, 4-3
West Fargo United def. Dickinson, 3-1
Bismarck Century def. Fargo Davies, 3-2
High School Boys Wrestling
Harvey-Wells County def. Bishop Ryan, 39-36
New Salem-Almont def. Bishop Ryan, 42-30
Beulah-Hazen def. Bishop Ryan, 42-30
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MSU MENS BASKETBALL
BEMIDJI, MN (MSU) -The Minot State men’s basketball team got a 24-point performance from the bench, but fell 88-77 to the Bemidji State Beavers on the road Friday in NSIC action. The Beavers (4-2 overall, 1-1 NSIC) had four players score in double figures, led by Khari Broadway, who had 17 points and two steals. Ben Bohl added 13 points and Dylan Gichaba helped out with 12 points off the bench. Minot State started out the scoring by going on a 10-0 run to take an early lead with 16:59 left in the first half. The Beavers then lost some of that lead, but still entered halftime with a 38-35 advantage. Minot State did most of its first-half damage in the paint, scoring 20 of its 38 points close to the basket. After a Bohl layup made it 42-37, Bemidji State erased the Minot State lead with a 9-1 run, grabbing a 54-48 advantage it never relinquished in the game’s final half, picking up the 88-77 comeback victory. Minot State took care of business in the paint, recording 20 of its 39 points in the lane. The Beavers play this afternoon at St. Cloud State at 3:30 pm.
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MSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
BEMIDJI, Minn. (MSU) – Sydney Gustavsson scored 22 points to help lead the Minot State women’s basketball team past the Bemidji State Beavers 68-56 on the road Friday in NSIC action. The Beavers (2-7 overall, 1-1 NSIC) had four players score in double figures, led by Gustavsson, who had 22 points. Emily Srejma tacked on 14 points and Taylor Goss chipped in as well with 10 points and four assists as Minot State jumped on top 29-13 after one quarter, making 12-of-17 shots (70.59 percent) to start the game. Led by Goss’ two offensive rebounds, Minot State did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 10 boards that resulted in eight second-chance points. The Minot State defense was effective at taking away the basketball in Friday’s game, forcing 17 Bemidji State turnovers while committing 10. Those takeaways turned into 22 points on the offensive end of the floor. Lorelei McIver led the way individually for the Beavers with two steals. After playing to a 9-9 tie early in the game, Minot State went on a 20-0 run with 6:47 left in the first quarter, culminating in a bucket from Jaime Skeggs, to take a 29-9 lead. The Beavers then lost some of that lead, but still entered the quarter break with a 29-13 advantage. Minot State did most of its first-quarter damage in the paint, scoring 16 of its 29 points close to the basket. Minot State kept its first-quarter lead intact before going on a 10-0 run starting at the 8:34 mark in the second period to increase its lead to 41-15. The host Beavers cut into that lead, but the Minot State Beavers still enjoyed a 44-26 advantage heading into halftime. Minot State plays at St. Cloud State today at 5:30 pm.
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MSU MENS HOCKEY
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The Minot State men’s hockey team got what they were looking for, which was a win to end a three-game losing streak. The No. 2 Beavers (13-4-0) took care of Grand Canyon University (7-11-0), winning by a final score of 4-1 at Maysa Arena on Friday night. Minot got on the board early in the first, followed by two goals in the second including one short-handed. A solo power-play tally was not enough for the Lopes’ as the Beavers closed it out with an answer of their own on the man advantage. Minot State got the scoring started at 5:12 of the first period. Two more would come their way in a six-minute and three-second span during the middle frame, followed by matching power-play goals to round out the third period. GCU broke through at 4:51 of the third to end the shutout effort. Both teams will meet again at Maysa Arena at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Reece Henry and Josh Pederson both netted their third goal of the season, with Henry getting the ice breaker. Carter Barley assisted on Pederson’s short-handed goal that opened the second period. Reid Arnold tallied his ninth goal from Logan Cyca and Sheldin Howard. After Grand Canyon’s top gun Hunter Schmitz racked up his seventh, the game was put to rest after Jay Buchholz chipped in his sixth goal of the year to give the Beavers some late insurance, with Reid Arnold and Christian Kadolph assisting on the play. Riley Wallace got the start in net and did not disappoint, making 14 saves on 15 shots with a solid defensive effort in front of him. The Beavers took care of business against the Grand Canyon Antelopes in the first of a two-game series. Minot State also grabs their fourth victory all-time versus Grand Canyon. After intermission, Minot State held on to its advantage and owned a 56-42 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Minot State played well near the basket, scoring six of its 12 points in the paint. Minot State kept its lead intact before going on a 5-0 run, finished off by Ashley Wacha’s three, to grow the lead to 61-44 with 5:45 to go in the contest. The Bemidji State Beavers narrowed the margin somewhat before the game was over, but the Minot State Beavers still cruised the rest of the way for the 68-56 win. Minot State took advantage of four Bemidji State turnovers in the quarter, scoring three points off of those takeaways.
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MSU MENS WRESTLING
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The old cliché “it was closer than the score indicated” truly fit the NSIC opener for the Minot State men’s wrestling team Friday night. Brendan Barnes and Jake Swirple scored thrilling final-second victories and Wayne Joint added a gutsy win, but No. 25-ranked Minot State fell 29-9 to the fourth-ranked St. Cloud State Huskies. A Huskies team that grabbed a pair of last-second victories, as well, a 12-point swing in the final score as Logen Fischer fell in overtime in his 125-pound match and Kasius Graham also saw a match slip away in the final seconds at 149 pounds. But in the matches the Beavers (2-1 overall, 0-1 NSIC) did win, they were equally thrilling as Swirple, the No. 3 ranked heavyweight in the nation, remained unbeaten with an 8-5 win in overtime. Down late in his match, Swirple scored a takedown in the final minute of round three, tying it 5-5, then a takedown in sudden-victory overtime gave him the win and put the Beavers on the scoreboard down 13-3 in the dual. The very next match again went to overtime as Fischer used a takedown and a four-point near fall late in the third to force the extra session, tied 9-9, before a takedown by Archer Heelan gave St. Cloud State (3-0 duals, 1-0 NSIC) the victory. Minot State answered back at 133 as Joint used an early takedown to grab a 3-0 lead against No. 9-ranked Caleb Meekins, then fended off the Huskies’ Meekins who scored a point for riding time, but that was it in Joint’s 3-1 decision win. The Beavers’ Graham then made his bid for a victory at 149 pounds, leading 13-7 late before a determined rally by Nolan Thorne, who scored a takedown and a four-point near fall to spoil Graham’s plans as Thorne took a 14-13 decision. But the highlight of the night came in the final match of the dual at 165 pounds as Barnes trailed 8-6 late against No. 4 ranked Anthony Herrera but the Beaver junior got a takedown, rolled Herrera on his back and racked up four near-fall points for the thrilling 13-8 upset decision. Minot State now continues a busy weekend today as the Beavers host Southwest Minnesota State at 2 p.m. at the MSU Dome.
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NAHL HOCKEY
MINOT, ND – The Minot Minotauros tallied at 4-3 win in Aberdeen on Friday. Trevor Stachowiak and Jack O’Hanisain scored first period goals, but the Tauros trailed 3-2 after 20 minutes. John Small would tie the game in the second period and Niklas Ketonen got the winner for Minot in the third. Brady James tallied 9 saves in the first period. James Norton minded the net for the second and third periods for the Tauros stopping all 19 shots he faced. Same two teams play again tonight.
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UND HOCKEY
DENVER (UND) – Trailing by three just 13 minutes into the game, No. 2 North Dakota mounted a rally behind four goals in the third period to defeat No. 3 Denver, 7-5, on Friday night from a raucous Magness Arena in Denver. UND (12-2-1, 5-0-0 NCHC) stuck for a tetrad of goals over the final 14 minutes of the contest to turn a 5-3 deficit heading into the third into a 7-5 victory to extend the nation’s longest winning streak to eight and remain unbeaten in league play. Jackson Blake struck at the 6:00 mark of the stanza to pull the Fighting Hawks within one, as the sophomore forward danced around his defender and sniped a shot over the shoulder of the DU (10-4-1, 3-2-0 NCHC) goaltender to turn the momentum towards the visiting side. Still down by a goal with under seven minutes to play despite constant pressure, NoDak finally brought the game level at 5-5 when Louis Jamernik V made a great move on a partial breakaway following a slick feed from Dylan James to complete the rally. UND took the lead for the first time since the opening 105 seconds of the contest, as Riese Gaber wired home his eighth goal of the season from his favorite spot on the power play before Cameron Berg extended the advantage to 7-5 just 27 seconds later with his second tally of the night to cap the largest comeback win for the program since Nov. 17, 2017 against these same Pioneers.
All nine of North Dakota’s top forwards recorded at least one point, with Owen McLaughlin and Blake each leading the way with a trio of points on a goal and two helpers apiece. Berg notched his second straight two-goal game on a Friday while Jake Schmaltz returned from injury with a pair of helpers and James also added a goal and an assist for a multi-point outing. Reigning NCHC Rookie of the Week Jake Livanavage notched multiple points for the first time in his career with two helpers and Garrett Pyke recorded the primary assist on Gaber’s game-winning goal to give the Alaska transfer points in three of his last four games. UND jumped out to the start it wanted, with James striking on a deflection off a Schmaltz shot just 1:45 into the game, but DU exploded with four goals in the final 18 minutes of the first period to grab a commanding 4-1 lead at the end of the first. NoDak started to chip away at the deficit in the middle stanza, with McLaughlin and Berg each scoring on slick feeds from Blake and Jayden Perron, respectively, but DU struck right after a power play expired to take a 5-3 advantage into the third period. The final 20 minutes completely belonged to the visitors, striking four times, including a trio of goals in a 3:31 span in the closing six minutes to rally back for the 7-5 win. North Dakota and Denver close out the weekend series tonight at 7:07 p.m. (CT) from Magness Arena.
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UND MENS BASKETBALL
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – The North Dakota men’s basketball team had its six-game winning streak snapped Friday night, falling at Cal State Fullerton 64-54. Eli King led the green and white with 14 points, which matched his career high. He came one board short of a double-double with a team high nine rebounds. B.J. Omot and Brady Danielson tied for the team lead with two assists, while Omot led with two blocks and Amar Kuljuhovic led with two steals. Tsotne Tsartsidze got the Fighting Hawks on the board first with a triple to go up 3-2 in the early going, but the lead was short lived for the Fighting Hawks; who were playing from behind most of the game. Omot made a layup with 12:46 left in the half to put UND up 10-9, but after Fullerton took back the lead NoDak was unable to take it back the rest of the night. Elijah Brooks made the last basket of the first half, but the hosts took a 34-21 lead into intermission. Layups from Treysen Eaglestaff and Kuljuhovic brought UND back within single digits at 34-25 early in the second half, but the Fighting Hawks could not keep the early momentum going as Fullerton went back up double digits. NoDak made their biggest move from 8:56-6:07 in the second half, with an 11-4 run that made it a one possession game at 50-47. King had seven points in the run, with Tsartsidze and Eaglestaff each with two. After a three-point play from CSUF, Omot once again made it a one possession game with a bucket from downtown, but the Fighting Hawks could not pull any closer the rest of the way. NoDak will head east on Highway 91 as they finish up their Los Angeles two-step Sunday against UC Riverside.
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NDSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – The North Dakota State women’s basketball team picked up a 93-73 win over Eastern Michigan after burying a season-high 13 three-pointers on Friday night at Scheels Center. Heaven Hamling posted her first 20-point performance and second double-double of the season with a season-high 23 points and 10 rebounds. The Grand Rapids, Minn., native shot 5-of-10 from three and added three assists, two steals and one block to her stat line. Elle Evans also tallied 17 points with a team-best five assists. As a team, the Bison (3-4) shot 50 percent (33-66) from the field and 50 percent (13-26) from three with 10 different players in the scoring column. Hamling (23), Evans (17), Abby Schulte (12), Abby Krzewinski (12) and Miriley Simon (11) all reached double figures in scoring. The Bison, who connected on nine triples and shot 69.2 percent from three in the first half, got off to a fast start after Hamling and Krzewinski each netted a three to make the score 6-2 at the 9:01 mark of the first quarter. NDSU then put together a 9-2 run to stretch its lead to 15-4 after a layup from Evans with 6:53 on the clock. NDSU led after the first frame, 29-18. The Bison started the second quarter on a quick 5-0 run to increase the lead to 34-18 after Hamling connected on a fastbreak layup with 9:04 to play in the half. NDSU, who never trailed in the contest, then began to pull way opening up a 20-point advantage, 45-25, following a jumper from Simon at the 5:01 mark. Eastern Michigan wasn’t able to cut the deficit down any further over the final two quarters as NDSU earned the 93-73 victory. NDSU will continue its homestand hosting Mayville State on Sunday. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m., at Scheels Center.
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NDSU FOOTBALL
FARGO, ND (NDSU) – North Dakota State (9-3) goes on the road in FCS playoffs for only the fourth time in program history today as the Bison take on No. 6 seed Montana State (8-3) in the second round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship. Game time is 2 p.m. CT at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, where Montana State has the longest active home winning streak in Division I at 26 games. North Dakota State forced five turnovers and rolled to a 66-3 victory over Drake in the first round of the FCS playoffs, setting NDSU postseason records for touchdowns (9) and points scored.
This is NDSU’s 50th game in the FCS playoffs, but only the fourth true road game for the Bison excluding 10 national championship game appearances in Frisco, Texas. NDSU hasn’t been on the road for the playoffs since April 2021 when the Bison lost 24-20 in the quarterfinals to eventual national champion Sam Houston State. NDSU’s first FCS playoff appearance in 2010 included two road games, a 42-17 second round win at Montana State and a 38-31 overtime loss to eventual national champion Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals.
Today’s winner will advance to face either Sacramento State (8-4) or No. 3 seed South Dakota (9-2) in next week’s quarterfinal round either Friday, Dec. 8, or Saturday, Dec. 9. NDSU has advanced to an FCS record 13 straight quarterfinals.
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K-Heart Sports – 12/01/23
K-HEART SPORTS – FRIDAY – 12/01/23
MINOT, ND – The first Class AA High School Basketball Polls of the season have been released. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NDAPSSA).
Class AA Girls Basketball Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Record Polling Points
1. Minot High (14) 0-0 89
2. Grand Forks Red River (5) 0-0 72
3. Fargo Davies 0-0 51
4. Bismarck Legacy 0-0 37
5. Bismarck Century 0-0 27
1. Minot High (14) 0-0 89
2. Grand Forks Red River (5) 0-0 72
3. Fargo Davies 0-0 51
4. Bismarck Legacy 0-0 37
5. Bismarck Century 0-0 27
Others receiving votes: Bismarck High, West Fargo Sheyenne, Grand Forks Central, Jamestown
Class AA Boys Basketball Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Record Polling Points
1. Fargo North (13) 0-0 89
2. Fargo Davies (5) 0-0 76
3. Minot High 0-0 54
4. Bismarck Century (1) 0-0 29
5. Bismarck High 0-0 27
1. Fargo North (13) 0-0 89
2. Fargo Davies (5) 0-0 76
3. Minot High 0-0 54
4. Bismarck Century (1) 0-0 29
5. Bismarck High 0-0 27
Other receiving votes: West Fargo Sheyenne, Grand Forks Central, Bismarck Legacy, Fargo South
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MINOT, ND – Basketball, hockey and wrestling were on the local sports schedule for Thursday.
High School Girls Basketball
CNDC Tournament – Rugby High School
First Round
T-G-U def. Drake-Anamoose, 77-26
New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Minot North, 61-51
Rugby def. Glenburn, 59-33
St. John def. Harvey-Wells County, 73-39
T-G-U def. Drake-Anamoose, 77-26
New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Minot North, 61-51
Rugby def. Glenburn, 59-33
St. John def. Harvey-Wells County, 73-39
Today’s schedule
Consolation
Drake-Anamoose vs Minot North, 3 pm
Glenburn vs Harvey-Wells County, 4:30 pm
Semifinal
T-G-U vs New Rockford-Sheyenne, 6 pm
Rugby vs St. John, 7:30 pm
Drake-Anamoose vs Minot North, 3 pm
Glenburn vs Harvey-Wells County, 4:30 pm
Semifinal
T-G-U vs New Rockford-Sheyenne, 6 pm
Rugby vs St. John, 7:30 pm
Class A
South Prairie-Max def. Parshall (Class B), 63-31
Belfield (Class B) def. Hazen, 54-38
Class B
Berthold def. Powers Lake-Burke Central, 53-26
Ray def. North Shore-Plaza, 46-36
Divide County def. Alexander, 47-11
Trenton def. Williston Trinity Christian, 49-19
Berthold def. Powers Lake-Burke Central, 53-26
Ray def. North Shore-Plaza, 46-36
Divide County def. Alexander, 47-11
Trenton def. Williston Trinity Christian, 49-19
High School Boys Hockey
Bismarck Legacy def. Mandan, 2-1
Hazen-Beulah def. Bismarck High, 7-2
High School Girls Hockey
Bismarck Century def. Jamestown, 2-0
Mandan def. Bismarck High-Legacy, 3-2
High School Boys Wrestling
Bismarck Century def. Mandan, 53-20
Bismarck Legacy def. Watford City, 59-12
High School Girls Wrestling
Mandan def. Bismarck Century, 53-12
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MSU WOMENS WRESTLING
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (MSU) – The battle of the young programs went to the host Cougars on Thursday night. The second-year Minot State women’s wrestling team got a pair of victories during the dual, but it wasn’t enough to spoil the first-ever home wrestling event for the first-year Sioux Falls Cougars who beat the Beavers 39-13. Freshman Bella Hernandez scored a win by pin in 49 seconds in her 130-pound match, and redshirt freshman Keela Kary added an 8-1 decision to the Beavers victory total at 136 pounds. That was all the victories for Minot State (3-3 duals) on the mat during the dual, though both teams claimed points in a double forfeit. Minot State did grab two more wins on the night, though, as Skye Shelmerdine and Trinity Boivin both wrestled in extra matches and picked up a win each by pin. Shelmerdine won by pin in 1:51 in a 116-pound match and Boivin won in 2:06 in her 123-pound match. In the midst of a busy week on the road, the Minot State women’s wrestling team wraps up three events in six days by competing at the Jimmie Lady Knight Open on Saturday hosted by the University of Jamestown.
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WOLVES-JAZZ
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 11 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves weathered the absence of leading scorer Anthony Edwards to beat the Utah Jazz 101-90 on Thursday night. The Wolves moved into a tie with Boston for the best record in the league (14-4). Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a season-high 20 points and Rudy Gobert had 15 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks for Minnesota. Acquired in a trade with Utah last season that also brought veteran guard Mike Conley to the Wolves, Alexander-Walker had the chance to show his former team what he’s capable of when given the opportunity. Edwards, who averages 26.2 points per game, was sidelined with a right hip pointer he suffered in Tuesday’s win over Oklahoma City. Coach Chris Finch said Thursday he didn’t expect Edwards to be out long. The Wolves improved to 9-1 at home, while the Jazz fell to 1-9 on the road. The Timberwolves play at Charlotte on Saturday.
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WILD-PREDS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Connor Dewar had a hat trick and added an assist, Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves and the Minnesota Wild routed Nashville 6-1 on Thursday night to end the Predators’ winning streak at six games. Prior to Thursday, Dewar had never had more than a goal and two points in an NHL game. He appeared to score a fourth goal with just over four minutes remaining, but it was taken away after the Predators challenged the play as offside. Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and Jake Middleton and Pat Maroon also scored for the Wild. They have won both games under new coach John Hynes. Hynes replaced Dean Evason behind the bench this week. Hynes served as Nashville’s coach for parts of four seasons before being relieved of his duties this past offseason by new general manager Barry Trotz. Andrew Brunette replaced Hynes in Nashville. The Predators played a tribute video of Hynes’ tenure during a first-period break. Minnesota scored three times in the first period. The Wild host Chicago on Sunday.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/29/23
K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 11/29/23
MINOT, ND – Several girls basketball teams began the season last night.
High School Girls Basketball
Class A
#5 Watford City def. New Town, 60-39
South Prairie-Max def. Kenmare-Bowbells (Class B #4), 65-47
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Beulah, 45-36
Nedrose def. Bishop Ryan (Class B), 64-34
Turtle Mountain def. Hazen, 56-30
Killdeer def. Stanley, 41-36
#5 Watford City def. New Town, 60-39
South Prairie-Max def. Kenmare-Bowbells (Class B #4), 65-47
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Beulah, 45-36
Nedrose def. Bishop Ryan (Class B), 64-34
Turtle Mountain def. Hazen, 56-30
Killdeer def. Stanley, 41-36
Class B
#7 Central McLean def. Glenburn, 81-22
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Divide County, 51-39
Westhope-Newburg def. Powers Lake-Burke Central, 48-43
Velva def. Parshall, 46-43
Trenton def. Alexander 67-8
North Prairie def. Benson County, 44-37
#7 Central McLean def. Glenburn, 81-22
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Divide County, 51-39
Westhope-Newburg def. Powers Lake-Burke Central, 48-43
Velva def. Parshall, 46-43
Trenton def. Alexander 67-8
North Prairie def. Benson County, 44-37
High School Boys Hockey
Minot High def. Mandan, 8-5
Dickinson def. Williston, 3-1
Bismarck Legacy def. Jamestown, 7-1
Bismarck Century JV def. Hazen-Beulah, 3-1
High School Girls Hockey
Bismarck High-Legacy def. Minot High, 7-4
Mandan def. Dickinson, 6-0
Grand Forks def. Devils Lake, 5-2
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MSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
GRAND FORKS, ND (MSU) – The Minot State women’s basketball team got a 20-point performance from the bench, but fell 82-53 to the North Dakota Fighting Hawks on the road Tuesday in non-conference action. Sydney Gustavsson led the Beavers (1-7 overall, 0-1 NSIC) with 14 points and three steals. Peyton Breidenbach tacked on eight points from the bench and Vilborg Jonsdottir helped out with four points and two steals. The Minot State offense was very productive from deep, pouring in eight threes on 27 attempts. Jaime Skeggs was the most prolific shooter for the Beavers, draining two treys in the contest. Minot State forced 18 North Dakota turnovers while committing 17 themselves in Tuesday’s game. The Beavers turned those takeaways into 13 points on the other end of the floor. Gustavsson’s three steals led the way for Minot State.
The score was tied 10-10 after the first quarter, and Minot State stuck with the Hawks to start the second before UND began to pull ahead. A three-pointer from DJ Davis at the midway point of the quarter started a 12-0 Fighting Hawk run to take a 33-19 lead. Following the Davis triple, the bench unit provided a spark to close the half, scoring 10 of the final 14 NoDak points to hold a 35-22 at intermission. Kiyah Hurst connected on 11-of-16 shot attempts on her way to 26 points for UND.
The Beavers next return to NSIC play at Bemidji State on Friday and St. Cloud State on Saturday.
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UND MENS BASKETBALL
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – The North Dakota men’s basketball team won its sixth straight game Tuesday night, defeating the Concordia (Minn.) Cobbers 87-56 at the Betty. It is the first 6-1 start for North Dakota since the 2002-03 season, when the team started 8-1. Amar Kuljuhovic notched his second double-double in three games with ten points and ten rebounds, while B.J. Omot led the team with 21 points, three blocks and three assists. Eli King also set a new career high with four steals.
The Fighting Hawks got off to a fast start with an early 7-2 lead, as Omot opened the scoring with a thunderous slam on the fast break, and Treysen Eaglestaff hit a three and then a jumper for five points. But the Cobbers gave the Fighting Hawks all they could handle in the early going, putting the green and white in as much as a five point hole in the first ten minutes. Later in the half, Omot scored back-to-back layups to tie the game at 20, and the middle of the half was tightly contested. After a jumper from Concordia made cut NoDak’s lead to 30-28, the hosts closed the half on an 11-2 run to go up 41-30 at intermission. Despite the surge at the end of the half for UND, Concordia scored the first six points of the second half to pull within five. But as the half went on, NoDak started to separate themselves. Tsotne Tsartsidze made the first basket of the second half for NoDak, Omot followed with a three to push the lead back to double digits and give UND some breathing room. The lead was trimmed back to single digits near the midpoint of the half at 54-46, but over the next 4:45 UND responded with a 14-4 run to go up 18. The green and white led Concordia off the scoreboard the last 3:37 of the game as they sealed the win.
The Fighting Hawks will go on the road this weekend against Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside. Then return home to take on Portland on Saturday, December 9th at 1 p.m. at the Betty.
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NDSU MENS BASKETBALL
SAN JOSE, Calif. (NDSU) – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team lost at San Jose State on Monday night, falling 78-65 in the first of back-to-back matchups against the Spartans. San Jose State made 11-of-24 attempts (46 percent) from three-point range, while NDSU shot 5-of-19 (26 percent) from beyond the arc. The Bison shot 39 percent overall for the game. Sophomore Damari Wheeler-Thomas led NDSU with 18 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Boden Skunberg scored 13 points, and Andrew Morgan added 10 points and six boards. San Jose State led 32-27 at halftime after going ahead by as many as 10 points in the first half. The Bison scored the first six points of the second half to go up 33-32. With the Spartans leading 40-39, San Jose State rattled off an 8-0 run to push its advantage back to nine. SJSU’s Trey Anderson led all players with 21 points. The Bison (4-4) will host San Jose State in a rematch next Monday, Dec. 4, at the Scheels Center in Fargo.
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WOLVES-THUNDER
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 17 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks, reserve Troy Brown Jr. scored a season-high 17 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves withstood an injury to Anthony Edwards to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 106-103 on Tuesday night in the NBA In-Season Tournament. Edwards had 12 of his 21 points in the third quarter to lead the Wolves (13-4) back after trailing most of the first half, before landing hard during a dunk attempt and leaving the game with a bruised right hip. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points on 13-for-22 shooting for the Thunder. His 37-foot try to tie at the buzzer, his only 3-point attempt of the night, was well off the mark. Brown made one of two foul shots with 4.5 seconds left to give the Thunder an opening, but the Wolves capped a stifling defensive performance in the second half — fueled by a switch to zone — with one more denial. The Thunder (11-6) had only 42 points in the second half and shot 6 for 26 in the third quarter against a Wolves team that leads the Western Conference with the best 17-game start in franchise history. The Wolves finished 3-1 in the Western Conference Group C. The Thunder went 1-3. Golden State played at Sacramento later Tuesday to determine the group champion. By only winning by three points, the Wolves were eliminated from contention because point differential serves as the second tiebreaker behind head-to-head results. The Timberwolves host Utah on Thursday.
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WILD-BLUES
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau scored in the first period and the Minnesota Wild ended a seven-game slide by beating St. Louis 3-1 on Tuesday. Matt Boldy added an insurance goal late and Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves for his first win in eight starts for Minnesota, playing its first game under coach John Hynes. A former bench boss with Nashville and New Jersey, Hynes took over Monday after the Wild fired Dean Evason. Colton Parayko netted the Blues goal. Jordan Binnington stopped 34 shots for St. Louis, including all 17 he faced in a second period owned by Minnesota. The Blues had just five shots on goal in the period. The Wild are at Nashville on Thursday.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/28/23
K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 11/28/23
MINOT, ND – The first high school basketball polls of the season were released on Monday. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NDAPSSA).
Class A Girls Basketball Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Record Polling Points
1. Thompson (12) 0-0 84
2. Wahpeton (6) 0-0 72
3. Grafton 0-0 43
4. Northern Cass 0-0 39
5. Watford City 0-0 15
1. Thompson (12) 0-0 84
2. Wahpeton (6) 0-0 72
3. Grafton 0-0 43
4. Northern Cass 0-0 39
5. Watford City 0-0 15
Others receiving votes: Devils Lake (0-0), Bottineau (0-0), Central Cass (0-0) South Prairie-Max (0-0)
Class B Girls Basketball Poll
Team (1st Place Votes) Record Polling Points
1. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich (13) 0-0 171
2. Bowman County (1) 0-0 144
3. Sargent County (1) 0-0 127
4. Kenmare-Bowbells (1) 0-0 113
5. May-Port-CG (2) 0-0 110
6. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 0-0 104
7. Central McLean 0-0 82
T8. Hatton-Northwood 0-0 30
T8. Tioga 0-0 30
10. Grant County-Mott-Regent 0-0 17
1. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich (13) 0-0 171
2. Bowman County (1) 0-0 144
3. Sargent County (1) 0-0 127
4. Kenmare-Bowbells (1) 0-0 113
5. May-Port-CG (2) 0-0 110
6. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 0-0 104
7. Central McLean 0-0 82
T8. Hatton-Northwood 0-0 30
T8. Tioga 0-0 30
10. Grant County-Mott-Regent 0-0 17
Other receiving votes: Our Redeemer’s (0-0), LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (0-0), T-G-U (0-0), Garrison (0-0), New Rockford-Sheyenne (0-0), Linton-HMB (0-0), Maple River (0-0), Trenton (0-0)
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MINOT, ND – Two games on the opening night of girls basketball.
High School Girls Basketball
Class A
Carrington def. New Rockford-Sheyenne (Class B), 41-39
Carrington def. New Rockford-Sheyenne (Class B), 41-39
Class B
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Dunseith, 67-38
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Dunseith, 67-38
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MSU MENS HOCKEY
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (MSU) – Back in action in their home state, yet still on the road, the No. 2 Minot State men’s hockey team came up short, 4-1, in a top-5 battle at No. 4-ranked Jamestown on Monday night. The Beavers (12-4-0 overall) got a goal from team captain Carter Barley with 5 minutes, 46 seconds gone in the second period, but that was all Minot State could muster. Colby Joseph and Walker Jerome assisted on the goal. Barley’s goal made it a 3-1 contest as the host Jimmies netted two in the first period, added an early second-period goal, then tacked on an insurance goal with 2:55 left in the middle period for the win. Jake Anthony finished with 24 saves on the day for the Beavers who now return home to host five in a row at the Maysa Arena, starting with Grand Canyon this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. each night.
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MSU WOMENS WRESTLING
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (MSU) – Renewing their budding rivalry, the Minot State women’s wrestling team picked up three wins on the mat but lost the dual against host Jamestown on Monday night. The two teams have now met five times in the brief history of the second-year Beaver program, including twice this season with the two teams splitting their head-to-head duals this year as Minot State won the last meeting 30-14. A trio of forfeits by the Beavers (3-2 duals) gave the host Jimmies (3-2) their 15-point advantage in the dual as the teams split the matches contested on the mats. Julia Petryna led the way for Minot State as she earned a 10-0 technical fall victory at 116 pounds over Jamestown’s Destiny Walsh, then she added a win by pin over Jenna Gerhardt in 3 minutes, 47 seconds in an extra match which did not go toward the dual team scoring. Ari Korish added a win by injury default in her 123-pound bout, putting Minot State on top 9-5 at the time in the dual. After a pair of wins put Jamestown on top 14-9 in the dual, the Beavers got a win by pin from Haleigh Lematta at 143 pounds in 3:30, tying the dual score at 14-14 before two forfeits and a win by pin helped the Jimmies claim the team victory. The dual is the start of a busy week of competition for the Beavers who next head to Sioux Falls for a first-ever meeting with the first-year Cougars on Thursday before returning to Jamestown on Saturday for the Jamestown Open tournament.
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NDSU MENS BASKETBALL
SAN JOSE, Calif. (NDSU) – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team lost at San Jose State on Monday night, falling 78-65 in the first of back-to-back matchups against the Spartans. San Jose State made 11-of-24 attempts (46 percent) from three-point range, while NDSU shot 5-of-19 (26 percent) from beyond the arc. The Bison shot 39 percent overall for the game. Sophomore Damari Wheeler-Thomas led NDSU with 18 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Boden Skunberg scored 13 points, and Andrew Morgan added 10 points and six boards. San Jose State led 32-27 at halftime after going ahead by as many as 10 points in the first half. The Bison scored the first six points of the second half to go up 33-32. With the Spartans leading 40-39, San Jose State rattled off an 8-0 run to push its advantage back to nine. SJSU’s Trey Anderson led all players with 21 points. The Bison (4-4) will host San Jose State in a rematch next Monday, Dec. 4, at the Scheels Center in Fargo.
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NDSU FOOTBALL-MVFC HONORS
ST. LOUIS (NDSU) – North Dakota State claimed nine spots on the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference teams on Monday as selected by a vote of the league’s head coaches, media and sports information directors. The Bison had seven first-team selections including senior Hunter Brozio, who was selected to two spots as the first team fullback and long snapper. Right guard Jake Kubas, left tackle Jalen Sundell, defensive end Dylan Hendricks, linebacker Logan Kopp and safety Cole Wisniewski also made the first team. NDSU quarterback Cam Miller finished third overall in the voting for MVFC Offensive Player of the Year behind South Dakota State running back Isaiah Davis and quarterback Mark Gronowski. Miller made the second team along with NDSU defensive tackle Eli Mostaert. North Dakota State had four players earn honorable mention – tight end Joe Stoffel, all-purpose player RaJa Nelson, punt returner Jayden Price and placekicker Griffin Crosa. NDSU (9-3) is scheduled to play No. 6 seed Montana State (8-3) in the second round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship at 1 p.m. MT on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman.
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UND FOOTBALL-MVFC HONORS
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (UND) – Seven North Dakota student-athletes were selected to the All-MVFC Teams, the league offices announced Monday morning. Nominations were submitted by each school’s sports information director and voting was conducted by the league’s head coaches, SID’s and select media members. Senior RB Luke Skokna was the top member from UND on an All-MVFC Team, being named a first team return specialist and an honorable mention all-purpose player. Four other Fighting Hawks were named second team selections: WR Bo Belquist, OL Donny Ventrelli, LB Wyatt Pedigo, and DB C.J. Siegel. Two additional NoDak student-athletes received honorable mention accolades: OL Easton Kilty and LB Ted Mullin.
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UND MENS BASKETBALL-HONOR
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (UND) – Treysen Eaglestaff was named Summit League Peak Performer of the Week by the Summit League office on Monday for the week of November 20-26. This award is the first weekly award for the sophomore guard. Eaglestaff led the Fighting Hawks in points in both games at the Central Arkansas Thanksgiving Classic, scoring 23 in the win over New Orleans and 22 in the win over Eastern Michigan. He also had a great week with assists–dishing out a career high six at Pacific on Monday and also assisted on Elijah Brooks’ game-winning dunk against New Orleans on Saturday. Over the three games he averaged 17 points per game.
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UND MENS HOCKEY-HONOR
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (UND) – Freshman defenseman Jake Livanavage was named the NCHC Rookie of the Week on Monday, as announced by the league office. It is the first weekly honor for Livanavage in his career. Livanavage contributed at both ends of the ice in North Dakota’s sweep of Bemidji State to extend UND’s winning streak to a nation-best seven straight. Offensively, he shined, dishing out a pair of assists, with one each night. On Friday, Livanavage handed out the primary assist on the overtime, game-winning goal scored by Jackson Blake in a 3-2, comeback victory to earn the game’s third star. The next night, the Phoenix, Ariz., native again set up Blake with a primary assist on UND’s second goal, this time on the power play, in a 5-0 victory. With the two assists, Livanavage recorded points in back-to-back games for the second time this season. Along with his two helpers, Livanavage posted a +3 plus/minus and blocked a shot against the Beavers, including helping record a shutout on Saturday. The Arizona native now has five points (1g, 4a) in 14 games this season. North Dakota hits the road for a top-3 showdown against No. 3 Denver beginning on Friday night from Magness Arena.
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VIKINGS-BEARS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Chicago Bears finally won one of these up-for-grab games after all those painful finishes. Cairo Santos made a 30-yard field goal with 10 seconds left, his fourth of the night after a miss on the opening drive, and the Bears had four interceptions of Joshua Dobbs in a defense-dominated 12-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday. The Bears (4-8) stopped a 12-game NFC North losing streak, including six in a row against the Vikings (6-6). The Vikings, who cautiously chose to hold star wide receiver Justin Jefferson out for another game with his hamstring injury, were as helpless as ever on offense with only a field goal by Greg Joseph at the end of the first half to show for the first 54-plus minutes. Dobbs threw the go-ahead score to T.J. Hockenson with 5:54 left, but the Vikings stalled out again after that at the worst possible time. The Vikings have their bye week, followed by a visit to Las Vegas on Dec. 10.
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WILD-FIRING
ST. PAUL, MN (AP) – The Minnesota Wild fired coach Dean Evason and replaced him with John Hynes on Monday after losing seven straight games and 14 of their first 19 to start to the NHL season. General manager Bill Guerin announced the moves, including the firing of assistant Bob Woods. Hynes, the former New Jersey and Nashville coach, will take over. The Wild planned a news conference with Guerin and Hynes today, prior to their game against St. Louis. Evason, 59, had three full seasons in charge of the Wild, who gave him his first head coaching job in the NHL on Feb. 14, 2020, when Bruce Boudreau was fired and he was promoted from his assistant role. He went 147-77-27 in 251 regular season games and 8-15 in the postseason without winning any series. Hynes, 48, is 284-255-63 in eight NHL seasons. The Predators fired him on May 30, six weeks after missing the playoffs. They lost in the opening round in each of three previous years, starting in 2020 when he was hired midseason to replace the fired Peter Laviolette. The Devils fired Hynes about a month before he was plucked off the market by the Predators.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/22/23
K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 11/22/23
MINOT, ND – The Minot High girls hockey team began the season hosting Bismarck Century last night. Maicee Burke tallied the hat trick as in the Majettes win.
High School Girls Hockey
Minot High def. Bismarck Century, 4-3
Dickinson def. Williston, 2-1
Jamestown def. Bismarck High-Legacy, 5-4 OT
Fargo Davies def. Grand Forks, 3-2 OT
West Fargo United def. Devils Lake, 4-1
Minot High def. Bismarck Century, 4-3
Dickinson def. Williston, 2-1
Jamestown def. Bismarck High-Legacy, 5-4 OT
Fargo Davies def. Grand Forks, 3-2 OT
West Fargo United def. Devils Lake, 4-1
High School Boys Hockey
Mandan def. Hazen-Beulah, 5-2
Bottineau-Rugby def. Devils Lake, 5-4
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MINOT, ND – The Class B Volleyball All-State team was announced and honors were given to several area players. Lean Lindquist and Maya Vibeto of Our Redeemer’s named to the First Team. Kylie Simpson of Bottineau, Anne Stroklund of Kenmare-Bowbells, and Azjiah Trader of South Prairie-Max were also named to the First Team. Second Team honors given to Chinelo Udekwe of Bishop Ryan and Shea Barron and Savanna Filibeck of Beulah. The team is voted on by the North Dakota High School Coaches Association.
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MSU MENS BASKETBALL
CROOKSTON, Minn. (MSU) – Khari Broadway scored 20 points to help lead the Minot State men’s basketball team over the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles 79-67 on the road Tuesday night in the NSIC opener for both teams. The Beavers (3-1 overall, 1-0 NSIC) had four players score in double figures, led by Broadway, who had 20 points, five assists and three steals. Connor Hollenbeck added 18 points and six rebounds and Caleb Van De Griend helped out with a double-double off the bench with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Van De Griend pulled down seven offensive rebounds to lead the Minot State offense which grabbed 19 boards and turned them into 16 second-chance points. After jumping out to an 18-17 advantage, Minot State went on an 8-0 run with 6:19 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Broadway, to increase its lead to 26-17. The Beavers then lost some of that lead, but still entered halftime with a 32-26 advantage. Minot State did most of its first-half damage in the paint, scoring 18 of its 32 points close to the basket. Minot State kept its lead intact before going on an 8-0 run, finished off by Van De Griend’s layup, to grow the lead to 58-48 with 7:38 to go in the contest. The Beavers kept expanding the margin and coasted the rest of the way for the 79-67 win. Minot State got a boost from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for 12 of its 47 total points. The Beavers host Jamestown on Saturday at 3 pm.
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MSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
CROOKSTON, Minn. (MSU) – The Minot State women’s basketball team got an 18-point performance from the bench, but fell 67-54 to the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles on the road Tuesday in the NSIC opener for both teams. Sydney Gustavsson led the Beavers (1-6 overall, 0-1 NSIC) with 19 points, eight rebounds and two steals. Emma Mogen tacked on five points and three steals off of the bench and Cassidy King helped out with two points and four steals from the bench. Led by Gustavsson’s four offensive rebounds, Minot State did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 17 boards that resulted in 15 second-chance points. Minot State did a great job disrupting Minnesota Crookston shots in the contest, as well, coming away with five blocks. Jaime Skeggs led the way individually for the Beavers with two rejections. Minot State kept it close in the first quarter, but entered the second frame down 18-14. The Beavers continued to lose ground in the second quarter and faced a 34-26 halftime deficit. Minnesota Crookston continued to increase its lead after halftime, building a 45-30 advantage before Minot State went on an 11-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Peyton Breidenbach, to trim its deficit to 45-41 with 25 seconds to go in the third, a score which remained until the end of the third quarter. Minot State’s bench made the most of its minutes in the period as non-starters totaled seven of the team’s 15 third-quarter points. Minot State could not pull any closer in the fourth, losing by a final of 67-54. Minot State took advantage of its opportunities in the post, scoring eight of its 13 points in the paint. The Lady Beavers will play next at the University of North Dakota on Tuesday at 5 pm.
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NDSU FOOTBALL
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – North Dakota State linebacker Logan Kopp and quarterback Cam Miller are among the finalists announced Tuesday for two national player of the year awards in the Football Championship Subdivision.
Kopp, a sophomore from St. Louis, Mo., is a candidate for the Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented annually to the FCS Defensive Player of the Year. Kopp leads the NDSU defense with 68 total tackles including two forced fumbles and one recovery. He is second on the team with three interceptions and four pass breakups, and ranks third on the Bison with 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.
Miller, a senior from Solon, Iowa, is a candidate for the Walter Payton Award, which is presented annually to the FCS Offensive Player of the Year. Miller ranks second in the FCS with a .747 completion percentage and 166.5 pass efficiency rating. He is 171 of 229 passing for 2,049 yards with 14 touchdowns against four interceptions, and he is NDSU’s leading rusher with 563 yards on 100 attempts with 11 touchdowns.
Two NDSU players have won the awards in previous years. Defensive end Kyle Emanuel was the Buck Buchanan Award winner in 2014, and quarterback Trey Lance was the Walter Payton Award winner in 2019. North Dakota State (8-3) is scheduled to host Pioneer Football League champion Drake (8-3) in the first round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/21/23
K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 11/21/23
STOCKTON, Calif. (UND) – The North Dakota men’s basketball team won its third straight game Monday night, defeating Pacific 73-71 in a nail biter that was close throughout. Tsotne Tsartsidze led the Fighting Hawks with 19 points, including the go ahead layup with 21 seconds left to put UND up 72-71, and then the final point of the game on a free throw in the final seconds. Eli King and B.J. Omot each had 12 points, and Amar Kuljuhovic reached double figures for the first time as a Fighting Hawk with ten. King led the team in rebounds for the second game in a row with eight and Treysen Eaglestaff led with six assists. Omot blocked three shots and King had two of the seven UND steals.
Both teams started slowly offensively, but a triple from Omot gave the Fighting Hawks a 10-6 lead at the 15:24 mark of the half. From there the pendulum swung the other way with a 13-3 run by Pacific—which was halted by a 10-0 run from NoDak with a three from King and a dunk from Omot to bring the green and white within one, then a triple from Tsartsidze to go back ahead and then a layup from King to make it 23-19. The teams went back and forth in the half, and ultimately a three-point play from Amar Kuljuhovic knotted it up at 35, which is how the two teams went to intermission. Pacific came out of the locker room with the momentum in the second half, building a 50-42 lead just over five minutes into the second half. But NoDak chipped away, owning the next five minutes of the half with a 12-4 run that tied the game up at 54. An alley-oop from Elijah Brooks to Omot gave UND their first lead of the second half with 8:17 remaining. But Pacific took the lead back, going ahead 65-60 with 4:24 to go. Tsartsidze answered with a three and an Eaglestaff layup tied it at 65 with 2:39 left. Two free throws from King put the green and white back ahead 70-69 with 57 ticks left, Pacific went back ahead briefly at 71-70 before Tsartsidze finished off the game. The Fighting Hawks will head to the Natural State for the Central Arkansas Classic on Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26 to take on New Orleans University and Eastern Michigan.
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NDSU MENS BASKETBALL
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – Sophomore Lance Waddles scored a career-high 26 points to lead the North Dakota State men’s basketball team to a 101-72 victory over Wisconsin-Stout on Monday evening inside the Scheels Center. Waddles made seven of his first eight shots and finished with five three-pointers on his way to a career-best 26 points. NDSU sophomore Tajavis Miller recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Damari Wheeler-Thomas added 15 points and five assists for the Bison. NDSU improved to 4-2 on the season. The Bison shot just under 58 percent for the game, including 10-of-28 (36 percent) from beyond the arc. NDSU led by as many as 22 in the first half, using a 14-2 run late in the half to go ahead 53-31. NDSU will travel to Phoenix, Ariz., this weekend to play Grand Canyon University on Saturday.
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NDSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
GREELEY, Colo. (NDSU) – North Dakota State women’s basketball picked up a victory on the road Monday night defeating Northern Colorado 67-60 at Bank of Colorado Arena. Junior Abbie Draper scored a career high 19 points to lead the way for NDSU in a wire-to-wire victory. Draper, who’s previous career high was 14 as a freshman, scored 15 of NDSU’s 35 first half points and went on to score 19 overall, as she finished on 9-of-11 shooting, including a three pointer, along with a team high three steals, two rebounds and a block defensively. The Bison improved to 2-2 on the season, while Northern Colorado fell to 2-2.
Heaven Hamling, who was held scoreless in the first half, and freshman Abby Krzewinski, who made her first career start, joined Draper in double figures, scoring 10 points each. Hamling added three rebounds and two steals, while Krzewinski added three rebounds, a team high three assists, and a block. After NDSU won the opening tip, Krzewinski gave the Bison the lead on the opening possession. After Elle Evans forced a turnover, Draper would add a three pointer on the next possession and the Bison never trailed. Evans matched Draper with a team high three steals, Krzewinski with three assists, and also had a team high five rebounds to go along with eight points. The Bison led by as much as 10 in the first half and carried a 35-28 lead into the break. Late in the third period, Hamling made a layup to give NDSU a 14-point lead, it’s largest of the game. A 16-3 run by Northern Colorado to close the third and start the fourth cut NDSU’s lead to one at 55-54. However, the Bison outscored the Golden Bears 12-6 over the final 6:27 to secure NDSU’s first road win of the season. The Bison will now continue their road swing with the third of four-straight games away from home coming against Harvard at the San Diego Classic on Friday. Tip-off is set for 4:30 p.m. CT.
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WOLVES-KNICKS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 23 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 points, and the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New York Knicks 117-100 on Monday night. Minnesota (10-3) is 6-0 at home — tying a franchise record to start a season — and has won nine of its past 10 games. That stretch included seven straight wins, the franchise’s longest streak since 2004 — which was the last year the Wolves made it past the first round of the playoffs. Rudy Gobert scored 16 points for the Wolves. Minnesota forward Jaden McDaniels left with a sprained right ankle in the first quarter and didn’t return. That opened up extended minutes for Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who finished with 11 points, three rebounds and three assists. Naz Reid added 10 points as the Wolves’ bench outscored New York’s reserves 43-30. Jalen Brunson scored 25 points and Julius Randle had 21 for New York, which shot 34.8% (32 of 92) to Minnesota’s 51.3%. The Knicks (8-6) came in allowing a league-low 104.9 points per game. The Timberwolves host Philadelphia on Wednesday.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/20/23
K-HEART SPORTS – MONDAY – 11/20/23
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (MSU) – A fast start wasn’t enough for the top-ranked Beavers on Sunday as a 3 ½ minute stretch changed the game. No. 11 Ohio scored three goals in 3 minutes, 30 seconds midway through the second period to turn a deficit into a lead as the Bobcats skated to a 5-2 comeback win over the No. 1 Minot State men’s hockey team in the ACHA Showcase. The Beavers (12-3-0 overall) now get Thanksgiving week off before returning to the ice with a road game Monday, Nov. 27, at 3:30 p.m. at Jamestown.
Things started well Sunday for Minot State as Christian Kadolph broke open the scoring with 2:37 left in the first period, finishing off assists from Logan Cyca and Walker Jerome to put the Beavers on top 1-0. Reid Arnold then pushed Minot State’s lead to 2-0, putting home a goal with 7:39 gone in the second, and things looked great for Minot State. Jay Buchholz and Sheldin Howard assisted on Arnold’s goal. But the Bobcats (10-5-2) answered with their first of the game just 2:19 later, igniting a 3 ½ minute stretch that changed the game as Ohio scored three times in that span to take the lead. One more goal, later in the second period, and a final goal in the third iced the victory for the Bobcats. Jake Anthony finished with 25 saves in goal for Minot State in the setback.
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UND WOMENS BASKETBALL
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – A comeback effort from the North Dakota women’s basketball team fell short Sunday against Montana State in the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Fighting Hawks surged in the third quarter but would ultimately fall 60-53 to the Bobcats.
It was all Bobcats to start the game, as they scored the first 12 points of the contest in the opening three minutes. Montana State shot .600 percent from the field and grabbed a 20-8 lead following the first 10 minutes. NoDak’s offensive woes continued in the second quarter and was held to 18 points in the first half. However, the UND defense began to settle in and held the Bobcats to a .313 shooting percentage in the second frame. UND ramped up its defensive pressure in the third quarter, forcing seven Montana State turnovers that translated to six points. Kacie Borowicz led the Hawks with six points in the quarter, but it was the bench unit that provided the offensive spark with 13 points. Kiyah Hurst scored five, while Nevaeh Ferrara Horne and Kiera Pemberton had four points each in the third. UND outscored Montana State 19-4 to open the third and took its first lead of the game, 37-36, following two Ferrara Horne free throws at the two-minute mark. The lead changed hands twice and the score was tied twice in the fourth quarter, but it was the Bobcats who held the lead for the final three minutes to take the 60-53 decision. Borowicz poured in 12 of the Hawks 14 points in the fourth quarter and went 4-for-5 from the free throw line. Rakiyah Beal scored the other two points for UND. The Hawks forced five turnovers in the final period, while only committing one but were unable to convert Bobcat miscues to points. Montana State controlled the boards over the final 10 minutes with 12 defensive rebounds.
Borowicz scored 22 points, grabbed five rebounds and had four steals to lead the Hawks. She was followed by Hurst’s seven points and nine rebounds. Sammiyah Hoskin and Pemberton were active on the offensive glass grabbing a combined seven offensive rebounds. The Fighting Hawks travel to Hattiesburg, Miss. for the Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Friday and Saturday. UND faces Southern Miss on Friday at 11:00 a.m. and North Texas on Saturday at 8:00 a.m.
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FCS PLAYOFFS
FARGO, ND – The bracket for the FCS Playoffs was announced on Sunday. Both NDSU and UND will host games in the first round. North Dakota State (8-3) will face Pioneer Football League champion Drake (8-3, 8-0 PFL) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. The winner advances to play No. 6 national seed Montana State (8-3, 6-2 Big Sky) in the second round Saturday, Dec. 2. UND will host Sacramento State on Saturday, Nov. 25 at Noon (CT) in the opening round, with the winner heading to No. 3 seed South Dakota the following weekend. Defending champion South Dakota State received the overall #1-seed.
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VIKINGS-BRONCOS
DENVER (AP) — Stymied all night by the Minnesota Vikings’ smothering defense, Russell Wilson never lost faith in his sputtering offense whose first nine drives ended with Wil Lutz kicking five field goals and Riley Dixon punting four times. Courtland Sutton’s leaping 15-yard touchdown catch with 1:03 remaining was the difference for Denver (5-5), which now owns the league’s longest winning streak at four. Danielle Hunter’s tackle of Javonte Williams on the 2-point try kept the Vikings within a point and needing a field goal by Greg Joseph in Denver’s thin air to win it. The Broncos’ defense — which produced three more takeaways, giving Denver a dozen over its last three games — didn’t allow the Vikings (6-5) to get out of their own side of the field on Minnesota’s desperation drive in the final minute, however. Denver forced Joshua Dobbs into an intentional grounding that brought up fourth-and-25 before Dobbs threw one final incompletion from the Vikings 21 with 16 seconds left. Dobbs threw for 221 yards and a touchdown and ran for another but lost with the Vikings for the first time since they acquired him in an emergency trade with Arizona. Still, he became the first quarterback in NFL history to have both a touchdown throw and a touchdown run in his first three games with a team. Wilson went 27 of 35 for 259 yards without an interception for Denver. The Vikings host Chicago next Monday.
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WILD-MAPLE LEAFS
STOCKHOLM (AP) – William Nylander scored at 3:09 of overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday in the final game of the NHL’s Global Series in Sweden. Nylander collected the puck, skated toward the net and fired a shot past Marc-Andre Fleury for his 12th goal of the season. He also extended his franchise-record, season-opening point streak to 17 games. Nylander had five points (two goals, three assists) in Toronto’s two games in Stockholm. Auston Matthews added a goal and an assist for Toronto. He tied Kyle Connor of the Winnipeg Jets for the league lead with 14 goals. Matthew Knies scored his fifth of the season, Morgan Rielly added a goal and two assists and Joseph Woll stopped 33 shots for Toronto. Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist and defensemen Jon Merrill and Jake Middleton also scored for Minnesota, which lost its fifth straight (0-3-2). Fleury stopped 21 shots.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/19/23
K-HEART SPORTS – SUNDAY – 11/19/23
MINOT, ND – West Fargo Sheyenne and Northern Cass each repeated as state champs at the State Volleyball Tournament.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class A
Class A
State Tournament – Fargo Dome
7th Place
(W3) Bismarck Legacy def. (W4) Bismarck High (3-2) 25-17, 21-25, 12-25, 25-15, 15-13
5th Place
(E3) Fargo North def. (W1) Bismarck Century (3-0) 25-19, 25-22, 25-20
3rd Place
(E4) Fargo Davies def. (W2) Jamestown (3-0) 25-18, 25-22, 25-21
Championship
(E1) West Fargo Sheyenne def. (E2) Fargo Shanley (3-1) 25-14, 10-25, 25-17, 25-18
7th Place
(W3) Bismarck Legacy def. (W4) Bismarck High (3-2) 25-17, 21-25, 12-25, 25-15, 15-13
5th Place
(E3) Fargo North def. (W1) Bismarck Century (3-0) 25-19, 25-22, 25-20
3rd Place
(E4) Fargo Davies def. (W2) Jamestown (3-0) 25-18, 25-22, 25-21
Championship
(E1) West Fargo Sheyenne def. (E2) Fargo Shanley (3-1) 25-14, 10-25, 25-17, 25-18
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High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Class B
State Tournament – Fargo Dome
7th Place
Shiloh Christian def. Trenton (3-0) 25-14, 25-19, 25-14
5th Place
#5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. New Rockford-Sheyenne (3-1) 25-13, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19
3rd Place
#3 Our Redeemer’s def. #1 Dickinson Trinity (3-2) 25-23, 20-25, 25-19, 21-25, 15-13
Championship
#4 Northern Cass def. #2 May-Port-CG (3-1) 25-23, 25-14, 21,25, 25-13
7th Place
Shiloh Christian def. Trenton (3-0) 25-14, 25-19, 25-14
5th Place
#5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. New Rockford-Sheyenne (3-1) 25-13, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19
3rd Place
#3 Our Redeemer’s def. #1 Dickinson Trinity (3-2) 25-23, 20-25, 25-19, 21-25, 15-13
Championship
#4 Northern Cass def. #2 May-Port-CG (3-1) 25-23, 25-14, 21,25, 25-13
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MSU MENS HOCKEY
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (MSU) – The Beavers ran into a hot goalie Saturday afternoon who simply could not be beaten. UNLV’s Zach Wickson stopped all 25 shots he faced, helping the fourth-ranked Rebels pull off a 3-0 upset of the No. 1 Minot State men’s hockey team on day two of the ACHA Showcase. UNLV (12-3-0 overall) scored late in the first period of what proved to be a close contest, which stayed a 1-0 game until midway through the third period when the Rebels tacked on a pair of goals to help ice the win. Jake Anthony finished with 19 saves in goal for the Beavers (12-2-0), who wrap up the weekend playing No. 11 Ohio at noon today.
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MSU WOMENS HOCKEY
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (MSU) – For the first time this season, Minot State women’s hockey matched up against the No. 9 Jamestown Jimmies with hopes of getting back on track. They did so in a big way, as the No. 10 Beavers scored four goals in the first period that propelled them to a 6-1 victory over the Jimmies at Wilson arena on Saturday night. Jamestown ended the shutout streak late in the second period, but the lead was far too great, and Minot State picked up the win. The Beavers (6-9-0 overall) scored four goals in the opening frame, the first one at a minute and 26 seconds into the game. Minot State would go on to add one in the second and one in the third, with Jamestown (9-3-0) scoring once in between. Both teams will meet again at Wilson Arena at 2:00 p.m. for a Sunday matinee.
Paige Ackerman scored twice in the first period for the Beavers, netting her second and third goals of the year. Erica Fijala registered her first goal of the season on an assist from Gillian Gervin. Speaking of Gervin, she was the other goal scorer in that opening period who collected her third tally of the young season. Aspen Cooper and Cameron Schmidt notched two assists, along with Olivia Opheim who also racked up a helper. Makena Welby stretched the lead to five, as she also scored her first of the year. After the Jimmies got on the board once, captain Riley Ball would chip in another for good measure. Morgan Baker was stellar in net for the Beavers making 29 saves on 30 shots. The Beavers came out firing and never looked back. It was a breakout game for Minot State offensively, as they handled Jamestown convincingly scoring six goals in regulation. Minot State grabs the first win of the 2023-24 season between these two squads.
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MSU MENS BASKETBALL
BILLINGS, Mont. (MSU) – The Minot State men’s basketball team got a 21-point performance from the bench, but fell 82-64 to the Montana State Billings Yellowjackets on the road Saturday. The Beavers (2-1 overall) had four players score in double figures, led by Michael Jok, who had 11 points. Jaxon Gunville added 11 points and Kameron Givens chipped in as well with 10 points and two steals off of the bench. Led by Khari Broadway’s three offensive rebounds, Minot State did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 10 boards that resulted in nine second-chance points.
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MSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
MINOT, ND (MSU) -The Minot State women’s basketball team went into the half beating Montana State-Billings 33-31, but could not pull away in the second half and fell 79-62 to the Yellowjackets at home Saturday. The Beavers (1-5) had two players score in double figures, led by Sydney Gustavsson, who had 15 points. Taylor Goss tacked on 12 points and Jaime Skeggs added four points and seven assists. Minot State forced 17 Montana State-Billings turnovers while committing 11 themselves in Saturday’s game. The Beavers turned those takeaways into 21 points on the offensive end of the floor. Maya Aguilar led the way individually with one steal.
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MINOTAUROS-BULLS
MINOT, ND – The Minotauros got goals from Will Dawson, Niklas Ketonen, Joel Lehtinen and Pavol Funtek as Minot swept the two game weekend series against North Iowa with a 4-1 win on Saturday. Brady James tallied 20 saves for the Tauros as they increase their lead in the NAHL Central Division to four points over Austin.
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UND HOCKEY
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – No. 2/4 North Dakota struck four times in the first period before adding a final tally in the third to polish off a sweep over Miami with a 5-1 victory on Saturday night in front of another sellout crowd at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. UND (9-2-1, 4-0-0 NCHC) rolled to its second straight sweep and fifth consecutive win overall, matching the longest winning streak for the team since a stretch of seven straight victories from Feb. 11 – Mar. 4, 2022. Despite forward Owen McLaughlin out of the lineup due to an illness, the top line of Riese Gaber, Jackson Blake and Louis Jamernik V did not miss a beat. The trio combined for three goals and an assist, with Gaber striking for a pair of goals to notch his 11th and 12th career goals against Miami in his career. For the 11th time this season, North Dakota jumped out to a 1-0 lead. On only its second shot of the game, Gaber collected a loose puck in the crease following a Garrett Pyke chance and potted it home to give the Fighting Hawks the early advantage just 8:27 into the opening period. Miami (4-7-1, 0-6-0 NCHC) was able to pull even just past the halfway point of the evening on a strike from PJ Fletcher, but it was the home team who seemed to take control of the momentum following the goal.
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NDSU FOOTBALL
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (NDSU) – Cam Miller passed for 238 yards and two touchdowns to lead ninth-ranked North Dakota State to a 48-27 victory over No. 22 Northern Iowa in the Missouri Valley Football Conference on Saturday, Nov. 18. Cole Wisniewski had a 75-yard interception return touchdown and made nine tackles to lead the NDSU defense, which recorded five sacks and intercepted four passes. The Bison finished the regular season 8-3 overall and 5-3 in the conference. Miller completed his first eight pass attempts and had 115 yards in the first quarter, including a 36-yard touchdown to Eli Green on fourth down to cap NDSU’s opening drive. Miller scored on a 1-yard run and hit RaJa Nelson on a 15-yard touchdown pass as NDSU opened a 21-3 lead early in the second quarter. Griffin Crosa added field goals of 34 and 37 yards to lift the Bison to a 27-10 halftime lead. Quarterback Cole Payton’s 65-yard touchdown run on his first snap of the game gave NDSU its biggest lead of the game midway through the third quarter, 34-13. Payton added a 23-yard rushing TD in the fourth quarter. Nelson had a career-high six receptions and 113 yards to lead seven Bison receivers. Linebacker Oscar Benson recorded the first two interceptions of his career, and Sam Jung got his first interception of the season. The 24-team bracket for the NCAA Division I Football Championship will be announced on an ESPNU selection show beginning at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 19. Eight first-round games will be played Saturday, Nov. 25.
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UND FOOTBALL
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – No. 13/17 North Dakota used late-game heroics to defeat Illinois State, 22-21, inside the Alerus Center on Saturday afternoon. The Fighting Hawks trailed 21-16 with under five minutes remaining but traveled 76 yards over the next 4:28 to secure the victory. NoDak (7-4, 5-3 MVFC) trailed 21-16 with 4:53 remaining and went to work right away from its own 24. On the second play of the drive, Bo Belquist had a highlight-reel worthy play, toe-touching the sideline to secure a catch at the UND 41. Later in the drive with 1:11 remaining, Tommy Schuster found Belquist again for a 17-yard reception and then Jack Wright for a 15-yard grab that put the ball all the way down to the ISU 12 with under a minute to go. On the next play, Schuster scrambled and made it 11 yards all the way down to the ISU 1 to give the Fighting Hawks four chances to score with under 30 seconds remaining. Gaven Ziebarth powered ahead on the next play to put UND up 22-21 with 25 seconds left. The Hawks then attempted a two-point conversion that was unsuccessful. Illinois State (6-5, 4-4 MVFC) had a chance to reclaim the lead late and made it down to the ISU 40 but C.J. Siegel secured the victory for UND with a fumble recovery at the end when the Redbirds were trying to lateral the ball.
In the win, North Dakota put up 338 yards of offense with 169 yards both rushing and passing. Illinois State had 466 yards of
offense with 241 yards through the air and 225 yards on the ground. The Redbirds ate up over 31 minutes of clock in the game. Schuster went 14-for-22 for 169 yards passing and a score. He also had three rushes for 22 yards, highlighted by his 11-yard rush on the final drive. Belquist was his top receiving target with eight catches for 72 yards. Ziebarth paced NoDak on the ground with 16 carries for 74 yards and two scores, averaging 4.6 yards per carry. Isaiah Smith also saw time in the backfield and had 45 yards on 12 carries. Malachi McNeal led the defense with nine tackles and one tackle-for-loss. Nineteen other Fighting Hawks recorded at least one tackle in the win, while Dylan Boecker also had a TFL.
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TIMBERWOLVES-PELICANS
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns capped a 29-point performance with a running floater off the glass with 5 seconds left, and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 14-point deficit in the final 7:32 to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-120 on Saturday night. Anthony Edwards scored 23 points before fouling out with 10 seconds left while guarding Brandon Ingram along the perimeter. But Ingram missed one of his two free throws, allowing Towns to put Minnesota in front from close range. The Pelicans still had a shot to win it as time ran out, but Ingram, who had a game-high-30 points, missed a mid-range jumper. Towns scored 12 in the fourth quarter, including a 3 that gave Minnesota its first lead of the second half at 119-117. Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the T-Wolves. Jaden McDaniels added 12 points. Jonas Valanciunas had 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Pelicans, who played without Zion Williamson. Williamson was being rested on what was the second of three games in four nights.
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WILD-MAPLE LEAFS
STOCKHOLM (AP) — William Nylander scored at 3:09 of overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs extended their winning streak to four with a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday in the final game of the NHL’s Global Series in Sweden. Nylander collected the puck, skated toward the net and fired a shot past Marc-Andre Fleury for his 12th goal of the season. He also extended his franchise-record season-opening point streak to 17 games. Nylander had five points (two goals, three assists) in Toronto’s two games in Stockholm. Auston Matthews added a goal and an assist for Toronto. He tied Kyle Connor of the Winnipeg Jets for the league lead with 14 goals. Matthew Knies scored his fifth of the season, Morgan Rielly added a goal and two assists and Joseph Woll stopped 33 shots for Toronto, which was playing outside North America for the first time in its more than 100-year history. Mitch Marner had two assists for the Maple Leafs to surpass 400 for his career. Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist and defensemen Jon Merrill and Jake Middleton also scored for Minnesota, which lost its fifth straight (0-3-2). Fleury stopped 21 shots. This was the 10th season the NHL has played in Europe with a total of 36 regular-season games on the continent (16 in Stockholm) to connect with hockey-mad fans in Scandinavia and elsewhere. The Wild host the Colorado Avalanche on Friday.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/18/23
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.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/17/23
K-HEART SPORTS – FRIDAY – 11/17/23
MINOT, ND – All the top seeds won on the first day of the Class B State Volleyball Tournament. Meanwhile on the Class A side it was a long day of volleyball with no sweeps. The final match didn’t finish until 10:25 pm. Bismarck Century’s string of consecutive appearances in a Class A Volleyball State Championship match ends at 12 (2011-2022). 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
Quarterfinals
(E1) West Fargo Sheyenne def. (W4) Bismarck High (3-1) 25-23, 15-25, 25-20, 25-2
(W2) Jamestown def. (E3) Fargo North (3-2) 28-26, 18-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-9
(E4) Fargo Davies def. (W1) Bismarck Century (3-1) 25-13, 21-25, 25-22, 25-21
(E2) Fargo Shanley def. (W3) Bismarck Legacy (3-2) 25-23, 21-25, 25-15, 11-25, 16-14
Quarterfinals
(E1) West Fargo Sheyenne def. (W4) Bismarck High (3-1) 25-23, 15-25, 25-20, 25-2
(W2) Jamestown def. (E3) Fargo North (3-2) 28-26, 18-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-9
(E4) Fargo Davies def. (W1) Bismarck Century (3-1) 25-13, 21-25, 25-22, 25-21
(E2) Fargo Shanley def. (W3) Bismarck Legacy (3-2) 25-23, 21-25, 25-15, 11-25, 16-14
Today’s schedule
Consolation
(W4) Bismarck High vs (E3) Fargo North, 1 pm
(W1) Bismarck Century vs (W3) Bismarck Legacy, 3 pm
Semifinal
(W1) West Fargo Sheyenne vs (W2) Jamestown, 5 pm
(E4) Fargo Davies vs (E2) Fargo Shanley, 7 pm
Consolation
(W4) Bismarck High vs (E3) Fargo North, 1 pm
(W1) Bismarck Century vs (W3) Bismarck Legacy, 3 pm
Semifinal
(W1) West Fargo Sheyenne vs (W2) Jamestown, 5 pm
(E4) Fargo Davies vs (E2) Fargo Shanley, 7 pm
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High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Class B
State Tournament – Fargo Dome
Quarterfinals
#2 May-Port-CG def. Trenton (3-0) 25-10, 25-10, 25-23
#3 Our Redeemer’s def. New Rockford-Sheyenne (3-1) 25-19, 25-17, 23-25, 25-19
#1 Dickinson Trinity def. Shiloh Christian (3-0) 25-19, 25-4, 25-16
#4 Northern Cass def. #5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (3-0) 25-9, 25-12, 25-22
Quarterfinals
#2 May-Port-CG def. Trenton (3-0) 25-10, 25-10, 25-23
#3 Our Redeemer’s def. New Rockford-Sheyenne (3-1) 25-19, 25-17, 23-25, 25-19
#1 Dickinson Trinity def. Shiloh Christian (3-0) 25-19, 25-4, 25-16
#4 Northern Cass def. #5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (3-0) 25-9, 25-12, 25-22
Today’s schedule
Consolation
Trenton vs New Rockford-Sheyenne, 1 pm
Shiloh Christian vs #5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 3 pm
Semifinal
#2 May-Port-CG vs #3 Our Redeemer’s, 5 pm
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs #4 Northern Cass, 7 pm
Consolation
Trenton vs New Rockford-Sheyenne, 1 pm
Shiloh Christian vs #5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 3 pm
Semifinal
#2 May-Port-CG vs #3 Our Redeemer’s, 5 pm
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs #4 Northern Cass, 7 pm
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MINOT, ND – The Class AAA Football All-State Teams include several players from State Champion Minot High. OL Derrick Arivett, WR Logan Conklin, and RB Tyson Ruzicka were named to the First Team Offense. DL DJ Jones andLB Michael George were named to the First Team Defense. Second Team honors went to Anthony Brown and Dylan Huber of Minot High. Ruzicka was Co-Outstanding Senior Athlete of the Year in Class AAA Football and Magi head coach Chauncy Hendershot was named Coach of the Year.
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UND MENS BASKETBALL
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – The North Dakota men’s basketball team picked up its second straight win Thursday night, defeating the Valley City State Vikings 93-63. Treysen Eaglestaff and B.J. Omot led the Fighting Hawks with 17 points, and were joined in double figures by Eli King (14), Mambourou Mara (12) and Tsotne Tsartsidze (11). King tied with Deng Mayar for the team lead with eight rebounds, while Eaglestaff led with four assists. With 16:27 left in the first half, Omot hit a corner three with the game tied at five to put NoDak ahead, and from there the Fighting Hawks would not trail again. VCSU got within one point at 11-10 later in the first half, but from there UND went on a 12-4 run to expand their lead to 23-14; with six different players scoring a basket in the stretch. Over the final 7:15 of the first half, the green and white went on a 19-4 run, with Mara with scoring seven points, to go to halftime with a 44-23 advantage. Hot shooting from the first half carried over into the second half, with the hosts hitting nine three pointers in the half and expanding their lead to as many as 36 points. The Fighting Hawks led by no less than 18 points at any point in the second half as they closed out a convincing win at home. The Fighting Hawks will head on the road for the next three games as they head to Stockton, Calif. to take on Pacific University next Monday and then go to the Central Arkansas Classic on Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26 to take on New Orleans University and Eastern Michigan.
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NDSU MENS BASKETBALL
MISSOULA, Mont. (NDSU) – Sophomore Damari Wheeler-Thomas scored a career-high 22 points to lift the North Dakota State men’s basketball team to an impressive 78-69 road win over Montana on Thursday night. NDSU senior Boden Skunberg finished with 16 points, six rebounds, four assists and no turnovers. Tajavis Miller made four three-pointers for 12 points and grabbed seven boards. Montana was picked second in the Big Sky Conference preseason poll. The two schools will meet for a rematch on Jan. 3 in Fargo. NDSU (3-2 overall) led 40-33 at halftime after shooting 54 percent in the opening period. The Bison led by as many as 17 at 66-49 with five minutes remaining. The Grizzlies trimmed the margin to three at 72-69 with 0:24 on the clock, but NDSU went 6-for-6 at the free throw line to seal the victory. NDSU led for more than 31 of the game’s 40 minutes, and the Bison committed only five turnovers in the contest. NDSU drained 9-of-23 (39 percent) from beyond the arc. The Bison will return home to host Wisconsin-Stout on Monday.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/16/23
K-HEART SPORTS – THURSDAY – 11/16/23
MINOT, ND – The final tournament of the fall high school sports season begins today. West Fargo Sheyenne is the defending champ in Class A, while Northern Cass won the Class B title last year. All the matches of the tournament will be broadast on BEK Tv and streamed through their website.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class A
Class A
State Tournament – Fargo Dome
Quarterfinals
(E1) West Fargo Sheyenne vs (W4) Bismarck High, 1 pm
(W2) Jamestown vs (E3) Fargo North, 3 pm
(W1) Bismarck Century vs (E4) Fargo Davies, 5 pm
(E2) Fargo Shanley vs (W3) Bismarck Legacy, 7 pm
Quarterfinals
(E1) West Fargo Sheyenne vs (W4) Bismarck High, 1 pm
(W2) Jamestown vs (E3) Fargo North, 3 pm
(W1) Bismarck Century vs (E4) Fargo Davies, 5 pm
(E2) Fargo Shanley vs (W3) Bismarck Legacy, 7 pm
High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
State Tournament – Fargo Dome
Quarterfinals
#2 May-Port-CG vs Trenton, 1 pm
#3 Our Redeemer’s vs New Rockford-Sheyenne, 3 pm
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs Shiloh Christian, 5 pm
#4 Northern Cass vs #5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 7 pm
Quarterfinals
#2 May-Port-CG vs Trenton, 1 pm
#3 Our Redeemer’s vs New Rockford-Sheyenne, 3 pm
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs Shiloh Christian, 5 pm
#4 Northern Cass vs #5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 7 pm
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MINOT, ND – Five Minot High athletes were honored as a part of the 2023 North Dakota Girls Swimming and Diving All-State Team. Haley Conklin, Ella Kesler and Sam VonBokern were named to the First Team. Ava Williamson and Bostyn Edwards earned Second Team honors. Minot High finished runner up at the State Meet last week.
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UND WOMENS BASKETBALL
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – A strong defensive second quarter led the North Dakota women’s basketball team to their first win of the season 80-47 over Concordia. After taking a 19-17 lead after the first 10 minutes of action, the Fighting Hawk defense settled in and held the Cobbers to eight points on 2-of-12 shooting in the second frame. UND closed out the final eight minutes of the second period with a 19-0 run to take a 46-25 lead at halftime. Eight Hawks scored in the quarter with Rakiyah Beal scoring six on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting. NoDak attempted just one three-pointer in the second quarter but found success down low with 18 points in the paint. Borowicz paced UND with 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting and was followed by Sammiyah Hoskin and Mikayla Aumer who both scored 10. Hoskin was nearly perfect from the floor, connecting on 5-of-6 attempts, while Aumer knocked down a pair of treys. Borowicz paced the Hawks in the first quarter, pouring in 15 of their 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting. However, the Cobbers shot .500 percent from the field in the opening 10 minutes to keep pace with UND who held a 19-17 lead after one quarter. NoDak spread the ball around in the third period with seven different players scoring and 10 points coming from the bench unit. UND controlled the glass in the third period, outrebounding the Cobbers 15-5 with seven offensive boards. A basket from Darcy Jardine gave the Hawks their largest lead of the night, 34, with 4:30 remaining in the contest. Mikayla Aumer found the range in the fourth quarter, knocking down a pair of deep three-pointers. She led UND in the fourth with nine points after converting an and-one. North Dakota concludes its three-game home stand on Sunday against Montana State. Tip is set for Noon at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.
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NDSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
MINNEAPOLIS (NDSU) – The North Dakota State women’s basketball team fell short at Minnesota, 75-53, on Wednesday night at Williams Arena in front of 2,816 fans. Heaven Hamling led the way for NDSU (1-2) logging her second career double-double with a team-high 12 points and team-best 10 rebounds with three assists. Elle Evans hit double figures for the third straight game with 11 points on 3-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc. The Edwardsville, Ill., native has now reached double figures in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season. The Bison shot 31.6 percent (18-57) from the field and 66.7 percent (10-15) from the free throw line. NDSU also hauled in a game-high 38 rebounds with 11 different players grabbing at least one. The Bison bench contributed 15 points with all 13 players checking in for the third straight game. Minnesota (3-0) got off to a fast start opening up a 9-0 lead after Amaya Battle connected on a jumper at the 7:04 mark of the first quarter. NDSU fought back with five straight points cutting the deficit down to four 14-10 after Abbie Draper drained a triple at the 1:34 mark. The Gophers led after the first quarter, 18-12. Minnesota then stole the momentum in the second quarter with a 13-0 run to open up a 34-14 edge with 3:58 to play in the half following a jumper from Battle. Evans ended the scoring drought for the Bison with a triple from the corner to make the score 34-17 with 3:12 on the clock. NDSU was unable to trim the deficit over the final two quarters and went on to drop the contest, 75-53. NDSU will be back in action at Northern Colorado on Monday. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. CT
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MSU FOOTBALL-HONORS
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Defense made a huge impact on the gridiron this fall for the Minot State football team so it is no surprise that a trio of team leaders on that side of the ball were honored by the NSIC on Wednesday. The Beavers’ Isaiah Bigby, Knylen Miller-Levi, and Carson Cayko each were recognized for their play this season as the league’s coaches voted each to the 2023 All-NSIC Football Team. Bigby and Miller-Levi were named to the All-NSIC Defensive First Team, while Cayko was named to the All-NSIC Defensive Second Team. The honor is the third time Bigby and Miller-Levi have been named All-NSIC performers, while it is the first for Cayko.
Bigby is a junior defensive back from Las Vegas, Nevada who was named to the All-NSIC Team following the 2019 season and last fall, as well. This season, Bigby led the Beavers with 89 tackles as he became the all-time leader in tackles in Minot State history with 238 career tackles. He also intercepted two passes, recovered two fumbles, broke up three passes, and had 2.5 tackles for loss.
Miller-Levi, a senior defensive back from Las Vegas, Nevada who was named a Second Team AFCA All-American last season, also was named to the All-NSIC Team in 2021 and 2022. He finished his senior season with 49 tackles, third-most on the team, had one interception making him No. 3 all-time with 11 career interceptions, he forced two fumbles, broke up eight passes, and had seven tackles for a loss, second-most on the team. He also added a 100-yard kick-off return for a touchdown, the second career kick-off return for a touchdown in his Beaver career.
Cayko, a junior linebacker from Fairview, Montana was second on the team with 71 tackles, giving him 192 in his career which ranks No. 4 all-time. He also led the Beavers in sacks with five, and tackles for loss with 12.5, giving him 28 tackles for a loss in his career which is a new all-time Minot State record. He also forced a fumble, broke up three passes, and scored a safety.
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WOLVES-SUNS
PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 31 points in his return from a calf injury, Kevin Durant also scored 31 and the Suns cruised past the Minnesota Timberwolves 133-115. The Timberwolves had their seven-game winning streak snapped as they played on back to back nights for the first time this season. Karl Anthony-Towns led the Timberwolves with 25 points on his 28th birthday. Mike Conley had 14 points while Anthony Edwards, Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels all scored 13. Minnesota had a tough shooting night, particularly behind the 3-point arc, making just 5 of 27 (18.5%). The Timberwolves travel to New Orleans on Saturday.
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VIKINGS-DOBBS/HOCKENSON
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — T.J. Hockenson has found a summer home in Tennessee, where a small group of NFL players spearheaded by his close friend tight end George Kittle train together between seasons. The sessions take place at Kittle’s 75-acre property outside of Nashville, where there’s a workout facility in a remodeled barn and a football field in the San Francisco 49ers star’s yard. The group brings in their own physical therapists and speed and strength specialists, too. Sometimes, Joshua Dobbs joins them. “There’s not a ton of quarterbacks down there, so whenever we could throw with Josh we were all hyped and excited,” Hockenson said. “It was one of those days we weren’t going to miss, because he’s got a great ball and he’s a great quarterback and he’s a great dude.” Little did he know this casual connection made in recent summers would form the foundation for one of the NFL’s most productive passing duos. Over two games with the Minnesota Vikings, Dobbs has targeted Hockenson 27 times. Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (30) is the only player in the league with more over that span, according to Sportradar data. More than 40% of Minnesota’s passes went to Hockenson in Weeks 9-10, the third-highest rate in the NFL. “It’s not like we planned on doing that in a game,” said Dobbs, who played in college at Tennessee and also has an offseason home in the state. “But it was cool to have banked reps and banked communication with somebody, right? Especially one of your best playmakers on offense. Have reps with him, have a feel for how he gets in and out of routes. Obviously, there’s a matchup issue, and it shows.” Hockenson outgained New Orleans by himself with 128 receiving yards in the first half last week, when the Vikings beat the Saints 27-19 for their fifth straight victory.
“The ball keeps coming to you, and I was reading the defenses real well and just feeling it a little bit. So that was a blast,” said Hockenson, who played through two injured ribs. There was no better example of their synergy than the third-and-5 play early in the second quarter against the Saints. Dobbs outran two pass rushers to his right to avoid a sack before firing an off-balance throw to Hockenson. The two-time Pro Bowl tight end freelanced to find open space once Dobbs left the pocket, made a leaping catch and plowed forward rugby-style through the defense for a 24-yard gain. The Vikings scored the tiebreaking touchdown two plays later. “With him in the backfield you can’t think the play’s over,” said Hockenson, who leads all NFL tight ends with 681 receiving yards. “If he doesn’t get you on the first time or the second time, he’s going to move around. You just try to find an open area and beat your guy. It’s a little like street ball.”
The Vikings (6-4) play Sunday night at Denver, when wide receiver Justin Jefferson could rejoin the offense and give Dobbs even more to work with. Jefferson, who has missed the past five games with a hamstring strain, will continue to ramp up his intensity this week before the Vikings consider whether or not to activate him. Wide receiver K.J. Osborn, who was held out against the Saints because of a concussion, has cleared the protocol and was a full participant Wednesday in practice. “I’ve been around some talented offenses, but with the guys we have here rolling, man, it’s definitely hard to top the guys in this locker room,” Dobbs said. “That’s what’s so exciting.”
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K-Heart Sports – 11/15/23
K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 11/15/23
MINOT, ND – The Class A Football All-State Football Teams have been named and several area players were honored.
First Team Offense includes:
QB Ben Schepp – Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison
RB Hank Bodine – Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison
WR Reggie Bruner – Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison
WR Treyson Iglehart – Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison
OL Coy Okeson – Bishop Ryan
QB Ben Schepp – Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison
RB Hank Bodine – Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison
WR Reggie Bruner – Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison
WR Treyson Iglehart – Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison
OL Coy Okeson – Bishop Ryan
First Team Defense includes:
DL Cade Okeson – Bishop Ryan
DB Carson Haerer – Bottineau
DL Cade Okeson – Bishop Ryan
DB Carson Haerer – Bottineau
Second Team includes:
Jett Lundeen – Bishop Ryan
Logan Rist – Des Lacs-Burlington
Ty Hughes – Des Lacs-Burlington
Kole Knecht – Des Lacs-Burlington
Keaton Cole – Nedrose
Keaton Keller – Harvey-Wells County
Kayl Sieg – Harvey-Wells County
Cody Rice – Ray-Powers Lake
Jett Lundeen – Bishop Ryan
Logan Rist – Des Lacs-Burlington
Ty Hughes – Des Lacs-Burlington
Kole Knecht – Des Lacs-Burlington
Keaton Cole – Nedrose
Keaton Keller – Harvey-Wells County
Kayl Sieg – Harvey-Wells County
Cody Rice – Ray-Powers Lake
The team is compiled by the North Dakota High School Coaches Association.
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MSU MENS HOCKEY-CONFERENCE
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (MSU) – Minot State Director of Athletics, Kevin Forde, and men’s hockey coach Wyatt Waselenchuk are excited to announce a new chapter in the storied Minot State men’s hockey program’s history as the Beavers will join the Midwest College Hockey (MCH) conference beginning with the 2024-25 season. One of the premier men’s Division I programs in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) and the current defending National Champions, Minot State has won the ACHA Men’s Division I National Championship in the 2012-13 season, in the 2018-19 season, and again this past spring playing as an independent team without a conference affiliation.
MCH coaches unanimously approved the addition of Minot State as an MCH member institution. Minot State will be joining nine MCH member teams in 2024-25 who include the University of Illinois (Champaign, Ill.), Illinois State University (Normal, Ill.), Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa) Jamestown University (Jamestown, N.D.), University of Mary (Bismarck, N.D.), McKendree University (Lebanon, Ill.), Midland University (Fremont, Neb.), Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Ill.), and Waldorf University (Forest City, Iowa). With the addition of Minot State, MCH teams will be split into two five-team divisions for scheduling purposes. Illinois, Illinois State, Iowa State, McKendree, and Northern Illinois will comprise one division while Jamestown, Mary, Midland, Minot State, and Waldorf will be in the other division. All MCH teams are expected to play a 20-game regular season conference schedule. Each MCH team will play a home-and-home series against the teams in its division and will also have one home series and one road series against teams from the other division. The MCH Regular Season Champion will be determined on a points basis. The MCH Playoff Tournament is held at the conclusion of the MCH regular season in late February or early March. The winner of the MCH Playoff Tournament will be awarded the MCH’s automatic bid to the ACHA Men’s Division I National Championships presented by FloHockey.
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NDSU MENS BASKETBALL
MISSOULA, Mont. (NDSU) – UC Davis took advantage of 18 offensive rebounds to earn a 68-53 victory over the North Dakota State men’s basketball team on Tuesday afternoon inside Dahlberg Arena. Senior Boden Skunberg led NDSU with 12 points and eight rebounds. Sophomore Damari Wheeler-Thomas had nine points and three assists for the Bison. Elijah Pepper scored 24 points to power the UC Davis offensive attack. Both teams shot 40 percent overall for the game. The Aggies were 9-for-20 (45 percent) from three-point range, while the Bison made 6-of-14 (43 percent) from downtown. UC Davis recorded a plus-10 rebounding advantage and turned 18 offensive boards into 14 second-chance points. NDSU trimmed a 13-point deficit to six at 56-50 with just over four minutes remaining in the contest, but UC Davis scored the next 10 points to seal th victory. The Bison will play Montana on Thursday night in Missoula at 9 p.m. CT
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WOLVES-WARRIORS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 33 points, sending the Minnesota Timberwolves to their seventh straight victory, a 104-101 In-Season Tournament win over the Golden State Warriors that featured three early ejections on Tuesday night. With the game still scoreless and not yet two minutes old, Golden State’s Draymond Green was ejected after putting Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert in a headlock. Warriors guard Klay Thompson and Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels, who got into a shoving match that resulted in Thompson’s jersey being ripped, were also tossed from the game. Golden State was already without leading scorer Stephen Curry, who was ruled out with right knee soreness. Coach Steve Kerr said Curry underwent an MRI, and the team is awaiting results.The rematch of the Wolves’ 116-110 win at the Chase Center on Sunday was not lacking in intensity as the lead changed several times in the fourth quarter, until Towns gave Minnesota the lead for good with a 3-pointer with 1:07 remaining. Towns also grabbed 11 boards, and Gobert had 13. Reigning Western Conference player of the week Anthony Edwards scored 20 points. The Timberwolves play at Phoenix tonight.
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VIKINGS-SIGNINGS
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings signed linebacker Anthony Barr to their practice squad on Tuesday, bringing back their 2014 first-round draft pick and four-time Pro Bowl pick for depth after an injury to leading tackler Jordan Hicks that sent him to injured reserve. Hicks bruised his right shin in the first quarter of Minnesota’s 27-19 win on Sunday over New Orleans, returned late in the second quarter and was forced out of the game for good after an aggravation of the injury in the third quarter. Hicks developed a condition called compartment syndrome, which is caused by a pressure buildup from internal bleeding or swollen tissues. He was hospitalized for two nights after emergency surgery. The Vikings said Hicks was discharged on Tuesday. Hicks posted on the X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, a picture of him smiling in his hospital bed. He said the procedure was “a huge success.” But the team took the cautious route with the move to IR, which means he’s ineligible for the next four games. The earliest Hicks can return is Dec. 24 against division-leading Detroit. The Vikings (6-4) will play Denver, Chicago, Las Vegas and Cincinnati without him.
“It’s a big loss for us,” said defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who visited Hicks at the hospital. “I think he’s playing at a Pro Bowl level.” Hicks has 87 tackles, tied for 10th in the NFL. He has four tackles for loss, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries for the Vikings this season, playing 100% of the defensive snaps in six of the first nine games. Rookie Ivan Pace Jr. took over the defensive calls without Hicks, and Troy Dye also played extensively in the second half. Brian Asamoah, their only other inside linebacker on the active roster, has missed the past three games with an ankle injury. The 5-foot-10 Pace, who was a priority undrafted free agent signing out of Cincinnati, had five tackles against the Saints and has so far proven to be a capable blitzer and run-stopper. “I thought he did a good job of getting the calls out, executing the calls, playing fast,” Flores said, “and we’ll need more of that.”
The Vikings often use only one inside linebacker in their variety of sets under the aggressive and creative direction of Flores, with third safety Josh Metellus sometimes playing like a linebacker. Hicks has played a vital role in the defense’s resurgence in 2023. Barr was the ninth overall pick in 2014 out of UCLA. He was a starting linebacker for eight seasons, before becoming a free agent in 2022. The Vikings signed Hicks to replace him, and Barr played last year for Dallas. He had been unsigned in 2023 until reuniting with the Vikings.
In addition to the placement of Hicks on IR, Minnesota announced Tuesday afternoon that it has re-signed running back Myles Gaskin to the practice squad. In order to make room for Gaskin, Minnesota released defensive lineman Michael Dogbe from the practice squad. Dogbe had joined the group on Oct. 31. Gaskin joined the Vikings at the end of August after his release by the Dolphins during roster reductions. He spent time on Minnesota’s 53-man roster and practice squad. Gaskin played two special teams snaps for the Vikings in Week 2 at Philadelphia. In Week 7, the Rams signed Gaskin from the Vikings practice squad. Gaskin played six special teams snaps for Los Angeles against Dallas in Week 8. Gaskin has appeared in 40 games with 17 starts. He’s totaled 1,355 yards and seven touchdowns on 361 rushes, as well as 701 yards and six scores on 101 receptions (all with Miami from 2019-22).
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K-Heart Sports – 11/14/23
K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 11/14/23
MINOT, ND – The 9-Man Football All-State Football Teams have been named and several area players were honored. QB Walker Braaten of Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn was named to the First Team Offense along with RB Lucas Sims of Central McLean, and RB Blake Mattson and OL Nate Tastad of North Prairie. First Team Defense included Hunter Tolstad of Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn. Second Team honors went to Riley Morlock of Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood; Treyton Lesmann, Maddox Juntunen, and Brody Nordmark of Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn; as well as Brett Tastad and Cole Henderson of North Prairie. Nate Tastad of North Prairie was the Outstanding Senior Athlete of the Year. The team is compiled by the North Dakota High School Coaches Association.
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FCS POLLS
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – After the 14-10 loss at then-ranked No. 6 South Dakota, North Dakota has slipped in this week’s FCS polls. North Dakota State rose in the polls following a 34-10 win over Southern Illinois.
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Nov. 13)
1. South Dakota State (10-0, 7-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)
2. Furman (9-1, 7-0 SoCon), 1,309
3. Montana (9-1, 6-1 Big Sky), 1,301
4. Montana State (8-2, 6-1 Big Sky), 1,233
5. South Dakota (8-2, 6-1 MVFC), 1,183
6. Idaho (7-3, 5-2 Big Sky), 1,042
7. Delaware (8-2, 6-1 CAA), 1,029
8. Sacramento State (7-3, 4-3 Big Sky), 957
9. North Dakota State (7-3, 4-3 MVFC), 874 (#12 last week)
10. Villanova (8-2, 6-1 CAA), 792
11. Florida A&M (9-1, 7-0 SWAC), 750
12. UAlbany (8-3, 6-1 CAA), 690
13. North Dakota (6-4, 4-3 MVFC), 685 (#10 last week)
14. Western Carolina (7-3, 5-2 SoCon), 601
15. Austin Peay (8-2, 5-0 UAC), 556
16. Southern Illinois (6-4, 3-4 MVFC), 507
17. North Carolina Central (8-2, 3-1 MEAC), 489
18. Chattanooga (7-3, 6-2 Southern), 481
19. UT Martin (8-2, 5-1 Big South-OVC), 475
20. Incarnate Word (7-2, 5-1 Southland), 464
21. Mercer (8-3, 6-2 SoCon), 311
22. Northern Iowa (6-4, 5-2 MVFC), 285
23. Harvard (8-1, 5-1 Ivy), 168
24. Lafayette (8-2, 4-1 Patriot), 142
25. Youngstown State (6-4, 4-3 MVFC), 126
1. South Dakota State (10-0, 7-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)
2. Furman (9-1, 7-0 SoCon), 1,309
3. Montana (9-1, 6-1 Big Sky), 1,301
4. Montana State (8-2, 6-1 Big Sky), 1,233
5. South Dakota (8-2, 6-1 MVFC), 1,183
6. Idaho (7-3, 5-2 Big Sky), 1,042
7. Delaware (8-2, 6-1 CAA), 1,029
8. Sacramento State (7-3, 4-3 Big Sky), 957
9. North Dakota State (7-3, 4-3 MVFC), 874 (#12 last week)
10. Villanova (8-2, 6-1 CAA), 792
11. Florida A&M (9-1, 7-0 SWAC), 750
12. UAlbany (8-3, 6-1 CAA), 690
13. North Dakota (6-4, 4-3 MVFC), 685 (#10 last week)
14. Western Carolina (7-3, 5-2 SoCon), 601
15. Austin Peay (8-2, 5-0 UAC), 556
16. Southern Illinois (6-4, 3-4 MVFC), 507
17. North Carolina Central (8-2, 3-1 MEAC), 489
18. Chattanooga (7-3, 6-2 Southern), 481
19. UT Martin (8-2, 5-1 Big South-OVC), 475
20. Incarnate Word (7-2, 5-1 Southland), 464
21. Mercer (8-3, 6-2 SoCon), 311
22. Northern Iowa (6-4, 5-2 MVFC), 285
23. Harvard (8-1, 5-1 Ivy), 168
24. Lafayette (8-2, 4-1 Patriot), 142
25. Youngstown State (6-4, 4-3 MVFC), 126
Others Receiving Votes: Central Arkansas, 119; Tarleton, 80; Richmond, 77; Nicholls, 25; Holy Cross, 21; Gardner-Webb, 8; UC Davis, 5; Drake, 2.
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Nov. 13)
1. South Dakota State (26)
2. Furman
3. Montana
4. Montana State
5. South Dakota
6. Delaware
7. Florida A&M
8. Idaho
9. North Dakota State (#13 last week)
10. Sacramento State
11. Incarnate Word
12. Austin Peay
13. UT Martin
14. North Carolina Central
15. Villanova
16. Chattanooga
17. North Dakota (#12 last week)
18. Western Carolina
19. Harvard
20t. Central Arkansas
20t. Southern Illinois
22. Lafayette
23. UAlbany
24. Mercer
25. Holy Cross
1. South Dakota State (26)
2. Furman
3. Montana
4. Montana State
5. South Dakota
6. Delaware
7. Florida A&M
8. Idaho
9. North Dakota State (#13 last week)
10. Sacramento State
11. Incarnate Word
12. Austin Peay
13. UT Martin
14. North Carolina Central
15. Villanova
16. Chattanooga
17. North Dakota (#12 last week)
18. Western Carolina
19. Harvard
20t. Central Arkansas
20t. Southern Illinois
22. Lafayette
23. UAlbany
24. Mercer
25. Holy Cross
Others Receiving Votes: Eastern Illinois, 34; Northern Iowa, 33; Tarleton, 29; Illinois St., 23; Youngstown St., 23; William & Mary, 9; Nicholls, 4; Rhode Island, 4; UC Davis, 4; Richmond, 1.
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MVFC HONOR-UND
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (UND) – North Dakota wide receiver Red Wilson was one of four players to earn the title of Missouri Valley Football Conference Player of the Week. In the 14-10 loss at No. 6 South Dakota, Wilson helped North Dakota get off to a good start, returning the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown. He ended the game with three returns for 143 yards. With his return, he became just the fifth player in UND history to return the opening kickoff for a score. The 2023 season is the first time in North Dakota history that two different players have returned opening kickoffs for a touchdown in the same year: Wilson (99-yard touchdown at South Dakota) and Luke Skokna (100-yard touchdown vs. North Dakota State). North Dakota will host Illinois State on Saturday. Kickoff between the Fighting Hawks and Redbirds is slated for 1 p.m. inside the Alerus Center.
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MVFC HONOR-NDSU
ST. LOUIS (NDSU) – North Dakota State right guard Jake Kubas was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week for the first time in his career. Kubas, a sixth-year senior from Dickinson, N.D., graded out at 90 percent with no sacks or tackles for loss allowed in North Dakota State’s 34-10 home win over Southern Illinois as the Bison improved to 7-3 overall and 4-3 in the conference. Kubas led the Bison offensive line in physicality points and helped NDSU rush for 217 yards and four touchdowns, the most yards allowed this season by Southern Illinois, which entered with the No. 3-ranked defense in the FCS. North Dakota State also completed 15 of 19 passes for 232 yards and controlled the ball for more than 38 minutes while averaging 7.0 yards per play. No. 9-ranked NDSU closes out the regular season against third-place Northern Iowa at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Panthers are 6-4 overall and 5-2 in the conference.
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SUMMIT LEAGUE HONOR-UND
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (UND) – North Dakota guard Kacie Borowicz has earned the first Summit League Women’s Basketball Peak Performer of the Week award for the 2023-24 season. Borowicz was the lone Summit League player during the opening week to score 20-plus in two contests as she racked up her fifth career weekly honor. Borowicz opened the season by pouring 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the floor in a road loss at Wyoming. She also went 6-for-8 from the foul stripe and added three rebounds against the Cowgirls. In UND’s home opener against Grand Canyon, the Roseau, Minn., native led all scorers with 20 points and also equaled her career-high with five steals against the Lopes. For the week, Borowicz averaged 24.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.0 apg and 3.0 spg for the Fighting Hawks.
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VIKINGS-HICKS INJURY
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vikings linebacker Jordan Hicks was taken to a hospital after Minnesota’s 27-19 win Sunday against the New Orleans Saints and had a procedure to alleviate pressure from a contusion in his shin. Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said Monday that Hicks had compartment syndrome after taking a direct shot to his shin in Sunday’s game. Hicks was taken to the hospital immediately following the game and was still hospitalized a day later. “You can classify it as kind of a compartment syndrome-type thing where the pressure in that area, and the damage it can cause if not handled with the utmost level of concern like our guys showed, could have been something that could have been very serious,” O’Connell said. O’Connell said Hicks, Minnesota’s leading tackler, would likely miss this week’s game at Denver. Hicks has 87 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries while playing nearly every defensive snap for the Vikings this season. Hicks had left Sunday’s game in the first quarter with the injury and was evaluated on the sideline. But he returned late in the second quarter before leaving again in the third and being ruled out for the remainder of the game. O’Connell added that starting running back Alexander Mattison is in the concussion protocol and starting cornerback Akayleb Evans is day to day after leaving the game with a lower leg strain.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/13/23
K-HEART SPORTS – MONDAY – 11/13/23
WICHITA, Kan. (MSU) – Jaxon Gunville collected 21 points to help lead the Minot State men’s basketball team past the Newman Jets 73-59 on the road Sunday to wrap up the Conference Challenge. Gunville added three assists to his 21 point game to lead the Beavers (2-0 overall). Connor Hollenbeck helped out with 19 points and five assists and Khari Broadway chipped in with 14 points and six steals. Minot State out-rebounded Newman 41-33 in Sunday’s game, led by nine boards from Michael Jok. The Beavers also pulled down 12 offensive rebounds and scored eight second-chance points. After falling behind 28-22, Minot State went on a 9-0 run with 6:22 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Jok, to take a 31-28 lead. The Beavers then maintained that lead and entered halftime with a 39-36 advantage. Minot State took advantage of six offensive rebounds to score six second-chance points out of 39 total in the period. Following intermission, Minot State kept widening that lead, expanding it to 63-56 before going on an 8-0 run to grow the lead to 71-56 with 59 seconds to go in the contest. The Jets narrowed the margin somewhat before the game was over, but the Beavers still cruised the rest of the way for the 73-59 win. Minot State capitalized on seven Newman turnovers in the period, collecting nine points off those turnovers. The Beavers play at Montana State-Billings on Saturday.
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UND MENS BASKETBALL
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – The North Dakota men’s basketball team played its first regular season home game Sunday
afternoon, defeating the Elon Phoenix 85-68. Treysen Eaglestaff scored a career high 26 points, hitting five shots from downtown. B.J. Omot notched his first career double-double with 21 points and ten rebounds. Eli King led UND with four assists and three blocks while Deng Mayar led with three steals. Tsotne Tsartsidze hit the opening bucket from three point range in what was a very fast first seven-plus minutes in the first half. Elon led at the first stoppage behind 15 points early on from Max Mackinnon, but the Fighting Hawks chipped away at the deficit, pulling ahead later in the half at 21-20 behind Omot hitting 2-2 from the foul line. The teams gave and took the lead as the half went on but the Phoenix went into the locker room ahead 39-37. Omot had 11 points at the break, Eaglestaff had ten. NoDak started the second half on an 8-4 run, taking a lead at 45-43 following an Eaglestaff three that was held for the rest of the game. The lead swelled two ten points at 53-43 as the green and white scored 16 of the first 20 points in the second half. UND led by as many as 21 in the second half a tenacious defensive effort held the Phoenix to 25.8% shooting in the second half—outscoring the Phoenix 48-29 in the second frame. The Fighting Hawks host Valley City State on Thursday at 7 pm.
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VIKINGS-SAINTS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This latest stop in Minnesota on Joshua Dobbs’ seven-year, seven-team NFL journey has become his most eventful experience in less than two weeks. The Vikings have enjoyed having him even more. Dobbs kept an injury-thinned offense on track in his first start, throwing for a career-high 268 yards and contributing two touchdowns to help the Vikings build a 24-point halftime lead and hold on to beat the New Orleans Saints 27-19 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory. After an injury to Jaren Hall pressed Dobbs into action in Atlanta without any prior work with the first team offense, the former aerospace engineering major at Tennessee nicknamed “The Passtronaut” further impressed coach Kevin O’Connell and his staff with his preparation. “He had a fantastic week of practice,” O’Connell said. “I’m having fun coaching him right now.” T.J. Hockenson outgained the Saints by himself in the first half with 10 catches for 128 yards and a score for the Vikings (6-4), who stalled out after the hot start. Mekhi Blackmon and Byron Murphy had fourth-quarter interceptions of downfield heaves by Jameis Winston that ended consecutive Saints possessions, and Winston’s last-chance throw into a crowd in the end zone on the final play was knocked safely to the turf. Superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson (hamstring) was held out for the fifth straight game, and starting wide receiver K.J. Osborn (concussion) didn’t play. Hockenson played through a painful rib injury that was aggravated multiple times. Then starting running back Alexander Mattison (concussion) was forced out of the game in the third quarter. Dobbs was only here, after all, because of the season-ending torn Achilles tendon for Kirk Cousins. But he went 23 for 34 without a turnover and rushed eight times for 44 yards, including a third-and-6 scramble that started with a 360-degree spin around the pocket to find a crease and ended with a 7-yard touchdown when he juked cornerback Alontae Taylor at the 5 and beelined inside the pylon. The Vikings play at Denver next Sunday night.
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WOLVES-WARRIORS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Coach Chris Finch just talked to his Minnesota Timberwolves the other day about finding ways to make strides and improve doing the small things even while winning. Anthony Edwards scored 33 points and the Timberwolves overpowered the Golden State Warriors 116-110 on Sunday night for their sixth straight victory. Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and a season-best 14 rebounds for Minnesota in the first of two straight games between the teams in San Francisco. Stephen Curry scored 38 points, but the cold-shooting Warriors didn’t get enough other contributions to keep up with Minnesota’s fast-paced attack. Golden State shot only 12 for 43 from 3-point range. Curry has 11 straight games with four or more 3-pointers to start the season, the first time it’s been done in NBA history according to ESPN Stats & Info. His 3 with 5:15 to play pulled the Warriors to 100-89 and forced a Minnesota timeout. Rudy Gobert had 10 points, 10 rebounds and season-high five blocks as Minnesota won for the seventh time in eight games. The teams will meet again Tuesday night at Chase Center for an In-Season Tournament game.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/12/23
K-HEART SPORTS – SUNDAY – 11/12/23
MINOT, ND – The season ended for Minot High on the final day of the Class A West Region Volleyball Tournament on Thursday.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class A
West Region Tournament – Bismarck
State Qualifier
#4 Bismarck High def. #6 Minot High (3-1) 25-18, 16-25, 25-10, 28-26
#3 Bismarck Legacy def. #5 Dickinson (3-0) 25-22, 25-21, 26-24
Championship
#2 Bismarck Century def. #1 Jamestown def. (3-0) 25-20, 25-22, 25-22
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MINOT, ND – The bracket has been released for the State Class A Volleyball Tournament which begins Thursday at the Fargo Dome.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class A
State Tournament – Fargo Dome
Quarterfinals (Thu 11/16)
(E1) West Fargo Sheyenne vs (W4) Bismarck High, 1 pm
(W2) Jamestown vs (E3) Fargo North, 3 pm
(W1) Bismarck Century vs (E4) Fargo Davies, 5 pm
(E2) Fargo Shanley vs (W3) Bismarck Legacy, 7 pm
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MINOT, ND – Bismarck Century won the Girls State Swimming & Diving title for the 8th time in 9 years.
High School Girls Swimming & Diving
State Meet – Bismarck
1. Bismarck Century, 363.5
2. Minot High, 271
3. Bismarck Legacy, 215.5
4. West Fargo Sheyenne, 204
5. Fargo Shanley, 178
6. West Fargo, 151
7. Dickinson, 143
8. Grand Forks Red River, 132
9. Williston, 129
10. Fargo North, 110
11. Fargo Davies, 82.5
12. West Fargo Horace, 80
13. Bismarck High, 72
14. Grand Forks Central, 66.5
15. Jamestown, 55
16. Fargo South, 47
17. Mandan, 19
18. Breckenridge-Wahpeton, 6
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NAHL HOCKEY
MINOT, ND – The Minot Minotauros swept their weekend series with the Austin Bruins tallying a 4-2 victory on Saturday at Maysa Arena. With the Tauros down 0-1 in the first period, Colby Woogk scored to tie the game at 1-1. Philippe LaLonde and Trevor Stachowiak gave the Tauros the lead in the second and Jack O’Hanisain added one in the third period. With the wins Minot takes over the lead in the NAHL Central Division, two points ahead of the Bruins.
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MSU FOOTBALL
WINONA, Minn. (MSU) – The Beavers made a late charge, but to no avail, as Minot State fell 13-7 to Winona State on the road Saturday afternoon in the season finale for both teams. The Warriors improved to 5-6 on the year and 5-5 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play, while the Beavers fell to 1-10 overall and 1-9 in conference matchups. Myles West led all Beavers rushers with 85 yards in the contest, picking up 5.3 yards per carry. Erik Palmquist also added 45 yards on the ground, averaging 9 yards per carry. Palmquist reeled in one catch for 23 yards. Carson Chrisman led the Minot State defensive effort, totaling eight tackles, one interception, and one recovered fumble. Sean Pugh-Sykora added five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and one sack, and Carson Cayko added 10 tackles. The Beavers won the turnover battle in Saturday’s game, forcing two turnovers while avoiding any giveways. Defensively, Minot State held up fairly well against the Winona State passing attack, holding the Warriors to 186 yards through the air. Winona State outgained Minot State 436-180 in the contest.
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MSU MENS BASKETBALL
WICHITA, Kan. (MSU) – The Minot State men’s basketball team shot 52.2 percent from three-point range on the way to an 82-58 victory against the Rogers State Hillcats at Fugate Gymnasium on Saturday to open the season at the Conference Challenge hosted by Newman. The Beavers (1-0 overall) had three players score in double figures, led by Jalen Cook, who had 16 points. Khari Broadway added 15 points and six rebounds and Jake Lieppert chipped in as well with 10 points and four assists off the bench. Minot State out-rebounded Rogers State 32-25 in Saturday’s game, led by nine boards from Connor Hollenbeck. Minot State forced 16 Rogers State turnovers while committing 11 themselves in Saturday’s game. The Beavers turned those takeaways into 21 points on the offensive end of the floor. Michael Jok’s two steals led the way for Minot State.
After jumping out to a 7-2 advantage, Minot State went on a 7-0 run with 14:52 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Caleb Van De Griend, to increase its lead to 14-2. The Beavers then added one point to that lead by the end of the period and entered halftime with a 38-25 advantage. Minot State relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down six shots to account for 18 of its 38 points. Following intermission, Minot State kept widening that lead, expanding it to 64-42 before going on a 9-0 run, finished off by Van De Griend’s layup, to grow the lead to 73-42 with 6:31 to go in the contest. The Hillcats narrowed the margin somewhat before the game was over, but the Beavers still cruised the rest of the way for the 82-58 win. Minot State shot well from three-point range in the half, hitting six shots from deep to score 18 of its 44 points.
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MSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (MSU) – The Minot State women’s basketball team got an 18-point performance from the bench, but fell 60-42 to the Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm at Civic Arena on Saturday in their final game of the Central Region Showcase. Sydney Gustavsson led the Beavers (1-4 overall) with 10 points and four steals. Emma Mogen also added six points and two blocks and Maya Aguilar chipped in as well with two points and two blocks from the bench. Minot State forced 18 Southern Nazarene turnovers. The Beavers turned those takeaways into seven points on the other end of the floor. Gustavsson’s four steals led the way for Minot State. Minot State next makes its home debut at the MSU Dome hosting No. 12-ranked Montana State Billings next weekend on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m.
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MSU WOMENS HOCKEY
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – After falling 3-1 in yesterday’s contest, the Beavers looked to salvage a challenging weekend series against the No. 1 Midland Warriors. Costly penalties hurt the Beavers as Midland struck first and again on multiple power play opportunities. Down 2-0, Minot State was able to cut the lead in half. Only for the Warriors to storm right back and re-take the momentum on an insurance goal that made it 3-1 late in the first. After a scoreless second period, the Beavers would have life as they made it 3-2 on a power play of their own with 49 seconds remaining in regulation. With the extra attacker, the sense of urgency for Minot was lost after a cleared puck escaped the zone for Midland to walk in and deposit into the empty net. Midland goes a perfect 2-for-2 on the weekend after defeating the Beavers 4-2 on the Maysa ice. The same two teams will meet again in mid-January for another series that is set to take place in Minot. The Beavers (5-9-0 overall) faced an early deficit, giving up two power play goals in the first 13 minutes of the game. They would battle back to make it a one-score game on multiple instances, but ultimately fell short. Minot State’s first goal made it 2-1 as Cameron Schmidt netted her second goal of the year as the puck was laying in the crease. The goal was assisted by Riley Ball, who tipped the shot by Makenna Beard from the blue line. Beard got her name on the scoresheet by recording her first assist of the year on that shot. Then, it was third period crunch time where the Beavers fought back. Kaitlyn Snyder kept it close with a power play goal, her first of the year, from Paige Kozak and Anna German. Haylie Biever made eight saves on 11 shots until she left the game in the first period and did not return because of injury. Morgan Baker registered 14 saves in relief for Minot. Unfortunately, it was too little too late for the Beavers. The Warriors ran away as Midland (15-0-1) secured the win on an empty netter with 23 seconds left in regulation. Another hard-fought battle yet again between the two ACHA National Semifinal contestants. Through four games against each other, Midland now carries a perfect 4-0-0 record against the Beavers this season.
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MSU VOLLEYBALL
MINOT, ND (MSU) -The Minot State volleyball team lost to the Minnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles in three sets (17-25, 18-25, 23-25) Saturday at home at MSU Dome. Emily Kotelnikoff finished with eight kills on the day to lead the Beavers attack. Defensively, the Beavers had three players reach double figures in digs, including Kendal Braun’s 20, 12 from Sydney Upton, and 11 more from Jaina Macaulay.
SET 1 | The Beavers found themselves in an early hole, losing a tough first set 25-17. Minot State trailed by as many as nine points as Minnesota-Crookston never gave up the lead in a set that was tied up zero times before the Golden Eagles took control.
SET 2 | Minot State dropped the second set 25-18, digging a 2-0 hole in the match. Minot State trailed by as many as nine points as Minnesota-Crookston grabbed the advantage for good at 4-3 in a set that was tied up three times before the Golden Eagles took over the lead.
SET 3 | Minot State couldn’t prolong the match and lost in set number three. The Beavers fell in a back-and-forth battle, losing 25-23 in a set that featured three lead changes and was tied nine times. Neither team had a lead of more than three points along the way.
The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 2-26 overall and 1-17 in NSIC action.
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MSU MENS WRESTLING
MITCHELL, S.D. (MSU) – The Minot State men’s wrestling team continued its strong start to the season by adding another championship and three more top-3 finishes on Saturday. Competing at the Dakota Wesleyan Open, newcomer Wayne Joint earned his first title as a Beaver on Saturday, picking up four victories on the day at 133 pounds for the weight-class championship. He joins Kelby Armstrong as Minot State’s early-season title winners as the Beavers now prepare to return home to host the Beaver Bash Duals on Friday at the MSU Dome. Action begins at 3 p.m., with Minot State’s first match of the day at 4:30 p.m. Joint started his run to the 133-pound title Saturday with a pin of Jonathon Taylor of York in 4 minutes, 8 seconds. Then came three straight wins over conference foes as he won a 4-3 decision over Northern State’s Teagan Block, picked up a medical forfeit, then won a 2-1 decision over Augustana’s Jack Huffman in the title match. Armstrong also continued a strong start to his season as he was third at 157 pounds as he picked up a pin over Chadron State’s Clayton Robinson in the final second of their match, then picked up a 9-3 decision over Noah Styskal of Morningside before suffering his first loss of the season, a 4-1 decision against Augustana’s Connor Simmonds. Rebounding, he picked up back-to-back no contest victories for the consolation title. Logen Fischer, at 125, and Brendan Barnes, at 165, also added consolation bracket titles as Fischer went 5-1 on the day, which included an opening-match pin in 4:08, to finish third, and Barnes also was 5-1 with a pin in 4:07 in his championship quarterfinal match, as he finished third, as well.
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MSU WOMENS WRESTLING
MARIETTA, Ga. (MSU) – True freshman Bella Hernandez led the way in the season opener for the Minot State wrestling team, racking up her first three collegiate wins and advancing to the consolation semifinals at the Eagles Madness tournament hosted by Life University. Adding to the strong opening-day effort was returning national qualifier Nina Sandoval who picked up a pair of wins and advanced to the consolation quarterfinals for the Beavers. After an opening setback, Hernandez got on roll with back-to-back wins by pin in the 130-pound bracket, over Zoey Smith of Cumberlands and Cadence Wallce of Sienna Heights. She then scored a 16-4 technical fall victory over Samantha Larios of Emmanuel to earn a spot in the consolation semifinals before her tournament came to an end. As for Sandoval, she too lost her opener in the 155-pound bracket but bounced back strong with a pair of wins by pin, one over Makenzie Robinson of Emory and Henry, and another over Isabella Kessey of Mount Olive before a loss ended her run at the tournament. Adding victories on the day, as well, for the Beavers were true freshmen Julia Petryna at 116 pounds, Arianne Korish at 123 pounds, and Michelle Klein at 170 pounds. Petryna picked up a win by tech fall and another by pin, Korish earned a win by pin, and Klein won by tech fall, all of which were these new Beavers first collegiate victories. Minot State now returns home to host the Beaver Bash Duals on Friday at the MSU Dome with action beginning at noon.
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UND WOMENS BASKETBALL
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – A slow start in the first quarter was too much to overcome, as the North Dakota women’s basketball team fell 73-61 to Grand Canyon (2-0) in the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Lopes set the pace early in the first quarter, taking a 10-4 lead at the first media timeout and would hold a 20-9 advantage after 10 minutes. GCU shot 8-for-13 from the field in the opening frame, with four three-pointers, while holding UND (0-2) to 4-of-12. Kacie Borowicz scored a game high 20 points to go with five steals, four assists and three rebounds. Borowicz and DJ Davis both knocked down a pair of three-pointers to pace the Fighting Hawks. Kiera Pemberton put together an efficient 18-point, eight rebound performance on 7-of-9 shooting in 17 minutes off the bench. The Fighting Hawks began to chip away at the GCU late in the second quarter. Back-to-back treys from Davis and Borowicz started a 13-3 NoDak run to trim the Lopes’ lead to seven. Kiera Pemberton added five points during the run, including a coast-to-coast and-one. Grand Canyon, however, would score the final four points of the half to lead 39-28. UND outscored the Lopes 16-9 in the final quarter of play, but GCU held the Hawks at bay. Pemberton ended the game in a flurry for the Hawks, scoring the final nine points for the green and white. The Hawks shot just under .500 percent from the field in the quarter, while holding GCU to .364 percent. Grand Canyon opened the second half by extending their lead to 19 points, but the duo of Sammiyah Hoskin and Borowicz poured in the next nine NoDak points to trim the deficit to 13. The Lopes responded by taking their largest lead of the night, 22, with 1:46 left in the period. North Dakota is back in the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. against Concordia College.
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UND HOCKEY
DULUTH, Minn. (UND) – No. 4 North Dakota showed why it earned the most first-place votes in this season’s conference preseason poll, finishing off a sweep over No. 18 Minnesota Duluth with a 2-0 win over Saturday night in AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minn. UND (7-2-1, 2-0-0 NCHC) received goals from Louis Jamernik V and Riese Gaber in the opening two periods while goaltender Ludvig Persson stopped all 30 shots fired his way to notch the fifth straight win over the Bulldogs (3-5-3, 0-2-0 NCHC) in Duluth for the first time since a 13-game streak in the 1960’s. As expected, Minnesota Duluth came out with a push to begin the game, but Persson and the Fighting Hawks were up to the task in the early going. The visitors started to tilt the ice when Jackson Blake drew a penalty on a great rush to the net to put UND on the game’s first power play. NoDak finally broke through with the man advantage after multiple good looks, as Jamernik V pounced on a loose puck in the crease and popped it over Matthew Thiessen and into the net for his second goal of the weekend and a 1-0 UND after 20 minutes of play. The momentum stayed with the Hawks as the second period started, with Gaber striking just over three minutes into the stanza on a great feed from Blake to increase the advantage to 2-0 with the senior’s fifth goal of the season. UND finished with an 18-5 shot advantage in the middle stanza but could not build on the two-goal lead. UND was clinical in the final 20 minutes of regulation and closed out the sweep with a 2-0 victory. North Dakota returns home to battle Miami for an NCHC series beginning on Friday night at 7:07 p.m. in Grand Forks, N.D.
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UND FOOTBALL
VERMILLION, S.D. (UND) – No. 10/12 North Dakota fell in a defensive slugfest, 14-10, to No. 6 South Dakota inside the DakotaDome on Saturday afternoon. It was a tale of two halves, with UND pitching a 10-0 shutout at the halfway point and then USD scoring 14 unanswered points in the second half. The Fighting Hawks (6-4, 4-3 MVFC) held a 10-0 advantage midway through the third quarter. Devin Hembry slammed the doors shut on the first Coyote (8-2, 6-1 MVFC) possession after intermission with an interception in the end zone, but on its following possession, South Dakota went 49 yards over the next 2:56 to bring the tally to 10-7 after a two-yard Keondre Jones touchdown run. It was then a battle of field position until 8:26 left in the game, when Charles Pierre Jr. scored on a 10-yard rush to give USD its first lead of the game. UND had two chances to reclaim the lead after that point, but the Coyote defense stood tall and earned the 14-10 victory.
The game was a defensive battle with North Dakota only recording 211 yards of offense. USD limited UND to just 63 total yards of offense in the final 30 minutes of the contest. The Coyotes put up 416 yards of offense in the game but turned the ball over twice when in scoring position. Aidan Bouman went 20-for-28 passing for 307 yards, while surrendering one interception. Carter Bell was the top USD receiver with seven catches for 126 yards, while Travis Theis paced the Coyote backfield with 17 touches for 66 yards. Tommy Schuster went 16-for-24 passing for 116 yards, while giving up one interception. Isaiah Smith paced the receivers with 26 yards on four receptions and was also the leading running back with 58 yards on 10 carries. Nineteen Fighting Hawks had at least one tackle in the game, highlighted by Malachi McNeal putting down six stops. Wyatt Pedigo had a crucial strip-fumble in the second quarter that saved a score after his recovery in the end zone. Hembry also had a strong stop early in the third quarter when he picked off the Coyotes in the end zone.
UND led 10-0 at the halfway point. Red Wilson returned the opening kickoff 99-yards for the score to put UND on top 7-0 just 13 seconds into the game. The highlight of the half came with just over three minutes to go before intermission, when it looked like Carter Bell was going to even the score up at 7-7 after a 64-yard reception, but Pedigo chased him down at the UND 1 and punched out the football, eventually recovering it in the end zone for the touchback. After the touchback, North Dakota traveled 55 yards over the next 3:05. The drive was capped by a 42-yard C.J. Elrichs field goal as time expired in the half, which pushed the North Dakota lead to 10-0. In the opening 30 minutes, South Dakota accumulated 187 yards of offense and 148 yards through the air. North Dakota had 82 yards passing and piled up 140 total yards of offense. Wilson’s 99-yard kick return allowed UND to chew up 17:16 minutes of clock by the halfway point. North Dakota will host Illinois State next Saturday. Kickoff between the Fighting Hawks and Redbirds is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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NDSU FOOTBALL
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – No.12-ranked North Dakota State scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to beat 11th-ranked Southern Illinois 34-10 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference on Saturday, Nov. 11, before a Harvest Bowl crowd of 14,191 at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. NDSU improved to 7-3 overall and 4-3 in the MVFC and moved into a tie for fourth place one game behind third-place Northern Iowa, who the Bison will visit next week in Cedar Falls. UNI dropped to 6-4 overall and 5-2 in the league with a 35-16 road loss to Missouri State. North Dakota State had eight ball carriers combine to rush for 217 yards, the most allowed this season by Southern Illinois, which entered with the nation’s No. 3-ranked defense. TaMerik Williams led the Bison with 51 carries and two touchdowns on eight carries, and Cam Miller and TK Marshall each scored on the ground for NDSU. Miller was 15 of 19 passing for 232 yards, including a 52-yard bomb to Braylon Henderson and a 40-yard grab by Eli Green over two defenders. RaJa Nelson led the Bison with four receptions for 81 yards, Henderson finished with three for 70 yards and Green had two catches for 62 yards. Defensive end Jake Kava had 2.5 sacks and linebackers Logan Kopp and Nick Kubitz each made a team-high seven tackles for NDSU. Southern Illinois went three-and-out on its first three possessions of the second half and gained only 60 yards after halftime.
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NDSU MENS BASKETBALL
OMAHA, Neb. (NDSU) – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team lost to No. 8 Creighton on Saturday afternoon, 89-60, at CHI Health Center Omaha. The Bison and Bluejays were tied 18-18 with eight minutes left in the first half. Creighton ended the opening half making eight straight shots, pushing the halftime margin to 10 at 41-31. Creighton scored the first 16 points of the second half to go up 57-31. Sophomore Damari Wheeler-Thomas led NDSU with 15 points and three assists. Andrew Morgan added nine points and two steals, and Tajavis Miller scored nine. Creighton shot 61 percent for the game and hit 12-of-28 (43 percent) from three-point range. The Bison shot 42 percent overall and made 6-of-14 (43 percent) from beyond the arc. The Bison go on the road next week, playing UC Davis on Tuesday, Nov. 14, and Montana on Thursday, Nov. 16, in Missoula, Mont.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/11/2023
K-HEART SPORTS – SATURDAY – 11/11/23
MINOT, ND – For the first time in more than four decades Minot High has won a football title. The Magi came back to defeat #1 Fargo Shanley 38-35 in the Class AAA Championship as the Dakota Bowl in Fargo. Like their semifinal win at West Fargo Sheyenne, Minot trailed by three scores early in the third quarter at 28-7. Kellan Burke tied the game at 35-35 with 7:30 to go in the game with a 59 yard interception return for a touchdown. The Magi defense would stop Shanley on a 4th down in the red zone and then marched down the field to the 3 yard line with 2-seconds to play. Burke would kick a 20 yard field goal as time expired and the Magicians celebrated their first football championship since 1980.
Tyson Ruzicka rushed to 100 yards and a touchdown, while Griffin Broderick added 36 yards and a score. Lucas Beeter completed 18 of 26 passes for 269 yards, 2 TD’s and 2 INT. Logan Conklin was the leading receiver with 8 catches for 135 yards and 2 TD’s, both one handed circus catches. Conklin also had an acrobatic interception. Shanley quarterback Landon Meier threw 9 interceptions all year, but the Magi picked him off three times. Talen Jundt had a key pick in the endzone just before halftime. Meier finished 28 of 44 for 268 yards, 3 TD’s and 3 INT.
High School Football
Dakota Bowl XXXI – Fargo Dome
Dakota Bowl XXXI – Fargo Dome
9-Man Championship
North Prairie def. #3 South Border, 16-8
Class A Championship
#2 Kindred def. #4 Dickinson Trinity, 36-7
Class AA Championship
#1 Fargo North def. #7 Grand Forks Central, 31-6
Class AAA Championship
#3 Minot High def. #1 Fargo Shanley, 38-31
North Prairie def. #3 South Border, 16-8
Class A Championship
#2 Kindred def. #4 Dickinson Trinity, 36-7
Class AA Championship
#1 Fargo North def. #7 Grand Forks Central, 31-6
Class AAA Championship
#3 Minot High def. #1 Fargo Shanley, 38-31
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MINOT, ND – Minot High kept their season alive with a win on day two of the Class A West Region Volleyball Tournament on Thursday.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class A
Class A
West Region Tournament – Bismarck High School
Loser Out
#5 Dickinson def. #8 Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-1) 25-6, 25-13, 21-25, 25-23
#6 Minot High def. #7 Williston (3-0) 25-16, 25-21, 25-23
Semifinal
#1 Jamestown def. #4 Bismarck High (3-1) 25-9, 21-25, 25-23, 25-15
#2 Bismarck Century def. #3 Bismarck Legacy (3-0) 25-13, 25-17, 25-20
Loser Out
#5 Dickinson def. #8 Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-1) 25-6, 25-13, 21-25, 25-23
#6 Minot High def. #7 Williston (3-0) 25-16, 25-21, 25-23
Semifinal
#1 Jamestown def. #4 Bismarck High (3-1) 25-9, 21-25, 25-23, 25-15
#2 Bismarck Century def. #3 Bismarck Legacy (3-0) 25-13, 25-17, 25-20
Today’s schedule
State Qualifier
#4 Bismarck High vs #6 Minot High, 12 pm
#3 Bismarck Legacy vs #5 Dickinson, 2 pm
Championship
#1 Jamestown vs #2 Bismarck Century, 4 pm
#4 Bismarck High vs #6 Minot High, 12 pm
#3 Bismarck Legacy vs #5 Dickinson, 2 pm
Championship
#1 Jamestown vs #2 Bismarck Century, 4 pm
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MINOT, ND – The bracket has been released for the State Class B Volleyball Tournament which begins Thursday at the Fargo Dome.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Class B
State Tournament – Fargo Dome
Quarterfinals (Thu 11/16)
#2 May-Port-CG vs Trenton, 1 pm
#3 Our Redeemer’s vs New Rockford-Sheyenne, 3 pm
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs Shiloh Christian, 5 pm
#4 Northern Cass vs #5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 7 pm
Quarterfinals (Thu 11/16)
#2 May-Port-CG vs Trenton, 1 pm
#3 Our Redeemer’s vs New Rockford-Sheyenne, 3 pm
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs Shiloh Christian, 5 pm
#4 Northern Cass vs #5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 7 pm
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MSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (MSU) – The Minot State women’s basketball team got a 27-point showing from the bench, but fell 79-54 to the Fort Hays State Tigers at Civic Arena Friday in the Central Region Showcase. Emma Mogen led the Beavers (1-3 overall) with eight points and three steals. Jaime Skeggs added seven points and two steals and Peyton Breidenbach chipped in as well with five points and three steals off the bench. Minot State forced 18 Fort Hays State turnovers while committing 17 themselves in Friday’s game. The Beavers turned those takeaways into 14 points on the offensive end of the floor. Mogen’s three steals led the way for Minot State. The Beavers will play Southern Nazarene University this afternoon.
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MSU WOMENS HOCKEY
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Already having upset a No. 1 foe this season, the Beavers went for a second such upset Friday against newly crowned No. 1 Midland. Taking an early lead, things looked good for No. 10-ranked Minot State, but the visiting Warriors used a second-period surge to grab the lead and held on for a 3-1 win over the Beavers at the Maysa Arena on Friday night. The same two teams meet again today at the Maysa Arena at 3:45 p.m. The Beavers (5-8-0 overall) started strong and looked to have netted an early lead with a power-play goal in the opening minutes of action, but the early edge was erased by an in-the-crease call. Unfazed, Minot State eventually took a 1-0 lead with 4:16 left in the first as Aspen Cooper did net a power-play goal for the Beavers, scoring off assists by Gillian Gervin and Cameron Schmidt. But Minot State could not stretch the lead and Midland (14-0-1) eventually tied it with 8:14 gone in the second, then broke the time 2:21 later. It proved to be just enough for the Warriors who never let the Minot State offense break through again, and with 1:04 left in regulation Midland added an empty-net goal to ice the win. A hard-fought win between two teams that faced off in last year’s ACHA National Semifinal that was won by Minot State. The foes also have met three times already this season with Midland picking up all three of those wins. Haylie Biever finished with 21 saves in Friday’s contest for Minot State.
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MSU WOMENS VOLLEYBALL
MINOT, ND (MSU) -The Minot State volleyball team fell to the Bemidji State Beavers in five sets (20-25, 25-18, 14-25, 26-24, 11-15) Friday at the Dome on Senior night. The Minot attack was paced by Sydney Upton, who finished with 10 kills on the
day, and by Emily Kotelnikoff also with 10. Defensively, they had four players reach double figures in digs, highlighted by Kendal Braun’s 18, 17 from Viktoria Sedova, and 13 more from Jaina Macaulay.
SET 1 | The Beavers fell behind early, losing the first set 25-20. Minot State trailed by as many as six points as Bemidji State grabbed the advantage for good at 17-16 in a set that was knotted up nine times before the Beavers took over in the second half of the stanza.
SET 2 | Minot State responded to pick up a 25-18 victory in set two, evening the match at one set apiece. The Beavers never trailed by more than five points and grabbed the advantage for good at 9-8 in a set that showcased two lead changes before Minot State took over the lead. The Minot State offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.
SET 3 | Bemidji State responded to win set number three, putting Minot State in a two sets to one hole. The Beavers lost the first point and never took the lead before falling in the set 25-14.
SET 4 | Minot State then responded to win the fourth set 26-24 to force a fifth set. A fantastic serving effort helped Minot State earn a victory in a set where they notched five aces. The Beavers opened up a 20-15 lead in the stanza and coasted to victory from there.
SET 5 | Minot State came up short in a back-and-forth match, winning the second and fourth sets, but dropping the first, third and fifth, which they dropped by the score of 15-11, to fall in the match. The Beavers had a lead early in the set at 10-9 before Bemidji State took over.
The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 2-25 overall and 1-16 in NSIC action.
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UND HOCKEY
DULUTH, Minn. (UND) – Fourth-ranked North Dakota struck for a trio of goals in the opening 20 minutes and held off a late rally from the hosts to capture a 4-2 win over No. 18 Minnesota Duluth on Friday night from AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minn. UND (6-2-1, 1-0-0 NCHC) rode another strong start to a game, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the opening period on goals from Jayden Perron, Logan Britt and Louis Jamernik V before Cameron Berg iced the game with a power play goal in the final minute to open NCHC play with a victory for the sixth straight year and ninth time in 11 years. Ludvig Persson was solid once again with 20 saves on 22 shots to notch his sixth win of the season and record his sixth start of the season with two-or-fewer goals allowed.
The visitors took control of the game from the opening drop and jumped out to a 1-0 lead at the 9:03 mark when Hunter Johannes forced a turnover behind the net and Berg feathered a perfect pass to Perron, who sniped home his fifth goal of the season to give the visitors the early advantage. UND quickly doubled its lead just over two minutes later, as Owen McLaughlin found Britt alone at the top of the slot for the Crystal Lake, Ill., native to wire his second goal of the year past goaltender Matthew Thiessen to increase the score to 2-0. Jamernik V kept the onslaught going in the final two minutes of the opening stanza by batting home a puck out of midair for his first goal of the year and a 3-0 lead going into the intermission. Minnesota Duluth began to rally back, cutting the deficit to 3-1 midway through the second on a power play goal from Luke Loheit before Anthony Menghini made it a one-goal game with just over five minutes to play in regulation, but Berg’s power play snipe in the final minute secured the 4-2 victory for the visitors. North Dakota goes for the sweep tonight at 6:07 p.m. from AMSOIL Arena.
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TAUROS HOCKEY
MINOT, ND – The teams atop the standings in the NAHL Central Division met at Maysa Arena on Friday night as the Tauros
hosted division leading Austin. Minot got goals from Gage Parillo in the 1st period, Dylan Jensen in the 2nd, and two from Anthony Catarelli in the 3rd as they defeat the Bruins 4-1. Brady James made 19 saves as the Tauros improve to 12-3-1 on the season. Tonight’s rematch begins at 7:35 pm at Maysa Arena.
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WOLVES-SPURS
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves with impressed with Victor Wembanyama, which made their victory that much more satisfying. Karl-Anthony Towns had 29 points and 12 rebounds, and the Timberwolves overcame 29 points from the rookie sensation to hold off the San Antonio Spurs 117-110 on Friday night in their In-Season Tournament opener. Anthony Edwards added 28 points and Rudy Gobert had 11 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota won its fifth straight. Wembanyama was 12 for 21 from the field and 3 for 7 on 3-pointers. The No. 1 pick, who was coming off a difficult debut at Madison Square Garden in a loss to New York on Wednesday, added nine rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots. Minnesota had notable victories over Boston and Denver but had not won on the road this season. San Antonio has lost four straight, dropping its previous two by an average of 31 points to Indiana and the Knicks. The Timberwolves play at Golden State on Sunday.
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WILD-SABRES
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner and JJ Peterka each had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Friday night. Henri Jokiharju also scored for Buffalo, and Devon Levi made 31 saves. The Sabres won for the fourth time in six games (4-1-1). Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek scored for the Wild, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 22 shots. Minnesota has lost six of eight (2-5-1). Jared Spurgeon nearly forced overtime in the game’s final moments, firing a shot off the post with 10 seconds remaining. The Wild host Dallas on Sunday night.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/10/23
K-HEART SPORTS – FRIDAY – 11/10/23
MINOT, ND – Our Redeemer’s won the Region 6 Volleyball Tournament for the 9th time in 10 years.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Class B
Region 6 Tournament – Minot Auditorium
3rd Place
(11-1) Bottineau def. (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington (3-2) 14-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-19, 15-9
Championship
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s def. (12-2) South Prairie-Max (3-0) 25-11, 25-18, 16-25, 25-12
3rd Place
(11-1) Bottineau def. (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington (3-2) 14-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-19, 15-9
Championship
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s def. (12-2) South Prairie-Max (3-0) 25-11, 25-18, 16-25, 25-12
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Region 8 Tournament – Williston State College
3rd Place
(16-2) Tioga def. (16-3) Ray (3-2) 23-25, 25-21, 25-18, 24-26, 16-14
Championship
(15-1) Trenton def. (16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells (3-1) 29-27, 21-25, 25-17, 26-24
3rd Place
(16-2) Tioga def. (16-3) Ray (3-2) 23-25, 25-21, 25-18, 24-26, 16-14
Championship
(15-1) Trenton def. (16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells (3-1) 29-27, 21-25, 25-17, 26-24
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Region 7 Tournament – Killdeer High School
3rd Place
#3 Hettinger-Scranton def. #5 Glen Ullin-Hebron (3-0) 25-17, 25-14, 26-24
Championship
#1 Dickinson Trinity def. #2 Beulah (3-0) 25-21, 25-23, 25-21
3rd Place
#3 Hettinger-Scranton def. #5 Glen Ullin-Hebron (3-0) 25-17, 25-14, 26-24
Championship
#1 Dickinson Trinity def. #2 Beulah (3-0) 25-21, 25-23, 25-21
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Region 5 Tournament – Underwood High School
3rd Place
#3 Central McLean def. #4 New Salem-Almont (3-0) 25-15, 25-16, 25-16
Championship
#2 Shiloh Christian def. #1 Flasher (3-2) 20-25, 25-22, 18-25, 26-24, 18-16
3rd Place
#3 Central McLean def. #4 New Salem-Almont (3-0) 25-15, 25-16, 25-16
Championship
#2 Shiloh Christian def. #1 Flasher (3-2) 20-25, 25-22, 18-25, 26-24, 18-16
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Region 4 Tournament – Devils Lake High School
3rd Place
#3 North Star def. #4 North Prairie (3-0) 25-20, 25-17, 25-18
Championship
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne def. #1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich (3-2) 25-22, 12-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-5
3rd Place
#3 North Star def. #4 North Prairie (3-0) 25-20, 25-17, 25-18
Championship
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne def. #1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich (3-2) 25-22, 12-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-5
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Region 3 Tournament – Ellendale High School
3rd Place
(5-3) Oakes def. (5-4) Carrington (3-1) 29-27, 27-25, 18-25, 25-21
Championship
(5-2) LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. (5-1) Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (3-1) 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21
3rd Place
(5-3) Oakes def. (5-4) Carrington (3-1) 29-27, 27-25, 18-25, 25-21
Championship
(5-2) LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. (5-1) Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (3-1) 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21
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Region 2 Tournament – Larimore High School
3rd Place
#2 Thompson def. #4 Park River-Fordville-Lankin (3-0) 27-25, 25-16, 25-13
Championship
#1 May-Port-CG def. #3 Grafton (3-0) 25-14, 25-16, 25-19
3rd Place
#2 Thompson def. #4 Park River-Fordville-Lankin (3-0) 27-25, 25-16, 25-13
Championship
#1 May-Port-CG def. #3 Grafton (3-0) 25-14, 25-16, 25-19
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Region 1 Tournament – Lisbon High School
3rd Place
#2 Wyndmere-Lidgerwood def. #4 Sargent County (3-0) 25-12, 25-21, 25-19
Championship
#1 Northern Cass def. #3 Fargo Oak Grove (3-0) 25-23, 25-17, 25-19
3rd Place
#2 Wyndmere-Lidgerwood def. #4 Sargent County (3-0) 25-12, 25-21, 25-19
Championship
#1 Northern Cass def. #3 Fargo Oak Grove (3-0) 25-23, 25-17, 25-19
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MINOT, ND – Minot High lost their match in the quarterfinals of the Class A West Region Volleyball Tournament on Thursday. They’ll play in a loser out today
High School Girls Volleyball
Class A
Class A
West Region Tournament – Bismarck High School
Quarterfinal
#1 Jamestown def. #8 Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-0) 25-20, 25-16, 25-13
#4 Bismarck High def. #5 Dickinson (3-1) 25-12, 25-15, 18-25, 25-17
#2 Bismarck Century def. #7 Williston (3-1) 25-17, 24-26, 25-16, 25-19
#3 Bismarck Legacy def. #6 Minot High (3-0) 25-14, 25-23, 25-16
Quarterfinal
#1 Jamestown def. #8 Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-0) 25-20, 25-16, 25-13
#4 Bismarck High def. #5 Dickinson (3-1) 25-12, 25-15, 18-25, 25-17
#2 Bismarck Century def. #7 Williston (3-1) 25-17, 24-26, 25-16, 25-19
#3 Bismarck Legacy def. #6 Minot High (3-0) 25-14, 25-23, 25-16
Today’s schedule
Loser Out
#5 Dickinson vs #8 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 1 pm
#6 Minot High vs #7 Williston, 3 pm
Semifinal
#1 Jamestown vs #4 Bismarck High, 5 pm
#2 Bismarck Century vs #3 Bismarck Legacy, 7 pm
Loser Out
#5 Dickinson vs #8 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 1 pm
#6 Minot High vs #7 Williston, 3 pm
Semifinal
#1 Jamestown vs #4 Bismarck High, 5 pm
#2 Bismarck Century vs #3 Bismarck Legacy, 7 pm
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MINOT, ND – The high school football season comes to an end today with Dakota Bowl XXXI at the Fargo Dome. We’ll broadcast the last game of the day as Minot High battles Fargo Shanley in the Class AAA championship. Pregame starts around 6:20 pm on 106.9 K-Heart, khrt.com and through the LIVE 365 App.
High School Football
Dakota Bowl Championships – Fargo Dome
9-Man
#3 South Border vs North Prairie, 9:10 am
Class A
#2 Kindred vs #4 Dickinson Trinity, 20 min after
Class AA
#1 Fargo North vs #7 Grand Forks Central, 20 min after
Class AAA
#1 Fargo Shanley vs #3 Minot High, 6:40 pm (on 106.9 K-Heart)
#3 South Border vs North Prairie, 9:10 am
Class A
#2 Kindred vs #4 Dickinson Trinity, 20 min after
Class AA
#1 Fargo North vs #7 Grand Forks Central, 20 min after
Class AAA
#1 Fargo Shanley vs #3 Minot High, 6:40 pm (on 106.9 K-Heart)
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NDSU WOMENS BASKETALL
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – Six different Bison reached double figures in scoring as the North Dakota State women’s basketball team cruised past Jamestown, 112-59, on Thursday afternoon at Scheels Center. Heaven Hamling led the way for NDSU (1-1) with a game-high 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 from beyond arc. She surpassed the 200-career three-point mark and has now totaled 202 in her NDSU career and ranks third on the all-time list. Elle Evans also filled her stat line with 14 points, career-high six assists, five rebounds, two steals and one block. As a team, the Bison shot 46.1 percent (35-76) from the field with all 13 players on the roster reaching the scoring column. Abby Krzewinski (11), Grace Massaquoi (10), Taryn Hamling (10) and Leah Mackenzie (10) all hit double figures in scoring. The Bison started fast opening up a double-digit lead in the first quarter, 15-5, after Heaven Hamling drilled a three-pointer at the 2:22 mark. NDSU carried the energy into the second quarter assembling eight straight points to increase its advantage 30-12 following a pair of free throws from Massaquoi with 6:26 to play in the half. NDSU led at the intermission, 48-25. The Bison started the third quarter on a 9-3 run to make the score 57-27 after Heaven Hamling knocked down a three-pointer at the 7:54 mark. NDSU went on to close out the final two quarters shooting 55.9 percent from the field to secure the 112-59 win. NDSU will be back in action at Minnesota on Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
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WILD-RANGERS
NEW YORK (AP) — Alexis Lafreniere scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and added two assists, Louis Domingue made 25 saves in his first NHL game in nearly 18 months, and the New York Rangers beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Thursday night. Vincent Trocheck also had a goal and two assists, Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist, and Blake Wheeler also scored as the Rangers won for the eighth time in nine games. Their only loss in that stretch was a shootout defeat at Minnesota last Saturday. Domingue, who last appeared for Pittsburgh against the Rangers in the first round of the 2022 playoffs, started with both Igor Shesterkin and backup Jonathan Quick nursing injuries and not in uniform. Rookie Dylan Garand, also summoned from AHL Hartford, was the backup. Brandon Duhaime scored for the Wild, and Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 24 saves. Minnesota snapped a two-game win streak and lost for the fifth time in seven games (2-4-1). The Wild are at Buffalo today and then host Dallas on Sunday before heading to Sweden for the NHL Global Series where they play Ottawa and Toronto.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/09/23
K-HEART SPORTS – THURSDAY – 11/09/23
MINOT, ND – It’s championship night at Class B region volleyball tournaments. We’ll broadcast the the Region 6 Volleyball Tournament on 106.9 K-Heart, khrt.com, and on the LIVE 365 app. Play by play coverage begins with pregame around 5:45 pm. The championship is a rematch of the District 12 Tournament championship. This is the third meeting between the Knights and Royals this season with Our Redeemer’s earning 3-0 wins both times. The Knights are looking to win back to back region titles, and their 9th in 10 years. The Royals are gunning for their first region title and trip to State.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Class B
Region 6 Tournament – Minot Auditorium (on 106.9 K-Heart)
3rd Place
(11-1) Bottineau vs (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington, 6 pm
Championship
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s vs (12-2) South Prairie-Max, 25 min after
3rd Place
(11-1) Bottineau vs (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington, 6 pm
Championship
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s vs (12-2) South Prairie-Max, 25 min after
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Region 8 Tournament – Williston State College
3rd Place
(16-2) Tioga vs (16-3) Ray, 6 pm
Championship
(15-1) Trenton vs (16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells, 25 min ater
3rd Place
(16-2) Tioga vs (16-3) Ray, 6 pm
Championship
(15-1) Trenton vs (16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells, 25 min ater
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Region 7 Tournament – Killdeer High School
3rd Place
#5 Glen Ullin-Hebron vs #3 Hettinger-Scranton, 6 pm
Championship
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs #2 Beulah, 25 min after
3rd Place
#5 Glen Ullin-Hebron vs #3 Hettinger-Scranton, 6 pm
Championship
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs #2 Beulah, 25 min after
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Region 5 Tournament – Underwood High School
3rd Place
#4 New Salem-Almont vs #3 Central McLean, 5:30 pm
Championship
#1 Flasher vs #2 Shiloh Christian, 25 min after
3rd Place
#4 New Salem-Almont vs #3 Central McLean, 5:30 pm
Championship
#1 Flasher vs #2 Shiloh Christian, 25 min after
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Region 4 Tournament – Devils Lake High School
3rd Place
#4 North Prairie vs #3 North Star, 6 pm
Championship
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich vs #2 New Rockford-Sheyenne, 25 min after
3rd Place
#4 North Prairie vs #3 North Star, 6 pm
Championship
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich vs #2 New Rockford-Sheyenne, 25 min after
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Region 3 Tournament – Ellendale High School
3rd Place
(5-4) Carrington vs (5-3) Oakes, 5:30 pm
Championship
(5-2) LaMoure-Litchville-Marion vs (5-1) Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, 25 min after
3rd Place
(5-4) Carrington vs (5-3) Oakes, 5:30 pm
Championship
(5-2) LaMoure-Litchville-Marion vs (5-1) Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, 25 min after
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Region 2 Tournament – Larimore High School
3rd Place
#4 Park River-Fordville-Lankin vs #2 Thompson, 5:30 pm
Championship
#1 May-Port-CG vs #3 Grafton, 25 min after
3rd Place
#4 Park River-Fordville-Lankin vs #2 Thompson, 5:30 pm
Championship
#1 May-Port-CG vs #3 Grafton, 25 min after
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Region 1 Tournament – Lisbon High School
3rd Place
#4 Sargent County vs #2 Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, 6 pm
Championship
#1 Northern Cass vs #3 Fargo Oak Grove, 25 min after
3rd Place
#4 Sargent County vs #2 Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, 6 pm
Championship
#1 Northern Cass vs #3 Fargo Oak Grove, 25 min after
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MINOT, ND – The Class A West Region Volleyball Tournament begins with quarterfinal matches today. Bismarck Century has dominated the tournament, winning the past nine region crowns. The tournament continues tomorrow with loser out and semifinals. The two state qualifiers and championship are set for Saturday.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class A
Class A
West Region Tournament – Bismarck High School
Quarterfinal
#1 Jamestown vs #8 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 1 pm
#4 Bismarck High vs #5 Dickinson, 3 pm
#2 Bismarck Century vs #7 Williston, 5 pm
#3 Bismarck Legacy vs #6 Minot High, 7 pm
#1 Jamestown vs #8 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 1 pm
#4 Bismarck High vs #5 Dickinson, 3 pm
#2 Bismarck Century vs #7 Williston, 5 pm
#3 Bismarck Legacy vs #6 Minot High, 7 pm
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NDSU MENS BASKETBALL
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team earned a 93-66 win over Mount Marty on Wednesday night inside the Scheels Center, improving to 2-0 on the young season. Eight Bison players scored at least nine points in the victory, led by senior Boden Skunberg with 17 and sophomore Lance Waddles with 12. Joshua Streit, Noah Feddersen and Andrew Morgan all scored 10 points, and Damari Wheeler-Thomas, Jacari White and Darik Dissette each added nine points. NDSU sophomore Tajavis Miller pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds. White recorded four assists. The Bison shot 51 percent for the game and made 7-of-22 (32 percent) from beyond the arc. NDSU committed only three turnovers in the contest. NDSU led 50-41 at halftime before outscoring the Lancers 43-25 over the final 20 minutes. NDSU will travel to Omaha, Neb., to take on No. 8-ranked Creighton on Saturday, Nov. 11. The game is set for 1 p.m. and will be broadcast on FS2.
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NELSON-WATCHLIST
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NDHSAA) – Grant Nelson, a 2020 graduate of Devils Lake High School, has been named to the 2023-24 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Men’s Player of the Year Watch List. Nelson is among 50 collegiate men’s basketball players to be named as contenders for the top award. Nelson, now playing collegiate men’s basketball at the University of Alabama, is one of the country’s top power forwards. Nelson has also been named to the Karl Malone Award Watch List, which annually recognizes the top power forward in the country.
In his first game with the Crimson Tide, Nelson led his new squad in scoring with 24 points in Alabama’s 105-73 season opening victory over Morehead State on Monday. He was 7-for-12 from the field with two 3-pointers and was 8-for-8 from the free-throw line. He also collected seven rebounds and two blocks in the game for Alabama. Nelson transferred to Alabama this summer from North Dakota State University, where he played three seasons with the Bison. During his senior season at Devils Lake, Nelson was named North Dakota Mr. Basketball by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NDAPSSA) and was a NDAPSSA All-State First Team Selection.
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WOLVES-PELICANS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and had a season-high eight assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 122-101 on Wednesday night. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting and Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 20 rebounds to help Minnesota win its fourth straight game. New Orleans was without its two leading scorers, with Zion Williamson out for personal reasons and CJ McCollum sidelined for the second straight game by a collapsed lung. The Pelicans struggled to fill the void on offense. Brandon Ingram was one of the only Pelicans who produced much offensively in the first half, leading the way with 17 of his team-high 24 points in the first half. Jordan Hawkins added 14 points for the Pelicans, who have lost three straight after opening 4-1. New Orleans shot 38.7% from the floor. Minnesota was hot from 3-point range early. The Wolves hit five of their first six shots from deep to grab a 17-6 lead. Mike Conley connected on four 3-pointers in the first half to extend Minnesota’s advantage. The Timberwolves were 14 of 27 from deep in the first half, making more 3-pointers than New Orleans attempted (12). The Timberwolves play at San Antonio on Friday night.
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VIKINGS-JEFFERSON
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings designated wide receiver Justin Jefferson for return from injured reserve Wednesday, bringing the 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year back to practice with three weeks to assess the readiness of his strained right hamstring for game action. The Vikings aren’t in a rush. Jefferson’s four-week minimum on IR ended after the Vikings beat Atlanta to improve to 4-0 without their superstar pass-catcher. Putting Jefferson on the field Sunday when Minnesota hosts New Orleans would be a bold move, considering the risk of reinjury to a vital muscle and his value to the team. “I think that would probably be a little aggressive,” coach Kevin O’Connell said. “I think he feels really good. I know we all feel good about where he’s at. But we’re going to take it a day at a time and ultimately do what’s best for Justin and his long-term future here with us.”
The Vikings could keep Jefferson out for three more games and wait until after their Week 13 bye to activate him. They have a 21-day window in which to do so, or else he would be ineligible to play again this season. Minnesota visits Denver on Nov. 19 and hosts Chicago on Nov. 27. O’Connell declined to tip his hand about one of those games as a realistic target. “We can just kind of build it up little by little,” he said. “I do think Justin is on a good timeline, considering the outlook on this thing when we first kind of had this happen.” Jefferson was hurt on Oct. 8 while running a route in the fourth quarter of a loss to Kansas City, when he slipped on the U.S. Bank Stadium turf as he was trying to make a cut for a third-down pass from Kirk Cousins. Jefferson had never missed a game until then in his decorated four-year career.
The Vikings also placed running back Cam Akers on injured reserve Wednesday after he tore his left Achilles tendon in the game against the Falcons. They signed former University of Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan for a second stint on their practice squad to add a healthy arm with Cousins (Achilles) done for the season and backups Jaren Hall (concussion) and Nick Mullens (back) also sidelined. Joshua Dobbs will start against the Saints, and practice squad member Sean Mannion is the only other healthy quarterback. Wide receiver K.J. Osborn (concussion) remained out Wednesday. Tight end T.J. Hockenson (ribs) and left tackle Christian Darrisaw (groin) were listed as limited participants. Mullens is eligible to come off IR, but O’Connell wasn’t ready to declare him available. After Hall was hurt against the Falcons and Dobbs entered five days after he was acquired in a trade with Arizona, Akers would have been the emergency quarterback. Now he’s out. “Out of an effort to always be prepared, we will probably have multiple guys this week,” O’Connell said. “I am not going to say we are going to have tryouts by any stretch. But we are definitely going to make sure we have a couple guys ready to go.”
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K-Heart Sports – 11/08/23
K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 11/08/23
MINOT, ND – The Region 6 Volleyball Tournament championship on Thursday will be a rematch of the District 12 title match.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Class B
Region 6 Tournament – Minot Auditorium
Semifinal
(12-2) South Prairie-Max def. (11-1) Bottineau (3-0) 25-16, 25-15, 25-21
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s def. (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington (3-0) 25-19, 25-17, 25-13
Semifinal
(12-2) South Prairie-Max def. (11-1) Bottineau (3-0) 25-16, 25-15, 25-21
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s def. (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington (3-0) 25-19, 25-17, 25-13
Thursday’s schedule (on 106.9 K-Heart)
3rd Place
(11-1) Bottineau vs (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington, 6 pm
Championship
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s vs (12-2) South Prairie-Max, 25 min after
3rd Place
(11-1) Bottineau vs (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington, 6 pm
Championship
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s vs (12-2) South Prairie-Max, 25 min after
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Region 8 Tournament – Williston State College
Semifinal
(15-1) Trenton def. (16-2) Tioga (3-1) 26-24, 19-25, 25-14, 25-18
(16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells def. (16-3) Ray (3-0) 25-21, 25-18, 25-22
Semifinal
(15-1) Trenton def. (16-2) Tioga (3-1) 26-24, 19-25, 25-14, 25-18
(16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells def. (16-3) Ray (3-0) 25-21, 25-18, 25-22
Thursday’s schedule
3rd Place
(16-2) Tioga vs (16-3) Ray, 6 pm
Championship
(15-1) Trenton vs (16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells, 25 min ater
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Region 7 Tournament – Killdeer High School
Semifinal
#1 Dickinson Trinity def. #5 Glen Ullin-Hebron (3-0) 25-17, 25-9, 25-14
#2 Beulah def. #3 Hettinger-Scranton (3-1) 25-21, 17-25, 25-17, 25-20
Semifinal
#1 Dickinson Trinity def. #5 Glen Ullin-Hebron (3-0) 25-17, 25-9, 25-14
#2 Beulah def. #3 Hettinger-Scranton (3-1) 25-21, 17-25, 25-17, 25-20
Thursday’s schedule
3rd Place
#5 Glen Ullin-Hebron vs #3 Hettinger-Scranton, 6 pm
Championship
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs #2 Beulah, 25 min after
3rd Place
#5 Glen Ullin-Hebron vs #3 Hettinger-Scranton, 6 pm
Championship
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs #2 Beulah, 25 min after
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Region 5 Tournament – Underwood High School
Semifinal
#1 Flasher def. #4 New Salem-Almont (3-0) 25-18, 25-8, 29-27
#2 Shiloh Christian def. #3 Central McLean (3-1) 25-20, 17-25, 25-22, 25-20
Semifinal
#1 Flasher def. #4 New Salem-Almont (3-0) 25-18, 25-8, 29-27
#2 Shiloh Christian def. #3 Central McLean (3-1) 25-20, 17-25, 25-22, 25-20
Thursday’s schedule
3rd Place
#4 New Salem-Almont vs #3 Central McLean, 5:30 pm
Championship
#1 Flasher vs #2 Shiloh Christian, 25 min after
3rd Place
#4 New Salem-Almont vs #3 Central McLean, 5:30 pm
Championship
#1 Flasher vs #2 Shiloh Christian, 25 min after
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Region 4 Tournament – Devils Lake High School
Semifinal
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. #4 North Prairie (3-0) 25-10, 25-11, 25-10
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne def. #3 North Star (3-0) 25-11, 25-12, 25-19
Semifinal
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. #4 North Prairie (3-0) 25-10, 25-11, 25-10
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne def. #3 North Star (3-0) 25-11, 25-12, 25-19
Thursday’s schedule
3rd Place
#4 North Prairie vs #3 North Star, 6 pm
Championship
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich vs #2 New Rockford-Sheyenne, 25 min after
3rd Place
#4 North Prairie vs #3 North Star, 6 pm
Championship
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich vs #2 New Rockford-Sheyenne, 25 min after
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Region 3 Tournament – Ellendale High School
Semifinal
(5-2) LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. (5-4) Carrington (3-2) 25-15, 25-20, 23-25, 11-25, 15-12
(5-1) Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier def. (5-3) Oakes (3-1) 26-24, 25-20, 15-25, 25-23
Semifinal
(5-2) LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. (5-4) Carrington (3-2) 25-15, 25-20, 23-25, 11-25, 15-12
(5-1) Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier def. (5-3) Oakes (3-1) 26-24, 25-20, 15-25, 25-23
Thursday’s schedule
3rd Place
(5-4) Carrington vs (5-3) Oakes, 5:30 pm
Championship
(5-2) LaMoure-Litchville-Marion vs (5-1) Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, 25 min after
3rd Place
(5-4) Carrington vs (5-3) Oakes, 5:30 pm
Championship
(5-2) LaMoure-Litchville-Marion vs (5-1) Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, 25 min after
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Region 2 Tournament – Larimore High School
Semifinal
#1 May-Port-CG def. #4 Park River-Fordville-Lankin (3-1) 25-14, 20-25, 25-23, 25-7
#3 Grafton def. #2 Thompson (3-0) 25-22, 25-23, 25-23
Semifinal
#1 May-Port-CG def. #4 Park River-Fordville-Lankin (3-1) 25-14, 20-25, 25-23, 25-7
#3 Grafton def. #2 Thompson (3-0) 25-22, 25-23, 25-23
Thursday’s schedule
3rd Place
#4 Park River-Fordville-Lankin vs #2 Thompson, 5:30 pm
Championship
#1 May-Port-CG vs #3 Grafton, 25 min after
3rd Place
#4 Park River-Fordville-Lankin vs #2 Thompson, 5:30 pm
Championship
#1 May-Port-CG vs #3 Grafton, 25 min after
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Region 1 Tournament – Lisbon High School
Semifinal
#1 Northern Cass def. #4 Sargent County (3-0) 25-18, 25-22, 25-14
#3 Fargo Oak Grove def. #2 Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (3-1) 26-24, 20-25, 25-20, 25-19
Semifinal
#1 Northern Cass def. #4 Sargent County (3-0) 25-18, 25-22, 25-14
#3 Fargo Oak Grove def. #2 Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (3-1) 26-24, 20-25, 25-20, 25-19
Thursday’s schedule
3rd Place
#4 Sargent County vs #2 Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, 6 pm
Championship
#1 Northern Cass vs #3 Fargo Oak Grove, 25 min after
3rd Place
#4 Sargent County vs #2 Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, 6 pm
Championship
#1 Northern Cass vs #3 Fargo Oak Grove, 25 min after
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UND MENS BASKETBALL
IOWA CITY, Iowa (UND) – The North Dakota men’s basketball team played its first game of the regular season Tuesday night, falling to Iowa 110-68 on the road. B.J. Omot set a new career high with 24 points and shot 10-21 from the field while grabbing six rebounds and dishing out two assists. Deng Mayar and Amar Kuljuhovic tied for the team lead with seven rebounds in their first regular season games for NoDak while Eli King led with four assists in his first game in green and white. Back-to-back layups from Treysen Eaglestaff and Eli King brought UND within one at 5-4 early in the first half, but from there Iowa pulled away and the Fighting Hawks were unable to take a lead at any point. Omot scored 12 points in the first half while Kuljuhovic had six boards at the intermission. Despite the Fighting Hawks shooting 42.4 percent from the floor in the first half, Iowa held a 56-32 lead at half behind an 8-3 edge in three pointers and a 10-1 edge in free throws. The Fighting Hawks could not find the range from the field in the second half and the Hawkeyes did not relinquish control of the game throughout the second half. Mayar was a bright spot in the frame as he scored six points and grabbed four boards in the second half, while Omot poured in another 12 points. North Dakota’s first home game will be Sunday, Nov. 12, against Elon at the Betty. Tip off will be at 1 p.m.
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WILD-ISLANDERS
NEW YORK (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek scored on consecutive shots in the third period Tuesday night, lifting the Minnesota Wild to a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders. Kaprizov snapped a tie by scoring a power play goal at the 6:50 mark before Pat Maroon forced a turnover by Pierre Engvall deep in the Islanders’ zone and Eriksson Ek scored. Maroon scored on the opening shift of the game and Vinni Lettieri tied the game in the second for the Wild, who also scored twice in the third period of a 5-4 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Maroon and Eriksson Ek each added an assist Tuesday. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury had 26 saves. The Wild visit the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
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WENTZ-SIGNING
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are signing quarterback Carson Wentz, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press. The source spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday because Wentz needed to pass a physical before the deal could be announced. Los Angeles is on its bye week. Wentz has been out of the NFL this season after starting seven games last year for the Washington Commanders. The seven-year NFL veteran was Philadelphia’s starter for five years, and he started all 17 games for Indianapolis in 2021. The Rams (3-6) are in need of another passer behind Matthew Stafford, who missed Los Angeles’ dismal loss at rainy Green Bay last weekend with a sprained thumb ligament. The Rams are on a three-game losing streak, falling to 8-18 since winning the Super Bowl.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/07/23
K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 11/07/23
MINOT, ND – The semifinals are set for the Class B region volleyball tournaments.We’ll have live play by play of the Region 6 Tournament at the Minot Auditorium.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Class B
Region 6 Tournament – Minot Auditorium
First Round
(11-1) Bottineau def. (12-4) Bishop Ryan (3-2) 25-14, 19-25, 19-25, 25-17, 15-9
(12-2) South Prairie-Max def. (11-3) T-G-U (3-0) 25-19, 25-19, 25-14
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s def. (11-4) Newburg-Westhope (3-0) 25-13, 25-14, 25-21
(12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington def. (11-2) Velva (3-0) 25-22, 25-13, 25-21
(11-1) Bottineau def. (12-4) Bishop Ryan (3-2) 25-14, 19-25, 19-25, 25-17, 15-9
(12-2) South Prairie-Max def. (11-3) T-G-U (3-0) 25-19, 25-19, 25-14
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s def. (11-4) Newburg-Westhope (3-0) 25-13, 25-14, 25-21
(12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington def. (11-2) Velva (3-0) 25-22, 25-13, 25-21
Today’s schedule
Semifinal
(11-1) Bottineau vs (12-2) South Prairie-Max, 6 pm (ON 106.9 FM)
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s vs (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington, 25 min after (ON 106.9 FM)
(11-1) Bottineau vs (12-2) South Prairie-Max, 6 pm (ON 106.9 FM)
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s vs (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington, 25 min after (ON 106.9 FM)
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Region 8 Tournament – Williston State College
First Round
(15-1) Trenton def. (16-4) Stanley (3-1) 25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22
(16-2) Tioga def. (15-3) Parshall (3-0) 25-12, 25-19, 25-15
(16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells def. (15-4) Alexander (3-0) 25-19, 25-15, 25-14
(16-3) Ray def. (15-2) Williston Trinity Christian (3-1) 25-1, 27-25, 23-25, 25-22
(15-1) Trenton def. (16-4) Stanley (3-1) 25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22
(16-2) Tioga def. (15-3) Parshall (3-0) 25-12, 25-19, 25-15
(16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells def. (15-4) Alexander (3-0) 25-19, 25-15, 25-14
(16-3) Ray def. (15-2) Williston Trinity Christian (3-1) 25-1, 27-25, 23-25, 25-22
Today’s schedule
Semifinal
(15-1) Trenton vs. (16-2) Tioga, 6 pm
(16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells vs (16-3) Ray, 25 min after
(15-1) Trenton vs. (16-2) Tioga, 6 pm
(16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells vs (16-3) Ray, 25 min after
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Region 7 Tournament – Killdeer High School
Quarterfinal
#1 Dickinson Trinity def. #8 Hazen (3-0) 25-17, 25-7, 25-11
#5 Glen Ullin-Hebron def. #4 Bowman County (3-0) 25-23, 25-20, 25-18
#2 Beulah def. #7 Mott-Regent (3-0) 25-19, 25-16, 25-21
#3 Hettinger-Scranton def. #6 Richardton-Taylor (3-0) 25-16, 25-23, 25-18
#1 Dickinson Trinity def. #8 Hazen (3-0) 25-17, 25-7, 25-11
#5 Glen Ullin-Hebron def. #4 Bowman County (3-0) 25-23, 25-20, 25-18
#2 Beulah def. #7 Mott-Regent (3-0) 25-19, 25-16, 25-21
#3 Hettinger-Scranton def. #6 Richardton-Taylor (3-0) 25-16, 25-23, 25-18
Today’s schedule
Semifinal
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs #5 Glen Ullin-Hebron, 6 pm
#2 Beulah vs #3 Hettinger-Scranton, 25 min after
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs #5 Glen Ullin-Hebron, 6 pm
#2 Beulah vs #3 Hettinger-Scranton, 25 min after
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Region 5 Tournament – Underwood High School
Quarterfinal
#1 Flasher def. #9 Garrison (3-0) 25-12, 25-10, 25-7
#4 New Salem-Almont def. #5 Washburn (3-1) 25-20, 25-20, 20-25, 25-18
#2 Shiloh Christian def. #7 Center-Stanton (3-2) 25-12, 25-14, 20-25, 19-25, 15-5
#3 Central McLean def. #6 Grant County (3-2) 25-14, 14-25, 21-25, 28-26, 15-12
#1 Flasher def. #9 Garrison (3-0) 25-12, 25-10, 25-7
#4 New Salem-Almont def. #5 Washburn (3-1) 25-20, 25-20, 20-25, 25-18
#2 Shiloh Christian def. #7 Center-Stanton (3-2) 25-12, 25-14, 20-25, 19-25, 15-5
#3 Central McLean def. #6 Grant County (3-2) 25-14, 14-25, 21-25, 28-26, 15-12
Today’s schedule
Semifinal
#1 Flasher vs #4 New Salem-Almont, 5:30 pm
#2 Shiloh Christian vs #3 Central McLean, 25 min after
#1 Flasher vs #4 New Salem-Almont, 5:30 pm
#2 Shiloh Christian vs #3 Central McLean, 25 min after
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Region 4 Tournament – Devils Lake High School
Quarterfinal
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. #8 St. John (3-0) 25-4, 25-7, 25-11
#4 North Prairie def. #5 Harvey-Wells County (3-0) 25-19, 25-21, 26-24
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne def. #7 Nelson County (3-0) 25-7, 25-13, 25-11
#3 North Star def. #6 Benson County (3-0) 25-11, 25-8, 25-13
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. #8 St. John (3-0) 25-4, 25-7, 25-11
#4 North Prairie def. #5 Harvey-Wells County (3-0) 25-19, 25-21, 26-24
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne def. #7 Nelson County (3-0) 25-7, 25-13, 25-11
#3 North Star def. #6 Benson County (3-0) 25-11, 25-8, 25-13
Today’s schedule
Semifinal
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich vs. #4 North Prairie, 6 pm
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne vs #3 North Star, 25 min after
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich vs. #4 North Prairie, 6 pm
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne vs #3 North Star, 25 min after
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FCS POLLS
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Following the 45-31 win at Murray State, North Dakota climbs in the FCS polls this week. North Dakota State drops in the polls following a 33-16 loss to South Dakota State.
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Nov. 6)
1. South Dakota State (9-0, 6-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)
2. Furman (8-1, 6-0 SoCon), 1,298
3. Montana (8-1, 5-1 Big Sky), 1,279
4. Idaho (7-2, 5-1 Big Sky), 1,265
5. Montana State (7-2, 5-1 Big Sky), 1,190
6. South Dakota (7-2, 5-1 MVFC), 1,110
7. North Carolina Central (8-1, 3-0 MEAC), 907
8. Delaware (7-2, 5-1 CAA), 870
9. Sacramento State (6-3, 3-3 Big Sky), 857
10. North Dakota (6-3, 4-2 MVFC), 812 (#13 LAST WEEK)
11. Southern Illinois (6-3, 3-3 MVFC), 730
12. North Dakota State (6-3, 3-3 MVFC), 655 (#11 LAST WEEK)
13t. Florida A&M (8-1, 7-0 SWAC), 654
13t. Villanova (7-2, 5-1 CAA), 654
15. Northern Iowa (6-3, 5-1 MVFC), 615
16. Incarnate Word (7-2, 4-1 Southland), 566
17. Western Carolina (6-3, 4-2 SoCon), 517
18. Albany (7-3, 5-1 CAA), 504
19. Chattanooga (7-3, 6-2 Southern), 490
20. Austin Peay (7-2, 4-0 UAC), 477
21. UT Martin (7-2, 4-1 Big South-OVC), 348
22. Youngstown State (6-3, 4-2 MVFC), 342
23. Mercer (7-3, 5-2 SoCon), 183
24. Harvard (7-1, 4-1 Ivy), 112
25. Lafayette (7-2, 3-1 Patriot), 90
1. South Dakota State (9-0, 6-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)
2. Furman (8-1, 6-0 SoCon), 1,298
3. Montana (8-1, 5-1 Big Sky), 1,279
4. Idaho (7-2, 5-1 Big Sky), 1,265
5. Montana State (7-2, 5-1 Big Sky), 1,190
6. South Dakota (7-2, 5-1 MVFC), 1,110
7. North Carolina Central (8-1, 3-0 MEAC), 907
8. Delaware (7-2, 5-1 CAA), 870
9. Sacramento State (6-3, 3-3 Big Sky), 857
10. North Dakota (6-3, 4-2 MVFC), 812 (#13 LAST WEEK)
11. Southern Illinois (6-3, 3-3 MVFC), 730
12. North Dakota State (6-3, 3-3 MVFC), 655 (#11 LAST WEEK)
13t. Florida A&M (8-1, 7-0 SWAC), 654
13t. Villanova (7-2, 5-1 CAA), 654
15. Northern Iowa (6-3, 5-1 MVFC), 615
16. Incarnate Word (7-2, 4-1 Southland), 566
17. Western Carolina (6-3, 4-2 SoCon), 517
18. Albany (7-3, 5-1 CAA), 504
19. Chattanooga (7-3, 6-2 Southern), 490
20. Austin Peay (7-2, 4-0 UAC), 477
21. UT Martin (7-2, 4-1 Big South-OVC), 348
22. Youngstown State (6-3, 4-2 MVFC), 342
23. Mercer (7-3, 5-2 SoCon), 183
24. Harvard (7-1, 4-1 Ivy), 112
25. Lafayette (7-2, 3-1 Patriot), 90
Others Receiving Votes: Central Arkansas, 75; Tarleton, 47; Holy Cross, 43; Elon, 41; Richmond, 23; Nicholls, 15; William & Mary, 13; Tennessee State, 9.
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Nov. 6)
1. South Dakota State (26)
2. Furman
3. Montana
4. Idaho
5. Montana State
6. South Dakota
7. North Carolina Central
8. Delaware
9. Florida A&M
10. Incarnate Word
11. Sacramento State
12. North Dakota (#15 LAST WEEK)
13. North Dakota State (#10 LAST WEEK)
14. Austin Peay
15. Southern Illinois
16. UT Martin
17. Chattanooga
18. Villanova
19. Harvard
20. Northern Iowa
21. Western Carolina
22. Holy Cross
23. Lafayette
24. Central Arkansas
25. Albany
2. Furman
3. Montana
4. Idaho
5. Montana State
6. South Dakota
7. North Carolina Central
8. Delaware
9. Florida A&M
10. Incarnate Word
11. Sacramento State
12. North Dakota (#15 LAST WEEK)
13. North Dakota State (#10 LAST WEEK)
14. Austin Peay
15. Southern Illinois
16. UT Martin
17. Chattanooga
18. Villanova
19. Harvard
20. Northern Iowa
21. Western Carolina
22. Holy Cross
23. Lafayette
24. Central Arkansas
25. Albany
Others Receiving Votes: Youngstown St., 59; Mercer, 56; Illinois St., 16; Davidson, 9; Eastern Illinois, 5; Fordham, 3; Samford, 3; Tarleton, 3; William & Mary, 3; Nicholls, 1.
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UND FOOTBALL-HONORS
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (UND) – North Dakota quarterback Tommy Schuster was one of four players to earn the title of Missouri Valley Football Conference Player of the Week, the league announced Monday morning. Schuster went 18-for-23 passing for 279 yards and five touchdowns in the 45-31 win at Murray State. In the second quarter, he broke the all-time record for touchdowns thrown in a career at UND with a 47-yard touchdown strike to Wesley Eliodor, bringing his total up to 59 touchdowns thrown at the time. He broke the record of Kelby Klosterman (1999-2002), who threw for 58 touchdowns in his career. By the end of the afternoon, Schuster’s career total was up to 61 touchdowns thrown. His five touchdown passes in the win was a new career best and he became the first North Dakota quarterback to have five touchdowns thrown in a game since Braden Hanson threw five in the 40-34 win over Montana on Oct. 20, 2012. Schuster has cemented his place in North Dakota history as the all-time record holder for passing yards in a career (8,652), all-time completions in a career (801) and all-time career touchdown passes (61).
North Dakota right tackle Seth Anderson became the final Missouri Valley Football Player to earn the title of MVFC Player of the Week on Monday afternoon, earning the title of Offensive Lineman of the Week. He joins Tommy Schuster (Offensive Player of the Week) with a conference honor this week. In the 45-31 win at Murray State, Anderson’s blocking helped the Fighting Hawks accumulate 507 yards of offense with 279 yards through the air and 228 yards on the ground. Isaiah Smith rushed 21 times for 153 yards and a touchdown, giving Smith his fifth 100-yard rushing game of his career and his second this season. It was also Smith’s second consecutive 100-yard rushing performance this season. Anderson’s blocking also helped Schuster go 18-for-23 passing for 279 yards and five touchdowns. Schuster broke the all-time record for touchdowns thrown in a career at UND in the second quarter with his third touchdown pass of the afternoon, bringing his total up to 59 touchdowns thrown at the time. He shattered the record of Kelby Klosterman (1999-2002), who threw for 58 touchdowns in his career. By the end of the game on Saturday, Schuster’s career total was up to 61 touchdowns thrown. Schuster also became the first UND quarterback to have five touchdowns thrown in a game since Braden Hanson had five in the 40-34 win over Montana on Oct. 20, 2012. Anderson ended the week with 39 finishing points, highlighted by grading out at 96 percent on assignment and 84 percent overall.
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UND WOMENS BASKETBALL
LARAMIE, Wyo. (UND) – The North Dakota women’s basketball team fell in its season opening game, 77-60, to Wyoming (1-0) at Arena-Auditorium. UND (0-1) stuck with the Cowgirls through three quarters, and outscored UW 21-19 in the third quarter to pull within four points. Wyoming would pull away in the fourth quarter by outscoring the Hawks 20-7 and holding UND to 3-of-16 shooting over the final 10 minutes. Kacie Borowicz poured in a game high 29 points on an efficient 11-of-17 shooting and went 6-for-8 from the free throw line. Rakiyah Beal joined Borowicz in double figures with 12 points and nearly had a double-double with nine rebounds. North Dakota returns to action Saturday for their home opener against Grand Canyon at 7 p.m. in the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.
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NDSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU)– The North Dakota State women’s basketball team came up short against No. 23/22 Creighton, 75-52, on Monday night at the Sanford Pentagon. Elle Evans led the way for NDSU (0-1) connecting on a game-best three triples on five attempts and finished with a team-high 10 points to go along with four rebounds and one block. Marwa Bedziri, who was making her first career start, added six points with two rebounds. Kristinia Ekofo Yomane also contributed six points and hauled in four rebounds. NDSU will be back in action hosting Jamestown on Thursday. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m., at Scheels Center.
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NDSU MENS BASKETBALL
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NDSU) – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team pulled out a thrilling 80-76 overtime victory over Western Michigan in the 2023-24 season opener on Monday evening inside University Arena. NDSU junior Jeremiah Burke tied the game with a putback as time expired in regulation, sending the game to overtime at 71-71. NDSU senior Boden Skunberg led all players with 25 points. Jacari White sparked the Bison off the bench, scoring 15 points to ignite the second-half comeback. Andrew Morgan finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds, leading a dominant NDSU effort on the glass. NDSU will return home to host Mount Marty on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m.
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UND HOCKEY-POLLS
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – Following the first road contests of the season, North Dakota remained inside the top-5 at No. 4 in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls, which were released on Monday. The Fighting Hawks are coming off a split at Boston University, grabbing the program’s first win over the Terriers in Boston since March 16, 1990 with a 5-4 overtime win on Saturday night. Jackson Blake was stellar in the finale, assisting on the opening two goals for UND before potting the overtime winner just 20 seconds into the extra session to notch his second three-point night of the season. North Dakota hits the road to open conference play this weekend to battle No. 18 Minnesota Duluth from AMSOIL Arena beginning Friday at 7:07 p.m.
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TIMBERWOLVES-CELTICS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored eight of his 38 points in overtime, and the Minnesota Timberwolves sent the Boston Celtics to their first loss of the season with a 114-109 win on Monday night. Edwards was 15 of 25 from the field and had nine rebounds and seven assists. Jaden McDaniels added 20 points, and Rudy Gobert added 14 points and 12 rebounds as Minnesota improved to 4-0 at home in a third consecutive victory. Naz Reid scored 10 of his 14 points in the first quarter and helped the Timberwolves overcome foul trouble for Karl-Anthony Towns, who finished with seven points in just 28 minutes before fouling out in overtime. Jayson Tatum had 32 points and Jaylen Brown added 26 for the Celtics. Boston’s 6-0 start was its best since 2009-10. The Timberwolves host New Orleans on Wednesday.
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VIKINGS-AKERS INJURY
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings running back Cam Akers ruptured his left Achilles tendon in another blow to a banged-up offense, a season-ending injury confirmed Monday by coach Kevin O’Connell. Akers was hurt Sunday in the win at Atlanta, where he had eight carries for 25 yards. Acquired Sept. 20 in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams, Akers had 138 yards on 38 attempts plus 11 receptions for 70 yards in six games for the Vikings. He has one of Minnesota’s two rushing touchdowns this season. Quarterback Joshua Dobbs had one against the Falcons. Alexander Mattison remained the starter after Akers arrived, but the fourth-year player provided a useful complement to the powerful Mattison with a quicker burst at the line of scrimmage. Regardless of who’s running the ball, the blocking has been a major problem for the Vikings this season. They’re 27th in the NFL with an average of 3.7 yards per rush. Akers tore his right Achilles tendon in an offseason workout before the 2021 season with the Rams and made a remarkably fast recovery to return in less than six months for the playoffs for the eventual Super Bowl champions.
Without Akers, Ty Chandler will be the primary backup to Mattison, with Kene Nwangwu as a third option. Mattison has 434 yards on 122 rushes plus 158 yards and three touchdowns on 23 receptions. Chandler has 13 touches for 85 total yards. The injury to Akers left the Vikings with their second torn Achilles tendon in as many weeks following the loss of quarterback Kirk Cousins. Rookie Jaren Hall started in his place against the Falcons and was forced out in the first quarter with a concussion before the newcomer Dobbs rallied the Vikings to victory. Nick Mullens, the original backup, has been sidelined by a back injury for the last four weeks. Wide receiver Justin Jefferson was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring strain at the same time as Mullens. Both players are eligible to return this week. O’Connell said there’s a possibility Jefferson would begin practicing Wednesday but sounded a note of caution about bringing him back too quickly. Hall remained in the concussion protocol Monday with wide receiver K.J. Osborn, who also was knocked out of the game Sunday with a hit to the head. With Hall and Mullens uncertain for action, Dobbs will take the first team turns in practice this week and prepare to start against New Orleans.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/06/23
K-HEART SPORTS – MONDAY – 11/06/23
MINOT, ND – The final volleyball polls of the season have been released.
The polls are voted on by the North Dakota AP Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association.
Class A Volleyball Poll
Team (First Place Votes) Points Record Last Poll
1. Fargo North (6) 37 28-4 1
2. Jamestown (2) 29 26-5 2
3. Fargo Davies 26 26-4 3
4. Bismarck Century 15 24-7 4
5. Bismarck High 5 23-8 RV
1. Fargo North (6) 37 28-4 1
2. Jamestown (2) 29 26-5 2
3. Fargo Davies 26 26-4 3
4. Bismarck Century 15 24-7 4
5. Bismarck High 5 23-8 RV
Others receiving Votes: Grand Forks Red River, Fargo Shanley
Class B Volleyball Poll
Team (First Place Votes) Points Record Last Poll
1. Dickinson Trinity (6) 78 33-1 1
2. May-Port-CG (2) 73 30-3 2
3. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich 59 31-5 3
4. Northern Cass 47 29-5-1 4
5. Our Redeemer’s 44 32-8-1 5
6. South Prairie-Max 40 28-2 6
7. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 29 28-4 8
8. New Rockford-Sheyenne 28 26-6 7
9. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 14 28-4 T9
10. Central McLean 11 27-6 RV
2. May-Port-CG (2) 73 30-3 2
3. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich 59 31-5 3
4. Northern Cass 47 29-5-1 4
5. Our Redeemer’s 44 32-8-1 5
6. South Prairie-Max 40 28-2 6
7. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 29 28-4 8
8. New Rockford-Sheyenne 28 26-6 7
9. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 14 28-4 T9
10. Central McLean 11 27-6 RV
Others receiving votes: Shiloh Christian, Flasher, North Star, Thompson, Bottineau
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MINOT, ND – Region tournaments for Class B girls volleyball begin today. We’ll bring you updates of the Region 6 Volleyball Tournament on 106.9 K-Heart, khrt.com and through the LIVE 365 app. We’ll be back with live play by play for the semifinals on Tuesday and the 3rd Place / Championship on Thursday.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Class B
Region 6 Tournament – Minot Auditorium
First Round
(11-1) Bottineau vs (12-4) Bishop Ryan, 3 pm
(12-2) South Prairie-Max vs (11-3) T-G-U, 25 min after
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s vs (11-4) Newburg-Westhope, 25 min after
(11-2) Velva vs (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington, 25 min after
(11-1) Bottineau vs (12-4) Bishop Ryan, 3 pm
(12-2) South Prairie-Max vs (11-3) T-G-U, 25 min after
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s vs (11-4) Newburg-Westhope, 25 min after
(11-2) Velva vs (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington, 25 min after
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Region 8 Tournament – Williston State College
First Round
(15-1) Trenton vs (16-4) Stanley, 3 pm
(16-2) Tioga vs (15-3) Parshall, 25 min after
(16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells vs (15-4) Alexander, 25 min after
(15-2) Williston Trinity Christian vs (16-3) Ray, 25 min after
(15-1) Trenton vs (16-4) Stanley, 3 pm
(16-2) Tioga vs (15-3) Parshall, 25 min after
(16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells vs (15-4) Alexander, 25 min after
(15-2) Williston Trinity Christian vs (16-3) Ray, 25 min after
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Region 7 Tournament – Killdeer High School
Quarterfinal
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs #8 Hazen, 3 pm
#4 Bowman County vs #5 Glen Ullin-Hebron, 25 min after
#2 Beulah vs #7 Mott-Regent, 25 min after
#3 Hettinger-Scranton vs #6 Richardton-Taylor
#1 Dickinson Trinity vs #8 Hazen, 3 pm
#4 Bowman County vs #5 Glen Ullin-Hebron, 25 min after
#2 Beulah vs #7 Mott-Regent, 25 min after
#3 Hettinger-Scranton vs #6 Richardton-Taylor
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Region 5 Tournament – Underwood High School
Quarterfinal
#1 Flasher vs #9 Garrison, 2:30 pm
#4 New Salem-Almont vs #5 Washburn, 25 min after
#2 Shiloh Christian vs #7 Center-Stanton, 25 min after
#3 Central McLean vs #6 Grant County, 25 min after
#1 Flasher vs #9 Garrison, 2:30 pm
#4 New Salem-Almont vs #5 Washburn, 25 min after
#2 Shiloh Christian vs #7 Center-Stanton, 25 min after
#3 Central McLean vs #6 Grant County, 25 min after
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Region 4 Tournament – Devila Lake High School
Quarterfinal
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich vs #8 St. John, 3 pm
#4 North Prairie vs #5 Harvey-Wells County, 25 min after
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne vs #7 Nelson County, 25 min after
#3 North Star vs #6 Benson County, 25 min after
#1 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich vs #8 St. John, 3 pm
#4 North Prairie vs #5 Harvey-Wells County, 25 min after
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne vs #7 Nelson County, 25 min after
#3 North Star vs #6 Benson County, 25 min after
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VIKINGS-FALCONS
ATLANTA (AP) — Newly acquired Joshua Dobbs threw two touchdown passes, including a go-ahead 6-yarder to Brandon Powell with 22 seconds remaining, and also ran for a score, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied to beat the Atlanta Falcons 31-28 on Sunday for their fourth straight win. Minnesota (5-4) overcame the loss of rookie quarterback Jaren Hall to a concussion in the first quarter. Dobbs led the go-ahead drive after Tyler Allgeier’s 5-yard scoring run gave Atlanta (4-5) the lead with 2:08 remaining. Dobbs was acquired from the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday. The 28-year-old started all eight games for the Cardinals as a fill-in while Kyler Murray recovers from a knee injury. Murray’s imminent return made Dobbs available for a trade. Only five days after the trade, Dobbs made his case to keep the starting job for Minnesota. He completed 20 of 30 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns and had seven carries for 66 yards and another score. Taylor Heinicke threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jonnu Smith in his first Atlanta start to give the Falcons a 21-13 lead in the third quarter. Dobbs’ 18-yard scoring run and 2-point pass to Trishton Jackson tied the game.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/05/23
K-HEART SPORTS – SUNDAY – 11/05/23
MINOT, ND – Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison saw their winning streak come to an end at 24 as Dickinson Trinity defeated the Aggies in the Class A State Semifinal. Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn also saw their undefeated season come to an end in the 9-Man State Semifinal. Pairings are now set for the Dakota Bowl on Friday in Fargo.
High School Football
Class A
Semifinal
#4 Dickinson Trinity def. #1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison, 45-34
#2 Kindred def. #3 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich, 34-32
Semifinal
#4 Dickinson Trinity def. #1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison, 45-34
#2 Kindred def. #3 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich, 34-32
9-Man
Semifinal
North Prairie def. #4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn, 54-36
#3 South Border def. #2 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock, 32-28
Semifinal
North Prairie def. #4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn, 54-36
#3 South Border def. #2 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock, 32-28
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High School Football
Dakota Bowl XXXI at the Fargo Dome (Fri)
Dakota Bowl XXXI at the Fargo Dome (Fri)
9-Man Championship
#3 South Border vs North Prairie, 9:10 am
Class A Championship
#2 Kindred vs #4 Dickinson Trinity, 20 min after
Class AA Championship
#1 Fargo North vs #7 Grand Forks Central, 20 min after
Class AAA Championship
#1 Fargo Shanley vs #3 Minot High, 6:40 pm
#3 South Border vs North Prairie, 9:10 am
Class A Championship
#2 Kindred vs #4 Dickinson Trinity, 20 min after
Class AA Championship
#1 Fargo North vs #7 Grand Forks Central, 20 min after
Class AAA Championship
#1 Fargo Shanley vs #3 Minot High, 6:40 pm
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WDA CHAMPIONSHIPS
BISMARCK, ND (WDA) – The 2023 WDA Swim-Dive Championships was held on Friday-Saturday at the Bismarck Aquatic and Wellness Center. Bismarck Century won their 10 title and first since 2020 edging Minot High. Bismarck Legacy was third.
High School Girls Swimming & Diving
WDA Championships
1. Bismarck Century, 433.5
2. Minot High, 429
3. Bismarck Legacy, 309
4. Dickinson, 271
5. Williston, 223.5
6. Mandan, 150
7. Bismarck High, 136
8. Jamestown, 130
1. Bismarck Century, 433.5
2. Minot High, 429
3. Bismarck Legacy, 309
4. Dickinson, 271
5. Williston, 223.5
6. Mandan, 150
7. Bismarck High, 136
8. Jamestown, 130
All-WDA – Minot High: Sam VonBokern, So.; Ava Williamson, Jr.; Bostyn Edwards, Jr.; Haley Conklin, Jr.; Ella Kesler, Sr.
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NAHL HOCKEY
MINOT, ND – Andrew Cummings notched a goal in the first period and Hudson Blue and Lucca Munoz added scores in the third period as the Minot Minotaurs shutout the Wings in Aberdeen 3-0 on Saturday. The win completes a sweep of the two games for the Tauros who improve to 11-3 on the season. They are only two points behind the Austin Bruins in the NAHL Central Division standings. The Tauros host the Bruins next weekend at Maysa Arena.
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MSU FOOTBALL
HIUGHTON, Mich. (MSU) – Isaiah Bigby totaled 20 tackles, third-most in a single game in Minot State football history, but it wasn’t enough as the Beavers fell 37-3 at Michigan Tech on Saturday afternoon in the first non-conference contest in the Beavers NCAA history. Michigan Tech opened a 37-0 lead, but Minot State responded with :33 left in the fourth quarter as Jeremy Caruso kicked a 33-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 37-3. The Huskies improved to 5-4 on the season while the Beavers dropped to 1-9. Erik Palmquist led all Beavers rushers with 42 yards in the contest, picking up 4.7 yards per carry. Myles West also added 37 yards on the ground. Joemah Norman reeled in one catch for 38 yards. Bigby led the Beavers defensively with his 20 tackles, 12 of them solo, assisted on a tackle for loss, one forced fumble, and recovered that fumble. Isaak Guzman added 11 tackles. Defensively, Minot State held up fairly well against the Michigan Tech offensive attack, holding the Huskies to 329 total yards.
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MSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
BILLINGS, Mont. (MSU) -The Minot State women’s basketball team got a 31-point performance from the bench on the way to a 72-63 victory over the Florida Tech Panthers at Alterowitz Gymnasium Saturday in the D-II Tip-off Classic hosted by Montana State Billings. The Beavers (1-1 overall) had two players score in double figures, led by Sydney Gustavsson, who had 17 points and two steals. Shawna Bruha tacked on 12 points from the bench and Taylor Goss added nine points and four assists. Minot State out-rebounded Florida Tech 33-32 in Saturday’s game, paced by six boards from Lorelei McIver. The Beavers also grabbed 15 offensive rebounds and scored 14 second-chance points. The Minot State defense was a problem in Saturday’s game, forcing 19 Florida Tech turnovers while committing 16. Those takeaways turned into 23 points on the offensive end of the floor. Gustavsson’s two steals led the way individually for the Beavers. Minot State got a team-high six rebounds from Lorelei McIver.
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MSU WOMENS HOCKEY
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The Beavers offense exploded late leading to a dramatic overtime victory. Down a pair of goals to visiting and fifth-ranked Maryville midway through the third period, the 10th-ranked Minot State women’s hockey team found its offense, netting a pair of late goal to force overtime, then skated away with the 4-3 victory as time was expiring in the extra session Saturday afternoon at the Maysa Arena. The Beavers battled to even the score 1-1 with 4 seconds left in period No. 2 when Mia Mckee scored her first of the season off a Makena Welby assist. The visiting Saints (9-5-0 overall) answered with an early third-period charge, looking to put the game away early by scoring a pair of goals in 3:04 for a comfortable 3-1 lead. But not insurmountable, and the Beavers (5-7-0) began the comeback when Paige Ackerman scored her first of the season of an Erica Fijala assist with 9:35 left in regulation. Battling to find the equalizer, the Beavers drew a penalty and cashed in with the man advantage as Olivia Opheim scored off assists by Krissy Rink and Ackerman, tying it 3-3 with 1:34 remaining. A thrilling finish that got even more dramatic in overtime as Haylie Biever made an early save on Sydney Poisson, who was left alone with the puck in front of the Minot State net. Buoyed by the big save, the Beavers continued to battle until the final seconds when Welby fed a pass out of the corner to Krissy Rink charging down the middle of the ice and she tipped it into the net with 2 seconds left in OT for the dramatic victory. Biever finished with 29 saves in the win for Minot State, which is back in action at home next weekend hosting No. 2 Midland (Neb.) on Friday and Saturday at 3:45 p.m. both days.
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MSU MENS HOCKEY
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – One day after suffering their first setback of the season, the No. 1-ranked Beaver men’s hockey team bounced back strong and got revenge against the Jimmies. Minot State jumped in front with a first-period, power-play goal and goalie Jake Anthony turned aside everything except one shot as the Beavers beat No. 8 Jamestown 4-1 on Saturday night at the Maysa Arena. The win quickly erased the memory of a 2-1 Jamestown win Friday night. Reid Arnold opened the scoring for Minot State (11-1-0 overall) with 5 minutes, 14 seconds left in the first period, and from there the Beavers kept rolling. Logan Cyca stretched the lead to 2-0 with 2:22 gone in the second period, Troy Hamilton added a power-play goal, then Cyca made it 4-0 with 23 seconds left in the middle stanza. Plenty of offense for Anthony who made 31 saves in the win, only once allowing the puck behind him early in the third. The Beavers now get next weekend off before returning to the ice at the ACHA Showcase hosted in Chicago on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Nov. 17-19.
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MSU VOLLEYBALL
ST. CLOUD, MN (MSU) -The Minot State volleyball team could not overcome a potent Huskies offense Saturday on the road falling to Saint Cloud State in three sets (14-25, 14-25, 17-25). Paulina Kowalska finished with five kills on the day to lead the Beavers attack. On defense, the Beavers were led by seven digs from Jaina Macaulay.
SET 1 | The Beavers fell behind early, dropping a tough first set 25-14. Minot State trailed by as many as 11 points as Saint Cloud State never gave up the lead in a set that was tied up zero times before the Huskies took control.
SET 2 | Minot State fell in set two 25-14, digging a 2-0 hole in the match. Minot State trailed by as many as 11 points as Saint Cloud State grabbed the advantage for good at 11-10 in a set that was knotted up five times before the Huskies took over the
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SET 3 | Minot State was not able to win set three and was swept by Saint Cloud State. The Beavers fell behind on the first point and never took the lead before falling in the set 25-17.
The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 2-24 overall and 1-15 in NSIC play.
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MSU MENS WRESTLING
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (MSU) – Kelby Armstrong won four straight to claim the title at 157 pounds on Saturday, leading the way for the Minot State men’s wrestling team, which opened the season at the Jimmie Open hosted by Jamestown. Seven other Beavers placed in the top 3 at the event, including Ethan Wonser at 141 pounds and Cannon Pott at 197, who both wrestled for the title in their respective weight class but settled for second place. Adding third-place finishes for Minot State were Wayne Joint (133), Kasius Graham (149), Ryan Hrcka (157), Brendan Barnes (165), and Cayden White (184). Armstrong started his day with a 12-2 major decision victory over Cael Larson of Northern State, then he earned a technical fall win, 16-1, over Degan Linne of Jamestown. In the semifinals, Armstrong advanced by injury default, then he won a dominating major decision, 11-1, over Cody Wienen of Minnesota State Moorhead. Wonser won a pair of matches by pin and scored a 5-4 decision over Logan Henningson of Concordia to advance to the 141-pound title match, while Potts added a win by pin, a win by decision, and a technical fall victory on his way to the 197-pound title match. The Minot State men’s wrestling team returns to the mats next weekend for another open tournament, competing at the Dakota Wesleyan Open next Saturday.
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NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY
BOSTON (UND) – Sophomore forward Jackson Blake scored just 20 seconds into the 3-on-3 overtime session to guide No. 3/4 North Dakota to a 5-4 win over No. 9/8 Boston University on Saturday night from Agganis Arena in Boston. Blake’s strike was his third point of the game and helped UND (5-2-1) record its first win in Boston over the Terriers (4-3-1) since Mar. 16, 1990 and snapped a six-game winless drought against BU dating back to 2012. The sophomore was joined by linemate Owen McLaughin, who struck for a goal and added two assists for his second-career game with three points and second this season. Riese Gaber also notched a pair of points, striking for his 50th goal of his career and dishing out a helper. Ludvig Persson battled between the pipes in the win for the Fighting Hawks, finishing with 29 saves on 33 shots against to record his fifth victory of the year. North Dakota hits the road to begin conference play next weekend with a pair of showdowns at Minnesota Duluth from AMSOIL Arena.
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NORTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL
MURRAY, Ky. (UND) – No. 13/15 North Dakota (6-3, 4-2 MVFC) defeated Murray State (2-7, 1-5 MVFC), 45-31, at Roy Stewart Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Fighting Hawks were in a tight game until Isaiah Smith broke a 21-yard rush for a touchdown late to give UND the 45-31 advantage. In the game, Tommy Schuster went 18-for-23 passing for 279 yards and five touchdowns. He broke the all-time record for touchdowns thrown in a career at UND in the second quarter with his third touchdown pass, bringing his total up to 59 touchdowns thrown at the time. He shattered the record of Kelby Klosterman (1999-2002), who threw for 58 touchdowns in his career. By the end of the game, Schuster’s career total was up to 61 touchdowns thrown. Wesley Eliodor helped Schuster break the record with his 47-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter to bring the score to 24-3. Bo Belquist was Schuster’s top target with six grabs for 84 yards, while Nick Kupfer hauled in two touchdowns and had three receptions for 59 yards. Eliodor finished with two catches for 53 yards. Smith paced the Hawks on the ground with 21 touches for 153 yards and a score. The game was a back-and-forth contest until Smith’s 21-yard touchdown rush with under five minutes left, which brought the tally to 45-31. Sawyer Seidl was the next-best back for UND and had seven carries for 49 yards. North Dakota accounted for 507 yards of offense and 279 of those yards came through the air. Comparatively, Murray State had 379 offensive yards, highlighted by 228 yards passing.
NoDak scored on its first four offensive possessions and led 24-10 at the half. UND jumped out to a 17-0 lead early in the second quarter and scored on an 11-yard reception from Jack Wright, a 20-yard C.J. Elrichs field goal and a 22-yard grab from Kupfer. Murray State got on the board with 5:21 left before halftime with a 28-yard field goal. In the opening half, North Dakota had 288 yards of offense with 189 yards passing and 99 yards rushing. The Fighting Hawk defense limited the Racer attack to 154 yards, with 93 yards through the air and 61 on the ground. North Dakota will visit South Dakota next Saturday for the final road game of the regular season. Kickoff between the Fighting Hawks and Coyotes is slated for 1 p.m.
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NDSU FOOTBALL
BROOKINGS, S.D. (NDSU) – Top-ranked South Dakota State won the Dakota Marker for the fourth straight season with a 33-16 victory over North Dakota State on Saturday, Nov. 4, before a record crowd of 19,431 at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. Isaiah Davis ran for 106 yards and one touchdown, Mark Gronowski was 12 of 19 passing for 213 yards, and Jadon Janke caught two touchdown passes for the Jackrabbits, who won their 23rd straight game to improve to 9-0 overall and 6-0 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. North Dakota State (6-3, 3-3 MVFC) held the nation’s fourth-ranked scoring team to four field goals, but three of those came after Bison turnovers as the Jackrabbits intercepted two passes and recovered a fumble. NDSU’s Cam Miller was 18 of 29 passing for 167 yards and Zach Mathis caught four passes for 39 yards including touchdown grabs of 1 and 10 yards. Eli Green, RaJa Nelson and TK Marshall each had four receptions. SDSU’s No. 1-ranked defense held NDSU to 4.5 yards per carry and the Bison converted only 4 of 12 third-down opportunities. Miller was NDSU’s leading rusher with 17 carries for 93 yards.
North Dakota State opened the game with a 12-play, 75-yard scoring drive. The Bison faked a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-1 from the SDSU 25 and Miller found tight end Joe Stoffel for 23 yards over the middle to set up the 1-yard TD pass to Mathis one play later. South Dakota State responded with a 13-play, 75-yard scoring drive with Isaiah Davis getting seven carries for 46 yards, including a 27-yard burst to the NDSU 1 before scoring on the next play. Griffin Crosa’s 29-yard field goal early in the second quarter put NDSU ahead 9-7, but it was all SDSU from there as the Jackrabbits scored 23 unanswered points. South Dakota State had a 20-9 halftime lead after NDSU missed a 50-yard field goal wide right. The Jackrabbits also blocked a 37-yard attempt in the third quarter and a PAT kick in the first quarter, snapping Griffin Crosa’s streak of 127 consecutive conversions. Safety Cole Wisniewski tied a career-high with 11 tackles to lead the NDSU defense, safety Sam Jung tied a career-high with eight tackles, and cornerback Jayden Price made a career-high six stops. Defensive end Dylan Hendricks had two tackles for loss including a sack. North Dakota State is scheduled to host Southern Illinois at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, in the annual Harvest Bowl. SIU is 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the conference after a 14-7 home loss to South Dakota.
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TIMBERWOLVES-JAZZ
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 15 of his season-high 25 points in a dominant third-quarter stretch, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away to beat the Utah Jazz 123-95 on Saturday night. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 31 points: 19 in the first half and 12 in the fourth quarter. Rudy Gobert had 11 points and a team-best 10 rebounds against his former team for his fourth double-double in the first five games. Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 22 points and eight rebounds. He was 4 of 11 on 3-pointers after making a franchise-record 25 through the first six Utah games. Talen Horton-Tucker and John Collins added 14 points apiece. Utah, which opened a four-game trip, has lost four of five. In seven games, the Jazz have lost three times by at least 16 points. The Timberwolves shot 55.6% and held Utah to 38.5%, the second straight Minnesota opponent to finish under 40%. Minnesota limited Denver to 39% in Wednesday’s 110-89 win. The Timberwolves have held four of their first five opponents under 100 points. Last season, they did that just four times combined in the regular and postseason. Minnesota is holding opponents to an NBA-best 42.7% from the field. The Timberwolves host the Boston Celtics on Monday.
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WILD-RANGERS
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Minnesota Wild beat the New York Rangers 5-4 after coming back from a three-goal deficit on Saturday night. Mats Zuccarello and New York’s Artemi Panarin traded goals to open the shootout before Boldy got a fortunate bounce for the winner. Boldy’s shot went off the pipe and hit Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick in the back and deflected into the net. Zuccarello had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Hartman, Joel Eriksson Ek and Marco Rossi also scored in regulation for the Wild, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 13 of the 14 shots he faced after replacing Filip Gustavsson in the first period. Gustavsson allowed three goals on four shots over the first 6:53 as the Wild trailed 3-0. Panarin and Erik Gustafsson each had a goal and an assist, and Jimmy Vesey and Chris Krieder scored for New York, which had won six straight. Quick made 36 saves. The Wild start a three-game road trip Tuesday night against the New York Islanders.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/04/23
K-HEART SPORTS – SATURDAY – 11/04/23
MINOT, ND – The Minot High football team is headed to the Dakota Bowl for the first time since 2017. The Magi took down the only team that defeated them in the regular season by defeating the Mustang at West Fargo Sheyenne 47-30 in the Class AAA semifinals on Friday night. Twice in the first half, Minot High had the ball inside the Mustangs 5 yard line and fumbled. Sheyenne led 17-7 at halftime and then scored on the first possession of the third quarter to go ahead 24-7. From that point the Magi outscored the Mustangs 40-6 to secure their spot in the championship game on Friday.
High School Football
Class AAA
Semifinal
#1 Fargo Shanley def. #5 Fargo Davies, 31-8
#3 Minot High def. #2 West Fargo Sheyenne, 47-30
Semifinal
#1 Fargo Shanley def. #5 Fargo Davies, 31-8
#3 Minot High def. #2 West Fargo Sheyenne, 47-30
Class AA
Semifinal
#1 Fargo North def. #5 West Fargo Horace, 40-14
#7 Grand Central def. #6 Jamestown, 14-13
Semifinal
#1 Fargo North def. #5 West Fargo Horace, 40-14
#7 Grand Central def. #6 Jamestown, 14-13
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MINOT, ND – Those who will play the the Class A and 9-Man championship game on Friday will be determined today. We’ll broadcast the Aggies game hosting Dickinson Trinity. Pre-game is set for 1:10 pm on 106.9 K-Heart, khrt.com, and through the LIVE 365 app.
High School Football
Class A
Semifinal
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison hosting #4 Dickinson Trinity, 1:30 pm
#2 Kindred hosting #3 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich, 1:30 pm (at Fargo North)
Semifinal
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison hosting #4 Dickinson Trinity, 1:30 pm
#2 Kindred hosting #3 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich, 1:30 pm (at Fargo North)
9-Man
Semifinal
#4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn hosting North Prairie, 2 pm
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock hosting #3 South Border, 2 pm
Semifinal
#4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn hosting North Prairie, 2 pm
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock hosting #3 South Border, 2 pm
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GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING
MINOT, ND – The WDA Championships for girls swimming and diving finishes up today at the Bismarck Aquatics and Wellness Center. Minot High is the two time defending champion.
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CLASS B CROSS COUNTRY ALL-STATE
MINOT, ND – The North Dakota High School Coaches Association has named their All-State teams for Class B cross country. Three runners from New Town were named to the boys team including Ben DuBois, Xavier Bell, and Lander Lahtinen. The girls team includes 3-time state champ Brynn Hanson of Des Lacs-Burlington, Hannah Senechal and Keyara Lundstrom of Rugby, and Mashae Miller of Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central. Brooklyn Bartsch of Rugby was named the Outstanding Senior Athlete and Bill Jansen of Ruby was the Coach of the Year.
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MSU MENS HOCKEY
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The Jimmies snapped a long losing streak against their in-state rivals and in the process spoiled the top-ranked Minot State hockey team’s perfect season. An early goal by visiting Jamestown left the Beavers playing catch-up most of the night, then a late power-play goal helped the Jimmies to a 2-1 win over Minot State at the Maysa Arena on Friday night. The same two teams meet again tonight at the Maysa Arena at 7:30 p.m.
The loss was the first of the season for the Beavers (10-1-0 overall) who had won 17 in a row dating back to last season and had beaten the Jimmies in each of the two teams’ last 14 head-to-head contests, as well. But No. 8-ranked Jamestown jumped in front early, scoring 56 seconds into Friday’s game, then maintaining that 1-0 lead until midway through the final period. Peppering the Jimmies goal – Minot State outshot Jamestown 37-18 in the game – the Beavers final broke through as Sheldin Howard scored off a Jay Buchholz assist with 9:02 left in the game, evening the score at 1-1. A penalty on Minot State less than a minute later, though, gave Jamestown a chance to regain the lead and the Jimmies cashed in, scoring the game-winning power-play goal with 6:30 left to earn their first win over the Beavers since December 10, 2021. Riley Wallace finished with 16 saves on the night in goal for Minot State.
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MSU WOMENS HOCKEY
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Back on home ice, the 10th-ranked Minot State women’s hockey team came up empty Friday against the visiting Saints and it ended up costing the Beavers. Fifth-ranked Maryville (9-4-0 overall) scored twice in the second period, all the offense either team could muster, as Minot State (4-7-0) fell 2-0 in ACHA action at the Maysa Arena. Both teams return to action for game two of their weekend series at the Maysa Arena today at 3:45 p.m. Haylie Biever finished with 11 saves in goal on the day for the Beavers.
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MSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
BILLINGS, Mont. (MSU) – The Beavers started a bit slow but kept battling, and in the end nearly scored an upset Friday at the D-II Tip-off Classic hosted by Montana State Billings. Transfer Sydney Gustavsson led the way with 15 points while Beaver point guard Vilborg Jonsdottir totaled 6 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds, but the Minot State women’s basketball team fell to the No. 3/5-ranked Tampa Spartans 63-57 at Alterowitz Gymnasium Friday. The Beavers (0-1 overall) had two players score in double figures, led by Gustavsson, who added three steals. Emma Mogen tacked on 10 points, and Jonsdottir added two steals. Led by Lorelei McIver’s two offensive rebounds, Minot State did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 13 boards that resulted in 11 second-chance points. Minot State forced 22 Tampa turnovers while committing 15 themselves in Friday’s game. The Beavers turned those takeaways into 27 points on the offensive end of the floor. Gustavsson’s three steals led the way for Minot State. Next up in the tournament, Minot State plays Florida Tech tonight at 8 p.m. (Central Time).
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MSU WOMENS VOLLEYBALL
MANKATO, MN (MSU) -The Minot State volleyball team jumped ahead 1-0 but couldn’t hang on and fell in four sets (25-20, 15-25, 17-25, 14-25) to the Minnesota State Mavericks Friday on the road at Taylor Center. Bailee Brommenschenkel had a team-high two aces in the loss. Minot State never trailed on the way to winning the first set 25-20. Emily Kotelnikoff had a team-high 10 kills for Minot State. Minot State got a team-high 14 digs from Kendal Braun. Minot State attackers were helped by a team-high 17 assists from Jaina Macaulay.
SET 1 | The Beavers won the first point and held the lead the rest of the way to win the first set 25-20. Minot State led by as many as five points at 9-4 before closing out the set.
SET 2 | Minot State lost set two 25-15 to tie the match 1-1. The Beavers dropped the second set despite a solid performance on the attacking side. Minot State registered a .370 attack percentage with 11 kills in the set loss.
SET 3 | Minot State then dropped their second set in a row, falling behind in the match two sets to one. The Beavers lost a tough set 25-17. Minot State trailed by as many as eight points as Minnesota State grabbed the advantage for good at 15-14 in a set that was tied up 10 times before the Mavericks took over in the second half of the stanza.
SET 4 | Minot State lost the fourth set and the match, falling 25-14. The Beavers trailed by as many as 12 points as Minnesota State grabbed the advantage for good at 2-1 and Minot State couldn’t recover in a set that was tied up just once before the Mavericks took over.
The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 2-23 overall and 1-14 in NSIC action.
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NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY
BOSTON (UND) – Luke Tuch broke a 2-2 tie with a power play goal early in the third period to give No. 9/8 Boston University a 3-2 win over No. 3/4 North Dakota on Friday night from Agganis Arena in Boston. The Terriers (4-2-1) rode their special teams to the victory, finishing 2-for-5 on the power play and killing off all three man advantages for North Dakota (4-2-1) to grab the upset win and drop the winless streak to six for the Fighting Hawks against BU. It was a similar story to the last few meetings between the two storied programs, with UND controlling play 5-on-5 and dominating the shot count at 34-20, but goaltender Mathiew Caron stopped 32 shots to notch the victory. For the sixth time in seven games, UND jumped out to a 1-0 lead on strike from Jackson Blake just over four minutes into the opening period on the sophomore’s fifth goal of the season. Blake played catch with Jake Schmaltz before wiring a puck through the legs of Caron to get the visitors rolling. After the early push from NoDak, the Terriers were able to knot the game at 1-1 late in the first period on a deflection goal from Dylan Peterson to send the game into the intermission tied before penalties took over in the middle frame. With two players in the box for the green and white, Lane Hutson gave BU the 2-1 lead at the 12:41 mark of the second with a 5-on-3 power play goal, but the Fighting Hawks responded just 26 seconds later when Ben Strinden sniped a shot past the goaltender on a shorthanded rush to quickly tie the game at 2-2 with UND’s third shorthanded tally of the year. Despite a 16-5 shot advantage in the third period by UND, it was the home side who took the lead early in the final stanza on Tuch’s fourth goal of the year and second of the game for the Terriers on the man advantage. NoDak pushed for the equalizer, but could not rally back as the Terriers held on for the 3-2 win. North Dakota will look to even the series tonight at 6:07 p.m. from Agganis Arena.
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NAHL HOCKEY
MINOT, ND – Minot got two first period goals from Jack O’Hanisain and third period goals from Ian Spencer and Joel Lehtinen as the Tauros defeated the Wings 4-2 on Friday night in Aberdeen. Brady James tallied 18 saves in goal for Minot. The Minotauros move to 9-3-1 on the season. Meanwhile, the Bismarck Bobcats lost to the Austin Bruins 2-1.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
UNDATED – For the first time since joining the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, the Minot State football team is going to kick off against a non-NSIC foe. The Beavers make a nearly 12-hour journey to Michigan to take on the Michigan Tech Huskies of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) today, the first non-conference game for Minot State since the 2011 season when the Beavers were transitioning to the NCAA Division II level. The Beavers head into the contest with matching 1-8 overall and NSIC records looking to bounce back after a near-miss against in-state rival the University of Mary last weekend. As for the Huskies (4-4 overall, 1-4 GLIAC), they too roll into the weekend looking to rebound after very tough back-to-back weekends, losing to two-time defending national champion Ferris State and at home to No. 3-ranked Grand Valley State. Kickoff is Noon Central Time.
For the first time in program history, North Dakota and Murray State will meet on the gridiron today. Kickoff between the Fighting Hawks and Racers is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Murray, Ky. North Dakota enters the contest with a 5-3 record and 3-2 standing in MVFC play after defeating Indiana State 36-33 in overtime last weekend. UND trailed 30-27 with 47 seconds left and drove 60-yards over the next 40 seconds to give C.J. Elrichs the second field goal attempt of his career. He drilled the 32-yarder with four seconds remaining, eventually sending the game into overtime at 30-30. The Fighting Hawks only allowed a field goal on the Sycamore possession and then Tommy Schuster found Quincy Vaughn for a 15-yard touchdown strike to end the game, giving the Hawks the 36-33 overtime win. Murray State comes into the weekend with an overall record of 2-6 and a 1-4 mark in the MVFC after falling 38-6 at North Dakota State last week. All of MSU’s points came on field goals, with James London making a 53-yarder to bring the tally to 28-3 at intermission, and Matt Maldonado making a 39-yarder in the third quarter to bring the tally to 35-6. Quarterback D.J. Williams was the most productive Racer, going 15-for-26 for 108 yards.
North Dakota State goes back on the road this week as the 10th-ranked Bison (6-2, 3-2 MVFC) face top-ranked South Dakota State (8-0, 5-0 MVFC) in the annual Dakota Marker game at 2 p.m. today in Brookings, S.D. The Jackrabbits have won 22 straight games including 16 in a row at home. This is the 115th meeting between North Dakota State and South Dakota State dating back to 1903. NDSU leads the series 63-46-5, but SDSU has won four straight including a 45-21 victory in last year’s FCS national championship game and a 23-21 victory in Fargo last October. The Bison have a 10-9 edge in the Dakota Marker game, which has been played each regular season since 2004. The trophy is a 75-pound model replica of the original quartzite monuments placed along the state border in the 1890s.
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TWINS-SIGNINGS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins exercised their 2024 club options on outfielder Max Kepler and infielder Jorge Polanco on Thursday, their two longest-tenured players. Kepler will make $10 million and Polanco will make $10.5 million next season. Both players had a $1 million buyout, but their productivity this year made those prices market bargains for Minnesota. The Twins signed both players as 16-year-old international free agents in 2009, with Kepler from Germany and Polanco from the Dominican Republic. Kepler batted .260 with an .816 OPS with a team-high 24 home runs in 130 games as the regular right fielder for the Twins in 2023. He had a .926 OPS in 66 games after the All-Star break for the AL Central champions. Kepler is 12th in Twins history with 153 home runs over nine major league seasons. Polanco came back from a knee injury to hit .255 with 14 home runs and a .789 OPS in 80 games this season while playing second base and third base. He has the most home runs (112) by a switch-hitter in Twins history, over his 10-year major league career. The Twins have another club option on Polanco at $12.5 million for 2025.
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K-Heart Sports – 11/03/23
K-HEART SPORTS – FRIDAY – 11/03/23
MINOT, ND – The Minot High volleyball punched their ticket to the West Region Volleyball Tournament next week by winning their play in match last night.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class A
Class A
West Region Tournament
Play-In
(#6) Minot High def. (#11) Turtle Mountain (3-0) 25-13, 25-18, 25-12
(#7) Williston def. (#10) Mandan (3-2) 27-29, 19-25, 30-28, 25-18, 15-12
(#8) Bismarck St. Mary’s def. (#9) Watford City (3-1) 30-28, 25-18, 23-25, 25-20
Play-In
(#6) Minot High def. (#11) Turtle Mountain (3-0) 25-13, 25-18, 25-12
(#7) Williston def. (#10) Mandan (3-2) 27-29, 19-25, 30-28, 25-18, 15-12
(#8) Bismarck St. Mary’s def. (#9) Watford City (3-1) 30-28, 25-18, 23-25, 25-20
Quarterfinal (Thu 11/9)
(#1) Jamestown vs (#8) Bismarck St. Mary’s, 1 pm
(#4) Bismarck High vs (#5) Dickinson, 3 pm
(#2) Bismarck Century vs (#7) Williston, 5 pm
#3 Bismarck Legacy vs (#6) Minot High, 7 pm
(#1) Jamestown vs (#8) Bismarck St. Mary’s, 1 pm
(#4) Bismarck High vs (#5) Dickinson, 3 pm
(#2) Bismarck Century vs (#7) Williston, 5 pm
#3 Bismarck Legacy vs (#6) Minot High, 7 pm
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MINOT, ND – The Minot High football team will try to turn the table on their only loss of the season as they play tonight at West Fargo Sheyenne in the State Class AAA semifinals. The Magi lost to the Mustangs 20-28 on September 29th in West Fargo. Minot High is trying to reach the Dakota Bowl for the first time since 2017.
High School Football
Class AAA
Semifinal
#1 Fargo Shanley hosts #5 Fargo Davies, 7 pm
#2 West Fargo Sheyenne hosts #3 Minot High, 7 pm
Semifinal
#1 Fargo Shanley hosts #5 Fargo Davies, 7 pm
#2 West Fargo Sheyenne hosts #3 Minot High, 7 pm
Class AA
Semifinal
#1 Fargo North hosts #5 West Fargo Horace, 7 pm
#6 Jamestown hosts #7 Grand Central, 7 pm
Semifinal
#1 Fargo North hosts #5 West Fargo Horace, 7 pm
#6 Jamestown hosts #7 Grand Central, 7 pm
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MSU WOMENS SOCCER
MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSU) – Minot State and Minnesota State Moorhead played to a 0-0 draw Thursday on the road at Nemzek Soccer Field in NSIC action. Minot State totaled 24 shots in the scoreless tie, 11 of them on goal. The Beavers faced seven MSU Moorhead shots, three of them on goal. Siriana Gudino led Minot State with three saves in her fourth shutout of the season. Minot State moved to 6-8-4 overall and 3-7-4 in NSIC play with the draw. The draw ends the Beavers season.
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MSU MENS HOCKEY
MINOT, N. D. (MSU) – Walker Jerome broke the tie and Joey Moffatt added an insurance goal for the top-ranked Minot State men’s hockey team as the Beavers skated to their second win of the season over in-state rival the University of Mary on Wednesday night. Jay Buchholz and Troy Hamilton each added a first-period goal for the Beavers (10-0-0 overall), who beat the host Marauders, 4-2. Trailing 2-0, the Marauders (6-3-0) scored late in the first and early in the second period before Jerome broke the tie with 9 minutes, 31 seconds left in the middle session. Moffatt then helped ice the win 3:13 later with a power-play goal for the Beavers, who scored twice with the man advantage on the night. Christian Kadolph and Carter Barley each had a pair of assists in the win, Buchholz added an assist, and Logan Rands and Logan Cyca each had one assist each for Minot State, as well. The Beavers now get Thursday off before returning to the ice to host in-state rival and No. 8-ranked Jamestown (7-2-0) at the Maysa Arena on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. each evening. Jake Anthony made 21 saves, earning the win Wednesday night in net for Minot State, which outshot the Marauders 43-23.
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WILD-DEVILS
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jesper Bratt had a goal and three assists and the New Jersey Devils jumped to a 3-0 lead and held on for a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. Timo Meier, Alexander Holtz, Michael McLeod and Dougie Hamilton also scored for New Jersey, as the NHL’s best power play scored three times. Jack Hughes added two assists to push his league-leading total to 15. Hughes also leads the NHL with 20 points, two more than Bratt. New Jersey (6-2-1) has scored 17 power-play goals in nine games this season. On Thursday, the Devils scored three times on six power-play chances, including two late goals as the Wild scrambled to recover. Vitek Vanecek stopped 22 shots for the Devils, who improved to 3-0 on the road this season and have won five of their last six games. Kirill Kaprizov, Marco Rossi and Jake Middleton scored and Filip Gustavsson made 33 saves for the Wild, who are 0-3-1 in their last four.
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VIKINGS-FALCONS
ATLANTA (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons have more in common than the 4-4 records they take into Sunday’s game. Each team’s quarterback plans for the remainder of the season appear uncertain, but could be defined by the performances of Sunday’s new starters. Perhaps the only certainty for either team’s immediate future at the position is the Vikings know they’ve lost Kirk Cousins until 2024 with a torn right Achilles tendon last week. A rash of turnovers cost Falcons second-year quarterback Desmond Ridder his starting job for at least one week. Taylor Heinicke will make his first start of the season. Heinicke says he’s focused only on the one game because he doesn’t know if the starting job will be his for more than one game after coach Arthur Smith said “our focus is short-term.”
Rookie Jaren Hall will make his first career start for the Vikings. Nick Mullens, the primary backup, is on injured reserve with a lower back injury. Minnesota acquired former Arizona starter Joshua Dobbs on Tuesday, hours before the trade deadline. “The career doesn’t ride on one game, although you don’t want to take the importance away from it,” Hall said of his opportunity to prove he should remain the starter. “It’s got to be my Super Bowl every week because it’s the most important thing that’s coming next.” Hall, a fifth-round draft pick from BYU, took over in the fourth quarter in last week’s 24-10 win at Green Bay after Cousins’ injury.
Heinicke, a sixth-year pro, has the advantage of similar in-season quarterback changes with Washington the last two years. Heinicke took over in the second half of last week’s 28-23 loss at Tennessee. Ridder was evaluated for a concussion last week, but remained on the sideline after he was cleared and will serve as Heinicke’s backup. Ridder was sacked five times and lost another fumble — his 10th turnover in the past five games — against the Titans. Heinicke says his instructions from Smith include avoid sacks and protect the ball. Heinicke said he was asleep when Smith texted him Tuesday night to announce he would start against the Vikings. Heinicke said he didn’t see the text until he woke up early Wednesday morning.
The performance by Minnesota’s defense over the last five games after a rough start gives the Vikings reason to believe the outlook for the rest of the year without Cousins might not be as bleak as it sounds. During October, the Vikings ranked third in the NFL in 20-plus-yard gains allowed, third in yards allowed per play, third in yards allowed per game, fourth in points allowed per game and sixth in sack percentage per pass play, according to Sportradar. Minnesota’s offensive line has been excellent in pass protection lately. Though the overall run blocking remains in need of improvement, the insertion of veteran Dalton Risner in the starting lineup at left guard after a foot injury sidelined Ezra Cleveland has been a help in that area. The Vikings traded Cleveland this week to Jacksonville.
First-round draft pick Jordan Addison ought to be Hall’s primary target against the Falcons. The USC product leads all rookies with seven touchdown catches and is second overall in the NFL behind Tyreek Hill. Addison provides a vital boost for the Vikings with Justin Jefferson, the 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, sidelined by a hamstring injury. Though Addison and Hall came in the same draft class, the 25-year-old Hall is 1,405 days – nearly 4 years — older than Addison.
The Falcons are tied for 27th in the league with their average of 17.3 points per game. The turnover problems helped overshadow recent signs of improvement. Since Week 5, the Falcons’ average of 398 yards per game ranks third in the league, behind New Orleans (413) and Indianapolis (402.5).
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K-Heart Sports – 11/01/23
K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 11/01/23
MINOT, ND – For the fifth year in a row, and the ninth time in the last ten years, Our Redeemer’s won the District 12 Volleyball Tournament.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Class B
District 12 Tournament – Minot Auditorium
Region Qualifier
#3 Dec Lacs-Burlington def. #4 Surrey (3-1) 11-25, 25-14, 25-18, 25-13
#5 Bishop Ryan def. #6 Berthold (3-1) 23-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-20
Championship
#1 Our Redeemer’s def. #2 South Prairie-Max (3-0) 26-24, 25-20, 25-23
#3 Dec Lacs-Burlington def. #4 Surrey (3-1) 11-25, 25-14, 25-18, 25-13
#5 Bishop Ryan def. #6 Berthold (3-1) 23-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-20
Championship
#1 Our Redeemer’s def. #2 South Prairie-Max (3-0) 26-24, 25-20, 25-23
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District 11 Tournament – Rugby High School
Region Qualifier
#2 T-G-U def. #4 Nedrose (3-0) 25-18, 25-18, 25-21
#5 Newburg-Westhope def. #7 Drake-Anamoose (3-1) 25-18, 7-25, 25-16, 25-22
Championship
#1 Bottineau def. #3 Velva (3-2) 25-22, 22-25, 20-25, 25-15, 15-8
#2 T-G-U def. #4 Nedrose (3-0) 25-18, 25-18, 25-21
#5 Newburg-Westhope def. #7 Drake-Anamoose (3-1) 25-18, 7-25, 25-16, 25-22
Championship
#1 Bottineau def. #3 Velva (3-2) 25-22, 22-25, 20-25, 25-15, 15-8
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MINOT, ND – That means pairings are set for the Region 6 Volleyball Tournament which begins Monday at the Minot Auditorium.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Class B
Region 6 Tournament – Minot Auditorium
First Round (Mon 11/6)
(11-1) Bottineau vs (12-4) Bishop Ryan, 3 pm
(12-2) South Prairie-Max vs (11-3) T-G-U, 25 min after
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s vs (11-4) Newburg-Westhope, 25 min after
(11-2) Velva vs (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington, 25 min after
(11-1) Bottineau vs (12-4) Bishop Ryan, 3 pm
(12-2) South Prairie-Max vs (11-3) T-G-U, 25 min after
(12-1) Our Redeemer’s vs (11-4) Newburg-Westhope, 25 min after
(11-2) Velva vs (12-3) Des Lacs-Burlington, 25 min after
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Region 8 Tournament – Williston State College
First Round (Mon 11/6)
(15-1) Trenton vs (16-4) Stanley, 3 pm
(16-2) Tioga vs (15-3) Parshall, 25 min after
(16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells vs (15-4) Alexander, 25 min after
(15-2) Williston Trinity Christian vs (16-3) Ray, 25 min after
(15-1) Trenton vs (16-4) Stanley, 3 pm
(16-2) Tioga vs (15-3) Parshall, 25 min after
(16-1) Kenmare-Bowbells vs (15-4) Alexander, 25 min after
(15-2) Williston Trinity Christian vs (16-3) Ray, 25 min after
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MINOT, ND – The Class A West Region Volleyball Tournament will take place Nov. 9-11 at Bismarck High School. The top five finishers in the WDA standings will automatically be seeded into the quarterfinals. Teams that finish 6th thru 11th will participate in a play-in matches. Winners advance to the quarterfinals. The top four placewinners at the region tournament will qualify for the Class A Tournament in Fargo, Nov. 16-18.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class A
Class A
West Region Tournament
Play-In (Thu 11/2)
(#11) Turtle Mountain at (#6) Minot High, 6 pm
(#10) Mandan at (#7) Williston, 6 pm
(#9) Watford City vs (#8) Bismarck St. Mary’s, 6 pm
(#11) Turtle Mountain at (#6) Minot High, 6 pm
(#10) Mandan at (#7) Williston, 6 pm
(#9) Watford City vs (#8) Bismarck St. Mary’s, 6 pm
Quarterfinal (Thu 11/9)
(#1) Jamestown vs #8/#9 winner, 1 pm
(#4) Bismarck High vs (#5) Dickinson, 3 pm
(#2) Bismarck Century vs #7/#10 winner, 5 pm
#3 Bismarck Legacy vs #6/#11 winner, 7 pm
(#1) Jamestown vs #8/#9 winner, 1 pm
(#4) Bismarck High vs (#5) Dickinson, 3 pm
(#2) Bismarck Century vs #7/#10 winner, 5 pm
#3 Bismarck Legacy vs #6/#11 winner, 7 pm
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UND HOCKEY-PERSSON HONORED
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (UND) – UND senior goaltender Ludvig Persson added another accolade to his growing case, earning the National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s Goaltender of the Month honor for October. After a strong three seasons in net at Miami, Persson started his North Dakota career no differently, backstopping UND to a 4-1-1 record while starting all six games this month. He allowed two goals or less in five of six games so far this season, while winning three straight NCHC Goaltender of the Week awards, the second time in his career he’s done so. Persson leads the NCHC with a .933 save percentage, while ranking second with a 1.65 goals-against average (having played four more games) and fourth with 140 saves in October. Persson recorded his first shutout of the season on Oct. 14 against Wisconsin, making 29 saves in the Ice Breaker Tournament title game. It was the sixth shutout of his college career, while he was one of only four NCHC netminders to record a clean sheet in October. The following Saturday, the Swede stopped 21 of 22 shots in a 2-1 win over then-No. 1 Minnesota on Oct. 21. He then limited Minnesota State to two goals each night on Oct. 27-28, totaling 51 saves. He becomes the fifth North Dakota goalie to earn a monthly honor from the NCHC and the first since Zach Driscoll in February 2022. Persson also claims his third NCHC Goaltender of the Month award of his career, becoming the first player in league history to win the award for multiple teams.
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VIKINGS-DOBBS SIGNING
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings agreed to acquire quarterback Joshua Dobbs in a trade with the Arizona Cardinals in the hours before the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, adding another player with starting experience following the season-ending injury to Kirk Cousins. The deal was pending completion of a physical for Dobbs, who was acquired on Aug. 24 by the Cardinals in a trade with Cleveland. The Vikings will send a 2024 sixth-round draft pick to the Cardinals and receive a conditional 2024 seventh-rounder with Dobbs in return. “This immediate solution that we found provides us with a really quality player at a time when we were able to go out and get that player without potentially leaving the world of the future,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said. The Vikings (4-4) also reached an agreement with Jacksonville to trade left guard Ezra Cleveland for a 2024 sixth-round draft pick, pending completion of a physical for Cleveland with the Jaguars. The pick coming to Minnesota originally belonged to Carolina.
Dobbs, who was a fourth-round draft pick out of Tennessee in 2017 by Pittsburgh, will join his seventh team in seven seasons. The 28-year-old started all eight games for the Cardinals (1-7), as a fill-in while Kyler Murray recovers from a knee injury. Murray’s return is imminent after his return to practice on Oct. 18, which was part of the reason why Dobbs was expendable.
For now, rookie Jaren Hall will lead the huddle for the Vikings. The fifth-round draft pick from BYU took over in the fourth quarter in Green Bay after Cousins tore his right Achilles tendon and will make his first career start at Atlanta on Sunday. “Hopefully Jaren goes out and plays great on Sunday and there’s a lot to build off of there. We’re still going to prepare Josh Dobbs like he’s not only one snap away, but just as we move forward, what gives us the best possible chance to win,” O’Connell said. “We feel comfortable with the depth in that room now, and we can continue to press onward.”
Dobbs had decent moments with the rebuilding Cardinals, particularly during the first three weeks, while passing for 1,569 yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions. He’s also rushed for 258 yards, the third most in the league among quarterbacks, and three scores. Dobbs has also spent time with Jacksonville, Detroit and Cleveland. His best quality might be his intelligence, having picked up the offense quickly after arriving in Arizona just two weeks before the regular season started. While setting Volunteers program records for rushing yards and touchdowns by a quarterback, Dobbs also majored in aerospace engineering at Tennessee. That bodes well for his transition to the Vikings, whose most-experienced in-house option without Cousins was Nick Mullens, who’s currently sidelined by a back injury. The Vikings placed Cousins on injured reserve on Tuesday to create an active roster spot. Mullens has been on the list three of the minimum four weeks, as has superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson.
Cleveland, a second-round draft pick in 2020 who will be a free agent next spring, has missed the past two games with a foot injury. Newcomer Dalton Risner has played well in his place, making Cleveland expendable, and Blake Brandel is a trusted backup. The AFC North-leading Jaguars have had a revolving door at left guard this season, switching from Ben Bartch to Walker Little and then most recently to Tyler Shatley. Little is expected to retake the starting job next week after the bye, with Cleveland providing depth. Jaguars offensive line coach Phil Rauscher also coached Cleveland in his first two years in Minnesota.
Though the job just got immensely more difficult without Cousins, whom the Vikings believed was playing the best football of his 12-year career, there’s still hope for staying in contention with Hall considering how effective the defense has been lately and a recent improvement in pass protection. Hall also has a reputed play-caller and quarterback tutor in O’Connell. “If we go about things the right way there’ll be tremendous opportunity for growth on a play-to-play, drive-to-drive and hopefully game-to-game basis that will allow us to watch Jaren grow before our very eyes,” O’Connell said. “I think he’s physically capable. I think he’s mentally capable. I think he’s made up of the right stuff.” For all the mystery around Minnesota’s long-term plan at quarterback, O’Connell in a news conference after the trade for Dobbs on Tuesday made the team’s most pronounced suggestion yet that Cousins could well come back next year despite his expiring contract. “Kirk Cousins is going to be healthy again. I know he’s going to be a free agent after this season, but Kirk knows how I feel about him and that’ll be something that hopefully will work itself out,” O’Connell said. “Kirk knows how I feel about Kirk. I think he was playing as well as anybody in the National Football League.”
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K-Heart Sports – 10/31/23
K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 10/31/23
MINOT, ND – The final day of the District 11 and 12 volleyball tournaments are set. We’ll have coverage of the District 12 Tournament at the Minot Auditorium with live play-by-play of all three matches today on 106.9 K-Heart, khrt.com and through the LIVE 365 app.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Class B
District 12 Tournament – Minot Auditorium
Loser Out
#4 Surrey def. #8 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-0) 25018, 25-14, 25-21
#6 Berthold def. #7 Glenburn (3-2) 23-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-8, 15-8
Semifinal
#1 Our Redeemer’s def. #5 Bishop Ryan (3-0) 25-17, 25-8, 25-13
#2 South Prairie-Max def. #3 Des Lacs-Burlington (3-1) 25-18, 25-13, 21-25, 25-17
#4 Surrey def. #8 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-0) 25018, 25-14, 25-21
#6 Berthold def. #7 Glenburn (3-2) 23-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-8, 15-8
Semifinal
#1 Our Redeemer’s def. #5 Bishop Ryan (3-0) 25-17, 25-8, 25-13
#2 South Prairie-Max def. #3 Des Lacs-Burlington (3-1) 25-18, 25-13, 21-25, 25-17
Today’s schedule
Region Qualifier
#3 Dec Lacs-Burlington vs. #4 Surrey, 4 pm
#5 Bishop Ryan vs #6 Berthold, 25 min after
Championship
#1 Our Redeemer’s vs #2 South Prairie-Max, 25 min after
#3 Dec Lacs-Burlington vs. #4 Surrey, 4 pm
#5 Bishop Ryan vs #6 Berthold, 25 min after
Championship
#1 Our Redeemer’s vs #2 South Prairie-Max, 25 min after
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District 11 Tournament – Rugby High School
Loser Out
#4 Nedrose, bye
#7 Drake-Anamoose def. #6 Rugby (3-2) 26-24, 17-25, 26-9, 22-25, 18-16
Semifinal
#1 Bottineau def. #5 Newburg-Westhope (3-0) 25-12, 25-20, 25-9
#3 Velva def. #2 T-G-U (3-0) 25-20, 25-19, 25-19
#4 Nedrose, bye
#7 Drake-Anamoose def. #6 Rugby (3-2) 26-24, 17-25, 26-9, 22-25, 18-16
Semifinal
#1 Bottineau def. #5 Newburg-Westhope (3-0) 25-12, 25-20, 25-9
#3 Velva def. #2 T-G-U (3-0) 25-20, 25-19, 25-19
Today’s schedule
Region Qualifier
#2 T-G-U vs #4 Nedrose, 4 pm
#5 Newburg-Westhope vs #7 Drake-Anamoose, 25 min after
Championship
#1 Bottineau vs #3 Velva, 25 min after
#2 T-G-U vs #4 Nedrose, 4 pm
#5 Newburg-Westhope vs #7 Drake-Anamoose, 25 min after
Championship
#1 Bottineau vs #3 Velva, 25 min after
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District 15 Tournament – Williston State College
Region Qualifier
#4 Alexander def. #6 New Town (3-1) 25-13, 25-9, 18-25, 25-9
#5 Parshall def. #3 North Shore-Plaza (3-0) 28-26, 25-16, 27-25
Championship
#1 Trenton def. #2 Trinity Christian (3-0) 25-13, 2515, 25-23
#4 Alexander def. #6 New Town (3-1) 25-13, 25-9, 18-25, 25-9
#5 Parshall def. #3 North Shore-Plaza (3-0) 28-26, 25-16, 27-25
Championship
#1 Trenton def. #2 Trinity Christian (3-0) 25-13, 2515, 25-23
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District 16 Tournament – Kenmare High School
Region Qualifier
#3 Ray def. #4 Powers Lake-Burke Central (3-1) 25-17, 21-25, 25-21, 25-13
#5 Stanley def. #6 Divide County (3-0) 25-18, 25-18, 25-18
Championship
#1 Kenmare-Bowbells def. #2 Tioga (3-1) 19-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-18
#3 Ray def. #4 Powers Lake-Burke Central (3-1) 25-17, 21-25, 25-21, 25-13
#5 Stanley def. #6 Divide County (3-0) 25-18, 25-18, 25-18
Championship
#1 Kenmare-Bowbells def. #2 Tioga (3-1) 19-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-18
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MINOT, ND – Regular season scores from Monday:
High School Volleyball
Class A
#2 Jamestown def. Turtle Mountain (3-0)
#4 Bismarck Century def. Williston (3-0) 25-19, 25-15, 25-18
Dickinson def. Mandan (3-1) 25-16, 25-23, 18-25, 25-21
Bismarck High def. Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-0) 30-28, 25-17, 25-21
#2 Jamestown def. Turtle Mountain (3-0)
#4 Bismarck Century def. Williston (3-0) 25-19, 25-15, 25-18
Dickinson def. Mandan (3-1) 25-16, 25-23, 18-25, 25-21
Bismarck High def. Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-0) 30-28, 25-17, 25-21
Class B
Flasher def. Garrison (3-0) 25-6, 25-9, 25-7
Central McLean def. Washburn (3-1) 19-25, 25-10, 25-15, 25-19
Flasher def. Garrison (3-0) 25-6, 25-9, 25-7
Central McLean def. Washburn (3-1) 19-25, 25-10, 25-15, 25-19
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FCS POLLS
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – After the 36-33 overtime victory over Indiana State on Saturday, North Dakota moved up to No. 13 in the latest Stats Perform Poll and No. 15 in the AFCA FCS Coaches’ Top 25. North Dakota State defeated Murray State on Saturday 38-6 and moved up in both polls also.
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Oct. 30)
1. South Dakota State (8-0, 5-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)
2. Furman (7-1, 5-0 SoCon), 1,278
3. Idaho (6-2, 4-1 Big Sky), 1,218
4. Montana (7-1, 4-1 Big Sky), 1,190
5. Delaware (7-1, 5-0 CAA), 1,171
6. Montana State (6-2, 4-1 Big Sky), 1,150
7. Sacramento State (6-2, 3-2 Big Sky), 1,074
8. Incarnate Word (7-1, 4-0 Southland), 980
9. South Dakota (6-2, 4-1 MVFC), 964
10. Southern Illinois (6-2, 3-2 MVFC), 862
11. North Dakota State (6-2, 3-2 MVFC), 815 (LAST WEEK #12)
12. North Carolina Central (7-1, 2-0 MEAC), 751
13. North Dakota (5-3, 3-2 MVFC), 648 (LAST WEEK #15)
14. Chattanooga (7-2, 6-1 Southern), 578
15. Florida A&M (7-1, 6-0 SWAC), 576
16. Western Carolina (5-3, 3-2 SoCon), 516
17. Villanova (6-2, 4-1 CAA), 471
18. Northern Iowa (5-3, 4-1 MVFC), 389
19. Austin Peay (6-2, 3-0 UAC), 387
20. Lafayette (7-1, 3-0 Patriot), 354
21. UT Martin (6-2, 3-1 Big South-OVC), 314
22. Youngstown State (5-3, 3-2 MVFC), 269
23. UAlbany (6-3, 4-1 CAA), 249
24. William & Mary (5-3, 3-2 CAA), 184
25. Mercer (6-3, 4-2 SoCon), 103
1. South Dakota State (8-0, 5-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)
2. Furman (7-1, 5-0 SoCon), 1,278
3. Idaho (6-2, 4-1 Big Sky), 1,218
4. Montana (7-1, 4-1 Big Sky), 1,190
5. Delaware (7-1, 5-0 CAA), 1,171
6. Montana State (6-2, 4-1 Big Sky), 1,150
7. Sacramento State (6-2, 3-2 Big Sky), 1,074
8. Incarnate Word (7-1, 4-0 Southland), 980
9. South Dakota (6-2, 4-1 MVFC), 964
10. Southern Illinois (6-2, 3-2 MVFC), 862
11. North Dakota State (6-2, 3-2 MVFC), 815 (LAST WEEK #12)
12. North Carolina Central (7-1, 2-0 MEAC), 751
13. North Dakota (5-3, 3-2 MVFC), 648 (LAST WEEK #15)
14. Chattanooga (7-2, 6-1 Southern), 578
15. Florida A&M (7-1, 6-0 SWAC), 576
16. Western Carolina (5-3, 3-2 SoCon), 516
17. Villanova (6-2, 4-1 CAA), 471
18. Northern Iowa (5-3, 4-1 MVFC), 389
19. Austin Peay (6-2, 3-0 UAC), 387
20. Lafayette (7-1, 3-0 Patriot), 354
21. UT Martin (6-2, 3-1 Big South-OVC), 314
22. Youngstown State (5-3, 3-2 MVFC), 269
23. UAlbany (6-3, 4-1 CAA), 249
24. William & Mary (5-3, 3-2 CAA), 184
25. Mercer (6-3, 4-2 SoCon), 103
Others Receiving Votes: Central Arkansas, 94; Harvard, 80; Holy Cross, 48; Tennessee State, 48; Tarleton, 14; Richmond, 13; Gardner-Webb, 5; UC Davis, 3.
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Oct. 30)
1. South Dakota State (25)
2. Furman
3. Montana
4. Incarnate Word
5. Idaho
6. Delaware
7. Sacramento State
8. Montana State
9. North Carolina Central
10. North Dakota State (LAST WEEK #11)
11. Southern Illinois
12. South Dakota
T13. Chattanooga
T13. Florida A&M
15. North Dakota (LAST WEEK #17)
16. Lafayette
17. Austin Peay
18. UT Martin
19. Harvard
20. Western Carolina
21. Holy Cross
22. Villanova
23. Northern Iowa
24. William & Mary
25. Central Arkansas
1. South Dakota State (25)
2. Furman
3. Montana
4. Incarnate Word
5. Idaho
6. Delaware
7. Sacramento State
8. Montana State
9. North Carolina Central
10. North Dakota State (LAST WEEK #11)
11. Southern Illinois
12. South Dakota
T13. Chattanooga
T13. Florida A&M
15. North Dakota (LAST WEEK #17)
16. Lafayette
17. Austin Peay
18. UT Martin
19. Harvard
20. Western Carolina
21. Holy Cross
22. Villanova
23. Northern Iowa
24. William & Mary
25. Central Arkansas
Others Receiving Votes: Mercer, 50; Youngstown St., 44; Fordham, 27; Albany, 23; Illinois St., 7; New Hampshire, 5; Eastern Illinois, 3; Princeton, 2; Davidson, 1; Samford, 1.
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NDSU-MVFC POW
ST. LOUIS (NDSU) – North Dakota State linebacker Logan Kopp was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, by the conference office. Kopp, a sophomore from Lindbergh High School in St. Louis, made a team-high seven tackles and recorded his third interception of the season in North Dakota State’s 38-6 win over Murray State. He had three solo tackles, one forced fumble, was part of one sack and two tackles for loss, and had two other tackles for no gain. Kopp leads NDSU with 51 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles this season. North Dakota State (6-2, 3-2 MVFC) is scheduled to play No. 1-ranked South Dakota State (8-0, 5-0 MVFC) at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings.
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UND-MVFC POW
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (UND) – North Dakota kicker C.J. Elrichs was one of four players to earn Missouri Valley Football Conference Player of the Week honors on Monday, earning the title of MVFC Newcomer of the Week. Elrichs played a large role in UND’s 36-33 overtime victory over the Sycamores on Saturday. He trotted out for just the second field goal attempt of his career with seven seconds left and drilled the 32-yard field goal to even the game up at 30-30 with four seconds remaining in regulation, eventually sending the game into overtime. David Neuberger was the center and Simon Romfo was the holder on the game-tying field goal. The Olathe, Kan., native also went 3-for-3 on extra points in the victory. North Dakota will visit Murray State on Saturday. Kickoff between the Fighting Hawks and Racers is slated for 1 p.m.
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UND HOCKEY-POLLS
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – The University of North Dakota hockey program once again made a jump in the USCHO.com Poll, reaching the No. 3 spot while also remaining at No. 4 in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live Poll, which were both released on Monday. North Dakota is coming off its second unbeaten weekend of the season against Minnesota State, dropping the Mavericks by a 6-2 score in the opener before rallying for a 2-2 tie in Saturday’s finale. The Fighting Hawks closed out their six-game homestand to begin the season with a 4-1-1 record, the best start for the program since the 2019-20 campaign.
Goaltender Ludvig Persson and defenseman Garrett Pyke were also honored by the NCHC following the weekend, earning the league’s goaltender and defenseman of the week. Persson put together another strong pair of performances, improving to 4-1-1 on the season while sitting among the top-2 in goals against average, save percentage, wins and shutouts. Pyke was dynamic with the puck against Minnesota State by dishing out five helpers, including a trio of assists in Friday’s win to match his career high.
North Dakota hits the road for the first time this season to begin November with a pair of showdowns against No. 8/9 Boston University beginning on Friday night at 6 p.m.
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VIKINGS-COUSINS INJURY
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kirk Cousins has a torn right Achilles tendon that will end his season, dampening the mood around the Minnesota Vikings after their recent resurgence and putting the front office and coaching staff in a scramble to figure out which quarterback to finish with. Cousins underwent an MRI exam on Monday that confirmed the team’s initial fear about his first career injury, suffered when he planted his foot in the grass to step forward in the pocket and try to avoid a sack in the fourth quarter at Green Bay. Cousins went down in pain, had to limp off the field without putting weight on his right leg and was resigned to cheering on his teammates from a cart before the dreaded ride inside for further examination. “We’re all hurting for Kirk,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said, “just knowing how much he’s invested into this team.” The Vikings (4-4) beat the Packers 24-10 on Sunday and climbed above the cut for the playoffs after an 0-3 start. Staying there will be far more challenging without Cousins, their ever-ready leader who’s suddenly and stunningly unavailable to play.
Cousins will have surgery on a to-be-determined date. No recovery timetable was announced, but it’s typically at least a six-month process for returning to full strength. New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has raised the long-shot possibility of returning yet this season from his torn left Achilles tendon, but he’s nearly two months ahead of Cousins on his rehab because he was hurt in the opener. Rookie Jaren Hall, a fifth-round draft pick from BYU, took over for Cousins. O’Connell refused to commit to Hall as the long-term replacement, though the Vikings would be hard-pressed to start anyone else this week when they visit Atlanta. Nick Mullens, the primary backup, is on injured reserve with a lower back injury and must miss at least one more game. If the Vikings were to bring in a veteran free agent or acquire one in a trade, he’d only have five days to assimilate to the offense.
Cousins, who is on track to be a free agent next spring, has never missed a game in the NFL to injury. He has gone to great lengths to keep himself as healthy as possible, realizing the car-crash nature of his position while trying to extend his career as long as he can. His appearance on the Netflix documentary “Quarterback,” that shadowed him, Patrick Mahomes and Marcus Mariota throughout the 2022 season endeared him to a broader audience with the up-close look at his willingness to take those punishing hits for his team and work arduously each week to prepare his mind and body for the next game. The beginning of the show started with him at home reading a children’s book about football to his youngest son, Turner. The opening lines of the book that Cousins read to his son included this foreboding passage: “An injury to the quarterback can sink a team’s entire season.” The Vikings are about to find out if it will or not. The NFL trade deadline is today, but with so many injuries to quarterbacks this year the market is thin. Colt McCoy, who was cut in training camp by Arizona and remains unsigned, played for O’Connell in Washington.
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K-Heart Sports – 10/30/23
K-HEART SPORTS – MONDAY – 10/30/23
ADRIAN, Mich. (MSU) – For 59 minutes on Sunday, the Beavers played equal with host Adrian. Unfortunately for the Minot State women’s hockey team, a goal in the opening seconds and an empty-net goal in the final minute left the Beavers on the short end of a 2-0 loss against the Bulldogs. Adrian (7-1-0 overall) scored what proved to be the game-winner 13 seconds into Sunday’s contest. From there, both teams battled without scoring until, with 39 seconds remaining and Minot State’s goalie Haylie Biever on the bench for an extra attacker, the Bulldogs added to their 1-0 lead with an empty-net goal that iced the win. Biever finished with 36 saves in the game for Minot State (4-6-0), which now returns home to host four straight, starting with Maryville (Mo.) which visits the Maysa Arena this coming Friday and Saturday at 3:45 p.m. both days.
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MSU WOMENS SOCCER
SIOUX FALLS, — Minot State earned a 3-1 win over Sioux Falls Sunday on the road at Bob Young Field. Minot State grabbed a 1-0 lead when Rebecca Storr scored her first goal of the season in the 11th minute. The Beavers grabbed a 2-0 advantage on a goal from Maria Pacheco Martinez — her second goal of the season — in the 34th minute. Minot State made it a 3-0 advantage on Illiana Rivera’s 55th-minute goal, her third of the season. The Cougars made it a 3-1 match with a 63rd-minute goal from Mariah Siem, assisted by Hannah Welch. The 3-1 score held to the finish. Minot State improved to 6-8-3 overall and 3-7-3 in NSIC play after the victory. The Beavers will finish the regular season playing at Moorhead on Thursday.
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MINOT, ND – Some Class B district volleyball tournaments in the area finish today and other continue. We’ll have coverage of the District 12 Tournament at the Minot Auditorium with updates on the two loser out matches and then live play-by-play of the semifinals on 106.9 K-Heart, khrt.com and through the LIVE 365 app.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Class B
District 12 Tournament – Minot Auditorium
Loser Out (updates on 106.9 FM)
#4 Surrey vs #8 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 3 pm
#6 Berthold vs #7 Glenburn, 25 min after
Semifinal (live play-by-play on 106.9 FM)
#1 Our Redeemer’s vs #5 Bishop Ryan, approximately 6 pm
#2 South Prairie-Max vs #3 Des Lacs-Burlington, 25 min after
#4 Surrey vs #8 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 3 pm
#6 Berthold vs #7 Glenburn, 25 min after
Semifinal (live play-by-play on 106.9 FM)
#1 Our Redeemer’s vs #5 Bishop Ryan, approximately 6 pm
#2 South Prairie-Max vs #3 Des Lacs-Burlington, 25 min after
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District 11 Tournament – Rugby High School
Loser Out
#4 Nedrose, bye
#6 Rugby vs #7 Drake-Anamoose, 4 pm
Semifinal
#1 Bottineau vs #5 Newburg-Westhope, 25 min after
#2 T-G-U vs #3 Velva, 25 min after
#4 Nedrose, bye
#6 Rugby vs #7 Drake-Anamoose, 4 pm
Semifinal
#1 Bottineau vs #5 Newburg-Westhope, 25 min after
#2 T-G-U vs #3 Velva, 25 min after
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District 15 Tournament – Williston State College
Loser Out (Saturday)
#4 Alexander def. #8 Mandaree
#3 North Shore-Plaza def. #7 White Shield (3-0)
Semifinal (Saturday)
#1 Trenton def. #5 Parshall
#2 Williston Trinity Christian def. #6 New Town
#4 Alexander def. #8 Mandaree
#3 North Shore-Plaza def. #7 White Shield (3-0)
Semifinal (Saturday)
#1 Trenton def. #5 Parshall
#2 Williston Trinity Christian def. #6 New Town
Today’s schedule
Region Qualifier
#4 Alexander vs #6 New Town
#3 North Shore-Plaza vs #5 Parshall
Championship
#1 Trenton vs #2 Trinity Christian
#4 Alexander vs #6 New Town
#3 North Shore-Plaza vs #5 Parshall
Championship
#1 Trenton vs #2 Trinity Christian
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District 16 Tournament – Kenmare High School
Loser Out (Saturday)
#4 Powers Lake-Burke Central, bye
#6 Divide County, bye
Semifinal (Saturday)
#1 Kenmare-Bowbells def. #5 Stanley (3-2) 22-25, 25-8, 23-25, 25-21, 15-10
#2 Tioga def. #3 Ray (3-0) 25-21, 25-22, 25-14
#4 Powers Lake-Burke Central, bye
#6 Divide County, bye
Semifinal (Saturday)
#1 Kenmare-Bowbells def. #5 Stanley (3-2) 22-25, 25-8, 23-25, 25-21, 15-10
#2 Tioga def. #3 Ray (3-0) 25-21, 25-22, 25-14
Today’s schedule
Region Qualifier
#3 Ray vs #4 Powers Lake-Burke Central
#5 Stanley vs #6 Divide County
Championship
#1 Kenmare-Bowbells vs #2 Tioga
#3 Ray vs #4 Powers Lake-Burke Central
#5 Stanley vs #6 Divide County
Championship
#1 Kenmare-Bowbells vs #2 Tioga
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MINOT, ND – Saturday’s scores:
High School Football
Class A
Quarterfinal (Saturday)
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison def. Shiloh Christian, 44-14
#4 Dickinson Trinity def. Killdeer, 35-13
#2 Kindred def. Oakes, 39-6
#3 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Central Cass, 26-14
Quarterfinal (Saturday)
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison def. Shiloh Christian, 44-14
#4 Dickinson Trinity def. Killdeer, 35-13
#2 Kindred def. Oakes, 39-6
#3 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Central Cass, 26-14
9-Man
Quarterfinal (Saturday)
North Prairie def. Nelson County, 36-22
#4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn def. Grant County-Flasher, 52-22
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock def. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 24-18
#3 South Border def. Hettinger County, 28-24
Quarterfinal (Saturday)
North Prairie def. Nelson County, 36-22
#4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn def. Grant County-Flasher, 52-22
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock def. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 24-18
#3 South Border def. Hettinger County, 28-24
High School Cross Country
Class A Boys – State Meet (Top 5)
1. Bismarck High (30)
2. Grand Forks Red River (60)
3. Williston (126)
4. Minot High (141)
5. Bismarck Century (168)
1. Bismarck High (30)
2. Grand Forks Red River (60)
3. Williston (126)
4. Minot High (141)
5. Bismarck Century (168)
Individual winner: Owen Sondag of Fargo North, 15:52.2
Class B Boys – State Meet (Top 5)
1. Bowman County (37)
2. Kindred (60)
3. New Town (77)
4, Hillsboro-Central Valley (194)
5, Killdeer (334).
1. Bowman County (37)
2. Kindred (60)
3. New Town (77)
4, Hillsboro-Central Valley (194)
5, Killdeer (334).
Individual winner: Jonah Njos of Bowman County, 16:11.7
Class A Girls – State Meet (Top 5)
1. Bismarck High (50)
2. Williston (67)
3. Bismarck Legacy (127)
4. Minot High (130)
5. Grand Forks Red River (173)
1. Bismarck High (50)
2. Williston (67)
3. Bismarck Legacy (127)
4. Minot High (130)
5. Grand Forks Red River (173)
Individual winner: Jocelyn Schiller of Grand Forks Red River, 19:24.3
Class B Girls – State Meet (Top 5)
1. Bowman County (45)
2. Rugby (91)
3. Hillsboro-Central Valley (106)
*4. Central Cass (193)
5. Kindred (193)
* Central Cass won a tie breaker with Kindred
1. Bowman County (45)
2. Rugby (91)
3. Hillsboro-Central Valley (106)
*4. Central Cass (193)
5. Kindred (193)
* Central Cass won a tie breaker with Kindred
Individual winner: Brynn Hanson of Des-Lacs-Burlington, 19:42.5
College Football
NSIC
University of Mary def. Minot State, 27-23
MVFC
North Dakota def. Indiana State, 36-33 OT
North Dakota State def. Murray State, 38-6
College Mens Hockey
North Dakota ties Minnesota State-Mankato, 2-2
College Womens Hockey
Adrian College def. Minot State, 3-0
College Womens Volleyball
University of Sioux Falls def. Minot State (3-0) 25-18, 25-19, 25-12
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TAUROS HOCKEY
AUSTIN, MN (MINOTAUROSHOCKEY.COM) – The Minotauros headed to Austin, Minnesota, to take on the Bruins for the first time this season. Minot entered the weekend with two consecutive wins after sweeping the St. Cloud Norsemen one week ago. Friday, the Tauros kicked off scoring early in the first period when Nicholas Sewecke capitalized on a Bruins defenseman turnover that led to a breakaway and the forward going bar down on Austin netminder Trent Wiemken. Minot would strike again at 14:25 in the first frame to make it 2-0 as John Emmons jammed in a rebound on the doorstep off a shot from Co-Captain Trevor Stachowiak. The Tauros would add to their lead in the second period when Niklas Ketonen netted his fourth goal of the season with a shot from the top of the circles off a beautiful feed from Joel Lehtinen to make it 3-0. Forward Gustav Noren would get the Bruins on the board late in the period. Minot carried a 3-1 lead for most of the third period until Sewecke, with Stachowiak in the penalty box and Austin’s goalie Wiemken pulled, scored a shorthanded empty-net goal with 2:19 remaining in regulation. The Bruins would score two more goals in a span of 32 seconds but eventually ran out of time, allowing Minot to pick up the 4-3 victory.
Saturday was a special teams frenzy, with both clubs combining for 13 power play opportunities. However, only one power-play goal was scored in the contest. The first period ended scoreless, but at 9:33 of the second, Austin’s Will Diamond scored on the power play to break a scoreless tie. Into the third frame, Minot was granted two power-play chances. Unfortunately, they were unable to capitalize and the Bruin’s Parker Anderson would eventually score an empty net goal to make it 2-0 in favor of Austin to close out the weekend. Next up, the Tauros head to Aberdeen to take on the Wings before returning to the Pepsi Rink at Maysa Arena for three weekends in a row starting October 10th.
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VIKINGS-PACKERS
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Kirk Cousins led the Minnesota Vikings back to relevance after their poor start to the season. Now the Vikings will likely have to try to keep it going without their durable quarterback. Cousins threw a pair of touchdown passes before leaving in the fourth quarter of the Vikings’ 24-10 victory over the slumping Green Bay Packers 24-10 on Sunday. Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said after the game that the Vikings are “fearing an Achilles (tendon) injury” but said Cousins was still undergoing evaluation. Cousins has never missed a game because of injury in his 12-year career. He did sit out a game at Green Bay during the 2021 season because of a positive COVID-19 test. Cousins went 23 of 31 for 274 yards. He has thrown five touchdown passes with one interception during Minnesota’s winning streak. The Packers (2-5) lost their fourth straight and continued their penchant for slow starts. jordan Love was 24 of 41 for 229 yards with one touchdown and an interception.
UP NEXT
Vikings: At Atlanta next Sunday.
Packers: Host the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday.
Vikings: At Atlanta next Sunday.
Packers: Host the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday.
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K-Heart Sports – 10/28/23
K-HEART SPORTS – SATURDAY – 10/28/23
MINOT, ND – The Minot High football team won their first playoff game since 2017 on Friday night. They will play at West Fargo Sheyenne next Friday in the state semifinals. Class A and 9-Man hold quarterfinals today. We’ll broadcast the Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison game on 106.9 K-Heart, khrt.com, and through the LIVE 365 app.
High School Football
Class AAA
Quarterfinals
#1 Fargo Shanley def. #8 West Fargo, 50-14
#5 Fargo Davies def. #4 Bismarck High, 15-7
#2 West Fargo Sheyenne def. #7 Bismarck Century, 41-21
#3 Minot High def. #6 Mandan, 23-14
Quarterfinals
#1 Fargo Shanley def. #8 West Fargo, 50-14
#5 Fargo Davies def. #4 Bismarck High, 15-7
#2 West Fargo Sheyenne def. #7 Bismarck Century, 41-21
#3 Minot High def. #6 Mandan, 23-14
Class AA
Quarterfinal
#1 Fargo North def. #8 Valley City, 41-7
#5 West Fargo Horace def. #4 Dickinson, 30-14 2OT
#7 Grand Forks Central def. #2 Fargo South, 42-10
#6 Jamestown def. #3 Grand Forks Red River, 35-34 OT
Quarterfinal
#1 Fargo North def. #8 Valley City, 41-7
#5 West Fargo Horace def. #4 Dickinson, 30-14 2OT
#7 Grand Forks Central def. #2 Fargo South, 42-10
#6 Jamestown def. #3 Grand Forks Red River, 35-34 OT
Class A
Quarterfinal (today)
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison hosting Shiloh Christian, 1 pm (at Duane Carlson Stadium in Minot) (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
#4 Dickinson Trinity hosting Killdeer, 7:30 pm
#2 Kindred hosting Oakes, 1 pm
#3 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich hosting Central Cass, 1 pm
Quarterfinal (today)
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison hosting Shiloh Christian, 1 pm (at Duane Carlson Stadium in Minot) (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
#4 Dickinson Trinity hosting Killdeer, 7:30 pm
#2 Kindred hosting Oakes, 1 pm
#3 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich hosting Central Cass, 1 pm
9-Man
Quarterfinal (today)
North Prairie hosting Nelson County, 2 pm (in Rolette)
#4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn hosting Grant County-Flasher, 2 pm (in Westhope)
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock vs LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 2 pm (in Casselton)
#3 South Border hosting Hettinger County, 2 pm (in Wishek)
North Prairie hosting Nelson County, 2 pm (in Rolette)
#4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn hosting Grant County-Flasher, 2 pm (in Westhope)
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock vs LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 2 pm (in Casselton)
#3 South Border hosting Hettinger County, 2 pm (in Wishek)
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MINOT, ND – Class B district volleyball tournaments in the area begin Friday.
High School Girls Volleyball
Class A
#4 Bismarck Century def. Minot High (3-0) 25-13, 25-17, 25-14
Class A
#4 Bismarck Century def. Minot High (3-0) 25-13, 25-17, 25-14
Class B
District 12 Tournament – Minot Auditorium
First Round
#1 Our Redeemer’s def. #8 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-0) 25-11, 25-17, 25-21
#5 Bishop Ryan def. #4 Surrey (3-1) 25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 25-15
#2 South Prairie-Max def. #7 Glenburn (3-0) 25-14, 25-13, 25-6
#3 Des Lacs-Burlington def. #6 Berthold (3-1) 25-14, 22-25, 27-25, 25-16
First Round
#1 Our Redeemer’s def. #8 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-0) 25-11, 25-17, 25-21
#5 Bishop Ryan def. #4 Surrey (3-1) 25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 25-15
#2 South Prairie-Max def. #7 Glenburn (3-0) 25-14, 25-13, 25-6
#3 Des Lacs-Burlington def. #6 Berthold (3-1) 25-14, 22-25, 27-25, 25-16
Monday’s schedule
Loser Out (updates on 106.9 FM)
#4 Surrey vs #8 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 3 pm
#6 Berthold vs #7 Glenburn, 25 min after
Semifinal (live play-by-play on 106.9 FM)
#1 Our Redeemer’s vs #5 Bishop Ryan, approximately 6 pm
#2 South Prairie-Max vs #3 Des Lacs-Burlington, 25 min after
Loser Out (updates on 106.9 FM)
#4 Surrey vs #8 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 3 pm
#6 Berthold vs #7 Glenburn, 25 min after
Semifinal (live play-by-play on 106.9 FM)
#1 Our Redeemer’s vs #5 Bishop Ryan, approximately 6 pm
#2 South Prairie-Max vs #3 Des Lacs-Burlington, 25 min after
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District 11 Tournament – Rugby High School
First Round
#2 T-G-U def. #7 Drake-Anamoose (3-1) 16-25, 25-10, 25-13, 25-18
#3 Velva def. #6 Rugby (3-1) 24-26, 25-18, 25-23, 25-16
#5 Newburg-Westhope def. #4 Nedrose (3-1) 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20
#1 Bottineau, bye
First Round
#2 T-G-U def. #7 Drake-Anamoose (3-1) 16-25, 25-10, 25-13, 25-18
#3 Velva def. #6 Rugby (3-1) 24-26, 25-18, 25-23, 25-16
#5 Newburg-Westhope def. #4 Nedrose (3-1) 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20
#1 Bottineau, bye
Monday’s schedule
Loser Out
#4 Nedrose, bye
#6 Rugby vs #7 Drake-Anamoose, 4 pm
Semifinal
#1 Bottineau vs #5 Newburg-Westhope, 25 min after
#2 T-G-U vs #3 Velva, 25 min after
Loser Out
#4 Nedrose, bye
#6 Rugby vs #7 Drake-Anamoose, 4 pm
Semifinal
#1 Bottineau vs #5 Newburg-Westhope, 25 min after
#2 T-G-U vs #3 Velva, 25 min after
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District 15 Tournament – Williston State College
First Round
#1 Trenton def. #8 Mandaree (3-0) 25-3, 25-3, 25-3
#5 Parshall def. #4 Alexander (3-2) 16-25, 25-21, 13-25, 25-19, 15-11
#2 Williston Trinity Christian def. #7 White Shield (3-0) 25-20, 25-12, 25-14
#3 North Shore-Plaza vs #6 New Town
First Round
#1 Trenton def. #8 Mandaree (3-0) 25-3, 25-3, 25-3
#5 Parshall def. #4 Alexander (3-2) 16-25, 25-21, 13-25, 25-19, 15-11
#2 Williston Trinity Christian def. #7 White Shield (3-0) 25-20, 25-12, 25-14
#3 North Shore-Plaza vs #6 New Town
Today’s schedule
Loser Out
#4 Alexander vs #8 Mandaree, 1 pm
#7 White Shield vs NS-P/New Town loser, 25 min after
Semifinal
#1 Trenton vs #5 Parshall, 25 min after
#2 Williston Trinity Christian vs NS-P/New Town winner, 25 min after
Loser Out
#4 Alexander vs #8 Mandaree, 1 pm
#7 White Shield vs NS-P/New Town loser, 25 min after
Semifinal
#1 Trenton vs #5 Parshall, 25 min after
#2 Williston Trinity Christian vs NS-P/New Town winner, 25 min after
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District 16 Tournament – Kenmare High School
First Round
#1 Kenmare-Bowbells, bye
#5 Stanley def. #4 Powers Lake-Burke Central (3-2) 19-25, 25-22, 19-25, 26-24, 17-15
#2 Tioga, bye
#3 Ray def. #6 Divide County (3-1) 25-14, 25-22, 25-27, 25-19
First Round
#1 Kenmare-Bowbells, bye
#5 Stanley def. #4 Powers Lake-Burke Central (3-2) 19-25, 25-22, 19-25, 26-24, 17-15
#2 Tioga, bye
#3 Ray def. #6 Divide County (3-1) 25-14, 25-22, 25-27, 25-19
Today’s schedule
Loser Out
#4 Powers Lake-Burke Central, bye
#6 Divide County, bye
Semifinal
#1 Kenmare-Bowbells vs #5 Stanley, 1 pm
#2 Tioga vs #3 Ray, 25 min after
Loser Out
#4 Powers Lake-Burke Central, bye
#6 Divide County, bye
Semifinal
#1 Kenmare-Bowbells vs #5 Stanley, 1 pm
#2 Tioga vs #3 Ray, 25 min after
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STATE CROSS COUNTRY
MINOT, ND – Due to the winter weather the State Cross Country Meet is a “One-Day” Format with all races taking place in Jamestown today. The first race will be the Class B Girls at Noon followed by the Class B Boys race at 12:45. The Class A Girls race will be at 4 p.m. followed by the Class A Boys race at 4:45 p.m. Williston has won the last two Class A Boys titles, while Bowman County is the three-time defending champ in Class B boys. The Williston girls are trying to win their fourth consecutive state title in Class A, while Rugby has won the last four in Class B. Individually, sophomore Brynn Hanson of Des Lacs-Burlington is trying to win her third straight Class B title.
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MSU WOMENS HOCKEY
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (MSU) – The Indiana Tech Warriors are no longer perfect on the season thanks to a perfect defensive performance by the Minot State women’s hockey team. The Beavers’ Haylie Biever stopped all 26 shots she faced, which included 13 in the third period, as Minot State evened its weekend series at Indiana Tech with a 1-0 victory Friday night. The Beavers (4-4-0 overall) now head north to Michigan to play games at Adrian on Saturday and Sunday. Minot State picked up the win Friday by once again starting strong, but this time closing out Indiana Tech (9-1-0) which Thursday battled back for a 2-1 victory in that game. Friday, Minot State wasted no time jumping in front once again, but then didn’t allow the host Warriors a chance at a comeback. Just 41 seconds into the game, Krissy Rink scored off a Paige Kozak assist for what proved to be the game-winner as the rest of the contest was dominated by goaltending and defense. Biever turned aside eight shots in the first, five in the second, then had a stellar final period with 13 saves for her first shutout of the season. Izzy Varner made 26 saves, as well, for Indiana Tech but it turned out to be one too few as Rink scored her second of the season, which also was her second game-winning goal this year for Minot State.
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MSU WOMENS SOCCER
WAYNE, Neb. (MSU) – Minot State played to a 2-2 draw Friday with Wayne State on the road at WSC Soccer Complex. Wayne State broke the scoreless tie when Reagan Allen scored in the eighth minute, assisted by Paige Pemberton. The Beavers evened the game on a goal from Yossi Villagrana — her fourth goal of the season — in the ninth minute. Minot State went ahead 2-1 on Anabel Noches’ 25th-minute goal, her first of the season. Leilany Ponce assisted the goal. The Wildcats knotted things up at 2-2 with a 74th-minute goal from Annika Syvrud, assisted by Morgan Rhodes. The score finished the 2-2 match. The tie moved Minot State’s record to 5-8-3 overall and 2-7-3 in NSIC action. The Beavers play at Sioux Falls on Sunday.
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MSU WOMENS VOLLEYBALL
WAYNE, NE (MSU) -The Minot State volleyball team could not beat a potent Wildcats offense Friday on the road losing to Wayne State College in straight sets (12-25, 10-25, 15-25). Emily Kotelnikoff finished with nine kills on the day to lead the Beavers offense. Defensively, the Beavers had two players reach double figures in digs as Viktoria Sedova had 11 and Kendal Braun had 10.
SET 1 | The Beavers found themselves in an early hole, losing a tough first set 25-12. Minot State trailed by as many as 13 points as Wayne State never gave up the lead in a set that was knotted up zero times before the Wildcats took control.
SET 2 | Minot State fell in the second set 25-10, digging a 2-0 deficit in the match. The Beavers lost the first point and never took the lead before dropping the set.
SET 3 | Wayne State finished off the sweep with a set-three win. The Beavers lost a tough set 25-15. Minot State trailed by as many as 13 points as Wayne State grabbed the advantage for good at 6-5 in a set that was knotted up four times before the Wildcats took over the lead.
The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 2-21 overall and 1-12 in NSIC play.
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MSU FOOTBALL
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – It’s time to battle for a trophy as the Battle of the Big Lake rivalry once again is on tap this weekend. The Minot State football team heads south today to tackle in-state rival the University of Mary in the 10th edition of the Battle of the Big Lake, and the Beavers will be traveling with the trophy down – and hope to bring it home – as well. Along with being the Battle of the Big Lake, the game is also Homecoming for the Marauders (0-8 overall, 0-7 NSIC). Minot State (1-7, 1-7) leads the head-to-head traveling trophy series 6-3, which includes last year’s 17-10 home win. The all-time series began in 1988, and this will be meeting No. 31 all-time between the Beavers and Marauders with Minot State also holding the all-time series edge, 17-13.
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UND HOCKEY
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – Fourth-ranked North Dakota wasted no time on Friday night, striking for a tetrad of goals in the opening 20 minutes, enroute to a 6-2 victory over Minnesota State in front of a sellout crowd at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. Sophomore forward Jackson Blake potted two goals and added an assist while fellow sophomore forward Owen McLaughlin (1G, 2A) and fifth year defenseman Garrett Pyke (3A) also notched a trio of points to help UND (4-1-0) score the team’s most goals against the Mavericks (2-3-0) since an 8-4 win on Feb. 9, 2007. Ludvig Persson finished with 28 saves on 30 shots to record his second straight win and register his fourth start of the season with two-or-fewer goals allowed. The senior was busy though the opening 40 minutes, stopping 26-of-28 before seeing only two shots in the final frame.
NoDak got the scoring started early, as Logan Britt struck for the first time in the green and white just 2:54 into the opening period when his shot from the point found the top corner to give the hosts the 1-0 advantage. The goal also marks the fourth time in the first five games of the season that UND has scored first, improving to 4-0-0. Play was more back-and-forth as the period passed its midway point, but the Fighting Hawks exploded for three goals over a 3:40 span to take full control of the game. Jayden Perron recorded his third goal of the season after dancing around his defender and goaltender Alex Tracy to increase the advantage to 2-0 before McLaughlin sniped home his first of the year on the power play just 35 seconds later to make it 3-0 and chase Tracy from the game. Blake put the finishing touches on an offensive onslaught in the opening 20 minutes with the second power play goal of the stanza for UND, wiring home a shot just under the crossbar to make it 4-0 heading into the intermission. Hunter Johannes fired home his fourth of the season off the rush to push the lead to 5-0 at the 9:55 mark of the second, but Minnesota State started to gain momentum as the frame wore on. The Mavericks finished with a 16-8 shot advantage and chipped the deficit down to 5-2 on a pair of goals from Sam Morton and Luc Wilson heading into the final period. UND put the clamps down defensively over the last 20 minutes, holding the visitors to just two shots on goal and adding a sixth goal on another snipe from Blake to close out the 6-2 victory.
North Dakota aims for a weekend sweep tonight at 6:07 p.m. from the Ralph.
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UND FOOTBALL
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – For the first time in school history, North Dakota will host Indiana State today. Kickoff between the Fighting Hawks and Sycamores is slated for 1 p.m. inside the Alerus Center. UND enters the contest with a 4-3 record and 2-2 standing in MVFC play after falling 27-0 at Northern Iowa last weekend. It marked the first time UND was shutout since Sept. 13, 2014 (L, 0-38 vs. Missouri State). In the game last week, the Fighting Hawks were limited to 187 yards of total offense, while the Panthers registered 402 yards of offense. ISU comes into the weekend with an overall record of 0-7 and an 0-4 mark in the MVFC after falling 17-3 to No. 6/16 South Dakota last week. The game was deadlocked at 3-3 at intermission, but the Coyotes scored a pair of second-half touchdowns to come away with the victory. This season, two of Indiana State’s losses in conference play have come by a touchdown or less: at Murray State (L, 28-30) and vs. Northern Iowa (L, 20-27). This will be just the second meeting between North Dakota and Indiana State all-time. NoDak claimed the first game of the series last season, leaving Terre Haute with a 42-7 victory on Nov. 5.
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NDSU FOOTBALL
FARGO, ND (NDSU) – North Dakota State (5-2, 2-2 MVFC) faces Missouri Valley Football Conference newcomer Murray State (2-5, 1-3 MVFC) at 2:30 p.m. today at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. The Racers played in the Ohio Valley Conference for 75 seasons before joining the MVFC this fall. North Dakota State scored touchdowns on its first five possessions and rolled to a 52-7 victory over Western Illinois last week in the Fargodome.
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NDSU MENS BASKETBALL
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – North Dakota State men’s basketball team cruised to a 93-50 victory over Division III St. Olaf in an exhibition game Friday night to open the 2023-24 season. The Bison led 55-39 at halftime before limiting the Oles to 11 points in the second half. Six Bison players scored in double figures, led by sophomore Tajavis Miller with 19 points and junior Andrew Morgan with 15. Sophomore Lance Waddles added 13 points, and Noah Feddersen, Damari Wheeler-Thomas and Darik Dissette all chipped in 10. Feddersen led NDSU with eight rebounds, and Dissette grabbed seven boards. NDSU junior forward Joshua Streit blocked three shots. NDSU held St. Olaf to 33-percent shooting for the game and 16 percent after halftime. The Bison will open the regular season with a road trip to Western Michigan on Nov. 6.
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WILD-CAPITALS
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Carlson scored the shootout winner and the Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Friday night. Dylan Strome and Tom Wilson scored in regulation for the Capitals (3-3-1), who have won two consecutive games for the first time since March. Ryan Hartman’s third-period tally and fourth goal in three games helped secure a point for Minnesota (3-4-1), which has now lost four of its last five games. The Wild visit New Jersey on Sunday in the first of a home-and-home series with the Devils.
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