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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
 
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
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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
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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
 
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
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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
 
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
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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
 
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
 
 
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)
 
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).
 
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)
 
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
 
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.
 
 

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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
 
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
 
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
 
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)
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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 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
 
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
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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
 
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
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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
 
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
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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
 
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
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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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K-Heart Sports – 10/27/23

K-HEART SPORTS – FRIDAY – 10/27/23
 

MINOT, ND – It’s a day later than originally scheduled, but Class B district volleyball tournaments in the area begin today. We’ll have updates before, during, and after the matches at the District 12 Tournament today on 106.9 K-Heart, khrt.com and through the LIVE 365 app.
 
High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
 
District 12 Tournament – Minot Auditorium
First Round
#1 Our Redeemer’s vs #8 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 3 pm
#4 Surrey vs #5 Bishop Ryan, 25 min after
#2 South Prairie-Max vs #7 Glenburn, 25 min after
#3 Des Lacs-Burlington vs #6 Berthold, 25 min after
 
The tournament continues Monday and Tuesday.
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District 11 Tournament – Rugby High School
First Round
#2 T-G-U vs #7 Drake-Anamoose, 4 pm
#3 Velva vs #6 Rugby, 25 min after
#4 Nedrose vs #5 Newburg-Westhope, 25 min after
#1 Bottineau, bye
 
The tournament continues Monday and Tuesday.
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District 15 Tournament – Williston State College
First Round
#1 Trenton vs #8 Mandaree, 3 pm
#4 Alexander vs #5 Parshall, 25 min after
#2 Williston Trinity Christian vs #7 White Shield, 25 min after
#3 North Shore-Plaza vs #6 New Town, 25 min after
 
The tournament continues Saturday and Monday.
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District 16 Tournament – Kenmare High School
First Round
#1 Kenmare-Bowbells, bye
#4 Powers Lake-Burke Central vs #5 Stanley, 4:30 pm
#2 Tioga, bye
#3 Ray vs #6 Divide County, 25 min after
 
The Tournament continues Saturday and Monday
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MINOT, ND – Football playoffs continue this weekend with Class AAA and AA beginning today.
 
High School Football
 
Class AAA
Quarterfinals
#1 Fargo Shanley hosting #8 West Fargo, 6 pm
#4 Bismarck High hosting #5 Fargo Davies, 7 pm
#2 West Fargo Sheyenne hosting #7 Bismarck Century, 7 pm
#3 Minot High hosting #6 Mandan, 7 pm
 
Class AA
Quarterfinal
#1 Fargo North hosting #8 Valley City, 7 pm
#4 Dickinson hosting #5 West Fargo Horace, 7 pm
#2 Fargo South hosting #7 Grand Forks Central, 7 pm
#3 Grand Forks Red River hosting #6 Jamestown, 6 pm
 
Class A
Quarterfinal (Saturday)
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison hosting Shiloh Christian, 1 pm (at Duane Carlson Stadium in Minot)
#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 (Saturday)
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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MSU WOMENS HOCKEY
 
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (MSU) – The Beavers couldn’t build off a strong start Thursday afternoon on the road at Indiana Tech. Jumping in front 1-0 in the opening period of action, the Minot State women’s hockey team couldn’t put anything else in the back of the net and feel to the host Warriors who rallied for a 2-1 win. The same two teams play again in Indiana on Friday night at 6 pm Central Time. Cameron Schmidt scored a shorthanded goal off a Paige Ackerman assist with 1 minute, 32 seconds left in the first period to break the scoreless time and set up the Beavers (3-4-0 overall) for a successful day. Indiana Tech (9-0-0) had different plans, thought, scoring a goal each midway through the second and third periods for a 2-1 lead. Izzy Varner protected that lead making 33 saves to fend off Minot State. Haylie Biever turned in an outstanding effort in the Minot State net, making 29 saves in the close contest.
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WILD-FLYERS
 
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bobby Brink scored his first two NHL goals, Sean Couturier, Owen Tippett, Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim each added one and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Minnesota Wild 6-2 on Thursday night. Carter Hart made 26 saves while Cam Atkinson had three assists for Philadelphia (4-2-1). Dakota Mermis and Marcus Foligno scored for Minnesota (3-3-1) while Filip Gustavsson had 29 saves on the first stop of the Wild’s four-day, three-city trip to the East Coast. The Wild have allowed 31 goals in seven games — including four straight of four goals or more. Brink — the 22-year-old rookie who grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota — has been part of the early stages of Philadelphia’s rebuilding efforts. Skating on the third line with Joel Farabee and Noah Cates, Brink has made an immediate impression on Flyers head coach John Tortorella. The Wild travel to Washington tonight.
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/25/23

K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 10/25/23
 

MINOT, ND – The 4th 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 (9)                   53          26-3         1
2. Jamestown (2)                    45          23-5         2
3. Fargo Davies                       37         23-4          3
4. Bismarck Century                19         21-7          4
5. Grand Forks Red River         7          20-9         5
 
Others receiving Votes: Bismarck High, Bismarck Legacy, Fargo Shanley
 

Class B Volleyball Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)             Points    Record    Last Poll
1. Dickinson Trinity (9)                   112         29-1         1
2. May-Port-CG (2)                        103         27-3         3
3. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich  101        30-4          2
4. Northern Cass (1)                         84        26-5-1      4
5. South Prairie-Max                         64        26-1         6
6. Our Redeemer’s                           60         29-8-1     5
7. New Rockford-Sheyenne             44          25-6        7
8. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood                26          26-4       T9
T9. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier          16           26-4       RV
T9. North Star                                  16           23-6        8
T9. Thompson                                 16           19-10      RV
 
Others receiving votes: Bottineau, Central McLean, Shiloh Christian, Linton-HMB, Flasher
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MINOT, ND – Volleyball scores from Tuesday:
 
High School Girls Volleyball
 
Class A
# Jamestown def. Mandan (3-0) 26-24, 25-20, 25-23
#4 Bismarck Century def. Bismarck High (3-0) 25-21, 25-21, 25-14
Williston def. Minot High (3-0) 25-29, 25-11, 25-17
Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Watford City (3-0) 25-19, 25-16, 25-17
Dickinson def. Bismarck Legacy (3-0) 25-20, 25-12, 25-19
 
Class B
#T9 North Star def. Dunseith (3-0) 25-7, 25-13, 25-17
Nedrose def. Glenburn (3-2) 25-19, 19-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-11
T-G-U def. St. John (3-0) 25-12, 25-11, 25-17
Harvey-Wells County def. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (3-0) 25-13, 25-8, 25-15
Washburn def. Garrison (3-0) 25-20, 25-21, 25-13
Hazen def. New England (3-1) 25-19, 25-23, 21-25, 27-25
Trenton def. Powers Lake-Burke Central (3-0) 25-9, 25-12, 25-13
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WILD-OILERS
 
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Hartman scored three goals as part of a career-high-tying five-point game, and the Minnesota Wild scored five times in the final period to beat the Edmonton Oilers 7-4 on Tuesday night. It was Edmonton’s first game without captain and three-time MVP Connor McDavid, who suffered an upper-body injury Saturday and is expected to miss a week or two. Hartman recorded his first hat trick since Jan. 8, 2017, converting a feed from Jake Middleton for a short-handed tally and a 6-4 lead with 4:10 left. He got his second goal 38 seconds into the third period. Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello also scored in third for the Wild before Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter. Marco Rossi and Hartman scored in the first period for Minnesota, and Filip Gustavsson finished with 25 saves. Minnesota has won nine of the past 10 meetings with Edmonton. The Wild are at Philadelphia on Thursday night.
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VIKINGS-ADDISON
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When the Minnesota Vikings lost star receiver Justin Jefferson to a hamstring injury, rookie Jordan Addison said he knew it was his chance to prove he, too, could be a top playmaker and help fill the void left by Jefferson, the reigning offensive player of the year. On Monday night, he lived up to his words on national television. Addison scored two touchdowns, including taking a potential interception out of the hands of a defender and racing 60 yards for a score in the final seconds of the first half, in Minnesota’s 22-17 victory over San Francisco. “This is exactly what I envisioned,” Addison said after the best game of his short career. “Every time the ball came my way, I’m just making sure I’m making the play for Kirk (Cousins).”
 
Addison finished with single-game bests of seven catches and 123 yards, the latest evidence that the Vikings might have hit on another first-round wide receiver. Addison was the No. 23 overall pick out of Southern California, joining Jefferson, the All-Pro who was the 22nd selection in 2020. While on the smaller side at 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, Addison has become a valuable red-zone target with six touchdowns in his first seven games. That matches the most by a rookie through seven games; the others to catch that many TDs so soon were Cincinnati’s Ja’Marr Chase in 2021 and Vikings great Randy Moss in 1998. “It’s exciting, though, to see his potential and the playmaker that he is,” said Cousins, the Vikings’ veteran quarterback. “There is a lot of things about his ability you can’t teach and that we’re fortunate to have. … I think he has a potential to be a very good receiver in this league.”
 
Jefferson is on injured reserve — and is due a contract extension — but Minnesota has, potentially, a standout duo at receiver. Addison continues to impress even the coaches, who saw enough of his college tape to make him a first-round selection. “Physical and mental toughness,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said of Addison. “Jordan’s been everything that I hoped for from the moment I cut on the tape of his time in college, but he’s been more than that. He’s been really taking on a role within our team, within our offense. He’s earned an incredible amount of trust from Kirk and the rest of our guys.”
 
NEXT STEPS
Suddenly a lost season has some intrigue after two straight wins. Minnesota (3-4) is second in the NFC North behind Detroit (5-2) and ahead of Green Bay (2-4) and Chicago (2-5). The Vikings, the defending division champions, are 1-0 in the division after beating Chicago. Up next is another NFC North game Sunday at Green Bay.
 
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/24/23

K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 10/24/23
 

MINOT, ND – The final Class AAA and AA football polls of the season have Shanley and North as unanimous #1. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota AP Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association.
 
Class AAA Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)   Record    Points    Last Week
1. Fargo Shanley (18)           9-0         90            1
2. Minot High                         8-1         71            2
3. Bismarck High                   7-2         50            3
4. West Fargo Sheyenne       7-2         40           4
5. Fargo Davies                     5-4         18            5
 
Other teams receiving votes: Mandan
 
 
Class AA Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)    Record    Points    Last Week
1. Fargo North (16)                9-0          80           1
2. Fargo South                       6-3          64           2
3. Grand Forks Red River      6-3          46           4
4. Dickinson                           6-3          32           3
5. West Fargo Horace            5-4          12         RV
 
Other teams receiving votes: Jamestown, Grand Forks Central
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MINOT, ND – A handful of Class B volleyball matches were played on Monday.
 
High School Volleyball
 
Class B
#6 South Prairie-Max def. Stanley (3-0) 25-13, 25-19, 31-29
Berthold def. Rugby (3-2) 25-14, 25-16, 14-25, 23-25, 15-9
Surrey def. Garrison (3-0) 25-10, 25-17, 25-17
Bottineau def. North Prairie (3-1) 21-25, 25-23, 25-11, 25-18
Washburn def. Grant County (3-2) 25-20, 25-28, 17-25, 15-25, 15-9
Tioga def. Williston Trinity Christian (3-0) 25-22, 25-13, 25-8
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FCS POLLS
 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Following the 27-0 loss at Northern Iowa on Saturday, North Dakota has slipped to No. 15 in the latest Stats Perform Poll and No. 17 in the AFCA FCS Coaches’ Top 25. North Dakota State routed Western Illinois 52-7 and moves up to No. 12 in the STATS poll and No. 11 in the Coaches poll.
 
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Oct. 23)
1. South Dakota State (7-0, 4-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)
2. Montana State (6-1, 4-0 Big Sky), 1,342
3. Furman (6-1, 4-0 SoCon), 1,266
4. South Dakota (6-1, 4-0 MVFC), 1,133
5. Delaware (6-1, 4-0 CAA), 1,079
6. Sacramento State (5-2, 2-2 Big Sky), 1,074
7. Montana (6-1, 3-1 Big Sky), 1,056
8. Incarnate Word (6-1, 3-0 Southland), 1,038
9. Idaho (5-2, 3-1 Big Sky), 1,005
10. Western Carolina (5-2, 3-1 SoCon), 829
11. Southern Illinois (5-2, 2-2 MVFC), 768
12. North Dakota State (5-2, 2-2 MVFC), 750 (#14 LAST WEEK)
13. North Carolina Central (6-1, 1-0 MEAC), 703
14. UT Martin (6-1, 3-0 Big South-OVC), 677
15. North Dakota (4-3, 2-2 MVFC), 596 (#11 LAST WEEK)
16. Florida A&M (6-1, 5-0 SWAC), 497
17. Chattanooga (6-2, 5-1 Southern), 462
18. Central Arkansas (5-2, 2-0 UAC), 461
19. Villanova (5-2, 3-1 CAA), 319
20. Austin Peay (5-2, 2-0 UAC), 227
21. Lafayette (6-1, 2-0 Patriot), 218
22. William & Mary (4-3, 2-2 CAA), 213
23. Northern Iowa (4-3, 3-1 MVFC), 196
24. Youngstown State (4-3, 2-2 MVFC), 181
25. UC Davis (4-3, 2-2 Big Sky), 164
 
Others Receiving Votes: Holy Cross, 146; Harvard, 113; UAlbany, 112; New Hampshire, 74; Fordham, 51; Tennessee State, 18; Eastern Washington, 7; Penn, 7; Weber State, 6; Lamar, 4.
 
 
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Oct. 23)
1. South Dakota State (26)
2. Montana State
3. Furman
4. Incarnate Word
5. Montana
6. Delaware
7. Sacramento State
8. Idaho
9. South Dakota
10. North Carolina Central
11. North Dakota State (#15 LAST WEEK)
12. Southern Illinois
13. UT Martin
14. Florida A&M
15. Chattanooga
16. Western Carolina
17. North Dakota (#9 LAST WEEK)
18. Central Arkansas
19. Lafayette
20t. Austin Peay
20t. New Hampshire
22. Holy Cross
23. Harvard
24. William & Mary
25. UC Davis
 
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Iowa, 65; Villanova, 51; Fordham, 44; Youngstown St., 41; Pennsylvania, 25; Albany, 4; Mercer, 3; Eastern Illinois, 1; Illinois St., 1; Nicholls, 1.
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UND HOCKEY-HONOR
 
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (UND) – For the second time in as many weeks, UND senior goaltender Ludvig Persson was named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s Goaltender of the Week. The senior netminder shares the honor with goaltender Zach Stejskal from Minnesota Duluth and earns the recognition for the ninth time in his career. Persson earned his second straight Goaltender of the Week nod after backstopping North Dakota to a split with No. 1 and longtime rival Minnesota last weekend in Grand Forks. In Friday’s 4-0 loss, he made 28 saves while allowing three goals. The next night, he turned aside 21-of-22 shots faced in a 2-1 victory to earn the game’s second star and help UND notch its eighth win over a No. 1 team since 2014. Seven of his saves on the weekend came short-handed, as he helped NoDak finish a perfect 5-for-5 on the penalty kill. The Hindås, Sweden, native ended the series with a .925 save percentage, making 49 saves on 53 shots faced, which tied for the NCHC lead on the weekend with Stejskal. He also posted a 2.01 goals-against average against Minnesota. On the season, Persson now carries a 3-1-0 record with a .937 save percentage and a 1.51 GAA, both tops among NCHC goalies with more than one game played.
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UND HOCKEY-POLLS
 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – Another strong weekend helped North Dakota rise again in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls, climbing one spot to No. 4 on Monday. UND is coming off a weekend split against No. 1 Minnesota, rebounding from a Friday defeat to take down the longtime rival, 2-1, in the finale. With that victory, NoDak improved to 8-7-2 since 2014 against top-ranked foes and 5-0-0 against Minnesota on Saturdays since 2017. The jump marks the highest ranking for the Fighting Hawks since Oct. 10, 2022, when the program was third in the nation entering the second weekend of the regular season. North Dakota closes out its six-game homestand to begin the season with a series against Minnesota State beginning on Friday night at 7:07 p.m. from Ralph Engelstad Arena.
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VIKINGS-49ERS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirk Cousins let the ball fly for Jordan Addison earlier than he wanted to in the face of an all-out San Francisco blitz in the closing seconds of the second quarter for Minnesota, bracing for the worst after realizing the pass was underthrown. Addison won the tug-of-war battle this time with 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward and spun away for a 60-yard touchdown, and the Vikings finally pulled out a victory after three straight late lapses at home. Cousins connected with Addison for two first-half scores, Camryn Bynum intercepted Brock Purdy twice in the fourth quarter, and the Vikings held on to beat the 49ers 22-17 on Monday night. Cousins went 35 for 45 for 378 yards and no sacks. Cousins hit the 300-yard mark for the 50th time in his 12-year career. Only four others have done that by their 12th season: Drew Brees (67), Matt Ryan (64), Peyton Manning (56) and Kurt Warner (52). Purdy went 21 for 30 for 272 yards. Christian McCaffrey scored twice for the 49ers (5-2), who have a two-game losing streak for just the second time in two years. Addison, stepping up in a big way with superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson sidelined by a hamstring injury, had seven catches for 123 yards in his breakout performance on a prime-time stage. The Vikings (3-4) visit Green Bay on Sunday.
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/23/23

K-HEART SPORTS – SUNDAY – 10/22/23
 

MINOT, ND – The Minot State men’s club soccer team finished their inaugaral season on Sunday playing in the Region V Tournament Championship match in Greeley, Colorado. After a 9-0-1 regular season, the Beavers defeated Creighton 2-1 and Denver 2-1 this weekend in the tournament and advance to the championship againt Minnesota. The Golden Gophers won the title match 4-1.
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MSU WOMENS SOCCER
 
MINOT, ND (MSU) – Minot State. fell 1-0 at home to Concordia-St. Paul Sunday at Herb Parker Stadium. Siriana Gudino led Minot State with seven saves. The Beavers recorded eight shots in the loss, five of them on goal. Minot State faced 12 Concordia-St. Paul shots, nine of them on goal. The Beavers received five yellow cards and Concordia two. Minot State fell to 5-8-2 overall and 2-7-2 in NSIC action following the defeat. The Beavers return to the field on Saturday at Wayne State College.
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AAA / AA FOOTBALL BRACKETS
 
MINOT, ND – The NDHSAA released the playoff brackets for Class AAA and AA over the weekend.
 
High School Football
Class AAA
 
First Round (Fri 10/27)
#1 Fargo Shanley hosts #8 West Fargo, 6 pm
#4 Bismarck High hosts #5 Fargo Davies, 7 pm
#2 West Fargo Sheyenne hosts #7 Bismarck Century, 7 pm
#3 Minot High hosts #6 Mandan, 7 pm
 

High School Football
Class AA
 
First Round (Fri 10/27)
#1 Fargo North hosts #8 Valley City, 7 pm
#4 Dickinson hosts West Fargo Horace, 7 pm
#2 Fargo South hosts # Grand Forks Central, 7 pm
#3 Grand Forks Red River hosts Jamestown,
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MINOT, ND – Saturday’s scores
 
High School Football
Class A
 
First Round
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison def. Bowman County, 52-20
Shiloh Christian def. Bishop Ryan, 28-14
#4 Dickinson Trinity def. Stanley, 42-0
Killdeer def. Des Lacs-Burlington, 21-20
#2 Kindred def. Harvey-Wells County, 49-6
Oakdes def. Carrington, 27-21
#3 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Lisbon, 33-0
Central Cass def. Cavalier, 42-0
 

High School Football
9-Man
 
First Round
Nelson County def. #1 Sargent County, 30-29
North Prairie def. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, 44-26
#4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn def. Linton-HMB, 48-42
Grant County-Flasher def. Central McLean, 40-22
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock def. Hankinson, 55-22
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. North Star, 64-20
#3 South Border def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 56-0
Hettinger County def. Alexander, 22-20
 

College Football
NSIC
Minnesota-Duluth def. Minot State, 42-7
MVFC
North Dakota State def. Western Illinois, 52-7
Northern Iowa def. North Dakota, 27-0
 

College Mens Hockey
North Dakota def. Minnesota, 2-1
 

College Womens Hockey
Minot State def. Lake Superior State, 3-1
 

College Womens Volleyball
Augustana University def. Minot State (3-0) 25-14, 25-11, 25,21
 

NAHL Hockey
Minot Minotauros def. St. Cloud Norsemen, 1-0
Austin Bruins def. Bismarck Bobcats, 1-0
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MSU CROSS COUNTRY
 
MINOT, ND (MSU) – Saturday afternoon in Bismarck, the Minot State XC teams competed in the NSIC Championship meet. Led by Sidra Sadowsky with twenty-two minutes and 27.2 seconds, the Women finished 7th overall in their race. Jessica Martinez also finished in the top 50 with 22:46.8 at 47th place. Paulette Dominguez finished 59th with 23:02.8, Emery Smith and Nicole Reeves also placed 68th and 69th respectively with times of 23:20.8 and 23:21.1. The Men placed 9th with three runners in the top 50. Jacob Jensen led the Men finishing 21st with a time of 25:13.5. The other top 50 runners were Charles Hardcastle who finished 28th with 25:33.2, and Grayson Bonilla finishing 44th with 25:57.6. The next time both teams will compete is on November 4th in Joplin, MO for the NCAA Central Region Meet.
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/21/23

K-HEART SPORTS – SATURDAY – 10/21/23
 

MINOT, ND – The first round of the 9-Man and Class A football playoffs are today. We’ll broadcast the Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison game on 106.9 FM and carry the Bishop Ryan game on 1320 AM.
 
High School Football
Class A – State Playoffs
 
First Round
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison hosts Bowman County, 2 pm (ON 106.9 FM)
Shiloh Christian hosts Bishop Ryan, 2 pm (ON 1320 AM)
#4 Dickinson Trinity hosts Stanley, 2 pm
Des Lacs-Burlington hosts Killdeer, 1 pm
#2 Kindred hosts Harvey-Wells County, 1:30 pm
Carrington hosts Oakes, 2 pm
#3 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich hosts Lisbon, 1:30 pm
Central Cass hosts Cavalier, 2 pm
 
 
High School Football
9-Man – State Playoffs
 
First Round
#1 Sargent County hosts Nelson County (in Gwinner), 2:30 pm
North Prairie hosts Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (in Rolla), 2:30 pm
#4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn hosts Linton-HMB (in Westhope), 2 pm
Grant County-Flasher hosts Central McLean (in Flasher), 2 pm
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock hosts Hankinson (in New Rockford), 1:30 pm
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion hosts North Star (in LaMoure), 1 pm
#3 South Border hosts Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (in Ashley), 1:30 pm
Alexander hosts Hettinger County (in Alexander), 2 pm
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MINOT, ND – Scores from Friday:
 
High School Football
 
Class AA
#2 Fargo North def. Valley City, 31-14
#4 Grand Forks Red River def. #3 Dickinson, 14-7
Wahpeton def. Turtle Mountain, 38-0
 

College Womens Soccer
Minot State ties Winona State, 0-0
 

NAHL Hockey
Minot Minotauros def. St. Cloud Norsemen, 2-1 (Shootout)
Bismarck Bobcats def. Austin Bruins, 4-3 OT
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MSU WOMENS HOCKEY
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The Minot State women’s hockey team dominated play until a frantic final four-minute comeback by visiting Lake Superior State sent the game into overtime where the Beavers eventually prevailed, 4-3 on Friday at the Maysa Arena. It looked like Minot State (2-3-0 overall) might skate off with an easy victory as Aspen Cooper scored just 1 minute, 59 seconds into the action off assists by Gillian Gervin and Paige Ackerman. But despite peppering the Lakers net with a 19-3 advantage in shots in the opening stanza, the Beavers held just that 1-0 edge at the end of the first period. And Lake Superior State (0-5-0) eventually tied it with a power-play goal 5:24 into the second, igniting a fire in Minot State as Abby Tallman scored with 7:24 left in the second, snapping the tie, then 3:07 later Anna German scored a power-play goal for a bit more comfortable 3-1 lead. Ackerman and Olivia Opheim set up Tallman’s goal, while Cooper and Riley Ball had assists on German’s. Seemingly content with the two-goal lead, neither team mounted much of an attack in the third period until the Lakes made a late charge sparked by a Beaver penalty. With the man advantage, Lake Superior State found the spark to fight back into the game with a power-play goal with 3:47 left, setting the stage for a dramatic finish. A finish that went into overtime when Haley Howe scored unassisted with 41 seconds left for the Lakers, tying it 3-3. Once into the extra session, Minot State took control and, helped by a penalty against the visitors, Krissy Rink put the game-winner in the back of the net 1:51 into the extra session off assists from Paige Kozak and German for the dramatic victory. Morgan Baker, making her first start of the season, earned the win in goal with 13 saves for Minot State. The same two teams face off again today with puck-drop scheduled for 3:45 p.m.
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UND HOCKEY
 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – Top-ranked Minnesota used a dominant middle frame to notch a 4-0 victory over No. 5 North Dakota on Friday night from a sold-out Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. The Golden Gophers (3-0-0) struck twice in the middle frame and finished with an 11-4 shot advantage to turn a scoreless deadlock into a lead after 40 minutes on goals from Brody Lamb and Oliver Moore. Goaltender Justen Close finished with 25 saves to record his second straight shutout and first against North Dakota (2-1-0) in his career. The netminder was busiest in the opening 20 minutes, making 13 saves and was aided by his post on a near-snipe by Jayden Perron just past the midway point of the first. North Dakota looked to have momentum going early in the second period, starting the stanza on the man advantage, but it was the visitors who jumped in front just two minutes in. Lamb snuck behind the defense and originally fanned in his shot attempt before still corralling the loose puck and firing it over the goaltender to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead. The Gophers extended the advantage to 2-0 exactly eight minutes later, as Moore scored his first collegiate goal on a rush before adding an empty netter and a fourth tally in the final two minutes to close out the 4-0 victory. North Dakota and Minnesota will close out the weekend series tonight at 6:07 p.m. from the Ralph.
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MSU FOOTBALL
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – They celebrated, and now it’s back to work for the Beavers against a two-time national champion. The Minot State football team closes out its home slate this weekend at First Western Bank Field at Herb Parker Stadium hosting the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs on a day filled with special events, including Senior Day. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m., with tailgating beginning at 11 a.m. in the MSU Dome parking lot. The day is also the Prairie Warrior Bowl and all active and retired military, and their families, get in free. Adding to the special events, all YMCA youth football players get in free wearing their jersey, and their teams will be recognized at halftime. And at the tailgate area, Minot restaurants will be featured as part of “Buckshot’s Best Bites” competition as tailgaters will get to sample plenty of free food and vote for a winner, who will be announced at halftime. But for the Beaver football team itself, the day is about building off of last weekend’s 17-10 victory over Concordia, St. Paul. The Bulldogs come in with the No. 1 rated defense in the NSIC in scoring, rushing, and passing. Minnesota Duluth allows just 15.3 points per game, 84.1 rushing yards per game, and 182.4 passing yards per game – all No. 1 in the conference.
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UND FOOTBALL
 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – For the first time since the 2006 season, North Dakota will visit Northern Iowa. Kickoff between the Fighting Hawks and Panthers is slated for 4 p.m. today inside the UNI-Dome. UND enters the game with a 4-2 record and 2-1 standing in the MVFC after dismantling NDSU last week, 49-24. The Fighting Hawks scored touchdowns on six of their eight offensive possessions and limited the Bison to just 148 yards rushing. Luke Skokna and Gaven Ziebarth both scored a trio of touchdowns in the win, highlighted by Skokna’s 100-yard opening kickoff return for touchdown. The 49 points were the most UND has scored in the series since 1896. UNI comes into today with an overall record of 3-3 and a 2-1 mark in MVFC play after falling 41-6 at SDSU last weekend. Five Panther possessions in the first half ended with turnovers, allowing the Jackrabbits to finish with 17 points off turnovers. With 210 yards through the air in the contest, Theo Day became just the fifth player in UNI history to pass for over 7,000 yards in his career. This will be the 40th meeting between UND and UNI. Northern Iowa holds a 25-14 lead in the series all-time, including a 15-5 series lead at home. The series started in 1936 and the Fighting Hawks came away with the most recent win of the series, winning 29-27 in the 2022 Potato Bowl USA Game last season. In the last game between the two squads in Cedar Falls, UND came away with a 35-31 victory on Sept. 9, 2006.
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NDSU FOOTBALL
 
FARGO, ND (NDSU) – The North Dakota State football team returns home for its next two games beginning today when the Bison (4-2, 1-2 MVFC) host Western Illinois (0-6, 0-3 MVFC) at 2:30 p.m. at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. This is the 13th and final matchup scheduled in the series with Western Illinois, which is in its final year as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference before joining the Ohio Valley Conference for football in 2024. NDSU has a 10-2 lead in the series dating back to 2007. The Bison have won eight straight against WIU including a 56-17 win last November in Macomb. WIU’s wins have both come in Fargo, 27-22 in 2008 and 28-16 in 2010.
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/20/23

K-HEART SPORTS – FRIDAY – 10/20/23
 

MINOT, ND – Tyson Ruzicka rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns as #2 Minot High finished the regular season with a 46-8 win over West Fargo, in a game we braodcast on K-Heart. Lucas Beeter threw for 134 yards and two scores to Logan Conklin as the Magi improve to 8-1. They will host a first round playoff game next Friday.
 
Other scores from Thursday:
 
High School Football
 
Class AAA
#1 Fargo Shanley def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 55-42
#2 Minot High def. West Fargo, 46-8
#3 Bismarck High def. Bismarck Century, 41-6
#4 West Fargo Sheyenne def. Mandan, 70-49
#5 Fargo Davies def. Bismarck Legacy, 50-22
 
Class AA
#1 Fargo North def. #5 Jamestown, 46-22
West Fargo Horace def. Watford City, 40-6
Grand Forks Central def. Devils Lake, 30-28
 

High School Volleyball
 
Class B
Velva def. Des Lacs-Burlington (3-2) 20-25, 10-25, 25-21, 25-21, 15-12
Newburg-Westhope def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-0) 25-13, 25-21, 25-20
Beulah def. Glen Ullin-Hebron (3-0) 25-18, 25-19, 25-15
 

NAHL Hockey
Bismarck Bobcats def. Minot Minotauros, 5-4 OT
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ND OFFICIALS HALL OF FAME
 
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NDHSAA) – The North Dakota Officials Association (NDOA) announced the 53rd induction class to its Hall of Fame as determined at its Fall Board of Directors meeting. The NDOA has inducted 163 officials into its Hall of Fame since the inaugural class in 1965. Plaques commemorating all Hall of Fame members are housed in the North Dakota Athletic Hall of Fame, located inside the Jamestown Civic Center. Inductees are:
 
Dean Klier – Harvey
 
Dean Klier has been a registered official for 45 years in North Dakota high school boys and girls basketball and 36 years in high school football and is still an active official in both sports. Dean has served as a football workshop supervisor and served two terms on the NDOA Board and one year as NDOA President. Klier is also a member of the Lonetree Officials Association and serves as the assignor. During his time as an official, Klier has officiated nine NDHSAA Class B Boys & Girls Basketball State Tournaments and two state championship games, 18 regional boys and girls basketball tournaments and numerous boys and girls district tournaments. Klier has also officiated four Dakota Bowl Football Championship Games along with 11 semifinal football games and numerous playoff games. Klier was also named the NDOA’s Girls Basketball Official of the Year in 2013. Klier has also been a Collegiate Basketball Official for 26 years working in the Mon-Dak Conference doing many playoff games and seven national qualifying games. Klier also works as an NAIA (NDCAC, DAC, North Star, GPAC) basketball official having done playoff games. In addition to his officiating career, Klier served as an educator and coach for Harvey Public Schools (1987-2013). Klier was an assistant football coach and was involved in two Dakota Bowl Championship games and served 10 years as Harvey’s Head Basketball Coach and holds the program’s record for most coaching victories. Besides teaching and coaching, Klier has been serving as the City Magistrate for 30 plus years. Dean is married to his wife, Jaculin and they reside in Harvey.
 
Mike Elgie – Minot
 
Mike Elgie began officiating North Dakota high school football in 1974. He was initially recruited by Wes Luther, a longtime “white hat”, who was a coach and later Athletic Director at Minot State University. Mike was a lifelong Minot native graduating from Minot High School in 1973 and Minot State University in 1977 with degrees in Physical Education and Recreation. Mike officiated football for 47 consecutive seasons with his last season being 2020. Mike loved officiating football. In his early years of officiating, he would typically work two games on a Friday. Many of the smaller schools did not have lights so he would work an afternoon game and then travel to another site and work an evening game under the lights. Mike worked over 1,000 football games in his career from junior high, sub-varsity, varsity, and high school football playoff games. Mike worked 100-plus high school playoff games. Mike worked six NDHSAA football championship games of which four were Dakota Bowl football title games. The four games at the Dakota Bowl were at the highest football classification level. He also worked championship games on Hughes Field in Bismarck, ND, and Herb Parker Stadium on the campus of Minot State University. He was once selected the North Dakota Officials Association Football Official of the Year. Mike also worked for 20-plus seasons as a college football official with a crew out of Minot. He worked in the former NDCAC and DAC 10 conferences at the NAIA level and at the junior college level in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference. Mike was an NDHSAA Officials Workshop supervisor and game scheduler for the Minot Football Officials Association for many years. He was a strong advocate for football officials being a mentor and teacher to many younger officials. His willingness to work sub-varsity games during the week provided opportunities for Mike to teach others the vocation. Mike would recruit new officials each year and help them get started. One of Mike’s proudest moments, and highlight of his officiating career, was being able to officiate football games with his two sons on the crew. Mike unexpectedly passed away in 2020 and is survived by his wife Tammy Elgie, his son Zac (Liz) and two grandchildren (Jaxen Michael and Charli Kay); and son Luke (Katie).
 
Randy Piatz, Bismarck
 
Randy found his passion for officiating wrestling by way of a bad knee while wrestling for Valley City State. He then started to officiate during the 1988-89 school year. He found himself thrown into the fire in his second year as the main official in Valley City decided to retire. He found himself working heated duals in the very competitive North Star Conference. When he thinks back to the first few years and how he was tested, he wonders how he made it to 35 years. The best advice Randy received was from former NDHSAA Assistant Director, Dave Carlsrud: “The best official is the official that goes unnoticed. When the fans leave the gym and discuss the intense competition they just witnessed, they talk about the wrestling and not the official.” Over the next 35 years, Piatz found himself working some of the toughest tournaments & duals around North Dakota. Occasionally going into South Dakota and Minnesota. He was looking to retire a few years ago, but kept working to help mentor some younger officials. Randy has worked 500-plus events over the years. This included the honor of 24 North Dakota High School Wrestling State Tournaments, 37 individual and region dual tournaments in both the Class A West Region along with Class B Regions 1 and 4. Along with his high school career, Piatz also officiated three NAIA national collegiate tournaments, many NDCAC, District and Regional tournaments along with many duals. He has worked all levels of wrestling from youth through NCAA, Division I college wrestling. As a high school wrestler, Randy placed at the NDHSAA State Tournament three times winning a state title in 1984. Randy is married to Pam. They have two children, Brandon & Connor. Brandon is married to Quin. They have given Papa Piatz his greatest joys Calum & Brooks. Randy would like to thank all those who have had a hand, large or small in his career for the last 35 years. The people he has met and become friends with means more to him than you will ever know. His most heartfelt thanks goes out to all his fellow officials, who stood by his side wearing the stripes. You will not be forgotten, nor will the memories or the many great stories.
 
William Archer Galloway VI, Park River
 
Officiating runs in the family of Bill Galloway VI whose father (William Galloway V) and grandfather (William Galloway IV) were longtime officials and are also enshrined in the North Dakota Officials Association Hall of Fame. Galloway served as a basketball official for 33 years and a volleyball official for 22 years. Galloway retired from officiating basketball following the 2017-18 school year. He continued to officiate volleyball through the 2020-2021 school year. During his time as an official, Galloway worked many district and region tournaments. Galloway also officiated four NDHSAA Class B Boys Basketball State Tournaments (2002, 2005, 2009, and 2010) and eight NDHSAA Class B Girls Basketball State Tournaments (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2017). During his 12 State Tournaments in basketball, Galloway worked the Championship Game on five occasions – Class B Boys in 2009 and 2010 and Class B Girls in 2006, 2012 and 2017. Galloway began officiating volleyball the year it was sanctioned by the NDHSAA. Galloway is married to Donna and resides in Park River.
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WILD-KINGS
 
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice within 12 seconds in the first period, and Cam Talbot stopped 29 shots in the Los Angeles Kings’ 7-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Dubois scored for the second straight game, giving him three goals in four games this season. His two scores 12 seconds apart in the first marked the third-fastest two goals scored in franchise history. Ralph Backstrom had a pair of goals six seconds apart in 1972 and Jari Kurri did the same 10 seconds apart in 1991. Carl Grundstrom and Vladislav Gavrikov each scored their second goals of the season for Los Angeles, which has won back-to-back road games after going winless in two games at home to start the season. Trevor Moore added his fourth goal of the season, his third straight game with a goal, midway through the third. Adrian Kempe and Blake Lizotte had empty-net goals. Connor Dewar and Kirill Kaprizov each scored goals in a second straight game for Minnesota. Joel Eriksson Ek added his fourth goal of the season late and Marc-Andre Fleury made his second straight start after a road win at Montreal, stopping 20 shots. The Wild host Columbus on Saturday night.
 
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/19/23

K-HEART SPORTS – THURSDAY – 10/19/23
 

MINOT, ND – With the playoffs starting this Saturday, these are the final Class A and 9-Man Football polls of the season. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota AP Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association.
 
Class A Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)                       Record    Points    Last Week
1. Velva-Drake/Anamose-Garrison (12)   9-0           81           1
2. Kindred (5)                                            8-0           74           2
3. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich (1)       9-0           55           4
4. Dickinson Trinity (1)                              9-0           52           3
5. Central Cass                                         7-1          15            5
 
Others receiving votes: Shiloh Christian (8-1)
 

9-Man Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)                        Record    Points    Last Week
T1. Sargent County (10)                            9-0          77           1
T1. South Border (7)                                  9-0          77           2
3. New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock (1)  8-0          58           3
4. Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn (1)          9-0          44           4
5. North Prairie                                           8-1          29           5
 
Others receiving votes: none
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MSU WOMENS VOLLEYBALL
 
BISMARCK, ND (MSU) -The Minot State volleyball team lost to the Mary Marauders in four sets (15-25, 22-25, 25-22, 12-25) Wednesday on the road at McDowell Activity Center. The Beavers attack was paced by Emily Kotelnikoff, who finished with 17 kills on the day, and by Sydney Upton, who had 11 while hitting at a mark of .267. Defensively, two players reached double figures in digs as Kendal Braun had 14 and Jaina Macaulay had 12. From the front row, Bailee Brommenschenkel contributed seven blocks.
 
SET 1 | The Beavers found themselves in an early hole, dropping a tough first set 25-15. Minot State trailed by as many as 10 points as Mary never surrendered the lead in a set that was tied up two times before the Marauders took control.
 
SET 2 | Minot State then dropped the second set 25-22 to fall behind in the match two sets to none. The Beavers fought back from a seven-point 13-6 hole, but Mary hung on to take the set.
 
SET 3 | Minot State stayed alive with a victory in set three to make it a 2-1 match. The Beavers won the set 25-22 helped by a strong showing on the attacking side. Minot State registered a .400 attack percentage with 20 kills in the set win. After the lead changed hands five times, the Beavers took control for good at 20-19 and rode that advantage to victory.
 
SET 4 | Minot State couldn’t build off the set-three victory and fell in set four 25-12 to drop the match. The Beavers lost the first point and never clawed back into the lead before falling in the set.
 
The loss moved Minot State to 2-19 on the season.
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/18/23

K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 10/18/23
 
 
MINOT, ND – Tuesday was a full day of volleyball on the local schedule.
 
High School Girls Volleyball
 
Class A
#2 Jamestown def. Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-0) 25-11, 25-13, 25-13
#4 Bismarck Century def. Mandan (3-1) 25-15, 25-20, 16-25, 25-18
Minot High def. Watford City (3-0) 25-16, 25-20, 25-20
Williston def. Turtle Mountain (3-0) 25-16, 25-12, 25-13
 
Class B
#6 South Prairie-Max def. Drake-Anamoose (3-0) 25-9, 25-12, 25-12
#7 New Rockford-Sheyenne def. #2 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich (3-0) 25-19, 25-13, 25-17
#8 North Star def. Harvey-Wells County (3-0) 25-15, 25-14, 25-17
#9 Central McLean def. Glenburn (3-0) 25-15, 25-12, 25-18
Bishop Ryan def. Kenmare-Bowbells (3-1) 25-17, 18-25, 25-17, 25-14
Berthold def. Nedrose (3-1)
Surrey def. Rugby (3-0) 25-19, 25-10, 25-20
T-G-U def. Newburg-Westhope (3-2) 7-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-16, 15-8
Stanley def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-2) 25-15, 20-25, 24-26, 25-16, 15-5
New Salem-Almont def. Garrison (3-0) 25-18, 25-14, 25-22
North Prairie def. Benson County (3-0) 25-18, 25-17, 26-24
Hazen def. Killdeer (3-0) 25-23, 25-16, 25-13
Tioga def. Ray (3-0) 25-21, 25-13, 25-15
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WILD-CANADIENS
 
MONTREAL (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury wouldn’t say if it was his last in Montreal. If it was, it was a fitting finale in his home province for the 38-year-old from Sorel. Fleury made 27 saves in his first start of the season, was selected the first star and received a standing ovation from the Bell Centre crowd as his Minnesota Wild beat the Canadiens 5-2 on Tuesday night. “It was a nice moment,” said Fleury, still wiping off the shaving cream teammate Marcus Foligno stuffed in his face during a postgame interview. “I always said I was a big fan of the Canadiens and to have the people of Quebec here and having the people cheer me on and encourage me, it was a good feeling.” Fleury told reporters Monday it could be his final start in Montreal. After the game, he was focused on enjoying the moment. “I’m not sure if it’s done or not,” said Fleury, who had around 90 friends and family in the building. “I don’t want to talk too much of that side of it for today, the present moment was really a special night for me.”
 
Joel Eriksson Ek had two power-play goals and added an assist for Minnesota. Kirill Kaprizov added a goal and assisted on both of Eriksson Ek’s goals, while Brandon Duhaime and Connor Dewar staked the Wild to a 2-0 lead with short-handed goals 25 seconds apart in the first period. “Our PK has been good, they’ve obviously pressured and had a lot of good opportunities,” Wild coach Dean Evason said. “Nice to get our power play going, too.” Montreal allowed two short-handed goals on the same power for the first time since April 11, 2009, against Fleury’s Pittsburgh Penguins. Mats Zuccarello had three assists. Tanner Pearson and Alex Newhook scored for Montreal, and Sam Montembeault made 30 saves. After Pearson cut it to 3-1 midway through the second period, Kaprizov restored the three-goal lead with 2:38 left in the period. Eriksson Ek made it 5-1 at 5:20 of the third with his second goal of the night. The Wild went 3 for 8 on the power play, while the Canadiens were 0 for 4. “Too many penalties, you give up two short-handed goals … it’s hard to start the game that way,” Montreal coach Martin St. Louis said. “I think we stayed together and we fought, but with all those penalties your game plan doesn’t matter anymore, you can’t find a rhythm.”
 
The matchup between Fleury and Montembeault marked the first time two Quebec-born goalies faced off in Montreal since Jan. 3, 2006. “There aren’t as many Quebecois goalies as there used to be,” Fleury said. “I’m wishing him good luck for the season.”

UP NEXT
Wild: Host Los Angeles on Thursday night.
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/17/23

K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 10/17/23
 

MINOT, ND – A little change in the Class AAA and AA football polls this week. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota AP Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association.
 
Class AAA Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)    Record    Points    Last Week
1. Fargo Shanley (23)            8-0         119           1
2. Minot High (1)                    7-1           97           3
3. Bismarck High                    6-2           71           4
4. West Fargo Sheyenne       6-2           46           2
5. Fargo Davies                      4-4           22          T5
 
Other teams receiving votes: Mandan
 
 
Class AA Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)    Record    Points    Last Week
1. Fargo North (22)                8-0          110           1
2. Fargo South                       5-3            85           2
3. Dickinson                            6-2            67          3
4. Grand Forks Red River      5-3            44           5
5. Jamestown                         5-3            13           4
 
Other teams receiving votes: West Fargo Horace
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MINOT, ND – Several Class B volleyball teams hit the court on Monday.
 
High School Volleyball
 
Class B
#6 South Prairie-Max def. Velva (3-0) 25-16, 25-21, 25-18
#9 Central McLean def. Center-Stanton (3-0) 25-12, 25-12, 25-16
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Bottineau (3-2) 25-20, 19-25, 25-20, 25-27, 15-9
Surrey def. Nedrose (3-0) 25-20, 25-13, 25-14
Tioga def. Glenburn (3-2) 21-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 15-7
Kenmare-Bowbells def. Berthold (3-1) 30-28, 25-22, 16-25, 25-21
Drake-Anamoose def. St. John (3-1) 17-25, 25-10, 25-20, 25-12
Beulah def. Killdeer (3-0) 25-22, 25-10, 25-15
Trenton def. Stanley (3-1) 25-18, 21-25, 25-20, 25-20
Alexander def. Divide County (3-2) 25-23, 25-18, 13-25, 11-25, 15-11
Parshall def. North Shore-Plaza (3-2) 25-16, 25-22, 15-25, 21-25, 15-4
Powers Lake-Burke Central def. New Town (3-0) 25-21, 25-21, 25-12
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MINOT, ND – Pairings, locations and times are set for the first round of the 9-Man and Class A football playoffs on Saturday. We’ll broadcast the Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison game on 106.9 FM and carry the Bishop Ryan game on 1320 AM.
 
High School Football
Class A
 
State Playoffs
First Round – Saturday (10/21)
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison hosts Bowman County, 2 pm (ON 106.9 FM)
Shiloh Christian hosts Bishop Ryan, 2 pm (ON 1320 AM)
#4 Dickinson Trinity hosts Stanley, 2 pm
Des Lacs-Burlington hosts Killdeer, 1 pm
#2 Kindred hosts Harvey-Wells County, 1:30 pm
Carrington hosts Oakes, 2 pm
#3 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich hosts Lisbon, 1:30 pm
Central Cass hosts Cavalier, 2 pm
 
 
High School Football
9-Man
 
State Playoffs
First Round – Saturday (10/21)
#1 Sargent County hosts Nelson County (in Gwinner), 2:30 pm
North Prairie hosts Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (in Rolla), 2:30 pm
#4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn hosts Linton-HMB (in Westhope), 2 pm
Grant County-Flasher hosts Central McLean (in Flasher), 2 pm
#2 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock hosts Hankinson (in New Rockford), 1:30 pm
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion hosts North Star (in LaMoure), 1 pm
#3 South Border hosts Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (in Ashley), 1:30 pm
Alexander hosts Hettinger County (in Alexander), 2 pm
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FCS POLLS
 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – After defeating North Dakota State 49-24 on Saturday, North Dakota has moved up to No. 11 in the latest Stats Perform Poll and No. 9 in the AFCA FCS Coaches’ Top 25. The Bison dropped No. 15 in the Coaches poll and No. 14 in the Stats poll.
 
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Oct. 16)
1. South Dakota State (6-0, 3-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)
2. Montana State (5-1, 3-0 Big Sky), 1,342
3. Sacramento State (5-1, 2-1 Big Sky), 1,203
4. Furman (5-1, 3-0 SoCon), 1,195
5. Incarnate Word (5-1, 2-0 Southland), 1,023
6. South Dakota (5-1, 3-0 MVFC), 1,002
7. Delaware (5-1, 3-0 CAA), 985
8. Western Carolina (5-1, 3-0 SoCon), 981
9. Montana (6-1, 3-1 Big Sky), 978
10. Idaho (5-2, 3-1 Big Sky), 946
11. North Dakota (4-2, 2-1 MVFC), 930 (#15 last week)
12. Southern Illinois (5-1, 2-1 MVFC), 725
13. William & Mary (4-2, 2-1 CAA), 687
14. North Dakota State (4-2, 1-2 MVFC), 673 (#6 last week)
15. Holy Cross (4-2, 2-0 Patriot), 653
16. North Carolina Central (5-1, 0-0 MEAC), 607
17. UT Martin (5-1, 2-0 Big South-OVC), 504
18. Harvard (5-0, 2-0 Ivy), 446
19. Florida A&M (5-1, 4-0 SWAC), 403
20. Central Arkansas (5-2, 3-0 UAC), 373
21. Chattanooga (5-2, 4-1 Southern), 268
22. Villanova (5-2, 3-1 CAA), 229
23. UC Davis (4-3, 2-2 Big Sky), 136
24. Austin Peay (4-2, 1-0 UAC), 125
25. Youngstown State (3-3, 1-2 MVFC), 108
 
Others Receiving Votes: New Hampshire, 68; Fordham, 44; UAlbany, 39; Lafayette, 32; Northern Iowa, 23; Weber State, 23; Eastern Kentucky, 13; Eastern Washington 13; Illinois State, 11; Tennessee State, 6; Lamar, 2.
 
 
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Oct. 16)
1. South Dakota State (26)
2. Montana State
3. Furman
4. Sacramento State
5. Incarnate Word
6. Montana
7. Delaware
8. Idaho
9. North Dakota (#15 last week)
10. North Carolina Central
11. Holy Cross
12. Southern Illinois
13. William & Mary
14. Western Carolina
15. North Dakota State (#7 last week)
16. South Dakota
17. Harvard
18. Florida A&M
19. UT Martin
20. Chattanooga
21. Central Arkansas
22. New Hampshire
23. UC Davis
24. Austin Peay
25. Illinois State
 
Others Receiving Votes: Fordham, 47; Villanova, 38; Lafayette, 21; Youngstown St., 17; Eastern Kentucky, 6; Northern Iowa, 6; Rhode Island, 6; Pennsylvania, 2; Albany, 1; Mercer, 1; Portland St., 1.
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MVFC HONORS-NORTH DAKOTA
 
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (UND) – Following the 49-24 win over North Dakota State on Saturday, two members from the University of North Dakota football program were named Missouri Valley Football Conference Players of the Week on Monday. Gaven Ziebarth earned the title of MVFC Offensive Player of the Week, while Luke Skokna was named the MVFC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week.
 
Ziebarth recorded 18 carries for 156 yards and a trio of touchdowns in the win. He had a 59-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter that put the game out of reach for the Bison, bringing the score to 49-17 with 7:18 left. Earlier in the contest, Ziebarth had a five-yard touchdown run to put UND back on top at 14-7 and then a seven-yard rushing score with 7:13 left in the third quarter to make the score 35-17. The game was Ziebarth’s third 100+-yard rushing game of his career. His 156 yards on the ground was a new career best. It was also his first time scoring three touchdowns in a game while at North Dakota.
 
Skokna, the MVFC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, helped UND set the tone in the 49-24 victory over NDSU, taking the opening kickoff 100 yards to put the Fighting Hawks up 7-0 just 13 seconds into the game. He finished the contest with three touchdowns, also scoring on a 13-yard reception that brought the tally to 21-7 with 1:40 before intermission and then scored on a four-yard rush with 13 seconds left in the first half to bring the score to 28-17. Skokna helped North Dakota have good field position throughout the game, rolling up 157 yards in kickoff return yardage. With his opening kickoff return for a touchdown, Skokna became just the third player in UND history to record a 100-yard return and was only the fourth player in program history to run back the opening kickoff. He was also the first UND player to return a kickoff for touchdown since Evan Holm’s 99-yard score vs. Weber State on Oct. 27, 2018. Skokna shared the honor with Will Leyland of South Dakota. Leyland made a 41-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Coyotes past the Penguins, 34-31. It was his second 41-yard make of the game which is a new career long.
 
North Dakota will visit Northern Iowa on Saturday. Kickoff between the Fighting Hawks and Panthers is slated for 4 p.m.
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UND HOCKEY-POLLS
 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – Fresh off a 2-0-0 weekend and an Ice Breaker Tournament title, North Dakota has jumped into the top-5 at No. 5 in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls. Last weekend, UND rolled to a 7-2 victory in the regular season opener over Army West Point before a tough, 2-0 victory over longtime rival Wisconsin on Saturday clinched the Ice Breaker crown for the second time in program history. Hunter Johannes (F), Jackson Blake (F) and Garrett Pyke (D) were honored with selections to the Ice Breaker All-Tournament Team, with Johannes taking home the tournament’s most outstanding player award following a trio of goals. Goaltender Ludvig Persson was also selected as the NCHC’s Goaltender of the Week after finishing with a 1.00 GAA and .952 save percentage, including a 29-save shutout against the Badgers. North Dakota will remain home for a showdown with another rival and top-ranked Minnesota beginning Friday night at 7:07 p.m. from Ralph Engelstad Arena.
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NCHC HONOR-UND
 
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Senior goaltender Ludvig Persson was named NCHC Goaltender of the Week on Monday, as announced by the league office. Persson shined in his official North Dakota debut, backstopping the Fighting Hawks to the Ice Breaker Tournament title. He didn’t allow an even-strength goal all weekend and surrendered only two goals all tournament. In the season opener on Friday against Army, Persson made 11 saves, including three on breakaways, in a 7-2 victory, with his only goals allowed all weekend coming on the power play. In Saturday’s championship game versus Wisconsin, the Swede turned aside all 29 shots he faced for his first shutout in the green and white and sixth of his career after transferring from Miami. Persson earned First Star of the Game Saturday, making seven short-handed saves as UND went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill. Persson finished the Ice Breaker Tournament with a .952 save percentage, totaling 40 saves on 42 shots faced. He also posted a 1.00 goals-against average on the weekend and is now 2-0-0 on the season. This is the eighth time that Persson has earned the conference’s weekly honor in his career. No. 5 North Dakota remains home to battle top-ranked Minnesota this weekend from Ralph Engelstad Arena.
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VIKINGS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The first game for the Minnesota Vikings without Justin Jefferson was a slog, a glaring reminder of how vital the superstar wide receiver is for their ability to score. The Vikings also suggested in Chicago that acumen, grit and pride might be just enough to keep the season alive while Jefferson is sidelined with a hamstring injury — even if it’s going to be ugly at times. “We’re not going to be picky about finding a way to get a win,” quarterback Kirk Cousins said. The Vikings had 220 yards, their fifth-lowest total in 56 regular season games since Jefferson arrived in 2020. Their 15.4% third-down conversion rate was their fourth-worst in that span, and even after the game the Bears defense still ranks last in the league on third down (50.6%). “It was kind of a revolving door of missed assignments here from some of our more reliable players,” coach Kevin O’Connell said after the 19-13 victory Sunday. “Our offense will be hungry to go back to work and make sure we rectify some of those things, because honestly the way Kirk was throwing it today, I feel like it could have been a much, much bigger day.”
 
The Bears frequently employed a single high safety rather than the two-deep alignment most common for opponents trying to control Jefferson, daring Jordan Addison, K.J. Osborn and the rest of Minnesota’s receivers to beat man-to-man coverage. Addison did just that midway through the second quarter with the Vikings ahead 6-3, when Cousins zipped a perfectly placed pass up the sideline on the first down, but he slightly mistimed his dive and didn’t secure the ball as he landed on the grass. The rookie contributed the only offensive touchdown of the afternoon for the Vikings (2-4) two possessions later, his fourth in six games, but the drop was a snapshot of how Jefferson’s absence places a greater burden on the rest of the group to outperform their baseline production with the 2022 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year out for at least another three games. “I just need to be more aggressive from the start,” Addison said. “What I need to improve on is just attacking the ball, coming back to the ball and just showing people that they can’t guard me.”
 
WHAT’S WORKING
The pass rush directed by defensive coordinator Brian Flores — who blitzed on 22 of 29 dropbacks, per Sportradar — produced five sacks and eight quarterback hits. Danielle Hunter had two sacks and is tied for the NFL lead with eight. Safety Josh Metellus, playing frequently out of the slot as the nickel back, had a sack, three quarterback hits and a forced fumble.
 
WHAT NEEDS HELP
Alexander Mattison netted just 44 yards on 18 carries in a regression for the rushing attack after a couple of productive games. The lanes often weren’t there between the tackles.
 
STOCK UP
Linebacker Jordan Hicks had an interception and a fumble recovery for a touchdown to go with a team-leading 10 tackles. He has helped stabilize the defense this season following the departure of mainstay Eric Kendricks. “He was not going to be denied a chance to be the guy to go out there and respond,” O’Connell said.
 
STOCK DOWN
Fullback C.J. Ham is one of the most respected players on the team, but his presence as a blocker hasn’t done much for the lagging ground game. He also contributed to an intentional grounding call on Cousins in the fourth quarter when he stayed with the rusher instead of turning to try to catch a screen pass.
 
INJURY REPORT
OLB Marcus Davenport, who missed most or all of three games with an injury to his right ankle, hurt the other one in the second quarter against the Bears and didn’t return. O’Connell indicated his absence might be longer term. … LG Ezra Cleveland hurt his foot and was replaced by Dalton Risner. His status is day to day, O’Connell said on Monday.
 
KEY NUMBER
26:15 — The average time of possession per game for the Vikings this season. That’s the lowest in the league and also the lowest for the team since at least 1991, according to available data from Sportradar.
 
UP NEXT
The Vikings host San Francisco on Monday night, with the 49ers coming off their first loss of the season in a concerning game at Cleveland during which three vital offensive players — running back Christian McCaffrey, wide receiver Deebo Samuel and left tackle Trent Williams — suffered injuries that make their availability this week unclear.
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/16/23

K-HEART SPORTS – MON – 10/16/23
 

MINOT, ND – 6-Man football in North Dakota held the championship on Saturday here in Minot.
 
High School Football
6-Man
 
3rd Place
#4 Trenton def #2 Drayton, 48-23
Championship
#1 Center-Stanton def. #3 Parshall-North Shore-Plaza, 62-12
 

High School Boys Cross Country
 
WDA Championships – McDowell Dam in Bismarck
1. Bismarck High, 28
2. Williston, 60
3. Minot High, 87
4. Bismarck Century, 117
5. Mandan, 151
6. Jamestown, 232
7. Dickinson, 253
8. Watford City, 301
9. Bismarck Legacy, 314
 
Individual winner: Owen Hintz of Bismarck High, 15:30
 

High School Girls Cross Country
 
WDA Championships – McDowell Dam in Bismarck
1. Bismarck High, 39
2. Williston, 45
3. Bismarck Legacy, 71
4. Minot High, 77
5. Bismarck Century, 185
6. Dickinson, 243
7. Jamestown, 326
 
Individual winner: Eva Selensky of Bismarck Legacy, 18:41
 

High School Boys Soccer
State Tournament – Bismarck
 
5th Place
(E2) Fargo Davies def. (W4) Bismarck High, 4-1
3rd Place
(W3) Minot High def. (W2) Jamestown, 3-2
Championship
(E1) Fargo Shanley def. (W1) Bismarck Legacy, 2-1
 

High School Boys Tennis
 
State Tournament – Doubles – Grand Forks
Championship
(E1) Mason Christensen/Momon Durrani – West Fargo Sheyenne def. Grayson Schaeffer/Aidan Diehl – Minot High 7-5, 6-2
 
 
High School Volleyball
 
Class A
#2 Jamestown def. Williston (3-0)
Bismarck Legacy def. Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-1)
Bismarck High def. Turtle Mountain (3-0) 25-4, 25-8, 25-11
 
Class B
Garrison def. Heart River (3-2) 26-24, 25-13, 12-25, 13-25, 19-17
Standing Rock def. New Towns (3-0) 25-22, 25-23, 25-19
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MSU WOMEN’S SOCCER
 
MINOT, ND (MSU) – The Minot State womens soccer team fell to Bemidji St. 3-0 on Sunday at Herb Parker Stadium. After Bemidji took a 3-0 lead into the halftime break, Minot State kept them scoreless the remainder of the game. Maddie Elliott led Minot State with one save. MSU registered eight shots in the loss, three of them on goal. Minot State faced six Bemidji State shots, four of them on goal. The loss dropped Minot St.’s record to 5-7-1 overall and 2-6-1 in NSIC action.
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MSU FOOTBALL
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Minot State put together a 10-play, 61-yard drive, culminating in a two-yard rushing touchdown from with 2:51 remaining in the ballgame to give the Beavers a 17-10 win over Concordia, St. Paul on Saturday afternoon at First Western Bank Field at Herb Parker Stadium in NSIC action. Myles West totaled 125 yards to lead the Beavers’ ground attack and added one touchdown in the game, picking up 4.6 yards per carry along the way. The 100-yard performance was the first of the true freshman’s collegiate career. Erik Palmquist also tacked on 75 yards on the ground, picking up 6.2 yards per carry. Dondrae Fair chipped in with 63 yards and one touchdown as well, picking up 6.3 yards per carry. Fair’s most prolific target in the ballgame was Daniel Stokes, who caught one pass for 36 yards. Carson Cayko led the Minot State defensive effort, collecting nine tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, and two sacks. Matt Posas added one interception and Philip Green had one recovered fumble in the win. The Beavers improved to 1-6 on the year and 1-6 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play, while the Golden Bears fell to 2-5 and 1-5.
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MSU MENS HOCKEY
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – This time 10 different Beavers scored while goalie Riley Wallace led the way in the net with the same result for Minot State: A lopsided team-effort win for the No. 1-ranked Beavers. Sheldin Howard, Carter Barley, and Colby Joseph each scored a pair of goals and Wallace stopped all 13 shots he faced as the Beavers rolled past visiting Waldorf (Iowa) for the second straight night, beating the Warriors 13-0 at the Maysa Arena. Friday night Minot State (9-0-0 overall) scored a 9-1 win over Waldorf, and the Beavers started a busy weekend with a 5-3 win Thursday night over No. 23 Missouri State. Minot State now gets a couple of weeks to rest up before returning to the ice on Wednesday, Nov. 1, when they head south to play in-state rival the University of Mary at 7 p.m.
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MSU WOMENS HOCKEY
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The Beavers have battled early on this season, but against two of the year teams in the nation, victories proved challenging. But Saturday, the Minot State women’s hockey team scored win No. 1 in dramatic fashion, getting a last-second goal to force overtime where the Beavers won 3-2 over reigning national champion Liberty in a battle of last year’s title-game combatants. Back in March, the Flames (4-0-1 overall) prevailed by the same score over the Beavers (1-3-0) in the national title game, and Friday in the first game of the teams’ head-to-head series at the Maysa Arena, Liberty snapped a third-period tie for a 5-2 victory. Minot State’s Haylie Biever finished with 20 saves in the win for the Beavers, who look to build on their dramatic first win as they host Lake Superior State next Friday and Saturday at the Maysa Arena, with puck-drop scheduled for 3:45 p.m. both days.
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MSU WOMENS VOLLEYBALL
 
ABERDEEN, S.D. (MSU) – The Minot State volleyball team fell to the Northern State Wolves in straight sets 25-11, 25-11, 25-10 on Saturday on the road at Wachs Arena in NSIC action. Paige Ammerman secured a triple-double with 13 kills, 11 digs, and 14 assists, but the Minot State volleyball team was defeated by the Minnesota State-Moorhead Dragons 3-1 (15-25, 22-25, 25-23, 16-25) Friday at Wachs Arena. The losses dropped Minot State’s record to 2-18 overall and 1-10 in NSIC action.
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TAUROS
 
MINOT, ND – The Minot Minotauros were on the road this weekend playing at North Iowa. The Tauros swept both games with a 4-0 win on Friday and a 4-1 victory on Saturday. Next up the Tauros host the Bismarck Bobcats on the Pepsi Rink at Maysa Arena this Thursday night.
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UND-NDSU FOOTBALL
 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – No. 15 North Dakota (4-2, 2-1 MVFC) scored on the opening kickoff and did not look back, defeating No. 6/7 North Dakota State (4-2, 1-2 MVFC), 49-24, in front of 13,091 fans inside a sold-out Alerus Center on Saturday afternoon. The Fighting Hawks scored touchdowns on six of their eight offensive possessions and limited the Bison to just 150 yards rushing.
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UND HOCKEY
 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – No. 7 North Dakota put a bow on what many Grand Forks natives would describe as a “perfect day” on Saturday, taking down longtime rival Wisconsin, 2-0, to capture the 2023 Ice Breaker Tournament crown in front of a sellout crowd of 11,783 at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND (2-0-0), which had put up 17 goals in the previous exhibition and regular season opener, only needed to find the twine twice, as goaltender Ludvig Persson stole the show with a 29-save shutout to give the program its second Ice Breaker Tournament title in five tries. For the second time in as many games, Hunter Johannes opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal in the opening frame, finishing off a great pass from Louis Jamernik V to give the Fighting Hawks a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes. The goal is the second tally while playing with a man down this season for the green and white, already sitting just one behind last season’s total of three. The middle frame had been the offensive period for UND this season, entering with a plus-11 scoring margin in the period after the exhibition and contest against Army West Point, and Saturday proved to be no exception. Riese Gaber extended the advantage to 2-0 with a backhander over the blocker of goaltender Kyle McClellan following a great forecheck and pass from Cameron Berg just over six minutes into the stanza. Persson and the new defensive group put the lid on any comeback effort by the Badgers in the third, holding the visitors to just six shots on goal to close out the shutout and the 2-0 victory. North Dakota remains home to battle another old rival next weekend, taking on Minnesota for a two-game series at Ralph Engelstad Arena.
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VIKINGS-BEARS
 
CHICAGO (AP) — Kirk Cousins threw for a touchdown, Jordan Hicks returned a fumble 42 yards for a score and Minnesota knocked Justin Fields out of the game in beating the Bears 19-13 on Sunday. The Vikings (2-4) made enough plays without injured star receiver Justin Jefferson to shake off a loss to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs and win for the second time in three games. Fields was sacked four times and exited with a right hand injury early in the third quarter, and the Bears (1-5) lost again after stopping a 14-game slide at Washington last week. Cousins completed 21 of 31 passes for 181 yards. The four-time Pro Bowler threw a 10-yard touchdown to Jordan Addison near the end of the first half. T.J. Hockenson caught six passes for 50 yards. Addison, who figures to have a bigger role with Jefferson sidelined by a hamstring injury, had three receptions for 28 yards. The Vikings had trouble keeping drives going, converting just 2 of 13 third downs, and finished with 220 yards.
 
UP NEXT
Vikings host the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, Oct. 23
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/14/23

K-HEART SPORTS – SATURDAY – 10/14/23
 

MINOT, ND – Class A and 9-Man football teams finished regular season last night and we broadcast a game from each division on K-Heart.
 
In 9-Man, #4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn defeated Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 50-12 in a game we carried on 106.9 K-Heart. The Sioux amassed over 400 yards of offense including quarterback Walker Braaten rushing for over a 100 yards and two scores, throwing for 150 yards and two TD’s, and he also had a pick-six on defense. Maddox Juntunen added 106 yards rushing and two touchdowns as the Sioux finish the regular season undefeated at 9-0. Jaren Mattern tallied over 50 yards rushing for the Mavericks and also caught a touchdown pass as MLS finishes the regular season at 6-3.
 
In Class A football, Des Lacs-Burlington shutout Stanley 36-0 in a game we broadcast on 1320 KHRT. Jake Schaefer scored three times with two rushing TD’s and a receiving score. Logan Rist rushed for nearly 100 yards and a score as well as DLB finishes the regular season at 7-2. Stanley drops the 4-5.
 
We’ll have another Class A football game on the air tonight as Bishop Ryan hosts Nedrose to end the regular season. Pregame set for 6:40 pm on 106.9 K-Heart, online at khrt.com, and through the Live 365 app.
 
Other scores from Friday:
 
High School Football
 
Class AAA
#1 Fargo Shanley def. #5 Mandan, 55-33
#4 Bismarck High def. #2 West Fargo Sheyenne, 38-29
#3 Minot High def. Williston, 56-0
#5 Fargo Davies def. Bismarck Century, 28-6
Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Bismarck Legacy, 38-21
 
Class AA
#1 Fargo North def. West Fargo (AAA), 23-18
#2 Fargo South def. Wahpeton, 35-14
#3 Dickinson def. Turtle Mountain, 58-0
West Fargo Horace def. #4 Jamestown, 29-28
Devils Lake def. Watford City, 41-7
Grand Forks Central def. Valley City, 22-0
 
Class A
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison def. Ray-Powers Lake, 52-7
#2 Kindred def. Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm, 30-7
#5 Central Cass def. Harvey-Wells County, 49-8
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Stanley, 36-0
South Prairie-Max def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 14-8
Bottineau def. Park River Area, 39-19
Grafton def. Rugby, 39-6
Shiloh Christian def. Beulah, 42-8
Bowman County def. Hazen, 29-0
Killdeer def. Heart River, 41-28
Cavalier def. Thompson, 20-18
Oakes def. Northern Cass, 39-19
Lisbon def. May-Port-CG, 40-13
 
9-Man
#1 Sargent County def. Maple River, 54-14
#3 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock def. North Border, 63-12
#4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 50-12
#5 North Prairie def. Four Winds, 54-8
Alexander def. Surrey, 32-8
Central McLean def. T-G-U, 58-18
Tioga def. Berthold, 38-36 OT
Divide County def. Dunseith, 56-16
Grant County-Flasher def. Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter, 54-20
Linton-HMB def. Kidder County, 54-18
Hettinger County def. Beach, 44-6
New Salem-Almont def. Richardton-Taylor-Hebron, 50-20
North Star def. Larimore, 54-12
Nelson County def. Midway-Minto, 86-12
Hatton-Northwood def. Tri-State, 58-22
Richland def. Enderlin, 50-32
Hankinson def. Griggs-Midkota, 34-26
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, 26-22
 
6-Man
State Playoffs – Duane Carlson Stadium in Minot (Today)
 
3rd Place
#2 Drayton vs #4 Trenton, 2 pm
Championship
#1 Center-Stanton vs #3 Parshall-North Shore/Plaza, 4 pm
 

High School Boys Cross Country
 
Class B West Regional – Prairie Knights Casino in Fort Yates
1. Bowman County, 29
2. New Town, 51
3. Standing Rock, 104
4. Killdeer, 146
5. Beulah, 179
6. Des-Lacs Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 213
7. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 235
8. Trinity Christian (Williston), 248
9. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 255
10. Southern McLean, 276
11. Shiloh Christian, 301
12. Dickinson Trinity, 318
13. Garrison, 375
14. Center-Stanton, 380
15. Tioga, 412
 
Individual winner: Taylor Wanner of Bowman County, 16:14
 

High School Girls Cross Country
 
Class B West Regional – Prairie Knights Casino in Fort Yates
1. Bowman County, 23
2. Killdeer, 74
3. Shiloh Christian, 83
4. Southern McLean, 93
5. New Town, 125
6. Parshall, 162
7. Beulah, 176
 
Individual winner: Brynn Hanson of DLB-L&C, 19:14
 

High School Girls Volleyball
 
Class A
#2 Jamestown def. Watford City (3-0)
Minot High def. Turtle Mountain (3-0) 25-4, 25-12, 25-17
 
Class B
New Town def. Mandaree (3-0) 25-22, 25-16, 25-5
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MINOT, ND – Minot High will play for 3rd place today at the Boys State Soccer Tournament. Bismarck Legacy advances to the championship for the first time in school history.
 
High School Boys Soccer
State Tournament – Bismarck Community Bowl
 
Loser Out
(E2) Fargo Davies def. (E4) Grand Forks Red River, 3-0
(W4) Bismarck Century def. (E3) West Fargo, 1-0
Semifinal
(W1) Bismarck Legacy def. (W3) Minot High, 4-2
(E1) Fargo Shanley def. (W2) Jamestown, 1-0
 
Today’s schedule
 
5th Place
(E2) Fargo Davies vs (W4) Bismarck Century, 11 am
3rd Place
(W2) Jamestown vs (W3) Minot High, 1:15 pm
Championship
(W1) Bismarck Legacy vs (E1) Fargo Shanley, 3 pm
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MINOT, ND – The individual portion of the Boys State Tennis Tournament began on Friday. The Minot High duo of Grayson Schaeffer and Aidan Diehl have advanced to the semifinals.
 
High School Boys Tennis
State Doubles Tournament – Grand Forks
 
First Round
(W1) Schaeffer/Diehl – Minot def. (E8) Skari/Haiskanen – Fargo Davies 6-0, 6-1
Quarterfinal
(W1) Schaeffer/Diehl – Minot def. (E4) Comings/Comings – Wahpeton 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(6)
 
Today’s schedule
 
Semifinal
(W1) Schaeffer/Diehl – Minot vs (E2) Johnson/Mallory – Grand Forks Red River, 11 am
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MSU MEN’S HOCKEY
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The No. 1 ranked Minot State men’s hockey team continues to dispatch opponents, getting a complete team effort as the Beavers rolled to victory over the visiting Waldorf Warriors. Colby Joseph scored a pair of goals, Minot High product Tre Sortland kicked aside 14 shots in goal, and seven other Beavers also scored in a 9-1 Minot State victory Friday night at the Maysa Arena. The two teams meet again tonight with puck drop scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
 
Joseph scored his first of the night 11 minutes, 25 seconds into the contest to give the Beavers (8-0-0 overall) an early 1-0 edge, and open a goal-scoring barrage as Joey Moffatt scored a power-play goal 1:31 later, then Trenton Curtis scored 24 seconds after that for a quick 3-0 advantage. Jay Buchholz, Eric Krywy, Payton Jerome, and Walker Jerome each added a second-period goal for Minot State, which forged a 7-0 lead before Waldorf got on the board with 8 seconds left in the second period. Troy Hamilton added a goal for the Beavers in the third before Joseph finished off the night’s scoring with his second of the game with 3:39 remaining.
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MSU WOMEN’S HOCKEY
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The Minot State women’s hockey team put up another great fight against rival Liberty, but the Flames found a way late to skate off with the win. In the first of back-to-back rematch games between the two ACHA National Finalists, the Beavers (0-3-0 overall) rallied to tie the game early in the third period Friday afternoon at the Maysa Arena, but visiting Liberty scored the final three goals of the game for a 5-2 victory. After the Flames (4-0-0) jumped in front with two first-period goals, the Beavers came fighting back as Gillian Gervin scored with 9 minutes, 41 seconds gone in the second period, then Grace Perry scored with 7:33 gone in the third, setting the stage for a dramatic finish. The Flames won the race to the finish line, though, scoring two goals in a 1:57 span to break the tie and pull away. A late empty-net goal finished off the victory for Liberty. Minot State goalie Haylie Biever finished with 15 saves on the day for the Beavers, who host Liberty again today at 3:45 p.m. at the Maysa Arena.
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MSU WOMEN’S SOCCER
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU – Minot State held Minnesota-Crookston scoreless and ran away with a 4-0 shutout win Friday at home at First Western Bank Field at Herb Parker Stadium. Minot State broke the scoreless tie when Maria Pacheco Martinez recorded her first goal of the season in the fifth minute, assisted by Jessica Groen. The Beavers scored again on a goal from Crystyn Isbister — her first goal of the season — in the 58th minute, assisted by Rebecca Storr. Minot State made it a 3-0 advantage on Lola Onsurez’s 76th-minute goal, her second of the season. Yossi Villagrana assisted on the goal. The Beavers went ahead 4-0 with an 86th-minute goal from Anabel Noches, her first goal of the season. Neither team scored again in the game. Minot State improved to 5-6-1 overall and 2-5-1 in NSIC action after the victory. The Beavers will host Bemidji State on Sunday at 1 pm.
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MSU WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
 
ABERDEEN, SD (MSU) – Paige Ammerman secured a triple-double with 13 kills, 11 digs, and 14 assists, but the Minot State volleyball team was defeated by the Minnesota State-Moorhead Dragons 3-1 (15-25, 22-25, 25-23, 16-25) Friday at Wachs Arena. Paulina Kowalska also added 11 kills to help the attack. On the defensive end, Kendal Braun chipped in with 21 digs to go with one block from Taylor Wyatt.
 
SET 1 | The Beavers fell behind early, losing a tough first set 25-15. Minot State trailed by as many as 11 points as Minnesota
State-Moorhead grabbed the advantage for good at 9-8 in a set that was tied up seven times before the Dragons took control.
 
SET 2 | A 25-22 second-set loss put Minot State behind two sets to none in the match. The Beavers dropped a back-and-forth set, losing in a stanza that featured three lead changes and was tied seven times. Neither team led by more than four points along the way.
 
SET 3 | Minot State rallied back to pull within two sets to one, winning their first set of the match in the third stanza. The Beavers persevered in a back-and-forth set to win 25-23 in a stanza that featured six lead changes and was tied nine times. Neither team opened up a lead of more than four points along the way.
 
SET 4 | Minot State couldn’t keep the rally going and fell in set four 25-16 to drop the match. The Beavers trailed by as many as 10 points as Minnesota State-Moorhead grabbed the advantage for good at 10-9 and Minot State couldn’t recover in a set that was tied up two times before the Dragons took over.
 
The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 2-17 overall and 1-10 in NSIC action.
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MSU FOOTBALL
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – A return to the friendly confines of First Western Bank Field at Herb Parker Stadium might just be the remedy that gets the Beavers (0-6 overall, 0-6 NSIC) rolling for the second half of this season. The Minot State football team starts its final home-stand hosting Concordia, St. Paul (2-4, 1-4) today at 1 p.m., the first of two straight at home, and the chance to play in front of Beaver Nation is something that can fuel a young team. Today’s home contest will be Education Day and all faculty, students, and staff showing a valid school ID get into the game free. The first of two straight at home, the Beavers will host Minnesota-Duluth in the home finale next weekend, on Oct. 21, at 1 p.m.
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UND HOCKEY
 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – No. 7 North Dakota opened its season with a 7-2 victory over Army West Point on Friday night in the 2023 Ice Breaker Tournament from Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. Less than a week removed from hanging 10 on Manitoba in the exhibition opener, the Fighting Hawks (1-0-0) exploded for seven goals against the Black Knights (0-2-0) to tally the most goals in a season opener since an 8-0 win over Canisius on Oct. 11, 2003.
 
Sophomore Jackson Blake picked up right where he left off last season, notching two goals and an assist to pace the squad with three points. The Eden Prairie, Minn., native broke a 1-1 deadlock early the second period with his first goal off a deflection of a Bennett Zmolek shot to spark a four-goal outburst in the middle frame and put the game away. Hunter Johannes impressed in his first action in the green and white, connecting on a pair of strikes to tally his first-career game with multiple goals. The Lindenwood transfer opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal on a breakaway to give UND an early 1-0 lead just under four minutes into the contest before extending the lead to 4-1 midway through the second.
 
Riese Gaber picked up a goal and an assist while Jake Schmaltz dished out a pair of helpers for his first multi-point game since Oct. 21, 2022 at Minnesota to see NoDak finish with four players with multiple points, while Bennett Zmolek (1A), Garrett Pyke (1A), Cameron Berg (1G), Jayden Perron (1G), Ben Strinden (1A) and Jackson Kunz (1A) each recorded a point. Ludvig Persson was solid in his official North Dakota debut by finishing with 10 saves on 12 shots, including a trio of Army breakaways. North Dakota will play for an Ice Breaker Tournament title tonight against Wisconsin at 6:07 p.m. at the Ralph.
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UND-NDSU FOOTBALL
 
GRAND FORKS, ND (UND) – For just the second time since the 2003 season, North Dakota will host North Dakota State inside the Alerus Center today. Kickoff between the Fighting Hawks and Bison is set for 1 p.m. UND enters the weekend with a 3-2 record and a 1-1 standing in the MVFC after routing WIU last week, 49-10. The Fighting Hawks scored touchdowns on six of its eight possessions and the defense played a large role in the victory, holding the Leathernecks to 197 yards of total offense and just 31 yards rushing. NoDak finished the game with 5.0 sacks and 9.0 tackles-for-loss. NDSU comes to Grand Forks with an overall record of 4-1 and a 1-1 mark in MVFC play after winning at Missouri State, 38-10, last weekend. North Dakota State piled up 534 yards of total offense and forced four turnovers in the win. The Bison scored touchdowns on their opening two possessions and racked up 351 yards of offense before halftime to build a 28-7 lead. This will be the 116th meeting between UND and NDSU. North Dakota holds a 62-50-3 lead in the series all-time, including a 34-22-2 series lead at home. The rivalry dates back to 1894, tying it for the eighth-oldest college football rivalry among the likes of Oregon-Oregon State’s “Civil War” and Texas-Texas A&M. In the most recent version of the game in Grand Forks at the Alerus Center, No. 5 North Dakota State outlasted No. 10 North Dakota, 16-10, on Oct. 2, 2021.
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TWINS-BUXTON
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton had arthroscopic surgery Friday on his troublesome right knee with the goal of alleviating the irritation related to patellar tendinitis and returning to center field next season. “That’s his focus. That’s what he wants, and that’s what we all want,” president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said Friday. “So that’ll be our mission through the offseason, to get him there.” The recovery timeline for Buxton is projected to be much shorter than after the cleanup procedure he had on the knee last year, Falvey said in a season-ending interview with reporters. “The hope here is in just a few short weeks he’s getting moving around again and starting to go through physical therapy in the offseason,” Falvey said. “We’re hopeful that this will get him on track. It obviously wasn’t the season Byron wanted from a physical standpoint. We did all we could throughout the course of the year to try to put him in the best position to be successful. He worked really hard.”
 
Buxton was brought along slowly during spring training and started the regular season as the designated hitter. His knee failed to improve enough for the Twins to feel comfortable putting him in the outfield. He last played on Aug. 1, when he was sidelined by a strained right hamstring. The Twins added him to the roster during the AL Division Series against Houston this week as an injury replacement for first baseman Alex Kirilloff, and he made an appearance Wednesday as a pinch hitter in the Game 4 loss. Buxton, who turns 30 on Nov. 29, has five years left on the $100 million contract he signed prior to the 2022 season. The second overall pick in the 2012 amateur draft made his major league debut in 2015 and has not made it through a full season without landing on the injured list. The closest he came to a complete season was in 2017, when he missed two weeks with a strained right groin muscle. He played in 140 games and won a Gold Glove that year, the only time in his career he has topped 92 games. In 85 games in 2023, Buxton batted .207 with 17 home runs and 42 RBIs.
 
Kirilloff has also been scheduled for surgery on Oct. 24 to repair a torn labrum in his non-throwing (right) shoulder, Falvey said. He was sidelined from July 30-Sept. 7 and rehabilitated his way to the point where he was comfortable enough to play, but the pain worsened during the postseason and shut him down.
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/13/23

K-HEART SPORTS – FRIDAY – 10/13/23
 

MINOT, ND – Minot High won their opening round match at the Boys State Soccer Tournament.
 
High School Boys Soccer
State Tournament – Bismarck Community Bowl
 
First Round
(W1) Bismarck Legacy def. (E4) Grand Forks Red River, 2-1
(W3) Minot High def. (E2) Fargo Davies, 3-1
(E1) Fargo Shanley def. (W4) Bismarck High, 1-0
(W2) Jamestown def. (E3) West Fargo, 2-1
 
Today’s schedule
 
Loser Out
(E2) Fargo Davies vs (E4) Grand Forks Red River, 12 pm
(E3) West Fargo vs (W4) Bismarck Century, 2:15 pm
Semifinal
(W1) Bismarck Legacy vs (W3) Minot High, 4:30 pm
(E1) Fargo Shanley vs (W2) Jamestown, 6:45 pm
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MINOT, ND – Grand Forks Central won the team dual title at the Boys State Tennis Tournament. The individual portion of the tourney is today and Saturday.
 
High School Boys Tennis
State Team Dual Tournament – Grand Forks
 
First Round
(W1) Minot High def. (E4) Fargo Davies, 3-2
(E2) Grand Forks Central def. (W3) Bismarck Legacy, 5-0
(E1) Grand Forks Red River def. (W4) Bismarck Century, 5-0
(E3) West Fargo Sheyenne def. (W2) Mandan, 4-1
 
Loser Out
(E4) Fargo Davies def. (W3) Bismarck Legacy, 3-2
(W4) Bismarck Century def. (W2) Mandan, 3-2
 
Semifinal
(E2) Grand Forks Central def. (W1) Minot High, 4-1
(E1) Grand Forks Red River def. (E3) West Fargo Sheyenne, 5-0
 
5th Place
(W4) Bismarck Century def. (E4) Fargo Davies, 3-2
 
3rd Place
(E3) West Fargo Sheyenne def. (W1) Minot High, 4-1
 
Championship
(E2) Grand Forks Central def. (E1) Grand Forks Red River, 3-2
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MINOT, ND – Other scores from Thursday
 
High School Football
 
Class A
#3 Dickinson Trinity def. Southern McLean, 50-2
#4 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Carrington, 50-8
 

High School Girls Volleyball
 
Class A
Bismarck High def. Williston (3-0) 25-14, 25-17, 25-21
Bismarck Legacy def. Mandan (3-0) 25-23, 25-20, 25-12
Dickinson def. Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-1) 19-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-20
 
Class B
#1 Dickinson Trinity def. #5 Our Redeemer’s (3-2) 25-16, 22-25, 23-25, 25-14, 15-3
#2 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Harvey-Wells County (3-0) 25-10, 25-11, 25-14
#7 New Rockford-Sheyenne def. North Prairie (3-0) 25-4, 25-15, 25-10
Shiloh Christian def. #9 Central McLean (3-2) 20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 17-25, 16-14
Beulah def. Bishop Ryan (3-0) 25-14, 25-16, 25-22
Surrey def. Velva (3-2)
Des Lacs-Burlington def. T-G-U (3-0)
Rugby def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-0) 25-14, 25-19, 29-27
Bottineau def. Nedrose (3-0) 25-18, 25-11, 25-16
Benson County def. Dunseith (3-0) 25-12, 25-20, 25-6
Nelson County def. St. John (3-2) 25-8, 25-14, 21-25, 19-25, 15-8
Washburn def. Wilton-Wing (3-1) 23-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-23
Heart River def. Hazen (3-1) 30-28, 25-19, 19-25, 25-19
Parshall def. Mandaree (3-0) 25-16, 25-19, 25-17
Trenton def. North Shore-Plaza (3-0) 25-16, 25-5, 25-12
Stanley def. Divide County (3-0) 25-23, 25-15, 25-7
Tioga def. Powers Lake-Burke Central (3-1) 25-18, 16-25, 25-22, 25-22
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MSU MENS HOCKEY
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The Ice Bears sure didn’t play like the 23rd-ranked team in the nation, but they couldn’t derail the defending national champs, either. Visiting Missouri State gave the No. 1-ranked Minot State Beavers a battle, but a pair of third-period goals helped Minot State skate away with a 5-3 victory Thursday night at the Maysa Arena. Minot State (7-0-0 overall) is back in action again Friday night hosting Waldorf (Iowa) in the first of two games with puck-drop at 7:30 p.m. The game is “Food Drive Friday” night and anyone donating 3 nonperishable food items at the door gets in free.
 
Thursday against the Ice Bears (4-2-1), Minot State started off strong as Brayden Pawluk scored a power-play goal with 9 minutes, 32 seconds gone in the first to open the scoring, then Trenton Curtis netted his first of the night with 57 seconds left in the opening stanza for a 2-0 Beaver lead. But the visitors made it interesting, scoring a pair of early second-period goals just a minute apart to draw even. Minot State captain Carter Barley broke the tie with the Beavers’ second power-play goal of the night with 11:49 gone in the second, but Missouri State evened the score once again, tying it 3-3 with 3:30 left in the second on a power-play goal of their own. Locked in a tight battle through the first 40 minutes, Minot State took control in the third as Curtis scored what proved to be the game-winner 7:28 into the final period, then Colby Joseph added an insurance goal with 7:16 left to help ice the win. Jake Anthony finished with 27 saves as he earned his fifth victory in goal on the season for the Beavers.
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MSU MENS BASKETBALL-POLL
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Coming off a trip to the Sanford Pentagon and a spot in the NSIC quarterfinals last season, the Minot State men’s basketball team was picked to again contend for a spot at the Pentagon as the Beavers were picked ninth in the NSIC Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll released Thursday. Minot State earned 84 points in the poll voted on by the league’s coaches, while Beaver senior guard Khari Broadway was also honored by the NSIC’s coaches as a Player to Watch as the league announced its Players to Watch and Preseason Player of the Year, as well. In his debut season with the Beavers last year, Broadway earned Second Team All-NSIC honors as he led the Beavers in scoring (14.1 ppg), assists (75), and steals (36), and was third on the team in rebounds (4.0 rpg) as he played in all 28 games for Minot State.
 
Minnesota Duluth guard Drew Blair, a graduate student and four-time All-NSIC performer, was named the NSIC Preseason Player of the Year. Blair leads a Minnesota Duluth squad picked to win the NSIC title by the coaches as UMD landed 13 of the league’s first-place votes and 195 points. Minnesota State was the coaches’ No. 2 pick with 177 points and two first-place votes, while Northern State was picked third with 160 points, Minnesota State Moorhead was picked fourth with 154 points, Augustana was picked fifth with 135 points, Bemidji State was picked sixth with 125 points, Southwest Minnesota State was picked seventh with 117 points, Sioux Falls was picked eighth with 107 points, Minot State was ninth, Winona State was picked 10th with 80 points, Wayne State was picked 11th with 74 points, Concordia, St. Paul was picked 12th with 73 points, Mary was picked 13th with 50 points, St. Cloud State was picked 14th with 27 points, and Minnesota Crookston was picked 15th with 17 points.
 
Minot State opens the 2023-24 season on the road playing at the Conference Challenge hosted by Newman (Kan.) taking on Rogers State (Okla.) on Nov. 11 and the host school on Nov. 12. The Beavers make their home debut at the MSU Dome on Saturday, Nov. 25, hosting Jamestown at 3 p.m.
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MSU WOMENS BASKETBALL-POLL
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The NSIC released its preseason coaches poll Thursday, along with the league’s Players to Watch, and the Minot State women’s basketball team was picked to be an underdog this season while junior guard Emma Mogen was named as a Player to Watch for the Beavers. Minot State was picked by the league’s coaches to finish in last place at 15th this season on the hardwood in the 2023-24 NSIC Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, garnering 28 points. Mogen, a junior from Watford, North Dakota, played in 52 games over her first two seasons with the Beavers, averaging 5.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.0 steals per game for Minot State and was named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence last season.
 
Minnesota State, Mankato was a heavy favorite to win the women’s NSIC title with 14 first-place votes and 196 points, while national runner-up champion Minnesota Duluth was picked second with one first-place vote and 165 points. The University of Mary was a close third-place pick with 162 points. Rounding out the preseason poll, Southwest Minnesota State was picked fourth with 140 points, St. Cloud State was picked fifth with 133 points, Augustana was picked sixth with 128 points, Concordia, St. Paul was picked seventh with 127 points, Sioux Falls was picked eighth with 100 points, Minnesota State Moorhead was picked ninth with 94 points, Wayne State and Northern State tied for the No. 10 spot in the poll, each with 87 points, Winona State was picked 12th with 58 points, Minnesota Crookston was picked 13th with 40 points, Bemidji State was picked 14th with 30 points, and Minot State was picked 15th. Three-time All-NSIC First Team performance Joey Batt, a senior point guard from Minnesota State, Mankato, was named the NSIC Preseason Player of the Year.
 
Minot State opens the 2023-24 season on the road playing at the D-II Tip-off Classic hosted by Montana State Billings, taking on the University of Tampa on Nov. 3, Florida Tech on Nov. 4, and Angelo State on Nov. 5. The Beavers make their home debut at the MSU Dome on Saturday, Nov. 18, hosting Montana State Billings at 2 p.m.
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WILD-PANTHERS
 
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Brock Faber got his first NHL goal in the first period and Filip Gustavsson stopped 41 shots for a season-opening shutout as the Minnesota Wild beat the Florida Panthers 2-0 on Thursday night. Joel Eriksson Ek assisted on Faber’s goal and scored on a 4 on 3 in the second period, and Gustavsson took it from there to pick up where he left off in goal in his strong debut last season with the Wild. The Wild are 9-1-1 in season openers at Xcel Energy Center and 11-2-3 at home against the Panthers. Faber, the native of Minnesota who starred in college for the home-state Gophers and joined the Wild for the final two games of the regular season, skated on the first defensemen pair with Jonas Brodin. He a snagged a drop pass from Matt Boldy at the blue line, waited a second to find a seam and ripped a slap shot past Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky’s stick. The Wild play at Toronto on Saturday. Fourteen of their first 17 games are against Eastern Conference foes.
 
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/12/23

K-HEART SPORTS – THURSDAY – 10/12/23
 

MINOT, ND – The Class A Football poll is the same as last week, while there is no longer a tie atop the 9-Man poll. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota AP Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association.
 
Class A Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)                     Record    Points    Last Week
1. Velva-Drake/Anamose-Garrison (13) 8-0           78           1
2. Kindred (4)                                          7-0           68           2
3. Dickinson Trinity                                  8-0           51           3
4. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich           8-0           41           4
5. Central Cass                                       6-1           14           5
 
Others receiving votes: Shiloh Christian (7-1)
 

9-Man Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)                        Record    Points     Last Week
1. Sargent County (8)                                8-0          69            T1
2. South Border (6)                                    8-0          64            T1
3. New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock (1)  7-0          47            3
4. Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn (1)          8-0          41            4
5. North Prairie                                           7-1          22            5
 
Others receiving votes: none
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MINOT, ND – The Boys State Soccer Tournament begins today in Bismarck. West Fargo defeated Fargo Davies in 2 overtimes on a golden goal in last year’s championship. Minot High won their only state title in 2006. The tournamenmt continues through Saturday.
 
High School Boys Soccer
State Tournament – Bismarck Community Bowl
 
First Round
(W1) Bismarck Legacy vs. (E4) Grand Forks Red River, 12 pm
(E2) Fargo Davies vs. (W3) Minot High, 2:15 pm
(E1) Fargo Shanley vs. (W4) Bismarck High, 4:30 pm
(W2) Jamestown vs. (E3) West Fargo, 6:45 pm
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MINOT, ND – The Boys State Tennis Tournament begins today with the team dual competition. The individual portion of the tourney is Friday and Saturday. Grand Forks Red River won the team dual title last year. The last time a team from the West won the state championship was Bismarck St. Mary’s in 1993. Minot High’s last state title in boys tennis is 1988.
 
High School Boys Tennis
State Team Dual Tournament – Grand Forks
 
First Round – 10 am
(W1) Minot High vs (E4) Fargo Davies
(E2) Grand Forks Central vs (W3) Bismarck Legacy
(E1) Grand Forks Red River vs (W4) Bismarck Century
(W2) Mandan vs (E3) West Fargo Sheyenne
 
Loser Out and Semifinals, 1 pm
5th Place and 3rd Place, 4:30 pm
Championship, 6 pm
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MSU MEN’S HOCKEY-POLL

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Coming off their third national title in March, the Minot State men’s hockey team was an easy pick as the ACHA’s preseason No. 1 team, but six straight wins to start the season earned the Beavers added respect as they remained No. 1 in the first ACHA poll released today. Minot State (6-0-0 overall) earned 25 of the 27 first-place votes in the 2023-24 season’s initial poll and 575 points. Adrian (Mich.), who the Beavers beat in the national championship game, was No. 2 with 551 points and 1 first-place vote, and Ohio was third with the other first-place vote and 521 points. Liberty, who the Beavers have beaten four times already this season, was No. 4 in the first poll with 500 points. In-state rival Jamestown was No. 7 in the first poll with 429 points. Fellow in-state rival the University of Mary, making its ACHA Division I debut this season, is ranked No. 21 with 138 points.
 
Minot State hosts #23 Missouri State tonight at 7 p.m. at the Maysa Arena, then hosts Waldorf (Iowa) on Friday and Saturday with puck-drop at 7:30 p.m. both nights. Friday’s game is “Food Drive Friday” and fans who donate 3 nonperishable food items at the door get in free. The food will be donated to Lord’s Cupboard Food Pantry.
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TWINS-PLAYOFFS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa waited on deck with two outs in the ninth inning and the Minnesota Twins trailing by one run, eager for another at-bat against his former team. Tied for the third-most RBIs in postseason history, Correa has occasionally pointed to his wrist after clutch hits to signify the biggest situations are his time to shine. This moment never came. Houston closer Ryan Pressly completed a perfect ninth by striking out the side, hitting the outside corner with a full-count fastball that froze Max Kepler and ended a 3-2 victory for the Astros that eliminated the Twins in Game 4 of their AL Division Series on Wednesday night. The Astros advanced to their seventh straight ALCS. Correa played for them in the first five before coming to Minnesota. The Twins, who set a major league record with 1,654 strikeouts this year, whiffed 14 times in Game 4 after doing the same in Game 3. They totaled just six hits over their two home games in the series, though home runs by Royce Lewis and Edouard Julien on Wednesday gave them a fighting chance. Lewis and Julien, the rookies, gave the Twins a glimpse of a more productive lineup in the future. Lewis hit four homers in six postseason games. Julien batted .294 with two doubles, a homer and five walks.
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WILD-FLEURY
 
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When Marc-Andre Fleury arrived at Minnesota Wild training camp for a 20th season of NHL net-minding, he wasn’t ready to publicly declare — or even make a decision privately — that this will be his last. Fleury could hardly be faulted for feeling a little more sentimental this fall. The three-time Stanley Cup winner will turn 39 on Nov. 28, and he’s playing on an expiring contract. Fellow Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson just signed a three-year, $11.25 million deal, and top prospect Jesper Wallstedt is waiting for a promotion after spending last season in the AHL. Then there’s his wife and three children — ages 4, 8 and 10 — he’d love to have more time with. As Fleury contemplated his future during the summer, he promised himself he’d finish the season first before making a decision so he can be fully present to the team and his role. The ups and downs are a given, so there’s no point in putting too much emphasis on one performance.“See how it goes, see how I feel physically, mentally, if I still can stop the puck, and just make a decision at the end,” Fleury said. “I don’t want to think about it, think too much every game, like, ‘Oh, it’s going good, I’ll play again. It’s going bad, I don’t want to play anymore.’”
 
Fleury had a 2.85 goals against average last season, the fifth-worst of his career. The unquestioned regular a year ago, Fleury found his playing time reduced by the emergence of Gustavsson after his arrival in a trade with Ottawa. After using a true tandem down the stretch, the Wild started Gustavsson in five of the six games in their first-round loss to Dallas in the playoffs. “I love playing with Gus. He’s a great guy, great partner, very deserving,” Fleury said. “We’ll see what the coach wants. I guess we’ll see, but I like to play. It’s always fun, more fun than sitting, but Gus likes to play, too. So whatever the coach says, I’ll do my best to help the team if it’s on the bench or in the net.” Coach Dean Evason, speaking to reporters after practice on Wednesday, declined to reveal the starter for the first game. The Wild open the season at home against Florida on Thursday.
 
Make no mistake about Fleury’s desire to be in the net more. There’s no ill will toward Gustavsson. “My partners, I never see them as competition. To me, the competition is with the other shooters, the puck. That’s where I need to win the battle,” Fleury said. The first overall pick in the 2003 draft, who was acquired in a trade with Chicago at the 2022 deadline and re-signed with Minnesota that summer for two years and $7 million, can find motivation in the NHL record book, too. With eight more wins, Fleury will pass Patrick Roy (551) for second place on the all-time list. Martin Brodeur (691) is the leader. Fleury grew up in Quebec as a fan of both French Canadians. “I don’t want to jinx it. That would be cool, though. He’s such an icon to me and to many kids,” Fleury said. “He’s such a great goalie, it would be an honor just to be mentioned in the same sentence with him.”
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/11/23

K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 10/11/23
 

MINOT, ND – The 3rd 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 (9)                  60         23-3          1
2. Jamestown (4)                   48         19-4          2
3. Fargo Davies                      38        19-4          5
4. Bismarck Century               20        19-6          3
5. Grand Forks Red River      12         19-7         RV
 
Others receiving Votes: Bismarck High, West Fargo Sheyenne, Fargo Shanley
 

Class B Volleyball Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)                Points    Record    Last Poll
1. Dickinson Trinity (9)                      120        25-1          3
2. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich     102       26-4           6
3. May-Port-CG (3)                            101       24-3          1
4. Northern Cass (1)                            96       24-4          2
5. Our Redeemer’s                              56       28-7          7
6. South Prairie-Max                            53       22-1         4
7. New Rockford-Sheyenne                 45       22-5         RV
8. North Star                                         32       22-4         9
T9. Central McLean                              14       22-5         8
T9. Linton-HMB                                    14      14-7          5
T9. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood                  14       24-4        RV
 
Others receiving votes: Flasher, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, Thompson, Bottineau
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MINOT, ND – Volleyball scores from Tuesday:
 
High School Girls Volleyball
 
Class A
Bismarck Legacy def. #2 Jamestown (3-2) 16-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-25, 15-13
#4 Bismarck Century def. Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-1) 22-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-9
Williston def. Dickinson (3-2) 25-21, 25-23, 26-28, 22-25, 15-13
Bismarck High def Mandan (3-0) 26-24, 25-11, 25-17
 
Class B
#5 Our Redeemer’s def. Berthold (3-0) 26-24, 25-17, 25-20
#6 South Prairie-Max def. Surrey (3-0) 25-12, 25-23, 25-7
T#9 Central McLean def. Wilton-Wing (3-0) 25-15, 25-5, 25-11
Bishop Ryan def. Glenburn (3-0) 25-10, 25-20, 25-17
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-0)
Bottineau def. Velva (3-0) 25-16, 25-23, 25-14
T-G-U def. Drake-Anamoose (3-1) 25-12, 22-25, 25-13, 25-17
Stanley def. Newburg-Westhope (3-2) 25-22, 25-15, 29-31, 18-25, 15-11
Nedrose def. Garrison (3-1) 30-32, 25-8, 25-8, 25-23
Harvey-Wells County def. Rugby (3-0) 25-11, 26-24, 25-13
North Prairie def. St. John (3-0) 25-9, 25-15, 25-18
Beulah def. New England (3-0) 25-19, 25-7, 25-15
White Shield def. Mandaree (3-0) 25-15, 25-9, 25-14
Trenton def. Divide County (3-0) 25-11, 25-16, 25-15
Ray def. Williston Trinity Christian (3-0) 25-21, 25-23, 26-24
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MSU VOLLEYBALL
 
MINOT, ND (MSU) – Paige Ammerman registered a triple-double with 10 kills, 13 digs, and 14 assists, but the Minot State volleyball team lost to the Mary Marauders 3-2 (22-25, 25-18, 25-11, 16-25, 11-15) Tuesday at home at the MSU Dome. The Beavers were led by a double-double from Ammerman, who registered 10 kills and 13 digs on the day. Emily Kotelnikoff also added 10 kills to help the attack. On the defensive end, Kendal Braun chipped in for with 25 digs to go with four blocks from Bailee Brommenschenkel. Jaina Macaulay was distributing all match, as she recorded 23 assists for the Beavers.
 
SET 1 | The Beavers rallied from a seven-point 15-8 deficit, but Mary hung on to win the first set 25-22.
 
SET 2 | Minot State tied the match at 1-1 following a 25-18 victory in set two. The Beavers took a 1-0 lead and never looked back in the set to earn the victory. Minot State opened up as much as a 10-point lead at 15-5 before closing out the set.
 
SET 3 | Minot State took a 2-1 match lead after defeating the Marauders in the third set. The Beavers led from the first point on in the set to earn a 25-11 victory. Minot State ended on a high note, claiming its biggest lead, 14 points, to close out the set. The Minot State offense also got a boost from four aces in the stanza.
 
SET 4 | Minot State couldn’t keep the win streak going, as the Marauders forced a fifth set with a 25-16 fourth-set win. The Beavers trailed by as many as 11 points as Mary grabbed the advantage for good at 3-2 and Minot State couldn’t recover in a set that was tied up two times before the Marauders took over.
 
SET 5 | Minot State took a lead of two sets to one before falling in the final two sets, including a 15-11 loss in the fifth set. The Beavers had a lead early in the set at 1-0 before Mary took over.
 
The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 2-16 overall and 1-9 in NSIC action.
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MSU GOLF
 
LARCHWOOD, Iowa (MSU) – A week after winning the Marauder Fall Invitational, Minot State’s Chase Gedak came within a shot of another title. Gedak had to settle for second place, though, as he wrapped up the fall season as runner-up champion at the USF Invitational hosted by Sioux Falls at The Falls at Grand Falls Casino golf course on Tuesday, leading the Beaver men’s golf team to a fifth-place finish. Gedak shot a 1-over 73 on Tuesday and finished at 2-under 142 (69-73), one shot back of tournament champion Jacob Stewart of Augustana. Gedak’s performance led the Minot State men who were 5th at 29-over 605 (299-306). Host Sioux Falls won the men’s title at 9-over 585 (282-303). Backing up their teammate, Gedak, were Zach Hendrickson, who tied for 12th at 5-over 149 (77-72), Joshua Tu, who was 34th at 14-over 158 (77-81), and Casey Fjeld (82-80) and Max Karnik (76-86), who tied for 36th at 18-over 162. Gage Olson, playing as an individual, tied for 43rd at 28-over 172 (89-83).
 
Holly Knudsen led the way for the Minot State women as she tied for 22nd while the Beavers were 11th as a team at their final event of the fall. The Minot State men’s and women’s golf teams will be back in action this coming spring with the NSIC Championships in late April. They tallied a team score of 83-over 659 (327-332) while Augustana claimed the team title at 17-over 593 (300-293). Sioux Fall’s Maggie Veenendall was the individual champion at 1-under 143 (74-69). Backing up Knudsen for the Beaver ladies were Taylor Cormier, who tied for 37th at 19-over 163 (80-83), Jaci Jones, who tied for 45th at 22-over 166 (83-83), Lauren Keller, who tied for 53rd at 28-over 172 (88-84), and Zoe Banack, who was 69th at 41-over 185 (91-94). Abigail Goettle, who played as an individual, tied for 59th at 32-over 176 (89-87).
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MEN’S SUMMIT LEAGUE PRE-SEASON
 
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team has been picked to finish third in The Summit League this season, according to the annual preseason poll of league head coaches, sports information directors and media. South Dakota State topped the preseason poll with 27 of the 36 first-place votes. Oral Roberts came in second, and the Bison were tabbed third. NDSU senior Boden Skunberg was voted to the preseason All-Summit League first team, and junior Andrew Morgan claimed a spot on the second team. After leading the Fighting Hawks with 12 points per game last season, B.J. Omot earned a spot on the second team preseason All-Summit League, while the UND Fighting Hawks were picked to finish fifth in the conference.
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WOMEN’S SUMMIT LEAGUE PRE-SEASON
 
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – UND graduate student guard Kacie Borowicz was selected as the Preseason Summit League Player of the Year by the league’s head coaches, sports information directors and select media. In addition, the Fighting Hawks were selected fourth in the preseason poll for the second straight year after reaching the postseason in 2022-23 for the first time since 2016-17. South Dakota State earned the top spot in the poll after finishing last season with a perfect 18-0 record in conference play. The North Dakota State women’s basketball team earned its highest ranking in program history after being selected second. Heaven Hamling and Elle Evans were also both selected to the Preseason All-Summit League First Team making NDSU the only team in the Summit League to have multiple first team selections.
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TWINS-PLAYOFFS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Late-afternoon shadows made the ball difficult to pick up, and Minnesota’s Sonny Gray presented a tough opponent on the mound. The Houston Astros just powered their way through and produced yet another October masterpiece. José Abreu hit a three-run homer for Houston in a four-run first inning against Gray and piled on with a two-run shot in the ninth, carrying the Astros past the Twins 9-1 on Tuesday for a 2-1 AL Division Series lead. Yordan Alvarez hit his fourth home run in three games and Alex Bregman had a homer and an RBI single for the defending World Series champions, who took charge from their first at-bat and moved within one win of a seventh consecutive AL Championship Series appearance. Astros starter Cristian Javier took it from there with nine strikeouts in five scoreless innings. Game 4 is at Target Field this afternoon. If the Twins force Game 5, it would be in Houston on Friday. Astros RHP José Urquidy will start Game 4. He beat the Twins in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series in 2020. Twins RHP Joe Ryan will make his first career postseason start today. He has allowed 13 earned runs, nine walks and three homers in 14 innings over three career starts against the Astros.
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VIKINGS-JEFFERSON INJURY
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings will place wide receiver Justin Jefferson on injured reserve, according to a person with knowledge of the decision, forcing the 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year to miss at least the next four games because of a hamstring injury. The person confirmed the decision to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the Vikings had not finalized the move. Jefferson slipped on the U.S. Bank Stadium turf while trying to make a cut on his route during a third-down pass deep in Kansas City territory and limped slowly to the sideline after grabbing the back of his right leg in the fourth quarter of the 27-20 loss to the Chiefs. Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, speaking to reporters on Monday, made it clear the team would be extra cautious with their most important and extremely competitive player. “We’re going to have to, medically, make a good decision and help almost protect him from himself a little bit in a way, where we have to take care of him and get him back to 100%,” O’Connell said.
 
Without Jefferson, Kirk Cousins and the Vikings will have to lean hard on rookie Jordan Addison, their first-round draft pick who is off to a promising start. Fellow wide receivers K.J. Osborn and Brandon Powell will have their roles elevated, and tight end T.J. Hockenson will be even more vital on third downs. Addison has 19 catches for 249 yards and three touchdowns in his first five games. “I’m very confident in that group,” O’Connell said. The Vikings could hardly have had a worse setback after losing four of their first five games, all by eight points or fewer. Their entire offense is built around Jefferson, who has set all kinds of all-time records just five games into his fourth NFL season. He has 36 catches for 571 yards and three touchdowns and never has missed a game in his career until now. Minnesota (1-4) plays at Chicago (1-4) on Sunday.
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/10/23

K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 10/10/23
 
 
MINOT, ND – Fargo Shanley and Fargo North are unanimous #1 choices. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota AP Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association.
 
Class AAA Football Poll
 
  Team (First Place Votes)     Record Points Last Week
1. Fargo Shanley (22)               7-0      110        1
2. West Fargo Sheyenne          6-1        88        2
3. Minot High                             6-1        66        3
4. Bismarck High                       5-2        42        4
T5. Fargo Davies                       3-4        11        5
T5. Mandan                               4-3        11            RV
 
Other teams receiving votes: Bismarck Century
 
Class AA Football Poll
 
  Team (First Place Votes)     Record Points Last Week
1. Fargo North (20)                    7-0     100       1
2. Fargo South                           4-3       75       2
3. Dickinson                               5-2       53       3
4. Jamestown                             5-2       45       4
5. Grand Forks Red River          5-3       27       5
 
Other  teams receiving votes: none
 
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MINOT, ND – Several Class B volleyball teams hit the court on Monday.
 
High School Volleyball
Class B
#4 South Prairie-Max def. Parshall (3-0) 25-14, 25-12, 25-15
#8 Central McLean def. Drake-Anamoose (3-0) 25-19, 25-21, 25-14
Minot North def. Divide County (3-0) 25-15, 25-19, 25-14
Garrison def. North Shore-Plaza (3-0) 25-19, 25-21, 25-14
Trinity Christian Williston def. Mandaree (3-0) 25-11, 25-2, 25-10
Tioga def. Alexander (3-0)
Richardton-Taylor def. Hazen (3-2) 19-25, 29-27, 16-25, 25-16, 15-8
 
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FCS POLLS
 
GRAND FORKS, ND – Following a 49-10 victory over Western Illinois on Homecoming last weekend, North Dakota sits No. 15 in both the latest Stats Perform Poll and AFCA FCS Coaches’ Top 25. North Dakota State racked up 534 yards of total offense and forced four turnovers to beat Missouri State 38-10 on Saturday. The Bison move up one spot in the polls this week. UND and NDSU will meet each other this Saturday in Grand Forks at the Alerus Center.
 
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Oct. 9)
1. South Dakota State (5-0, 2-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)
2. Montana State (4-1, 2-0 Big Sky), 1,333
3. Idaho (5-1, 3-0 Big Sky), 1,296
4. Sacramento State (4-1, 1-1 Big Sky), 1,181 
5. Furman (4-1, 2-0 SoCon), 1,138
6. North Dakota State (4-1, 1-1 MVFC), 1,110 (last week #7)
7. Incarnate Word (4-1, 1-0 Southland), 1,010
8. Delaware (4-1, 2-0 CAA), 947
9. Western Carolina (5-1, 3-0 SoCon), 906
10. South Dakota (4-1, 2-0 MVFC), 771
11. William & Mary (4-2, 2-1 CAA), 759  
12. Holy Cross (4-2, 2-0 Patriot), 744
13. Southern Illinois (4-1, 1-1 MVFC), 721
14. North Carolina Central (5-1, 0-0 MEAC), 681
15. North Dakota (3-2, 1-1 MVFC), 567 (last week #16)   
16. Montana (5-1, 2-1 Big Sky), 564
17. UT Martin (5-1, 2-0 Big South-OVC), 492 
18. Florida A&M (5-1, 4-0 SWAC), 410
19. Harvard (4-0, 2-0 Ivy), 367
20. Central Arkansas (4-2, 2-0 UAC), 318
21. Eastern Washington (2-3, 1-1 Big Sky), 205
22. Weber State (3-3, 1-2 Big Sky), 201
23. Youngstown State (3-2, 1-1 MVFC), 197
24. UAlbany (4-2, 2-0 CAA), 182
25. Chattanooga (4-2, 3-1 Southern), 107
 
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Iowa, 95; Villanova, 94; UC Davis, 75; Rhode Island, 73; Austin Peay, 56; Mercer, 52; New Hampshire, 49; Eastern Illinois, 32; Elon, 19; Samford, 18; Fordham, 16; Tarleton, 5; Lafayette, 4; Northern Arizona, 3.
 
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Oct. 9)
1. South Dakota State (26)
2. Montana State
3. Idaho
4. Furman
5. Sacramento State
6. Incarnate Word
7. North Dakota State (last week #8)
8. Delaware
9. North Carolina Central
10. Montana
11. Holy Cross
12. William & Mary
13. Southern Illinois
14. Western Carolina
15. North Dakota (last week #15)
16. Florida A&M
17. South Dakota
18. Harvard
19. UT Martin
20t. Chattanooga
20t. Youngstown State
22. Rhode Island
23. Weber State
24. New Hampshire
25. Central Arkansas
 
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Iowa, 51; UC Davis, 49; Illinois St., 43; Fordham, 37; Austin Peay, 34; Mercer, 31; Albany, 25; Eastern Washington, 19; Lafayette, 19; Villanova, 12; Eastern Illinois, 10; Northern Arizona, 8; Eastern Kentucky, 6; Hampton, 4; Jackson St., 1.
 
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TWINS-PLAYOFFS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sonny Gray was a high school quarterback who helped his team win consecutive Tennessee state football championships, before narrowing his focus and joining Vanderbilt’s prestigious baseball program. He’s pitched 11 years in the major leagues, including 1½ pressure-packed seasons for the New York Yankees, and made the All-Star Game three times along the way. Last week, Gray got his first career win in the playoffs for the Minnesota Twins in a two-game AL Wild Card Series sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. With the exception of the equally excellent Pablo López, there’s no one the Twins would rather turn to for a pivotal Game 3 against the Houston Astros in the AL Division Series this afternoon. “He’s made for the big moments,” teammate Kyle Farmer said. “He’s just a different breed of a pitcher.”
 
Though Gray had a decent debut season for Minnesota, he was hardly satisfied with just 24 starts and 119 2/3 innings while navigating some minor injuries and trying to find his footing after being acquired in spring training from the Cincinnati Reds for 2021 first-round draft pick Chase Petty. Gray was as determined as ever this year to be more durable, reliable and pitch deeper into games, even calling out some of the others in the 2022 rotation for the way they seemed to him to be content with simply lasting five innings. This season, the right-hander logged 184 innings for his highest total since 2015 with the Oakland Athletics. His ERA (2.79) was the third-best in baseball. “It was the idea of attacking, knowing that your stuff is great, your stuff is some of the best stuff in the league,” Gray said. “It has been for a long time, and it still is.” That’s the kind of bulldog mentality he used to bring to football, which he said Monday “might be my favorite sport.” Gray, who flew home from Houston early with his wife and two sons to get a good night’s rest and watched Minnesota’s 6-2 win in Game 2 with his family on TV, approaches opposing hitters much the same way he used to attack defenses as a quarterback. “Here it is. I’m coming at you. Let’s see how far you can hit it,” Gray said.
 
Cristian Javier will start for the Astros in Game 3. After seven shutout innings from López, the Twins get to throw another ace. “He was one of the first people to text me after I got traded. I don’t know who he got my number from, but he texted me really, really soon. He was like, ‘Looking forward to work with you,”’ López said. They’ve made quite the pair. “Sonny knows how to pitch,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said, “and Sonny’s not scared.” Not even by Yordan Alvarez, who has three home runs in the first two games of the series. “He seems to be hot right now, but they have good hitters throughout their lineup,” Gray said. He’ll have the crowd on his side, too, with Target Field already selling out for both Games 3 and 4. “These fans are excited for good baseball,” Farmer said, “and I think we’ll give it to them.”
 
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VIKINGS-OUT OF SINK
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Facing a third-and-7 and with a chance to even the score early Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins looked to one of his favorite targets, tight end T.J. Hockenson. Cousins’ throw was high, going off Hockenson’s hands, and Minnesota had to settle for a field goal in the 27-20 loss. The throw was off and Hockenson wasn’t at the correct depth in his route, coach Kevin O’Connell explained later. “Can we just be a little tighter with that throw?” O’Connell said. “Could T.J. be a little tighter on the route? Third-and-7 right there, it’s an 8-yard route. I think it ended up being right around 10 or 11 yards on the target right there. “So, can we just tighten everything up just a little bit more? That kind of goes in line with can we just do a little more? Do it a little bit cleaner. Do it a little bit better. A little bit more detail? A little bit more urgency on everything we do, and it starts with me and I’m going to be driving that minute to minute here.”
 
Not much went wrong for O’Connell and the Vikings last year when they finished 13-4 in his first season and went a record 11-0 in games decided by one score. Minnesota (1-4) has already equaled the number of losses it had in 2022 — all of them one-score defeats. A big reason has been miscues from an offense that returned nearly every starter. Last season, Minnesota’s offense was seventh in the league in yards per game (361.5) and eighth in scoring (24.9 points). While the yardage this season is similar (ninth at 362.4 per game), the Vikings are scoring 22 points per game, which is 16th in the league. Minnesota has a league-high 12 giveaways. “Minus-9 on the turnover differential, which is saying something, knowing we lost to four teams that were in the playoffs last year,” O’Connell said. “We have to stop giving away the football.” On Sunday against Kansas City, there were also dropped passes and Cousins said he was sailing the ball on many throws. “I felt like it was consistently high and I don’t have a great answer for that,” Cousins said. “But I felt that it was showing up and yeah, maybe catchable, but it shouldn’t be that hard on (Hockenson). The ball needs to be right in their chest. I was frustrated by that. It was early and I thought, ‘We’ll settle in,’ and I felt as the game went on it was still that way.”
 
Minnesota was 4 of 5 on fourth-down plays on Sunday and has converted 72.7% of fourth downs this season, which is the fifth-best mark in the NFL. Included in Sunday’s success was a fake punt in which safety Josh Metellus took a direct snap and handed off to running back Ty Chandler on a reverse. “That was a sweet play by them,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “So, we had a pretty good idea they were going to fake it but did a little reverse, double-double there and they got us.”
 
Turnovers have contributed to slow starts all season. Minnesota has been outscored 27-3 in the first quarter. Six of the team’s turnovers have come in the opening quarter, including three times on the Vikings’ first drive. Tight end Josh Oliver had a 15-yard catch-and-run on the first play Sunday but lost a fumble at the end of the play.
 
The defending NFC North champions face their first divisional opponent of the season when they play at Chicago on Sunday.
 
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WILD-SIGNINGS
 
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed forward Ryan Hartman to a three-year, $12 million contract extension on Saturday, the third veteran they’ve secured with a long-term deal during training camp to take them off the market next summer. Eight days earlier, the Wild signed right wings Mats Zuccarello (two years, $8.25 million) and Marcus Foligno (four years, $16 million) to extensions. They now have their top nine forwards signed through at least 2024-25 — and seven of them through at least 2025-26. The 29-year-old Hartman had 15 goals, 22 assists, 90 penalty minutes and a plus-seven rating in 59 games last season. He tied for the team lead with six game-winning goals, mostly centering the top line between leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov and Zuccarello. In the 2021-22 season, Hartman set career highs in games (82), goals (34) and assists (31). Hartman was drafted in the first round in 2013 by the Chicago Blackhawks. He’s the first player in NHL history born in South Carolina.
 
 
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/09/23

K-HEART SPORTS – MONDAY – 10/09/23
 

MINOT, ND – A tough weekend for the Minot State Women’s Soccer team who lost matches at St. Cloud and Duluth, both by finals of 1-0. The losses dropped the Beavers to 4-6-1 overall and 1-5-1 in NSIC play. They host the University of Minnesota Crookston on Friday and Bemidji State University on Sunday.
 
The Minot Minotauros split their weekend series with the Aberdeen Wings by winning in a 3-2 shootout on Friday and then losing 3-1 on Saturday. The Tauros play at North Iowa next weekend.
 
The Boy’s West Region Soccer Tournament on Saturday saw #1-seed Bismarck Legacy win their first tournament title defeating #2 Jamestown 2-1. #3 Minot High qualified for state by defeating #6 Dickinson 11-0 and #4 Bismarck High also is headed to state after a 3-2 win over #5 Bismarck Century. The state tournament begins Thursday in Bismarck. Congratulations to Braden Oswalt of Minot High who was named the West Region Boys Soccer Senior Athlete of the Year.
 
The West Region Boy’s Tennis Tournament finished individual play on Saturday. Jared Pitcher of Bismarck Century won the individual title, while the duo of Grayson Schaeffer and Aiden Diehl of Minot High won the doubles championship. The Boys State Tennis Tournament will be Thursday through Saturday in Grand Forks.
 
Other scores from Saturday:
 
High School Boys Cross Country
 
Souris Valley Invite – Minot
1. Williston, 18
2. Minot High, 41
3. Bismarck Century, 81
4. Bismarck Legacy, 112
 
Individual champion: Thomas Haskins – Williston, 16:27
 
Rugby Booster Club Invitational – Rugby
1. New Town, 58
2. Hillsboro-Central Valley, 109
3. Devils Lake, 137
4. Rugby, 162
5. Killdeer, 186
6. Shiloh Christian, 207
7. Pembina County North, 221
8. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich, 229
9. Trinity Christian (Williston), 272
10. Griggs-Midkota, 291
11. Des-Lacs Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 302
12. Northern Cass, 303
13. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 304
14. Grafton, 306
15. Bottineau, 334
16. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 347
17. Turtle Mountain, 394
18. Stanley, 413
19. Garrison, 541
20. Four Winds, 547
 
Individual champion: Owen Johnson – Norther Cass, 16:47
 

High School Girls Cross Country
 
Souris Valley Invite – Minot
1. Williston, 36
2. Bismarck Legacy, 41
3. Minot High, 43
4. Bismarck Century, 120
 
Individual champion: Eva Slensky – Bismarck Legacy, 19:38
 
Rugby Booster Club Invitational – Rugby
1. Hillsboro-Central Valley, 49
2. Rugby, 60
3. Pembina County North, 123
4. Devils Lake, 166
5. Killdeer, 183
6. Shiloh Christian, 260
7. Southern McLean, 282
8. Carrington, 290
9. Grafton, 315
10. Bottineau, 368
11. New Town, 426
12. Northern Cass, 445
13. Velva, 610
 
Individual champion: Addie Miller – Killdeer, 20:11
 
 
High School Football
 
Class A
Bottineau def. Rugby, 39-6
 
6-Man
Semifinal
Parshall-North Shore-Plaza def. Drayton, 36-23
 

High School Girls Volleyball
Class A
 
Scheels Metro Tournament – Fargo
Gold Division
11th Place
#9 Minot High def. #11 Fargo South (2-1) 19-25, 25-21, 15-13
 
Class B
 
North Prairie Tournament
Championship
North Star def. Bottineau (2-1) 24-25, 25-20, 15-12
3rd Place
Newburg Westhope def. Surrey (2-0) 25-22, 24-23
 
Northwest Conference Tournament – Stanley
Championship
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Kenmare-Bowbells (2-0) 25-19, 25-21
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TWINS-PLAYOFFS
 
HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa was back at Minute Maid Park, starring in the playoffs like he had so many times before. Only this time he was wearing a different uniform. Correa had three hits and three RBIs and Pablo López pitched seven shutout innings, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Sunday night in Game 2 of their AL Division Series. Kyle Farmer hit a two-run homer for the Twins, who bounced back nicely after losing 6-4 in the series opener on Saturday night. Correa hit an RBI double in the first inning in Game 2. He added a two-run single to center in the fifth, lifting the Twins to a 5-0 lead. He also robbed Jeremy Peña of a hit with a terrific diving stop for the final out. Correa has eight hits and four RBIs in four games this postseason, helping the Twins to three playoff wins. López pitched a gem after leading the Twins to the victory in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series. He yielded six hits and struck out seven while lowering his ERA to 0.71 this postseason. He kept the Astros off balance with a fastball that averaged 95.9 MPH, slightly up from his season average. Game 3 of the best-of-five series is Tuesday at Minnesota.
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VIKINGS-CHIEFS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Though Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs have had plenty of scares already, they’ve lost just one game, by one point. The frightening part for the rest of the NFL is what they might look like once they hit their stride. Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter, one to Travis Kelce after the All-Pro tight end had left the game with an ankle injury, and the Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 27-20 on Sunday. Mahomes went 31 for 41 for 281 yards and no turnovers in his most efficient performance of the season for the Chiefs (4-1), who once again won while not at their best. Kirk Cousins threw for scores to Jordan Addison and Alexander Mattison for the Vikings (1-4). They had two chances at the tying touchdown in the final five minutes, but a late hamstring injury to star wide receiver Justin Jefferson and a lack of timeouts from earlier mismanagement of the game were ultimately too much to overcome. Jefferson slipped on the turf while trying to make a cut on his route during a third-down pass deep in Kansas City territory. He grabbed the back of his right leg and limped slowly to the sideline. Coach Kevin O’Connell said after the game it was too early to provide a timeline for Jefferson’s return. All four of Minnesota’s losses have come by eight points or fewer this year after a record 11 wins in 11 one-score games in 2022. The Vikings lost a fumble on their opening possession, again, a turnover by tight end Josh Oliver that the Chiefs recovered at the Minnesota 45. Isaiah Pacheco’s touchdown run capped the drive and gave Kansas City the early lead. The Vikings have an NFL-most 12 turnovers, including eight lost fumbles.
 
UP NEXT
Vikings visit Chicago next Sunday
 
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/07/23

K-HEART SPORTS – SATURDAY – 10/07/23
 

MINOT, ND – It’s known as the Battle for the Wooden Penny. That penny will stay with the Aggies as #1 Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison defeats Bishop Ryan 40-12 last night in a Class A, Region 3 football game we broadcast on K-Heart. Runningback Hank Bodine rushed for over a 100 yards and six touchdowns, while quarterback Ben Schepp passed for over 250 yards as the Aggies extend their winning streak to 21. Lions quarterback Jett Lundeen rushed for 120 yards and both Bishop Ryan touchdowns, including a 50 yard score on their first offensive play of the night. Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison improves to 8-0 on the season, 6-0 in region. The Lions drop to 4-4 overall, 4-2 in region.
 
Other scores from Friday:
 
High School Football
 
Class AAA
#1 Fargo Shanley def. #5 Fargo Davies, 42-28
#2 West Fargo Sheyenne def. West Fargo, 33-18
Bismarck Century def. Bismarck Legacy, 41-13
Mandan def. Dickinson (AA #3), 35-7
Fargo South (AA #2) def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 30-26
 
Class AA
#1 Fargo North def. Devils Lake, 40-28
#4 Jamestown def. Valley City, 33-14
#5 Grand Forks Red River def. West Fargo Horace, 25-7
Grand Forks Central def. Wahpeton, 41-21
Williston (AAA) def. Watford City, 12-0
 
Class A
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison def. Bishop Ryan, 40-12
#2 Kindred def. May-Port-CG, 40-0
#3 Dickinson Trinity def. Heart River, 46-0
#4 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Thompson, 40-2
#5 Central Cass def. Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm, 34-7
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Ray-Powers Lake, 44-6
Stanley def. South Prairie-Max, 62-22
Nedrose def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 29-6
Bowman County def. Southern McLean, 41-14
Killdeer def. Beulah, 36-30
Shiloh Christian def. Hazen, 61-14
Cavalier def. Harvey-Wells County, 26-14
Carrington def. Park River Area, 22-8
Hillsboro-Central Valley def. Grafton, 28-20
Northern Cass def. Fargo Oak Grove, 32-14
Oakes def. Lisbon, 18-6
 
9-Man
T#1 Sargent County def. Hatton-Northwood, 56-14
T#1 South Border def. Kidder County, 51-6
#3 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock def. St. John, 58-6
#4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn def. Berthold, 42-6
#5 North Prairie def. Nelson County, 40-20
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Surrey, 44-20
Central McLean def. Divide County, 68-42
Alexander def. T-G-U, 43-22
Tioga def. Dunseith, 42-0
Linton-HMB def. New Salem-Almont, 44-6
Grant County-Flasher def. Beach, 52-22
Hettinger County def. Hettinger-Scranton, 16-8
Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter def. Richardton-Taylor-Hebron, 68-44
North Border def. Larimore, 64-22
Griggs-Midkota def. Enderlin, 56-36
Hankinson def. Richland, 39-6
LaMoure-Litchville-Marian def. Maple River, 46-19
 
6-Man
Semifinal
Center-Stanton def. Trenton, 59-24
 
NAHL Hockey
Minot Minotauros def. Aberdeen Wings, 3-2 SO
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MINOT, ND – The WDA Boys Soccer Tournament will be held today in Bismarck. Four teams will earn a state tournament spot. Legacy and Jamestown have already earned a trip to the state tournament. Which ever team wins today it will be their first ever WDA Boys Soccer Tournament title.
 
High School Boys Soccer
WDA Tournament – Bismarck
 
State Qualifier
#4 Bismarck High vs #5 Bismarck Century, 12 pm
#3 Minot High vs. #6 Dickinson, 2 pm
Championship
#1 Bismarck Legacy vs #2 Jamestown, 4 pm
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MINOT, ND – The individual portion of the West Region Boys Tennis Tournament began on Friday and will conclude today. Semifinals will be held this morning.
 
High School Boys Tennis
West Region Tournament – Mandan
 
Doubles Semifinal
(1) Drew Beasley-Caleb Johnson, Bismarck Legacy vs. (4) Kai Backen-Grady Anderson, Jamestown
(2) Grayson Schaeffer-Aidan Diehl, Minot High, vs. (3) Brayden Ruff-Cooper Miller, Bismarck Legacy
 
Singles Semifinal
(1) Jared Pitcher, Bismarck Century, vs. (4) Gabe Hanson, Bismarck High
(2) Karter Hatzenbuhler, Mandan vs. (3) Tyler Wahl, Bismarck High
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MSU CROSS COUNTRY
 
MINOT, ND (MSU) – Minot State Cross Country once again had an overall great weekend racing in Jamestown on Friday night at the Jimmie Invitational. The Men placed fifth with Jacob Jensen winning the race. The Women placed second with an outstanding showing in their race. Jacob Jensen finished first in the Men’s event with a time of 25 minutes, 3.9 seconds, a new 8-kilometer NCAA Division II-era record by a tenth of a second, beating his own previous record time of 25:04 run at the same meet last year. Charles Hardcastle and Grayson Bonilla also finished in the top 25 with times of 26:03.1 and 26:27.4 respectively. For the Women, five runners placed in the top 25, led by Sidra Sadowsky who placed 10th with 23:02.3. Following closely behind Sadowsky was Paulette Dominguez who finished 12th with a time of 23:10.2, Emery Smith who finished 15th with a time of 23:25.7, Jessica Martinez who finished 18th with a time of 23:38.0, and Nicole Reeves who finished 24th with a time of 24:09.0. Another great week for the teams as well as individuals heading into the conference meet on October 21st in Bismarck.
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MSU WOMEN’S SOCCER
 
ST. CLOUD, MN (MSU) – Minot State came up short against St. Cloud State 1-0 on Friday on the road at Husky Stadium. Minot State kept St. Cloud State scoreless in the first half before giving up the lone goal after the break in the loss. Siriana Gudino led Minot St. with two saves. The Beavers registered one shot in the loss, none of them on goal. Minot St. faced 13 St. Cloud St. shots, three of them on goal. Minot State dropped to 4-5-1 overall and 1-4-1 in NSIC play following the loss. The Beavers close out their three game trip on Sunday, when they face off against University of Minnesota Duluth at 12 PM.
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MSU WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
 
WINONA, MN (MSU) -The Minot State volleyball team could not overcome an opposing Warriors offense Friday on the road falling to Winona State in three sets (9-25, 15-25, 22-25). Emily Kotelnikoff finished with eight kills on the day to lead the Beavers offense and got nine digs from Milena Cernjanski to lead them defensively.
 
SET 1 | The Beavers found themselves in an early hole, losing a tough first set 25-9. Minot State trailed by as many as 16 points as Winona State never surrendered the lead in a set that was tied up zero times before the Warriors took control.
 
SET 2 | A 25-15 set-two loss put Minot State in a 2-0 hole in the match. Minot State trailed by as many as 10 points as Winona State grabbed the advantage for good at 4-3 in a set that was tied up three times before the Warriors took over the lead.
 
SET 3 | Winona State finished the sweep with a set-three victory. The Beavers couldn’t persevere past a furious Winona State rally, losing 25-22 after leading by eight points at 16-8 earlier in the set.
The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 2-14 overall and 1-7 in NSIC action.
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MSU FOOTBALL
 
ABERDEEN, S.D. (MSU) – Revved up and ready to go, the Minot State football team hits the road this weekend looking to tackle Northern State and get in the win column. The Beavers (0-5 overall, 0-5 NSIC) built momentum with solid play in all facets of the game against defending NSIC co-champ Wayne State before the injury bug slowed Minot State’s momentum, but the Beavers hope to put that behind them and continue moving forward against the Wolves (1-4, 1-4). Kick-off against Northern State today is at 2:30 p.m. in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
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UND FOOTBALL
 
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – North Dakota will host Western Illinois today. Kickoff between the Fighting Hawks and Fighting Leathernecks is slated for 1 p.m. inside the Alerus Center. The Fighting Hawks enter the contest with a 2-2 record and 0-1 standing in the MVFC after getting upended, 42-21, at top-ranked South Dakota State last weekend. In the game, UND was limited to 234 yards of total offense and 166 yards through the air. Tommy Schuster nearly had another 20-completion game, going 19-for-24 for 118 yards and a touchdown.
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NDSU FOOTBALL
 
FARGO, ND (NDSU) – North Dakota State plays its first true road game of the season this week when the Bison (3-1, 0-1 MVFC) play Missouri State (1-3, 0-1 MVFC) at 2 p.m. today in Springfield, Mo. This is the 15th meeting between North Dakota State and Missouri State. NDSU has won 11 straight to take a 12-2 lead in the series dating back to 2008, NDSU’s first season in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison and Bears did not play last year due to the MVFC scheduling rotation. NDSU won the last meeting 27-20 in Fargo on Oct. 23, 2021.
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TWINS-ASTROS
 
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston manager Dusty Baker admitted this week that Carlos Correa is one of his favorite players. That goodwill toward the former Astros star turned Minnesota mainstay won’t extend into this weekend, when Houston hosts the Twins in the AL Division Series. “Personally, I don’t care if it’s my brother or my mama or dad or anybody on the other side,” Baker said. “If they’re on the other side when the game time starts, well, they are the opposition.” Correa was drafted first overall by Houston in 2012 and spent seven seasons with the Astros before signing with the Twins prior to the 2022 season. He remains close with many Astros players and coaches but agreed with Baker that he’ll push that aside when the best-of-five series starts today. “We’ll be friends again after this series,” Correa said Friday. “Right now, we’re both … focused on winning this series. It’s an important one.”
 
The shortstop has put his past with Houston behind him and is focused on his future with the Twins. But he admitted it’s nice to be back in the city this week and see some of the fans who loved him so much when he was a perennial postseason star for the Astros. “I went to eat last night, and all the Astros fans are wishing me good luck,” Correa said. “I’m like: ‘are you sure you want to wish me good luck?’” The Twins swept the Blue Jays 2-0 in the first round to win a playoff series for the first time in 21 years and get the chance to face the defending champion Astros, who are in their seventh-consecutive Division Series. Houston’s Justin Verlander opposes Minnesota’s Bailey Ober in the opener and Astros’ left-hander Framber Valdez faces Pablo López in Game 2 on Sunday night.
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/06/23

K-HEART SPORTS – FRIDAY – 10/06/23
 

MINOT, ND – Minot High won it’s third straight West Region Boy’s Tennis Tournament Team Dual title. The individual portion of the tournament is today and Saturday in Mandan.
 
High School Boys Tennis
West Region Tournament – Team Dual – Mandan, ND
 
First Round
#1 Bismarck Legacy, bye
#4 Mandan def. #5 Bismarck High, 4-1
#2 Minot High def. #7 Jamestown, 5-0
#3 Bismarck Century def. #6 Williston, 5-0
 
Loser Out
#5 Bismarck High, bye
#7 Jamestown def. #6 Williston, 4-1
Semifinal
#4 Mandan def. #1 Bismarck Legacy, 3-2
#2 Minot High def. #3 Bismarck Century, 3-2
 
State Qualifier
#3 Bismarck Century def. #5 Bismarck High, 3-2
#1 Bismarck Legacy def. #7 Jamestown, 5-0
Championship
#2 Minot High def. #4 Mandan, 3-2
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MINOT, ND – Other scores from Thursday:
 
High School Football
 
Class AAA
#3 Minot High def. #4 Bismarck High, 26-23
 
9-Man
North Star def. Four Winds, 54-36
 

High School Girls Volleyball
 
Class A
Bismarck Legacy def. #3 Bismarck Century (3-2) 23-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-11
Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Minot High (3-1) 25-22, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23
Watford City def. Turtle Mountain (3-1)
Bismarck High def. Dickinson (3-0) 26-24, 25-20, 25-17
 
Class B
#4 South Prairie-Max def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-0) 25-14, 25-12, 25-11
#6 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. St. John (3-0) 25-2, 25-16, 25-6
#7 Our Redeemer’s def. Glenburn (3-0) 25-14, 25-15, 25-13
#8 Central McLean def. Kidder County (3-0) 25-16, 25-16, 26-24
#9 North Star def. Benson County (3-0) 25-22, 25-17, 25-8
Bishop Ryan def. Berthold (3-0) 25-16, 25-19, 25-9
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Surrey (3-0) 25-8, 25-10, 25-20
Velva def. Newburg-Westhope (3-1) 25-23, 22-25, 25-19, 25-17
Bottineau def. Rugby (3-1) 26-24, 25-20, 25-21
Drake-Anamoose def. Washburn (3-0) 26-24, 25-17, 25-20
Harvey-Wells County def. Nelson County (3-1) 25-15, 25-11, 22-25, 25-16
Hazen def. Center-Stanton (3-1) 25-14, 25-15, 18-25, 25-15
Beulah def. Heart River (3-0) 25-8, 25-15, 25-18
Parshall def. New Town (3-1) 25-17, 13-25, 25-21, 25-22
North Shore-Plaza def. Alexander (3-0) 25-20, 25-15, 25-19
Stanley def. Kenmare-Bowbells (3-2) 9-25, 14-25, 25-23, 30-28, 15-7
Tioga def. Divide County (3-0) 25-9, 25-17, 25-21
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TIMBERWOLVES-PRE SEASON
 
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 points in 17 minutes, Naz Reid added 16 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-99 in the first NBA preseason game of the year Thursday. Luka Garza and Shake Milton each scored 12 points for the Timberwolves, who led by as many as 29 and never trailed. Luka Doncic scored 25 points in 17 first-half minutes for Dallas, and Jaden Hardy added 13. Most of the top players from each team didn’t play in the second half, and Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards didn’t play at all. He was held out with an ankle issue. It was the first of two games that the teams will play in Abu Dhabi, with the rematch on Saturday before the teams return to the U.S. This trip marks the third time in a year that NBA players have played in Abu Dhabi. The league sent Atlanta and Milwaukee to the United Arab Emirates for a pair of preseason games last season, and a number of NBA players took part in a series of games in the UAE before this summer’s World Cup — with the U.S., Greece and eventual World Cup champion Germany all participating in those exhibitions.
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WILD-PRE SEASON
 
MINNEAPOLIS – Pat Maroon scored in the third period, helping the Minnesota Wild rally for a 3-2 shootout win against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center in Chicago on Thursday. Maroon, who was acquired in a trade with the Lightning on July 2, tied it 2-2 at 13:59. Marcus Foligno also scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves for the Wild. Mats Zuccarello scored the lone goal in the shootout for Minnesota. Nick Foligno and Taylor Hall scored, and Arvid Soderblom made 25 saves for Chicago. Connor Bedard, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, had two shots on goal in 23:16 of ice time for the Blackhawks. He was unable to get a shot off in the first round of the shootout. Minnesota took a 1-0 lead when Foligno scored at 2:28 of the first period, but Chicago’s Foligno tied it 1-1 at 9:14. Hall gave the Blackhawks a 2-1 lead when he scored on a breakaway at 9:01 of the second period after a feed from Ryan Donato.
 
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/04/23

K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 10/04/23
 

MINOT, ND – Mandan won their first state championship since 1966 and Anna Huettl became Mandan’s first individual Class A girls golf medalist in school history.
 
High School Girls Golf
Class A
 
State Tournament – Grand Forks Country Club
1. Mandan, 629
2. Grand Forks Red River, 630
3. Fargo Davies, 642
4. West Fargo Sheyenne , 649
5. Wahpeton, 686
6. West Fargo, 705
7. Fargo Shanley, 709
8. Bismarck Century, 719
9. Minot High, 723
10. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 738
11. Jamestown, 748
12. Dickinson, 759
 
Individual (Top 5)
1. Anna Huettl – Mandan, 141
T2. Lexi Bartley – Fargo Davies, 150
T2. Zoe Keene – West Fargo Sheyenne, 150
4. Rose Solberg – Fargo Davies, 152
5. Ella Speidel – Grand Forks Red River, 153
 
Morgan Strange of Minot High finished tied for 15th at 168
Kinzy Welstad of Minot North was in the top 20 tied for 18th at 169
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MINOT, ND – A big Class B volleyball match last night at Our Redeemer’s where the 7th ranked Knights hosted #4 South Prairie-Max in a District 12 tilt. Our Redeemer’s handed the Royals their first loss of the season.
 
High School Girls Volleyball
 
Class A
#2 Bismarck Century def. Turtle Mountain (3-0)
Bismarck High def. Minot High (3-0) 25-16, 25-16, 25-17
Bismarck Legacy def. Watford City (3-1) 25-15, 20-25, 25-14, 25-13
Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Mandan (3-0) 25-22, 25-19, 26-24
 
Class B
#7 Our Redeemer’s def. #4 South Prairie-Max (3-0) 25-22, 25-21, 25-20
#8 Central McLean def. New Salem-Almont (3-0) 25-15, 25-16, 25-17
#9 North Star def. St. John (3-0) 25-2, 25-13, 25-9
Surrey def. Berthold (3-1) 25-20, 16-25, 25-20, 25-6
Glenburn def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-1) 17-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-18
Velva def. Rugby (3-1) 23-25, 25-18, 25-17, 26-24
Newburg-Westhope def. Drake-Anamoose (3-2) 25-21, 24-26, 25-18, 23-25, 15-9
Nedrose def. Stanley (3-0) 25-19, 25-22, 25-23
North Shore-Plaza def. Mandaree (3-0) 25-12, 25-7, 25-15
Mott-Regent def. Hazen (3-0) 25-20, 25-20, 25-21
Beulah def. Richardton-Taylor (3-0) 25-18, 25-15, 26-24  (Coach Brian Filibeck’s 500th career win)
Ray def. Parshall (3-1) 20-25, 25-10, 25-8, 28-26
Trenton def. Tioga (3-0) 25-21, 25-12, 25-23
Powers Lake-Burke Central def. Divide County (3-1) 25-18, 25-18, 22-25, 25-14
Grant County def. Garrison (3-0) 25-15, 25-21, 25-15
Harvey-Wells County def. Benson County (3-0) 25-12, 25-23, 25-10
North Prairie def. Dunseith (3-0) 25-18, 25-8, 25-13
 

High School Boys Cross Country
Class B
 
Central McLean Invite – Westridge Golf Course in Underwood
1. Des-Lacs Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 29
2. Southern McLean, 37
3. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 61
4. Garrison, 101
 
Individual winner: Matthew Wald of Surrey, 19:00
 
 
High School Girls Cross Country
Class B
 
Central McLean Invite – Westridge Golf Course in Underwood
Individual winner: Brynn Hanson of Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 21:02
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MSU GOLF
 
BISMARCK, N.D. (MSU) – It proved to be a very good start to the week for the Beavers in Bismarck. The Minot State golf teams brought home two titles as the Beaver women won the Marauders Fall Invitational and Chase Gedak added an individual tournament title for the Minot State men at the tournament played at Hawktree Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday. Shooting 2-under 70 on Tuesday, Gedak won the men’s title by 2 shots as he finished at 1-under 143 (73-70) for the 36-hole event. Teammate Joshua Tu added a third-place finish at 2-over 146 (73-73) as the Minot State men came up one shot shy of sweeping the titles, finishing second to Alex Tech (18-over 594) as the Beavers carded a 19-over 595 (296-299). On the women’s side, Lauryn Keller, Taylor Cormier, Jaci Jones and Zoe Banak took 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively as the Beavers dominated with a 27-shot victory, posting a team total of 71-over 647 (331-316). Keller was 2nd at 14-over 158 (80-78), Cormier 3rd at 17-over 161 (85-76), Jones 4th at 22-over 166 (85-81), and Banak 5th at 23-over 167 (86-81). Rounding out the scores for Minot State women were Holly Knudsen, who tied for 9th at 27-over 171 (81-90), and Abigail Goettle, who played as an individual, and tied for 15th at 39-over 183 (90-93). As for the Minot State men, Zach Hendrickson added a Top 10 finish as he tied for 10th at 6-over 150 (75-75), Max Karnik tied for 22nd at 12-over 156 (75-81), and Henry Langhans was 50th at 38-over 182 (85-97). The Beaver men also sent out a second team which finished ninth at 98-over 674 (333-341). Colton Horn led the way for the second group as he tied for 30th at 16-over 160 (80-80), Aimery Barrault tied for 37th at 23-over 167 (80-87), Gage Olson tied for 45th at 30-over 174 (85-89), Syd Ullyott was 47th at 31-over 175 (88-87), and Casey Fjeld was 48th at 32-over 176 (89-87). Coming off a winning effort at the Marauders Fall Invitational, the Beavers wrap up their fall season next week playing at the USF Fall Invitational hosted by Sioux Falls on Monday and Tuesday at The Falls Golf Course in Larchwood, Iowa.
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MSU VOLLEYBALL
 
MINOT, ND (MSU) -The Minot State volleyball team could not out-play a dynamic Dragons offense Tuesday at home losing to Minnesota State-Moorhead in straight sets (22-25, 21-25, 24-26). Bailee Brommenschenkel finished with eight kills on the day to lead the Beavers offense while finishing with a hitting percentage of .28. Defensively, the Beavers had two players reach double figures in digs as Tea Boeckel had 19 and Kendal Braun had 12.
 
SET 1 | The Beavers dropped a back-and-forth first set, losing 25-22 in a game that featured four lead changes and was tied eight times. Neither team led by more than four points in the match.
 
SET 2 | A 25-21 set-two loss put Minot State behind 2-0 in the match. The Beavers trailed by as many as six points as Minnesota State-Moorhead grabbed the advantage for good at 5-4 in a set that was knotted up five times before the Dragons
took over the lead.
 
SET 3 | Minot State could not win the third set and was swept by Minnesota State-Moorhead. The Beavers fell in a tight set, losing 26-24 in a stanza that was tied six times and had one lead change.
 
The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 2-13 overall and 1-6 in NSIC play.
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TWINS-PLAYOFFS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis felt a jolt of confidence from his inclusion on Minnesota’s roster for the AL Wild Card Series, ending the uncertainty around his hamstring strain. Pablo López found inspiration in his closet, wearing a throwback jersey of his boyhood hero Johan Santana who just happened to be the last Twins pitcher to win a game in the playoffs. The Twins and their fans fed off the energy, finally stopping that record 18-game postseason skid. Lewis smashed the streak into the seats, homering in each of his first two at-bats to carry the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of their AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday. “It was a blessing to play today. That atmosphere was electric,” said Lewis, whose two-run shot off Kevin Gausman in the first inning and leadoff drive in the third sent the sellout crowd into a frenzy. The bigger celebration occurred a few hours later when Jhoan Duran pitched a hitless ninth to close the first victory for the Twins in the playoffs since Oct. 5, 2004, and vanquish the longest postseason skid in major North American professional sports. It was the first home win for the Twins in the playoffs since Game 1 of the ALCS in 2002 at the Metrodome. Lewis was a 3-year-old then. He’s the type of big-time player — with five grand slams in 70 career games — that could lead the Twins on an actual postseason run instead of just hanging a division title banner and leaving the party after three or four days. López also had a strong playoff debut for Minnesota, permitting one run and five hits in 5 2/3 innings. After wearing his Santana jersey to the ballpark, he delivered a performance that was reminiscent of his fellow Venezuelan.
 
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: RHP José Berríos (11-12, 3.65 ERA) will start Game 2 against the team he pitched 5½ seasons for until a trade to Toronto on July 30, 2021. He made postseason starts for the Twins in 2019 and 2020.
Twins: RHP Sonny Gray (8-8, 2.79 ERA) will take the mound this afternoon for the first postseason start for the 11-year veteran since 2017 in Game 4 of the ALDS for the Yankees.
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/03/23

K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 10/03/23
 

MINOT, ND – Monday was day one of the State Class A Girls Golf Tournament. Bismarck Century is the defending champ. Rose Solberg of Fargo Davies took home the individual title last year.
 
High School Girls Golf
Class A
 
State Tournament – Grand Forks Country Club (Day 1)
1. Mandan, 310
2. Grand Forks Red River, 312
3. West Fargo Sheyenne, 321
4. Fargo Davies, 323
5. Wahpeton, 343
6. Wesst Fargo, 354
7. Bismarck Century, 356
8. Minot High, 358
9. Fargo Shanley, 361
10. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 365
11. Jamestown, 379
12. Dickinson, 383
 
Individual (Top 5)
1. Anna Huettl – Mandan, 71
T2. Rose Solberg – Fargo Davies, 76
T2. Zoe Keene – West Fargo Sheyenne, 76
T4. Isabella Hale – Mandan, 77
T4. Lexi Bartley – Fargo Davies, 77
T4. Sophie Brakke – Grand Forks Red River, 77
 
Emersyn Kopp and Kinzy Welstad of Mnot North are among six players tied for 17th at 84
Adison Dittus of Minot High sneaks in the top 30, tied for 29th at 86
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MINOT, ND – Other scores from Monday:
 
High School Girls Volleyball
 
Class A
#2 Jamestown def. Dickinson (3-1) 25-21, 25-19, 20-25, 25-15
 
Class B
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Bishop Ryan (3-0) 25-18, 25-20, 25-19
Surrey def. T-G-U (3-0) 25-20, 25-23, 29-27
Washburn def. Nedrose (3-2) 25-22, 25-23, 19-25, 20-25, 15-10
North Shore-Plaza def. New Town (3-2) 25-17, 25-16, 20-25, 23-25, 15-12
Trinity Christian Williston def. Parshall (3-1) 24-26, 25-12, 25-17, 25-13
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MINOT, ND – Fargo Shanley and Fargo North are unanimous #1 choices. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota AP Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association.
 
Class AAA Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)   Record    Points    Last Week
1. Fargo Shanley (20)           6-0         100          1
2. West Fargo Sheyenne      5-1           78          3
3. Minot High                         5-1           54          2
4. Bismarck High                   5-1           48          4
5. Fargo Davies                     3-3           14         RV
 
Other teams receiving votes: Mandan, Bismarck Century
 
 
Class AA Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)    Record    Points    Last Week
1. Fargo North (19)                 6-0          95           1
2. Fargo South                        3-3          65           2
3. Dickinson                            5-1           61          5
4. Jamestown                          4-2           31          3
5. Grand Forks Red River       4-3           29          4
 
Other teams receiving votes: Valley City, West Fargo Horace
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FCS POLLS
 
GRAND FORKS, ND – UND and NDSU both lost to South Dakota team last Saturday, so each drop in the FCS polls.
 
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Oct. 2)
1. South Dakota State (4-0, 1-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 first-place votes)
2. Montana State (4-1, 2-0 Big Sky), 1,334
3. Idaho (4-1, 2-0 Big Sky), 1,293
4. Sacramento State (4-1, 1-1 Big Sky), 1,145
5. Furman (3-1, 1-0 SoCon), 1,114
6. Southern Illinois (4-0, 1-0 MVFC), 1,104
7. North Dakota State (3-1, 0-1 MVFC), 1,078 (last week #2)
8. Incarnate Word (3-1, 0-0 Southland), 999
9. Delaware (3-1, 2-0 CAA), 860
10. William & Mary (4-1, 2-1 CAA), 848
11. Western Carolina (4-1, 2-0 SoCon), 721
12. Holy Cross (3-2, 1-0 Patriot), 718
13. Weber State (3-2, 1-1 Big Sky), 624
14. North Carolina Central (4-1, 0-0 MEAC), 572
15. South Dakota (3-1, 1-0 MVFC), 524
16. North Dakota (2-2, 0-1 MVFC), 519 (last week #12)
17. Montana (4-1, 1-1 Big Sky), 409
18. UT Martin (4-1, 1-0 Big South-OVC), 393
19. Florida A&M (4-1, 3-0 SWAC), 374
20. UC Davis (3-2, 1-1 Big Sky), 334
21. Harvard (3-0, 1-0 Ivy), 241
22. Eastern Washington (2-3, 1-1 Big Sky), 215
23. Central Arkansas (3-2, 2-0 UAC), 204
24. Chattanooga- (4-1, 3-0 Southern), 167
25. Elon (3-2, 3-0 CAA), 166
 
Others Receiving Votes: New Hampshire, 143; Rhode Island, 119; UAlbany, 117; Villanova, 117; Eastern Illinois, 79; Northern Iowa, 64; Austin Peay, 62; Tarleton, 46; Mercer, 29; Samford, 16; Southeast Missouri, 16; Youngstown State, 11; Eastern Kentucky, 10; Fordham, 9.
 
 
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Oct. 2)
1. South Dakota State (26)
2. Montana State
3. Idaho
4. Furman
5. Southern Illinois
6. Incarnate Word
7. Sacramento State
8. North Dakota State (last week #2)
9. William & Mary
10. Delaware
11. North Carolina Central
12. Holy Cross
13. Montana
14. Weber State
15. North Dakota (last week #11)
16. Florida A&M
17. Western Carolina
18. UC Davis
19. Harvard
20. Chattanooga
21. South Dakota
22. Illinois State
23. UT Martin
24. New Hampshire
25t. Eastern Illinois
25t. Rhode Island
 
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Iowa, 43; Austin Peay, 36; Fordham, 36; Central Arkansas, 34; Youngstown St., 32; Mercer, 31; Eastern Washington, 27; Hampton, 25; Albany, 10; Stephen F. Austin, 10; Villanova, 9; Jackson St., 8; Eastern Kentucky, 4; Grambling St., 4; Samford, 2; Lafayette, 1; Princeton, 1.
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TWINS-PLAYOFFS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López is a newcomer to the Minnesota Twins who was just an 8-year-old in Venezuela when this record postseason losing streak began. He’s heard all about it, and he’s eager to help make it disappear. “I feel like, just like anything in life, nothing lasts forever,” said López, who will start Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series for the Twins this afternoon at Target Field against the Toronto Blue Jays. “This group is as good as any to go out there and give the team, the fans, the community the opportunity to celebrate something.” With 18 consecutive losses in the playoffs, the Twins have the longest skid in major North American professional sports history. Their last postseason victory was over the New York Yankees on Oct. 5, 2004, and it’s been 21 years since they won a series.
 
“The majority of us have not been a part of that unfortunate streak, but I know our fans have,” López said. “We’re embracing that, and we’re going to use it as motivation.” The AL Central champion Twins get to play the entire best-of-three series at home. This club, led by López and Game 2 starter Sonny Gray, also has the All-Star starting pitching that has largely been lacking for the Twins in October since Johan Santana and Brad Radke fronted the rotation at the start of this dubious streak in 2004. That’s why president of baseball operations Derek Falvey was willing to trade the 2022 AL batting champion, Luis Arraez, to the Miami Marlins last winter to acquire López. The right-hander tied for third in Major League Baseball with a career-high 234 strikeouts in 194 innings that were the most logged by a Twins pitcher since José Berríos in 2019. “He’s ready for this nod. There will be a lot of adrenaline running for him tomorrow,” Falvey said Monday. “But we’re really proud of what he’s accomplished this year and ultimately what we’ll have with him for a lot of years to come.”
 
This is by many measures the most even of the four series in the first round, with the Blue Jays boasting starting pitching that’s just as strong. Twins starters had a collective 3.82 ERA, second-best in the majors behind the San Diego Padres. The Blue Jays (3.85) were third. “Our defense is amazing and pitching’s been amazing, and I still think we’re a pretty good offense, too,” Toronto shortstop Bo Bichette said. “I know you need to do everything well in the playoffs to win, and I look forward to seeing what we’re capable of.”
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VIKINGS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For all the firepower the Minnesota Vikings possess on offense, the straightest path to their first victory was always going to travel through the defense. The maligned group delivered when the Vikings needed it, fueling a comeback at Carolina that removed the team from the dreaded winless list. “It’s a huge thing for team building when the defense says, ‘You know what? I’ve got your back,’ and they go out there and made some critical plays,” coach Kevin O’Connell said after the 21-13 victory.
 
The highlights, even against a winless and rebuilding Panthers club starting a rookie quarterback, were impressive. Harrison Smith had 14 tackles and three of the five sacks of Bryce Young that resulted in 55 lost yards, including a forced fumble that D.J. Wonnum returned 51 yards late in the third quarter to give the Vikings (1-3) their first lead. They allowed the Panthers 232 net yards on 68 plays, a paltry average of 3.4 yards per play, and forced punts on five of nine possessions. The Vikings didn’t surrender an offensive touchdown, even with two different goal-to-go situations. The timing of Smith’s strip-sack and Wonnum’s scoop-and-score was also just right, after the Vikings punted on their first drive of the second half and the Panthers had converted six first downs and drained more than six minutes off the clock on their previous possession. “They just stayed the course and kept playing,” said an appreciative quarterback Kirk Cousins, who threw two interceptions, including one that was returned for a 99-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
 
The defense will face a stiffer test this Sunday against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, but the Vikings finally have something to build on after being dismantled the previous two games by the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Chargers. “Everyone was executing our jobs,” Smith said. The performance against the Panthers was a morale booster, too, though the Vikings have leaned on a strong leadership core from last year’s NFC North champions to keep from collapsing after opening with three close losses. “We’ve had to take our medicine and just keep going back to work, and that’s what I want to compliment you guys on, all right?” O’Connell said in his postgame locker room speech to the players. “You have found a way to eliminate the noise, block it all out and make it about your brothers.” The defending champion Chiefs make their first visit to U.S. Bank Stadium this week. There’s an apparent reprieve on Oct. 15 at Chicago against the winless Bears, but right after that is a Monday night visit by the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 23.
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 10/01/23

K-HEART SPORTS – SUNDAY – 10/01/23
 

MINOT, ND – Saturday scores:
 
High School Football
Class A
#3 Dickinson Trinity def. Bowman County, 42-23
 

High School Girls Volleyball
 
Class A
Bismarck Legacy def. Williston (3-0)
Dickinson def. Turtle Mountain (3-0) 25-9, 25-5, 25-12
 
Class B

Laker Invite – Des Lacs & Burlington
Gold Bracket
 
First Round
#1 May-Port-CG def. RV New Rockford-Sheyenne (2-0) 25-12, 25-16
#6 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. #2 Northern Cass (2-1) 25-16, 21-25, 15-13
#3 Dickinson Trinity def. Carrington (2-0) 25-13, 25-23
#7 Our Redeemer’s def. Beulah (2-1) 26-24, 23-25, 15-10
Loser Out
RV New Rockford-Sheyenne def. #2 Northern Cass (2-0) 25-20, 25-19
Beulah def. Carrington (2-1) 25-22, 14-25, 15-13
Semifinal
#6 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. #1 May-Port-CG (2-1) 16-25, 25-16, 15-12
#3 Dickinson Trinity def. #7 Our Redeemer’s (2-1) 12-25, 25-20, 15-4
5th Place
RV New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Beulah (2-0) 25-13, 25-23
3rd Place
#7 Our Redeemer’s def. #1 May-Port-CG (2-0) 25-16, 25-21
Championship
#6 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. #3 Dickinson Trinity (2-1) 27-25, 16-25, 15-12
 
Silver Bracket
 
First Round
Kenmare-Bowbells, bye
Bishop Ryan def. Ray (2-1) 25-13, 23-25, 15-9
#5 Linton-HMB, bye
RV LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. Park River-Fordville-Lankin (2-1) 25-14, 24-26, 15-12
RV Central Cass, bye
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Center-Stanton (2-0) 25-18, 25-19
#10 Thompson, bye
Rugby def. Glen Ullin-Hebron (2-1) 25-22, 20-25, 15-12
Quarterfinal
Kenmare-Bowbells def. Bishop Ryan (2-1) 25-21, 22-25, 15-13
#5 Linton-HMB def. RV LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (2-0) 25-18, 25-21
Des Lacs-Burlington def. RV Central Cass (2-0) 25-21, 25-16
#10 Thompson def. Rugby (2-0) 25-12, 25-15
Semifinal
#5 Linton-HMB def. Kenmare-Bowbells
#10 Thompson def. Des Lacs-Burlington
3rd Place
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Kenmare-Bowbells
Championship
#10 Thompson def. #5 Linton-HMB
 
Washburn-Wilton Tournament
 
Gold Bracket
Semifinal
#4 South Prairie-Max def. Wilton-Wing (2-0)
Flasher def. Tioga (2-0)
3rd Place
Tioga def. Wilton-Wing
Championship
#4 South Prairie-Max def. Flasher
 
Silver Bracket
Semifinal
Berthold def. Washburn (2-0)
Grant County def. Harvey-Wells County (2-0)
3rd Place
Harvey-Wells County def. Washburn (2-0)
Championship
Grant County def. Berthold
 
Bronze Bracket
Semifinal
New Salem-Almont def. Drake-Anamoose (2-0)
#8 Central McLean def. Killdeer (2-0)
3rd Place
Killdeer def. Drake-Anamoose (2-0)
Championship
#8 Central McLean def. New Salem-Almont (2-0)
 
Consolation Bracket
Semifinal
Trenton def. Divide County (2-0)
Garrison def. North Shore-Plaza (2-0)
3rd Place
Divide County def. North Shore-Plaza (2-0)
Championship
Trenton def. Garrison (2-0)
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MINOT STATE FOOTBALL
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Minot State football team was well on its way to a potential surprise comeback victory and a key injury derailed the Beavers. Rumbling for 212 yards on the ground, including a 39-yard scamper by quarterback Dawson Macleary that put the Beavers in position to possibly tie the game in the third quarter, instead Macleary was injured on the play, stalling Minot State’s momentum in a 48-22 lost to Wayne State on Saturday afternoon in NSIC action at First Western Bank Field at Herb Parker Stadium.
 
Wayne State jumped out to a 7-0 lead, but Minot State responded to tie the game at 7-7 with 2:57 left in the first quarter as Macleary threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Mintmier. Wayne State then scored to take a 27-7 lead before the Beavers put a touchdown on the board to narrow the gap and make it a 27-14 game. Macleary once again struck with a long TD pass on the play, a 54-yarder to Stokes. Minot State cut into Wayne State’s lead with a 31-yard field goal by Jeremy Caruso with 1:16 remaining in the second quarter to make it 27-17, and a Cayko safety with 2:50 gone in the second half got Minot State as close as 27-19 back. The Beavers then got that big Macleary 39-yard run on the ensuing drive, but tackled at the Wayne State 19, Macleary was injured and left the game, and the Minot State comeback threat stalled. Wayne State scored to increase its lead to 34-19 before the Beavers got on the scoreboard again to narrow the gap and make it a 34-22 game. Minot State didn’t score again in the game and Wayne State tacked on 14 more points to finish off the scoring .
 
The Wildcats improved to 4-1 on the year and 3-1 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play, while the Beavers fell to 0-5 overall and 0-5 in conference matchups.
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MSU MEN’S HOCKEY
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – This time the Beavers didn’t need overtime or a shoot-out. Reid Arnold scored a pair of goals and Trenton Curtis added a goal and two assists as the Minot State men’s hockey team erupted early and routed rival Liberty 8-1 on Saturday night at the Maysa Arena, sweeping the four-game season series between the ACHA national semifinalists. Minot State (5-0-0 overall) beat Liberty 3-2 in a shoot-out Friday night at home, and also beat the Flames 4-2 and 5-3 last weekend in Virginia. Curtis, just a freshman, put Minot State in front with his second collegiate goal just 3 minutes, 56 seconds into the game Saturday night, then he assisted on Christian Kadolph’s first of the season just 3:05 later. Arnold pushed the lead to 3-0 with his first of the night with 2:19 left in the first, the first of two quick power-play goals for the Beavers who made it 4-0 when Jay Buchholz scored with the man advantage just 1:39 later, and the rout was underway. From there, Minot State added goals by Reece Henry, Arnold, and Payton Jerome in the second period, claiming a 7-0 lead. After Liberty broke up the shutout with a power-play goal of their own late in the second, Carter Barley added one more power-play goal for Minot State in the third to finish off the night. Jake Anthony finished with 23 saves in goal in the win for Minot State, which is back in action next Saturday playing at Mary.
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MSU WOMEN’S HOCKEY
 
FREMONT, Neb. (MSU) – The season-opening road trip to Nebraska proved to be a disappointing one for the Minot State women’s hockey team. After falling in a close battle Friday night at Midland, the Beavers dropped their second game of the season 4-0 on Saturday night. Host Midland scored a goal in each of the first two periods, then the Warriors iced the win with a pair of goals in the final 2 minutes, 54 seconds on Saturday to complete the sweep. Minot State (0-2-0 overall) was outshot 38-12 in Saturday’s loss. The Beavers return to the ice Oct. 13-14 at the Maysa Arena, making their home debut in a rematch of last March’s national championships game, hosting Liberty at 3:45 p.m.both nights.
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MSU VOLLEYBALL
 
MINOT, ND (MSU) -The Minot State volleyball team could not overcome a dynamic Mavericks offense Saturday at home losing to Minnesota State in straight sets (17-25, 23-25, 18-25). Savannah Wilson finished with eight kills on the day to lead the Beavers offense while finishing with a hitting percentage of .375. Defensively, the Beavers had two players reach double figures in digs as Tea Boeckel had 13 and Milena Cernjanski had 12.
 
SET 1 | The Beavers found themselves in an early hole, losing a tough first set 25-17. Minot State trailed by as many as eight points as Minnesota State grabbed the advantage for good at 14-13 in a set that was knotted up nine times before the Mavericks took over in the second half of the stanza.
 
SET 2 | A 25-23 second-set loss put Minot State in a 2-0 hole in the match. The Beavers dropped a back-and-forth set, losing in a stanza that featured nine lead changes and was tied 16 times. Neither team led by more than three points along the way.
 
SET 3 | Minot State couldn’t prolong the match and lost in set number three. The Beavers lost a tough set 25-18. Minot State trailed by as many as seven points as Minnesota State grabbed the advantage for good at 17-16 in a set that was knotted up eight times before the Mavericks took over in the second half of the stanza.
The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 2-12 overall and 1-5 in NSIC play.
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UND FOOTBALL
 
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Isaiah Davis rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns, Mark Gronowski had a touchdown rushing and passing, and top-ranked South Dakota State beat 11th-ranked North Dakota 42-21 on Saturday in a Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams. South Dakota State (4-0), the defending Football Championship Subdivision champion, extended its school-record winning streak to 18 games dating to early in the 2022 campaign. Gronowski scored on a 1-yard run on the first possession of the game and Davis gave SDSU a 14-0 lead on a 6-yard run in the first quarter. Davis made it 28-7 with the lone touchdown of the third quarter. Tucker Large retrieved a punt that went over his head and eventually went the other way for a gain of 51 yards before being stopped by punter Luke Silvernale. Davis capped the 31-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown for a 35-7 lead early in the fourth quarter. Gronowski was 13 of 22 for 167 yards without an interception for South Dakota State. Tommy Schuster threw for 118 yards and a score for North Dakota (2-2). The Fighting Hawks were held to just 100 yards in the first half and finished with 234. It marked the sixth game between the two programs in their respective Division I eras. SDSU has won five of the meetings, including a 49-35 come-from-behind road victory on Oct. 21, 2022.
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NDSU FOOTBALL
 
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – South Dakota scored three first-half touchdowns and held on for a 24-19 victory over No. 2-ranked North Dakota State on Saturday, Sept. 30, before a homecoming crowd of 18,342 at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. Carter Bell scored on touchdown passes of 50 and 52 yards from Aidan Bouman and Keyondre Jones had an 8-yard TD run as the Coyotes jumped out to a 21-3 halftime lead. Bouman finished 10-for-12 passing for 168 yards for USD, which improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. NDSU dropped to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference. The Bison opened the second half with a 12-play, 89-yard scoring drive capped by Cole Payton’s 7-yard run. That was one of four 12-play drives in the second half as NDSU and USD both had only three possessions after halftime. NDSU cut the deficit to 21-13 with 11:10 left in the game when Griffin Crosa converted a 26-yard field goal to cap a 16-play, 80-yard drive. Crosa connected from 37 yards in the first quarter.USD drained the clock with a 12-play, 54-yard drive ending with Will Leyland’s 37-yard field goal to make it a two-possession game with 2:49 left. The Bison went 75 yards in 12 plays to score with 36 seconds left on a 2-yard pass from Cam Miller to tight end Joe Stoffel. Miller’s PAT pass was unsuccessful to keep it a five-point game, and Kaedin Steindorf’s onside kick went out of bounds allowing the Coyotes to kneel out the clock. Miller finished 18 of 25 passing for 154 yards and led NDSU with 12 carries for 65 yards. He completed his first six attempts and set a new NDSU record with 23 consecutive completions, breaking the mark of 21 set by Brock Jensen in 2013 against Kansas State (14) and Ferris State (7). North Dakota State is on the road for the next two weeks. The Bison play Missouri State at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, and the game will be televised exclusively on ESPN+ as the Missouri Valley Football Conference Game of the Week.
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TWINS-ROCKIES
 
DENVER (AP) — Trevor Larnach hit his first career grand slam, one of Minnesota’s four home runs, and the playoff-bound Twins beat the Colorado Rockies 14-6 on Saturday night. Edouard Julien had three hits, including his 16th home run, and Max Kepler and Matt Wallner also went deep for AL Central Division champion Minnesota. Elehuris Montero, Sean Bouchard and Brenton Doyle homered for the Rockies (58-103), who will not win at least 60 games for the first time in the club’s 31-season history. The Twins sent Emilio Pagán to the mound first, less than 24 hours after he picked up the save in Friday night’s 7-6 win. He pitched one inning before Chris Paddack took over in his second appearance since having Tommy John surgery on May 18, 2022. Pagán is the first Twins pitcher in franchise history to start a game immediately following a save in the previous game. He drew on his experience in the minors for Saturday.
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 09/30/23

K-HEART SPORTS – SATURDAY – 09/30/23
 

MINOT, ND – Berthold won their fourth game in a row as they held off Surrey 28-20 last night in a 9-Man, Region 3 football game we broadcast on K-Heart. Wide receiver Logan Thompson scored the first two touchdowns for the Bombers including an 11 yard rushing score and a 67 yard fumble recover that he stripped from the receivers hands after a complete pass. As a result, Berthold led 16-0 at halftime. The Bombers also got rushing TD’s from Drew Erickson and Holden Meyer. Quarterback Tegan Walhood led the Mustangs completing 18 of 30 passes for 149 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also rushed for 75 yards and a score. Both teams are now 4-3 on the season.
 
Other scores from Friday:
 
High School Football
 
Class AAA
#1 Fargo Shanley def. Bismarck Legacy, 69-20
#3 West Fargo Sheyenne def. #2 Minot High, 28-20
#4 Bismarck High def. #5 Mandan, 42-21
Bismarck Century def. Williston, 42-6
West Fargo def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 34-27
Fargo Davies def. Fargo South (AA #2), 41-17
 
Class AA
#1 Fargo South def. #4 Grand Forks Red River, 38-20
#5 Dickinson def. #3 Jamestown, 29-24
Devils Lake def. Turtle Mountain, 42-0
West Fargo Horace def. Grand Forks Central, 22-15
Wahpeton def. Valley City, 16-14
 
Class A
#1 Vela-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison def. Stanley, 60-20
#2 Kindred def. Lisbon, 29-20
#4 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Grafton, 54-6
Nedrose def. South Prairie-Max, 7-6
Ray-Powers Lake def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 49-20
Shiloh Christian def. Southern McLean, 56-0
Beulah def. Heart River, 45-20
Killdeer def. Hazen, 48-14
Cavalier def. Bottineau, 26-19
Rugby def. Park River Area, 26-19 2OT
Carrington def. Harvey-Wells County, 31-26
Thompson def. Northern Cass, 29-20
Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm def. Hillsboro-Central Valley, 28-7
Oakes def. May-Port-CG, 40-0
 
9-Man
#1 Sargent County def. Enderlin, 52-18
#2 South Border def. #5 New Salem-Almont, 50-12
#3 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock def. Midway-Minto 80-12
#4 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn def. Alexander, 54-19
Berthold def. Surrey, 28-20
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Divide County, 48-20
Central McLean def. Tioga, 38-20
Dunseith def. T-G-U, 36-20
North Prairie def. North Star, 56-20
St. John def. Larimore, 56-6
Four Winds def. North Border, 64-26
Grant County-Flasher def. Hettinger-Scranton, 40-12
Hettinger County def. Kidder County, 34-6
Linton-HMB def. Richardton-Taylor-Hebron, 56-6
Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter def. Beach, 28-14
Maple River def. Richland, 49-22
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. Hankinson, 52-6
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood def. Hatton-Northwood, 53-6
 
6-Man
Trenton def. White Shield, 52-6
 

High School Boys Tennis
Bismarck Legacy def. Fargo Davies, 3-2
Bismarck Century def. Fargo Davies, 3-2
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LAKER INVITE
 
MINOT, ND – The Laker Invite volleyball tournament began on Friday with pool play in Des Lacs and Burlington. After day one May-Port-CG and Kenmare-Bowbells lead Pool A at 2-0, Dickinson Trinity went 2-0 in Pool B, Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich leads Pool C at 2-0, and Our Redeemer’s is 2-0 in Pool D. Pool play finish this morning and then tournament play will be held.
Also in Class B volleyball, the Washburn-Wilton Tournament will be held today with several area teams participating including South Prairie-Max, Garrison, Tioga, Berthold, Drake-Anamoose, Central McLean, North Shore-Plaza, and Harvey-Wells County.
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MSU MEN’S HOCKEY
 
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – They couldn’t derail the Beavers march to a third national championship this past spring, nor could the Liberty Flames spoil Minot State’s championship celebration Friday night. Honoring the 2022-23 ACHA National Championship team and raising a title banner prior to their home debut, Minot State then rallied from a one-goal deficit to beat the visiting Flames 3-2 in a shoot-out at the Maysa Arena, the third straight win for the Beavers already this young season over Liberty. Minot State also beat Liberty 4-2 and 5-3 in Virginia last weekend. Playing their first home game since claiming the title back in March, the Beavers (4-0-0 overall) started off a bit slow, and early in the second period found themselves down 1-0 after the visitors scored 15 seconds into the second stanza. That lit a fire in the Beavers who evened the score with a power-play goal by Troy Hamilton with 9:24 gone in the second, then Trenton Curtis scored his first collegiate goal 2:23 into the third to put Minot State on top 2-1. The Flames (1-2-1) kept battling though, tying it with 5:13 left in regulation with a power-play goal, forcing overtime where Minot State fended off another Liberty power-play opportunity to get to the shoot-out. In the shoot-out, Joey Moffatt scored the lone goal and Jake Anthony stopped all four Flames chances to seal the victory. Anthony finished with 32 saves in the win for Minot State, which hosts Liberty again tonight at 7:30 p.m.
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MSU WOMEN’S HOCKEY
 
FREMONT, Neb. (MSU) – The Midland Warriors spoiled the Beavers season opener on Friday. The Minot State women’s hockey team battled hard on the road, tying the game at a goal apiece early in the third period before the host Warriors netter a pair for a 3-1 win in both teams’ season debut. Minot State plays at Midland again on Saturday with puck-drop scheduled for 4 p.m. After a scoreless first period, Midland (1-0-0 overall) grabbed an early lead with 4 minutes, 43 seconds gone in the second, and it stayed a 1-0 contest until Anna German scored the first of the year for Minot State (0-1-0) early in the third. With 4:30 gone in the final session, German scored off an assist by Paige Kozak, knotting the score at 1-1. Both teams battled to take control over the next 8-plus minutes with the host Warriors finally breaking the tie with 7:17 remaining, then a power-play goal with 4:21 left iced the win. Haylie Biever finished with 23 saves in goal for Minot State on the day.
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MSU WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
 
MINOT, ND (MSU) -The Minot State volleyball team lost to the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs 3-0 (15-25, 7-25, 9-25) Friday at home at the MSU Dome. Emily Kotelnikoff finished with five kills on the day to lead the Beavers attack, and 7 digs from Kendal Braun to lead them defensively.
 
SET 1 | The Beavers found themselves in an early deficit, dropping a tough first set 25-15. Minot State trailed by as many as 10 points as Southwest Minnesota State never surrendered the lead in a set that was tied up zero times before the Mustangs took control.
 
SET 2 | Minot State lost set two 25-7, digging a 2-0 deficit in the match. The Beavers fell behind on the first point and never took the lead before dropping the set.
 
SET 3 | Minot State couldn’t prolong the match and lost in set number three. The Beavers dropped the first point and never took the lead before falling in the set 25-9.
 
The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 2-11 overall and 1-4 in NSIC play.
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MSU CROSS COUNTRY
 
MINOT, ND (MSU) – The Minot State Men’s and Women’s XC teams both split up their squads today for two different events, the Marauder Invitational in Bismarck, and the Chile Pepper Festival in Arkansas.
 
The Chile Pepper Festival went well for both the Men’s and Women’s teams. The Women placed 1st in the 5k event, and the Men placed 3rd in the 8k event. The top performer for the Men was Jacob Jensen who placed 7th with a time of 26 minutes, 37.6 seconds. Some other top performers include Gayson Bonilla who placed 20th with 27:22.9, Charles Hardcastle who placed 33rd with a 27:42.2, and Yoni Neyshtadt who placed 42nd with a 20:00.4. The leader for the Women was Sidra Sadowsky who finished 11th with a time of 19:26.1. There were 4 other runners who finished in the top 25 for the Women’s team. Nicole Reeves placed 19th with a 20:06.2, Paulette Dominguez finished 21st with 20:13.4, Emery Smith fished 22nd with 20:15.2, and Jessica Martinez placed 24th with 20:17.2. A very impressive performance from both teams in Arkansas.
 
At the Marauder Invitational the men’s team placed second with Holter Bridwell leading the pack for the Beavers. Bridwell finished 9th with 28:00.0. Four other runners finished in the top 25. Jake Jenkins placed 10th with 28:00.4, Kaden Vermillion placed 11th with 28:12.4, Peyton Tuhy placed 16th with 28:59.7,and Isaac Rathbun placing 23rd with 31:57.6. The Women’s team only had 4 runners out for the Marauder Invitational. Bailee Lura finished 15th with 26:24.9, Jozi Duffy placed 20th with 27:24.1, Genevieve Hansen placed 21st with 28:12.8, and Monica Okopal placed 26th with 29:22.4. Overall a good showing for the Women’s team as well, even though they were short staffed.
 
The next race for the Beavers XC teams is the Jimmie Invitational in Jamestown on October 6th.
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TWINS-ROCKIES
 
DENVER (AP) — Ryan Jeffers had three hits, including one of three Minnesota home runs, and Michael A. Taylor homered and tripled to help the playoff-bound Twins beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Friday night. Trevor Larnach homered, Kody Funderbuck (2-0) got the win in relief and Emilio Pagán picked up his first save for Minnesota. The Twins wrapped up their third AL Central title in five years with an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. They are locked into the No. 3 seed and will open the best-of-three, wild-card series Tuesday at home against an opponent yet to be determined.
 
UP NEXT
The Twins and Rockies both plan on going with a bullpen day tonight. Pagán (5-2, 3.03) will open for Minnesota while Colorado has not announced who will start.
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WILD-SIGNINGS
 
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed right wings Mats Zuccarello and Marcus Foligno to contract extensions Friday, further solidifying their forward group beyond this season. Zuccarello got a two-year, $8.25 million extension. Foligno got a four-year, $16 million extension.
 
Zuccarello, 36, has three 20-goal seasons in 13 years in the NHL, two of them with the Wild over the last two seasons. He had 22 goals and a team-leading 45 assists in 2022-23 while averaging a career-high 20:12 of average ice time per game. The Norway native is a close friend and linemate of star Kirill Kaprizov and is entering his fifth year with the Wild. Zuccarello began his career with the New York Rangers. He signed a five-year, $30 million deal with Minnesota on July 1, 2019.
 
The deals for Zuccarello and Foligno put eight of the Wild’s top nine forwards under contract through at least next season. Ryan Hartman, the usual center between Kaprizov and Zuccarello, is due to become a free agent next summer. Foligno, 32, is an alternate captain and had seven goals and 14 assists with a team-high 237 hits last season. He was acquired by the Wild on June 30, 2017, in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres. He signed a three-year, $9.3 million contract extension Jan. 12, 2021.
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TIMBERWOLVES
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The audacious experiment of pairing two big men together turned into a false start for the Minnesota Timberwolves last season when Karl-Anthony Towns missed 52 games because of a strained calf muscle during Rudy Gobert’s debut with the team. “I think it’s always a work in progress,” Gobert said. “You can’t get enough.” The assessment was finally revived when Towns returned for the playoffs. Now the Timberwolves are banking on Gobert being more comfortable in his second year and Towns staying healthy, bringing back the same starting lineup and almost the entire rotation for another try after losing in the first round to eventual NBA champion Denver. “Me and Rudy needed more time,” Towns said. “Obviously my injury didn’t help, so it will be good to be out there with him and be healthy doing it and just get right to it.”
 
Gobert’s integration was far from smooth with the burden of the high price Minnesota paid in the trade with Utah — the equivalent of five first-round picks, including 2022 draftee Walker Kessler — hovering over his every move. Gobert’s shooting percentage on 2-pointers was his lowest in five years, his rebounding average his lowest in four. He averaged fewer than 2 blocks per game for the first time since he was a rookie in 2013-14. The chemistry on the court was often clunky on both ends as the Timberwolves tried to adjust to his rim-protection strength on defense and his pick-and-roll game on offense. Then he lost his cool in the tense final regular season game, taking a swing at teammate Kyle Anderson that got him sent home at halftime and suspended for their first play-in game. There were signs of promise during the first-round series against the Nuggets, as coach Chris Finch tried to play him both with Towns and without. President of basketball operations Tim Connelly, at his preseason news conference at Target Center on Thursday, said he expected the pairing to be initially clunky and credited Finch for his deft touch. “He was dealt a tough hand to try to make that work,” Connelly said.
 
Gobert played for France’s national team at the World Cup. He said he felt the “best I’ve ever felt” at the end of June during the training process. Now he’s eager for restart with Minnesota. “I think we’ve grown a lot individually and collectively, and now I feel really excited being back here with this group,” Gobert said. “I can feel their energy. I can feel that it’s going to be a good year for us.” Training camp started Friday and the Gobert-Towns pairing is again high on the to-do list for Finch and the staff. Refining their connection with star guard Anthony Edwards is probably above that. “We’ll do a lot of work with those guys together — player-development, small group work for sure,” Finch said. “I think through the season last year, Ant and Rudy had a better understanding. It’s not the finished product by any stretch of the imagination, but you felt it getting better and better. I think the key for us is to recapture the chemistry that Ant and KAT have always had.”
 
Edwards flourished during the World Cup with the U.S. team and enters his fourth season with a maximum contract extension in hand — and even higher expectations. He shrugged that off Thursday, calling forward Jaden McDaniels the most important player on the team for his potential and trying to turn the spotlight on ninth-year veteran Towns. “Big KAT’s a superstar, man. He’s going to be like one of the best players in the league this year,” Edwards said. “He’s going to take a lot of pressure off me, so, yeah, I’m putting a lot of pressure on him.” Another key player back for the Timberwolves is Anderson, their versatile forward and glue guy whose defense, leadership and hustle are exactly the type of needs for this team to make it out of the first round of the playoffs. Anderson suffered an eye injury against Denver that kept him out of the decisive Game 5 and required surgery, and he revealed Thursday that, while he’s fine now, there were some concerning times for him during the offseason about the viability of his career. “I’m playing pickup in these small New Jersey gyms. It’s dark and I can’t see a thing, but it’s gotten a lot better now. I’m sure an NBA arena with great lighting, it should be fine,” Anderson said. “I think everybody in my family was kind of spooked, and I didn’t want to show them that I was spooked. But it was definitely tough.”
 
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 09/29/23

K-HEART SPORTS – FRIDAY – 09/29/23
 

MINOT, ND – Des Lacs-Burlington held off Bishop Ryan 14-8 last night in a Class A Region football game we broadcast on K-Heart. Quarterback Paxton Ystaas was key to victory for the Lakers. He connected with Colton Feller and Jake Schaefer on a hook-and-ladder play for their first touchdown late in the first quarter. Ystaas also caught the two-point conversion pass from Schaefer after their second touchdown in the second period. Then late in the game on a 4 and 9, he scrambled for 10 yards to keep possesion and run out the clock to preserve the win. Bishop Ryan’s Jett Lundeen finished 16 of 39 for 213 yards, one touchdown and 2 interceptions. DLB improves to 5-2 overall, while the Lions drop to 4-3. Both teams as 4-1 in Region 3.
 
More football on the air tonight as Berthold will host Surrey in 9-Man action. Pregame set for 6:40 pm on 106.9 K-Heart, khrt.com and through the Live 365 app.
 
Other scores from Thursday:
 
High School Football
6-Man
Center-Stanton def. Parshall/North Shore-Plaza, 42-12
 

High School Boys Soccer (end of regular season)
Minot High def. Bismarck Century, 1-0
Bismarck Legacy def. Jamestown, 2-0
Dickinson def. Mandan, 4-2
Bismarck High def. Williston, 3-1
 
Legacy and Jamestown share WDA regular season title. Minot is #3 seed
 

High School Boys Tennis (end of regular season)
Minot High def. Mandan, 5-4
Bismarck Legacy def. Jamestown, 8-1
Bismarck Century def. Bismarck High, 7-2
 
Legacy win WDA regular season title. Minot is #2 seed
 

High School Girls Volleyball
 
Class A
#2 Jamestown def. Bismarck Legacy (3-0) 25-21, 25-23, 25-17
#3 Bismarck Century def. Dickinson (3-0) 25-14, 25-21, 25-11
Minot High def. Mandan (3-0) 25-18, 25-20, 26-24
Williston def. Watford City (3-1) 15-25, 25-21, 25-13, 28-26
Bismarck High def. Turtle Mountain (3-0) 25-16, 25-13, 25-15
 
Class B
Bottineau def. T-G-U (3-1) 16-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-15
Velva def. Drake-Anamoose (3-0) 25-19, 25-22, 25-16
Rugby def. Glenburn (3-0) 25-21, 25-17, 25-14
Tioga def. Nedrose (3-2) 25-18, 25-23, 13-25, 24-26, 15-12
Divide County def. Trinity Christian Williston (3-2) 25-23, 13-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-8
Ray def. Stanley (3-2) 25-27, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 15-10
Shiloh Christian def. Garrison (3-0) 25-21, 25-13, 25-18
North Prairie def Newburg-Westhope (3-1) 25-17, 25-14, 22-25, 25-18
Nelson County def. Dunseith (3-0) 25-7, 25-10, 25-14
New Rockford-Sheyenne def. St. John (3-0) 25-12, 25-12, 25-12
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MINOT, ND – One of the best in-season Class B volleyball tournaments takes place this weekend in Des Lacs and Burlington. The Laker Invite features seven of the top 10 teams in the current Class B poll as well as three of the six additional teams receiving votes in the poll. Pool play begins today with tournaments on Saturday.
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TWINS-ATHLETICS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Ryan Noda hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics held on for a 2-1 win against the AL Central champion Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Noda’s 16th homer helped Oakland rebound after Minnesota had tied the game in the sixth. It was just the third win in the past 14 games for the Athletics, who avoided being swept and temporarily eluded their 111th loss, which would be the most in the majors since Detroit lost 114 games in 2019. Lucas Erceg (4-4) won in relief of Luis Medina, who allowed one run over six innings in, perhaps, his best big league start. Erceg walked three in his one inning but struck out Donovan Solano with the bases loaded in the seventh in a 12-pitch at-bat. Minnesota, which clinched the division title last week, used the three games against the A’s to get measured workloads for many pitchers, using planned committees on most days. Kenta Maeda (6-8), who will likely be used in relief in the postseason, took the loss in relief of Sonny Gray. Maeda allowed just one hit – Noda’s homer – in 3 1/3 innings. Gray gave up one run and three hits in four innings in his final regular-season start. Gray lowered his ERA to 2.79, second in the AL to New York’s Gerrit Cole (2.63) and the lowest for a Twins starter in a full season since Johan Santana’s league-leading 2.77 in 2006.
 
UP NEXT
The Twins will finish the regular season with a three game series in Colorado. Joe Ryan (11-10, 4.31) will be opposed today by LHP Ty Blach (3-3, 5.42).
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VIKINGS VS THIELEN
 
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Adam Thielen isn’t ready to call it a revenge game. But the Carolina Panthers wide receiver won’t deny he’s been eagerly awaiting Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings, the team that released him in the offseason after 10 years with the organization. Thielen said he’s been anticipating this game since the NFL schedule was released. It takes on added importance with both teams at 0-3. “It’s really hard to explain the emotions of it,” Thielen said when asked if he’s out for a little revenge. “Is there a little bit of that? Yeah, maybe. But I’m not the type of person to hold grudges. I think it is what it is, and I’m happy where I’m at. I can’t look at the past. I’m just focusing on the now. But there are a lot of emotions. We are emotional beings and we are going to have emotions.” Thielen said contrary to some reports, the Vikings never attempted to renegotiate his contract. With the 32-year-old set to count nearly $20 million against the salary cap, the Vikings simply chose to release him.
 
Panthers coach Frank Reich advised Thielen not to let his emotions get the best of him on Sunday. “You’re going to get a little emotional, but try to work through that because it can be a distraction,” Reich said. “He’s a such a pro and I know he will manage it well. He will feel something and it will feel different. But I know he can manage it.” For the better part of a decade, Thielen excelled while playing opposite stars like Stefon Diggs and Justin Jefferson. Now Thielen has a chance to be the guy in Carolina. And so far he’s done well, catching 11 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown last week against Seattle. “I think he’s got a lot of good football left in him,” Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins said. “We’ve gotta contain him. I’ll always be pulling for him, but on Sunday, obviously, we’ll have different interests for the first time in about six years.”
 
Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said he’s not surprised how well Thielen has done in Carolina. “I think he’s got 11 third-down receptions. He’s been really targeted, and you can tell the quarterbacks, no matter who’s in the game, have such a confidence in Adam to make the play, separate, and make contested catches,” O’Connell said. “He’s doing great things that are jumping off the tape.”
 
Thielen’s big game last week came with Andy Dalton at quarterback. But Dalton heads back to the bench this week with rookie Bryce Young expected to return after missing Week 3 with an ankle injury. Some skeptics have wondered if Young, because of his slight frame, can hold up to the physicality of the NFL. “That doesn’t drive me at all, ” Young said. “I can’t control that and it’s not something I think about. Ultimately I care about the opinions of the people in this building. I care about my teammates and coaches and I trust everyone here. That’s who I listen to.” Young has struggled in his two starts, throwing for 299 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions. Dalton threw for 361 yards and two scores last week.
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 09/28/23

K-HEART SPORTS – THURSDAY – 09/28/23
 

MINOT, ND – The Class A Football poll is the same as last week, while there are changes in 9-Man. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota AP Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association.
 
Class A Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)                      Record    Points    Last Week
1. Velva-Drake/Anamose-Garrison (13)  6-0          80           1
2. Kindred (3)                                           5-0          71           2
3. Dickinson Trinity (2)                             6-0          52           3
4. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich            6-0          42           4
5. Central Cass                                        5-1          17          RV
 
Others receiving votes: Shiloh Christian (5-1)
 
 
9-Man Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)                     Record    Points    Last Week
1. Sargent County (10)                            6-0          76           2
2. South Border (7)                                  6-0          69           3
3. New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock     5-0          44           4
4. Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn (1)        6-0          33           5
5. New Salem-Almont                              5-1          28           1
 
Others receiving votes: North Prairie (5-1), Alexander (6-0)
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MSU MEN’S HOCKEY
 
JAMESTOWN, N. D. (MSU) – The Minot State men’s hockey team won its 14th straight against in-state foe Jamestown on Wednesday night, and now the Beavers are ready for their home debut. Freshman Walker Jerome scored his first collegiate goal, which proved to be the game-winner, as Minot State skated to a 3-1 win over the host Jimmies. Jerome’s goal came midway through the second period and broke a 1-1 tie, and the Beavers never looked back. Reece Henry added a third-period goal helping ice the win for Minot State, and Joey Moffatt scored in the first period for an early 1-0 Beaver lead. Logan Rands, Ryan Monias, Trenton Curtis, Sheldon Howard, and Troy Hamilton each added an assist in the victory, while Riley Wallace made 25 saves in goal in his start this season for the win. Minot State (3-0-0 overall) now makes its home debut at the Maysa Arena on Friday hosting Liberty at 7:30 pm for a special Build the Dam evening. The game is a black-out as fans are encouraged to wear black. Admission for the game is free, and prior to the game the Beavers will celebrate their 2022-23 ACHA National Championship with a special championship banner-raising ceremony.
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UND FOOTBALL-McNABOE
 
IRVING, Texas (UND) – North Dakota defensive end Ben McNaboe has been selected as a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation’s William V. Campbell Trophy. He is one of 39 nominees from the FCS. McNaboe and Brock Mogensen (South Dakota), were the only players from the MVFC announced as semifinalists. The William V. Campbell Trophy (formerly the Draddy Trophy) is one of college football’s premier scholar-athlete awards. The impressive list of candidates boasts a stellar 3.65 average grade-point average, with more than half of the semifinalists having already earned their bachelor’s degrees. Celebrating its 34th year, the Campbell Trophy recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. McNaboe is one of the total 201 semifinalists for the award among all NCAA divisions and the NAIA. There are 89 candidates from the Football Bowl Subdivision as well. Former winners of the award include Peyton Manning and Tim Tebow. McNaboe has appeared in 26 games on the defensive line for UND, starting the last 20 of them at defensive end. In his career, he has accumulated 60 total tackles, with 28 of them being solo stops. He has also accounted for 17.5 tackles-for-loss and 9.5 sacks. He is a two-time recipient of the MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2021, 2022). The Rogers, Minn., native is working on his Master of Science in Kinesiology with a GPA of 3.909 and graduated with his bachelor’s degree this past summer.
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TWINS-ATHLETICS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pinch-hitter Trevor Larnach broke an eighth-inning tie with an RBI double and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Wednesday night. After Max Kepler opened the eighth with his fourth hit of the game, Larnach sent a 1-1 pitch from Dany Jiménez off the wall in right field that evaded a leaping Esteury Ruiz. Pinch-runner Andrew Stevenson scored from first. Designated hitter Ryan Jeffers, who hit a tying two-run homer in the sixth, followed with a sacrifice fly that scored Larnach and Minnesota won for the sixth time in seven games. Minnesota’s Dallas Keuchel (2-1) worked 1 2/3 innings of relief and earned the win. Griffin Jax stranded a pair of runners in the ninth and picked up his fourth save of the season. Pablo López went 4 1/3 innings in a planned shorter outing in his final start of the regular season. The 27-year-old right-hander will start the first game of the playoffs for the Twins. It was the 41st come-from-behind win of the season for the AL Central-champion Twins (85-73).
 
UP NEXT
RHP Sonny Gray (8-8, 2.80 ERA) will start the final home game of the regular season for Minnesota on this afternoon, with Oakland starting RHP Luis Medina (3-10, 5.64). Gray, who is second in the AL in ERA behind New York’s Gerrit Cole (2.63), will start the second game of the playoffs. Medina will be making his final start of his first season in the majors and hasn’t earned a win since July 18.
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VIKINGS
 
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The winless Minnesota Vikings have had trouble hanging onto the ball, with an NFL -high nine turnovers and a handful of costly drops. If the trend continues, certain players might well lose their grip on spots in the lineup, too. “That’s definitely what we’re going to fix one way or another,” coach Kevin O’Connell said earlier this week, comments as blunt and concise as he’s ever made in public about his team. “Either guys are going to do it, or we’re going to have to put other guys in the game that have ball security.”
 
Running back Alexander Mattison, fair or not, is under the most scrutiny because of the recent acquisition of the capable Cam Akers. O’Connell said Wednesday the Vikings are planning to incorporate Akers into the game plan Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, after he was inactive last week. Mattison, who lost a fumble in the previous game and another one that was reversed by a defensive penalty, dropped a wide-open pass in last week’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at the 12-yard line in the second quarter when he might’ve had enough space to turn and score. The Vikings settled for a field goal on that drive in the 28-24 defeat. Mattison also caught a break when his fumble in the fourth quarter was ruled a dead ball because of forward progress. “We need to end every snap with the football in our hands, and that’s going to be continued urgency and emphasis like it was last week, and we’re going to continue to do it differently and emphasize it in different ways until that value is received, because that is a losing formula, being where we are at in the turnover differential right now,” O’Connell said.
 
The Vikings are minus-7 in that vital statistic, tied with the Las Vegas Raiders for worst in the league. Seven of their giveaways have been fumbles. The worst part is they haven’t recovered any of their own. Tight end T.J. Hockenson lost one at the 17-yard line to halt a promising opening drive, when four Chargers surrounded him after a first down. As Hockenson tried to push forward, he dropped his right hand for balance against the turf, and safety Alohi Gilman ripped the ball out of his unprotected left arm. That’s the exact scenario O’Connell and the coaches had the Vikings working on last week, called a “see-two, split-two” exercise where the ball carrier practices holding on as two defenders converge. That’s one of “six or seven” drills for ball security the players have been put through. “We work different types of gauntlets where we incorporate punching different hammers — every piece of equipment you can find on the internet to work ball security,” O’Connell said. “If we didn’t have it before, we purchased it, and we will continue to do so and build drills to emphasize what we want to see out of our players.”
 
For all the trouble with fumbles, the drops against the Chargers actually hurt the Vikings more. Cornerback Akayleb Evans had a sure interception slip between his hands as he gracefully dived to try to deny a pass to Joshua Palmer. The ball bounced off his helmet and into the air to Palmer for a touchdown. Then there was Hockenson’s mishandle of a hard throw from Kirk Cousins into the end zone near the end of the game. The ball glanced off his hands and into the air for an interception. “That’s one of those that you sleep at night and you see the ball come at you, 1,000 different times,” Hockenson said. “It’s a tough one, but obviously I hold myself to a standard and I know I can make that.” Hockenson’s too important to be benched, but he realizes his ball security has to improve. “We do have a target on our backs. That’s just the facts of it,” he said. “These guys are going to go for the ball, and they’re not going to be thinking about much else because we’ve shown that we’re putting it on the ground on tape.”
 
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 09/27/23

K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 09/27/23
 

MINOT, ND – Fargo Oak Grove repeats as champs after winning a tiebreaker at the State Class B Girls Golf Tournament. Senior Avery Bartels of Kindred won her fourth consecutive state title.
 
High School Girls Golf
Class B
 
State Tournament – Maple River Golf Course in Mapleton
1. Fargo Oake Grove, 673
2. Kindred, 673
3. Heart River, 690
4. Bottineau, 725
5. Linton-HMB, 768
 
Other local teams
8. Nedrose, 779
11. Des Lacs-Burlington, 783
12. Velva, 788
13. Kenmare, 817
15. Stanley, 851
17. Hazen, 855
 
Individual
1. Avery Batels of Kindred, 139
2. Kacie Rexin of Carrington, 156
3. Elle Nicholas of North Star, 158
T4. Laila Christianson of Des Lacs-Burlington, 159
T4. Trista Bilden of Hatton-Northwood, 159

Other local golfers in the Top 20
8. Meadow Roberts of Nedrose, 161
12. Ellee Rybchinski of Bottineau, 169
13. Ava Thorenson of Bottineau, 170
T14. Avery Ellis of Stanley, 171
T16. Laken Lee of Westhope-Newburg, 172
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MINOT, ND – The second 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 (11)                55         15-1         1
2. Jamestown                         34         11-3        NR
3. Bismarck Century               28         13-3        3
4. West Fargo Sheyenne        20        12-4         4
5. Fargo Davies                      17         11-3         2
 
Others receiving Votes: Bismarck High, Fargo Shanley, Grand Forks Red River
 

Class B Volleyball Poll

Team (First Place Votes)             Points    Record    Last Poll
1. May-Port- CG (10)                      116       12-0          1
2. Northern Cass                             104       17-1         2
3. Dickinson Trinity (2)                      96        12-0         3
4. South Prairie-Max                         62        14-0         6
5. Linton-HMB                                   50        9-2           7
6. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich     47        12-3        10
7. Our Redeemer’s                            30        20-5        RV
8. Central McLean                             29        15-3         4
9. North Star                                      26        13-4         5
10. Thompson                                   23         9-3          RV
 
Others receiving votes: Bottineau, New Rockford-Sheyenne, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, Central Cass
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MINOT, ND – Second place in the standings and a state tournament berth was on the line as Minot High played Bismarck Legacy in boys soccer on Tuesday.
 
High School Boys Soccer
Bismarck Legacy def. Minot High, 1-0
Bismarck High def. Bismarck Century, 1-0
Jamestown def. Mandan, 4-1
Williston def. Dickinson, 2-1
 

High School Boys Tennis
Minot High def. Bismarck High, 5-0
Bismarck Legacy def. Bismarck Century, 6-3
Mandan def. Jamestown, 5-4
 

High School Girls Volleyball
 
Class A
#2 Jamestown def. Bismarck High (3-0) 25-21, 25-17, 25-21
Bismarck Legacy def. Minot High (3-0) 25-17, 25-17, 25-18
Devils Lake def. Turtle Mountain, (3-0) 25-11, 25-23, 25-14
Watford City def. Mandan (3-1) 25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 25-21
Williston def. Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-1) 25-18, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20
 
Class B
#3 Dickinson Trinity def. Beulah (3-1) 25-12, 25-15, 22-25, 25-18
#4 South Prairie-Max def. Bishop Ryan (3-1) 23-25, 25-14, 25-14, 25-17
#7 Our Redeemer’s def. Des Lacs-Burlington (3-0) 25-20, 25-23, 25-21
#8 Central McLean def. Garrison (3-0) 25-14, 25-15, 25-4
Berthold def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-1) 25-20, 20-25, 25-15, 25-20
Surrey def. Glenburn (3-0) 25-22, 25-13, 25-16
Rugby def. Drake-Anamoose (3-0) 25-21, 25-17, 25-23
Trinity Christian Williston def. New Town (3-1) 26-28, 25-18, 25-23, 25-17
North Shore-Plaza def. White Shield (3-0) 25-22, 25-13, 25-7
Trenton def. Ray (3-0) 25-20, 25-23, 25-14
Tioga def. Powers Lake-Burke Central (3-1) 20-25, 25-20, 26-24, 26-24
Hazen def. Hetinger-Scranton (3-2) 25-19, 18-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-10
North Prairie def. Harvey-Wells County (3-0) 29-27, 28-26, 27-25
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MSU GOLF
 
LAKE CITY, Minn. (MSU) – For the second straight week, Minot State sophomore Zach Hendrickson finished tied for third at a tournament, this time shooting a pair of collegiate-bests at the Watkins Invitational. While Hendrickson led the way for the Minot State men, who finished 14th at the event hosted by Winona State, the Beavers’ Taylor Cormier added a collegiate-best round of her own to charge up the leaderboard and tie for ninth as the Minot State women finished fifth during an extended Tuesday round of golf at The Jewel Golf Club.
 
Hendrickson, who tied for 3rd and was two shots off the lead last week at the CSP-MSU Fall Brawl, shot a career-low 2-under 70 on Tuesday in the final round of the Watkins Invitational to finish at 3-under 141 (71-70), a 36-hole best for him, as well. His 71 matched his previous best round from last week, and last season, as the opening 18 holes finished Tuesday morning with many players were on the course for 27 holes or more of action because of inclement weather on Monday.
 
Meanwhile, Cormier also had a long Tuesday as she finished off her first round and shot an 8-over 79, then followed that with a 4-over 75, a career-best round by one shot as she carded a 76 last season as a junior. Her efforts Tuesday landed her in a tie for ninth at 12-over 154 (79-75). As for the Beaver women, they were fifth at 77-over 645 (322-323) with a pair of consistent rounds. Minnesota State, Mankato won the women’s team title by a slim two shots over tournament host Winona State as the Mavericks carded a team-total of 24-over 592 (302-290). The Warriors’ Carly Moon was the individual champion, winning the title by five shots with a 4-under 138 (67-71). As for Minot State, they got a second Top-20 finish this fall from freshman Lauryn Keller, who tied for 18th at 18-over 160 (78-82), then came Jaci Jones, who tied for 23rd at 20-over 162 (81-81), Holly Knudsen, who tied for 32rd at 27-over 169 (84-85), Zoe Banack, who was 38th at 36-over 178 (90-88), and Abigail Goettle, who was 39th at 37-over 179 (91-88).
 
On the men’s side, host Winona State swept the titles as the Warriors took the team title by three strokes over Sioux Falls with a 13-under 563 (283-280), and Alesandro Trenta won the individual crown by one shot with a 7-under 137 65-72. Backing up Hendrickson’s third-place finish for the Beaver men were Chase Gedak, who tied for 28th at 3-over 147 (73-74), Max Karnik, who tied for 71st at 13-over 157 (82-75), Casey Fjeld, who was 88th at 23-over 167 (84-83), and Sid Ullyott, who was 91st at 38-over 182 (93-89). The Minot State men finished 14th at 36-over 612 (310-302).
 
The fourth event of the fall for Minot State, the Beavers get little rest as they swing back into action next week, but play much closer to home as they head to the Hawktree Golf Course in Bismarck, North Dakota for the Marauder Fall Invite on Monday and Tuesday.
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TWINS-ATHLETICS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Wallner hit a grand slam in a five-run first inning, Alex Kirilloff added a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 11-3 on a cold and drizzly night Tuesday night. With its 109th loss, the Athletics set a record for losses in a season since moving to Oakland in 1968, topping the 108 in 1979. The franchise record is 117, set in Philadelphia in 1916. Wallner’s second career grand slam went an estimated 463 feet high into the right-field seats, the 13th homer of his rookie season, off Oakland starter Paul Blackburn. Christian Vázquez added a three-run double for Minnesota, the AL Central champion that started its final home series of the regular season.
 
Bailey Ober (8-6) pitched the first five innings to earn the win for the Twins, who are using the final week of the season to set up their pitching for the playoffs. Chris Paddack pitched behind Ober, making his first major league appearance since May 8, 2022, after undergoing a second Tommy John surgery. Brock Stewart also made his return to the mound for Minnesota after missing 77 games with right elbow soreness. Ober allowed two hits and faced just one over the minimum in his five innings. Paddack allowed a single to his first batter before striking out three in a row. But the right-hander gave up three runs, including a two-run homer to Seth Brown in his second inning of work. Blackburn (4-7) gave up five earned runs in three innings for Oakland. He allowed a single to Donovan Solano with two outs in the first before walking three straight batters.
 
UP NEXT
RHP Pablo López (11-8, 3.61 ERA) will make his final start of the regular season tonight before he starts the first game of the playoffs for Minnesota. Oakland will have RHP Joey Estes (0-1. 9.64) make his second career start.
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 09/26/23

K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 09/26/23
 

MINOT, ND – Day one of the State Class B Girls Golf Tournament is complete. The defending champ, Fargo Oak Grove, sits atop the leaderboard. Individually, 3-time defending champ Avery Bartels o Kindred is in the lead. That tournament will finish today with a second round.
 
High School Girls Golf
Class B
 
State Tournament – Maple River Golf Course in Mapleton (Day 1)
1. Fargo Oak Grove, 333
2. Kindred, 343
3. Heart River, 351
4. Bottineau, 371
5. Park River, 374
 
Other local teams
9. Des Lacs-Burlington, 391
10. Nedrose, 391
12. Velva, 396
13. Kenmare, 399
15. Stanley, 435
 
Individual
1. Avery Batels of Kindred, -2
2. Trista Bilden of Hatton-Northwood, +5
3. Kacie Rexin of Carrington, +6
T4. Laila Christianson of Des Lacs-Burlington, +7
T4. Megan Robb of Heart River, +7
T4. Sylvie Brantner of Fargo Oak Grove, +7
 
Other local golfers in the Top 20
7. Meadow Roberts of Nedrose, +8
T10. Avery Ellis of Stanley, +12
T13. Laken Lee of Westhope-Newburg, +13
T16. Ellee Rybchinski of Bottineau, +15
20. Ava Thorenson of Bottineau, +17
 

High School Girls Golf
Class A
 
West Region Tournament – Tom O’Leary Golf Course in Bismarck
(Top 6 qualify for State Tournament)
1. Mandan, 312
2. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 352
3. Bismarck Century, 360
4. Dickinson, 361
5. Minot High, 369
6. Jamestown, 374
7. Minot North, 375
8. Williston, 378
9. Bismarck High, 384
10. Bismarck Legacy, 386
11. Watford City, 431
 
Medalist: Anna Huettl of Mandan, 71
 

High School Boys Tennis
Bismarck High def. Jamestown, 5-4
 

High School Girls Volleyball
Class B
Alexander def. Parshall (3-0)
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MINOT, ND – Shanley and North remain atop the Class AAA and AA football polls. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota AP Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association.
 
Class AAA Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)    Record    Points    Last Week
1. Fargo Shanley (19)            5-0         103          1
2. Minot High (2)                     5-0           86          2
3. West Fargo Sheyenne        4-1           61          3
4. Bismarck High                     4-1          43          4
5. Mandan                               3-2          11          NR
 
Other teams receiving votes: Fargo Davies, Bismarck Century, West Fargo
 
 
Class AA Football Poll
 
Team (First Place Votes)    Record    Points    Last Week
1. Fargo North (18)                5-0          94            1
2. Fargo South (1)                  3-2          69            2
3. Jamestown                         4-1          58            3
4. Grand Forks Red River      4-2          36            5
5. Dickinson                            4-1          19           4
 
Other teams receiving votes: Valley City, Grand Forks Central
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FCS POLLS
 
GRAND FORKS, ND – UND and NDSU both had byes this past weekend, but the Fighting Hawks moved up in the FCS polls. Missouri Valley Football Conference action begins this Saturday. North Dakota will battle top-ranked South Dakota State at 2 pm, while NDSU hosts South Dakota in their homecoming game at 1 pm.
 
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Sept. 25)
1. South Dakota State (3-0, 0-0 MVFC), 1,398 points (54 of 56 first-place votes)
2. North Dakota State (3-0, 0-0 MVFC), 1,335 (2)
3. Montana State (3-1, 1-0 Big Sky), 1,288
4. Idaho (3-1, 1-0 Big Sky), 1,187
5. William & Mary (4-0, 2-0 CAA), 1,154
6. Holy Cross (3-1, 1-0 Patriot), 1,089
7. Furman (3-1, 1-0 SoCon), 1,044
8. Sacramento State (3-1, 0-1 Big Sky), 1,011
9. UIW (3-1, 0-0 Southland), 947
10. Southern Illinois (3-0, 0-0 MVFC), 913
11. Delaware (3-1, 2-0 CAA), 772
12. North Dakota (2-1, 0-0 MVFC), 704
13. Weber State (2-2, 0-1 Big Sky), 601
14. New Hampshire (2-2, 0-1 CAA), 591
15. North Carolina Central (3-1, 0-0 MEAC), 505
16. Villanova (3-1, 1-0 CAA), 494
17. Western Carolina (3-1, 1-0 SoCon), 479
18. Montana (3-1, 0-1 Big Sky), 420
19. Eastern Washington (2-2, 1-0 Big Sky), 358
20. Florida A&M (3-1, 2-0 SWAC), 346
21. UC Davis (2-2, 0-1 Big Sky), 297
22. UT Martin (3-1, 0-0 Big South-OVC), 241
23. Youngstown State (2-1, 0-0 MVFC), 234
24. Rhode Island (2-2, 2-1 CAA), 125
25. Central Arkansas (2-2, 1-0 UAC), 116
 
Others Receiving Votes: Southeast Missouri, 103; Fordham, 82; Mercer, 62; Chattanooga, 55; Eastern Illinois, 48; Austin Peay, 33; Samford, 29; Tarleton, 27; Northern Iowa, 23; UAlbany, 22; Harvard, 12; Eastern Kentucky, 7.
 
 
AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Sept. 25)
1. South Dakota State (26)
2. North Dakota State
3. Montana State
4. William & Mary
5. Holy Cross
6. Idaho
7. Furman
8. UIW
9. Sacramento State
10. Southern Illinois
11. North Dakota
12. Delaware
13. North Carolina Central
14. Weber State
15. Fordham
16. Montana
17. New Hampshire
18. Florida A&M
19. Youngstown State
20. UC Davis
21. Western Carolina
22. Chattanooga
23. Villanova
24. Harvard
25. Eastern Washington
 
Others Receiving Votes: Mercer, 49; Rhode Island, 45; Illinois St., 42; Southeast Missouri St., 41; Central Arkansas, 26; Austin Peay, 16; Eastern Kentucky, 16; Northern Iowa, 15; Samford, 8; Hampton, 7; Eastern Illinois, 6; Jackson St., 5; Richmond, 5; UT Martin, 3; Pennsylvania, 1.
 

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K-Heart Sports – 09/25/23

K-HEART SPORTS – MONDAY – 09/25/23
 

MINOT, ND (MSU) – The Minot State women’s soccer team played to a 1-1 draw with Minnesota State-Mankato on Sunday at Herb Parker Stadium. Minnesota State took a 1-0 lead when Allie Williams scored in the 64th minute. The Beavers evened the match on a goal from Yossi Villagrana — her third goal of the season — in the 72nd minute on a penalty kick. Neither team added another goal in the game. Minot State recorded four shots on goal. Siriana Gudino recorded three saves for the Beavers out of 10 total Mavericks shots. Minot State moved to 4-3-1 overall and 1-2-1 in NSIC action. The Beavers next 3-games are on the road starting Sunday at Augustana University.
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MINOT, ND – Saturday scores:
 
High School Football
6-Man
Drayton def. New Town, 67-19
 

High School Boys Soccer
Dickinson def. Williston, 4-2
Bismarck Century ties Bismarck High, 0-0
 

High School Boys Tennis
Bismarck Century def. Williston, 9-0
 

High School Girls Volleyball
 
Class A
#3 Bismarck Century def. Turtle Mountain (3-0) 25-9, 25-5, 25-10
 
Class B
#3 Dickinson Trinity def. Bishop Ryan (3-0) 25-16, 25-16, 25-19
Killdeer def. New Town (3-0) 25-12, 25-23, 25-17
 

College Football
University of Sioux Falls def. Minot State, 7-0
 

College Men’s Hockey
Minot State def. Liberty University, 5-3
 

College Women’s Hockey
University of Regina def. Minot State, 8-0
 

College Women’s Volleyball
Bemidji State def. Minot State (3-0) 25-20, 25-13, 25-12
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TWINS-ANGELS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Jeffers homered, tripled and drove in three runs to back a strong outing by Joe Ryan on Sunday as the Minnesota Twins pulled away late for a 9-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels. After a 50-minute rain delay, Jeffers and Max Kepler each hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to help the Twins expand a one-run lead. Jorge Polanco also went deep, Matt Wallner reached base four times and scored twice, and Trevor Larnach had two RBIs as Minnesota posted its first victory since clinching the AL Central title by beating the Angels on Friday night. Brandon Drury drove in two runs and Zach Neto had two hits and an RBI for the Angels, who have lost nine of 11. Los Angeles reliever Carson Fulmer (0-1), making his first major league appearance since 2021, allowed three runs over four innings to take the loss. Ryan (11-10) tied Pablo López for the team lead in wins. He pitched six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts — one shy of his career high. It was the sixth time Ryan fanned 10 batters this seasons. And he finished his start with a flourish, striking out the side in the sixth. Drury’s two-run double put the Angels on top 2-1 in the third, but Polanco tied it in the bottom half with his 14th homer of the season.
 
UP NEXT
RHP Bailey Ober (7-6, 3.66) gets the nod Tuesday night as the Twins begin their final home series of the year, a three-game set against the A’s.
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VIKINGS-CHARGERS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings again lacked the late-game touch that was so golden for them last season. Justin Herbert had the firm grip and the let-it-rip approach for the Los Angeles Chargers all game long. Herbert passed for 405 yards and three touchdowns and the Chargers kept Kirk Cousins out of the end zone twice in the last three minutes to preserve a wild 28-24 victory over the winless Vikings on Sunday. Kenneth Murray Jr. made the game-sealing interception in the end zone with 7 seconds left, snagging a ball that deflected off the chest of diving tight end T.J. Hockenson. On Minnesota’s previous possession, Michael Davis knocked down Cousins’ fourth-down throw to Justin Jefferson at the goal line.
 
The Vikings (0-3) had their final chance thanks to Staley’s bold choice to go for it on fourth-and-1 at his own 24. Joshua Kelley was stonewalled in the hole by Jonathan Bullard, giving the Vikings the ball with 1:47 left. They sputtered through six plays, aided by an illegal use of hands penalty on Davis, before a fourth-down pass to Hockenson gave them first-and-goal at the 6. With no timeouts left, Cousins had trouble hearing the play call and 29 seconds ticked off the clock until the next snap instead of the Vikings opting for a spike. Cousins’ seemingly safe throw to Hockenson’s outside shoulder away from the defenders still got picked off, the type of bad break that rarely went against the Vikings in 2022 while they set the NFL record by going 11-0 in one-score games.
 
Keenan Allen not only set career highs with 205 yards and 18 catches, but he threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams on a trick play that gave the Chargers (1-2) a 21-10 third-quarter lead. Herbert, who went 40 for 47 and set the franchise record with 213 consecutive attempts and counting without an interception, hit Donald Parham Jr. for two first-half touchdowns, including a fourth-and-goal grab with 50 seconds left before halftime.
 
In a dizzying final stretch between two potent offenses and teams in desperate situations, Cousins converted a fourth-down pass for a 36-yard touchdown to K.J. Osborn late in the third quarter. Then he hit Jefferson for a 52-yard score and a 24-21 lead with 11:20 left. Herbert came right back with a 30-yard touchdown pass Joshua Palmer with 8:05 left. Akayleb Evans almost made a diving interception, but the ball slipped through his hands, off his helmet and in the air to Palmer at the goal line.
 
The Vikings gave up 259 rushing yards last week to Philadelphia, but with Austin Ekeler out again, the Chargers abandoned the running game. And why not? Herbert has the most completions in history for a player’s first four seasons, with a whopping 14 games to go to build on that total. For the Vikings, the road looks rough. Only four teams since 1990 have made the playoffs after an 0-3 start: the Chargers (1992), Detroit (1995), Buffalo (1998) and Houston (2018).
 
 

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K-Heart Sports – 09/23/23

K-HEART SPORTS – SATURDAY – 09/23/23
 

MINOT, ND – Minot High remains undefeated after a 26-0 win over Fargo Davies last night in their Homecoming game that we broadcast on K-Heart. It was the fourth shutout win for the Magi on the season. Tyson Ruzicka rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown, while Lucas Beeter completed 9 of 14 passes for 178 yards and two TD’s. The #2-ranked Magicians improve to 5-0. The #5-ranked Eagles drop to 2-3 on the year.
 
We have more high school football on the air today as Bishop Ryan will host Stanley in a Class A Regon 3 contest. Pregame set for 11:40 AM on 1320 AM and khrt.com.
 
Other scores from Friday:
 
High School Football
 
Class AAA
#1 Fargo Shanley def. Bismarck Century, 48-35
#2 Minot High def. #5 Fargo Davies, 26-0
#3 West Fargo Sheyenne def. Grand Forks Red River (AA #5), 38-14
Mandan def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 35-14
Williston def. Bismarck Legacy, 33-15
 
Class AA
#1 Fargo North def. #2 Fargo South, 28-27
#3 Jamestown def. Wahpeton, 47-6
Devils Lake def. #4 Dickinson, 27-7
Watford City def. Turtle Mountain, 43-0
Valley City def. West Fargo Horace, 14-13
 
Class A
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 58-0
#2 Kindred def. Oakes, 21-0
#3 Dickinson Trinity def. #5 Shiloh Christian, 33-14
#4 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Park River Area, 42-0
Des Lacs-Burlington def. South Prairie-Max, 34-8
Nedrose def. Ray-Powers Lake, 24-21
Thompson def. Bottineau, 22-0
Cavalier def. Rugby, 28-0
Harvey-Wells County def. Grafton, 42-13
Beulah def. Hazen, 22-8
Killdeer def. Southern McLean, 12-6
Bowman County def. Heart River, 22-16
Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm def. Fargo Oak Grove, 62-8
Lisbon def. Carrington, 32-27
May-Port-CG def. Northern Cass, 34-19
Central Cass def. Hillsboro-Central Valley, 43-0
 
9-Man
Hettinger County def. #1 New Salem-Almont, 14-8 OT
#2 Sargent County def. Hankinson, 65-32
#3 South Border def. Linton-HMB, 34-6
#4 New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock def. Nelson County, 8-6
#5 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn def. Dunseith, 62-18
Alexander def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 40-34
Berthold def. T-G-U, 54-0
Central McLean def. Surrey, 38-30
Tioga def. Divide County, 44-0
Grant County-Flasher def. Kidder County, 38-8
Hettinger-Scranton def. Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter, 30-26
Richardton-Taylor-Hebron def. Beach, 26-20 2OT
Four Winds def. St. John, 42-28
North Star def. North Border, 46-14
Midway-Minto def. Larimore, 48-44
North Prairie def. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 56-34
Richland def. Griggs-Midkota, 8-2
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood def. Enderlin, 67-6
Maple River def. Hatton-Northwood, 38-20
 
6-Man
Center-Stanton def. Trenton, 48-13
Parshall-North Shore-Plaza def. Mandaree, 70-0
Pine Ridge SD def. Standing Rock, 44-0
 

High School Boys Tennis
Bismarck Legacy def. Williston, 7-0
 

High School Girls Volleyball
Class A
Bismarck Legacy def. Turtle Mountain (3-0) 25-12, 25-20, 25-9
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MSU WOMEN’S HOCKEY
 
REGINA, Saskatchewan (MSU) – The Minot State women’s hockey team started its season strong – albeit an exhibition – skating away with a 4-3 win in a shoot-out over Northern Alberta Institute of Technology on Friday in Regina, Canada. Freshman Paige Kozak exploded offensively in her collegiate debut with a hat trick, scoring all three goals in regulation for the Beavers, and added a goal in the shoot-out. Olivia Opheim assisted on two of Kozak’s goals and Aspen Cooper assisted on another for the Beavers. Haylie Biever stopped 3-of-4 shots by the Ooks in the shoot-out for Minot State. Anna German also scored in the shoot-out for the Beavers, who are back in action with another exhibition tonight in Canada, playing Regina.
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MSU MEN’S HOCKEY
 
LYNCHBURG, VA – Joey Moffatt and Reid Arnold tallied goals for Minot State in the first period, Colby Joseph scored in the second and Jay Buchholz in the third as the Beavers defeated Liberty University 4-2 on Friday. Jake Anthony got the win with 22 saves. Minot State outshot Liberty 50-24. The rematch in Lynchburg will be tonight.
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MSU WOMEN’S SOCCER
 
MINOT, ND (MSU) – The Minot State women’s soccer team lost to Southwest Minnesota State 2-0 on Friday at home at Herb Parker Stadium. Siriana Gudino led the Beavers with one save. They registered 14 shots in the loss, six of them on goal. Minot State held Southwest Minnesota State to only three shots with just three shots on goal. The loss dropped the Beavers record to 4-3-0 overall and 1-2-0 in NSIC action. Minot State are back at home on Sunday vs. Minnesota State – Mankato at 12 PM.
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MSU WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
 
CROOKSTON, Minn. (MSU) – The Minot State volleyball team rallied from down two sets to none to earn a come-from-behind, five-set victory 20-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 16-14 over the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles on Friday on the road at Lysaker Gymnasium in NSIC action.
 
SET 1 | The Beavers found themselves in an early deficit, losing the first set 25-20. Minnesota Crookston grabbed the advantage for good at 19-18 in a set that was tied up five times before the Golden Eagles took over in the second half of the stanza.
 
SET 2 | Minot State then lost the second set 25-18 to fall behind in the match two sets to none. Minot State trailed by as many as nine points as Minnesota Crookston grabbed the advantage for good at 6-5 in a set that was tied up four times before the Golden Eagles took over the lead.
 
SET 3 | After losing sets one and two, Minot State rallied to win the third set and make it a 2-1 match. The Beavers took the set 25-23 helped by a strong showing on the attacking side. Minot State registered a .364 attack percentage with 15 kills in the set win. The Beavers opened up a 20-15 lead in the stanza and coasted to victory from there.
 
SET 4 | Minot State then kept the comeback train rolling, winning the fourth set 25-22 to bring the match level at two sets apiece. The Beavers took control of the set at 2-1 and never looked back. Minot State led by as many as five points at 10-5 before finishing off the stanza. Minot State also supplemented their offense with three aces in the set.
 
SET 5 | Minot State went down 2-0 early but put together a furious rally to win the last three sets, culminating in a 16-14 fifth-set victory to take the match 3-2. The Beavers endured a back-and-forth final set to emerge victorious in a stanza that featured three lead changes and was tied four times. Neither team led by more than three points in the set. A review of a touch call against Minot State for a potential match point in favor of Minnesota Crookston was overturned in the Beavers favor and Minot State rallied to complete the comeback win.
 
The Beavers attack was paced by Taylor Wyatt, who finished with 14 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .333, and by Bailee Brommenschenkel, who had 13 kills while hitting .313. Defensively, the Beavers had three players reach double figures in digs, including Kendal Braun’s 16, 13 from Milena Cernjanski, and 12 more from Tea Boeckel.
 
The victory moved the Beavers’ record to 2-9 overall and 1-2 in NSIC play.
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TWINS-ANGELS
 
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins clinched the AL Central title Friday night with an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Alex Kirilloff homered and drove in three runs, and Minnesota held on late to win the division crown for the third time in five seasons under manager Rocco Baldelli. Pablo López (11-8) pitched six innings for the Twins, allowing three runs and five hits with seven strikeouts. Jhoan Duran gave up a run in the ninth but got the final out with the bases loaded to secure his 27th save of the season. Davis Daniel (0-1) took the loss as the bulk pitcher behind opener José Suarez. Daniel was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake earlier in the day and gave up three runs in 4 1/3 innings in his second career major league appearance.
 
UP NEXT
Game two of the series today will have Kenny Rosenberg (1-2, 5.48 ERA, 1.78 WHIP, 18 strikeouts) starting for the Angels against Sonny Gray (8-7, 2.79 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 171 strikeouts) for the Twins.
 
 

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