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K-Heart Sports – 10/10/23

Posted on Oct 10, 2023 in General |

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.

K-Heart Sports – 10/09/23

Posted on Oct 9, 2023 in General |

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

K-Heart Sports – 10/07/23

Posted on Oct 7, 2023 in General |

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.

K-Heart Sports – 10/06/23

Posted on Oct 6, 2023 in General |

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.

K-Heart Sports – 10/04/23

Posted on Oct 4, 2023 in General |

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.

K-Heart Sports – 10/03/23

Posted on Oct 3, 2023 in General |

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.

K-Heart Sports – 10/01/23

Posted on Oct 1, 2023 in General |

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.

K-Heart Sports – 09/30/23

Posted on Sep 30, 2023 in General |

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.”

K-Heart Sports – 09/29/23

Posted on Sep 29, 2023 in General |

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.

K-Heart Sports – 09/28/23

Posted on Sep 28, 2023 in General |

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.”

K-Heart Sports – 09/27/23

Posted on Sep 27, 2023 in General |

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.

K-Heart Sports – 09/26/23

Posted on Sep 26, 2023 in General |

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.

K-Heart Sports – 09/25/23

Posted on Sep 25, 2023 in General |

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).

K-Heart Sports – 09/23/23

Posted on Sep 23, 2023 in General |

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.

K-Heart Sports – 09/22/23

Posted on Sep 22, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – FRIDAY – 09/22/23

MINOT, ND – #2-ranked Minot High will host #5 Fargo Davies in Class AAA football tonight in a game we’ll broadcast on K-Heart. It’s homecoming for the undefeated Magicians. Pregame begins around 6:40 pm on 106.9 K-Heart, khrt.com, and through the Live 365 app.

Scores from Thursday:

High School Boys Cross Country

Rolling Hills Classic – Belcourt
1. Minot, 15
2. Rugby, 56
3. Turtle Mountain, 89
4. Bottineau, 89
5. Four Winds, 119

Individual winner: Benjamin Harris of Minot, 17:43

High School Girls Cross Country

Rolling Hills Classic – Belcourt
1. Rugby, 16
2. Bottineau, 47

Individual winner: Brooklyn Bartsch of Rugby, 22:39

High School Football
Class AAA
#4 Bismarck High def. West Fargo, 33-26

High School Boys Soccer
Minot High def. Dickinson, 4-0
Bismarck Legacy def. Bismarck Century, 2-0
Williston ties Mandan, 2-2
Jamestown def. Bismarck High, 5-0

High School Girls Swimming & Diving
Bismarck Century def Minot High, 102-84
Bismarck Century def. Williston, 122-62
Minot High def. Williston, 127-57

High School Boys Tennis
Bismarck Legacy def. Minot High, 5-4

High School Girls Volleyball

Class A
#3 Bismarck Century def. #5 Bismarck High (3-0) 25-18, 27-25, 25-21
Minot High def. Williston (3-0) 30-28, 25-19, 25-20
Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Watford City (3-0) 25-19, 25-20, 25-22
Jamestown def. Mandan (3-0) 25-16, 25-15, 25-15

Class B
#6 South Prairie-Max def. Des Lacs-Burlington (3-2) 14-25, 25-17, 25-22, 23-25, 17-15
#8 Bottineau def. Drake-Anamoose (3-0) 25-17, 25-11, 25-16
#9 Shiloh Christian def. Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter (3-0) 25-17, 25-21, 25-19
Our Redeemer’s def. Bishop Ryan (3-0) 25-17, 25-8, 25-17
Surrey def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-0) 25-10, 25-20, 25-13
Berthold def. Glenburn (3-0) 25-9, 25-16, 25-23
Nedrose def. Newburg-Westhope (3-1) 25-21, 27-25, 14-25, 25-20
T-G-U def. Velva (3-1) 23-25, 25-11, 25-16, 25-14
Trenton def. Parshall (3-0) 25-23, 25-6, 25-15
Trinity Christian Williston def. North Shore-Plaza (3-1) 25-12, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19
Alexander def. New Town (3-2) 25-22, 23-25, 15-25, 25-18, 15-10
Powers Lake-Burke Central def. Stanley (3-2) 26-24, 21-25, 11-25, 25-22, 15-11
Kenmare-Bowbells def. Tioga (3-0) 25-16, 25-16, 25-18
Ray def. Divide County (3-0) 25-14, 25-19, 25-21
Beulah def. Mott-Regent (3-0) 25-20, 25-11, 25-15
Center-Stanton def. Garrison (3-1) 25-14, 23-25, 25-17, 25-15
New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Harvey-Wells County (3-0) 25-16, 25-15, 25-11
Four Winds-Minnewaukan def. Turtle Mountain JV (3-0) 25-20, 25-19, 28-26
Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich JV def. Dunseith (3-0) 25-8, 25-11, 25-14
North Prairie def. Nelson County (3-2) 23-25, 17-25, 25-18, 25-16, 15-7
Benson County def. St. John (3-0) 25-16, 25-12, 25-18

K-Heart Sports – 09/21/23

Posted on Sep 21, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – THURSDAY – 09/21/23

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 (14) 5-0          82          1
2. Kindred (4)                                            4-0          71          2
3. Dickinson Trinity                                    5-0          50          3
4. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich             5-0    40    4
5. Shiloh Christian                                     5-0          22    5

Others receiving votes: Central Cass (4-1)

9-Man Football Poll

Team (First Place Votes)                    Record    Points    Last Week
1. New Salem-Almont (13)                     5-0          81           1
2. Sargent County (4)                             5-0          71           2
3. South Border (1)                                 5-0          45           4
4. New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock    4-0          40 3
5. Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn            5-0          22           5

Others receiving votes: North Prairie (4-1), Alexander (5-0)

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TWINS-REDS

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jorge Polanco capped a three-run ninth inning with a go-ahead single, helping the Minnesota Twins overcome Hunter Greene’s 14 strikeouts to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 Wednesday. The Twins (81-72) had their magic number to clinch the AL Central trimmed to one game when Cleveland lost to Kansas City later in the day. Greene allowed one run — Castro’s second home run in two days in the seventh — and three hits with one walk over seven innings. Greene improved to 3-0 over his last five starts. Greene’s 14 strikeouts are the most by a Reds pitcher since Ron Villone piled up 16 on Sept. 29, 2000, at St. Louis. Jhoan Duran (3-6) allowed a walk with two strikeouts to get the win. Minnesota starter Bailey Ober allowed three hits and two runs with three walks and three strikeouts over five innings.

UP NEXT
RHP Pablo López (10-8, 3.58 ERA, 221 strikeouts) is the scheduled starter against an Angels’ pitcher to be announced in the opener of a six-game homestand Friday night.

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LYNX-SUN

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alyssa Thomas tied a career-high with 28 points, DeWanna Bonner had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 90-75 on Wednesday night to advance to their fifth straight WNBA playoff semifinals. Connecticut will play the New York Liberty on Sunday in a best-of-five series. The Sun lost all four regular-season games with the Liberty this season. It was the second consecutive season that the Sun went on the road to win Game 3 of their first round playoff series. Tyasha Harris added 18 points off the bench for Connecticut. She made four of the Sun’s nine 3-pointers. Thomas also had 12 assists and six rebounds. Napheesa Collier led Minnesota with 31 points. Kayla McBride, who scored 28 points in Game 2 on Sunday, was held to 10 points on 3-of-12 shooting.

Connecticut made eight of its first nine shots and scored 14 straight points to take a 20-6 lead. Minnesota was within 32-29 before Connecticut scored the next 11 points for a 14-point lead. The Sun made 11 of their last 13 shots of the first half, including Bonner’s baseline jumper just before the buzzer for a 49-34 lead. Bonner and Thomas scored or assisted on 40 of the Sun’s 49 first-half points. Bonner was 5 of 6 from the field in the first half for 14 points and Thomas also scored 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Bonner made two 3-pointers in the opening 3:05 of the third quarter for a 57-38 lead. Bonner became the third player in WNBA playoff history with 1,000 points and 500 rebounds, joining Tamika Catchings and Candace Parker.

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VIKINGS-AKERS SIGNING

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The run-deficient Minnesota Vikings acquired running back Cam Akers in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday after the fourth-year player fell out of favor with the coaching staff and behind Kyren Williams on the depth chart. The Vikings sent a 2026 conditional sixth-round draft pick to the Rams for Akers and a 2026 conditional seventh-round pick in the deal, which was pending Akers passing a physical. Akers, who was the 52nd overall pick in the 2020 draft out of Florida State, tore his Achilles tendon during the 2021 preseason but recovered quickly enough to contribute in the playoffs during the Rams’ run to a Super Bowl title. Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, offensive coordinator Wes Phillips and quarterbacks coach Chris O’Hara were Rams assistants during Akers’ first two years there. Last season, Akers started slowly and clashed with the coaches. He was sent away from the team at midseason while the Rams tried to trade him. He returned after the deadline passed without a deal and ramped up his production, recording three straight 100-yard games to close out a dismal season for the then-reigning champions.

The Vikings released four-time Pro Bowl pick Dalvin Cook during the summer and turned their backfield over to Alexander Mattison, with second-year player Ty Chandler and recent pickup Myles Gaskin backing him up. Akers will have an opportunity to factor into that mix. O’Connell has stressed the need to have a more efficient rushing attack, even if the Vikings are built around Kirk Cousins passing to Justin Jefferson and company. The coaches spent the extra time after the loss last Thursday at Philadelphia revisiting their strategy around the running game.

K-Heart Sports – 09/20/23

Posted on Sep 20, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 09/20/23

MINOT, ND – Mandan clinched its first WDA regular season girls golf title by winning its own invitational tournament on Tuesday. Mandan swept the conference tournament schedule this year.

High School Girls Golf
Class A

Mandan Invite – Prairie West Golf Course in Mandan
1. Mandan, 307
2. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 357
3. Minot North, 359
4. Jamestown, 369
5. Minot High, 376
6. Bismarck Century, 377
7. Bismarck Legacy, 379
8. Dickinson, 381
9. Williston, 392
10. Bismarck High, 414
11. Watford City, 471

Medalist: Ruby Heydt of Mandan, 71

High School Boys Soccer
Minot High def. Williston, 6-1
Bismarck Legacy def. Dickinson, 4-2
Jamestown def. Bismarck Century, 1-0
Bismarck High def. Mandan, 5-0

High School Boys Tennis
Mandan def. Bismarck High, 5-4
Bismarck Century def. Jamestown, 7-2

High School Girls Volleyball

Class A
#3 Bismarck Century def. Minot High (3-0) 25-16, 25-13, 25-22
#5 Bismarck High def. Bismarck Legacy (3-1) 22-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-21
Jamestown def. Turtle Mountain (3-0)
Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Mandan (3-1) 26-28, 25-16, 25-15, 25-17
Dickinson def. Watford City (3-1) 25-7, 25-21, 22-25, 25-10

Class B
#3 Dickinson Trinity def. Hazen (3-0) 25-11, 25-10, 25-15
Flasher def. #4 Central McLean (3-0) 25-18, 25-18, 25-21
#6 South Prairie-Max def. Berthold (3-1) 25-14, 25-18, 23-25, 25-12
#8 Bottineau def. Newburg-Westhope (3-0) 28-26, 25-16, 25-20
#9 Shiloh Christian def. Standing Rock (3-0) 25-15, 25-14, 25-23
Our Redeemer’s def. Surrey (3-0) 25-19, 25-20, 25-18
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Glenburn (3-0) 25-14, 25-17, 25-14
Bishop Ryan def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-2) 24-26, 25-13, 28-30, 25-18, 15-9
Velva def. Nedrose (3-1) 25-19, 15-25, 25-23, 26-24
T-G-U def. Rugby (3-0) 25-16, 25-9, 25-20
Harvey-Wells County def. Washburn (3-0) 25-18, 25-11, 25-12
St. John def. Dunseith (3-2) 25-13, 25-21, 12-25, 13-25, 15-12
North Prairie def. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (3-0) 25-18, 25-12, 25-13
Beulah def. Beach (3-0) 25-10, 25-9, 25-11
Ray def. North Shore-Plaza (3-0) 25-12, 26-24, 25-19
Trenton def. Powers Lake-Burke Central (3-0) 26-24, 25-19, 25-12

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MSU GOLF

HUDSON, WI (MSU) – Minot State sophomore Zach Hendrickson matched his career-best on Tuesday, and with it came within just two strokes of a title. The Our Redeemer’s Christian School product shot an even-par 71 at the Troy Burne Golf Club for Tuesday’s final round of the Concordia, St. Paul-Minnesota State, Mankato Fall Brawl to tie for third individually at 1-over 143 (72-71). He was just two strokes back of tournament champion Tate Carlson of Upper Iowa who finished at 1-under 141 (72-69). Hendrickson’s efforts led the way for the Minot State men who finished seventh at 42-over 610 (301-309) for the tournament. While Hendrickson’s best-ever collegiate finish led the Beavers, he was backed up by teammate Chase Gedak who added a Top 20 finish as he tied for 20th at 9-over 151 (73-78). Joshua Tu was next for the Minot State men, tying for 46th at 15-over 156 (76-80), then Max Karnik, who tied for 55th at 18-over 160 (80-80), and Aimery Barrault, who was 75th at 36-over 178 (94-84). Gage Olson, playing as an individual, finished 74th at 34-over 176 (94-82). Winona State won the men’s team title at 10-over 578 (289-289).

On the women’s side, Minot State finished eighth with a team total of 117-over 685 (340-345) with senior Holly Knudsen leading the way as she finished tied for 23rd at 22-over 164 (77-87). Co-host Minnesota State, Mankato swept the women’s titles as the Mavericks won the team championship with a 43-over 611 (299-312) and were led by individual champion Anna Cihak, who carded a 6-over 148 (69-79). Taylor Cormier was close behind Knudsen as she finished tied for 26th at 23-over 165 (82-83), then came Jaci Jones, who was 41st at 34-over 176 (90-86), Zoe Banack, who tied for 48th at 43-over 185 (91-94), and Lauryn Keller, who was 53rd at 47-over 189 (100-89).

The Beavers return to action next week at an event hosted by Winona State, playing in the Watkins Fall Invitational in Lake City, Minn., on Monday and Tuesday.

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TWINS-REDS

CINCINNATI (AP) — Willi Castro hit a two-run homer and made two spectacular catches, Kenta Maeda combined on a four-hitter and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-0 on Tuesday night in another step toward their third AL Central title in five seasons. Ryan Jeffers added a solo homer for Minnesota (80-72), which opened an eight-game lead over second-place Cleveland with 10 games remaining. Cincinnati (79-74), shut out for the 10th time, is one game behind the Chicago Cubs for the NL’s final wild card, also trailing Miami by a half-game. In his first season after Tommy John surgery, Maeda (6-7) won his third straight start after four no-decisions. He allowed one hit in five innings, retiring his first 11 batters before Spencer Steer doubled to left and Jake Fraley. After a double steal, Castro made a diving catch of Tyler Stephenson’s liner to center, which could have tied the game had it dropped. Castro leaped at the wall to rob Stephenson of a home run in the seventh, a day after Michael A. Taylor denied Will Benson on a drive to center. Despite not having his best four-seam fastball, Maeda struck out eight and walked one. Kody Funderburk, Emilio Pagán, Caleb Thielbar and Dylan Floro finished the Twins’ 12th shutout. Royce Lewis appeared to hurt a leg while running out a double-play ball in the sixth. He stayed in the game, then left after fouling off a 2-1 pitch in the eighth. Minnesota said he had left hamstring tightness.

UP NEXT
Reds RHP Hunter Greene (4-6, 4.45, 129 strikeouts) is due to face Twins RHP Bailey Ober (7-6, 3.67, 126 strikeouts) in today’s series finale.

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VIKINGS-RISNER SIGNED

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings signed former Denver guard Dalton Risner on Tuesday to try to shore up what has been a problematic position for several seasons. Risner visited the Vikings for a workout during training camp. Drafted in the second round out of Kansas State in 2019, Risner started 62 games in four years for the Broncos. He became a free agent and had been unsigned. To make room on the active roster, the Vikings placed tackle Oli Udoh on injured reserve with a torn quadriceps tendon he suffered in the team’s most recent game at Philadelphia. The Vikings ( 0-2 ) are last in the NFL in rushing yards and third worst in the league with an average of 2.65 yards per attempt. Center Garrett Bradbury was sidelined by a back injury in the season opener. Right guard Ed Ingram has struggled often since winning the job as a rookie last season. “I do have a lot of confidence in our guys, but clearly we’ve got to do something a little bit differently and really focus on how to run the football better,” coach Kevin O’Connell said after the loss to the Eagles.

K-Heart Sports – 09/19/23

Posted on Sep 19, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 09/19/23

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 (20)             4-0          100          1
2. Minot High                           4-0            79          3
3. West Fargo Sheyenne         3-1            49          2
4. Bismarck High                      3-1            46 4
5. Fargo Davies                        2-2    26         5

Other teams receiving votes: none

Class AA Football Poll

Team (First Place Votes) Record    Points    Last Week
1. Fargo North (17)                 4-0    92           1
2. Fargo South (1)                   3-1    76           3
3. Jamestown (1) 3-1          44 4
4. Dickinson 4-0          37 5
5. Grand Forks Red River        4-1          36           2

Other teams receiving votes: none

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MINOT, ND – Monday scores:

High School Girls Volleyball
Class B

Newburg-Westhope def. Dunseith (3-0) 25-16, 25-15, 25-20
Four Winds-Minnewaukan def. Drake-Anamoose (3-1) 25-22, 25-21, 16-25, 27-25
Parshall def. Mandaree (3-1) 22-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-11
Alexander def. White Shield (3-0)

High School Boys Tennis
Bimarck Legacy def. Bismarck High, 7-2

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FCS POLLS

FARGO, ND – North Dakota State remains #2 in the FCS polls, while North Dakota is #14. North Dakota State scored a 49-31 victory over Central Arkansas on Saturday. UND lost 42-18 to FBS Boise State 42-18.

STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (Sept. 18)

1. South Dakota State (3-0), 1,396 points (52 of 56 first-place votes)
2. North Dakota State (3-0), 1,339 (3)
3. Montana State (2-1), 1,273
4. Sacramento State (3-0), 1,175 (1)
5. William & Mary (3-0, 1-0 CAA), 1,156
6. Holy Cross (2-1), 1,090
7. Idaho (2-1), 1,081
8. Furman (2-1), 991
9. Incarnate Word (2-1), 903
10. Weber State (2-1), 861
11. New Hampshire (2-1), 841
12. Southern Illinois (3-0), 831
13. Montana (3-0), 732
14. North Dakota (2-1), 609
15. UC Davis (2-1), 583
16. Southeast Missouri (1-2, 1-0 Big South-OVC), 508
17. Rhode Island (2-1, 2-0 CAA), 357
18. North Carolina Central (2-1), 341
19. Delaware (2-1, 1-0 CAA), 333
20. Samford (1-2, 0-1 SoCon), 280
21. Mercer (2-1), 270
22. Florida A&M (2-1, 1-0 SWAC), 239
23. Western Carolina (2-1, 1-0 SoCon), 217
24. Youngstown State (2-1), 158
25. Villanova (2-1), 119

Others Receiving Votes: UT Martin, 96; Southeastern Louisiana, 72; Eastern Washington, 68; Northern Iowa, 57; Central Arkansas, 50; Fordham, 37; Campbell, 33; Abilene Christian, 30; UAlbany, 19; Tennessee State, 11; Gardner-Webb, 8; Tarleton, 8; Austin Peay, 6; Eastern Illinois, 4; Harvard, 2; Stephen F. Austin, 2.

AFCA FCS Coaches TOP 25 (Sept. 18)
1. South Dakota State (26)
2. North Dakota State
3. Montana State
4. Sacramento State
5. William & Mary
6. Holy Cross
7. Furman
8. Weber State
9. Incarnate Word
10. Idaho
11. Montana
12. New Hampshire
13. Southern Illinois
14. North Dakota
15. UC Davis
16. Delaware
17. Samford
18. Rhode Island
19. North Carolina Central
20. Southeast Missouri State
21. Mercer
22. Fordham
23. Florida A&M
24. Youngstown State
25. Harvard

Others Receiving Votes: Northern Iowa 30; Western Carolina, 26; Princeton, 20; Eastern Washington, 19; Chattanooga, 13; Central Arkansas, 10; Illinois State, 9; Austin Peay, 8; Jackson State, 7; Stephen F. Austin, 7; Yale, 7; Eastern Kentucky, 5; Hampton, 5; Richmond, 4; Villanova, 4; Southeastern Louisiana, 1.

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TWINS-RED

CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie Connor Phillips pitched three-hit ball over seven innings for his first major league win, Will Benson drove in three runs and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Monday night in a game with postseason implications for both teams. Cincinnati (79-73) won for the fifth time in seven games and trails Chicago (78-72) by .0003 for the NL’s final wild-card berth, both a half-game behind Arizona (79-72). Miami (78-73) dropped a half-game behind the Reds with a 2-1 loss to the New York Mets. Minnesota (79-72), nearing its third division title in five years, maintained a seven-game lead over second-place Cleveland in the AL Central with 11 games left. Phillips (1-0), a 22-year-old right-hander who made his major league debut, hadn’t gotten past five innings in either of his first two big league starts. He gave up solo homers by Royce Lewis in the fourth and Alex Kirilloff in the seventh. Joe Ryan (10-10) fell to 1-4 over his last seven starts, giving up four runs, five hits and three walks in five innings. Carlos Correa left after one inning with reaggravation of plantar fasciitis in his left leg.

UP NEXT
Twins RHP Kenta Maeda (5-7, 4.50, 104 strikeouts) and Reds RHP Fernando Cruz (1-1, 4.05) are scheduled to start tonight.

K-Heart Sports – 09/18/23

Posted on Sep 18, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – MONDAY – 09/18/23

ABERDEEN, (MSU) – The Minot State women’s soccer team fell to Northern State 1-0 Sunday on the road at Athletic & Recreation Fields in Aberdeen on Sunday. Minot State kept Northern State off the scoreboard in the first half before giving up the lone goal after the break in the loss. Maddie Elliott led Minot State with six saves. The Beavers registered 10 shots in the loss, two of them on goal. Minot State faced 12 Northern State shots, seven of them on goal. The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 4-2-0 overall and 1-1-0 in NSIC action. The Beavers are back at home this weekend vs. Southwest Minnesota State, Friday @ 6 PM & Minnesota State Mankato, Sunday @ 12 PM.

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MINOT, ND – Saturday’s scores:

High School Boys Cross Country

Devils Lake Grahams Island Invitational
1. Devils Lake, 42
2. Rugby, 61
3. Turtle Mountain, 103
4. Four Winds, 174
5. Carrington, 213

Individual winner: Brock Freer of Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich, 17:24

Anderson/Stavn Invitational – McDowell Dam in Bismarck
1. Bismarck High, 42
2. Grand Forks Red River, 59
3. Bowman County, 108
4. Bismarck Century, 122
5. Minot High, 152
6. Fargo Shanley, 197
7. New Town, 201
8. West Fargo, 216
9. Grand Forks Central, 229
10. Standing Rock, 292
11. Bismarck Legacy, 335
12. Shiloh Christian, 377
13. Valley City, 412

Individual winner: Owen Hintz of Bismarck High, 15:51

High School Girls Cross Country

Devils Lake Grahams Island Invitational
1. Rugby, 27
2. Devils Lake, 73
3. Carrington, 127

Individual winner: Evyn Jacobson of Rugby, 20:18

Anderson/Stavn Invitational – McDowell Dam in Bismarck
1. Bismarck High, 34
2. Grand Forks Red River, 69
3. Bismarck Legacy, 133
4. Minot High, 149
5. Bowman County, 158
6. West Fargo, 168
7. Fargo Shanley, 185
8. Bismarck Century, 225
9. Killdeer, 280

Individual winner: Izzy Dahl of Bismarck High, 19:04

High School Football

Class A
Bishop Ryan def. Ray-Powers Lake, 42-0
Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm def. Bottineau, 41-20
Harvey-Wells County def. Park River Area, 35-18

6-Man
Drayton def. Trenton, 34-33

High School Girls Swimming & Diving

Williston Coyote Invite
1. Minot High, 561.5
2. Bismarck Century, 449.5
3. Bismarck Legacy, 293
4. Dickinson, 283
5. Williston, 242
6. Jamestown, 178
7. Bismarck High, 179
8. Mandan, 149

High School Boys Soccer
Minot High def. Mandan, 2-0
Dickinson def. Bismarck Century, 1-0
Jamestown def. Williston, 8-1
Bismarck High ties Bismarck Legacy, 0-0

High School Girls Volleyball

Class A
#5 Bismarck High def. Watford City (3-1) 25-17, 16-25, 25-23, 25-13
Dickinson def. Turtle Mountain (3-0) 25-11, 25-11, 25-18
Jamestown def. Williston (3-0) 25-17, 25-15, 25-11

Class B
Tioga def. Garrison (3-0) 25-22, 25-9, 28-26

Valley City Optimist Tournament
Championship
Northern Cass def. Our Redeemer’s (2-1)
3rd Place
Langon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Park River-Fordville-Lankin

College Football
NSIC
Minnesota State-Mankato def. Minot State, 52-25
MVFC
Boise State (FBS) def. North Dakota, 42-18
North Dakota State def. Central Arkansas, 49-31

College Men’s Hockey
Minot State def. Briercrest College, 5-4 (exhibition game)

College Women’s Volleyball
Minnesota-Duluth def. Minot State (3-0) 25-11, 25-18, 25-16

NAHL Hockey
NAHL Showcase – Blaine, MN
Wisconsin Windigo def. Minot Minotauros, 2-1 (Tauros record at Showcase: 3-1)

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TWINS-WHITE SOX

CHICAGO (AP) — Sonny Gray closed on Gerrit Cole for the AL ERA lead, Edouard Julien and Jorge Polanco homered and the AL Central-leading Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Sunday. Minnesota (79-71), nearing its third division title in five seasons, leads second-place Cleveland (72-78) by seven games with 12 games remaining. Gray (8-7) lowered his ERA from 2.96 to 2.84, just behind Cole, who leads the AL at 2.81 for the New York Yankees. Gray gave up five hits in seven innings, struck out six and walked none, ending a three-start winless streak. Gray allowed leadoff doubles in the fourth and six innings, then retired three straight both times. Griffin Jax and Emilio Pagán finished a six-hitter for Minnesota’s 11th shutout this season. Dylan Cease (7-8) allowed three runs, four hits and three walks in six innings. Chicago (57-93) has lost seven of nine.

UP NEXT
RHP Joe Ryan (10-9, 4.20 ERA) will open a three-game series at Cincinnati tonight.

K-Heart Sports – 09/16/23

Posted on Sep 16, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – SATURDAY – 09/16/23

MINOT, ND – Ben Schepp passed for 250 yards and four touchdowns in the first half as #1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison defeated South Prairie-Max, 54-0 last night in a game we broadcast on K-Heart. Hank Bodine rushed for nearly 100 yards and two TD’s and he also caught an 81 yard scoring pass as the Aggies improve to 5-0 and run their winning streak to 18 in a row.

Other scores from Friday:

High School Football

Class AAA
#1 Fargo Shanley def. #2 West Fargo Sheyenne, 42-14
#3 Minot High def. Bismarck Century, 30-0
#4 Bismarck High def. Bismarck Legacy, 34-7
#5 Fargo Davies def. West Fargo, 40-14
Mandan def. Williston, 49-18

Class AA
#1 Fargo North def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 38-15
Grand Forks Central def. #2 Grand Forks Red River, 30-18
#3 Fargo South def. Devils Lake, 70-6
#4 Jamestown def. Watford City, 46-6
#5 Dickinson def. Valley City, 18-6
West Fargo Horace def. Wahpeton, 26-20

Class A
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison def. South Prairie-Max, 54-0
#2 Kindred def. Northern Cass, 33-6
#3 Dickinson Trinity def. Killdeer, 33-22
#4 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Cavalier, 42-0
#5 Shiloh Christian def. Bowman County, 53-13
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Nedrose, 49-7
Stanley def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 54-12
Beulah def. Southern McLean, 41-0
Heart River def. Hazen, 36-12
Thompson def. Rugby, 43-14
Carrington def. Grafton, 53-33
Oakes def. Hillsboro-Central Valley, 21-0
Central Cass def. May-Port-CG, 34-6

9-Man
#1 New Salem-Almont def. Grant County-Flasher, 38-28
#2 Sargent County def. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, 43-6
#4 South Border def. Richardton-Taylor-Hebron, 61-28
#5 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn def. Tioga, 54-20
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. T-G-U, 62-24
Berthold def. Divide County, 50-14
Surrey def. Dunseith, 58-26
Alexander def. Central McLean, 40-28
Hettinger County def. Linton-HMB, 34-28
Kidder County def. Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter, 42-0
Hettinger-Scranton def. Beach, 40-6
North Prairie def. North Border, 60-22
North Star def. St. John, 54-12
Nelson County def. Larimore, 64-0
Four Winds def. Midway-Minto, 42-0
Maple River def. Griggs-Midkota, 51-22
Hankinson def. Hatton-Northwood, 46-6

6-Man
Parshall-North Shore-Plaza def. Warwick, 66-12
Center-Stanton def. White Shield, 72-0

High School Girls Golf

Class A

Minot High Invite – Vardon Golf Club
1. Mandan, 321
2. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 363
3. Minot High, 369
4. Minot North, 371
5. Bismarck Legacy, 374
6. Bismarck Century, 377
7. Jamestown, 377
8. Dickinson, 383
9. Williston, 402
10. Bismarck High, 404
11. Watford City, 419

Medalist: Anna Huettl of Mandan, 76

Class B

Region 6 Tournament – Wildwood Golf Course in Minot
1. Kenmare, 384
2. Des Lacs-Burlington, 394
3. Stanley, 417
4. Tioga, 495
5. New Town, 515

Medalist: Laila Christianson of Des Lacs-Burlington, 84

High School Boys Tennis
West Fargo Invite
Minot High def. Fargo North, 3-2
Minot High def. Fargo South, 5-0
West Fargo Sheyenne def. Minot High, 3-2

High School Girls Volleyball

Class A
#3 Bismarck Century def. Williston (3-0) 25-20, 25-15, 25-17
Minot High def. Dickinson (3-1) 25-21, 17-25, 25-22, 25-17
Jamestown def. Watford City (3-0) 25-15, 25-18, 25-18

Class B
New Town def. North Shore-Plaza (3-2) 11-25, 25-18, 11-25, 25-18, 15-8

High School Boys Cross Country
Beulah-Hazen Invite
1. Sidney MT, 61
2. Dawson County MT, 64
3. Beulah, 69
4. Southern McLean, 79
5. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 98
6. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 122

Individual winner: Carter Heggman of Sidney, 17:41

High School Girls Cross Country
Beulah-Hazen Invite
1. Sidney MT, 28
2. Dawson County MT, 37
3. Beulah, 57

Individual winner: Noa Sancho of New England, 20:25

NAHL Hockey
NAHL Showcase – Blaine, MN
Minot Minotauros def. Corpus Christi IceRays, 4-3

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MSU WOMEN’S SOCCER

MINOT, ND (MSU) – The Minot State women’s soccer team grabbed a 2-1 win against the University of Mary on Friday at Herb Parker Stadium. Brooklyn Casey notched her first goal of the season in the 18th minute, assisted by Sierra Haren and Illiana Rivera to put the Beavers up 1-0. They took a 2-0 lead on a goal from Lola Onsurez — her first goal of the season — in the 55th minute, assisted by Manuela Pacheco. Mary got on the scoreboard to make it a 2-1 match on Olivia Gardner’s 86th-minute goal, assisted by Maliah Burke. Minot State improves to 4-1-0 overall and 1-0-0 in the NSIC. The Beavers continue conference play on the road Sunday to face Northern State University at 1 PM, in Aberdeen, SD.

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MSU VOLLEYBALL

MINOT, ND (MSU) -The Minot State volleyball team fell to the Saint Cloud State Huskies in straight sets (20-25, 12-25, 23-25) Friday at the MSU Dome. Sydney Upton had one ace in the loss, Emily Kotelnikoff had a team-high seven kills, Kendal Braun tallied 15 digs, and Minot State attackers were helped by a team-high 16 assists from Jaina Macaulay. The loss dropped Minot State’s record to 1-8 overall and 0-1 in NSIC action. The Beavers host Minnesota-Duluth today at 1 pm.

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MSU MEN’S HOCKEY

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – While the memory still lingers of the Beavers hosting the ACHA National Championship trophy, Minot State men’s hockey began the season north of the border on Friday. The three-time ACHA National Champions played an exhibition game at Regina and won 5-3. The Beavers play Briercrest College today in another exhibition contest.

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MSU FOOTBALL-HOMECOMING

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – The excitement of Homecoming fills the air as the Beaver football team returns to the turf at First Western Bank Field at Herb Parker Stadium today, ready to host a big game in front of a big Minot State crowd. It certainly will be a big test as No. 5-ranked Minnesota State, Mankato rolls into town, 2-0 on the young season and averaging 580 yards of offense and 42.5 points per game. The Beavers are 0-2 on the season. Kick-off for Homecoming is at 2 pm.

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UND FOOTBALL

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – North Dakota (2-0) will hit the road for the first time this season and visit Boise State today. Kickoff between the Fighting Hawks and Broncos is slated for 11 a.m. (CT) at Albertsons Stadium. The game will be televised on Fox Sports 1. Last weekend, North Dakota defeated Northern Arizona, 37-22, in the 57th annual Potato Bowl USA Game. The Broncos (0-2) enter the contest after falling 18-16 to Central Florida on a last-second field goal. This will be the first-ever meeting between North Dakota and Boise State.

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NDSU FOOTBALL

FARGO, ND (NDSU) – No. 2-ranked North Dakota State (2-0) closes out its non-conference schedule this week hosting the Central Arkansas Bears (1-1) at 2:30 pm today, Sept. 9, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. The Bears play in the United Athletic Conference, a merger of football teams from the Atlantic Sun Conference and Western Athletic Conference. This is the second meeting between North Dakota State and Central Arkansas. NDSU won 39-28 in its only game of the 2020 fall season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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TWINS-WHITE SOX

CHICAGO (AP) — Royce Lewis set a franchise record with his fourth grand slam of the season in the Minnesota Twins’ 10-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. Matt Wallner, Max Kepler, Willi Castro and Ryan Jeffers added RBI singles to help the Twins (78-70) maintain their eight-game lead in the AL Central over the Cleveland Guardians. Minnesota got to Chicago early with help from Lewis in the second inning. The Twins loaded the bases with two outs before the rookie followed with a homer to left field for a 4-0 lead. Lewis, who entered Friday hitting .323 over his last 45 games, has five grand slams in 66 career games. Bailey Ober (7-6) was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday and made his first start since Aug. 27. He went five innings and gave up two runs on five hits. He shut down the White Sox (56-92) until Elvis Andrus drove in Gavin Sheets with a two-run blast in the fifth. Ober won for the first time since July 18 when he pitched six innings against the Seattle Mariners. White Sox starter Jesse Scholtens (1-9) pitched four innings and gave up six runs (five earned) on seven hits and three walks. He has lost seven straight decisions.

UP NEXT
LHP Pablo Lopez (10-7, 3.43 ERA) is slated to start for Minnesota today. RHP Touki Toussaint (3-7, 5.65) is Chicago’s probable starter.

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VIKINGS-FUMBLES

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings started the season just six days ago. It’s literally slipping away. Thanks to the costly fumbles that have accounted for six of their seven turnovers, the Vikings have already taken two frustrating losses. “We have to go back and continue to find ways to re-emphasize how important it is when you have the football in your hands playing for the Minnesota Vikings,” coach Kevin O’Connell said after the 34-28 defeat Thursday in Philadelphia. “We’re really not giving ourselves clean opportunities to win these games the way that we started. I have to do a better job.” O’Connell said Friday his staff was already working on ways to practice ball security next week, including urging his defensive to be more aggressive about trying to knock it loose.

Punt returner Brandon Powell, running back Alexander Mattison, wide receiver Justin Jefferson and quarterback Kirk Cousins were the fumble culprits against the Eagles, after Cousins was charged with two in the 20-17 opening loss to Tampa Bay. Cousins also threw an interception against the Buccaneers. “I have to keep two hands on the ball as much as I can,” Cousins said. “As a passer it’s hard because you’re pulling your hand back, but going back to two hands on the ball as much as possible.”

The strangest part of this discouraging development for the Vikings is they haven’t recovered any of their fumbles. Jefferson’s went into the end zone and out of bounds late in the second quarter, giving the Eagles the ball on a touchback. The Eagles coughed one up themselves on a punt return at their 16 in the first quarter, but the Vikings didn’t jump on that one, either.

The 1959 Chicago Cardinals have the all-time record with 36 fumbles lost in their 12-game season, and the Vikings are on pace to match that in 12 games. The 1938 Chicago Bears and 1978 San Francisco 49ers share the NFL record with 56 fumbles, regardless of recovery. The Vikings actually share the NFL record for fewest fumbles lost, with just two in 2014 to match the Kansas City Chiefs (2002) and New Orleans Saints (2019). The Saints set the all-time record by fumbling the ball only six times in 2011, a dubious mark the Vikings have matched in two games.

K-Heart Sports – 09/15/23

Posted on Sep 15, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – FRIDAY – 09/15/23

MINOT, ND – Minot High scored wins in boy’s soccer, boy’s tennis and volleyball on Thursday.

High School Boys Soccer
Minot High def. Bismarck High, 2-0
Bismarck Century def. Mandan, 2-1
Jamestown def. Dickinson, 3-1
Bismarck Lagacy def. Williston, 10-0

High School Boys Tennis
Minot High def. Bismarck Century, 6-3

Bismarck High def. Williston, 6-3

High School Girls Volleyball

Class A
#3 Bismarck Century def. Bismarck Legacy (3-2) 25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 18-25, 15-13
#5 Bismarck High def. Dickinson (3-1) 25-17, 26-24, 23-25, 25-22
Minot High def. Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-0) 25-16, 25-23, 25-17
Mandan def. Turtle Mountain (3-0) 25-19, 25-18, 25-13

Class B
Nedrose def. #4 Central McLean (3-0) 25-15, 25-23, 25-20
#5 North Star def. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (3-0) 25-7, 25-7, 25-12
#6 South Prairie-Max def. Glenburn (3-0) 25-18, 25-10, 25-10
#8 Bottineau def. St. John (3-0) 25-9, 25-17, 25-15
#9 Shiloh Christian def. New Salem-Almont (3-0) 25-21, 25-21, 25-21
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Berthold (3-0) 25-18, 25-15, 25-11
Our Redeemer’s def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-0) 25-13, 25-8, 25-2
Surrey def. Bishop Ryan (3-0) 25-18, 25-22, 25-19
Newburg-Westhope def. Rugby (3-2) 25-18, 25-22, 18-25, 13-25, 16-14
Velva def. Stanley (3-0) 25-14, 25-13, 25-13
T-G-U def. North Prairie (3-0) 26-24, 25-20, 25-19
Benson County def. Drake-Anamoose (3-1) 25-13, 22-25, 25-13, 25-17
Wilton-Wing def. Garrison (3-1) 17-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-22
Washburn def. Center-Stanton (3-0) 25-23, 25-20, 25-20
Glen Ullin-Hebron def. Hazen (3-1)
Tioga def. Parshall (3-1) 15-25, 25-21, 25-8, 25-20
Alexander def. Mandaree (3-0) 25-21, 25-12, 26-24
Kenmare-Bowbells def. Divide County (3-0) 25-12, 25-8, 25-15
Ray def. Powers Lake-Burke Central (3-0) 25-22, 25-10, 25-19

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TWINS-WHITE SOX

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Farmer hit a two-run homer to cap Minnesota’s four-run seventh inning, Kenta Maeda threw seven strong innings and the Twins routed the Chicago White Sox 10-2 on Thursday night. Rookies Edouard Julien and Royce Lewis hit solo shots in the fourth to get the Twins rolling and help first-place Minnesota (77-70) extend its lead in the AL Central to eight games over idle Cleveland. Matt Wallner, another Twins rookie, drove in two runs with a single in the seventh break to break open a tight game. Alex Kirilloff added two RBIs on his second hit of the night as the Twins tacked on four unearned runs in the ninth. The 35-year-old Maeda (5-7) allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked one. The veteran right-hander from Japan matched his season-high in innings and threw 105 pitches, the most after missing the 2022 season after Tommy John surgery. Josh Winder pitched the eighth, and Brent Headrick worked around Eloy Jiménez’s double in the ninth. José Ureña (0-6) limited the Twins to two runs and three hits until the seventh. The right-hander made his second start for the White Sox after signing a minor league free-agent deal in August. For the night, however, Ureña was tagged with six runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked none.

UP NEXT
Ober (6-6, 3.67) faces White Sox RHP Jesse Scholtens (1-8), 4.44) tonight.

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VIKINGS-EAGLES

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts ran for a pair of 1-yard touchdowns and threw a 63-yard TD pass to DeVonta Smith, D’Andre Swift ran for 175 yards and a score, and the Eagles (2-0) held off the turnover-prone Minnesota Vikings 34-28 on Thursday night. Hurts finished 18 of 23 for 193 yards — mostly to Smith, who also hauled in a 54-yard catch. He finished with 131 yards on four receptions. Minnesota (0-2), which had three first-half turnovers in a season-opening loss to Tampa Bay, lost three fumbles in the first half in Philly and four overall. In perhaps the most deflating moment for the Vikings, Justin Jefferson fumbled a 30-yard catch into the end zone and out of bounds for a touchback with Minnesota trailing 10-7 in the second quarter. Kirk Cousins threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns, two to T.J. Hockenson. Jefferson had 11 catches for 159 yards. Jake Elliott kicked a pair of field goals for the Eagles, including a 61-yarder to conclude the first half after Jefferson’s fumble.

UP NEXT
Vikings host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Sept. 24

K-Heart Sports – 09/14/23

Posted on Sep 14, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – THURSDAY – 09/14/23

MINOT, ND – The Class A Football poll is the same as last week, while there are changes 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 (14) 4-0          86            1
2. Kindred (2)                                           3-0          65            2
3. Dickinson Trinity (1)                             4-0          49            3
4. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich            4-0          30           4
5. Shiloh Christian                                    4-0          21 5

Others receiving votes: Central Cass (3-1)

9-Man Football Poll

Team (First Place Votes)                    Record    Points    Last Week
1. New Salem-Almont (15)                     4-0          81           2
2. Sargent County                                  4-0          57           3
3. New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock    4-0          37          RV
4. South Border                                      4-0          35    4
5. Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn            4-0          32    5

Others receiving votes: North Prairie (3-1)

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MINOTAUROS-NAHL SHOWCASE

MINOT, ND (MINOTAUROS) – The Minot Minotauros opened their thirteenth season with a win over Lone Star on the first day of the NAHL Showcase in Blaine, Minnesota. The Tauros have historically struggled on the Showcase’s first day having won just twice at the league’s season kickoff event. The only two previous seasons that the Tauros won the opener they went on to have been successful overall going 4-0-0 in 2016 and 3-0-1 in 2019.

Wednesday’s game opened with a fairly even first period that saw the teams fail to change the scoreboard with 17 combined shots (9-8 in favor of Lone Star) all stopped by the Tauros James Norton and Lone Star’s Deivis Rolovs. Early in the second however the Tauros’ Colby Woogk broke through to give the Tauros a 1-0 lead. With the Tauros down a man due to a too many men penalty Trevor Stachowiak freed up the puck with a hit on Antti Autere and Nick Sewecke picked it up and fired a shot that was gloved by Rolovs creating an offensive zone draw for the shorthanded Tauros. John Emmons won that ensuing faceoff to Payne Gatewood who’s shot was deflected up and out of play for another offensive zone faceoff for the penalized Tauros. Again Emmons won it back, this time to Colby Woogk who blasted a slap shot past Rolovs to give the Tauros the lead on a shorthanded goal.

That score would hold into a penalty filled third period that saw 25 minutes in penalties. After the teams traded fruitless power play opportunities in the first five minutes of the period the Tauros would get another chance on the man advantage at the 5:03 mark when Charlie Masek was sent to the box for tripping. This time they would break through as Joel Lehtinen rifled a puck past Rolovs’ glove from the top of the right circle. The penalized Brahma would atone for his mistake however just 1:41 after Lehtinen’s goal as he deflected a puck through Norton off of a point shot from Ray Murakami after contact had knocked Norton’s stick from his blocker hand. Lone Star would try to push back to draw even but Shane Carr’s hit on Emmons was called for a five minute major and game misconduct for head contact sending the Brahmas to the penalty kill for the final 1:42 of the contest. From there the Tauros closed out the game and held on to win 2-1.

Next up the Tauros take on the Maine Nordiques for the first time in franchise history. The Nords also won on the Showcase’s opening day with an impressive 7-2 tromping of the Chippewa Steel.

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TWINS-RAYS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Randy Arozarena’s bat has been relatively quiet for Tampa Bay since the All-Star break, and September has been a particularly slow month at the plate for the All-Star left fielder and 2021 American League Rookie of the Year. He rose to the occasion in Minnesota on Wednesday. That ball he hit kept soaring, too. Arozarena’s tiebreaking home run with two outs in the ninth inning helped the Rays recover from a blown four-run lead to beat the Twins 5-4 heading into a weekend showdown with AL East leader Baltimore. Arozarena sent a 448-foot drive — the longest of his 70 career homers — into the third deck above left field on a 3-2 slider from Griffin Jax. Jax (6-10) became the first Twins reliever with double-digit defeats since Ron Davis went 7-11 with 14 blown saves in 1984. Only five relievers have done that in team history. Mike Marshall has the club relief record with 14 losses in 1979.

UP NEXT
RHP Kenta Maeda (4-7, 4.65 ERA) starts today to begin a four-game series at Chicago. RHP José Ureña (0-5, 8.46 ERA) pitches for the White Sox.

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TWINS-BUXTON

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are still planning on the oft-injured Byron Buxton playing again this season despite persistent knee problems, head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta said Wednesday. Buxton received a cortisone injection Sunday in his troublesome right knee to treat a new bout of inflammation and irritation just below his kneecap that halted the Triple-A rehab assignment he was on to ramp up from a strained right hamstring. The Twins have been trying to reintegrate him to center field duty, after limiting him to designated hitter all season. Paparesta said this latest issue “came on out of nowhere” and that an MRI exam showed improvement with both Buxton’s chronic patellar tendinitis and from the cartilage cleanup surgery he had last year. Buxton’s current discomfort comes primarily from bending and rotating on his back knee while batting. Though there are only 16 games left for the Twins in the regular season, and fewer for their minor league affiliates, Paparesta said there’s still time for Buxton to play in enough rehab games and be ready again for major league action. “We’re going to make it happen,” Paparesta said. Buxton has missed 38 games and counting with his latest injury list stint. He missed 10 games earlier with a bruised rib. Buxton has played in more than 100 games only once in nine major league seasons.

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VIKINGS-EAGLES

UNDATED (AP) – Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles host Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings in their home opener in prime time for the second straight season. Pro Picks doesn’t expect another dominant performance from Philly. The Eagles (1-0) and Vikings (0-1) kick off Week 2 tonight at rowdy Lincoln Financial Field where the home fans get to see their starters for the first time since a 38-35 loss to Kansas City in the Super Bowl. The defending NFC champions were rusty and lucky to pull off a 25-20 win last week at New England. The Vikings, who lost a wild-card playoff game at home last season after going 13-4, picked up where they left off with a 20-17 upset loss at home to Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Philadelphia overpowered the Vikings on both sides of the ball in a convincing 24-7 victory on Monday night in Week 2 last season. Hurts threw for 333 yards, the offense racked up 486 yards and the defense held Minnesota to 264 yards. Cousins was picked off three times on his way to losing again under the bright lights. He’s 8-10 with Minnesota in prime-time or stand-alone games. The Eagles are banged-up on defense. They could be without three starters. The Vikings might be missing two offensive linemen.

K-Heart Sports – 09/13/23

Posted on Sep 13, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 09/13/23

MINOT, ND – The first high school volleyball polls of the season were released on Tuesday. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota AP Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association.

Class A Volleyball Poll

Team (First Place Votes)   Points   Record
1. Fargo North (9)                 50        11-0
2. Fargo Davies (1)               40         9-1
3. Bismarck Century (1)        31         8-2
4. West Fargo Sheyenne      25 9-3
5. Bismarck High                   12         8-2

Others receiving Votes: Fargo Shanley

Class B Volleyball Poll

Team (First Place Votes) Points Record

1. May-Port- CG (4)                        96          9-0
2. Northern Cass (3)                       79           8-1
3. Dickinson Trinity (1)                    76           9-0
4. Central McLean (1)                     68         14-1
5. North Star                                    65    8-0
6. South Prairie-Max (2)                  63         10-0
7. Linton-HMB                                 31           6-2
8. Bottineau                                     17 7-2
9. Shiloh Christian                           16           6-2
10. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich 15           4-2

Others receiving votes: Thompson, Our Redeemers, Central Cass, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, New Rockford-Sheyenne

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MINOT, ND – Tuesday’s scores:

High School Boys Cross Country
Class A

Northwest Conference Meet – Stanley
1. New Town, 19
2. Killdeer, 80
3. Trinity Christian Williston, 102
4. Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 102
5. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 140
6. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 144
7. Bishop Ryan, 172
8. Tioga, 204
9. Garrison, 233

Individual winner: Xavier Bell of New Town, 16:57

High School Girls Cross Country
Class A

Northwest Conference Meet – Stanley
1. Killdeer, 18
2. New Town, 38

Individual winner: Brynn Hanson of DLB/L&C, 19:49

High School Boys Soccer
Minot High ties Jamestown, 0-0 (6th draw for Minot. Now 4-0-6)
Bismarck Legacy def. Mandan, 3-0
Bismarck Century def. Williston, 2-1
Dickinson ties Bismarck High, 2-2

High School Boys Tennis
Minot High def. Jamestown, 8-1 (Magicians 9-1 overall, 3-0 WDA)
Jamestown def. Minot North, 8-1
Bismarck Legacy def. Mandan, 5-4
Bismarck Century def. Bismarck High, 5-2

High School Girls Volleyball

Class A
Jamestown def. #3 Bismarck Century (3-1) 25-19, 23-25, 25-22, 25-12
Minot High def. Watford City (3-0) 25-23, 25-19, 25-21
Williston def. Mandan (3-1) 28-26, 25-19, 20-25, 27-25
Bismarck Legacy def. Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-0) 26-24, 25-20, 25-23

Class B
#4 Central McLean def. Standing Rock (3-0)
#5 North Star def. Our Redeemer’s (3-2) 25-23, 21-25, 22-25, 27-25, 15-7
#6 South Prairie-Max def. T-G-U (3-1) 25-18, 25-16, 21-25, 25-21
#8 Bottineau def. Dunseith (3-0)
#10 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. North Prairie (3-0) 25-18, 25-10, 25-15
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Ray (3-0) 25-16, 25-13, 25-12
Nedrose def. Rugby (3-0) 25-16, 25-16, 25-22
Velva def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-1) 25-18, 22-25, 25-22, 25-15
Kenmare-Bowbells def. Glenburn (3-0) 25-11, 25-17, 25-20
Beulah def. Hazen (3-0) 27-25, 25-19, 25-19
Stanley def. Killdeer (3-0) 25-14, 25-21, 25-22
Trenton def. White Shield (3-0) 25-5, 25-5, 25-8
Tioga def. Divide County (3-0) 25-18, 25-14, 25-16
Harvey-Wells County def. St. John (3-0) 25-11, 25-19, 25-18

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MSU GOLF

BEMIDJI, Minn. (MSU) – Seniors Holly Knudsen and Taylor Cormier led the way for the Beaver women finishing one stoke apart and landing in the Top 15 as the Minot State women’s golf team scored a solid fourth-place finish at the Tracy Lane Memorial hosted by Bemidji State. Knudsen tied for 13th overall at 20-over 164 (83-81) and Cormier finished 15th at 21-over 165 (83-82) to lead the Beavers, who shot a team total of 88-over 664 (330-334) for the two-day event at the Bemidji Town & Country Club. While Knudsen and Cormier led the way for the Minot State women, fellow senior teammate Jaci Jones also added a Top 20-performance as she tied for 20th at 24-over 168 (85-83) for the Beavers. Rounding out the scores for the fourth-place Minot State women were Lauryn Keller, who finished 24th in her second collegiate tournament with a 26-over 170 (79-91), and Zoe Banack, who was 31st at 34-over 178 (90-88). The University of North Dakota won the women’s team title with a 55-over 631 (306-325) while North Dakota’s Emersyn Walker won the women’s individual title by two shots with a 10-over 154 (73-81).

While the Minot State women finished fourth, the Beaver men’s team settled for 11th as the Beavers cut 10 strokes of their Monday score but could not climb in the team standings and finished with a team total of 56-over 624 (317-307). Chase Gedak led the way for the Minot State men finishing tied for 32nd at 11-over 153 (78-75). While Gedak led the Minot State men’s effort, Bemidji State transfer Max Karnik was next for his new Minot State team as he tied for 43rd at 14-over 156 (76-80). Joshua Tu was third for the Beavers as he tied for 46th at 15-over 157 (80-77), Zach Hendrickson tied for 50th at 18-over 160 (85-75), and Casey Fjeld was 59th at 27-over 169 (83-86) for Minot State. On the men’s side, Bemidji State’s Logan Schoepp was the individual tournament champion by one stroke as he shot an even-par 142 (69-73) for the 36-hole event, while Minnesota State, Mankato won the men’s team title with an 8-over 576 (280-296).

The tournament was the second event of the fall for the Minot State golf teams who are back in action next week playing at the Concordia, St. Paul-Minnesota State Brawl in Wisconsin next Monday and Tuesday.

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MSU WOMEN’S SOCCER

BEMIDJI, Minn. (MSU) – Minot State came up short against Bemidji State 1-0 Tuesday on the road at Chet Anderson Stadium. After Bemidji took a 1-0 lead into the half, Minot State kept them scoreless the remainder of the game. Siriana Gudino led Minot with two saves. Minot State registered four shots in the loss, two of them on goal. Minot faced 12 Bemidji shots, three of them on goal. Minot State dropped to 3-1-0 overall after the defeat. Minot State returns home on Saturday for a conference matchup to take on in-state rivalry, UMARY.

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TWINS-RAYS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Willi Castro hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Tuesday night. Edouard Julien also homered for the Twins, who lost Monday’s series opener. They lead the AL Central by 7 1/2 games over Cleveland with 17 to play. René Pinto homered and Josh Lowe had an RBI single for the Rays, who missed an opportunity to gain ground in the AL East with first-place Baltimore losing to St. Louis. Tampa Bay remains three games behind the Orioles. Minnesota was held to two hits through six innings before Max Kepler singled off Rays starter Zack Littell (3-6) with one out in the seventh. After Carlos Correa struck out, Castro hit a first-pitch slider to the seats in right-center field. Louie Varland (4-3) pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, followed by a shutout inning from Caleb Thielbar before Jhoan Duran had a 1-2-3 ninth for his 26th save in 31 chances. Littell, a full-time starter since July 30, allowed three earned runs and five hits over seven innings. Joe Ryan, who shook off a comebacker off his pitching hand in the second inning, allowed two earned runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings, the second time in four starts since returning from a groin strain he did not make it out of the fifth.

UP NEXT
Tampa Bay RHP Taj Bradley (5-7, 5.44 ERA) is scheduled to face Minnesota LHP Dallas Keuchel (1-1, 4.78) in this afternoon’s series finale.

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VIKINGS-QUICK TURNAROUND

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kirk Cousins took the third down shotgun snap in the first quarter from the Minnesota 30-yard line and started his survey of the field. He patted the ball once, began his throwing motion and was toppled to the turf by blitzing Tampa Bay safety Antoine Winfield Jr. Winfield knocked the ball loose upon impact and fell on it at the 18, setting the Buccaneers up for a field goal that proved to be the winning margin in the season opener last week. As well as Cousins has typically performed on plays with an extra pass rusher, all it takes is one colossal whiff on a blitz such as Winfield’s and the whole game can go awry. “Voided zones as a passer, you always feel good about. I think the key is it being picked up,” Cousins said Tuesday with the Vikings in hastened preparation for their game Thursday at Philadelphia following that bitterly disappointing defeat to Tampa Bay. “It potentially gives an opportunity to take advantage, but there are pros and cons to just about every style of defense. You just kind of roll with the punches.”

Cousins, who was sacked twice and hit nine times against the Bucs, has the quick release, accurate touch and studious approach to take advantage of an extra rusher and complete a pass into the vacated zone. According to Sportradar data, Cousins went 14 for 18 for 124 yards against five or more Buccaneers rushers. Since Cousins joined the Vikings in 2018, he has a 111.4 passer rating against the blitz, trailing only Drew Brees and Patrick Mahomes over that span in the NFL. The Buccaneers were especially determined to send pressure when Cousins was in the shotgun, a formation that became a bit safer when backup center Austin Schlottmann entered the game following the back injury to Garrett Bradbury in the first quarter. Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said there were some “unscouted” looks the Buccaneers gave them early in the game that they adjusted to quickly. Winfield blitzed on the second play of the game, too, pressuring Cousins into an incomplete pass he had to rush to Justin Jefferson to avoid a sack.

The Eagles will pose just as much of a challenge for the Vikings, if not more. They led the league last season in sacks per pass attempt and allowed the fewest passing yards. The Vikings had plenty of prime-time trouble on the road in Week 2 against them last season, too. “One of the best fronts, if not the best, in the league right now. We have a ton of respect for, not only the guys that you’ll see in the starting units, but they’ve got kind of a first and second wave of problems defensively,” O’Connell said. “There’s always going to be some things where a team can get you, especially in the opener or before things have been really put on tape yet based upon game-planning something that maybe they’ve done in the past and just giving a little bit different look. We’ve got to find ways to survive those downs and not turn the football over, and that’s all 11 guys out there.”

Blitzes or not, the Vikings simply have to keep Cousins better protected to be able to beat the Eagles. He’s not an escape artist like Mahomes and some of the scramblers around the league, so there’s a little less room for error there. Whether Bradbury or Schlottmann is at center, right guard Ed Ingram remains a work in progress on the interior as well. As with the Buccaneers and Winfield, who found a seam when fullback C.J. Ham turned inside to help the offensive linemen, pressure can come from anywhere. “We’ve got to throw it out quick,” Jefferson said. “That’s the only answer to that.”

K-Heart Sports – 09/12/23

Posted on Sep 12, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 09/12/23

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)               3-0          99            1
2. West Fargo Sheyenne (1)     3-0          73            2
3. Minot High                             3-0          68            3
4. Bismarck High                       2-1          37            RV
5. Fargo Davies                        1-2           11            4

Other teams receiving votes: Bismarck Century (1-2), Mandan (1-2), West Fargo (1-2)

Class AA Football Poll

Team (First Place Votes)        Record    Points    Last Week
1. Fargo North (18)                    3-0          94    1
2. Grand Forks Red River (1)    4-0           76    2
3. Fargo South                           2-1          48    3
4. Jamestown                             2-1          34            4
5. Dickinson                                3-0          28            5

Other teams receiving votes: Valley City (3-0)

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MINOT, ND – Monday scores:

High School Girls Golf
Class B

Region 4 Tournament – Souris Valley Golf Course in Minot
1. Bottineau, 383
2. Nedrose, 395
3. Velva, 422
4. Rugby, 426
5. South Prairie-Max, 435

Medalist: Elle Rybchinski of Bottineau, 87

Ray-Tioga Invite
1. Des Lacs-Burlington, 418
2. Kenmare-Bowbells, 437
3. Tioga, 510
4. New Town-Parshall, 513
5. Stanley, 540

Medalist: Laila Christianson of DLB, 86

High School Girls Volleyball

Class B
Berthold def. Ray (3-0)
Powers Lake-Burke Central def. Alexander (3-0)

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MSU WOMEN’S SOCCER-HONOR

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – A pair of shutout performances by junior goalkeeper Siriana Gudino not only earned the Beavers a pair of wins over the weekend but earned Gudino special recognition from the conference. The junior-college transfer from Ceres, California was named the NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week as she back-stopped Minot State to a pair of 1-0 wins on the road last week. The honor is the first for Gudino and the first Player of the Week award for the Beavers this season.

Thursday in a 1-0 shutout of host Montana State Billings, the transfer from Cypress College (Calif.) made seven saves for the Beavers to preserve the team’s one-goal advantage. Saturday in a neutral-site game against Black Hills State played in Billings, Gudino once again was unbeatable as she stopped four shots for her second straight shutout as Minot State scored another 1-0 victory. Gudino now is 3-0 in goal for the Beavers this fall and has stopped 13 of the 14 shots she has faced in her first season with Minot State.

Gudino and the Beavers play at Bemidji State today in a non-conference game, then make their home debut Friday hosting

Mary at 6 p.m. in the NSIC opener for both teams at First Western Bank Field at Herb Parker Stadium.

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UND HOCKEY-PRESEASON HONOR

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (UND) – Sophomore forward Jackson Blake and senior forward Riese Gaber were two of the six players selected to the Preseason All-NCHC Team, selected by the media, the league announced on Monday. North Dakota and Denver paced the league with two players on the team, while St. Cloud State and Colorado College rounded out the six-man squad.

Blake was the NCHC’s Rookie of the Year last season, also picking up Second-Team All-NCHC and NCHC All-Rookie Team accolades. The two-time NCHC Rookie of the Month led UND with 42 points last season, which ranked fifth in the NCHC and second among freshmen, while playing in all 39 games. In conference play, the Carolina Hurricanes draft pick’s 29 points tied for second among all skaters. Blake scored 16 goals as a freshman last year, including 10 in NCHC play, while dishing out 26 assists overall. The Eden Prairie, Minn., native was also the leading vote-getter on the preseason team, earning 25 out of a possible 27 votes.

Gaber joined Blake on the All-NCHC Second Team last season, tallying 37 points while playing in all 39 games. His 20 goals led UND and ranked seventh in the NCHC. Named North Dakota’s captain for 2023-24, Gaber enters the year with 95 career points, tying for the most among active NCHC players. In conference play only, his 23 points and 13 goals both ranked in the top 10 in the NCHC a season ago. This is his second selection to the preseason team, earning the nod in 2022-23.

Media members voted for three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender on their ballot with each vote worth one point. The top three vote-getters at forward, top two defensemen and highest vote-getting goaltender made up the preseason all-conference team. A total of 27 ballots were submitted by media members covering each team, as well as select national college hockey media.

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NDSU FOOTBALL-HONOR

ST. LOUIS (NDSU) – North Dakota State placekicker Griffin Crosa was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week by the league office Monday, Sept. 11. It is his third career player of the week honor. Crosa, a senior from Dublin, Ohio, converted three field goals and five extra-point kicks in North Dakota State’s 44-7 home win over Maine. Crosa connected from 27, 40 and 31 yards to help the Bison open a 9-0 lead in the first half. The five PATs extended Crosa’s streak to 99 made in a row, eighth most in MVFC history. His 14-point game is a league high for a kicker this season. No. 2-ranked North Dakota State (2-0) is scheduled to host Central Arkansas (1-1) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Gate City Bank at the Fargodome.

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TWINS-RAYS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Yandy Díaz connected for his 20th homer and finished with four hits, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Monday night. Josh Lowe had three hits for the second straight day as Tampa Bay won for the sixth time in seven games. The Rays (89-56) stayed three games back of AL East-leading Baltimore. After Tyler Glasnow (9-5) departed, Kevin Kelly, Jake Diekman and Pete Fairbanks each pitched a hitless inning. Fairbanks worked the ninth for his 23rd save. It was a costly win for Tampa Bay, which lost center fielder Jose Siri when he was hit in the fifth inning by a pitch from Dylan Floro. Siri, who has a career-high 25 homers and 56 RBIs this year, has a fractured right hand. Max Kepler and Royce Lewis homered for the AL Central-leading Twins, who finished with six hits. Sonny Gray (7-7) was charged with two runs, one earned, and six hits in four innings. Kepler hit his 22nd homer in the fourth, and Lewis added a three-run shot in the sixth. It was Lewis’ 12th homer. Gray struck out five and walked one, and his four innings matched his shortest outing of the season. He threw two wild pitches and hit Luke Raley twice.

UP NEXT
Tampa Bay RHP Zack Littell (3-5, 4.29 ERA) is scheduled to face Minnesota RHP Joe Ryan (10-9. 4.21 ERA) today.

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NFL-RODGERS INJURED

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers’ debut with the New York Jets lasted just four snaps. And now the four-time MVP and a shell-shocked fanbase will have to see how long he might be sidelined. Coach Robert Saleh said the team believes Rodgers injured his left Achilles tendon when he was sacked by Buffalo’s Leonard Floyd and fell awkwardly on the leg during Monday night’s 22-16 overtime win over the Bills. Saleh said the 39-year-old Rodgers would have the MRI on Tuesday after X-rays during the game were negative. NFL Network reported Rodgers’ left foot was in a black walking boot as he was carted to the X-ray room.

The injury silenced a crowd that had been raucous just minutes earlier, anticipating Rodgers’ Big Apple debut. The Jets haven’t made it to the Super Bowl since Joe Namath won the franchise’s only championship during the 1968 season, and frustrated fans hoped Rodgers’ arrival was the first step to getting back to the big game. Rodgers jogged onto the field during player introductions with an American flag in hand on the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and received his first official welcome from Jets fans. With hip-hop artist and actor Method Man announcing Rodgers’ name — accompanied by a laser light show — the quarterback got huge applause.

New York acquired Rodgers, the No. 15 overall pick and a fifth-rounder in this year’s draft from Green Bay on April 26. In exchange, the Packers got the 13th overall selection, a second-rounder, a sixth-rounder and a conditional 2024 second-round pick that could become a first-rounder if Rodgers plays 65% of New York’s plays this season — a scenario that now appears highly unlikely. Rodgers, who spent his first 18 seasons with Green Bay, raised expectations for the Jets and their fan base when he said he expects to win in New York and pointed out during his introductory news conference that the team’s only Super Bowl trophy looks “lonely.” If healthy, he would give the Jets their most accomplished quarterback since Brett Favre, who was acquired from Green Bay in 2008 — clearing the way for Rodgers to become the Packers’ signal caller.

Rodgers, who has repeatedly said he won’t be one-and-done with the Jets, agreed in July to a restructured contract that gives him $75 million in fully guaranteed money over this season and next. It amounts to a nearly $35 million pay cut from the deal he had with Green Bay in which he was set to make $110 million guaranteed.

K-Heart Sports – 09/11/23

Posted on Sep 11, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – MONDAY – 09/11/23

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The grit Baker Mayfield showed Tampa Bay down the stretch of his debut sure outweighed the rough start. He had ample support from a more-than-capable defense, too. Mayfield recovered to throw two touchdown passes without a turnover, and the Buccaneers beat Minnesota 20-17 in the season opener after three first-half turnovers by the Vikings on Sunday. Mayfield, the first overall pick in the 2018 draft who landed with his fourth team in three years to take over for the retired Tom Brady, completed 21 of 34 passes after a 3-for-11 start. He hit Mike Evans for a score right before halftime for a 10-all tie. Kirk Cousins went 33 for 44 for 344 yards and touchdowns to Jordan Addison and Alexander Mattison, and Justin Jefferson had nine catches for 150 yards. But after going an NFL-record 11-0 in one-score games during the 2022 regular season, the Vikings ran out of that late-game mojo. The Vikings visit Philadelphia on Thursday night.

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PACKERS-BEARS

CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Love kept telling himself he and his teammates were going to play great. He imagined how it would feel to leave the field with a win, too. Now he knows. Love looked like he might be ready to follow in the footsteps of Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, throwing for three touchdowns to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 38-20 season-opening victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Love spent three years waiting for this moment behind four-time MVP Rodgers. He shook off a slow first half and helped propel the Packers to a lopsided win. Love completed 15 of 27 passes for 245 yards and posted a 123.2 rating. His only previous start was a loss at Kansas City in 2021 when Rodgers was sidelined with COVID-19.

For the Bears, it was more of a same for a team that went 3-14 to set a franchise record for losses last season. Chicago came into the season expecting major improvement after a series of offseason upgrades. The Bears lost their 11th straight game overall, and their 10th in a row against NFC North opponents. Justin Fields was 24 of 37 for 216 yards. He had a touchdown pass and an interception in a performance that did little to answer biggest question hanging over the team: Can he become the passer the Bears need him to be? Fields also ran for 59 yards.

UP NEXT
Packers: Visit Atlanta next Sunday.
Bears: Visit Tampa Bay next Sunday.

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TWINS-METS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — DJ Stewart hit a two-run double in the ninth inning and the New York Mets overcame a career-high 14 strikeouts by Minnesota starter Pablo López to beat the Twins 2-0 on Sunday and avoid a three-game sweep. López went eight innings for the Twins, who have a 7 1/2-game lead in the AL Central over Cleveland. Stewart doubled to right-center off reliever Griffin Jax (6-9), who took over for López in the ninth. Francisco Lindor led off with a bloop double and Jeff McNeil was hit by a pitch — the third time a Mets batter was plunked in the game. Stewart connected on a full count two batters later. López was brilliant, getting his 200th strikeout of the season when he fanned Lindor in the first. The right-hander became the ninth Twins pitcher to accomplish that feat, and the ninth Venezuelan-born pitcher in major league history to do so. López walked off the mound to a standing ovation after his 106th pitch ended the eighth. His 14 strikeouts marked the most by a Twins starter since Francisco Liriano whiffed 15 against Oakland on July 13, 2012.

UP NEXT
RHP Sonny Gray (7-6, 2.98) takes the mound in the opener of a three-game series at home against Tampa Bay tonight. Gray has permitted just four runs over his last three starts.

K-Heart Sports – 09/10/23

Posted on Sep 10, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – SUNDAY – 09/10/23

MINOT, ND – Saturday scores:

High School Girls Swimming & Diving

Capital City Invite – BSC Aquatic Center in Bismarck
1. Minot High, 412
2. Bismarck Century, 377.5
3. Bismarck Legacy, 346.5
4. Williston, 240
5. Dickinson, 218
6. Fargo Davies, 197
7. West Fargo Horace, 176
8. Fargo Shanley, 143
9. Bismarck High, 118
10. Mandan, 79
11. Capstone Classica Acad., 10

High School Boys Soccer
Minot High ties Bismarck Legacy, 2-2 (5th draw of the season for Minot)

High School Boys Tennis
Minot High def. Fargo Shanley, 6-3
Mandan def. Williston, 7-2
West Fargo Sheyenne def. Jamestown, 9-0

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MINOT STATE FOOTBALL

MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSU) – Host Minnesota State Moorhead sandwiched touchdowns around the halftime break to open up a lead on the visiting Minot State Beavers, who fell 56-14 to the MSU Moorhead Dragons on the road Saturday afternoon. Minot State responded to an early 21-0 Minnesota State-Moorhead advantage with a second quarter touchdown to narrow the deficit to 21-7. After Minnesota State Moorhead scored to increase its lead to 49-7, the Beavers got on the scoreboard again to narrow the gap and make it a 49-14 game. Minot State didn’t score again in the game and Minnesota State Moorhead added seven more points to finish off the scoring. The Dragons improved to 1-1 on the year and 1-1 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play, while the Beavers fell to 0-2 overall and 0-2 in conference matchups.

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MINOT STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER

BILLINGS, MT (MSU) – Minot St. shut out Black Hills St. 1-0 Saturday (Sept. 9) at Yellowjacket Soccer Field. Minot St. improved to 3-0-0 on the season following the victory. Minot St. grabbed a 1-0 lead when Yossi Villagrana scored her second goal of the season in the second minute. The lone score held in the 1-0 game. Siriana Gudino also earned her second shutout game in a row, and second of the year. To complete the four game road trip, the Beavers head over to face Bemidji State University in non-conference battle of the beavers game on Tuesday.

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MINOT STATE VOLLEYBALL

LUBBOCK, Texas (MSU) – The Beaver volleyball team battled but could not come up with win No. 2 of the weekend on Saturday, falling in four sets to Southern Arkansas to start the day, then dropping a three-set match to host Lubbock Christian to close out play at the Chaps Classic. Minot State (1-7 overall) now heads back to Minot to open home and NSIC play next weekend, hosting No. 5 ranked St. Cloud State on Friday at 6 p.m., then No. 7 Minnesota Duluth at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the MSU Dome.

Southern Arkansas def. Minot State 25-22, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19

The Minot State volleyball team lost Saturday as the Southern Arkansas Muleriders posted a 3-1 (22-25, 23-25, 25-18, 19-25) victory at the Rip Griffin Center. The Beavers were led by a double-double from Maggie Machado, who registered 10 kills and 12 digs on the day. Bailee Brommenschenkel also added nine kills to help the offense. On the defensive end, Kendal Braun chipped in with 19 digs to go with four blocks from Taylor Wyatt.

Lubbock Christian def. Minot State 25-16, 25-19, 25-22

The Minot State volleyball team lost to the Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps 3-0 (16-25, 19-25, 22-25) Saturday on the road at Rip Griffin Center. The Beavers attack was paced by Maggie Machado, who finished with 17 kills on the day, and by Emily Kotelnikoff, who had 13 while hitting .333. The Beavers got 14 digs from Kendal Braun to lead them defensively.

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UND FOOTBALL

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – No. 17/15 North Dakota (2-0) defeated Northern Arizona (0-2), 37-22, in the 57th annual Potato Bowl USA Game on Saturday afternoon. The Fighting Hawks electrified the Alerus Center in the third quarter, scoring 17 points. After leading 13-3 at intermission, North Dakota came out firing on all cylinders in the third quarter and pushed its lead to 30-9 before heading into the final stanza. Quincy Vaughn scored the first touchdown of the quarter midway through the period with a one-yard rush. Northern Arizona then trimmed the deficit to 20-9 before attempting a two-point conversion. The attempt was snuffed out by Elijah Beach, who ripped the ball out before Ted Mullin raced the rest of the way for a successful conversion attempt for UND. Less than three minutes later, Tommy Schuster found Wesley Eliodor for a 45-yard touchdown pass. The Hawks then put together a successful two-point conversion of their own, when Isaiah Smith dove over the pile to bring the score to 30-9. Schuster then scored with his legs on a one-yard scamper early in the fourth quarter and NAU put together two scoring drives in the final four minutes to bring the final tally to 37-22.

Schuster was efficient in the game, going 21-for-30 for 259 yards passing and a touchdown. Bo Belquist was his favorite target, hauling in eight receptions for 123 yards. Red Wilson was also a popular target with five grabs for 50 yards. Eliodor scored the lone receiving touchdown on a 45-yard catch and had three grabs for 56 yards. It was a backfield by committee for UND, with six different Hawks recording carries for 150 yards and four touchdowns. Gaven Ziebarth was the top contributor with 12 rushes for 69 yards and a score. Defensively, the Fighting Hawks were paced by Wyatt Pedigo with eight tackles, a sack and 2.5 tackles-for-loss. Twenty-three UND players recorded a tackle in the win. In the game, North Dakota edged Northern Arizona in offensive yardage by a 448-445 margin. The Hawks racked up 298 yards through the air and 150 yards on the ground. Comparatively, the Lumberjacks put up 274 yards passing and 171 yards rushing.

UND led 13-3 at intermission. The first score of the game came off a two-yard Ziebarth rush. That scoring drive ate up nearly seven minutes of clock. UND then attempted a two-point try that was unsuccessful. NAU made a 26-yard field goal in the early moments of the second quarter. On the next UND possession, Vaughn powered ahead for a one-yard rush to push the lead to 13-3 with 5:44 left before intermission. Josh Navratil slammed the doors shut on NAU’s final drive before intermission, recording a strip-sack of Kai Millner that was recovered by Jake Saltonstall and returned 32 yards. Trey Feeney then came in for the final play of the half and found Belquist on the Hail Mary for a 39-yard gain that made it all the way down to the NAU 9.

North Dakota will visit Boise State at 11 a.m. (CT) on Saturday.

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NDSU FOOTBALL

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – North Dakota State’s defense forced four turnovers and the No. 2-ranked Bison opened their home schedule with a 44-7 victory over the Maine Black Bears on Saturday in the 34th annual Trees Bowl game at the Fargodome.NDSU linebacker Julian Wlodarczyk forced a fumble and linebacker Logan Kopp had an interception in the first quarter, and safety Cole Wisniewski had interceptions on consecutive defensive plays in the third quarter. The Bison settled for field goals despite starting on the Maine 14 and 23 after the first two turnovers. Griffin Crosa connected from 27, 40 and 31 yards as the Bison opened a 9-0 lead late in the second quarter. It was 16-0 at halftime after a 2-yard touchdown run by quarterback Cam Miller. Miller added a 1-yard TD in the third quarter, backup quarterback Cole Payton scored on running plays of 2 yards and 61 yards, and Maine finally got on the board with 6:06 left in the game when John Gay scored on a 13-yard run. NDSU running back Owen Johnson scored his first career touchdown on a 1-yard run with 22 seconds left. Johnson was one of nine ball carriers for NDSU, which ran for 264 yards and averaged 5.6 yards per carry. Miller finished 14 of 19 passing for 152 yards and Payton was 3-for-5 passing for 40 yards. Nine Bison receivers caught passes led by Zach Mathis with four receptions for 62 yards. Wlodarczyk led the NDSU defense with a career-high seven tackles. North Dakota State is scheduled to close out its non-conference schedule hosting Central Arkansas at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16.

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TWINS-METS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Max Kepler smashed a middle-of-the-plate slider toward the seats above right-center field with the bases loaded and two outs for the Minnesota Twins in the seventh inning of a one-run game, he turned toward his dugout and smirked at his teammates. The ball struck the wall a few inches short of the flower boxes, forcing Kepler to recalibrate from a grand slam trot to a race around the bases. Thanks to a friendly carom, Kepler easily made it to third. That’s how well the second half of the season has been going for the right fielder. Kyle Farmer went 3 for 4 with a pair of two-out RBIs, Kepler had a pinch-hit three-run triple and the AL Central-leading Twins beat the New York Mets 8-4 on Saturday. Kenta Maeda (4-7) won for the first time in six starts and Willi Castro went 3 for 4 with a home run for the Twins, who moved eight games above .500 for the first time since July 24, 2022. Minnesota’s magic number for clinching the division dropped to 14 with 20 games to go, having begun the day with a 6½-game lead on Cleveland. The Guardians played later at the Los Angeles Angels.

UP NEXT
Mets: RHP Tylor Megill (8-7, 5.28 ERA) takes the mound on Sunday.
Twins: RHP Pablo López (10-7, 3.64 ERA) pitches the final game of the series.

K-Heart Sports – 09/09/23

Posted on Sep 9, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – SATURDAY – 09/09/23

MINOT, ND – Logan Rist rushed for 100 yards and 4 touchdowns in just over one quarter of play as Des Lacs-Burlington defeated Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central 55-0, in a game we broadcast on K-Heart. Rist also added a 2-point conversion. Jake Schaefer tallied nearly 100 yards rushing and 2 TD’s, a 2-point conversion, and kicked 3 extra points as the Lakers improve to 2-2 on the season, 1-1 in Class A, Region 3. The Honkers fall to 0-4 overall, 0-2 in Class A, Region 3.

Other scores from Friday:

High School Football

Class AAA
# 1 Fargo Shanley def. Fargo South (AA #3), 49-28
#2 West Fargo Sheyenne def. Bismarck Century, 26-24
#3 Minot High def. #5 Mandan, 28-12
Bismarck High def. #4 Fargo Davies, 22-3
West Fargo def. Bismarck Legacy, 38-14
Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Wlliston, 23-6

Class AA
#1 Fargo North def. Wahpeton, 65-7
#2 Grand Forks Red River def. Turtle Mountain, 48-6
#4 Jamestown def. Grand Forks Central, 35-21
#5 Dickinson def. Watford City, 42-0
Valley City def. Devils Lake, 35-26

Class A
#1 Velva-Drake/Anamoose-Garrison def. Nedrose, 50-19
#3 Dickinson Trinity def. Beulah, 42-0
#4 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich def. Rugby, 48-14
#5 Shiloh Christian def. Heart River, 56-16
Bishop Ryan def. South Prairie-Max, 48-8
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 55-0
Stanley def. Ray-Powers Lake, 40-13
Harvey-Wells County def. Bottineau, 7-6
Southern McLean def. Hazen, 20-0
Killdeer def. Bowman County, 40-7
Carrington def. Thompson, 45-15
Cavalier def. Grafton, 42-14
Hillsboro-Central Valley def. Northern Cass, 33-19
Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm def. May-Port-CG, 35-12
Central Cass def. Lisbon, 55-0

9-Man
New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock def. #1 North Prairie, 36-34 OT
#2 New Salem-Almont def. Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter, 52-22
#3 Sargent County def. Richland, 50-14
#4 South Border def. Hettinger County, 55-18
#5 Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn def. Surrey, 50-0
Central McLean def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 58-26
Tioga def. T-G-U, 60-6
Alexander def. Divide County, 27-0
Grant County-Flasher def. Linton-HMB, 34-30
Kidder County def. Beach, 42-30
Hettinger-Scranton def. Richardton-Taylor-Hebron, 54-14
North Border def. St. John, 54-24
North Star def. Midway-Minto, 64-8
Maple River def. Larimore, 46-18
Hatton-Northwood def. Enderlin, 50-28
LaMoure-Litchville-Marion def. Griggs-Midkota, 37-6
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood def. Hankinson, 40-20

6-Man
Center-Stanton def. New Town, 78-20

High School Girls Swimming & Diving

Capital City Draw – BSC Aquatic & Wellness Center in Bismarck
1. Bismarck Century, 601.5
2. Bismarck Legacy, 419
3. Williston, 349.5
4. Fargo Davies, 315
5. West Fargo Horace, 280
6. Mandan, 209
7. Bismarck High, 161

High School Boys Soccer
Dickinson def. Mandan, 4-3

High School Boys Tennis
Minot High def. Valley City, 9-0
Bismarck High def. Minot North, 7-2
Williston def. Jamestown, 7-2
West Fargo Sheyenne def. Mandan, 7-2
West Fargo Sheyenne def. Bismarck Legacy, 8-1

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MSU CROSS COUNTRY

MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSU) – Minot State cross country continues the strong start to the season with both the men and the women taking second place at the Dragon Twilight in Moorhead on Friday night.

The leader for the men was Charles Hardcastle who finished 5th with a time of 18 minutes, 33.30 seconds. Four other men scored in the top 20 including Grayson Bonilla who scored 11th with 19:06.30, Camden Jasmin who scored 14th with 19:09.20, Yoni Neyschtadt who finished 18th with 19:19.30, and Marco Murillo scored 19th with 19:22.80. A very impressive showing from the men tonight in Moorhead.

The women were just as impressive as the men tonight with 7 of the women scoring 25th or better. Leading the women tonight was Sidra Sadowsky finishing 9th with a time of 15:02.40. Paulette Dominguez finished next for the women placing 11th with 15:09.40, followed very closely by Emery Smith and Jessica Martinez who placed 15th and 16th with times of 15:11.30 and 15:11.50 respectively. Next was Nicole Reeves who finished 22nd with 15:16.60. Rounding out the women were Jazmin Gorder and Bailey Wride who finished 24th and 25th with times of 15:29.40 and 15:29.70 respectively.

Both teams will race again on September 29th at the Marauder Invitational in Bismarck.

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MSU WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

LUBBOCK, Texas (MSU) – The Minot State volleyball team saw its work on the practice court pay off Friday as the Beavers picked up their first win of the season, battling to a thrilling five-set victory over Arkansas Tech in the teams’ opening match at the Lubbock Christian Chaps Classic. Minot State (1-5 overall) scored a 25-19, 24-26, 25-22, 16-25, 15-7 victory in the morning match before falling 25-13, 25-14, 25-8 to Oklahoma Christian in Beavers second match on Friday. Minot State is back in action today in the tournament playing Southern Arkansas at 9 a.m. and host Lubbock Christian at 1 p.m.

Minot State def. Arkansas Tech 25-19, 24-26, 25-22, 16-25, 15-7

The Minot State volleyball team displayed remarkable fortitude in a 3-2 victory over the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns Friday at Rip Griffin Center. The Beavers were led by a double-double from Maggie Machado, who registered 11 kills and 19 digs on the day. Sydney Upton also added 13 kills to help the attack. On the defensive end, Kendal Braun chipped in for with 21 digs to go with three blocks from Taylor Wyatt. Minot State attackers were helped by a team-high 25 assists from Jaina Macaulay.

Oklahoma Christian def. Minot State 25-13, 25-14, 25-8

The Minot State volleyball team lost to the Oklahoma Christian Eagles in straight sets (13-25, 14-25, 8-25) Friday at Rip Griffin Center. Taylor Wyatt finished with five kills on the day to lead the Beavers attack while finishing with a hitting percentage of .333. The Beavers got seven digs from Maggie Machado to lead them defensively. Minot State attackers were helped by a team-high 12 assists from Jaina Macaulay.

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TWINS-METS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Stevenson scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning when he stole third and continued home on catcher Francisco Álvarez’s throwing error, and the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Mets 5-2 on Friday night. With the score 2-2, Matt Wallner walked against Sean Reid-Foley (0-1), Stevenson pinch ran and Willi Castro singled. With the runners going, Reid-Foley bounced a changeup to Edouard Julien that glanced off Álvarez’s glove and rebounded off the backstop. The catcher fired a throw that bounced past third base and down the left-field line for an error that allowed Stevenson to score from second. Stevenson played his seventh game with Minnesota this year after spending most of the season at Triple-A St. Paul. He already has the go-ahead from his manager to be aggressive on the basepaths. Royce Lewis added an RBI double and scored on Max Kepler’s bloop single off Grant Hartwig. Caleb Thielbar (3-1) pitched a scoreless seventh in relief of Dallas Keuchel, who allowed two runs and three hits in five innings. Jhoan Duran pitched a hitless ninth for his 25th save in 30 chances. Minnesota has won four of Keuchel’s five starts since he joined the team in early August. AL Central-leading Minnesota remained 6 1/2 games ahead of second-place Cleveland. The Guardians beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3.

UP NEXT
Mets: LHP David Peterson (3-7, 5.40 ERA) hasn’t recorded a decision in his last seven starts, but the Mets have won two of the last three times Peterson has taken the mound.
Twins: RHP Kenta Maeda (3-7, 4.73 ERA) has allowed three runs or more in each of his last four starts. His last win was Aug. 5 against Arizona.

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VIKINGS-METELLUS CONTRACT

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings safety and special teams standout Josh Metellus agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension, further cementing the club’s deepest position. The deal for Metellus, who was a sixth-round draft pick out of Michigan in 2020, has a maximum value of $13 million with $6 million guaranteed, his agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed. Metellus is behind six-time Pro Bowl pick Harrison Smith and incumbent starter Camryn Bynum on the depth chart, but he’s been used frequently as a fifth or sixth defensive back in various personnel packages rolled out during the preseason by new defensive coordinator Brian Flores.

Metellus started three games last season when Smith was sidelined, and he excelled on the four primary phases of special teams where he is expected to remain even with an increased role on defense. Selected by his peers as one of eight captains for the second consecutive season, Metellus led the team in special teams tackles in 2020 and 2022. “I always tell the group, if you just do the work, the money will come,” special teams coordinator Matt Daniels said. “If you be so good they can’t deny you, everything else will work itself out.” The Vikings also have 2022 first-round draft pick Lewis Cine as a backup safety, plus Theo Jackson and Jay Ward in reserve and special teams roles after strong performances during training camp, and Metellus said without hesitation his next goal is to become an every-down player.

“Me and my wife, we couldn’t even sleep last night, we were so happy,” Metellus said. “We manifested a lot of things and to see things come to life and be able to live this dream, I would say it’s really special for us. We’ve been here for four years. My goal is to be here my whole career.” The money for Metellus will not quite measure up to the guarantees that wide receiver Justin Jefferson could soon get, with his representatives and the Vikings in negotiations on an extension that will undoubtedly make him the highest-paid player at his position.

“Of course I would want a contract to be done,” Jefferson said. “But at the end of the day, it is all up to them and what the ownership wants to do with that.” At his regular weekly interview session with reporters on Thursday, Jefferson was peppered with contract questions in light of a megadeal signed this week by San Francisco’s Nick Bosa that made him the richest defensive player in the league. “I’ve done something that no one has ever done in the history of the game, so my situation is a little bit different than everyone else’s,” Jefferson said. “Of course, I’m going into my fourth year, trying to talk about contract two years early. There’s so many different parts that go in toward it. That’s why I leave it up to my agent and just keep my mindset on the field.”

K-Heart Sports – 09/08/23

Posted on Sep 8, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – FRIDAY – 09/08/23

MINOT, ND – Friday means high school football is on the air. We’ll have a Class A Region 3 contest as Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central hosts Des Lacs-Burlington. Pregame set for 6:40 pm on 106.9 K-Heart, khrt.com, and on the Live 365 app.

Thursday scores:

High School Football

9-Man
Berthold def. Dunseith, 50-20
Nelson County def. Four Winds, 20-14

High School Boys Cross Country

Mandan Kiwanis Invitational
1. Bismarck Century, 43
2. Bowman County, 54
3. Williston, 79
4. Minot High, 85
5. New Town, 183
6. Mandan, 204
7. Standing Rock, 215
8. Rugby, 275
9. Bismarck Legacy, 296
10. Dickinson, 327
11. Watford City, 344
12. Shiloh Christian, 390
13. Beulah, 390
14. Southern McLean, 417
15. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 449
16. Turtle Mountain, 482
17. Bishop Ryan, 398
18. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 514
19. White Shield, 550
20. Center-Stanton, 557
21. Parshall, 594

Individual winner: Taylor Wanner of Bowman County, 16:14

High School Girls Cross Country

Mandan Kiwanis Invitational
1. Minot High, 60
2. Bismarck Legacy, 66
3. Bowman County, 74
4. Bismarck Century, 75
5. Rugby, 119
6. Dickinson, 197
7. Shiloh Christian, 292
8. Stanley, 299
9. Southern McLean, 313
10. Mandan, 341
11. Parshall, 346
12. Bishop Ryan, 368
13. Beulah, 375
14. South Prairie-Max, 404
15. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 404

Individual winner: Eva Selensky of Bismarck Legacy, 19:30

High School Girls Golf
Class A

Bismarck St. Mary’s Invite – Tom O’Leary Golf Course in Bismarck
1. Mandan, 316
2. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 352
3. Minot High, 354
4. Bismarck Century, 363
5. Bismarck Legacy, 375
6. Minot North, 383
7. Jamestown, 386
8. Williston, 391
9. Dickinson, 398
10. Bismarck High, 406
11. Watford City, 484

Medalist: Anna Huettl of Mandan, 68

High School Boys Soccer
Minot High ties Bismarck Century, 1-1 (4th draw of the season for Minot)
Jamestown def. Bismarck Legacy, 3-1
Bismarck High def. Williston, 3-0

High School Boys Tennis
Minot High def. Williston, 7-2
Bismarck Century def. Mandan, 5-4
Bismarck Legacy def. Bismarck High, 6-1

High School Girls Volleyball

Class A
Bismarck Century def. Mandan (3-0) 25-10, 25-18, 25-6
Jamestown def. Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-1) 26-24, 25-15, 20-25, 25-22
Williston def. Turtle Mountain (3-0)

Class B
Bottineau def. Bishop Ryan (3-1) 23-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-20
Our Redeemer’s def. Velva (3-0)
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Rugby (3-0)
South Prairie-Max def. Kenmare-Bowbells (3-0) 25-21, 25-22, 25-22
Newburg-Westhope def. Glenburn (3-0) 25-23, 26-24, 25-17
T-G-U def. Nedrose (3-2) 20-25, 22-25, 25-21, 26-24, 18-16
Surrey def. Drake-Anamoose (3-0) 25-19, 25-7, 25-18
Berthold def. Stanley (3-2) 25-14, 25-19, 17-25, 25-16
Hazen def. North Shore-Plaza (3-0) 25-11, 25-18, 27-25
New Town def. Parshall (3-2) 25-21, 17-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13
Ray def. Divide County (3-0) 25-14, 25-23, 25-17
Garrison def. Standing Rock (3-1) 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, 25-19
Central McLean def. Grant County (3-0) 25-22, 25-21, 26-24
North Prairie def. St. John (3-0) 25-18, 25-17, 25-13

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MINOT STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER

BILLINGS, MT (MSU) – Minot State earned a 1-0 shutout win against Mont. State Billings on the road at Yellowjacket Soccer Field on Thursday. The Beavers broke the scoreless tie when Illiana Rivera notched her first goal of the season in the 27th minute, assisted by Sofia Galvez. Minot recorded two shots on goal. Siriana Gudino collected seven saves for the Beavers out of 12 total Yellowjackets shots. The win improved Minot State’s record to 2-0-0 overall. The Beavers are back in action on Saturday versus Black Hills State University in Billings, MT.

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VIKINGS-COUSINS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For all Kirk Cousins has achieved entering his 12th season in the NFL, his sixth with the Minnesota Vikings, he has rarely escaped the very situation that defines this cutthroat league of short-lived careers. Yes, Cousins is playing for his job once again. With no extension this year to his contract, his future with the Vikings has never been less clear. “That’s kind of the life you live,” Cousins said this week. “I think when you take that seriously, it lends itself to having success more days than not.” Since he became a full-time starter in 2015 with Washington, Cousins has played in more regular-season games (128) than any other NFL quarterback and accumulated the third-most passing yards (34,110). Tom Brady, who has retired, and Matt Ryan, who remains a free agent, are the only ones with more.

Given the market price at his position and a profile that hasn’t matched the all-time greats, the Vikings defensibly decided to let 2023 play out before making another commitment even though there’s no succession plan yet. At this point in his career, though, Cousins is hardly sweating it out. “If there is entitlement in the NFL, that organization is probably doing it wrong,” Cousins said, crediting Brady, a sure-bet Hall of Fame selection, with perpetuating that mantra. “It’s going to bring out the best in all of us. If it ever isn’t that way here, I would be the first one to complain and say, ‘Hey, I sense some entitlement, so let’s change that.’”

If this is his last year wearing purple, Cousins is in position to make it count. The Vikings, who host Tampa Bay to open the season on Sunday, boast the league’s reigning receiving leader in Justin Jefferson, who’s barely beginning his prime at age 24. Tight end T.J. Hockenson made an immediate impact after arriving in a trade with Detroit. The second year in coach Kevin O’Connell’s offense ought to be smoother for everyone involved, coming off a 13-4 season during which the Vikings ranked seventh in yards and eighth in points. “In just about every phase of quarterbacking, you’re going to feel more comfortable,” Cousins said.

On the flip side, Baker Mayfield’s underwhelming start in the NFL since Cleveland made him the first overall pick in the 2018 draft has landed him with a fourth team in the last 15 months. He’ll make his debut with the Bucs in a daunting environment behind a revamped offensive line at U.S. Bank Stadium. “I act like I’ve been here, but I also still have the young mindset,” Mayfield said. “I always have room to grow and learn, but also take command of it — be a leader and just show that instead of just focusing on the game plan only. Yeah, I have to do my job, but also bring everybody else along at the same time.”

K-Heart Sports – 09/07/23

Posted on Sep 7, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – THURSDAY – 09/07/23

MINOT, ND – The Aggies remain atop the Class A Football poll while there is a new #1 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) 3-0           77           1
2. Kindred (3)                                           3-0          68            2
3. Dickinson Trinity (1)                             3-0          49    3
4. Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich            3-0          27            4
5. Shiloh Christian                                    3-0          13    RV

Others receiving votes: Bottineau (2-1), Central Cass (2-1), Bowman County (3-0), Lisbon (3-0)

9-Man Football Poll

Team (First Place Votes) Record    Points    Last Week
1. North Prairie (7)                          3-0          75            2
2. New Salem-Almont (10)              3-0          72            1
3. Sargent County                           3-0          42            3
4. South Border                               3-0          30            5
5. Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn     3-0          23 4

Others receiving votes: New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock (3-0), Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (3-0), Linton-HMB (3-0)

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TWINS-GUARDIANS

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Gavin Williams and four relievers cooled off Minnesota’s offense and the Cleveland Guardians avoided a three-game sweep with a 2-1 win on Wednesday. Minnesota still leads second-place Cleveland by six games in the AL Central with 22 games left. The Twins won the first two games of the series against the defending division champs by a combined 28-9 score. Cleveland won the season series 7-6. While the Guardians will need to go on an extended hot streak and hope for some help, the win avoids an eight-game deficit in the standings. The Twins seemingly scored at will Monday and Tuesday. Cleveland’s pitchers responded with a combined two-hitter and 11 strikeouts. Minnesota drew five walks, but was 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position. Williams (2-5) didn’t allow a hit until Andrew Stevenson’s RBI single in the fifth. He walked four and struck out four. Royce Lewis singled off Sam Hentges in the sixth. Hentges, Reynaldo López, Nick Sandlin and Emmanuel Clase each worked a scoreless inning. Clase retired all three hitters he faced in the ninth for his 38th save in 47 chances. Twins starter Joe Ryan (10-9) made his third start since being on the 15-day injured list with a strained groin. The right-hander allowed two runs in four innings.

UP NEXT
The Twins open a three-game series Friday night at home against the New York Yankees. LHP Dallas Keuchel (1-1, 5.96 ERA) will start for Minnesota.

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VIKINGS-COUSINS

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — When Kirk Cousins takes the first snap for the Minnesota Vikings in their season opener, he’ll move

into third place on the franchise’s all-time list for games started by a quarterback. One of the NFL’s most scrutinized players, whose value to the Vikings and within the league has been the source of intense debate since he signed a groundbreaking contract five years ago, Cousins has unquestionably checked the box in one of the sport’s most critical categories: durability. Entering his age-35 season, Cousins is determined not to lose it. With his deal set to expire in March, he’s also well aware that his future in the game at least partially depends on it. “Shame on me if there was more out there to get and I didn’t do all I could,” Cousins said earlier this summer. “So even if it ends after this year, I have to feel like I walk away with peace of mind that I did everything I possibly could.”

That included hiring his longtime body coach, Chad Cook, on a full-time basis. Cook lives in the Atlanta area, where he founded and directs the Players Performance Institute, but not this fall. He has an apartment near Vikings headquarters so Cousins can bookend his days with in-home and in-person sessions — even squeezing some in during training camp lunch breaks — designed to keep his arms and legs functioning at optimal levels. Cook is married with a daughter playing college soccer in Georgia. His family was fully supportive of the tradeoff of time away for the opportunity to work so closely with Cousins — one of “one or two” athletes, Cook said, he has ever trained that he would consider going full-time with. “There will be a risk of a freak injury. He’s not an insurance against those. You can get hit awkwardly and something can happen,” Cousins said. “What we’re trying to prevent is more of the nagging stuff, the chronic stuff. Then when something does happen, can we nip it in the bud a little faster?”

Cook and Cousins have been cautious about not crossing boundaries with the Vikings, viewing their work together as adjunct to the team’s well-regarded medical staff. “All we’re trying to do is, when he’s got free time, keep pushing the limits of what he’s physically capable of doing and keep him as healthy and durable as he can be,” Cook said in a recent phone interview. One of Cook’s specialties is a trademarked procedure called Muscle Activation Technique, or MAT, that involves assessing for weaknesses and applying a calculated amount of force to those lagging muscles in an attempt to restore their efficiency. “We’re not sitting there in the gym and just beating him up. We’re really fine-tuning and dissecting and analyzing and assessing what’s firing and what’s not firing and flipping the switches back on,” Cook said.

The Netflix documentary “ Quarterback ” that featured Cousins, Patrick Mahomes and Marcus Mariota provided an up-close look at the punishment that comes with the position, and subsequent promotional appearances allowed Cousins — always inquiring, forever a student — an opportunity to talk to his peers about taking care of their bodies off the field. Mahomes, too, has a personal trainer, Bobby Stroupe, who founded and runs the Athlete Performance Enhancement Center in his hometown in Texas. “You can’t prevent all injuries,” Mahomes said, “but you can prepare your body the best way possible.”

With 128 starts since he became a full-time starter in 2015 with Washington, Cousins has the most by any NFL quarterback over that span. That’s also tied for fourth-most among all players, according to Sportradar data. The list of active players from his 2012 draft class has dwindled to the dozens. Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford are the only current starting quarterbacks who’ve been in the league longer than Cousins, who entered in the same season as Ryan Tannehill and Russell Wilson. Cousins is outranked in experience by just a handful of backups, too, and even 2011 draftees Blaine Gabbert and Tyrod Taylor are younger than him despite entering a year earlier.

One of Washington’s wide receivers when Cousins was there was Santana Moss, who imparted some wisdom on the young quarterback near the end of a 14-year career about the benefits of extracurricular body work beyond the lifting-and-running basics. “It’s the consistent daily habit that over time produces a great result,” Cousins said. “I’ve never worked with someone this consistently, so I am excited to see in February what it was like to get that quality of work with that consistency for seven months straight. It could be a big difference-maker.” Whatever it takes to get a few more years out of a career defined by over achievement. “Being a starting quarterback in this league is a privilege and a platform,” Cousins said. “You get an opportunity to use that to impact people. I might never have as big of a platform as I have now.”

K-Heart Sports – 09/06/23

Posted on Sep 6, 2023 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 09/06/23

MINOT, ND – Due to wildfire smoke, several outdoor activities were postponed or cancelled on Tuesday.

High School Boys Soccer
Jamestown def. Mandan, 5-0

High School Boys Tennis

Mandan def. Bismarck High, 6-1

High School Girls Volleyball

Class A
Minot High def. Turtle Mountain (3-0) 25-19, 25-23, 25-19
Bismarck Century def. Watford City (3-0) 25-8, 25-20, 25-21
Dickinson def. Bismarck St. Mary’s (3-0) 25-11, 25-21, 26-24
Bismarck High def. Williston (3-0) 25-18, 25-15, 25-18
Bismarck Legacy def. Mandan (3-0) 25-12, 25-14, 25-15

Class B
South Prairie-Max def. Newburg-Westhope (3-0) 25-14, 25-13, 25-21
Kenmare-Bowbells def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (3-0) 25-10, 25-19, 25-15
Bottineau def. Surrey, (3-2) 13-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-10, 15-13
Drake-Anamoose def. Nedrose (3-1) 25-23, 20-25, 25-13, 27-25
T-G-U def. Benson County, (3-1) 2025, 25-11, 25-23, 25-
Rugby def. St. John (3-1) 25-20, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22
North Prairie def. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (3-0) 25-12, 25-16, 25-16
Harvey-Wells County def. Kidder County (3-1) 25-18, 22-25, 25-19, 25-13
White Shield def. New Town (3-2) 25-22, 27-25, 17-25, 23-25, 15-8
Powers Lake-Burke Central def. North Shore-Plaza (3-0) 25-21, 25-9, 25-16
Ray def. Alexander (3-0) 25-23, 25-17, 25-13
Tioga def. Stanley (3-1) 25-27, 25-18, 25-19, 25-21

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VOLLEYBALL-EXPANDING

VALLEY CITY, ND – The North Dakota High School Activities Association has given the go ahead for a 3-class system for volleyball. The Board voted on Tuesday to add a third division of volleyball starting in the fall of 2025. Guidelines and classifications for the new three-division volleyball format will be updated throughout the 2023-24 academic year with final Board approval by June 2024. North Dakota will begin a three-class system for basketball this school year and when it was approved last spring it was widely expected that volleyball would follow suit.

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TWINS-GUARDIANS

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jorge Polanco hit a sacrifice fly and Donovan Solano added a three-run triple in Minnesota’s five-run eighth inning as the Twins pushed their lead in the American League Central to seven games over second-place Cleveland with an 8-3 win over the Guardians on Tuesday night. Polanco hit a shot deep enough to right off Trevor Stephan (6-6) to score pinch-runner Joey Gallo and break a 3-3 tie. Later in the inning, Solano’s liner to center skipped past outfielder Myles Straw and rolled to the wall, clearing the bases. By winning the first two games of the critical three-game series, Minnesota, which has been atop the division since mid-July, moved seven games above .500 for the first time in 2023. More importantly, they probably put away the defending division champion Guardians with just 23 games left. Still, the Twins, who improved 4-1 on this road trip and are playing their best ball this season, aren’t taking anything for granted. Minnesota’s Christian Vázquez, who hit a game-tying homer in the sixth off Guardians reliever Matt Moore, led off the eighth with a single and Willi Castro doubled down the left-field line. Gallo came on for Vázquez and scored easily on Polanco’s fly ahead of Will Brennan’s throw. Stephan’s wild pitch made it 5-3, and the right-hander walked two and hit a batter to set up Solano’s shot — a potential knockout blow for Cleveland. Bo Naylor hit a two-run homer for the Guardians, who were blown out 20-6 in Monday’s series opener. Griffin Jax (6-8) struck out two in one inning after coming on for starter Sonny Gray, who gave up three runs and six hits in six innings. Caleb Thielbar worked the eighth and Emilio Pagán finished up for Minnesota.

UP NEXT
The rivals meet for the final time in 2023 this afternoon with Guardians rookie RHP Gavin Williams (1-5, 3.46 ERA) starting against Twins RHP Joe Ryan (10-8, 4.20).