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K-Heart Sports – 12/12/22

Posted on Dec 12, 2022 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 12/12/22 – 0700

BISMARCK, N.D. (MSU) – Minot State heavyweight Jake Swirple kept his collegiate career perfect and Kelby Armstrong remained unbeaten on the season as both picked up a win Sunday in a non-conference dual at NSIC rival the University of Mary. Those were the lone victories on the day for Minot State, though, as the Beavers lost their first dual of the season, 25-6 to the Marauders. Minot State (3-1 duals) now is off until after the new year when they wrestle at the Western Colorado Open in Gunnison, Colorado, on January 6. Swirple moved to 6-0 this season and 20-0 in his collegiate career with a 2-1 decision over Mary’s Luke Tweeton in their 285-pound match. Armstrong added the other Beaver victory in his 159-pound match, earning a 4-3 decision over Leo Mushinsky. Armstrong improved 4-0 this season with the win.

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NDSU MEN’S BASKETBALL

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – Six Bison scored in double figures as the North Dakota State men’s basketball team rolled to a 99-54 victory over Waldorf on Sunday evening at the Scheels Center. Junior Boden Skunberg led the scoring for the Bison, finishing with 19 points. Freshman guard Lance Waddles scored a season-high 14 points – hitting 4-of-7 from three-point range – and fellow freshmen Damari Wheeler-Thomas and Sam Hastreiter both added 13. NDSU sophomore Jacari White chipped in 12 points for his fourth double-digit scoring output in the last five games. Junior forward Grant Nelson registered a double-double for the Bison with 11 points and 11 rebounds. The Bison shot a season-best 54 percent for the game and limited the Warriors to 33-percent shooting. NDSU raced out to a 26-12 lead in the game’s first nine minutes and expanded the margin to as much as 23 in the first half. Bison sophomore Joshua Streit made his first career start and finished with seven rebounds. NDSU improved to 3-9 on the season. The Bison will open Summit League play at Western Illinois on Monday, Dec. 19.

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VIKINGS-LIONS

DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns, leading the surging Detroit Lions to a 34-23 win over the NFC North-leading Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings needed a win or tie to clinch the division title. Kirk Cousins threw for 425 yards, including a franchise-record 223 to Justin Jefferson on 11 catches. But Dalvin Cook ran for just 23 yards on 15 carries, and Minnesota couldn’t stop Goff. Cook’s 1.5 yards per carry were the fewest in a game with at least 10 attempts in his career. Cook, who entered averaging 77.3 yards per game, was unable to get unleashed against a Lions defense which is ranked last in the league. Detroit has won five of six, its best stretch since its last postseason appearance in 2016. The Lions invested a lot to give Goff deep-play threats this season, signing DJ Chark in free agency and trading up to draft Jameson Williams 12th overall. The moves finally paid off against Minnesota.

K-Heart Sports – 12/11/22

Posted on Dec 11, 2022 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 12/11/22 – 0700

MINOT, ND – The Des Lacs-Burlington Lakers improved to 2-0 on the season as they held off Velva 52-45 on Saturday at the Minot State Dome. Rylan Olson was one of three Lakers in double figures with 17 points, including four made 3’s. Carson Yale scored 16 and Ty Hughes add 13 for DLB. The Aggies were led by Reggie Bruner with 11 points, while Preston Craft and Ben Schepp each added 10. Velva starts the season 0-1.

Other scores from Saturday:

High School Boys Basketball

Class A
#5 Bismarck Legacy def. Williston, 68-42
Turtle Mountain def. Dickinson, 80-74

Class B
#3 Bishop Ryan def. Hazen, 72-46
Garrison def. Surrey, 75-73
Parshall/North Shore-Plaza, 62-54
Tioga def. Max, 76-37
Trenton def. Williston Trinity Christian, 60-49
Linton-HMB def. Harvey-Wells County, 62-61
South Border def. Central McLean, 69-48

High School Girls Basketball

Class A
#1 Minot High def. Dickinson, 103-47
Bismarck Legacy JV def. Williston, 95-48

Class B
TGU def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 71-37
St. John def. Bottineau, 60-47

Nedrose Tournament – Minot
7th Place
Powers Lake-Burke Central def. North Shore-Plaza, 61-28
5th Place
Our Redeemer’s def. Berthold, 41-39
3rd Place
Surrey def. Hazen, 42-38
Championship
Nedrose def. North Prairie, 57-51

Roughrider Tournament – Killdeer
7th Place
Heart River def. Richardton-Taylor, 60-45
5th Place
Killdeer def. New England, 46-40 OT
3rd Place
Stanley def. Hettinger-Scranton, 50-45
Championship
Bowman County def. Beulah, 43-36

High School Boys Hockey
Minot High def. Dickinson, 4-3 OT
Jamestown def Williston, 4-2
Grand Forks Central def. Bismarck Legacy, 5-2
Mayville-Portland def Hazen-Beulah, 5-0

High School Girls Hockey
Fargo Davies def Minot High, 3-1
Grand Forks def. Mandan, 1-0
Devils Lake def. Dickinson, 7-2
Fargo North-South def. Bismarck Century, 3-2 SO

High School Boys Swimming & Diving
Bismarck Century def. Williston, 98-83
Williston def. Dickinson, 99-82
Bismarck Century def. Dickinson, 119-61

High School Girls Gymnastics
Bismarck Meet
1.Bismarck Century, 140.450
2. Jamestown, 135.975
3. Minot High, 133.800
4. Bismarck Legacy, 131.450
5. Grand Forks, 130.125
6. Wahpeton, 129.300
7. Fargo, 123.400
8. Northwest Stars, 109.825
9. Bismarck High, 87.050

High School Boys Wrestling
Al Larson Invite – Carrington
1. Lisbon, 255.0
2. New Salem-Almont, 152.5
3. Pembina County North, 152.0
4. Minot High, 150.5
5. Velva, 144.0
6. Carrington, 136.0
7. Harvey, 70.0
8. Bishop Ryan, 66.0
9. Napoleon, 60.5
10. Grafton, 54.0
11. Larimore, 37.0
12. Mayport CG, 28.0
13. Bismarck JV, 0.0

High School Girls Wrestling
Al Larson Invite – Carrington
1. South Border, 136.0
2. Carrington, 134.0
3. Fargo, 122.0
4. Pembina County North, 109.0
5. Dickinson, 77.0
6. Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter, 75.0
7. Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm, 74.0
T8. Lisbon, 68.0
T8. New Salem – Almont, 68.0
10. Beulah-Hazen, 63.0
11. Harvey-Wells County, 52.0
12. Rugby, 47.0
T13. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 30.0
T13. Velva, 30.0
T15. Linton HMB, 24.0
T15. Mayport C-G, 24.0
17. Larimore, 20.0

College Men’s Basketball
Minot State def. St. Cloud State, 96-74 (Camron Dunfee ties DII era school record with 8 made 3’s)
Seattle University def. North Dakota, 80-78 OT
Montana def. North Dakota State, 82-75

College Women’s Basketball
St. Cloud State def. Minot State, 57-55
North Dakota def. Weber State, 76-54
Green Bay def. North Dakota State, 70-52

College Men’s Hockey
Minot State def. Central Oklahomat., 7-2
North Dakota def. Western Michigan, 3-0

College Women’s Hockey
Minot State def. University of Jamestown, 7-3

College Men’s Wrestling
Minot State def. Dickinson State, 43-9

College Women’s Wrestling
Chadron State def. Minot State, 34-15

NAHL Hockey
St. Cloud Norsemen def. Minot Minotauros, 5-1

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MINOT STATE TRACK & FIELD

BISMARCK, N.D. (MSU) – Minot State head coach Greggmar Swift said he was excited to see what freshman sprinter Summer Krebsbach could do. Making her collegiate debut Saturday, the speedster from Max, North Dakota, went ahead and set a new NCAA Division II school record in her first meet as she finished fourth in the 60-meter dash at the Marauder Indoor Open hosted by the University of Mary. Krebsbach was fourth in 8.01 seconds in the finals of the event in her first collegiate meet, breaking the D-II record of 8.09 seconds run by Mary Roy in 2014. She also added a ninth-place finish in the 200 meters in her first meet, clocking a time of 27.61 seconds for the Beavers, who didn’t stop there in Coach Swift’s debut, as newcomer Chase Snyder added a victory in his first Minot State meet, and returning hurdler Nathan Trujillo-Aragon also added a win for the Beavers.

Synder, a sophomore thrower from Lake Andes, South Dakota, won the men’s shot put at the meet with a throw of 50 feet 7.5 inches. And while not a school record, it nearly was as Snyder’s mark ranks third in Minot State’s D-II era. And also adding a win was Trujillo-Aragon who blazed his way to victory in the 8.59 seconds, the second-fastest time in Minot State’s D-II era. Trujillo-Aragon clocked the fastest time of 8.47, as well, in 2021. While they led the way, the Beavers also got a second- and third-place finish from Corbin Harris and Hunter Clark in the men’s weight throw as Harris had a distance of 50-10.75 and Clark a throw of 50-4, and Dallas Reese added a third-place finish in the men’s shot put with a throw of 47-9.25. On the women’s side, Chloe Gunderson also added a second-place finish in the shot out with a throw of 40-4.75. Having broken the ice on the indoor track and field season, the Beavers now get a month off for the Christmas and New Year’s breaks and return to action back in Bismarck, North Dakota, competing at the Mike Thorson Open hosted by the University of Mary on January 14.

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UND MEN’S BASKETBALL

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Alex Schumacher hit the winning jumper as time expired in overtime, Cameron Tyson scored 24 points, and Seattle U defeat North Dakota 80-78. With time running out in the extra period, Tyson missed a 3-pointer but Schumacher grabbed the rebound and hit a fall-away 16-footer to win it. Seattle scored 51 points in the second half after trailing 36-19 at halftime. The Redhawks led 70-67 late in the final minute of regulation but allowed a three-point play by Jalun Trent to send it to overtime. Elijah Brooks led the way for the Fightin’ Hawks with 17 points and eight rebounds.

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NDSU MEN’S BASKETBALL

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – Montana shot 67 percent in the second half to pull away from the North Dakota State men’s basketball team, with the Grizzlies winning 82-75 on Saturday night inside the Scheels Center. Montana shot 57 percent for the game and made 18-of-27 shots in the second half. The Bison led by nine points late in the first half and held a 37-33 advantage at halftime. Montana outscored NDSU 49-38 in the second half. Montana improved to 5-5 on the season, while NDSU fell to 2-9 overall. The game was tied at 55-55 with eight minutes remaining before Montana pieced together a 10-1 run. Josh Bannan scored 27 points for the Griz to lead all scorers. Junior Boden Skunberg finished with a career-high 22 points and seven rebounds for NDSU. Grant Nelson added 19 points for the Bison, and Jacari White had 15. NDSU shot 41 percent for the game and made 7-of-21 (33 percent) from beyond the arc.

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WILD-CANUCKS

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Filip Gustavsson stopped 35 shots for his first NHL shutout as the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 to snap a two-game skid. Matt Boldy, Connor Dewar and Sam Steel scored and Mats Zuccarello had two assists for the Wild, who were playing for the third time in four nights. Spencer Martin had 30 saves for the Canucks, who snapped a three-game win streak while getting shut out for the first time this season. Kirill Kaprizov saw his franchise-record 14-game point streak end. Gustavsson, making his 32nd career start, had four saves in the first period, 19 in the second and 12 in the third.

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WOLVES-BLAZERS

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 36 points and eight assists, Anfernee Simons added 31 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-118 on Saturday night. Portland overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to beat Minnesota in the opener of a two-game set. They will meet again in Portland on Monday night. Jerami Grant added 17 points for Portland, and Jusuf Nurkic had 15 rebounds. Drew Eubanks scored 10 points, two on a ferocious dunk on Rudy Gobert. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 26 points, and Gobert and D’Angelo Russell had 24 points apiece.

K-Heart Sports – 12/10/22

Posted on Dec 10, 2022 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 12/10/22 – 0700

MINOT, ND – The Des Lacs-Burlington boys basketball team began the season by trouncing the Stanley Blue Jays 73-36 in a game we broadcast on K-Heart. The Lakers welcomed back 6’9″ senior Carson Yale, who played his first game in 650 days. Yale suffered a chipped femur under the knee cap in the 2021 football season that kept him out of basketball last year. He made his presence felt last night with 18 points, including three thunderous dunks. Jake Schaefer added 15 points for DLB and made 8 of 9 freethrows. Rylan Olson tallied 13, including three 3’s. Stanley was led by Josh Hetzel with 18 points. The game was tied at 7, but Des Lacs-Burlington would outscore the Blue Jays 14-4 to take a 21-11 lead after one quarter. The Lakers continued to pour it on in the second quarter by a 18-6 tally and led 39-17 at halftime. DLB would double-up Stanley in the third 20-10, increasing their lead to 59-27. The Lakers also won the fourth quarter, 14-9 as they improve to 1-0 on the season. The Blue Jays fall to 0-1.

We’ll have more basketball on the air tonight as Des Lacs-Burlington plays Velva at the Minot State Dome, following the Beaver women’s and men’s games. Pre-game is set for 7:40 pm on 106.9 K-Heart, khrt.com and through the Live365 app.

Other scores from Friday:

High School Boys Basketball

Class A
#1 Minot High def. Dickinson, 86-72
#5 Bismarck Legacy def. Watford City, 87-62
Bismarck High def. Jamestown, 76-66
Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Williston, 56-49

Class B
Westhope-Newburg def. Glenburn, 88-47
Killdeer def. Berthold, 93-37
New Town def. Ray, 40-29
TGU def. Benson County, 52-42

High School Girls Basketball

Class A
Dickinson def. Turtle Mountain, 64-54
Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Williston, 89-34
Bismarck High def. Jamestown, 68-43
Bismarck Legacy def. Watford City, 86-40

Class B
#4 Rugby def. Bishop Ryan, 71-34
#10 Central McLean def. Velva, 65-24
Bottineau def. North Star, 63-24
New Town def. Ray, 51-17

Nedrose Tournament – Minot
Consolation
Our Redeemer’s def. Powers Lake-Burke Central, 44-36
Berthold def. North Shore-Plaza, 74-8
Semifinal
North Prairie def. Surrey, 52-45
Nedrose def. Hazen, 47-29

High School Boys Hockey
Bismarck Legacy JV def. Hazen-Beulah, 7-1
Bismarck Century def. Dickinson, 4-0

High School Girls Hockey
Minot High def. Jamestown, 3-0
Mandan def. Devils Lake, 7-3
Grand Forks def. Dickinson, 2-0
Fargo North-South def. Bismarck High-Legacy, 5-1
Fargo Davies def. Williston, 7-1

High School Boys Swimming & Diving
Minot High def. Mandan, 128-56
Bismarck High def. Jamestown, 114-70

High School Girls Gymnastics
Dickinson Meet
1. Dickinson, 147.625
2. Grand Forks, 131.800
3. Wahpeton, 131.200
4. Fargo, 123. 625
5. Northwest Stars, 119.425

High School Boys Wrestling
Class B

Kenmare Invitational
1. Northern Lights, 169.5
2. Williams County, 151.0
3. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 143.0
4. Des Lacs-Burlington, 132.0
5. Stanley, 95.5
6. MonDak, 78.5
7. Rugby, 59.0
8. Velva, 57.0
9. White Shield, 6.0
Alexander, 0.0
Ray, 0.0

College Men’s Basketball
Minnesota-Duluth def. Minot State, 95-82

College Women’s Basketball
Minnesota-Duluth def. Minot State, 77-54

College Men’s Hockey
Minot State def. Central Oklahoma, 8-1
North Dakota ties Western Michigan, 2-2

College Women’s Hockey
Minot State def. University of Jamestown, 4-2

NAHL Hockey
St. Cloud Norsemen def. Minot Minotauros, 4-3

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NDSU FOOTBALL

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – No. 3 seed North Dakota State defeated sixth-seeded Samford 27-9 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on Friday at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. NDSU improved to 11-2 overall and advanced to next week’s semifinals where the Bison will host No. 7 seed Incarnate Word. Samford, champion of the Southern Conference, finished its season 11-2 overall. The game was scoreless until late in the second quarter when NDSU tight end Joe Stoffel caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Cam Miller. The Bison got a 44-yard field goal from Griffin Crosa on the final play of the half to take a 10-0 lead at intermission. NDSU opened the second half with a seven-play, 82-yard drive capped by TK Marshall’s 7-yard touchdown run to take a 17-0 lead, and the Bison stretched it to 24-0 late in the third with Miller’s 1-yard TD run. Samford, which ranked sixth in the FCS averaging 306.5 passing yards per game, got a 28-yard Zach Williams field goal in the fourth quarter and a 40-yard touchdown pass from Michael Hiers to Chandler Smith with 3:53 left for its only points of the game.

Kobe Johnson led seven Bison ball carriers with 15 attempts for 48 yards and Marshall finished with 11 carries for 47 yards. RaJa Nelson caught four passes for 39 yards and Miller was 15 of 18 passing for 194 yards. Hiers went 22-for-30 passing for 227 yards all in the second half for the Bulldogs. Smith had 120 yards on six catches, Kendall Watson made eight catches for 73 yards, and DJ Rias had nine receptions for 48 yards. NDSU cornerback Courtney Eubanks made a career- and game-high 10 tackles to lead the Bison defense, which held Samford to 8 of 17 on third down. Javier Derritt had two of NDSU’s five sacks and safety Dawson Weber made his third interception of the season.

Other FCS Playoff results included No. 7 seed Incarnate Word outlasting No. 2 seed Sacramento State, 66-63. It was an FCS playoff record for combined points in a game at 129. No. 4 seed Montana State defeats No. 5 seed William & Mary, 55-7. The Bobcats will face the winner of today’s game between No. 1 seed South Dakota State and No. 8 seed Holy Cross.

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WILD-OILERS

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers beat Minnesota 5-2 to snap a seven-game skid against the Wild. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an assist. Derek Ryan and Kailer Yamamoto also scored for the Oilers, who have won six of their last eight. Stuart Skinner made 42 saves. Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello scored for the Wild, who have lost two in a row. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 33 shots.

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TIMBERWOLVES-JAZZ

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — D’Angelo Russell scored 20 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, Rudy Gobert had 22 points and 13 rebounds in his return to Utah and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Jazz 118-108 on Friday night. Rudy Gobert was traded Minnesota over the summer. The French center spent his first nine NBA seasons with the Jazz. Malik Beasley scored 23 points to lead Utah. Jordan Clarkson added 21 points and Mike Conley had 17 points and six assists in his first game back after being sidelined for nine games by a left leg injury.

K-Heart Sports – 12/09/22

Posted on Dec 9, 2022 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 12/09/22 – 0700

MINOT, ND – South Prairie-Max used a pressure defense to create turnovers and convert them into points as they led from the beginning in a 61-39 win over Drake-Anamoose, in a game we broadcast on K-Heart on Thursday night. Skotti Beck scored a game-high 16 points, including three 3’s, to lead the Royals. Azjiah Trader added 12 and Rylee Routledge tallied 11 as the Royals improve to 2-1 on the season. Taryn Sieg led the Raiders with 14 points while Halie Fletschock contributed 11. Drake-Anamoose drops to 1-3 on the year.

We’ll have more basketball on the air tonight as the Des Lacs-Burlington boys host the Stanley Blue Jays. Pre-game is set for 7:05 pm on 106.9 K-Heart, khrt.com and through the Live365 app.

Other scores from Thursday:

High School Girls Basketball

Class B
#2 Kenmare-Bowbells def. Parshall, 52-35
Westhope-Newburg def. Des Lacs-Burlington, 66-53
St. John def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 62-33
TGU def. Glenburn, 73-64
Tioga def. Divide County, 75-37

Roughrider Tournament – Killdeer
Consolation
New England def. Richardton-Taylor, 63-40
Killdeer def. Heart River, 52-40
Semifinal
Bowman County def. Stanley, 62-27
Beulah def. Hettinger-Scranton, 65-60

High School Boys Hockey
Minot High def. Mandan, 5-1
Jamestown def. Bismarck High, 4-1

High School Boys Wrestling

Class A
Bismarck Century def. Minot High, 53-16
Bismarck Legacy def. Mandan, 73-4
Bismarck High def. Jamestown, 45-21

Class B
Bishop Ryan def. Rugby, 42-30
Northern Lights def. Bishop Ryan, 54-30
Northern Lights def. Rugby, 39-10

High School Girls Wrestling
Minot High def. Bismarck Century, 66-18
Bismarck Legacy def. Mandan, 60-18

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NDSU FOOTBALL

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – North Dakota State fullback Hunter Luepke, left tackle Cody Mauch and defensive end Spencer Waege were named to the HERO Sports FCS All-America Team announced Thursday. Luepke, a fullback from Spencer, Wis., is the fifth player in Bison history to earn All-America honors in three different seasons. The others were kicker/punter Aaron Pederson (1999-01), cornerback Marcus Williams (2011-2013), defensive end Greg Menard (2015, 2016, 2018) and right tackle Cordell Volson (2019-21). Luepke was a first team All-American in 2020 and 2021 as selected by Stats Perform and Phil Steele, and he was first team by HERO Sports in 2021. Mauch is a two-time All-American earning second team honors from the Associated Press and third team from HERO Sports in 2021. Waege is a two-time All-American with second team honors from the AFCA and third team from Phil Steele in 2020-21. All three Bison honorees were previously named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference first team. No. 3 seed North Dakota State (10-2) is scheduled host sixth-seeded Southern Conference champion Samford (11-1) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championship at 6 p.m. tonight at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome.

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VIKINGS-NFC NORTH

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings can clinch the NFC North with a win or a tie at Detroit. That suddenly seems like a challenging task. The Lions have won four of five games to surge into the playoff picture as a wild-card contender. Minnesota beat the Lions 28-24 in September at home and coach Dan Campbell still laments a decision he made late in that game. Campbell made a cautious call to try a 54-yard field goal with 1:14 left and the Lions leading by three points and the Vikings out of timeouts. The kick was missed the game was later lost.

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NFL-THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Van Jefferson with 10 seconds to play to cap a 98-yard drive, and the Los Angeles Rams’ brand-new quarterback led two TD drives late in the fourth quarter of a shocking 17-16 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Just two days after the Rams claimed Mayfield off waivers from Carolina, the former No. 1 pick went 22 of 35 for 230 yards and snapped the defending Super Bowl champions’ six-game losing streak in dramatic fashion. Josh Jacobs rushed for 99 yards and the only touchdown for the Raiders, whose three-game winning streak ended in humiliating fashion.

Thursday night’s loss makes the Las Vegas Raiders the first team to blow four double-digit halftime leads in a season, according to SportRadar, whose records go back to 1930. Seven teams had squandered three halftime leads of 10 points or more, most recently the 2020 Los Angeles Chargers. While Indianapolis’ 25-20 victory on Nov. 13 in Jeff Saturday’s coaching debut was shocking, Baker Mayfield directing an eight play, 98-yard drive, including a 23-yard touchdown pass to Van Jefferson with 10 seconds remaining, was just as stupefying. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the longest go-ahead TD drive that began in the final two minutes over the last 45 seasons.

K-Heart Sports – 12/08/22

Posted on Dec 8, 2022 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 12/08/22 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Our first basketball broadcast of the season is tonight as the South Prairie-Max girls host Drake-Anamoose. The Royals are 1-1 on the season while the Raiders are 1-2. Pre-game is around 7:05 pm on 106.9 K-Heart, online at khrt.com and through the Live365 app.

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MINOT, ND – Minot High remains #1 in the Class A Basketball Polls. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

North Dakota Class A Boys Basketball Poll

             (First Place Votes)     Record    Points    Last Week
1. Minot High (12)                      2-0           84             1
2. Bismarck Century (6)            2-0 78             2
3. Fargo Davies                         1-0           52 3
4. Grand Forks Red River         1-0           28             5
5. Bismarck Legacy                  1-0           20            RV

Others receiving votes: Madnan, Fargo North

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North Dakota Class A Girls Basketball Poll

           (First Place Votes)    Record    Points    Last Week
1. Minot High (18)                    1-0          90             1
2. Bismarck Century               1-2          63             2
3. Fargo Davies                       1-0          46             4
4. West Fargo                          1-1 39 3
5. Grand Forks Red River 1-0          16           RV

Others receiving votes: Bismarck Legacy, Mandan

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JAMESTOWN-NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

JAMESTOWN, ND – The University of Jamestown has won a national championship. The second-ranked Jimmie volleyball team (37-2) capped off a season for the ages, defeating No. 4 Corban (Ore.) (33-5) in five sets to win the 2022 NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship in Sioux City, Iowa on Tuesday. Set scores were 25-21, 21-25, 25-27, 25-22, 15-13. Kalli Hegerle and Ellie Holen were named to the all-tournament team. Ellie Holen was named Tournament Defender of the Year and Jon Hegerle was named Tournament Coach of the Year. Anna Holen was named Most Valuable Player. The Jimmie roster is loaded with local talent as 9 of the 17 roster spots are from North Dakota. Jamestown is the second North Dakota school to win the NAIA volleyball national championship, joining the 2000 Dickinson State Blue Hawks.

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WILD-FLAMES

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Rasmus Andersson scored a tiebreaker at 15:57 of the third period and had two assists as the Calgary Flames rallied to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3. Tyler Toffoli scored twice, including an empty-netter, and Nazem Kadri and Blake Coleman added goals for Calgary. Elias Lindholm had three assists for the Flames, who won their third straight. Dan Vladar gave up two goals on his first three shots before settling in and finishing with 25 saves in his fourth straight victory. Kirill Kaprizov extended his goal streak to an NHL-leading seven games for the Wild. Mason Shaw and Jon Merrill also scored for Minnesota, which had its four-game winning streak halted. Marc-Andre Fleury had 22 saves as his record fell to 9-6-1.

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WOLVES-PACERS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — D’Angelo Russell had 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on to beat the Indiana Pacers 121-115 on Wednesday night. Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 20 rebounds for Minnesota, which blew a 23-point lead and had to overcome an eight-point deficit. The Timberwolves — who had 23 turnovers — won for just the second time in six games. Buddy Hield scored 26 points and hit 7 of 11 from 3-point territory for Indiana, which has lost four of five and couldn’t follow a victory Monday night in Golden State. Tyrese Haliburton added 26 points and 15 assists for the Pacers.

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VIKINGS-INJURY

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings placed cornerback Akayleb Evans on injured reserve after his most recent concussion. The roster move means the rookie must sit out at least the next four games. This makes room for cornerback Cameron Dantzler. He was designated for return from injured reserve following a four-game absence because of an ankle injury. Evans started two of the four games that Dantzler missed. He was sidelined by a concussion for the other two. He had a recurrence of the head injury in Minnesota’s most recent game. The Vikings play Sunday at Detroit.

K-Heart Sports – 12/07/22

Posted on Dec 7, 2022 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 12/07/22 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Lots of basketball on the local sports schedule on Tuesday.

High School Girls Basketball

Class A
#2 Bismarck Century def. Dickinson, 84-37
Minot JV def. Williston, 93-34
Bismarck High def. Mandan, 62-44
Bismaarck St. Mary’s def. Jamestown, 62-49
Watford City def. Sidney MT, 57-41

Class B
#10 Central McLean def. Dickinson Trinity, 65-34
Westhope-Newburg def. Glenburn, 70-50
Tioga def. Parshall, 66-27
Ray def. White Shield, 60-6

Nedrose Tournament
First Round
Hazen def. North Shore-Plaza, 58-23
Nedrose def. Berthold, 66-58

Roughrider Tournament – Killdeer
First Round
Bowman County def. Richardton-Taylor, 55-27
Stanley def. New England, 43-38
Hettinger-Scranton def. Heart River, 44-33
Beulah def. Killdeer, 54-51

High School Boys Hockey
Minot High def. Bismarck Century, 4-1
Mandan def. Bismarck High, 2-0
Bismarck High def. Dickinson, 6-3

High School Girls Hockey
West Fargo United def. Jamestown, 5-1

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MSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BISMARCK, N.D. (MSU) – The Minot State women’s basketball team got a 16-point performance from the bench, but fell 61-44 to the Mary Marauders on the road Tuesday in NSIC action. Kate Head led the Beavers (5-4 overall, 1-2 NSIC) with 12 points. Minot State kept it close in the first quarter, but entered the second frame down 17-16. The Beavers continued to lose ground in the second quarter and faced a 36-27 halftime deficit. Minot State’s deficit continued to grow after halftime, and the Beavers faced a 48-35 disadvantage heading to the fourth quarter. Minot State played well near the basket, scoring six of its eight points in the paint in the third quarter. Mary kept widening its lead in the fourth, constructing a 61-39 advantage before Minot State went on a 5-0 run, finished off by Emily Srejma’s layup, to shrink the deficit to 61-44 with 36 seconds to go in the contest, a score which would hold for the rest of the game. Minot State took advantage of three Mary turnovers in the quarter, scoring three points off of those takeaways. The Beavers will travel to Duluth on Friday.

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UND MEN’S BASKETBALL

MOSCOW, Idaho (UND) – In a game that featured six lead changes, North Dakota suffered a 76-66 decision to Idaho inside the ICCU Arena on Tuesday night. The Fighting Hawks (5-6) had a one-point edge on the scoreboard at intermission but Idaho (4-5) went on 10-0 run midway through the second half to claim a 57-51 lead. UND trimmed the deficit to one moments later at 57-56 before a 6-0 run from the Vandals increased their lead to 63-56. North Dakota would not get any closer after that point and ultimately fell, 76-66. B.J. Omot paced NoDak, putting in 15 points. He played a team-high 35 minutes and led the Fighting Hawks in both rebounds (7) and blocks (2). Jalun Trent recorded a career-high 13 points, throwing down eight points in the second half alone. He dished out a team leading five assists and pulled in six boards. Elijah Brooks came off the bench and poured in a season-high 13 points, going 6-for-9 from the field. The UND men will host Seattle on Saturday at 3 p.m., following the women’s game against Weber State at 1 p.m.

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NDSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (NDSU) – The North Dakota State women’s basketball team fell short at Northern Iowa, 79-70, on Tuesday night at McLeod Center. NDSU (6-3) started off fast opening up a 19-15 lead after the first quarter. The Panthers (5-3) then stormed back outscoring the Bison, 30-11, in the second to steal a 45-30 lead at the intermission. Northern Iowa then began the second half building their largest lead of the night, 57-40, by the 3:20 mark of the third quarter. The Panthers led after three quarters of play, 63-48. NDSU surged back in the fourth frame putting together an 11-3 run to cut the edge down to single digits, 73-65, after Elle Evans drained a layup. However, NDSU wasn’t able to trim the deficit any further and went on to drop the contest, 79-70. Emily Behnke paced the Bison producing her second straight double-double with a career-high 16 points and 10 rebounds. Heaven Hamling added 14 points and went 6-of-6 from the free throw line, while Abby Schulte netted 11 points. Evans also reached double figures in scoring for the sixth straight game with 12 points and a season-high eight rebounds. As a team, NDSU hauled in a season-high 48 rebounds with eight different players contributing at least two. The Bison shot 34.3 percent (24-70) from the field and 65.4 percent (17-26) from the free throw line. NDSU will be back in action at Green Bay on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m.

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MSU SOCCER-KINDRED HONORED

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Minot State’s star goalie Maddie Kindred has been named an Academic All-American. Kindred, who set school records for single-season and career shutouts this season and was named to the All-NSIC First Team, was named a Second Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Communicators, formerly CoSIDA, on Tuesday. Kindred set a new single-season school record with 14 shutouts this season, and a new career record as the senior has 26 shutouts in three seasons in net for the Beavers. Her 14 shutouts this fall were No. 2 nationally, as well. Along with her record-setting shutout performance, the senior from Soldotna, Alaska, also had a phenomenal 0.56 goals against average this season, a 0.897 save percentage, and a shutout streak of more than 1,100 minutes – equivalent to more than 12 games. Also a star in the classroom, the senior Nursing major had to maintain at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA to be eligible for the honor, be at least a junior academically, and be a starter or significant contributor for her team this season.

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UND FOOTBALL-HONORS

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (UND) – Ten North Dakota football student-athletes were named to the 2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) All-Academic Team. North Dakota led the league with 10 selections to the MVFC All-Academic Teams. North Dakota State was second with six student-athletes named to the list.

Tyler Hoosman, RB, Gr., Plainfield, Ill., Academic First Team (3.710, Business Administration)
Ben McNaboe, DL, Jr., Rogers, Minn., Academic Second Team (3.866, Kinesiology)
Cade Peterson, P, 5th, Kewaskum, Wis., Academic Second Team (3.857, Mathematics)
Tommy Schuster, QB, Jr., Macomb, Mich., Academic Second Team (3.750, Operations & Supply Chain Management)
Caden White, LB, Sr., Sun Prairie, Wis., Academic Second Team (3.976, Biology)
Adam Zavalney, TE, Jr., Park River, N.D., Academic Second Team (3.936, Physical Therapy)
Ethan Ball, DB, So., Regina, Saskatchewan, Academic Honorable Mention (3.656, Environmental Studies)
Ben Christian, OL, Sr., Grand Forks, N.D., Academic Honorable Mention (3.711, Biology)
Craig Orlando, DL, So., Verndale, Minn., Academic Honorable Mention (3.821, Kinesiology)
Brady Stevens, K, Sr., Highlands Ranch, Colo., Academic Honorable Mention (3.500 Finance)

UND had 10 of the 39 student-athletes named to the MVFC All-Academic Teams and has claimed the MVFC All-Academic Award in each of the last two seasons.

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NDSU FOOTBALL-HONORS

ST. LOUIS (NDSU) – North Dakota State had six student-athletes named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Scholar-Athlete Team. NDSU linebacker James Kaczor was selected to the first team and defensive tackle Will Mostaert and linebacker Luke Weerts were named second team. Safety Sam Jung, right guard Jake Kubas and linebacker Julian Wlodarczyk earned honorable mention. Nominees must be starters or important reserves participating in at least 50 percent of their team’s games, carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or better, and have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing with at least one calendar year completed at their institution. Graduate transfers in their first year are also eligible. No. 3 seed North Dakota State (10-2) is scheduled to host sixth-seeded Southern Conference champion Samford (11-1) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championship at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome.

K-Heart Sports – 12/06/22

Posted on Dec 6, 2022 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 12/06/22 – 0700

MINOT, ND – The top three remain the same in the second Class B Girls Basketball Poll of the season. Four Winds-Minnewaukan is the unanimous #1 in the first boys poll. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

North Dakota Class B Girls Basketball Poll

(First Place Votes) Record Points Last Week
1. Central Cass (14) 2-0 171 1
2. Kenmare-Bowbells (2) 3-0 160 2
3. Kindred (2) 3-0 144 3
4. Rugby 3-0 120 5
5. Shiloh Christian 2-0 97 8
6. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 1-0 61 9
7. Thompson 1-1 50 6
8. Northern Cass 2-0 49 NR
9. Grafton 2-1 37 7
10. Central McLean 2-0 24 NR

Others receiving votes: Bowman County (1-1), MayPortCG (2-0), Garrison (3-0), Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich (0-1), Linton-HMB (3-0), Westhope-Newburg (3-0), Hatton-Northwood (2-0), North Prairie (2-0)

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North Dakota Class B Boys Basketball Poll

(First Place Votes) Record Points
1. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (18) 0-0 180
2. Central Cass 0-0 157
3. Bishop Ryan 0-0 125
4. Thompson 0-0 112
5. Bowman County 0-0 102
6. Shiloh Christian 0-0 85
7. Kindred 0-0 83
8. Grafton 0-0 38
9. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 0-0 33
10. North Star 0-0 20

Others receiving votes: North Border, Dickinson Trinity, Stanley, Des Lacs-Burlington, Rugby, Hillsboro-Central Valley, Hazen, St. John, Standing Rock, Velva

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MINOT, ND – The first two games of the Nedrose Tourhament we played on Monday.

High School Girls Basketball
Class B

Nedrose Tournament
First Round
North Prairie def. Our Redeemer’s, 51-48
Surrey def. Powers Lake-Burke Central, 49-41

High School Boys Wrestling
Williston def. Dickinson, 46-18

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NDSU MEN’S BASKETBALL

PORTLAND, Ore. (NDSU) – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team pulled out a 67-62 road victory over the University of Portland on Monday night inside the Chiles Center. NDSU junior Boden Skunberg finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds for his second career double-double. Bison freshman Tajavis Miller scored 17 points, and freshman Damari Wheeler-Thomas had 12 points and six rebounds. NDSU’s defensive effort limited the Pilots to a season-low 62 points on a season-low 34-percent shooting, including a 5-for-19 effort from beyond the arc. The Bison shot 44 percent for the game and made 7-of-17 from three-point range. The contest featured 15 lead changes and seven ties. The Bison led 28-24 at halftime after going ahead by as many as 12 in the first half. Portland scored the first eight points of the second half to build a four-point lead, but never pushed its margin further. The Pilots held a 55-52 advantage with just over five minutes left when NDSU pieced together a pivotal 8-0 run that featured a three-pointer from Jacari White and a pair of buckets by Tajavis Miller. Skunberg made five free throws in the final minute. Wheeler-Thomas, Miller, White, and Luke Yoder recorded two steals apiece. NDSU will return home to host Montana on Saturday and Waldorf on Sunday.

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UND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL-HONOR

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (UND) – North Dakota guard Kacie Borowicz collected this week’s Summit League Women’s Basketball Peak Performer of the Week honor, league officials announced on Monday. Borowicz averaged 23.0 ppg, 4.0 apg, 3.5 rpg and 1.5 spg to help North Dakota finish 2-0 during the week with victories over Wisconsin-Superior and at Eastern Michigan. In the Fighting Hawks’ 77-30 win over Wisconsin-Superior, Borowicz led the team with 12 points, three assists and a pair of steals in just 18 minutes of play. She went 5-for-11 from the floor and connected on both her free throws. Against Eastern Michigan, the Roseau, Minn., native notched her second 30-plus point game of the season, finishing with 34 points on 10-for-19 shooting. The senior also added seven rebounds, five assists and a steal to her stat line, becoming the first player at UND since 2017 to score 30-plus points, 5-plus rebounds and five-or-more assists in a single game. Borowicz has led UND in scoring each game so far this season and leads the League and ranks 11th nationally in points per game (21.0). This is the second weekly honor of the season for the senior.

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UND HOCKEY-BLAKE

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (UND) – UND Freshman forward Jackson Blake has been named one of 32 players to the preliminary roster of the 2023 U.S. National Junior Team, announced by USA Hockey on Monday. The group, which includes eight members of the 2022 U.S. National Junior Team, will gather for a training camp at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich., from Dec. 12-17. Players are auditioning for a spot on the final 23-player roster that will represent the United States in the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship Dec. 26, 2022 – Jan. 5, 2023, in Moncton, New Brunswick, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. The United States has medaled in five of the last seven tournaments.

Blake has been on a torrid pace in his first season with the Fighting Hawks, ranking tied for the team lead with 19 points in just 17 games. The freshman is second on the squad with nine goals and has already registered six multi-point games this season. The Eden Prairie, Minn., native ranks 19th in the nation in points and 20th in goals, while is point total is fifth and goals are fourth in the country among freshmen. Blake is currently riding an eight-game point streak, the longest by a freshman since Shane Pinto in 2019-20.

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VIKINGS-DEFENSE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Camryn Bynum jumped in front of New York Jets wide receiver Corey Davis for the fourth-down interception just in front of the goal line, preserving another harrowing Minnesota Vikings victory. The second-year safety added that highlight with 10 seconds left to the collection of well-timed stops and game-ending turnovers the Vikings (10-2) have used to effectively minimize their big-play vulnerability on defense this season. Their perfect record in nine games decided by eight points or fewer has been made possible by a defense that has taken the bend-not-break mantra to a whole new level. “Honestly if we can win, I don’t give a damn, even though we want to bury them and close it out when we can,” linebacker Eric Kendricks said. “These teams are really good. They have players that can play too. We have 10 wins. Everybody’s gunning for us and knows that we’re a target, so we’re getting everybody’s best to the very last second.”

The Jets had 24 plays inside the 20-yard line, all in the second half. They netted 36 yards and scored only one touchdown in six opportunities. The Vikings also stopped the Jets short of the sticks on 13 of 16 third downs and three of five fourth downs. On the other hand, only Detroit — which Minnesota visits this Sunday — has allowed more total yards per game in the NFL this season. No team has permitted more passing yards per game or per play than the Vikings. “You have to continue to look at it, just because it just puts a lot of pressure on your football team,” coach Kevin O’Connell said.

WHAT’S WORKING
Facing a stout defensive front, the Vikings quietly had one of their most productive games running the ball this season with 128 yards on 29 attempts. Dalvin Cook rushed 20 times for 86 yards, and he and Alexander Mattison each had second-quarter touchdowns. “The belief we have in those two, they’re warriors,” right tackle Brian O’Neill said. “I want to give them the rock.” According to Sportradar data, the Vikings gained a season-high 84.4% of their rushing yards before initial contact by the defense on Sunday.

WHAT NEEDS HELP
No quarterback in the NFL has been pressured (123) or hit (93) more times this season than Kirk Cousins, per Sportradar. After taking several jarring blows from the Jets, the ultra-durable Cousins said he was fine physically but acknowledged the rush affected his accuracy. He went 21 for 35.

STOCK UP
The safety tandem of Bynum and Harrison Smith combined for 15 tackles and five pass breakups in addition to the picks. Smith is third in the league with five interceptions.

STOCK DOWN
WR K.J. Osborn has totaled only 14 receptions for 103 yards over the past seven games. Cousins has completed only 58% of his passes targeting Osborn, compared to 69% for Justin Jefferson and 68% for Adam Thielen. Osborn, who had seven touchdown catches last season, has just two this year.

INJURY REPORT
Cameron Dantzler Sr. is on track to come off injured reserve and has a “great chance” per O’Connell to return Sunday to the depth-tested cornerback position opposite Patrick Peterson. Akayleb Evans started against the Jets after a two-game absence because of a concussion, only to re-enter the protocol in the third quarter, and he’s already been ruled out against the Lions. The rookie has had three concussions since joining the team. “Before Akayleb plays again we want to make sure it’s 100% the right timing for him because we care more about the player health and safety,” O’Connell said. Left tackle Christian Darrisaw, who has also been in the concussion protocol twice in the past four weeks, has been held out of the past two games. He practiced Friday and has been progressing.

KEY NUMBER
19. Vikings opponents have made 19 consecutive field goals since a miss by Miami’s Jason Sanders on Oct. 16. Greg Zuerlein went 5 for 5 for the Jets, including a 60-yarder. Of the seven field goals made from 60-plus yards in the NFL in the past two seasons, four have come against the Vikings.

UP NEXT
The Vikings would clinch the NFC North title by winning Sunday at Detroit (5-7). Then they have two more home games, against Indianapolis (4-7-1) and the New York Giants (7-4-1).

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NFL-MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady threw a pair of touchdown passes in the final three minutes Monday night, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rally from a 13-point deficit to beat the New Orleans Saints 17-16 and tighten their grip on first place in the weak NFC South. The seven-time Super Bowl champion tossed a one-yard TD pass to rookie Cade Otton, finishing a 91-yard drive to pull within 16-10 with exactly three minutes remaining. He got the ball back with 2:29 to go, then won it with a 6-yard throw to another rookie, Rachaad White, with three seconds left.

K-Heart Sports – 12/05/22

Posted on Dec 5, 2022 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 12/05/22 – 0700

YPSILANTI, Mich. (UND) – The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team defeated Eastern Michigan, 79-73, on Sunday afternoon at the George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, Mich. UND (5-3) has now won three straight games dating back to last weekend, captured its first road victory of the season and handed Eastern Michigan (5-1) its first loss of the year. Kacie Borowicz put together another sparkling performance, notching another 30-point game. The senior tallied 34 points on 10-of-19 shooting to just miss her career best, previously set this season, by a single point. The Roseau, Minn., native also finished with seven rebounds, five assists and a steal in 38 minutes of action to finish as the team’s leading scorer for the eighth straight game. Claire Orth also reached double figures for the Fighting Hawks, matching her season-best with 16 points.

In game that saw 12 lead changes and 10 ties, North Dakota trailed for a majority of the third quarter until a bucket from Nakiyah Hurst gave the Hawks a 57-55 advantage late in the stanza, but a 5-2 run by the Eagles put the hosts in front by just one, 60-59, after 30 minutes. Borowicz helped put the Hawks back in the lead midway through the fourth, knocking down a jumper to make it 65-64 before collecting a defensive rebound and finding Orth for a basket on the ensuing possession to extend the advantage to 67-64 with six minutes to play. After a pair of free throws from Daninger kept the visitors up by three, 71-68, EMU eventually tied the game at 71 with just over a minute to go, but Borowicz connected on a jumper from a Gordon assist to restore the lead for good. Borowicz then hit six straight at the charity stripe to polish off the 79-73 victory. North Dakota returns home to battle former Big Sky Conference foe Weber State next Saturday from the Betty Englestad Sioux Center at 1 p.m.

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VIKINGS-JETS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In the tension of these habitually tight finishes, the Minnesota Vikings have become quite the confident and comfortable team. Justin Jefferson’s touchdown catch with 8:33 left gave the Vikings a large enough lead to hang on for a 27-22 victory despite a relentless rally by the New York Jets on Sunday. Camryn Bynum’s interception at the 1-yard line with 10 seconds left finally sealed it for the Vikings (10-2), who completed a four-game sweep of the AFC East in their typical high-wire fashion. But nail-biters? Nah, they’ve been leaving that part for the fans. “It feels like any other play,” Bynum said. “I know pressure’s on us. We’re in the red zone, fourth down, one play to lose the game or win the game, but to us that’s normal football.”

Mike White, who was picked off twice, was 31 of 57 for 369 yards in his second start this season for the Jets (7-5). He scored on a fourth-and-goal sneak from the 1 to pull within five points with 6:45 to go after a replay review reversed the initial ruling that he was stopped short. With 1:43 remaining with the chance to take the lead, White’s fourth-and-goal pass from the 1 was incomplete when Braxton Berrios bobbled it and the ball hit the turf. “They’ve been winning like this all year, and we didn’t make the play that we needed to make,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said. The Jets had all three timeouts left and got the ball right back at the Minnesota 43, but with White under plenty of pressure they stalled out at the 19. “When these moments do arise,” linebacker Jordan Hicks said, “nobody has a doubt that we’re going to win the game.”

Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison rushed for second-quarter touchdowns and Greg Joseph made his two field goals and three extra points for the Vikings, who took a 20-3 lead late in the second quarter. Kirk Cousins finished 21 of 35 for 173 yards. Blowouts just aren’t their thing, though. They netted 10 yards on three third-quarter possessions and found themselves in their ninth one-score game of the season — all wins. The Vikings are one win or one Lions loss from clinching the NFC North and have a healthy lead for the No. 2 seed in the conference. “I do feel like we’re going to be able to rely on these experiences, how we’ve won games,” first-year coach Kevin O’Connell said.

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PACKERS-BEARS

CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Rodgers led three fourth-quarter scoring drives and the Green Bay Packers rallied to beat the Chicago Bears 28-19. Packers receiver Christian Watson ran for a 46-yard touchdown in the closing minutes after Jaire Alexander intercepted Justin Fields. Green Bay trailed 19-10 after three quarters but made enough plays down the stretch to come away with its eighth straight win over the Bears. Rodgers improved to 25-5 against the Bears, including playoffs. Chicago has lost six straight. Fields ran for a 55-yard touchdown in the second quarter and finished with 71 yards on six attempts. He was 20 of 25 passing for 254 yards but threw two interceptions.

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WILD-STARS

DALLAS (AP) — Mats Zuccarello, Kirill Kaprizov and Frederick Gaudreau scored on Minnesota’s three shootout attempts and the Wild beat the Dallas Stars 6-5 on Sunday after blowing a four-goal lead in the third period. Coming off a 5-4 shootout victory over Anaheim on Saturday, Minnesota ran its winning streak to four. Roope Hintz had his second career hat trick for the Stars, who earned points for the 10th time in 11 games. Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski scored to open the shootout, but Hintz’s backhander rolled just short of the goal line, giving Gaudreau the chance to end it. Hintz’s final goal, with an extra skater on, tied it at 5 with 2:11 left in regulation.

K-Heart Sports – 12/04/22

Posted on Dec 4, 2022 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 12/04/22 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Saturday’s scores

High School Girls Basketball

Class A
St. Michael-Albertville, MN def. #2 Bismarck Century, 72-70
Bismarck Legacy def. Fargo North, 61-35
Fargo Shanley def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 40-37

Class B

CNDC Tournament – Harvey
7th Place
New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Glenburn, 43-42
5th Place
TGU def. Drake-Anamoose, 70-33
3rd Place
Harvey-Wells County def. Minot Sophomores, 55-54 OT
Championship
#5 Rugby def. St. John, 60-53

Ramsey County Tournament – Devils Lake
7th Place
Benson County def. Larimore, 41-40
5th Place
Nelson County def. North Star, 46-36
3rd Place
Park River-Fordville-Lankin def. Dunseith, 50-40
Championship
Devils Lake JV def. Four Winds-Minnewaukan, 49-35

Shootout on the Prairie – Minot Auditorium
South Prairie-Max def. Stanley, 61-29
Bottineau def. Dickinson Trinity, 55-19
Bishop Ryan def. Midway-Minto, 51-39
#2 Kenmare-Bowbells def. #6 Thompson, 44-35
Westhope-Newburg def. Alexander, 66-24
New Town def. Velva, 61-53

McLean County Shootout – Washburn & Wilton
Warwick def. White Shield, 54-21
Flasher def. Mandaree, 77-38
Richardton-Taylor def. Solen, 79-19
Garrison def. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 60-34
#4 Bowman County def. Wilton-Wing, 64-11
Central McLean def. Beulah, 72-40
Washburn def. Divide County, 50-35

High School Boys Basketball
Class A
Bismarck Legacy def. #4 Fargo South, 78-66
Fargo Shanley def. Bismarck St. Mary’s 44-42

High School Girls Hockey
Grand Forks def. Minot High, 1-0
Williston def. Devils Lake, 6-5
Mandan def. West Fargo United, 6-1
Fargo North-South def. Dickinson, 5-2

High School Boys Hockey
Dickinson def. Bottineau-Rugby, 7-0
Bismarck High def. Williston, 3-1
Mandan def. Devils Lake, 5-3
Fargo Davies def. Bismarck Legacy, 3-2 OT

High School Boys Wrestling

Sidney, MT Invite (Top 5/WDA)
1. Poway, 306
2. Post Falls, 178
3. Adams City, 152
4. Huntley Project, 114
5. Sidney, MT, 111
6. Williston, 97
9. Minot High, 67.5
12. Dickinson, 55
15. Watford City, 40

Mandan Lions Tournament
1. Sturgis, 312.0
2. T. F. Riggs, 278.0
3. Bismarck High, 242.0
4. Bismarck Century, 238.0
5. Rapid City Stevens, 206.0
6. Bismarck Legacy, 185.0.
7. Bismarck St. Mary`s, 114.0
8. Hettinger, 105.0
9. Devils Lake, 50.0
10. Killdeer, 43.0
11. Mandan, 29.0

Jamestown KC Invite
1. Jamestown, 182.0
2. Valley City, 139.0
3. Fargo Davies, 123.0
4. Des Lacs – Burlington, 97.5
5. Turtle Mountain, 49.0
6. Bismarck High, 40.5
7. Grand Forks Red River, 37.0
8. Fargo South, 32.0
9. Devils Lake, 29.0
10. Bismarck Legacy, 27.0
11. Bismarck Century, 16.0
12. Grand Forks Central, 9.0

Velva Invite
1. Northern Lights, 294.0
2. Bishop Ryan, 269.0
3. Bowman County/Beach, 256.0
4. Velva, 255.0
5. Harvey-Wells County, 240.0
6. Kenmare, 237.0
7. Carrington, 223.0
8. Minot, 199.0
9. Williams County, 196.5
10. Stanley, 185.0
11. Mondak, 121.0
12. Rugby,100.0
13. Larimore, 77.5
14. May-Port-CG, 75.0
15. New Town, 44.0
16. Alexander, 21.0
17. White Shield, 8.0
18. Beulah-Hazen, 0.0
18. Killdeer, 0.0
18. Standing Rock, 0.0

High School Girls Wrestling

Mandan Lions Womens Tournament
1. T. F. Riggs, 241.0
2. Bismarck Legacy, 207.0
3. Bismarck, 168.0
4. Spearfish, 143.0
5. Minot, 131.0
6. Fargo, 108.0
7. RC Stevens, 82.0
T8. Bismarck Century, 78.0
T8. Mandan, 78.0
10. Sturgis, 56.0
11. Hettinger, 45.0
12. Dickinson 32.0
13. Beulah/Hazen, 29.0

Jamestown KC Invite
1. West Fargo Sheyenne, 106.0
2. Jamestown, 99.0
3. Carrington, 97.0
4. Des Lacs – Burlington, 77.0
5. Grand Forks, 76.5
6. Turtle Mountain, 67.0
7. Valley City, 54.0
8. Devils Lake, 11.0
9. Fargo, 0.0

Velva Invite
1. Mondak, 39.0
2. Stanley, 34.0
3. Velva, 32.0
4. Harvey, 30.0
5. New Town, 26.0
6. May-Port-CG, 20.0
7. Rugby, 18.0
8. Northern Lights, 14.0
9. Bowman County/Beach, 12.0
10. White Shield, 9.0
11. Williams County, 7.0
12. Larimore, 4.0
13. Killdeer, 3.5
Alexander, 0.0
Beulah-Hazen, 0.0
Bishop Ryan, 0.0
Carrington, 0.0
Kenmare, 0.0
Minot, 0.0
Standing Rock, 0.0
Watford City, 0.0

College Womens Basketball
Minot State def. Northern State, 67-66
Central Michigan def. North Dakota State, 66-65

College Mens Basketball
Minot State def. Northern State, 82-62
Portland def. North Dakota, 90-69
Eastern Washington def. North Dakota State, 78-70

College Mens Hockey
University of Mary def. Minot State, 3-2
St. Cloud State def. North Dakota, 6-3

College Womens Hockey
Minot State def. Midland University, 4-3 OT

NAHL Hockey
Austin Bruins def. Minot Minotauros, 5-1
Aberdeen Wings def. Bismarck Bobcats, 3-1

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NDSU-FCS PLAYOFFS

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Kobe Johnson ran for 206 yards and two touchdowns, quarterback Cam Miller also ran for two scores and third-seeded North Dakota State pounded Montana 49-26 in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The defending and nine-time champion Bison piled up 453 yards on the ground and turned three turnovers by the Grizzlies into 21 points. North Dakota State is home against sixth-seeded Samford in the quarterfinals next weekend. Corbin Walker returned a Miller interception 58 yards early in the second half to pull the Grizzlies within 21-20. The Bison responded and scored on four of their next five possessions. Johnson had touchdown runs of 75 and 73 yards and TaMerik Williams had a 68-yarder. After that NDSU went 87 yards in nine plays, capped by TK Marshall’s seven-yard TD run.

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TIMBERWOLVES-THUNDER

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points in his return to action and the Oklahoma City Thunder took advantage of Rudy Gobert’s early ejection to post a chippy 135-128 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The teams were called for a combined eight technical fouls. Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s third-leading scorer with a 31-point average, sat out one game earlier this week with a bruised hip. But he had no trouble getting physical against Minnesota, making 10 of 17 shots and all 12 of his free throws. Josh Giddey had 21 points and 12 assists for the Thunder in his eighth double-double of the season. D’Angelo Russell led the Timberwolves with 27 points and Anthony Edwards added 26 points. Gobert was ejected for tripping Kenrich Williams in the second quarter.

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WILD-DUCKS

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout, helping the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Calen Addison and Joel Eriksson Ek each had a goal and assist during regulation, and Minnesota won for the fifth time in six games. Filip Gustavsson made 29 saves in goal for Minnesota, which rallied with two goals in third period, including Kaprizov’s tying goal with 2:35 remaining. Ryan Strome, Cam Fowler, Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry scored for Anaheim, and John Gibson stopped 45 shots. The Ducks lost their fifth straight game.

K-Heart Sports – 12/03/22

Posted on Dec 3, 2022 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 12/03/22 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Friday was the opening night for Class A basketball teams. Minot High is the defending state champ in both girl’s and boy’s. The #1 Minot High girls began the season at #3 West Fargo. The Majettes scored the first 14 points before the Packers got on the board and led 60-38 at halftime. They would set a school record for points in a game (107) and made 3’s in a game (19).

High School Girls Basketball

Class A
#1 Minot High def. #3 West Fargo, 107-75
Wayzata, MN def. #2 Bismarck Century, 69-56
Mandan def. #5 West Fargo Sheyenne, 66-58
Dickinson def. Dawson County, MT, 74-25

Class B
Nedrose def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 49-44
Linton-HMB def. Parshall, 43-29

CNDC Tournament – Harvey
Consolation
TGU def. New Rockford-Sheyenne, 51-41
Drake-Anamoose def. Glenburn, 52-48
Semifinal
#5 Rugby def. Harvey-Wells County, 67-35
St. John def. Minot Sophomores, 64-39

Ramsey County Tournament – Devils Lake
Consolation
North Star def. Benson County, 39-28
Semifinal
Four Winds-Minnewaukan def. Park River-Fordville-Lankin, 42-37
Devils Lake JV def. Dunseith, 55-24

Shootout on the Prairie – Minot Auditorium
Westhope-Newburg def. South Prairie-Max, 44-34
#2 Kenmare-Bowbells def. Bishop Ryan, 58-29
Stanley def. Velva, 53-49
#6 Thompson def. Bottineau, 44-42
New Town def. Dickinson Trinity, 53-42
Midway-Minto def. Alexander, 59-23

McLean County Shootout – Washburn & Wilton
Warwick def. Solen, 52-32
Richardton-Taylor def. White Shield, 80-12
Wilton-Wing def. Divide County, 37-32
Garrison def. Beulah, 56-38
Central McLean def. #4 Bowman County, 63-48
Glen Ullin-Hebron def. Washburn, 53-35

High School Boys Basketball

Class A
#1 Minot High def. Devils Lake, 94-60
#2 Bismarck Century def. Moorhead, MN, 89-56
Dickinson def. Dawson County, MT, 79-68
Mandan def. West Fargo Sheyenne, 91-67

High School Girls Hockey
Minot High def. Devils Lake, 5-0
Williston def. Grand Forks, 2-1
West Fargo United def. Dickinson, 9-2
Fargo Davies def. Bismarck Century, 3-2 OT

High School Boys Hockey
Bottineau-Rugby def. Jamestown, 6-5
Fargo Davies def. Bismarck Century, 6-4

High School Girls Gymnastics

Dickinson Invite
1. Dickinson, 149.100
2. Minot High, 134.450
3. Mandan, 129.250
4. Jamestown, 127.125
5. Northwest Stars, 119.425

Fargo Invite
1. Bismarck Century, 137.325
2. Bismarck Legacy, 130.800
3. Wapheton, 126.800
4. Grand Forks, 126.575
5. Fargo, 121.400
6. Valley City, 100.100
7. Bismarck High, 88.025

College Womens Basketball
North Dakota def. Wisconson-Superior, 77-30

College Mens Hockey
Minot State def. University of Mary, 3-1
St. Cloud State def. North Dakota, 7-2

College Womens Hockey
Midland University def. Minot State, 2-1

NAHL Hockey
Austin Bruins def. Minot Minotauros, 5-3
Bismarck Bobcats def. Aberdeen Wings, 6-1

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MSU FOOTBALL-COACH

MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Minot State University will be looking for a new head football coach. The University announced Friday that coach Mike Aldrich’s contract is not being renewed, marking the end of his 6-year tenure as head coach of the program. Minot State University will immediately start the process of identifying a new head coach. During Coach Aldrich’s time at Minot State, the Beavers saw offensive lineman Sebastian Gutierrez become an NFL prospect as the former Minot State player signed a free agent contract with the Denver Broncos during the summer of 2022. JoseLuis Moreno, Ali Mohamed, and Gutierrez were named All-Americans under Coach Aldrich’s guidance, Philip Green was honored as one of just 22 players in all of college football to be named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team in the fall of 2021, and defensive lineman Will Jordan was named a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American. During Coach Aldrich’s tenure – which included the cancelation of the 2020 season because of COVID – the Beavers compiled a 10-45 overall record, all of which were NSIC games.

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NDSU-FCS PLAYOFFS

FARGO, ND (NDSU) – North Dakota State makes its 13th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division I Football Championship today when the No. 3-seeded Bison (9-2) face the 17th-ranked Montana Grizzlies (8-4) in the second round. Game time is 2:30 p.m. at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. While NDSU and the other top eight national seeds were off last week with a bye, Montana rallied from a 24-3 third quarter deficit to beat Southeast Missouri State 34-24 in a first-round game in Missoula. Malik Flowers’ 80-yard kickoff return touchdown sparked the rally and the Griz tied the game less than five minutes later when Junior Bergen scored on a 58-yard punt return. North Dakota State has a 5-4 lead in the all-time series with Montana dating back to 1914. The teams haven’t met since the 2015 second round in Fargo, a 37-6 NDSU win. Montana is 0-2 in the Fargodome including a 22-10 regular-season loss in 2014. ESPN+ will have exclusive coverage available to subscribers on ESPN.com and the ESPN app.

K-Heart Sports – 12/02/22

Posted on Dec 2, 2022 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 12/02/22 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Basketball, hockey and wrestling were on the local sports schedule Thursday.

High School Girls Basketball

Class B

Tioga def. Des Lacs-Burlington, 67-50
Trenton def. Williston Trinity Christian, 45-16
Ray def. North Shore-Plaza, 45-27
Hazen def. New Salem-Almont, 38-19

CNDC Tournament – Harvey
First Round
#5 Rugby def. TGU, 73-32
Harvey-Wells-County def. New Rockford-Sheyenne, 52-50
St. John def. Drake-Anamoose, 77-36
Minot Sophomores def. Glenburn, 71-50

Ramsey County Tournament – Devils Lake
First Round
Four Winds-Minnewaukan def. Larimore, 62-23
Park River-Fordville-Lankin def. Nelson County, 45-31
Devils Lake JV def. Benson County, 63-34
Dunseith def. North Star, 49-35

High School Girls Hockey
Mandan def. Bismarck Legacy, 5-3
Jamestown def. Bismarck Century, 4-3

High School Boys Hockey
Mandan def. Bismarck Legacy, 4-3 OT
Bismarck High def. Hazen-Beulah, 6-0

High School Girls Wrestling
Bismarck Century def. Mandan, 39-30

High School Boys Wrestling

Class A
Bismarck Legacy def. Watford City, 59-15
Bismarck Century def. Mandan, 65-16

Class B
Northern Lights def. Stanley, 54-21
Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central def. Bishop Ryan, 49-27

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3 CLASS PROPOSAL

VALLEY CITY, N.D. – The North Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors met in person in Valley City on Thursday. The Board accepted the 3-Class Basketball Proposal presented by the 3-Class Basketball Focus Group and voted unanimously to move forward with a finance study and impact to existing or new staff study to be presented at a Special Board Meeting on February 8, per current Board of Directors Policy for adding a classification in a sport or activity.

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MSU MEN’S BASKETBALL

MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSU) – The Minot State men’s basketball team got a 43-point showing from the bench, but fell 84-63 to the Minnesota State Moorhead Dragons on the road Thursday in NSIC play. The Beavers (3-3 overall, 0-2 NSIC) had two players score in double figures, led by Michael Jok who had 13 points. Caleb Van De Griend tacked on 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks off the bench, and Jalen Cook added nine points. Minot State struggled out of the gate, falling behind 51-26 heading into halftime. Minnesota State Moorhead kept widening its lead after intermission, constructing a 57-30 advantage before Minot State went on an 8-0 run, finished off by Jok’s three, to shrink the deficit to 57-38 with 14:50 to go in the contest. Minnesota State Moorhead responded and outscored the Beavers the rest of the way, ending the game with a final score of 84-63. Minot State took care of business in the paint, recording 24 of its 37 points in the lane.

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MSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSU) – Kate Head scored 10 points and Jaime Skeggs had 10 more, but the Beavers fell to the Minnesota State Moorhead Dragons 57-33 on the road Thursday in the NSIC opener for the Beavers. Vilborg Jonsdottir added four assists and four steals for Minot State (4-3 overall, 0-1 NSIC). Minot State’s defense held Minnesota State Moorhead to only 19 percent shooting from beyond the arc and 40 percent from the field. The Beavers also limited Natalie Jens to 1-of-7 shooting from downtown in the game. The Dragons did not have much luck cleaning up their misses on the offensive glass either, as they finished with eight offensive rebounds and managed just 11 second-chance points. The Beavers host Northern State on Saturday.

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NSDU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

YPSILANTI, Mich. (NDSU) – Eastern Michigan outscored the North Dakota State women’s basketball team 26-12 in the fourth quarter to steal a 73-55 win on Thursday night. Elle Evans paced NDSU (6-1) with a team-high 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three. She also hauled in a season-best seven rebounds with two blocks, one assist and one steal. Emily Behnke reached double digits in scoring for the third time this season with 10 points to go along with five rebounds. Taylor Brown also added in nine points with five rebounds. As a team, NDSU shot 32.8 percent (22-67) from the field and 60.0 percent (6-10) from the free throw line. The Bison also netted 34 points in the paint and scored 11 points off of turnovers. After NDSU notched a 30-29 lead at halftime, the Bison started the third quarter pushing their edge to three, 36-33, following a layup from Evans. Eastern Michigan (5-0) then battled back closing the frame with four straight points to steal a 47-43 advantage. The Eagles continued to surge into the fourth quarter expanding their lead up to 10, 53-43, with 8:36 to play. Eastern Michigan then opened up its largest lead of the night, 67-47, after Olivia Smith knocked down a free throw with 3:43 to play. The Eagles went on to close out the rest of the time to pick up the 73-55 win. NDSU will be back in action at Central Michigan on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is set for noon CT.

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WILD-OILERS

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and two assists to extend his career-best point streak to 10 games, and Joel Eriksson Ek added a goal and assist, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 5-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Kaprizov has a goal in four straight games after scoring his 14th of the season. He also has nine straight games with an assist, and eight goals and 11 assists in his last 13 games. Frederick Gaudreau, Sam Steel and Mats Zuccarello also scored for Minnesota, which has won four of five. Marc-Andre Fleury made 18 saves. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl extended goal streaks for Edmonton, which had won three in a row.

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VIKINGS-COUSINS/JEFFERSON

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The long pass from Kirk Cousins up the left sideline landed in Justin Jefferson’s arms in just the right spot in the fourth quarter of Minnesota’s game with New England, a split second before two Patriots defensive backs slammed into the Vikings star. Jefferson kept the ball secure for a 36-yard reception as he hit the turf, before springing to his feet, flexing his muscles in celebration and screaming to the roaring crowd. The Vikings scored the go-ahead touchdown on the next play, after yet another contested catch by the indefatigable Jefferson. “I love this team. I’d do anything for it, and when that ball’s in the air, it’s mine,” Jefferson said. Already owning more receiving yards than any other third-year player in NFL history with six games left to pad his total, Jefferson has gained the trust of Cousins many times over. The quarterback has ever-growing confidence he can pinpoint a pass into a tricky spot and Jefferson will haul it in. “The eye in the sky don’t lie, we say,” Cousins said. “When he puts that stuff on tape, it earns the right to keep getting the ball.” Jefferson said he’s worked on hand-eye coordination, grip strength and peripheral vision to aid his success rate on those well-covered routes. The challenge won’t subside this week when the Vikings play the New York Jets, who boast a pair of standout cornerbacks: Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed. “I’m confident in my game, my skill set to win my battles, and hopefully we don’t get too many double teams,” Jefferson said.

The Vikings (9-2) can clinch their first NFC North title in five seasons with Cousins by beating the Jets and having Jacksonville win at Detroit (4-7), but they’ve largely kept their feelings about their dominance in the division to themselves with the obvious bigger picture of seeding for the NFC playoffs in the background. “I never think about future weeks, or really can’t afford to look in the rearview mirror either. It’s got to be all about this week and getting a win,” Cousins said, adding: “There are many teams who at this stage of the game are hovering around .500, and then they end up playing for the Super Bowl, so you understand how this league will beat you up and go back and forth.” The Jets (7-4) are one game out of the AFC East lead, in an even more foreign place with meaningful games ahead in December. They haven’t been to the playoffs in 12 years. “It’s not like it’s an elephant in the room. It’s not like you’re not going to acknowledge it, but none of it matters at the end of the day,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said. “You’ve got to quickly refocus back to what’s important, and what’s important is this moment.”

GREAT WHITE
Mike White stepped in for the Jets at quarterback for the benched Zach Wilson last week and performed with the poise and efficiency of a veteran in just his fourth career start — and first of the season. White went 22 of 28 for 315 yards and three touchdowns in the 31-10 victory over Chicago. “He comes in and prepares, goes about his business the right way and goes about his preparation the right way,” rookie receiver Garrett Wilson said. “You do things like that consistently, you’re going to get it back.” White already has just one fewer TD pass than Wilson and is two behind Joe Flacco for the team lead.

THE BREAKTHROUGH
Kene Nwangwu returned a kickoff 97 yards for the tying touchdown for the Vikings in the third quarter against the Patriots, his first score of the season after taking two of them all the way as a rookie last year. Special teams coordinator Matt Daniels blamed himself for holding Nwangwu back by overthinking the return schemes. He and assistant Ben Kotwica drew up a new plan on paper at halftime of that game that the Vikings had never practiced before. “What a breath of fresh air it was to see him take one to the house,” Daniels said. “I know we’ve all been waiting on it.”

MIDDLE MAN
The Vikings ought to get a boost for their defensive line with the return of Dalvin Tomlinson, who has missed the last four games with a calf injury. The only previous game he missed in six years in the NFL came last year when he was sidelined by COVID-19. Tomlinson, whose interior presence and push has contributed to edge rushers Za’Darius Smith and Danielle Hunter combining for 16 1/2 sacks, warmed up before the New England game but was held out as a precaution. “It was more just about trusting things, making sure the muscles were ready for the pounding you’re going to take during the game,” Tomlinson said.

FOOTBALL FRIEND
Jets wide receiver Elijah Moore, who requested a trade earlier this season because of a lack of opportunities, has been more involved in the passing attack lately. With White at quarterback, Moore caught his first touchdown pass of the season against the Bears after having five as a rookie last year. Moore said this week he actually took a ball the day before the game and had a monologue with it — even giving it a kiss for good measure. “I was like, ‘You already know how I feel about you,’” Moore said.

K-Heart Sports – 12/01/22

Posted on Dec 1, 2022 in General |

K-HEART SPORTS – 12/01/22 – 0700

MINOT, ND – Minot High is the defending champ in Class A girls and boys basketball and the first Class A Basketball Polls of the season have the champs at No. 1. The polls are voted on by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

North Dakota Class A Boys Basketball Poll

(First Place Votes) Record Points
1. Minot High (7) 0-0 63
2. Bismarck Century (7) 0-0 62
3. Fargo Davies 0-0 39
4. Fargo North 0-0 26
5. Grand Forks Red River 0-0 9

Others receiving votes: Bismarck Legacy, Fargo Shanley, Bismarck High

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North Dakota Class A Girls Basketball Poll

(First Place Votes) Record Points
1. Minot High (9) 0-0 65
2. Bismarck Century (5) 0-0 61
3. West Fargo 0-0 37
4. Fargo Davies 0-0 35
5. West Fargo Sheyenne 0-0 16

Others receiving votes: Bismarck Legacy, Grand Forks Red River

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UND MEN’S BASKETBALL

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – North Dakota trailed No. 23 Iowa State by two at intermission, but a pair of Cyclone scoring runs in the second half allowed them to pull away for the 63-44 victory inside the Hilton Coliseum. Caleb Grill paced the Cyclones (6-1) with 16 points, putting in 10 points in the final 20 minutes. He was also responsible for three of North Dakota’s 20 turnovers, recording three steals. Matt Norman was the top Hawk (5-4), recording a team-high nine points while also cleaning the glass with seven rebounds. He was also responsible for a team leading three assists. In the early moments of the second half, Iowa State went on a 9-0 run to go up 39-27 with 14:35 left. The Cyclones put down an 11-0 run with five minutes to go to pull away at 58-39. North Dakota will visit Portland on Saturday, with the opening tip set for 7 p.m. (CT).

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TIMBERWOLVES-GRIZZLIES

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 29 points, five steals and three blocks to lead Minnesota to a 109-101 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night in the first game of an extended absence for injured Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns. Jaylen Nowell added a season-high 24 points and D’Angelo Russell had 15 points and 10 assists for the Timberwolves, who forced a season-high 27 turnovers by the Grizzlies and snapped a three-game losing streak despite being outrebounded 59-29 in this sloppy but spirited matchup that included seven technical fouls. Ja Morant scored 24 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who lost their cool down the stretch with successive ejections for Dillon Brooks and Morant. They had only 17 assists. Grizzlies rookie David Roddy, who finished 13 points and five rebounds in his native city, had eight points over three consecutive possessions midway through the fourth quarter. Then Edwards sprang to life with a tiebreaking 3-pointer and a block on Brandon Clarke’s layup that sparked a break he finished with a one-handed slam for a 90-85 lead.

The Timberwolves surrendered 279 points over their previous two contests and lost Towns in the process. Kyle Anderson drew the start against his former team for Towns and pitched in 10 points, six rebounds and five assists. Naz Reid saw extended time inside and gave the Wolves seven points, a career-high tying five blocks and plenty of energy on both ends of the court. Gobert was mostly out of it, finding himself in foul trouble early and picking up a technical for complaining about his second one midway through the first quarter, but he finished with 10 points, six rebounds and five assists. Rookie Wendell Moore Jr., who had logged a total of 11 minutes to date, got his first career start in place of Jaden McDaniels, who missed his third consecutive game with an illness. Timberwolves: Host Oklahoma City on Saturday night.

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VIKINGS-SECONDARY

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — For three straight weeks, the Minnesota Vikings have started a different cornerback because of injuries. Last week against New England, Duke Shelley was pressed into action when Andrew Booth Jr. was held out with a knee injury. Booth started one game in place of fellow rookie Akayleb Evans but then got hurt. And Evans got his shot when Cameron Dantzler Sr. went on injured reserve. Booth will miss the rest of the season after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus, but Minnesota is hoping the turnover at the position opposite veteran Patrick Peterson is mostly over. Dantzler, who started the first eight games, is eligible to return next week after recovering from an ankle injury. That means either Shelley or Evans could see playing time Sunday at home against the New York Jets.

The revolving door at cornerback has made an impact. Despite a 9-2 record and five-game lead in the NFC North, Minnesota has allowed the most passing yards in the NFL (276.1 per game). The Vikings have allowed more than 300 passing yards in each of the three games without Dantzler. “The medical team has been really trying to progress him off to the side and make sure he’s doing whatever he can to simulate different kinds of practice movements and in-game movements,” Minnesota coach Kevin O’Connell said of Dantzler. “So, when we do activate him, the hope is that it’ll be an activation and he’ll be able to be out there with us the following Sunday.”

Evans, a fourth-round rookie from Missouri, has missed the past two games while in the concussion protocol. “He’s in kind of the final phase of it, which is full-speed practice and then just making sure he gets a full day of work in, a padded practice, and see how he recovers and if we can move forward with him,” O’Connell said. If Evans can’t play, Shelley is ready to face the Jets and quarterback Mike White, who threw for 315 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions last week in a 31-10 win over Chicago. “I definitely embrace every matchup,” Shelley said. “I like me versus anybody. It doesn’t matter who it is. I’m going to bet on myself anytime. That’s why everybody was wondering why I went up to press on third downs. I want the ball to come my way. I want to make the play. So, it’s kind of my mentality.”

Booth, a second-round pick out of Clemson, played defensive snaps in just two games before his season ended. O’Connell said the rookie opted for a full repair of his meniscus, which is better for his long-term health. With Booth out, Minnesota has received little production from its top two draft picks. Safety Lewis Cine, a first-round pick, played in just three games and had two defensive snaps before suffering a broken leg. “You hate to see it because you see some of them guys, talented guys, especially young guys, you don’t want them guys to lose their confidence, things like that,” Shelley said. “Try to stay behind them and uplift them as much as you can, let them know that you’re here for them and everything’s going to be all right.”