K-HEART SPORTS – WEDNESDAY – 02/07/24
MINOT, ND – Play-In games for the Class B District 8 Girls Basketball Tournament were held on Tuesday at the Minot Auditorium. All the higher seeds won. We’ll broadcast the quarterfinals through championship this Thursday, Friday and Saturday on The Heart 106.9 FM, khrt.com, and through the LIVE 365 App.
High School Girls Basketball
Class B
District 8 Tournament – Minot Auditorium
Play In
#6 Velva def. #11 Drake-Anamoose, 44-26
#7 Bishop Ryan def. #10 Westhope-Newburg, 39-37
#8 Harvey-Wells County def. #9 Glenburn, 54-24
#6 Velva def. #11 Drake-Anamoose, 44-26
#7 Bishop Ryan def. #10 Westhope-Newburg, 39-37
#8 Harvey-Wells County def. #9 Glenburn, 54-24
Thursday’s schedule
Quarterfinal – HEARD ON 106.9 FM
#2 Surrey vs #7 Bishop Ryan, 3 pm
#3 T-G-U vs #6 Velva, 20 min after
#1 Our Redeemer’s vs #8 Harvey-Wells County, 20 min after
#4 Berthold vs #5 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 20 min after
#2 Surrey vs #7 Bishop Ryan, 3 pm
#3 T-G-U vs #6 Velva, 20 min after
#1 Our Redeemer’s vs #8 Harvey-Wells County, 20 min after
#4 Berthold vs #5 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, 20 min after
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MINOT, ND – Other scores from the area:
High School Girls Basketball
Class AA
#1 Minot High def. Jamestown, 81-49
#5 Bismarck Legacy def. Dickinson, 80-59
Mandan def. Williston, 76-42
Bismarck High def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 63-42
#1 Minot High def. Jamestown, 81-49
#5 Bismarck Legacy def. Dickinson, 80-59
Mandan def. Williston, 76-42
Bismarck High def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 63-42
Class A
Dickinson Trinity def. Stanley, 62-35
Dickinson Trinity def. Stanley, 62-35
Class B
#10 Washburn def. Hazen (Class A), 49-46
Hettinger-Scranton def. Garrison, 53-46
#10 Washburn def. Hazen (Class A), 49-46
Hettinger-Scranton def. Garrison, 53-46
District 7 Tournament Play In – Williston State College
#9 Williston Trinity Christian def. #8 North Shore-Plaza, 42-29
#7 Ray def. #10 Alexander, 58-12
#9 Williston Trinity Christian def. #8 North Shore-Plaza, 42-29
#7 Ray def. #10 Alexander, 58-12
High School Boys Basketball
Class AA
#1 Minot High def. Jamestown, 75-40
#2 Bismarck High def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 97-42
Mandan def. Williston, 76-51
Dickinson def. Bismarck Legacy, 60-59
#1 Minot High def. Jamestown, 75-40
#2 Bismarck High def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 97-42
Mandan def. Williston, 76-51
Dickinson def. Bismarck Legacy, 60-59
Class A
#2 Devils Lake def. #3 Four Winds-Minnewaukan, 70-69
#5 Beulah def. Shiloh Christian, 68-59
South Prairie-Max def. Turtle Mountain, 61-51
Des Lacs-Burlington def. New Town, 69-30
Bottineau def. Rugby, 65-28
Stanley def. Dunseith, 63-31
Hazen def. Watford City, 84-69
#2 Devils Lake def. #3 Four Winds-Minnewaukan, 70-69
#5 Beulah def. Shiloh Christian, 68-59
South Prairie-Max def. Turtle Mountain, 61-51
Des Lacs-Burlington def. New Town, 69-30
Bottineau def. Rugby, 65-28
Stanley def. Dunseith, 63-31
Hazen def. Watford City, 84-69
Class B
#9 Wilton-Wing def. #8 Linton-HMB, 71-62
Garrison def. Central McLean, 61-45
Powers Lake-Burke Central def. Parshall/North Shore-Plaza, 61-54
Divide County def. Trenton, 42-41
White Shield def. Center-Stanton, 63-51
#9 Wilton-Wing def. #8 Linton-HMB, 71-62
Garrison def. Central McLean, 61-45
Powers Lake-Burke Central def. Parshall/North Shore-Plaza, 61-54
Divide County def. Trenton, 42-41
White Shield def. Center-Stanton, 63-51
High School Boys Hockey
Minot High def. Williston, 13-2
Dickinson def. Hazen-Beulah, 6-3
Jamestown def. Mandan, 4-3 SO
Bismarck Century def. Bismarck High, 12-1
High School Girls Hockey
Mandan def. Jamestown, 3-0
Bismarck High-Legacy def. Bismarck Century, 3-2 OT
Devils Lake def. Grand Forks, 4-2
Mandan def. Jamestown, 3-0
Bismarck High-Legacy def. Bismarck Century, 3-2 OT
Devils Lake def. Grand Forks, 4-2
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MINOT, ND – Pairings have been released for the first round of the State Class B Boys Wrestling Tournament Team Dual competition. The State Wrestling Tournament will be February 15-17 at the Fargo Dome.
High School Boys Wrestling
Class B
Class B
State Tournament – Team Dual
First Round – (Sat, 2/17 at 10 am)
#2 Lisbon vs Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central
#3 South Border vs New Salem-Almont
#1 Velva vs Carrington
#4 Northern Lights vs #5 Killdeer
First Round – (Sat, 2/17 at 10 am)
#2 Lisbon vs Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central
#3 South Border vs New Salem-Almont
#1 Velva vs Carrington
#4 Northern Lights vs #5 Killdeer
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MSU SOFTBALL
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Sara Van Wickler provided the dramatic walk-off winner in game one, then pitcher Kierra Fournier shut down a late Jamestown rally as Minot State swept a non-conference doubleheader from Jamestown, 4-3 in 8 innings and 5-4 on Tuesday at the MSU Bubble.
GAME 1 | Minot State 4, Jamestown 3
Junior Reegan Floyd was dominant on Tuesday, punching out eight Jamestown hitters over seven innings of work to help power the Minot State Beavers past the Jimmies 4-3. In addition to her eight strikeouts, Floyd went seven innings, giving up three runs, all of them earned, on seven hits and walking two for Minot State (5-1 overall). Senior Gabi Dawyduk (1-1) also made an impact in the circle for the Beavers, throwing one shutout inning while allowing no hits, with no walks and one strikeout. At the plate, the Beavers were led by junior Abby Lohse, who went 1-for-3 on the day with a home run, a walk and two RBI. Sophomore Sara Van Wickler compiled a noteworthy performance as well, going 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI. Senior Taryn Bennett also helped out for Minot State, putting together one hit in four trips to the plate while adding a triple.
The Beavers got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. Minot State got an RBI single from Van Wickler, scoring junior Abbey Kelley from third base. The Beavers then held the Jimmies scoreless before expanding their lead in the third inning. Minot State scored twice on Lohse’s two-run homer, which brought the Beavers lead to 3-0. Jamestown then rallied to tie the ballgame at 3-3 before Minot State walked it off in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI single off the bat of Van Wickler.
GAME 2 | Minot State 5, Jamestown 4
The Minot State Beavers took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never surrendered the advantage on the way to a 5-4 win over the Jamestown Jimmies on Tuesday. Sophomore Kierra Fournier (2-0) started in the circle and picked up the win for Minot State. The right-hander went seven innings, giving up four runs, all of them earned, on nine hits, allowing one walk and striking out five. In the batter’s box, the Beavers were led by freshman Taylor Eatherton, who went 2-for-4 on the day with a double and three RBI. Senior Gabi Dawyduk put together a noteworthy performance at the plate as well, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. Sophomore Taylor Smith also helped out for Minot State, putting together one hit in two trips to the plate while adding a double and a walk.
The Beavers got the scoring started early, putting two runs on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. Dawyduk drove in two runs for Minot State with a single, that scored junior Abby Lohse and sophomore Paige Kellogg. The Jimmies failed to push any runs across before the Beavers offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. Minot State scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Eatherton, which brought the score to 3-0 in favor of the Beavers. Jamestown narrowed Minot State’s lead to 3-2 before the Beavers stretched the advantage to 5-2 in the sixth inning. The Beavers pushed two runs across on a two-run double off the bat of Eatherton that scored Smith and senior Lexi Barduson. Jamestown put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Minot State still held on for the 5-4 win.
The two teams meet again in another twinbill hosted by Jamestown next Tuesday.
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MSU MENS WRESTLING
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – Seniors Cayden White and Shane Hansen led the way for the Beavers on “Senior Night” as each picked up wins by pin as the Minot State men’s wrestling team rolled to a 37-15 non-conference victory at the MSU Dome over visiting Dickinson State. Brendan Barnes also added a win by pin for the Beavers (8-7 duals, 3-4 NSIC) while Wayne Joint and Jakes Swirple won by technical fall, Ryan Hrcka added a win by decision, and Isaac Ortega collected a forfeit victory. The evening started off with the Beavers honoring seniors White, Hansen, and teammates Brody Mohr, Logen Fischer, and Kelby Armstrong, Minot State’s five seniors wrapping up their final year on the mats. Fischer and Armstrong did not wrestle on Tuesday but Mohr did, along with Hansen and White, though he dropped a 17-10 decision to Isaac Andersen in their 174-pound match. White and Hansen enjoyed better “Senior Night” results as White won by pin in 45 seconds over Jackson King in their 184-pound match, and Hansen pinned Samuel Adams 1:28 into the second period of their 197-pound match. Those wins helped the Beavers seal the team win which was helped out early by an 18-3 technical fall win for Joint at 133 points, then a 3-0 decision for Hrcka at 149 pounds. Ortega’s win by forfeit put Minot State on top 14-12 in the team score, then Barnes won by pin in 2:02 of the first round in his 165-pound match against Joseph Oliver to put the Beavers comfortably on top, 20-12. White and Hansen’s pins pushed the Beaver lead to 32-15 before Swirple capped the evening with a 16-0 technical fall win in his heavyweight match over Chase Nutting. The final home dual for the Beavers, Minot State now hits the roads the next two weekends starting with a trip to Northern State this Friday.
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NAHL PROSPECTS TOURNAMENT
MINOT, ND – The 2024 North American Hockey League (NAHL) Top Prospects Tournament came to a close on Tuesday in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. After a 4-0 win, Team Central finished the event with a 2-0 record and captured the Top Prospects title. Four Minot Minotauros are participated as a part of Team Central: Joel Lehtinen, Rylan Jockims, Nicklas Ketonen, and Trevor Stachowiak. Tauros Head Coach Cody Campbell was head coach for Team Central.
Team Central had a clean sweep at Top Prospects 2024 after shutting out Team East by a score of 4-0. Team Central did not have a single goal scored on them in both showings. In the opening period, Ocean Wallace (Austin Bruins) and Weston Turner (Aberdeen Wings) scored to take a 2-0 lead. The second period saw a goal from Damon Furuseth (Austin Bruins) which extended Central’s lead to 3-0. Riley Sharun (Aberdeen Wings) added the final goal of the event for a 4-0 final score. Adam Dybal (Aberdeen Wings) put on a show as he posted a 22 shot shutout win in net.
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TIMBERWOLVES-BULLS
CHICAGO (AP) — Coby White and DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points apiece, and the Chicago Bulls erased a 23-point deficit in a 129-123 overtime victory over Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Nikola Vucevic had 24 points for Chicago, and Andre Drummond finished with 16 points, 16 rebounds and four blocked shots. The Bulls were coming off a 123-115 loss to Sacramento in which they nearly rallied all the way back from a 30-point deficit. Edwards had 38 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota, which had won three of four. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 33 points in the opener of a four-game trip. The Timberwolves continue their road trip in Milwaukee on Thursday.