K-HEART SPORTS – TUESDAY – 02/13/24
MINOT, ND – The Class B District 6 Girls Basketball Tournament finished play on Monday in Garrison.
High School Girls Basketball
Class B
District 6 Tournament – Garrison
Class B
District 6 Tournament – Garrison
Region Qualifier
#3 Garrison def. #4 Mandaree, 64-38
#6 New Salem-Almont def. #5 Wilton-Wing, 44-33
Championship
#1 Central McLean def. #2 Washburn, 53-24
#3 Garrison def. #4 Mandaree, 64-38
#6 New Salem-Almont def. #5 Wilton-Wing, 44-33
Championship
#1 Central McLean def. #2 Washburn, 53-24
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MINOT, ND – Other scores from the area:
High School Girls Basketball
Class A
#2 South Prairie-Max def. Turtle Mountain, 68-44
#5 Nedrose def. Stanley, 65-35
Des Lacs-Burlington def. New Town, 64-29
Rugby def. Dunseith, 58-32
#2 South Prairie-Max def. Turtle Mountain, 68-44
#5 Nedrose def. Stanley, 65-35
Des Lacs-Burlington def. New Town, 64-29
Rugby def. Dunseith, 58-32
High School Boys Basketball
Class A
#5 Beulah def. Killdeer, 77-63
Hazen def. Standing Rock, 76-66
#5 Beulah def. Killdeer, 77-63
Hazen def. Standing Rock, 76-66
Class B
#3 Bishop Ryan def. Berthold, 70-36
#5 Westhope-Newburg def. Glenburn, 76-41
Velva def. Drake-Anamoose, 64-42
T-G-U def. Harvey-Wells County, 68-36
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Surrey, 55-37
White Shield def. Parshall/North Shore-Plaza, 68-57
#3 Bishop Ryan def. Berthold, 70-36
#5 Westhope-Newburg def. Glenburn, 76-41
Velva def. Drake-Anamoose, 64-42
T-G-U def. Harvey-Wells County, 68-36
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Surrey, 55-37
White Shield def. Parshall/North Shore-Plaza, 68-57
High School Boys Hockey
West Region Tournament Play-In
#8 Bottineau-Rugby def. #9 Hazen-Beulah, 7-3
#7 Williston def. #10 Bismarck High, 7-1
#8 Bottineau-Rugby def. #9 Hazen-Beulah, 7-3
#7 Williston def. #10 Bismarck High, 7-1
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NDSU MENS BASKETBALL-HONOR
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU) – North Dakota State forward Andrew Morgan was named the TicketSmarter Summit League Men’s Basketball Peak Performer of the Week, it was announced Monday. The honor is the first of Morgan’s career and first for a Bison this season. Morgan led NDSU to a pair of key Summit League victories. In the 82-78 overtime win vs. Kansas City, Morgan scored a career-high 31 points and made a career-high 14 free throws. He went 8-for-13 from the field as NDSU swept the season series with Kansas City. Morgan added an 18-point performance in NDSU’s 81-79 victory over Omaha. The Waseca, Minn., native went 7-for-10 from the field and also secured seven rebounds and three assists. For the week, Morgan averaged 24.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and shot 65 percent from the field.
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NDSU FOOTBALL-COACH H IRE
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – North Dakota State University has hired Carlton Littlejohn as assistant defensive line coach for the Bison football program, head coach Tim Polasek announced Monday. Littlejohn, who played on four NDSU national championship teams as a linebacker from 2011 to 2014, returns to his alma mater with eight years of experience as a linebackers coach and coordinator. Littlejohn spent five years as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Minnesota State Moorhead from 2018 to 2022, and he was the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach at Sioux Falls in 2023. He began his coaching career at the University of Jamestown in 2016 as a special teams coordinator and linebackers coach, and he was at Gustavus Adolphus in 2017 as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. In his playing days, Littlejohn was a three-year starter and led the Bison in tackles his final two seasons. He finished fourth in NDSU history with 345 career tackles, which is still the most in the Division I era at NDSU. He was a team captain in 2014 and made the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference first team. Littlejohn graduated from NDSU in May 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
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TIMBERWOLVES-CLIPPERS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points, Anthony Edwards added 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the second half for a 121-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night in a matchup of two of the top teams in the Western Conference. Rudy Gobert had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Timberwolves (37-16) remained atop the Western Conference with their third win in the last four games. It is the 10th time the Timberwolves have won this season when trailing at halftime, which is second in the NBA. The Timberwolves trailed 53-49 at halftime, but seized control in the third quarter, outscoring the Clippers 40-19. The Timberwolves’ largest lead was 24 points during the fourth quarter. Paul George and Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 18 points apiece and James Harden added 17. Los Angeles, which is 27-7 since the start of December, is in third place in the Western Conference with a 35-17 record. The Timberwolves play at Portland for two straight games beginning Tuesday.