K-HEART SPORTS – SUNDAY – 02/18/24
MINOT, ND – Minot High will play in the championship of the West Region Boys Hockey Tournament today in Bismarck.
High School Boys Hockey
West Region Tournament – Bismarck
West Region Tournament – Bismarck
State Qualifier
#1 Bismarck Century def. #6 Jamestown, 2-1
#2 Bismarck Legacy def. #5 Mandan, 1-0
Championship
#4 Dickinson def. #3 Minot High, 2-1
#1 Bismarck Century def. #6 Jamestown, 2-1
#2 Bismarck Legacy def. #5 Mandan, 1-0
Championship
#4 Dickinson def. #3 Minot High, 2-1
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MINOT, ND – The team dual portion of the State Wrestling Tournament was held on Saturday
High School Boys Wrestling
Class A
Class A
State Tournament – Team Dual – FargoDome
Quarterfinal
W1 Bismarck def. E4 Central Cass, 67-3
E2 Fargo Davies def. W3 Dickinson, 51-18
E1 West Fargo Sheyenne def. W4 Bismarck Century, 32-30
W2 Williston def. E3 Devils Lake, 52-18
W1 Bismarck def. E4 Central Cass, 67-3
E2 Fargo Davies def. W3 Dickinson, 51-18
E1 West Fargo Sheyenne def. W4 Bismarck Century, 32-30
W2 Williston def. E3 Devils Lake, 52-18
Loser Out
E2 Fargo Davies def. E4 Central Cass, 39-17
W4 Bismarck Century def. E3 Devils Lake, 52-21
Semifinal
W1 Bismarck def. W3 Dickinson, 53-12
E1 West Fargo Sheyenne def. W2 Williston, 31-22
E2 Fargo Davies def. E4 Central Cass, 39-17
W4 Bismarck Century def. E3 Devils Lake, 52-21
Semifinal
W1 Bismarck def. W3 Dickinson, 53-12
E1 West Fargo Sheyenne def. W2 Williston, 31-22
5th Place
W4 Bismarck Century def. E2 Fargo Davies, 55-9
3rd Place
W2 Williston def. W3 Dickinson, 39-33
Championship
W1 Bismarck def. E1 West Fargo Sheyenne, 39-18
W4 Bismarck Century def. E2 Fargo Davies, 55-9
3rd Place
W2 Williston def. W3 Dickinson, 39-33
Championship
W1 Bismarck def. E1 West Fargo Sheyenne, 39-18
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High School Boys Wrestling
Class B
Class B
State Tournament – Team Dual – FargoDome
Quarterfinal
#2 Lisbon def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 57-12
#3 South Border def. New Salem-Almont, 43-23
#1 Velva def. Carrington, 37-19
#4 Northern Lights def. #5 Killdeer, 43-27
#2 Lisbon def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 57-12
#3 South Border def. New Salem-Almont, 43-23
#1 Velva def. Carrington, 37-19
#4 Northern Lights def. #5 Killdeer, 43-27
Consolation
New Salem-Almont def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 47-30
#5 Killdeer def. Carrington, 40-36
Semifinal
#3 South Border def. #2 Lisbon, 28-27
#4 Northern Lights def. #1 Velva, 35-30
New Salem-Almont def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 47-30
#5 Killdeer def. Carrington, 40-36
Semifinal
#3 South Border def. #2 Lisbon, 28-27
#4 Northern Lights def. #1 Velva, 35-30
7th Place
Carrington def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 45-28
5th Place
New Salem-Almont def. #5 Killdeer, 50-21
3rd Place
#2 Lisbon def. #1 Velva, 57-9
Championship
#3 South Border def. #4 Northern Lights, 36-30
Carrington def. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 45-28
5th Place
New Salem-Almont def. #5 Killdeer, 50-21
3rd Place
#2 Lisbon def. #1 Velva, 57-9
Championship
#3 South Border def. #4 Northern Lights, 36-30
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High School Girls Wrestling
State Tournament – Team Dual – FargoDome
Quarterfinal
W1 Minot High def. E4 Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter, 66-12
W3 Bismarck Legacy def. E2 Carrington, 51-18
E1 Central Cass def. W4 Dickinson, 36-33
W2 Bismarck def. E3 Fargo, 64-12
W1 Minot High def. E4 Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter, 66-12
W3 Bismarck Legacy def. E2 Carrington, 51-18
E1 Central Cass def. W4 Dickinson, 36-33
W2 Bismarck def. E3 Fargo, 64-12
Consolation
E2 Carrington def. E4 Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter, 42-36
W4 Dickinson def. E3 Fargo, 57-9
Semifinal
W1 Minot High def. W3 Bismarck Legacy, 33-30
W2 Bismarck def. E1 Central Cass, 51-22
E2 Carrington def. E4 Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter, 42-36
W4 Dickinson def. E3 Fargo, 57-9
Semifinal
W1 Minot High def. W3 Bismarck Legacy, 33-30
W2 Bismarck def. E1 Central Cass, 51-22
7th Place
E4 Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter def. E3 Fargo, 42-30
5th Place
W4 Dickinson def. E2 Carrington, 39-33
3rd Place
W3 Bismarck Legacy def. E1 Central Cass, 42-30
Championship
W2 Bismarck def. W1 Minot High, 40-33
E4 Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter def. E3 Fargo, 42-30
5th Place
W4 Dickinson def. E2 Carrington, 39-33
3rd Place
W3 Bismarck Legacy def. E1 Central Cass, 42-30
Championship
W2 Bismarck def. W1 Minot High, 40-33
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MINOT, ND – Other scores from the area:
High School Boys Basketball
Division AA
Williston def. West Fargo Horace, 76-71
Williston def. West Fargo Horace, 76-71
Division A
South Prairie-Max def. Watford City, 66-45
South Prairie-Max def. Watford City, 66-45
Division B
District 8 Tournament Play In
#6 Harvey-Wells County def. #11 Glenburn, 84-33
#7 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. #10 Berthold, 68-18
#8 Surrey def. #9 Drake-Anamoose, 67-37
District 8 Tournament Play In
#6 Harvey-Wells County def. #11 Glenburn, 84-33
#7 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. #10 Berthold, 68-18
#8 Surrey def. #9 Drake-Anamoose, 67-37
High School Girls Basketball
Division AA
#1 Minot High def. #3 Fargo Davies, 81-74
#5 West Fargo Horace def. Williston 73-44
#1 Minot High def. #3 Fargo Davies, 81-74
#5 West Fargo Horace def. Williston 73-44
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MINOTAUROS
MINOT, ND – The Minot Minotauros swept their two-games in St. Cloud this weekend with a 5-2 win on Saturday. Ian Spencer and Will Dawson gave the Tauros a 2-0 lead after the first period. Trevor Stachowiak scored in the second as Minot led 3-1 after two. Colby Bear and John Small tallied goals in the final period and Lukas Swedin made 27 saves fot the Tauros. Minot’s lead over Bismarck in the NAHL Central Division remains six points as the Bobcats scored a shootout win over Aberdeen on Saturday.
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UND HOCKEY
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (UND) – Colorado College goaltender Kaidan Mbereko made 43 saves while the Tigers struck for a trio of goals in the third period to complete the weekend sweep over No. 2 North Dakota, 6-2, on Saturday night from Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mbereko was the star of the show between the pipes for the Tigers (18-9-1, 12-6-0 NCHC) with a career-high 43 saves while Gleb Veremyev scored two goals in a minute span in the third period to give CC its first four-game winning streak over North Dakota (20-8-2, 11-6-1 NCHC) since 1974-75. UND dominated the opening 40 minutes of the game, holding a 36-17 shot advantage after two periods, but Mbereko kept the game deadlocked at 2-2 heading into the final 20. There, the Tigers struck for three goals in the opening 10+ minutes of the frame to build the advantage. Abram Wiebe (1) and Cameron Berg (16) each struck for North Dakota in the loss, as the Fighting Hawks earned no points in the NCHC standings for the first time all season and will head into the final six games of the season with a one-point lead over St. Cloud State for first place in the league standings. North Dakota put together an all-out offensive attack in the opening 20 minutes, nearly matching last night’s game total of 24 shots with 21 to build a 2-1 lead after one. Wiebe opened the scoring just under six minutes into the contest, wiring home his first-career goal off a slick feed from Jayden Perron on a 3-on-2 rush to give the Fighting Hawks the 1-0 lead; however, that advantage lasted only 14 seconds as Jack Millar knotted the game at 1-1 with a shot through traffic from the point. Special teams took over in the closing minutes of the first period, as CC’s Noah Laba was assessed a major penalty for boarding and the Hawks took advantage when Berg snapped his 16th goal of the season past the goaltender with just nine seconds remaining in the opening period to take a 2-1 lead into the locker room. UND continued to dominate the puck in the middle stanza, but could not beat Mbereko on any of the 15 shots fired his way. The Tigers eventually tied the game at 2-2 late in the period as Evan Werner had a puck deflect off his skate and into the net to even the score after 40 minutes. With the game even at 2-2, it was Colorado College who took control in the final 20 minutes with a trio of goals in the opening 11 minutes of the period to turn the contest around and take a 5-2 lead. Noah Laba added the final dagger into the empty net to close out the 6-2 victory and series sweep. North Dakota will return home for the first time in a month to battle Minnesota Duluth for a weekend series beginning on Friday night at 7:07 p.m. from Ralph Engelstad Arena.
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UND MENS BASKETBALL
TULSA, Okla. (UND) – The North Dakota men’s basketball team got a balanced effort Saturday night with 20 points from B.J. Omot, 17 from Treysen Eaglestaff, 13 from Tyree Ihenacho and 11 from Eli King to defeat Oral Roberts 78-65 on Saturday night at Mabee Arena. It is the second time that the Fighting Hawks have gotten consecutive wins against the Golden Eagles (2/6/20 and 1/8/21) and first time that NoDak has gotten a season sweep. Amar Kuljuhovic led UND with 13 rebounds, while Ihenacho and Kuljuhovic tied with three assists. Ihenacho blocked four shots to set a new career high, and Eli King grabbed a team high four steals. Eaglestaff got the scoring started for UND with two layups, and from there the Fighting Hawks never looked back. ORU chipped away to make it a six-point game at 24-18 with just under nine minutes to go in the first half, but from there the green and white went on a 10-0 run to expand the lead to 16 points. Ihenacho drained a three, Eaglestaff hit three from the line and Eaglestaff and Kuljuhovic hit baskets to grab what would be the biggest lead of the game to that point. UND saw out the rest of the first half and took a 43-28 lead into intermission. In the second half NoDak would lead by as many as 19, which came following a layup by Eaglestaff with 15:56 remaining. Later in the half the Golden Eagles pulled within five at 55-50 as Isaac McBride completed a three-point play. But UND answered with six straight points from Omot and kept ORU at bay. With 1:59 to go it was an eight-point game at 67-59, but the Fighting Hawks closed the game on an 11-6 run to seal the victory. The Fighting Hawks will be back in action next Saturday in Fargo against North Dakota State at 1 p.m.
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UND WOMENS BASKETBALL
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – The North Dakota women’s basketball team fell on Senior Day, 102-57, to Oral Roberts Saturday in the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Fighting Hawks struggled with the Oral Roberts full court pressure to begin the game, turning the ball over on their first three possessions as ORU took an early 7-2 lead. After a UND timeout, the Hawks began to settle in and would eventually tie the game at 12-12 with 3:48 left in the first. The Golden Eagles closed the period on an 8-1 run and would carry their momentum into the second quarter where they scored 14 points to grab a 35-13 lead. UND would score nine points in the final four a half minutes of the second quarter, but ORU would match with 10 of its own to bring a 45-22 advantage into the halftime break. Sammiyah Hoskin paced UND in the first half with eight points and two rebounds, while Kacie Borowicz and Kiyah Hurst had four each. Oral Roberts turned the Hawks over 18 times in the opening 20, which turned into 22 points off turnovers. Oral Roberts extended its lead to as many as 40 in the third quarter on 14-of-24 shooting with four three-pointers. The Hawks connected on 10-of-13 attempts from the free throw line in the frame but struggled from the field with three field goals and trailed 78-38 heading into the fourth quarter. The Hawks best scoring quarter was in the fourth with 19 points, led by Hurst’s nine and Jayla Owen’s five. ORU’s offensive output continued, however, as they cruised to its 102-57 win. Hurst totaled a team-high 15 points with five rebounds and was followed by Hoskin and Kiera Pemberton who each had 10. Pemberton notched her second double-double of the season with 11 boards. The Fighting Hawks will have a week off before traveling to Fargo for a rematch with North Dakota State on Saturday.
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NDSU MENS BASKETBALL
DENVER, Colo. (NDSU) – Denver’s Tommy Bruner scored 41 points to lead the Pioneers to a 77-71 comeback victory over the North Dakota State men’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon at Hamilton Gymnasium. Denver erased a 20-point deficit with 16 minutes remaining to earn the win. The Bison fell to 6-6 in Summit League play, while Denver improved to 6-7 in the league. Sophomore Tajavis Miller led NDSU with 21 points, including a 5-for-5 start from three-point range in the game. Junior Jacari White finished with 13 points, a career-high eight rebounds, and five assists. Denver shot 62 percent after halftime and made 6-of-11 from beyond the arc in the second half. NDSU led 52-32 with 16:09 remaining before the Pioneers exploded for a 35-9 run over the next 11-plus minutes. Bruner is the nation’s leading scorer at 25.3 points per game. NDSU returns home to host St. Thomas on Thursday, Feb. 22, and North Dakota on Saturday, Feb. 24, next week.
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NDSU WOMENS BASKETBALL
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU) – The North Dakota State women’s basketball team extended its season-best win streak to five games after downing Denver, 86-65, on Saturday afternoon at Scheels Center in front of 1,255 fans. Elle Evans led the way for NDSU (16-9, 10-2 Summit) logging her sixth 20-point game of the season with 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field. She also grabbed seven rebounds with one steal and one assist. Heaven Hamling added in 11 points with a team-best eight rebounds and five assists. The Grand Rapids, Minn., native moved into the top five on the NDSU all-time scoring list passing Darci Steere (1990-94) for fifth place with 1,589 points as a Bison. As a team, NDSU shot 59.6 percent (34-57) from the field, including 75.0 percent (9-12) in the second quarter. The Bison also netted 46 points in the paint and the bench added in 30 points. Miriley Simon registered 11 points and Avery Koenen also reached double figures in scoring off the bench with 10 points. After building up a 20-16 advantage in the first quarter, the Bison erupted outscoring the Pioneers (7-19, 4-9 Summit), 23-9, in the second frame. NDSU stole momentum with a 12-0 run capped off by a triple from Simon with 4:48 to play in the half. The Bison then rattled off nine straight points to extend their lead to 41-21 after Abby Schulte delivered a layup with 1:48 on the clock. NDSU went on to hold off Denver over the final two quarters to secure the 86-65 victory. NDSU will be back in action at St. Thomas on Thursday night. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
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WILD-SABRES
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Dylan Cozens tied it with 37 seconds left with goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen off for an extra attacker and Henri Jokiharju scored 1:29 into overtime to give the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Luukkonen made 31 saves to help Buffalo win for the second time in five games since the All-Star break. Casey Mittelstadt also scored. Joel Eriksson Ek and Declan Chisholm scored for Minnesota, and Filip Gustavsson made 25 saves. The Wild had won four straight. The Wild host Vancouver on Monday afternoon.