KHRT SPORTS – SATURDAY – 03/02/24
MINOT, ND – South Prairie-Max knocked off the #1-ranked and undefeated Thompson Tommies to advance to the championship in their first trip to the State Tournament in school history.
High School Girls Basketball
Division A
Division A
State Tournament – Minot State Dome
Consolation
#2 Bottineau def. #6 Northern Cass, 57=56
#4 Shiloh Christian def. #8 Watford City, 66-59
Semifinal
#3 Devils Lake def. #7 Valley City, 57-59
#5 South Prairie-Max def. #1 Thompson, 53-52
#2 Bottineau def. #6 Northern Cass, 57=56
#4 Shiloh Christian def. #8 Watford City, 66-59
Semifinal
#3 Devils Lake def. #7 Valley City, 57-59
#5 South Prairie-Max def. #1 Thompson, 53-52
Today’s schedule
7th Place
#6 Northern Cass vs #8 Watford City, 9:30 am
5th Place
#2 Bottineau vs #4 Shiloh Christian, 11:15 am
3rd Place
#1 Thompson vs #7 Valley City, 3 pm
Championship
#3 Devils Lake vs #5 South Prairie-Max, 5 pm (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
#6 Northern Cass vs #8 Watford City, 9:30 am
5th Place
#2 Bottineau vs #4 Shiloh Christian, 11:15 am
3rd Place
#1 Thompson vs #7 Valley City, 3 pm
Championship
#3 Devils Lake vs #5 South Prairie-Max, 5 pm (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
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High School Girls Basketball
Division B
Division B
State Tournament – Jamestown Civic Center
Semifinal
#6 Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier def. #2 Bowman County, 53-36
#1 May-Port-CG def. #4 Sargent County, 62-35
Consolation
#3 Central McLean def. #7 Maple River, 66-43
#5 Our Redeemer’s def. #8 Kenmare-Bowbells, 42-41
#6 Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier def. #2 Bowman County, 53-36
#1 May-Port-CG def. #4 Sargent County, 62-35
Consolation
#3 Central McLean def. #7 Maple River, 66-43
#5 Our Redeemer’s def. #8 Kenmare-Bowbells, 42-41
Today’s schedule
7th Place
#7 Maple River vs #8 Kenmare-Bowbells, 1 pm (HEARD ON 1320 AM)
5th Place
#3 Central McLean vs #5 Our Redeemer’s, 2:45 pm (HEARD ON 1320 AM)
3rd Place
#2 Bowman County vs #4 Sargent County, 6 pm
Championship
#1 May-Port-CG vs #6 Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, 8 pm
#7 Maple River vs #8 Kenmare-Bowbells, 1 pm (HEARD ON 1320 AM)
5th Place
#3 Central McLean vs #5 Our Redeemer’s, 2:45 pm (HEARD ON 1320 AM)
3rd Place
#2 Bowman County vs #4 Sargent County, 6 pm
Championship
#1 May-Port-CG vs #6 Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, 8 pm
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MINOT, ND – The Minot High girls and boys play in the championship at the West Region Tournament.
High School Girls Basketball
Division AA
Division AA
WDA Tournament – Bismarck Event Center
Semifinal
#1 Minot High def. #5 Mandan, 78-61
#3 Bismarck Legacy def. #2 Bismarck High, 71-52
Loser Out
#4 Bismarck Century def. 64-49
#6 Bismarck St. Mary’s def. #7 Dickinson, 71-53
#1 Minot High def. #5 Mandan, 78-61
#3 Bismarck Legacy def. #2 Bismarck High, 71-52
Loser Out
#4 Bismarck Century def. 64-49
#6 Bismarck St. Mary’s def. #7 Dickinson, 71-53
Today’s schedule (Main Arena)
State Qualifier
#2 Bismarck High vs #4 Bismarck Century, 11 am
#5 Mandan vs #6 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 12:45 pm
Championship
#1 Minot High vs #3 Bismarck Legacy, 6 pm
#2 Bismarck High vs #4 Bismarck Century, 11 am
#5 Mandan vs #6 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 12:45 pm
Championship
#1 Minot High vs #3 Bismarck Legacy, 6 pm
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High School Boys Basketball
Division AA
Division AA
WDA Tournament – Bismarck Event Center
Loser Out
#5 Dickinson def. #8 Williston, 59-56
#6 Bismarck Legacy def. #7 Jamestown, 62-51
Semifinal
#1 Minot High def. #4 Mandan, 59-42
#2 Bismarck High def. #3 Bismarck Century, 64-45
#5 Dickinson def. #8 Williston, 59-56
#6 Bismarck Legacy def. #7 Jamestown, 62-51
Semifinal
#1 Minot High def. #4 Mandan, 59-42
#2 Bismarck High def. #3 Bismarck Century, 64-45
Today’s schedule (Main Arena)
State Qualifier
#4 Mandan vs #6 Bismarck Legacy, 2:30 pm
#3 Bismarck Century vs #5 Dickinson, 4:15 pm
Championship
#1 Minot High vs #2 Bismarck High, 7:45 pm
#4 Mandan vs #6 Bismarck Legacy, 2:30 pm
#3 Bismarck Century vs #5 Dickinson, 4:15 pm
Championship
#1 Minot High vs #2 Bismarck High, 7:45 pm
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MSU BASEBALL
GAME 1 | Metro State Denver 16, Minot State 3
DENVER, Colo. (MSU) – The Minot State Beavers got three hits from Gunnar Kozlowitz in a 16-3 non-conference loss to the Metro State Denver Roadrunners on Friday. Trevyn Badger (0-1) started and took the loss on the mound for Minot State (2-8 overall, 1-3 NSIC). Kozlowitz’s three-hit day led the Beavers offensively. Javier Gutierrez put together a noteworthy performance at the dish as well, going 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI. Miles Iverson also helped out for Minot State, putting together one hit in two trips to the plate while adding two RBI. The Beavers were trailing 4-0 in the fourth inning when they first put runs on the board. Gutierrez put Minot State on the board with a two-out solo home run off Jack Slominski. The Roadrunners expanded their lead to 16-1 before the Beavers offense got back to work, cutting into that lead in the ninth. Minot State picked up two runs when a single from Iverson brought home Kozlowitz and Grant Gabbert, which tightened the Roadrunners lead to 16-3. The ballgame ended with that ninth-inning rally falling short.
GAME 2 | Metro State Denver 8, Minot State 4
The Minot State Beavers battled on Friday but fell in the nightcap of their doubleheader to the Metro State Denver Roadrunners 8-4 despite the efforts of Gunnar Kozlowitz, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI. Connor Meldrim (0-1) got the ball to start for Minot State and took the loss. At the plate, the Beavers were paced by Kozlowitz, who went 1-for-4 on the day with a triple and an RBI. Grant Gabbert furnished a standout performance at the dish as well, going 2-for-4 with an RBI. Javier Gutierrez also contributed for Minot State, putting together three walks. The Beavers got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with runs in the top of the first inning. Minot State put up two runs in the frame, highlighted by an RBI triple off the bat of Kozlowitz. The Beavers lost the lead they built in the first, but got back on the board in the third trailing 4-2. Minot State scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Mark Ossanna, which brought the score to 4-3 in favor of the Roadrunners. Metro State Denver expanded their lead to 8-3 before the Minot State offense got going, reducing that lead to 8-4 in the sixth. The Beavers scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Ricky Apodaca. The Beavers were unable to get any closer as neither team scored again in the ballgame. The Beavers play at Colorado School of Mines today.
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UND HOCKEY
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND) – No. 3 North Dakota moved one step closer to its sixth Penrose Cup on Friday night with a 5-3 victory over No. 12/11 Western Michigan from Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. UND’s (23-8-2, 14-6-1 NCHC) win coupled with a Denver victory over St. Cloud State moves the Fighting Hawks six points ahead of the Huskies for first place in the league standings and gives the hosts a chance to win the regular season title with a regulation victory in the series finale.
Depth was on full display in the victory for the green and white, with all four of the forward lines notching at least a goal and 12 players notching at least a point. Sophomore forward Jackson Blake continued his torrid pace with a pair of assists to move within two points of breaking the NCHC scoring record with 34 points in just 21 league games. Goaltender Ludvig Persson was at his best once again, stopping 34-of-37 shots fired his way to improve to 20-8-2 on the campaign. The Swede was forced into action in all three periods, as the Fighting Hawks were outshot by a 37-17 margin, including 11-2 over the final 20 minutes. Much like it has done often at home this season, North Dakota jumped out to an early lead as Blake sprung Owen McLaughlin on a breakaway for the sophomore to bury his 11th goal of the season to give UND a 1-0 lead just 1:50 into the contest. After killing a penalty, NoDak got right back to work on the offensive end with Jackson Kunz collecting a loose puck in the crease and potting his second tally in the last two games while falling to the ice to double the UND lead just beyond the midway point of the opening stanza. Western Michigan (18-12-1, 9-12-0 NCHC) cut the lead to one heading into the first intermission, but a pair of goals in the middle stanza by the hosts flipped the momentum right back towards UND. Louis Jamernik V struck just 1:26 into the second after blowing by the defender and tucking a backhander over the goaltender’s pads for his seventh of the season and a 3-1 NoDak advantage before Carson Albrecht increased the lead to 4-1 by burying a rebound off a Hunter Johannes shot at the end of 40 minutes. The Broncos pushed for the equalizer in the third, cutting the lead to 4-3 with a pair of goals in a 1:33 span, but Persson and the rest of the Fighting Hawks were able to hold off the late charge while Cameron Berg salted away the win with an empty netter to seal the 5-3 victory. North Dakota will go for the series sweep over Western Michigan tonight at 6:07 p.m. from the Ralph.
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MINOTAUROS
MINOT, ND – The Minot Minotauros got goals from Weston Knox in the first period, Nicholas Swecke and Colby Bear in the second, and Will Dawson in the third as they defeat Aberdeen 4-1. The Wings only tally came in the third by Luke Backel. Brady James stopped 19 of 20 Aberdeen shots. The Tauros lead atop the NAHL Central Division remains at six points as Bismarck also won.
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WOLVES-KINGS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Malik Monk scored 35 of his 39 points after halftime and the Sacramento Kings defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-120 in overtime on Friday night. Anthony Edwards, Minnesota’s leading scorer, had 11 points in the first half but did not play after halftime due to personal reasons, according to team officials. Minnesota led 120-117 midway through the overtime period before Monk hit back-to-back 3-pointers. The Wolves had a chance to tie it with 17.5 seconds to play, but Naz Reid missed a corner 3 and Trey Lyles hit a free throw to clinch the victory. Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists before fouling out in overtime. Keegan Murray scored 17 points, Davion Mitchell had 16 and Harrison Barnes had 14 for the Kings, who were missing leading scorer De’Aaron Fox, who missed his second straight game with a left knee contusion. Monk made 16 of 29 shots, including 5 of 8 3-pointers, to make up for the absence of Fox’s 26.9 points per game. Jaden McDaniels led the Timberwolves with 26 points. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 19 points, Reid had 18 points and Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 16 rebounds. The Timberwolves host Clippers on Sunday.
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TWINS-LEWIS
TAMPA (AP) – It didn’t take long for Royce Lewis to remember what it feels like to hit a grand slam. He did it four times last year. And in his first opportunity with the bases loaded in spring training, he did it again on Friday. The young Minnesota Twins slugger went deep in the third inning of a 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. Lewis’ homer came off minor leaguer Jordan DiValerio on a 3-0 pitch that he decided not to let go by. “I think these guys are just like, ‘What the heck, man, I don’t know what’s going on,’” Lewis told reporters in Fort Myers, Florida. “I said the same thing. I really don’t (know). I just enjoy it. Take advantage of the opportunities when they come because they’ll go away soon. You just take advantage while you get them.” Lewis has five grand slams in the first 66 games of his major league career. He hit one early in the 2022 season before a torn ACL in his right knee cost him almost an entire calendar year. Last season, Lewis hit four slams in just 12 plate appearances with the bases loaded, setting a franchise record. The 24-year-old did it despite being limited to only 58 games and 217 at-bats. “Well, you almost laugh to yourself a little bit that you’re in the situation again,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli told reporters. “Even without the homer, you’re still sitting there like, ‘My god, it feels like we load the bases for this guy a lot,’ and he just keeps coming through, over and over again. It’s a good time. It’s fun. I hope we’re talking about it again in April, May and June.”