K-HEART SPORTS – SATURDAY – 03/09/24
MINOT, ND – State Qualifier games for Division A and Division B boys basketball are held today.
High School Boys Basketball
Division A State Qualifier – New Town Event Center
R3#2 Stanley vs R4#3 Killdeer, 1 pm Saturday (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
R4#2 Beulah vs R3#3 Bottineau, 3 pm Saturday
R3#2 Stanley vs R4#3 Killdeer, 1 pm Saturday (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
R4#2 Beulah vs R3#3 Bottineau, 3 pm Saturday
Division B State Qualifier – New Town Event Center
R3#2 Garrison vs R4#3 Our Redeemer’s, 5 pm Saturday (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
R4#3 Bishop Ryan vs R3#3 Washburn, 7 pm Saturday (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
R3#2 Garrison vs R4#3 Our Redeemer’s, 5 pm Saturday (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
R4#3 Bishop Ryan vs R3#3 Washburn, 7 pm Saturday (HEARD ON 106.9 FM)
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MINOT, ND – The Minot High girls and boys both lost in the semifinals of the Division AA Girls and Boys State Basketball Tournament.
High School Girls Basketball
Division AA
Division AA
State Tournament – Bismarck Event Center
Semifinal
W3 Bismarck High def. W1 Minot High, 78-62
E3 Fargo Davies def. E1 Grand Forks Red River, 70-63
Loser Out
E2 West Fargo Horace def. E4 West Fargo Sheyenne, 84-61
W2 Bismarck Legacy def. W4 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 67-47
W3 Bismarck High def. W1 Minot High, 78-62
E3 Fargo Davies def. E1 Grand Forks Red River, 70-63
Loser Out
E2 West Fargo Horace def. E4 West Fargo Sheyenne, 84-61
W2 Bismarck Legacy def. W4 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 67-47
Today’s schedule
5th Place
E2 West Fargo Horace vs W2 Bismarck Legacy, 9:30 am
3rd Place
W1 Minot High vs E1 Grand Forks Red River, 1:30 pm
Championship
W3 Bismarck High vs E3 Fargo Davies, 6 pm
E2 West Fargo Horace vs W2 Bismarck Legacy, 9:30 am
3rd Place
W1 Minot High vs E1 Grand Forks Red River, 1:30 pm
Championship
W3 Bismarck High vs E3 Fargo Davies, 6 pm
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High School Boys Basketball
Division AA
Division AA
State Tournament – Bismarck Event Center
Loser Out
W3 Bismarck Century def. E4 West Fargo, 85-56
W2 Bismarck High def. W4 Bismarck Legacy, 79-63
Semifinal
E2 Fargo North def. W1 Minot High, 81-58
E3 West Fargo Sheyenne def. E1 Fargo Davies, 64-59
W3 Bismarck Century def. E4 West Fargo, 85-56
W2 Bismarck High def. W4 Bismarck Legacy, 79-63
Semifinal
E2 Fargo North def. W1 Minot High, 81-58
E3 West Fargo Sheyenne def. E1 Fargo Davies, 64-59
Today’s schedule
5th Place
W2 Bismarck High vs W3 Bismarck Century, 11:30 am
3rd Place
W1 Minot High vs E1 Fargo Davies, 3:30 pm
Championship
E2 Fargo North vs E3 West Fargo Sheyenne, 8 pm
W2 Bismarck High vs W3 Bismarck Century, 11:30 am
3rd Place
W1 Minot High vs E1 Fargo Davies, 3:30 pm
Championship
E2 Fargo North vs E3 West Fargo Sheyenne, 8 pm
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ALL-STATE HOCKEY
MINOT, ND – Two Minot High a hockey players have been named to the 2024 Girls Hockey All State Team. Senior goaltender Jillian Ackerman and sophomore forward Brynn Hanson were selected for the honor. The team is determined by the North Dakota High School Coaches Association.
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MINOTAUROS
MINOT, ND – The Minot Minotauros tallied four goals in the second period and defeated their host North Iowa 5-1 on Friday. After the Bulls went ahead 1-0 about 7 1/2 minutes into the second period, the Tauros responded with goals from Ty James, Colby Woogk, John Small, and Chad Muller over the next four minutes. Woogk would add a second tally in the third period and Brady James would make 16 saves to Minot. Since the Bobcats lost, the Tauros lead in the NAHL Central Division is now nine points.
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MSU MENS HOCKEY
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. (MSU) – Shortly after playing in their final regular season game last week, the Minot State men’s hockey team returned to kickstart another postseason run at the ACHA National Tournament. The Beavers were off for the first day of the tournament, as they awaited their first-round opponent. Grand Canyon emerged as that opposition in round one after they took down Illinois State in their first game on the bracket. The 1st-seeded Beavers took care of business as they handled the 17-seeded Antelopes by a final score of 5-0. Minot tallied the ice breaker halfway through the first period of action and did not look back, as they collected four more that went unanswered. They scored another two goals in the second and twice again in the final period of regulation. Not only did Minot State go into the second period with the lead, they went ahead to bury Grand Canyon fast and early in the middle frame to make it an even taller hill to climb. The last two goals made for extra insurance as the Beavers win comfortably. Minot State moves on to the quarterfinal round and will await the winner between #24 Oswego State and #8 Ohio University, as those two squads will drop the puck tonight at 8:00 p.m. (CT).
Sheldin Howard struck the back of the net for the first good hockey goal by the Beavers in the National Tournament at 11:10 of the first. Jay Buchholz and Reece Henry scored just 17 seconds apart within the first minute to open the middle period. Then in the third, it was the Colby Joseph show as he picked up not one but two goals in his first appearance in the ACHA National Tournament. Jake Anthony opens the National Tournament as the number one option in net for the Beavers and was not tasked to do too much. He grabs a modest eight-save shutout effort as the Beaver defense stifles the Lopes’ offense. After sweeping them in a weekend set back in early December, the Beavers grab their third win overall this season versus the Grand Canyon Antelopes to advance to the quarterfinals.
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MSU BASEBALL
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (MSU) – Pitcher Trevyn Badger set the tone on the hill and his Minot State teammates jumped in offensively with a seven-run rally as the Beavers topped Winona State 10-6 in a neutral-site, NSIC contest Friday at the Sanford Sports Complex. Badger (1-1) struck out eight in six innings work and allowed just three earned runs to pick up the win for the Beavers (5-10 overall, 2-3 NSIC), who jumped in front 2-0 early then broke the game open with one big rally. Winona State (3-8, 0-1) chipped away and claimed a 3-2 lead in the top of the fourth inning before Minot State took control with a seven-run rally in the bottom half of the fourth. That proved to be plenty of offensive help for Badger and teammates Nick Balandran and Cameron Bagshaw, who teamed up to close out the final three innings on the mound. Ricky Apodaca, who came into the game hitting over .500 for the Beavers, continued to swing a hot bat as he was 3-for-4 with an RBI for Minot State while Mark Ossanna and Seungjun Song each added a pair of hits and drove in a run, Grant Gabbert added a pair of hits, and Brent Riddle hit a solo home run. The Beavers host Winona State again in a neutral-site doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon at the Sanford Sports Complex in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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MSU WOMENS WRESTLING
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (MSU) – Minot State’s Haleigh Lematta and Julia Petryna pushed their season to the biggest stage in women’s college wrestling, competing in the NCWWC National Championship on Friday, but each lost twice at nationals to bring their season to an end. Petryna battled Julia Vidallon from McKendree in the first round of the championship bracket in the 116-pound weight class but fell by a technical fall, 12-2. After a consolation-round bye, Petryna went up against Grace Jones from Tiffin and saw her season end as she was pinned in 1 minute, 29 seconds. As for Lematta, she took on Aine Drury from King in the championship first round in the 143-pound bracket and lost a 10-0 technical fall. After a consolation bye, as well, she went up against King’s Yasmine Oliveira who won by pin in 43 seconds.
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UND HOCKEY
OMAHA, Neb. (UND) – No. 3 North Dakota dropped a 3-2 decision to No. 16/17 Omaha on Friday night from Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb. UND (24-9-2, 15-7-1 NCHC), who has already locked up both the Penrose Cup and No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCHC postseason, was looking to play spoiler, but Omaha (19-10-4, 12-8-3) captures a big three points to remain alive for the final home ice spot in the NCHC Quarterfinals heading into tomorrow’s final day of the regular season. Omaha’s Simon Latkoczy was tested through the final 20 minutes, as UND exploded for a 14-4 shot advantage in the final frame, but the goaltender stopped all 14 shots fired his way to keep the Mavericks in front by a goal and secure the victory. After the Mavericks jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a goal from Jacob Guevin near the halfway point of the first, UND answered back a few minutes later with the man advantage. Former Maverick Cameron Berg wired home his 20th goal of the season in his first game back at Baxter Arena to even the contest at 1-1 after the opening 20 minutes. UND looked to build some momentum in the middle stanza after drawing a pair of penalties to give the visitors a 5-on-3 advantage for over 90 seconds; however, the Mavericks killed off both penalties and took control of the contest by striking for a pair of goals in a 1:16 span to quickly grab a 3-1 advantage. Logan Britt pulled the Fighting Hawks within a goal shortly after the quick strikes by the hosts, skating behind the net and banking a shot off the goaltender and in, but that was as close as UND would get with Omaha holding onto the 3-2 victory. North Dakota will look to close the regular season with a victory tomorrow night at 7:07 p.m. from Baxter Arena.
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TIMBERWOLVES-CAVALIERS
CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 34 points, Jarrett Allen added a career-high 33 and 18 rebounds and the injury-thinned Cleveland Cavaliers handed the NBA’s best road team a loss, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-104 in overtime Friday night. Allen made a career-best 15 free throws, including 14 after halftime. He scored 10 points in overtime as the Cavs outscored the Timberwolves 16-7 and won their eighth straight against a Western Conference team. It was Cleveland’s eecond win in four days against one of the league’s elite teams. On Tuesday, the Cavs rallied from 22 points down in the final minutes to stun the East-leading Boston Celtics. Cleveland was without starters Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley and Max Strus because of injuries but had enough to down the Timberwolves, who could be excused for being tired following a 113-111 win at Indiana on Thursday. With the loss, Minnesota fell a half game behind Oklahoma City for the Western Conference lead. Naz Reid scored a career-high 34 and Anthony Edwards 19 — on just 7-of-27 shooting — for Minnesota, which came in a league-best 21-11 on the road. Minnesota coach Chris Finch sat out after feeling ill shortly before tipoff. He met with reporters about 90 minutes before the game and didn’t mention any issues. Assistant Micah Nori filled in for Finch. The Timberwolves play at Lakers on Sunday.
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WILD-AVALANCHE
DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin parked himself in front of the net in overtime and started whacking at a loose puck until it went in, setting off a roar from the crowd. How’s that for a return? Nichushkin knocked in a power-play goal 2:32 into overtime in his return to the lineup after a two-month absence, Alexandar Georgiev stopped a penalty shot late in regulation and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Friday night. Nichushkin scored in the winner shortly after Kirill Kaprizov drew a penalty for hooking. Nichushkin was back after receiving care through the player assistance program. It was his first game since Jan. 10. He was serenaded by fans as he remained behind on the ice for a very brief postgame interview. He thanked the crowd. His teammates later thanked him. Nathan MacKinnon extended his home point streak to 32 games with two assists. He’s tied with Guy Lafleur (1978-79) for the third-longest home point run in NHL history. Brock Faber had a goal for a Minnesota team that showed few signs of fatigue after a 5-2 win the night before in Arizona. The Wild remain on the fringe of the playoff picture. The Wild begin a three-game homestand Sunday against Nashville.