Dirt track racing is more than just pure speed.

Sure, it helps to have plenty of it, but knowing the condition of the track is one of the most vital parts of winning.

Opdahl wins Region 4 qualifier

BOTTINEAU — Rob Opdahl of Bottineau won the Region 4 Individual Qualifier with a round of 80 and Bottineau won the team portion with a score of 343 in Class B boys golf action Friday.

Tonight’s Beatdown II at 4 Bears could prove to have a little bit of everything for Mixed Martial Arts fans.

The card features 10 fights, including some nationally recognized fighters as well as local competitors.

Ryan Bollinger can’t quite seem to get over the hump.

Fortunately for the Minot High School baseball team, that hump is a mole hill — the difference between throwing a one-hitter and a no-hitter.

Beavers’ season ends at regionals

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Minot State University avenged a loss to Dickin-son State in the Dakota Athletic Confer-ence by knocking out the rival Blue Hawks at the NAIA Region III tournament Thursday, but the Bea