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Women’s Hockey: Beavers post second shutout of Gophers in sweep

The Minot State women’s ice hockey team kept the University of Minnesota off the scoreboard for the entire 120 minutes the two teams were on the ice this weekend, culminating with a 4-0 victory on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Maysa Arena to close out the regular season. The Beavers (15-5-7) outshot the Gophers 78-9 en route to their ninth shutout of the season. Journey Miller opened the scoring at 15:54 of the first period and added her second at 7:20 of the second period. Miller has a team-high 14 goals on the season Paige Kozak gave the Beavers a 3-0 advantage halfway through the ...

Men’s Basketball: Dissette nets 19 in MSU’s victory over Dragons

Darik Dissette finished with a game-high 19 points and Carson Yale recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Minot State men’s basketball team defeated Minnesota State Moorhead, 74-67, on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse. Dissette finished one rebound shy of a double-double himself. The Beavers (11-15 overall, 8-12 NSIC) had five players finish in double figures. Minot State led by as many as eight in the first half and led 35-31 at the break. The Dragons (12-14, 9-11) took a 62-60 lead with 4:39 remaining in regulation on a layup by Levi Birkholz, ...

Women’s Basketball: Dragons pull away from Beavers in second half

Tied at halftime, the Minot State women’s basketball team was outscored by nine points in the second half, suffering a 76-67 loss to Minnesota State Moorhead on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse. Jessica Mogen poured in a team-high 23 points and Taryn Hamling and Tiyahna Trottier added 14 and 12 points, respectively. Moorhead’s Abby Berge recorded a double-double with 28 points and 14 rebounds. The teams went to the locker room tied at 37, but the Dragons (12-12 overall, 9-11 NSIC) led by as many as nine in the third quarter and entered the fourth with a 57-49 lead. ...

Boys Swimming & Diving: Magicians win trio of duals over weekend

The Minot High boys swimming and diving team won all three of its duals across two locations over the weekend, opening with a 114-72 victory over Mandan at Magic City Campus on Friday, Feb. 13. The Magicians traveled to Williston on Saturday, Feb. 14, coming away with a 103-82 victory over the host Coyotes and a 134.5-45.5 victory against Bismarck High. Minot North also took part in the double dual on Friday, falling to Mandan 104-80. The Magicians claimed the top spot in nine of the 12 events on Friday, including a pair of victories in the relays. The Sentinels won the 100-yard ...

Girls Gymnastics: Minot United wins dual with Northwest Stars

The Minot United girls gymnastics team completed a home-and-home season sweep of the Northwest Stars on Friday, Feb. 13, with a 134.100-115.200 victory in the final dress rehearsal before the West Region meet. Minot United coach Cassie Davis said she handed the reins to the gymnasts themselves in their final dual of the season, allowing them to pick and choose which events to take part in. As a result, not all of them competed for the all-around title and sat out some of the events. The Stars – a co-op consisting of Ray, Stanley and Tioga – took the top three spots in the ...

Men’s Wrestling: Beavers drop duals to Augustana, Sioux Falls

The Minot State men’s wrestling team closed out the regular season with a pair of conference dual losses to Augustana and Sioux Falls. The Beavers fell 43-12 to the No. 11 Vikings on Friday, Feb. 13, and 31-14 to the Cougars on Saturday, Feb. 14. Cole Faircloth won both of his matches over the weekend for the Beavers at 133 pounds, pinning Augustana’s Braiden Kort In 3:34 and won a 12-6 decision over Sioux Fall’s Bray Skinner. The Beavers won two matches against the Vikings, the only one coming via Ethan Wonser at 141 after Alex Mentzer was forced to retire 1:30 into the match ...