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Women’s Basketball: Beavers fall to Winona State on the road

The Minot State women’s basketball team rallied to get to within four-points of the lead in the third quarter, but faded down the stretch in a 74-64 loss to Winona State on Saturday, Jan. 31, at McCown Gymnasium. The Beavers (9-14 overall, 6-10 NSIC) trailed 40-31 at half and the Warriors never surrendered the lead in the second half. Taryn Hamling led the Beavers with 18 points. Jessica Mogen and Tiyahna Trottier also finished in double figures with 12 and 11, respectively. Minot State shot 38.5 percent from the field and 24 percent from 3. Hailey Markworth netted 27 points ...

Boys Wrestling: Minot United wins WDA duals over Turtle Mountain, Jamestown

The Minot United boys wrestling team doubled its win total in WDA duals in a matter of hours with a pair of convincing victories over Jamestown and Turtle Mountain on Saturday, Jan. 31. Minot United started the day with a 71-5 victory over the Blue Jays and ended it with a 48-25 win against the Braves. Both matches were makeups from previous matches that were postponed earlier in the season due to inclement weather. Minot United (3-4 overall, 3-2 WDA) won 12 of 13 matches against the Blue Jays. Jack Combs (107 pounds), Jaxson Schumann (133), Korbin Kraft (139), Cohen Racine (145), ...

Girls Wrestling: Ost, Racine win Belle of the Brawl titles

Minot United’s Brooklyn Ost went 4-0 with three pins in her first three matches to capture the 100-pound title and Madisyn Racine won all five of her matches for the crown in the 124-pound division in the Belle of the Brawl tournament in Casselton on Saturday, Jan. 31. Overall, Minot United placed seven wrestlers in the top six en route to a third-place finish as a team with 179 points. Bismarck Legacy took the top spot with 205.5 points, producing victors in Scelia Maneze at 106 and Alicia Kenfack at 112. Lisbon (200.5), Turtle Mountain (153) and Bismarck Century (130.5) rounded ...

Boys Swim & Dive: Magicians 6th, Sentinels 10th at West Fargo Invite

Fargo South, West Fargo and Bismarck Century dominated the 13-team West Fargo Invite, claiming the top three spots by a healthy margin during the East-West showdown in the pool on Saturday, Jan. 31 at the Hulbert Aquatic Center. All three schools surpassed 300 points and finished more than 100 points clear of fourth place. Fargo South edged out West Fargo with 347 points to win the meet. The host Packers finished with 340 points and Century was third with 318 points. Jamestown (214) and Fargo Davies (176) rounded out the top five. Both Minot High and Minot North competed in the ...

NAHL: Tauros swept by Shamrocks

The Minot Minotauros entered the weekend with a chance to jump Watertown in the standings and take over the fourth and final playoff spot out of the Central Division. Instead, the Tauros fell further behind, swept at the hands of the Shamrocks over the weekend. Minot dropped a 3-0 decision on Friday, Jan. 30, before Watertown completed the sweep with a 4-2 win on Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Prairie Lakes Ice Arena. The Tauros (15-20-4) put 37 shots on Watertown goaltender Mason Gudridge on Friday, but the Shamrocks’ netminder kept everything in front of him, handing Minot its fourth ...

Minot United takes down defending champion Demons

Girls wrestling has only been an NDHSAA-sponsored sport for five years, but both the Minot United and Bismarck High programs have already established themselves among the elite in the state. Minot United is the reigning individual state champion and 3-time defending West Region champion ...