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Minot United boys title hopes ends in OT loss to Mustangs in state quarterfinals

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Overtime has provided a couple exhilarating moments for the West Fargo Sheyenne boys hockey team in the past week. For Minot United, its first taste of overtime hockey this season will leave a bitter taste in their mouth for quite some time. Sheyenne’s Wyatt Mattson scored 3:14 into overtime to send the East’s No. 4 seed on to the next round with a 3-2 victory over Minot United in the state tournament quarterfinals at Scheels Arena in Fargo on Thursday, Feb. 26. The Mustangs improved to 3-0 in the quarterfinal round, while the loss ended Minot United’s hopes of a third straight ...

The Royals are region champs

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If it was going to be any year, in any season, with any team, it was going to be this one. The South Prairie-Max Royals and the Rugby Panthers girls' basketball teams have only met in play six times over the years, and only three times in post-season play. Over the past 15 years, the Rugby ...

Minot United girls shut out by top-seeded Spruins in state quarterfinal

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The Minot United girls hockey team knew it was going to take a Herculean effort to take down top-seeded Fargo North/South, a feat no team from North Dakota has done so far this season. Instead, the Spruins continued their year of dominance in girls hockey, handling Minot United in an 8-0 victory in the state tournament quarterfinal at the Farmers Union Insurance Center in Fargo on Thursday, Feb. 26. Fargo North/South won all three meetings with Minot United this season. Kenleigh Fischer netted four goals and added an assist for a five-point game for the Spruins, who advanced to the ...

Berthold defends Region 3 title, returns to state

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The Berthold girls basketball team celebrates its Region 3 championship title with its fans after defeating Tioga 71-61 on Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Minot Municipal Auditorium. Berthold's Ella Brown led all scorers with 25 points, knocking down five 3-pointers. Addison Neshem poured in 21 ...

Beavers softball sweeps home double header

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The Minot State Beavers swept the Bismarck State College in a double header in their first games at home since their annual Bubble Invitational to open the 2026 regular season in late January. The Beavers and the Mystics faced off under the protective cover of the MSU Bubble on Wednesday ...