VELVA — While Roger Coleman watched the Bishop Ryan football team dictate the terms of Saturday’s engagement, something peculiar swirled in the air. Saturday’s Class A semifinal matinee between Region 3 No. 1 Velva (10-1) and No. 2 Ryan (11-1) started off with drizzling rain and ...
Kent Walchuk threw his arms up, skated into the corner of the rink and leaped into the glass. The rest of the Beavers on the ice followed suit and joined Walchuk in a chaotic celebration. While the Minot State men’s hockey team was celebrating what they thought was an obvious goal, the ...
The Minot High School swimming and diving team got a taste of what next week’s state tournament will bring. The Majettes finished second at Saturday’s WDA meet in Bismarck, as their score of 314 trailed just Century’s 568 points. Notably, Minot finished ahead of Dickinson (301.5 ...
FARGO — North Dakota State came into its game with Western Illinois ranked No. 1 in Division I FCS football. The Leathernecks came in with one win. The difference in the ones was evident from the opening kickoff and the explosive Bison went on to take a 57-21 victory before 17,141 fans at ...
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Sophomore quarterback Sean Kuenzinger made his first career start for the Minot State football team in a 31-19 loss to St. Cloud State Saturday afternoon in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Kuenzinger went 15-for-21 for 152 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. He was also sacked ...
The Minot State volleyball team pushed Augustana to four sets, but was handed another loss Saturday afternoon in the Beavers' home finale inside the MSU Dome. Augustana (19-8, 12-6 NSIC) won by set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-16, 25-21. MSU (3-24, 2-16 NSIC) held an 18-13 lead in the first set ...
JOPLIN, Mo. — The Minot State cross country teams ended their seasons in great stride in Joplin, Missouri. Both men's and women's teams had strong showings at the NCAA Central Region Championship despite not moving on to nationals. The women ended their season with a seventh place. Freshman ...
ABERDEEN, S.D. — After losing Friday night’s contest against the Aberdeen Wings, the Minot Minotauros wanted to make a statement on Saturday night. The Minotauros (9-4-3) earned a 3-2 victory over the Wings (8-3-5) at Odde Ice Arena. An early lead helped Minot take the win. Hunter ...
SEARCY, Ark. — After trailing Ouachita Baptist University 9-0 in the opening minutes of Saturday night’s contest, the Minot State men’s basketball team clawed back for a 66-62 victory. Senior guard Kyle Beisch paced the Beavers (2-0) with game-high 23 points. Beisch also added seven ...
EDINBURG, Tx. — Although the Minot State women’s basketball team (0-2) led 22-20 after one quarter, the Beavers mustered just six points in the second frame of Saturday’s contest against UT Rio Grande Valley (1-1). The Vaqueros used an 18-0 run in the second quarter to gain the ...
The Minot State women’s hockey team didn’t hold anything back. The Beavers beat down Grand Valley State (Mich.), 13-1, Friday evening at Maysa Arena for their first double-digit win over an ACHA Division I foe this season. MSU head coach Ryan Miner wasn’t expecting a 13-goal ...
The Wayne State (Neb.) Wildcats arrived at the MSU Dome set on spoiling Minot State’s senior night. The No. 13-ranked Wildcats (21-5, 12-5 NSIC) swept the Beavers (3-23, 2-15 NSIC) by set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-14 in Friday evening’s contest. Wayne State continued to find answers to ...
Although I have lived in North Dakota for less than four months, one prep sports notion made itself abundantly clear early on. There’s a big-time football rivalry between Bishop Ryan and Velva. The game brings both communities to the forefront, as the best high school rivalries should. ...
SEARCY, Ark. — Hot shooting helped the Minot State men’s basketball team to a 78-65 victory over Harding University on Friday evening. The Beavers (1-0) took down the Bisons (0-1) at the Harding University Big Red Classic after shooting 47% from the field. MSU senior guard Kyle Beisch ...
Finding middle, solid ground this season for the Minot State football team has been a challenge. The Beavers have gone from one extreme to another with constant erratic momentum shifts. This turbulent journey took off in the first quarter of the season when Cory Carignan’s ludicrous kickoff ...
When the Minot High School volleyball team lost 3-1 to Watford City back on Oct. 22, the match left a bad taste in Jayda Bennett’s mouth. The No. 8-seeded Majettes (9-17, 5-13 WDA) seized their opportunity against No. 9-seeded Watford City (9-23, 5-13 WDA) on Thursday evening, defeating ...
The No. 5-ranked Minot State men's hockey team opened a three-game homestand this weekend with a 5-1 victory over the University of Utah Thursday evening at Maysa Arena. Adam Wowryk netted a hat trick. He scored the only goal in the first period and then added two more in the middle frame. ...
The differences between Allie Elliott and Iris Jessen are quite stark. While both Elliott and Jessen serve as senior captains on the Minot High School girls swimming and diving team, they specialize in different events. Elliott has carved a niche as a distance swimmer, while Jessen prefers ...