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Beulah survives frantic finish to claim Class A championship

The Beulah boys basketball team held its collective breath as its state title hoops was literally up in the air in the form of a last-second shot from Central Cass. Andrew Ziemer’s 3-pointer for the Squirrels hit back iron and harmlessly fell to the court as the buzzer sounded, giving the ...

Cougars achieve perfection

It wasn’t always perfect over the course of the season, but when the final buzzer sounded on Saturday, March 21, the Central McLean boys basketball team had nonetheless beaten every opponent put in their path. Competing at the Class B state tournament for the first time as a co-op, the ...

Ray, North Star, Midway-Minto end season with victories

While they would have preferred ending their season on a win in the state title game, three other teams at the Class B state tournament finished their years on a high note. Ray, North Star and Midway-Minto all won their respective placement games on Saturday, March 21, at the MSU Dome. Ray ...

Knights avenge loss to Ray, advance to state title game

The Our Redeemer’s boys basketball team was denied one piece of hardware at the hands of Ray last week in the Region 3 championship game. The Knights weren’t about to let the Jays get in the way of their quest to capture an even bigger trophy when the two region foes matched up in the ...

North Star over Lions, Chargers over Mustangs in consolation semis

The Bishop Ryan Lions were taken down by North Star High School in their consolation semifinals match of the 2026 NDHSAA Division B Boys Basketball State Tournament on Friday evening Mar. 20. North Star took an early lead and stayed consistent through the first two quarters of consolation ...

Hanson’s triple-double lifts Central McLean to state title game

Both the Central McLean boys basketball team and the PA system inside the MSU Dome experienced a bit of technical difficulties in the early stages of the second semifinal of the day on Friday, March 20. Electrical issues with the PA system during the player introductions caused a roughly ...