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Tots come home, prepare for Fourth of July weekend

The Minot Hot Tots wrapped up their recent stint of away games against the Badlands Big Sticks on Monday, June 29, and are heading back to Corbett Field for the week as they ramp up towards their Fourth of July celebratory weekend. The Hot Tots kick off their series of games on Tuesday, June ...

Pierce goes wire-to-wire for rain-shortened victory at Nodak Speedway

Rain or shine, World of Outlaws Late Model driver Bobby Pierce has been unbeatable on the dirt track recently. Mother Nature wasn’t going to rain on his parade as Pierce and the rest of the World of Outlaws Late Models series came to Minot for the only time this year. Starting on the ...

Burke named Northwoods League All-Star for Hot Tots

It’s been an exciting few days for Minot native Kellan Burke. On Thursday, June 25, Burke announced his commitment to play Division I baseball at the University of Nebraska after a stellar season at JUCO level Cloud County Community College. A few days later, he was named a Northwoods ...

Tauros alum Prima drafted by NHL’s Mammoth in 7th round

From Yekaterinburg, Russia, to Philadelphia, Penn., to Minot, N.D. to Omaha, Neb., Artem Prima’s hockey journey has called two counties, and three U.S. cities home, spanning over 7,600 miles. He’s had to overcome language barriers, culture changes and differing styles of hockey during his ...

Weppler’s late-game home run lifts Metros to tournament title

In the albeit brief history of the Souris River Slugfest, no Minot Legion ballclub had ever won the hometown tournament dating back to its inaugural year in 2023. Grady Weppler rewrote the history books with one swing, delivering a tiebreaking solo home run to lead off the sixth inning, ...

Vistas go .500 at ‘The Pete’ Invitational

The Minot Vistas opened with a win, closed with a win and had two losses sandwiched in between, finishing 2-2 at the Jim Pettersen Fargo-Moorhead Invitational – also known as “The Pete – over the weekend in Fargo. The tournament featured 12 teams split into three groups of four, each ...