A worn-out sheet of ice separated Minot High junior goaltender Amber Borkhuis from Fargo Davies skater Olivia Opheim. All eyes were on Opheim as she skated in from the center circle. Borkhuis prepared herself the best she could. “You don’t know what is going to happen,” Borkhuis said. ...
Not once, not twice, but three times. The Minot State men's basketball team suffered its third straight heartbreaking defeat with a 79-76 loss to Minnesota State Moorhead (7-4, 3-2 NSIC) Saturday evening inside the MSU Dome. The Beavers (6-5, 0-5 NSIC) have lost their last three games by a ...
The Minot State women's basketball team allowed the No. 24-ranked Minnesota State Moorhead Dragons to build up an early lead Saturday afternoon. The Beavers (3-6, 0-5 NSIC) tried to claw back multiple times but weren't able to erase the early deficit. As a result, MSU lost its fifth straight ...
FARGO — The second matchup of North Dakota State and Illinois State in the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs went down to the final minute again. And like the 2014 FCS national title game, NDSU found a way to win. It was a struggle for NDSU in a 9-3 home victory Saturday at Gate City Bank Field ...
When the going got tough in Minot High School’s first home game, Mariah Evenson gave the Majettes a boost. The sophomore forward scored six second-half points during Saturday’s matinee against Dickinson (1-2, 1-2 WDA). The Majettes improved to (1-1, 1-1 WDA) after the gritty 56-45 ...
Championship games aren't supposed to be this stress-free. The Our Redeemer's girls basketball team started hot, stayed hot and waltzed its way to a 55-31 victory over the Minot High School junior varsity team Saturday evening to win the early-season Nedrose Invitational Tournament. "The team ...
The Minot High School boys hockey team wasn’t satisfied with one conference win this week. After defeating Bismarck Century 2-1 on Tuesday, the Magicians stayed hungry for more. Minot (5-0, 5-0 WDA) kept its undefeated season alive with a solid 5-3 win over Dickinson (0-5, 0-4 WDA) on ...
AUSTIN, Minn. — Third-period drama forced the Minot Minotauros and Austin Bruins to play some additional hockey in Saturday night’s contest. The Minotauros eventually earned a 3-2 shootout victory over the Bruins, but the win did not come easily. Austin’s Connor Mylymok found the back ...
JAMESTOWN — The No. 3-ranked Minot State men's hockey team closed out the 2019 portion of its schedule with a 2-0 shutout win over the No. 13-ranked University of Jamestown Saturday evening. The ACHA Division I defending national champion Beavers have won 13 games in a row — going ...
CARRINGTON — The Minot High School wrestling team placed second to Lisbon (216 to 175.5) at the Al Larson Carrington Invitational this weekend. Minot bolstered three individual winners: Gabe Mortensen (106), Trevon McClanahan (145) and Jacob Carmichael (195). Stephen Schulze (120) and Chase ...
BISMARCK — The only member of the Minot High School gymnastics team this season, seventh-grader Haley Conklin, competed in her second-ever high school meet on Saturday in Bismarck. Conklin finished fifth in the All Around with three top 10 finishes: third (bars), sixth (floor) and seventh ...
WILLISTON — After a strong start in Saturday’s Coyote Sprint Meet, the Minot High School swim and dive team kept finding success. The Magicians came away with their season’s first victory during Saturday’s meet at the Williston Area Rec Center. Minot’s 591 points trounced WDA foes, ...
Every possession down the stretch mattered. The Minot State men's basketball team wasn't able to make the "winning plays" and Northern State made tough shots. As a result, the Wolves (7-3, 3-1 NSIC) extended the Beavers' losing streak to four straight games with a 69-67 road win inside the ...
The Dickinson Midgets would not quit. The Midgets (1-1, 1-1 WDA) earned a 79-72 win over Minot (2-1, 2-1 WDA) in a tightly contested WDA matchup on Friday night. The Magicians never led in the contest. After Dickinson’s first 3-pointer, the Midgets dictated the pace and forced the Magi to ...
After the first two quarters were decided by a point, Northern State outscored Minot State by 20 points in the third quarter to pull away for good. The Wolves (7-3, 3-1 NSIC) used that sizeable surge to win their fifth straight game, knocking off the Beavers (3-5, 0-4 NSIC) by a final score of ...
After the Jamestown girls hockey team took an early 1-0 advantage during Friday’s game in Minot, the Majettes roared back in their home opener. Minot High (2-2) earned a 6-1 victory over the visiting Blue Jays (0-3) at Maysa Arena. Three goals in each of the final two periods buoyed the ...
In a battle of unbeatens, the Minot High wrestling team persevered with timely pins, a newcomer hero and some tactical defeats. Minot High (4-0, 4-0 WDA), wrestling without former state champion Kelby Armstrong due to an injury, held off the Bismarck Century Patriots (3-1, 3-1 WDA) by a score ...
DES LACS — When the Velva wrestling team needed a spark in Thursday’s Region 3 contest against Des Lacs-Burlington, some young Aggies stepped up to the challenge. Velva (1-0) sophomores Colin Dean and Shayden Schiele earned two quick pins in the Aggies’ 45-30 dual victory over the ...