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MSU football, soccer plan signing day party

Minot State’s football and women’s soccer teams are ogranizing a signing day celebration, hosted Wednesday, Feb. 4 – between 5:30-8 p.m. – at Dakota Dave’s Steakhouse and Saloon.

The spring signing period for football and soccer recruits begins Wednesday. A press conference will precede the celebration – beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the MSU Dome – where Minot State coaches Tyler Hughes (football) and Jason Spain (soccer) are expected to announce their respective signing classes.

Fans of all ages are encouraged to attend. The event is free to the public, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served while they last.

-Daily News Staff

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No. 1 Minot stays perfect, beats Turtle Mountain

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BELCOURT – Led by another mammoth night from junior post Braydon Lund, Minot High’s top-ranked boys basketball team won its 10th West Region game of the year Friday against Turtle Mountain.

Lund recorded his second double-double in as many games for the Magicians (15-0 overall, 10-0 region), finishing with game-high totals in both points (18) and rebounds (14).

Senior point guard Dakota Halvorson poured in an addional 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, while freshman Justin Engg chipped in 10 off the bench as Minot’s only other double-figure scorer.

Nathan Martin paced the Braves with 17 points, backed by double figure efforts from Landyn Keplin and Jordan Davis, who finished with 14 and 13 points, respectively.

The Magicians welcome No. 5 Bismarck to Magic City Campus on Tuesday.

-Daily News Staff

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Majettes respond with 7-1 drubbing of Blue Jays

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JAMESTOWN – After having a three-game winning streak disrupted by Grand Forks on Jan. 24, Minot High’s girls hockey team bounced back Friday with a 7-1 win over Jamestown.

Minot finished with three multi-point scorers, including a two-goal effort from sophomore forward Mackinzy MacIver. Both goals were scored in the first period, including the opening tally at 4:26. She added an assist for Minot’s fourth goal of the night, facilitating Sydney Boyce’s third goal of the season.

Junior Kinzy Hanson and sophomore Bryanna Bergeron both recorded a goal and an assist for the Majettes. Now with 34 points on the year, Bergeron continues to hold the team scoring lead.

Minot freshman goaltender Alex Nelson was tested just eight times in her sixth win of the year. The Majettes laced a whopping 65 shots at Jamestown senior stopper Ally Dion.

The Majettes travels to Fargo Davies for a contest today at 1 p.m.

-Daily News Staff

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Magicians swim past Blue Jays

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Minot won every swimming event en route to their 141-42 dual victory over Jamestown on Friday at Magic City Campus.

Seniors Justin Kovich and Chris Edmonds highlighted the day with victories in all of their events. Kovich took first in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles, while Edmonds claimed first in the 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly. Edmonds was also apart of the victorious 200 and 400 freestyle relays, and Kovich led off the first place 200 freestyle relay.

The only event the Magicians did not win was 1-meter diving.

-Daily News Staff

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No. 4 Bombers blow past Lions

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BERTHOLD – The fourth-ranked Berthold boys basketball team, paced by senior guard Austin Lee’s game-high 38 points, defeated Bishop Ryan 84-61 on Friday night in District 12 play.

The Lions (6-6 overall, 2-2 district), led by senior center Jared Will’s 17 points, hung around for the better part of the first half as they trailed 42-33 at the break. The Bombers (13-0, 4-0) pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring Ryan 26-18 to build a 17-point lead.

“It was a game of runs in the first half,” Berthold coach Christopher Brown said. “In the second half we just stuck to our defense and were able to pull further ahead.”

Senior guard Jared Hamilton added 20 points for Berthold.

The Bombers have a quick turnaround. They take on No. 2 Rugby today at 7:15 p.m. at the Minot Auditorium. Ryan hosts Des Lacs-Burlington on Tuesday.

-Daily News Staff

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Lions 8th after Day 1 of East-West Crossover

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NEW SALEM – Bishop Ryan’s wrestling team sits in eighth place from a 23-team field after the first day of the East-West Crossover tournament.

All but two of Ryan’s competitors suffered at least one defeat Friday.

One Lion able to finish Day 1 unbeaten was senior Wyatt Ledoux (25-7), who won both of his matches at 120 pounds. Ledoux pinned Des Lacs-Burlington’s Walter Winkler in 2 minutes, 31 seconds before escaping with a narrow 3-2 tiebreaker decision over Watford City junior Dakota Garmann in the quarterfinals.

The other was junior 126-pounder Aaron Sandy, who pinned Bowman County’s Cole Schmalz in just 23 seconds before winning an 8-2 quarterfinal decision over another Laker in freshman Colton Miller.

Ryan concludes its tournament effort today.

– Daily News Staff

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Knights cruise by Mavericks

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MOHALL – The ninth-ranked Our Redeemer’s Christian School boys basketball team, backed by a game-high 22 points from junior guard Josh VanLith, eased past Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 84-46 on Friday night.

The Knights (13-1 overall, 6-0 District 12) got off to an uncharacteristicly hot start as they dominated the Mavericks (4-9, 0-5) in the first two quarters and took a 49-21 lead into the break. It was more of the same in the second half as ORCS claimed its seventh consecutive victory.

The Knights host No. 4 Berthold on Tuesday, while the Mavericks travel to Glenburn on Friday.

-Daily News Staff

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MSU softball picked 7th in NSIC coaches poll

A year after earning its second straight postseason berth, Minot State’s softball team was picked for a seventh-place finish by Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conferene coaches, according to the NSIC poll released Wednesday.

The Beavers received 137 votes to edge in-state rival Mary by 11. They also trail Sioux Falls by 13 for the No. 6 spot. MSU finished 29-20 last season

After winning the conference tournament in 2014, Winona State was the coaches’ top pick with five first-place nods and 213 total points. Minnesota State-Mankato and Augustana share the No. 2 ranking with 209 points apiece, including a poll-high six first-place votes for the Vikings. Wayne State (166) and Minnesota Duluth (162) round out the top five.

As for MSU, seniors Melissa Bell and Mindy Lorimor return as NSIC “softball players to watch,” as determined by conference officials. Bell batted .318 with 10 home runs, 10 doubles and 34 RBIs in 2014, while Lorimor – MSU’s primary starter – finished 21-12 in the circle with 117 strikeouts and a 2.61 ERA over 200.1 innings pitched.

The conference tournament welcomes the NSIC’s top 8 teams in a double-elimination format, beginning Apr. 30 at Sherman Park in Sioux Falls, S.D.

-Daily News Staff

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Beaver baseball tabbed 12th by NSIC coaches

Entering its third season in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, Minot State’s baseball team was picked 12th in the annual preseason coaches poll, released by conference officials Thursday.

The Beavers finished 13-15 in NSIC play last season en route to a 19-23 overall mark. They received 62 total points, 31 ahead of Mary and 10 behind No. 11 Sioux Falls.

Minnesota State-Mankato tallied a conference-high 12 first-place votes to garner the top spot (194 points). St. Cloud State (1) and Winona State (2) also received first-place nods.

MSU senior infielder Nicholas Hammerl was identified as a “position player to watch” for the Beavers. He’s returning from a 39-game season in 2014, when he batted .298 along with a team-high 11 doubles. Hammerl also led MSU with nine stolen bases.

Senior Austin Zorn returns a veteran presence to the MSU pitching staff. In making 15 total appearances (five starts), he compiled a 5-2 record on the mound last spring along with a 2.49 ERA. He also conceded the MSU’s lowest opponent batting average (.214) and pitched the second-most innings on the team with 47.

Minot State begins its season on Feb. 21 in St. George, Utah, where the Beavers will play three games against Montana State-Billings and three more against Dixie State. MSU kicks off its conference schedule at Wayne State on March 21.

-Daily News Staff

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MSU noon luncheon returns to Seven’s Restaurant

Minot State’s noon luncheon series – a behind-the-scenes look into MSU athletics – returns to Seven’s Restaurant in the Vegas Motel this afternoon, the first of three meetings to close the winter season.

MSU men’s basketball coach Matt Murken and women’s coach Sheila Green Gerding will be on hand this week, as will track and field coach Stu Melby, along with a host of MSU student-athletes.

KCJB’s Scott Kittell will be master of ceremonies, and fans are encouraged to bring questions for all honored guests.

Tickets will be sold at the door for $11. For more information, contact the MSU athletic department at 858-3041.

-Daily News Staff

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Magi whip Mandan in region rematch

MANDAN – Minot High’s boys hockey team didn’t get off to an ideal start this season, losing its home opener in a shootout against region rival Mandan.

The Magicians found their revenge on the road Thursday.

Paced by senior Brent Williams’ hat trick – Minot’s second in as many games – the Magicians throttled Mandan 8-1 at the Pepsi All Seasons Arena, their league-high 10th region win of the season and eighth from nine games.

Such an emphatic win gives Minot 19 combined goals from its past two wins.

“It shows that we’ve grown. We’ve had a lot of kids gain confidence as the season’s worn on,” Minot co-coach John Grubb said. “Hopefully we can keep this rolling.”

Minot jumped ahead with three goals in the first period, including Williams’ unassisted opener at 2:54. Team points leader and senior Matt Flom scored the Magicians’ second of the night at 5:30 from classmate Garrett Picard’s assist, followed shortly by another Williams marker just under four minutes later.

After adding a fourth in the second period, Minot removed all doubt in the third. Four more goals in the final frame iced another dominant performance by the Magicians.

Senior goaltender Brey Effertz made 19 saves for his ninth win of the season.

-Daily News Staff

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National coach of the year candidates released

The National High School Athletic Coaches Association announced its North Dakota finalists for national coach-of-the-year recognition Wednesday.

Based on longevity, service to high school athletics, honors, championship years and winning percentage, eight North Dakota coaches were chosen from eight different sports. Nominees and finalists are evaluated by experts in the field of coaching, using sports-specific rubrics to assign points in each category.

The eight North Dakota finalists are as follows: Jeff Fiechtner (Fargo North, baseball), Julie Stavn (Bismarck, girls cross country), Kathy Berglund (Hazen, golf), David Hoff (Bottineau, special sports), Marsha Dahl (West Fargo, swimming and diving), Chad Anderson (West Fargo, tennis), Randy Johnson (Hazen, boys track and field), Bill Jansen (Rugby, girls track and field), Carolyn Olson (Grand Forks Red River, volleyball), Jeff Schumacher (Bismarck, wrestling) and Claudia Schoelkopf (Mandan, boys assistant coach).

The national coach of the year awards banquet is hosted Jun. 20 at the NHSACA’s national convention in Rochester, Minn. National coaches of the year will be announced in nineteen recognized sports categories.

-Daily News Staff

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MHS wrestling sweeps Grand Forks duals

GRAND FORKS – The Minot High wrestling team won each of its three dual matches on Friday at the Grand Forks Multiple tournament.

The Magicians defeated Jamestown 66-6, Fargo North 70-6 and Devils Lake 21-0.

Minot grapplers accounted for 20 pinfall victories on the day. They also suffered just one pin across the three matchups.

Freshman Creighton Rudolph (145 pounds) and senior Michael Lambert (170) won all three of their matches for Minot via pinfall. Junior Devin Stein, sophomore Tyler Strandberg, junior Peter Folk, junior James Hamilton and freshman Hunter Swartwout also escaped the competition with unblemished records for the Magicians.

Minot competes in the individual portion of the tournament today.

-Daily News Staff

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Majettes win 5th straight invitational

MANDAN – The Minot High gymnastics team is on a roll.

Already boasting a lengthy string of invitational victories, the Majettes added their fifth in a row Friday at the Mandan Invitational, besting second-place Bismarck by nearly eight points.

Minot finished first with 146 team points, followed by the Demons with 138.175. The host Braves took third with 123.750, while Century rounded out the four-team field with 94.625.

With each of the top-four places in the all-around standings occupied by Majettes, Minot just Hannah Werchau captured her second individual title of the season with a meet-best 37.075 points, besting senior teammate Madison Reiter – who finished second – by a full point exactly. Werchau took second place in every event. Reiter won three of four, yet she lost the all-around title by placing outside the top-12 in beam.

Senior Jenna Breuer placed third for Minot with 35.850 points, including a first-place finish in beam (9.675). Minot junior Savannah Fix took fourth, less than a point behind Breuer with 35.550.

Minot hosts its annual Kim Lupo Memorial this Friday at the Gym Magic facility.

-Daily News Staff

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Knights snap skid with road win over Glenburn

GLENBURN – The Our Redeemer’s Christian School girls basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak Friday with a 59-53 road win over Glenburn in District 12 play.

The Knights (6-9 overall, 2-3 district) were led by a double-double from freshman post McKayla Gartner, who finished with 11 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. Sophomore guard Lauren Hendrickson led ORCS with 14 points, followed by classmate Morgan Olson with 12.

Glenburn senior Parker Bush led all scorers with 27 points. She was one of three Panthers in double figures, joined by fellow seniors Sam Koetter (13) and Katie Dufner (10).

ORCS welcomes No. 1 Bishop Ryan for an in-town clash Thursday. Glenburn has now lost five straight and travels to Divide County for a 7:30 p.m. game today.

-Daily News Staff

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Magicians wrestle past Mandan

MANDAN – Minot High’s wrestling team picked up a 42-23 dual victory over West Region foe Mandan on Thursday night.

The Magicians relied on their middle and upper weight classes to pick up the win.

Though normally very tough in the lower weights, Minot dropped one-point decisions in the lightest three classes.

At 106 pounds, Ryan Zachmeier dealt Brody Armstrong a 2-1 defeat, while Isaac Berger upended Matthew Leier 1-0 at 113 and Kolten Resenauer topped Peter Folk 4-3 at 120.

But Minot owned most of the other bouts, including four of the next five.

“You know that’s when you’re coming together as a dual team,” Minot coach Nolan Spooner said. “The middle guys pulled through and the upper guys pulled through. That really brings us closer together as a team.”

Tyler Strandberg won by forfeit at 126 pounds, Ethan Benham pinned Dylan Fleck in 4 minutes, 27 seconds at 138, 145-pounder Carson Mosser also won by forfeit and Creighton Rudolph picked up a 9-7 decision over Jason Moore at 152 pounds.

Rudolph, the state’s fifth-ranked 145-pounder, wrestled up a weight class and upset Moore, who is ranked third at 152 pounds.

“That really got the momentum swinging in our direction and helped close the door,” Spooner said.

At 170 pounds, Minot’s Matthew Rabe pinned Austin Markel in 3:06. Teammate James Hamilton notched a 5-0 decision over Mason Schlosser at 195, Je-Mario Jones won by forfeit at 220 and Hunter Swartwout recorded a fall over Mandan heavyweight Mikael Fetch in 3:42.

Spooner, whose team will compete in the Grand Forks Multiple today and Saturday, was pleased with his wrestlers’ toughness.

“We only gave up one pin,” he said. “Wrestling a quality team like Mandan, that was big for us.”

-Daily News Staff

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Noon Luncheon Series returns to Sleep Inn

The Minot State Noon Luncheon Series will be hosted at the Sleep Inn and Suites this afternoon.

Located near the Dakota Square Mall, the luncheon will take place in a conference center by the entrance of Splash Down Water Park. Attendees can park on either the east or west side of the hotel. Tickets will be sold at the door for $11 apiece.

This week, MSU wrestling coach Robin Ersland will join men’s basketball coach Matt Murken and women’s basketball coach Sheila Green Gerding as keynote speakers. Tyler Rudolph and Luis Felipe Ricci Maia will also speak as representatives of the men’s basketball team, while Alex Haley and Gemma Biasetto will be special guests on the women’s side.

The luncheon will begin promptly at noon.

For more information, contact the Minot State athletic department at 858-3041.

-Daily News Staff

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Local students to be honored

Thirteen Minot students will be honored at the 2014-15 Youth and Character Awards Banquet at 6:15 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Minot State University Student Union. Tickets for the meal are $15 each and are available through school offices or they can be purchased at the Minot Public School Board of Education Building. Call 857-4400 for information. Tickets for the meal need to be purchased by Monday, Jan. 26.

The awards are sponsored by the Minot Community Character Counts! Coalition.

Winners include Mikel Bahl, an eighth grader at Jim Hill Middle School; Gabrielle Bohl, a senior at Bishop Ryan Catholic School; Thea Bonebrake, a sophomore at Minot High School-Central Campus; Dustin Foster, a senior at Minot High School-Magic City Campus; Tamu Kamba, a senior at Bishop Ryan Catholic School; Kelsey Karren, an eighth grader at Memorial Middle School; Alexis Kranz, a sophomore at Our Redeemer’s Christian School; Lexie Kroeger, a senior at Bishop Ryan Catholic School; Morgan Olson, a sophomore at Our Redeemer’s Christian School; Faith Quintana, an eighth grader at Erik Ramstad Middle School; John Reiten, a junior at Our Redeemer’s Christian School; Aaron Richard, a senior at Minot High School-Magic City Campus; Preston Weber, a senior at Minot High School-Magic City Campus.

Bob Gross and the Power of the Purse will be recipients of the Community Character Builder Awards.

Andrea Johnson

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Minnesota man to plead guilty on federal gambling charges

FARGO (AP) – A Minnesota man accused of running an illegal gambling operation in North Dakota has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.

Court documents show Gerald Greenfield, of Bloomington, Minnesota, plans to plead guilty to transmitting wager information and money laundering. Details of the plea agreement have not been released.

Greenfield is charged in federal court with three counts, including conducting a sports betting business and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Federal prosecutors say Greenfield took approximately $10 million each year in wagers and discussed receiving “several million dollars” from gamblers in Fargo. Greenfield allegedly ran the gambling operation for four years and made an annual profit of between $500,000 and $600,000.

Greenfield previously pleaded guilty to running a $2.5 million mortgage fraud scheme in the Twin Cities.

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Dailey, Flatland double winners in indoor opener

BEMIDJI, Minn. – Minot State seniors Sienna Dailey and Tyler Flatland each won two events to pace the Beavers at the school’s indoor track and field opener Saturday at the Bemidji State Super 8 Open.

The duo, along with sophomore Mary Roy’s win in the pentathlon Friday, joined junior DelRay Audet, junior Wayne Peters and senior Glyn Borel as event winners in the season opener.

“In terms of the opening meet of the season, when compared to last year at the same meet, every returner ran one, if not all of their races faster,” MSU coach Stu Melby said in a press release. “For the new people, I was very impressed with their start to Beavers career.”

Dailey sprinted her way to a title in the 200-meter dash, winning with a time of 26.37 seconds. She edged junior teammate Dijah Nash in the women’s 400 with a time of 59.59 to pace the women’s team.

Audet captured her individual title in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing with a 9.64 in the finals after clocking a 9.61 in the preliminaries.

Flatland also won the 200 and the 400, coming in just under junior teammate Alex Cundiff by two tenths of a second with a 51.30 in the 400.

In the 200, Flatland again outdueled a MSU runner as he was eight one hundredths better than junior Farai Madungwe with a 23:03.

Peters won his first race of the year in a photo-finish win over senior teammate Darin Malafa – 9.01 to 9.04 – in the 60-meter hurdles. Malafa had a big personal best in the prelims as he finished with a 8.95, ninth fastest all time at MSU. Borel was the leader of a 1-2-3 MSU finish in the 60-meter dash, finishing with a 7.09. Borel’s time placed him seventh all-time in MSU’s record books.

MSU has a week off before traveling to Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., for the Cobber Duals Jan. 31.

-Daily News Staff

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Beavers struggle at Nebraska-Kearney duals

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Minot State wrestling team struggled Saturday at the University of Nebraska-Kearney duals, going 0-4 on the day.

The Beavers competed against Colorado School of Mines, Lindenwood University, Colorado State Pueblo and the University of Central Missouri.

In the first dual, against Colorado Mines, the Beavers got off to a slow start, losing the first five matches. But they got back on track following the brief intermission. Minot State won its next three bouts courtesy of junior 165-pounder Ricard Avakovs, senior 174-pounder Jon Wilson and senior 184-pounder Kobina Henriques. Each wrestler won by decision and earned three team points for Minot State.

Colorado School of Mines took the final two matches of the dual and took the dual by a score of 32-9.

The second dual. against No. 10-ranked Lindenwood, proved to be more of the same for Minot State as they fell 42-9. Wilson picked up his second win of the day with an 8-4 decision and freshman 149-pounder Cody Haugen won by fall.

In the third dual, Minot State fell to Colorado State Pueblo 43-12. Avakovs pinned his opponent, picking up his second win of the day, while freshman 141-pounder Tanner Crissler recorded his first win of the tournament due to his opponent’s injury.

The Beavers did not record any team points in the final dual, falling to Central Missouri 46-0.

Minot State will look to regroup this week as they prepare for a nonconference dual with the University of Regina at home on Thursday.

-Daily News Staff

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Easy as 1, 2, 3 for Magicians

DICKINSON – Minot High’s boys hockey team scored once in the first period, twice in the second and three times in the third en route to a 6-1 drubbing of West Region foe Dickinson on Saturday evening.

Ethan Czaplewski and Matt Flom each scored twice for the Magicians, who improved to 9-4-1 overall and 6-1-1 in region play.

Michael Bergeron opened the scored with 5:52 left in the first period, but Dickinson’s Dawson Kram scored the equalizer just under four minute later.

In the second period, Czaplewski gave Minot the lead for good with a marker 5:22 into the frame and Flom followed six minutes later with his first lamp-lighter.

Czaplewski and Flom helped put the game away with goals in the third, and Cameron Williams scored with 51 seconds left for the exclamation point.

Ryan Peterson (2), Connor Schuster, Logan Bishof, Cole Nelson, Brey Effertz and Flom each recorded assists for the Magicians. Effertz made 19 saves for the win.

Minot hosts Bismarck at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.

-Daily News Staff

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Bergeron leads Majettes past Midgets

DICKINSON – Bryanna Bergeron scored twice and the Minot High girls hockey team beat Dickinson 6-2 on Saturday afternoon.

Bergerson gave the Majettes a 3-0 lead with the final goal of the first period, then lit the lamp in the third period to cap the scoring the Majettes (7-6-0 overall, 5-5-0 state).

Lindsey Larson, Mackinzy MacIver, Kinsey Hanson and Taylor Hooker also scored goals for Minot, while Alissa Ewan, Dessa Flom, Taryn Love, Hooker and Larson recorded assists.

Jadin Flexhaug stopped 21 shots in net for the win.

The Majettes host Devils Lake at 5 p.m. Friday.

-Daily News Staff

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No. 1 Bishop Ryan rocks Bottineau 85-29

The top-ranked Bishop Ryan girls basketball team dealt visiting Bottineau an 85-29 loss on Saturday.

Senior forwards Gabbie Bohl and Hannah Stewart both made 11 of 17 shots to pace the Lions (13-1), who have won 69 straight games against Class B opponents. Bohl finished with 26 points, while Stewart recorded a double-double of 22 points and 10 steals. Senior guard also finished in double figures with 20 points to go with eight steals.

Ryan coach Julie Stewart was particularly pleased with senior forward Kelly Kasper, who pulled down 10 rebounds.

“Kelly Kasper is giving us valuable minutes,” Stewart said. “She is competing for rebounds and loose balls. Also, he position on defense is outstanding.”

Stephanie Brenden led Bottineau (6-6) with 14 points, followed by Kennedy Olson with four.

The Stars host Sawyer on Tuesday, the same day the Lions welcome Des Lacs-Burlington.

-Daily News Staff

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Tauros win 15th straight road game

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Minot Minotauros on Saturday night won their second game overall, beating the Aberdeen Wings 3-1.

But the win meant the Tauros set an NAHL record for consecutive road victories at 15.

After Bjorn Sigurdarson scored at 11:47 of the first period, Minot tallied three goals in the second.

Jacob Dittel tied it with an unassisted marked at 3:01 before Nick Monfils scored the eventual game-winner 65 second later, with Colton Kramer recording the assist.

Johnny Walker ended the scoring with a lamp-lighter at 14:01 from the pass of Christian Mohs.

Atte Tolvanen stopped 20 shots for the win in net. The Tauros outshot the Wings 35-21.

Minot hosts the Minnesota Magicians on Friday at 8:05 p.m.

-Daily News Staff

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Tauros get past Wings

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Minot Minotauros had a record night at the Odde Ice Center against the Aberdeen Wings. Winners of 13 in a row on the road, the Minotauros were looking to tie the NAHL record for consecutive road wins.

Despite a 4-1-2 record against the Wings entering the game, the Tauros pulled out a 3-2 victory.

The Wings took a 2-0 lead, but penalties shifting the momentum back to the Minotauros, allowing for three unanswered goals to end the game.

The Tauros will try for the weekend sweep over Aberdeen tonight on the road.

-Daily News Staff

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Magicians breeze past Braves

MANDAN – Minot High’s boys swimming and diving team won nine of 11 events en route to a 120-66 dual victory over West Region foe Mandan on Friday.

The Magicians swept all three relays, including the 200-yard medlay relay, which Minot took first, second and third.

Senior Justin Kovich comfortably won the 50 freestyle in 22.42, more than one second ahead of teammate Jordan Funk, who placed second. Kovich also won the 100 butterfly and swam the second leg of the winning 400 freestyle relay squad, which included Chris Stock, Charlie Wentz and Ben Opozda.

Opozda, a junior, finished first in the 500 freestyle and the 200 individual medley while also swimming the second leg of the winning 200 medley relay team and the anchor leg of that 400 free relay.

Gerald Brown was the Magicians’ other individual winner, taking first in the 100 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke.

The Magicians travel to Williston for a dual at 1:30 p.m. today.

-Daily News Staff

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Majettes win Julie Ziegler Memorial

BISMARCK – On Friday evening the Minot High gymnastics team took home the team title at the Julie Ziegler Memorial and won five of the six individual events.

Senior Madison Reiter led the Majettes with first-place finishes in the all-around (38.050 points), floor exercise (9.750) and vault (9.725).

Teammate Jenna Breuer took home the title on the balance beam with a score of 9.700, helping Minot finish with 148.950 points. Second-place Bismarck had 140.650, followed by Dickinson (140.325), Jamestown (133.400) and Century (128.025) to round out the top five of the seven-team event.

Minot’s Hannah Werchau finished second in the all-around with 37.650 points.

The Majettes will compete again next Friday in Mandan.

-Daily News Staff

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MHS boys hockey edges Blue Jays

JAMESTOWN – The Minot High boys hockey team topped Jamestown 4-3 on Friday night.

Michael Bergerson, Mason Hoffer, Matt Flom and Ethan Czaplewski did the scoring for the Magicians.

Kross Bratten recorded the win in net, stopping 16 shots.

-Daily News Staff

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ORCS routs Surrey

SURREY – The Our Redeemer’s Christian School boys basketball team kicked off its District 12 schedule with a 77-44 win over Surrey on Friday night.

Senior forward Davis Koppinger paced the Knights (10-1) with 18 points, followed by John Reiten’s 16, Josh VanLith’s 15 and Taylor Strand’s 13.

Cale Mogard led the Mustangs (6-2) with 15 points, while Riley Zbasnik also finished in double figures with 11.

ORCS hosts Des Lacs-Burlington on Monday, while Surrey visits Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood on Tuesday.

-Daily News Staff

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Lions get past Glenburn

GLENBURN – Eli Stewart tallied 18 points to pace Bishop Ryan’s boys basketball team to a 71-62 win over Glenburn on Friday night.

Tanner Sanders and Jared will also finished in double figures for the Lions with 15 and 14 points, respectively.

Four players finished with 11 points or more for Glenburn. Trent Marquart had 19, Dustin Weeks 18, Tim Kraft 12 and Nathan Gunning 11.

-Daily News Staff

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Beavers split weekend with win over Northern State

ABERDEEN, S.D. After recording just seven team points yesterday in its dual against Minnesota State-Mankato, the Minot State wrestling team finished its weekend road trip on a high note as they defeated Northern State 27-18 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play Saturday.

The Beavers got off to a quick 3-0 start courtesy of Minot High graduate Cody Haugen’s 3-2 decision over Grant Steen at 149 pounds. Haugen went 2-0 on the weekend road trip.

Northern State didn’t back down, rallying to win the next three matches of the dual for a 12-3 lead before of the 184-pound bout.

MSU senior Kobina Henriques got the Beavers back on track with his third win of the season, defeating NSU’s David Murphy 8-7.

After freshman Tobias Baker was pinned in the next match at 197 pounds – giving the Wolves their largest lead of the evening (12) – the Beavers put their foot down.

Sophomore heavyweight Mitchell Eull gained a 4-1 decision for the Beavers over Northern State’s Dustin Caspers. The Wolves then forfeited their next two matches at 125 and 133 pounds, giving Minot State a 21-18 lead heading into the final match.

Freshman 141-pounder Tanner Crissler provided the exclamation point for MSU, pinning NSU’s Tyler Frost in just 1 minute, 29 seconds.

The Beavers head south to Nebraska-Kearney for a tournament next Saturday, beginning with their first dual at 9 a.m.

-Daily News Staff

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Magi hockey secures another lopsided region result

WILLISTON – The Minot High boys hockey team didn’t start well this season, but with another one-sided victory on Saturday, the Magicians are suddenly on fire.

Now the winner of two straight and six of its last seven, Minot toppled Williston 5-0, already the sixth time the Magi (7-4-1) have exceeded five goals in a single game this season. The Coyotes (3-7-1) sit last in the region standings with just one win from seven conference games.

Minot’s offensive production was well spread throughout Saturday’s win, and senior forward Matt Flom was the hat trick hero.

After senior Brent Williams opened the scoring just over seven minutes into the first period – Williams’ eighth goal of the season – Flom made it 2-0 for the Magicians at 9:39 of the second period, assisted by junior Logan Bischof.

In the third, Flom fired in Minot’s third just 22 seconds into the stanza, helped by junior Ethan Czaplewski and sophomore Easton Bennett. Czaplewski poked in his fifth goal of the season roughly eight minutes later at 8:14 to make it 4-0.

Just under a minute later, Flom completed his hat trick – the first for Minot High this season – to further extend his team lead in goals (11).

All-state senior goaltender Brey Effertz – winner of his last five starts – was infrequently tested against the Coyotes. He made 15 saves to improve his record to 6-2-1.

The Magicians travel to Jamestown for another region game Friday at 7:30 p.m.

-Daily News Staff

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MHS swimming takes 2nd at Manley Memorial

BISMARCK – The Minot High boys swimming and diving team finished second behind Century for the second time in as many days Saturday at the Thomas Manley Memorial Invitational at Century High School.

The Magicians finished with 401 points in the 10-team competition, second only to the Patriots with 558. Fargo North (308) and West Fargo (221.5) finished third and fourth, respectively, while Fargo Davies rounded out the top five with 195.

Century took first in five of the day’s 12 events, including a pair of relay victories in the 200-yard freestyle and 200 medley events.

Minot finished second to the Patriots in all three relays during Friday’s triangular with Fargo North, but on Saturday, the Magicians took first in the 400 freestyle relay. The team of Gerald Brown, Chris Edmonds, Jordan Funk and Justin Kovich bested Century by just over four seconds with a time of 3 minutes, 21.47 seconds.

Kovich and Brown were Minot’s only individual winners. Brown took first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:50.47, while Kovich – a defending state champion in the 100 freestyle – won the same event on Saturday (48.82).

Minot will travel for a road dual with Mandan on Friday at 5 p.m.

-Daily News Staff

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No. 4 Majettes win big at Mandan

MANDAN – Led by a game-high 17 points from senior Sophie Bengson, the fourth-ranked Minot High girls basketball team hammered Mandan 53-26 on Friday evening.

Bengson, a 5-foot-4 point guard, made 7 of 11 shots and also grabbed five rebounds.

Senior wing Sierra Duttenhefer and junior forward Annika Arnold also scored in double figures, finishing with 10 points apiece for the Majettes (8-2 overall, 4-1 West Region).

Senior guard Breanna Olson paced Mandan (5-4, 4-3) with eight points.

The Majettes host Century on Thursday.

Note: The box score and brief for this game were not published in Saturday’s Minot Daily News because the statistics were not reported by presstime. We apologize for the delay.

-Daily News Staff

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Knights rebound against Cossacks

The Our Redeemer’s Christian School boys basketball team has rebounded well from its first loss of the season.

After an 18-point victory in Kenmare on Monday, the Knights made it two straight in a 59-55 win over Max on Saturday.

Junior John Reiten was one of four ORCS scorers to finish in double figures. He finished with 14 points to lead the Knights (8-1), followed by senior forward Davis Koppinger with 12.

Keegan Swanson nearly stole the show for the Cossacks (3-4). He led all scorers with 31 points, 11 of which were scored in the fourth quarter. No other Max player recorded more than seven points.

ORCS travels to Surrey for its District 12 opener this Friday at 7:30 p.m., while Max hosts Wilton-Wing on Tuesday.

-Daily News Staff

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Max downs ORCS

After beating Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood on the road Friday, the Our Redeemer’s Christian School suffered a 65-23 home loss to Max on Saturday afternoon.

“That’s the way we are without Morgan (Olson): up and down,” ORCS coach Scott Peterson said of his injured sophomore guard

Kaylee Capp and Cheyenne Jacobson tallied 20 and 19 points, respectively, for the Cossacks (7-3), who held ORCS (5-8) to seven points after halftime.

Freshman Karlee Zablotney paced the Knights with eight points.

Max travels to Wilton-Wing on Tuesday, while ORCS plays at Des Lacs-Burlington on Thursday.

-Daily News Staff

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Predators top Wild 3-1

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Calle Jarnkrok scored a tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Saturday.

Mike Fisher and Colin Wilson also scored for Nashville, which improved to 9-1-2 in its past 12 games and has a league-best 60 points. Pekka Rinne made 36 saves.

Charlie Coyle scored for Minnesota, which has lost 10 of 12 and began a three-games-in-four-days stretch that includes games in Chicago on Sunday and Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Jarnkrok broke a 1-all tie at 3:48 of the third period.

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Wilson and Chancellor leads Seattle past Carolina 31-17

SEATTLE (AP) – This time Russell Wilson did it with his arm, passing the Seattle Seahawks into the NFC championship game for the second straight year with a big assist from Kam Chancellor.

The Seahawks are one step closer to defending their Super Bowl title.

Wilson threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns, Chancellor returned an interception 90 yards for a TD midway through the fourth quarter and the Seahawks beat the Carolina Panthers 31-17 on Saturday night in an NFC divisional playoff game.

Wilson was nearly flawless in one of the best playoff performances of his young career. He took shots downfield and was hard to stop on third downs.

Wilson threw a 16-yard touchdown to Doug Baldwin in the first quarter, found Jermaine Kearse for a 63-yard TD in the second quarter and capped his night with a 25-yard strike to Luke Willson with 10:26 remaining that gave Seattle a 24-10 lead.

But the capper was still to come, from the most impressive athlete on the field.

Chancellor had wowed everyone by twice jumping over the Carolina offensive line on a pair of Graham Gano field goal attempts at the end of the first half. And he showed that he’s a pretty good safety in coverage, too.

With Carolina driving and trying to cut Seattle’s 14-point lead in half, Chancellor anticipated Newton’s throw. He jumped in front of Ed Dickson and returned his third career postseason interception for a touchdown.

It was the longest touchdown in Seattle’s postseason history, topping Percy Harvin’s 87-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in last season’s Super Bowl.

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State reaches settlement in insuranace case

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Insurance Department has reached a $4.7 million multi-state life insurance agreement with Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York regarding their use of the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File.

The agreement was the result of a coordinated multi-state examination among state insurance departments in North Dakota, California, Florida, Illinois, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. North Dakota was the principal lead state in the examination and is expected to receive almost $90,000.

Life insurers have used the Death Master File for many years to search for and stop payments to annuity holders, but have not always used the database to identify deceased life insurance policyholders to pay beneficiaries. Under the terms of the settlement, Allianz will implement a number of business reforms to promptly identify when a policyholder has died and will use the file on a uniform and timely basis to search for deceased policyholders and make payments to their beneficiaries.

The department has been part of 16 multi-state settlements with insurance companies regarding life insurance practices and to date has received more than $2.2 million. Consumers with questions about the settlement are encouraged to call the department at 1-800-247-0560.

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Minot man arrested on felony charges

A group of drug agents from the Ward County Narcotics Task Force on Tuesday arrested a 34- year-old Minot man, Jayson Michael Steenbergh, on several felony charges including possession and delivery of drugs.

A press release from the Minot Police Department Wednesday said Steenbergh was arrested shortly after he rammed an unmarked vehicle and fled from the area during a drug buy.

A search warrent was also simultaneously served on his northewest Minot residence, which led to the seizure of 1,021 Oxicodone pills, 84 Dilaudid pills and over 100 grams of heroin; with a total street value of nearly $100,000. More than $17,000 in cash was also seized from the residence, according to police.

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Testing for TB to be held at school

BISMARCK Students and staff at New Town School, grades 6 to 12 and daycare, will be tested today for tuberculosis after the North Dakota Health Department announced this week that an active case of the disease was discovered in Mountrail County.

The health department reminds people that they need not be tested for TB unless they are contacted by the department or other health officials.

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MSU to host “Warrior Words”

At 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 in Minot State University’s Aleshire Theater, veterans of U.S. wars will present work they completed in “Warrior Words,” a monologue-writing workshop offered by The Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre in four North Dakota cities.

Conrad Davidson, Minot State University College of Arts and Sciences dean, taught the Minot workshop, which consisted of six sessions. Minot presenters include Mike Carswell, Myron Dammen, Charley Epperson, Orlan Hall, Tim Knickerbocker, Lucille Loftesnes, Larry Schoenwald, Alan Waller and Max Zurcher.

The event is free and open to the public.

“We expected stories about sacrifice, but there was also humor, as veterans from various generations and branches of service shared their experiences,” Davidson said in a press release.

Warrior Words was open to veterans of any American war or conflict who had an interest in creating work based on their experiences as soldiers. The workshops were funded in part by the North Dakota Humanities Council, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional support was provided by MSU.

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Attorney negotiating plea agreement

MINOT (AP) – The attorney for a Minot man accused of beating his girlfriend to death has been granted more time to work out a settlement with prosecutors.

Forty-seven-year-old Darin Parker is charged with murder in the death of 44-year-old Karrie Williams in February 2014.

Parker has pleaded not guilty. Judge Richard Hagar granted a two-week extension to allow time for defense attorney Eric Baumann to negotiate a plea deal.

Parker could face life in prison without parole.

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Man pleads guilty to gross sexual imposition

BISMARCK (AP) – A 23-year-old Deering man has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in which he admits to having sex with a 14-year-old girl.

Aaron Gebur pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony gross sexual imposition. The state and defense have recommended a 15-year prison sentence. Gebur also would have to register as a sex offender upon his release.

The girl in the case had become pregnant and a DNA test confirmed that Gebur was the father of her baby.

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Tauros avenge loss with 5-0 thumping of Aberdeen

Friday’s loss to Aberdeen at Maysa Arena left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Minot Minotauros, losing in a shootout despite doubling the Wings’ shot total.

Minot found its revenge on Saturday.

Boosted by four goals in the second period, the Tauros took the rematch over Aberdeen 5-0, the seventh time they’ve scored as many goals in a single game this season. They did so just once last year.

Still comfortably atop the Central Division, the Tauros have won six of their last seven division games. With Austin’s 3-1 loss at Brookings on Saturday, Minot now leads the Bruins by four points with a game still in hand.

Team points leader Blake Lizotte opened the scoring for Minot just under five minutes into the second period on Saturday, his 10th goal of the season. Then at 8:30 of the same stanza, James Mathias punched in a power play goal to make it 2-0.

Max Mettler buried Minot’s third just over four minutes later, his second of the year. Colton Kramer then made it four for the Tauros at 16:34, helped by newly acquired defenseman Martin Aune.

Johnny Walker iced it at 3:32 of the third with his team-leading 14th goal of the year.

Minot goaltender Tanner Holmes improved his record to 6-1 with a 20-save effort, his second win of the season over Aberdeen.

The Tauros travel next weekend for perhaps their most important series thus far: a two-game showdown against Austin. The first game of that series begins at 7:05 p.m. Friday.

-Daily News Staff

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Kovich leads Magi to Mandan Pentathlon title

MANDAN – Justin Kovich won three of five events on Saturday to pace Minot High’s boys swimming and diving team to the team title at the Mandan Pentathlon.

The Magicians tallied 335 points in the four-team event, followed by Century (309), Mandan (160.5) and Bismarck (104.5).

Kovich, a senior, had no trouble touching first in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle. The defending state champion in both events, Kovich finished the 50 free in 22.79 second and the 100 free in 48.73 seconds. In the 100 butterfly, he clocked in with a winning time of 56.26 seconds, sneaking past Century’s Loren Sether (56.34).

Sether, who placed second in four events, won the 100 breaststroke for Century.

The Magicians took the other event, the 100 backstroke, as Gerald Brown won in 56.24 seconds, 40 hundredths of a second ahead of Sether.

Minot will compete in a triangular with Century and host Fargo North on Friday.

-Daily News Staff

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