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Girls Hockey: Minot United routed by Grand Forks

The Minot United girls hockey team surrendered a season-high seven goals and matched their largest margin of defeat in a 7-1 loss at Grand Forks on Thursday, Jan. 15. Grand Forks’ Paige Meagher recorded two goals and an assist and Chesney Sigdahl and Ella Yahna each had a goal and two assists as the Knightriders scored the first five goals of the contest, including four in the second period. Yahna opened the scoring 10:31 into the first period on an unassisted goal before Grand Forks broke the game open with a four-goal second period. Ella Bry and Sigdahl provided a goal each and ...

Boys Wrestling: Minot United falls in dual to Mandan

The Minot United boys wrestling team won four matches against Mandan, but it wasn’t enough as the Braves won the remaining nine to come away with a 49-23 victory in a WDA dual on Thursday, Jan. 15. Jack Combs, Tayven Blackaby, Korbin Kraft and Tucker Nelson all earned victories in their respective matches. All four entered the match ranked in the top eight in their respective weight classes in the latest coaches poll. Combs pinned Mandan’s Ryker Kreidt in 1 minute, 32 seconds at 107 pounds to get Minot United off to a good start. The Braves won the next three matches before ...

Girls Wrestling: Depth leads Minot United over Mandan

They didn’t have to do a lot of wrestling due to their advantage in roster size, but when they had to, they won. The Minot United girls wrestling team earned 42 points via forfeit and won four of five matches to cruise past Mandan, 60-17, in a WDA dual on Thursday, Jan. 15, in Mandan. Ella Brown, Monica Boakye, Khylie Schlotz and Aaliyah Laboy all won via pins for Minot United (2-2 overall, 2-1 WDA). The team secured points via forfeit a 100, 124, 136, 142, 148 and 155 pounds. Brown, Schlotz and Laboy all ended their matches in the first round, with Schlotz pinning Aunna ...

Boys Swimming & Diving: Magicians take “Dual in the Pool” victory over Sentinels

Bragging rights were on the line when the Minot High and Minot North boys swimming and diving programs met at Minot North High School to compete in the Dual in the Pool on Thursday, Jan. 15. The Magicians came out on top, besting their crosstown rival 114-69. Minot High won six of the nine individual events and swept the three relays to come out with the victory. Andrew Francis led the way for the Magicians with wins in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 butterfly, and was the lead swimmer in the 200 freestyle relay and the final leg in the 400 freestyle relay. Francis won ...

Sabers score late to end Minot United’s undefeated WDA run

The Minot United boys hockey team entered their WDA matchup with Bismarck Legacy with a chance to put a stranglehold on the top spot in the conference standings. The Sabers had other ideas, as Legacy’s Issac Jerome netted the game-winning goal with 39 seconds remaining in regulation for a ...

Nedrose earns first region win against Blue Jays

The Nedrose Cardinals earned their first region win of the season and improved to a 1-1 region record after they took down the Stanley Blue Jays at home during their game Thursday night, Jan. 15. The Nedrose Cardinals have had trouble getting the ball rolling in most of their games this ...