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Minotauros-Norsemen: Tauros salvage series split in shootout win over St. Cloud

A night after squandering an early two-goal lead and missing out on two points in the Central Division standings, the Minot Minotauros flipped the script in their series finale against the St. Cloud Norsemen. Riley Mullen netted his first goal with the Tauros midway through the third period to force overtime, and Ty James scored the game-winning goal in the shootout for a 3-2 victory on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Mason City Arena. The Tauros rallied in regulation and did so again in the shootout session. Minot fell behind after the first round when Minot’s Lucas Ryen had his attempt ...

Men’s Wrestling: Beavers overwhelmed in pair of dual losses

It was a rough weekend on the mat for the men’s wrestling team, as it won just one of its 20 matches in its duals with Parkside and Minnesota State. The Beavers were shutout by Parkside, 56-0, on Saturday, Jan. 17, and fell 43-3 to Minnesota State on Sunday, Jan. 18. Shafer Ehmke delivered Minot State’s lone victory, scoring a 7-5 decision over Minnesota State’s Grant Cook at 197 pounds. Parkside won seven of its matches via pin. The Rangers (8-2 overall, 3-1 NSIC) also scored a win via technical fall, decision and forfeit. Gavin Turk went the distance with Parkside’s Dajun ...

Women’s Wrestling: Beavers fall in close dual with Jamestown

The Minot State women’s wrestling team led early, but the University of Jamestown rallied by winning the final three matches, knocking off the Beavers, 23-18, on Sunday, Jan. 18, in Jamestown. The Beavers (5-6) won four matches – two coming by way of forfeits. Minot State took an early 10-0 lead after a pair of forfeits at 103 and 110 pounds. The Jimmies won the following two matches at 124 and 131. Kiera Hagman pinned Emily Light and Nora Houglum won a 6-1 decision against Alyssa Jones. Puakela Beebe and Haleigh Lematta scored decisions for Minot State over Abby Ewing and Ann ...

Men’s Basketball: Beavers drop 4th straight conference contest

The Minot State men’s basketball team wasn’t able to climb out of sizable halftime deficits in either of its weekend contests, dropping a 72-60 decision to Southwest Minnesota State on Friday, Jan. 16, and its fourth straight conference game against Sioux Falls, 95-73, on Saturday, Jan. 17. The Beavers outscored the Mustangs by 11 in the second half, but found themselves trailing by 23 entering halftime. The Mustangs (11-5 overall, 9-2 NSIC) scored the first seven points of the game and built a double-digit lead with 11:42 remaining in the first half. That was the beginning of ...

Women’s Basketball: Hamling’s 30 points rallies Beavers past Sioux Falls

Minot State redshirt sophomore guard Taryn Hamling netted a career-high 30 points, helping the women’s basketball team rally from an 11-point deficit in the third quarter for an 83-65 victory over Sioux Falls on Saturday, Jan. 17. All five starters finished in double figures. Hamling hit 11 of 20 shots and went 6-for-11 from the 3-point line. The Beavers (8-11 overall, 5-7 NSIC) scored just eight points in the second quarter, shooting 18.8 percent from the field. Minot State’s offensive struggles allowed the Cougars (8-10, 5-7) to take a 38-23 lead at halftime. A layup by Hamling ...

Knights fend off TGU, moves to .500 in district

It was just two weeks ago that the Our Redeemer’s girls basketball team found itself in the basement of the District 6 standings after dropping its third game in as many attempts. Since then, the Knights have rattled off three consecutive victories to dig themselves out of a hole and move ...