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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 playing one another in a three-team pool play. The top four teams advanced to Sunday’s semifinal, while the other eight played a consolation game. Teams from North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska were represented. The Vistas placed third in their pool, finishing 1-2. They opened pool ...

MSU, Minot community mourn passing of coach Gary Walhaug

Minot State University mourns the passing of Gary Walhaug, a longtime coach at Minot State who made a lasting impact on so many Beaver student-athletes lives and who was recently elected to the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame. Walhaug passed away last week. “On behalf of Minot State University ...

Velva, 26ers among winners on Day 1 of Souris River Slugfest

Before half of the tournament field stepped onto the field for the first time, the Velva 39ers Legion baseball team had already piled up two wins and put themselves in prime position to play for a title at the end of the weekend. Velva kicked off the Souris River Slugfest with an 11-4 ...

Hot Tots look to halt skid with series versus Big Sticks

The Hot Tots have faced a three game losing streak after their split series against Bismarck Larks and the Willmar Stingers mid-week sweep. Heading into the weekend, the Hot Tots face off against the Badlands Big Sticks for the third time this season. The Hot Tots and the Big Sticks split ...