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Majettes win third WDA Tournament title in four years

Minot High senior post LeeLee Bell closed the book on her WDA girls’ basketball career on Saturday, penning a closing chapter that includes a third region championship, a scoring record and another trip to next week’s state Class AA tournament on the same Event Center floor. The 6-foot-4 ...

Royals fall to Valley City in Class A title game

Whether it's in basketball or volleyball, Valley City continues to break the hearts of South Prairie-Max in the postseason. The Hi-Liners did it twice this year, the first coming in the fall on the volleyball court in Bismarck, when they upset the top-ranked Royals in four sets in the state ...

West Fargo sweeps way to 3-peat; Magicians place 6th

The West Fargo boys swimming and diving team won all 12 events en route to its third consecutive state title, holding off Bismarck Century at the State Meet at Hulbert Aquatic Center in West Fargo on Saturday, March 7. Logan Engelstad, Isaac Elhard, Brody Engelstad and Isaiah Ayers all won ...

Central McLean punches ticket to first state championship game appearance

Third place was the prize Central McLean and Berthold were playing for when the two teams met at last year’s Class B girls basketball state tournament. With all due respect to the third-place game, the stakes were much higher this year when the Cougars and Bombers renewed postseason ...

Majettes advance to West finals, Magi are in state qualifiers

The Minot High Majettes continued their winning ways on Friday night, Mar. 6, as they advance to the 2026 NDHSAA Division AA, West Region Girls Basketball Tournament Championship after their 75-51 win over the Bismarck High School Demons. Coming off the back of a historic quarterfinals game ...

Bell makes history, hits 3,000 points in WDA win

For just the third time in North Dakota history, a girls' basketball player has achieved 3,000 career points. First, it was Tanya Fischer of Bowman High School in the late 90's, then it was Rylee Nudell of Maple Valley High School in 2016. Now, Minot High's own senior Leelee Bell has cemented ...