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College Basketball: Minot State men, women fall to NSIC foes

It was a rough weekend for both the Minot State men’s and women’s basketball teams at the MSU Dome, with both teams dropping a pair of conference games to St. Cloud State and Minnesota State. The men dropped a 71-57 decision to the Huskies on Friday, Jan. 9, before falling to the Mavericks, 72-67, on Saturday, Jan. 10. The women lost 80-71 to St. Cloud and 95-56 to second-ranked Minnesota State. Deuce Benjamin led the Beavers with 16 points against St. Cloud and Darik Dissette added 15. The Beavers failed to knock down a 3-pointer in the loss, missing all 10 shots from ...

Women’s Wrestling: Jones runner up, Beavers place 6 at Eagle Women’s Open

Alyssa Jones won four matches and finished second at 131 pounds, leading the Minot State women’s wrestling team as one of six wrestlers to place in the top six at the Eagle Women’s Open at Chadron State on Saturday, Jan. 10. Jones scored two pins, a technical fall and a decision against Jamestown’s Nora Houglum in the semifinals. Jones settled for second after falling to Larissa Kaz via pin in 5:38. Jones’ runner-up finish was the best among the Beavers at the tournament, but they made the most noise at 180 pounds. Minot State placed three wrestlers in the top six in the ...

Majettes remain unbeaten, knock off Sentinels

For 363 days out of the year – 364 days on leap years – members of the Minot High and Minot North girls basketball teams can be seen hanging out with one another and enjoying each other’s company. They are friends. It’s a common sight to see Minot High’s Leelee Bell and Minot ...

Aggies fall back to even record after loss to MLS

The Velva High School boys’ basketball team traveled to Mohall Lansford Sherwood Public School Friday night, Jan. 9, to take on the Mavericks in an effort to maintain their winning record. Though the Aggies ended the first quarter of the game with the lead, the Mavericks’ offence was able to overwhelm them, and the Aggies dropped their game 67-83. The first quarter showed a lot of promise for the Aggies. While the Mavericks scored the first points of the game, the Aggies were quickly able to follow up, with senior Reese Steffen scoring his first points of the game, giving the team ...

Minot United extends win streak to 11 against Devils Lake

The Minot United boys’ hockey team extended their win streak to 11 after taking down the Devils Lake Firebirds 4-2 at home on Thursday night, Jan. 8. Minot United has slowly solidified their place at the top of the Western Dakota Association this season after an unfortunate 0-2 start ...

Legacy pins down Minot United

The Minot United girls wrestling team was riding high coming off a stellar third-place showing at the Rumble on the Red in Fargo over the weekend in one of the biggest tournaments of the season. Unfortunately for Minot United, they found themselves competing against a team in Bismarck Legacy ...