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Girls Hockey: Offensive woes continue for Minot United in pair of shutout losses

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Goals have been hard to come by for the Minot United girls hockey team this season and this weekend was just the latest example. Minot United closed out a six-game road trip with a weekend trip to Fargo and left the east side of the state with as many goals scored as they did when they arrived. Fargo North/South dealt Minot United a 4-0 defeat on Friday, Jan. 2, at John E. Carlson Coliseum before West Fargo United handed Minot United yet another shutout loss, 5-0, on Saturday, Jan. 3, at the West Fargo Sports Arena. Minot United has now been shutout five times this year – four of ...

Prep Wrestling: Minot United competes at Rumble on the Red

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Many of the top wrestling boys and girls programs across five states met in Fargo over the weekend to compete in the two-day Rumble on the Red at the Fargodome. Among the competing teams were both the Minot United boys and girls teams. The Minot United girls placed third overall with 170 points, placing eight wrestlers in the top eight of their respective weight classes. Brooklyn Ost had the top performance of the event for Minot United, taking second at 100 pounds. Madisyn Racine (130) and Maycee Boyce (148) both won their third-place matches. Monica Boakye claimed victory in the ...

Men’s Basketball: Beavers hold off late relay to down rival U-Mary

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The Minot State University men’s basketball team led by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter only to see its sizable advantage dwindle down to a one-possession game in the closing seconds. Andre Austin knocked down three free throws with seven seconds left to cut Minot State’s lead to three, but the Beavers were able to run out the clock and secure an 86-83 victory over U-Mary in an Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference clash at the Minot State University Dome on Saturday, Jan. 3. The Beavers (8-6 overall, 5-3 NSIC) entered the second half with a slim 41-38 lead. U-Mary ...

Sentinels routed by Mandan; lose Laskowski to injury

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The Minot North girls basketball team could not have envisioned a more turbulent start to the 2026 portion of its schedule. The Sentinels returned to conference play with an 87-52 loss to fifth-ranked Mandan on Friday, Jan. 2, but that arguably wasn’t even the worst aspect of the night. ...

Fricke back on court in 70-45 victory

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Minot senior Maggie Fricke made her return to the court for the first time in over a year at home on Friday night, Jan. 2, as the Minot High Majettes basketball team faced an early-season test as they took on the Williston Coyotes. Friday was Fricke’s first time on the court since her junior ...

Tauros close out calendar year with loss at Bismarck

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The Minot Minotauros were looking to spoil Bismarck’s New Year’s Eve festivities at the VFW Sports Center on Wednesday, Dec. 31, but the Bobcats had other ideas playing in front of a sold out crowd on the final day of 2025. The Bobcats scored three goals in the opening period en route ...