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Girls Gymnastics: Minot United defeats Mandan in makeshift dual

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The Minot United girls gymnastics team was all set to compete in its second meet in as many days in Mandan, but Mother Nature had other ideas. Minot United arrived at Starion Sports Complex on Friday, Jan. 16, expecting a fresh batch of competition coming off their second-place finish the day prior. Instead, the only other team that braced the weather was the host: Mandan. So, Friday’s meet instead turned into a dual with the Braves. Wahpeton and Northwest Stars were also slated to compete. Minot United won three of the four events and Pavyn Peterson took the all-around crown as ...

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

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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

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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 ...

Minot United gymnastics solidifying self as top-2 program

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When it comes to high school gymnastics in the state of North Dakota, there is Dickinson and then there is everybody else. While Minot United would love nothing more than to be the program responsible for knocking the Mavericks off the mantle and bring an end to a decade’s worth of ...

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

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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 ...