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Beavers women Set for NSIC road matchups

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The Minot State women’s basketball team heads back on the road this week as Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play continues, following a challenging weekend at home inside the Minot State University Dome. The Beavers enter the week with a 7-10 overall record and a 4-6 mark in NSIC action after dropping a pair of contests to St. Cloud State and Minnesota State last weekend. Minot State opened the weekend Friday night with an 80-71 loss to St. Cloud State in a tightly contested matchup. The Beavers showcased strong perimeter play on both ends of the floor, knocking down 11 ...

Minot State student-athletes post 3.185 GPA for fall semester

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The Beaver student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom as the Minot State Athletic Department posted an overall GPA of 3.185 for the fall semester. The Minot State softball team led the way for the Beavers with the highest cumulative team GPA, a 3.657 during the fall, while 12 of the Beavers’ 17 teams eclipsed the 3.0 GPA mark. The Beaver women’s cross country was next with a 3.614 team GPA for the fall, then came men’s hockey at 3.6. The Minot State women’s hockey team had a 3.525 team GPA, baseball posted a 3.474 team GPA, women’s basketball had a 3.332, ...

Magi fall in close home game

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The Minot High Magicians faced one of their toughest tests of the season so far when they took on the fifth ranked team in the state of North Dakota, the Dickinson Mavericks, at home on Tuesday night, Jan. 13. The first half of the game was dominated by the Mavericks. Dickinson was the first ...

Olson sparks Knights’ comeback victory over Ranchers

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The Our Redeemer’s girls basketball team typically relies on freshman guard Ruby Olson to be a defensive specialist, locking down the opposing teams’ guards, forcing turnovers and grabbing rebounds and loose balls. While her defensive prowess was again on display in the Knights’ ...

Royals back on even record in win over Nedrose

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The South Prairie-Max Royals are back on an even record at 5-5 after their home game victory at Max High School over the Nedrose Cardinals on Monday night, Jan. 12. Senior center Jaret Eklie kicked the game off early in the first quarter with a rebounded layup, punching the first two points ...

Girls Hockey: Minot United nets crucial victory over Mandan, moves into 8th

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The season doesn’t end today, but if it did, the Minot United girls hockey team would be participating in the state tournament, a position they haven’t been in for awhile. Minot United matched its season high for goals in a 4-1 victory over Mandan on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Starion Sports Complex. The victory vaulted Minot United over the Braves in the standings, taking over the eighth spot. Minot United has 11 points, while Mandan (4-7-0-1 overall, 3-7-0-1 state) currently sits in ninth place with 10 points at the halfway point of the season. The offensive output was the most ...