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Boys Swimming & Diving: Magicians drop home dual to Century

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Andrew Francis won a pair of individual events and Tayson Solper claimed victory in the 1-meter diving, but it wasn’t enough for the Minot High boys swimming and diving team, as they dropped its dual meet to Bismarck Century, 112-71, at Magic City Campus on Friday, Jan. 2. The Magicians won four total events, with their 200-yard freestyle relay team of Gavin King, Hunter Barnard, Josiah Reiss and Talmage Pehrson taking first place in a time of 1 minute, 37.03 seconds, finishing just over a second ahead of Century’s top relay team. Francis delivered the first victory of the ...

Prep Gymnastics: Minot United takes 2nd at Jamestown Travel Meet

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Gracyn Bergan finished third in the vault and third in the all-around and Keira Davis and Pavyn Peterson went 2-3 in the floor exercises as the Minot United gymnastics team took second at the seven-team Jamestown Travel Meet at the Jamestown Gymnastics Academy on Saturday, Dec. 3 Minot United finished with a team score of 142 points. Dickinson won the event with 146.125 points. Jamestown (137.15), Bismarck Century (133.725), Bismarck Legacy (116.025), Northwest Stars (88) and Bismarck High (61.775) rounded out the standings. Minot United has finished second to Dickinson in all ...

Knights open district play with win over Lions

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During pregame warmups, Our Redeemer’s boys basketball coach Brock Teets and Bishop Ryan coach Broderick Bosch jokingly stipulated to one another that whichever team won had to do so in regulation. No overtime. The Knights and Lions met five times last season and the final three matchups ...

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 ...