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Top-ranked Majettes top Mandan in battle of last two unbeatens

It’s rare enough for once a season to have the schedules align to pit the top two ranked teams in the state against each with both sporting undefeated records. For the No. 1 Minot High girls basketball team, it happened twice in five days and, most importantly, they came away victorious ...

Women’s Basketball: Hamling’s 30 points rallies Beavers past Sioux Falls

Minot State redshirt sophomore guard Taryn Hamling netted a career-high 30 points, helping the women’s basketball team rally from an 11-point deficit in the third quarter for an 83-65 victory over Sioux Falls on Saturday, Jan. 17. All five starters finished in double figures. Hamling hit 11 of 20 shots and went 6-for-11 from the 3-point line. The Beavers (8-11 overall, 5-7 NSIC) scored just eight points in the second quarter, shooting 18.8 percent from the field. Minot State’s offensive struggles allowed the Cougars (8-10, 5-7) to take a 38-23 lead at halftime. A layup by Hamling ...

Minotauros-Norsemen: Tauros salvage series split in shootout win over St. Cloud

A night after squandering an early two-goal lead and missing out on two points in the Central Division standings, the Minot Minotauros flipped the script in their series finale against the St. Cloud Norsemen. Riley Mullen netted his first goal with the Tauros midway through the third period to force overtime, and Ty James scored the game-winning goal in the shootout for a 3-2 victory on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Mason City Arena. The Tauros rallied in regulation and did so again in the shootout session. Minot fell behind after the first round when Minot’s Lucas Ryen had his attempt ...

Beavers continue rolling, sweep Midland

For the first time this season, the Minot State men’s hockey team entered the weekend with the distinction of being the No. 1 team in the ACHA, according to the computer poll released earlier in the week. It only took 15 wins – 14 against ranked opponents at the time, including former ...

Girls Gymnastics: Minot United defeats Mandan in makeshift dual

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

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 ...