Having one Hanson brother on the roster is a luxury for the Central McLean boys basketball team. Having two Hanson brothers seems like a cheat code at times. Aiden and Ethan Hanson combined for 39 points and scored 23 of Central McLean’s 28 points in the second half as the Cougars ...
Prep Gymnastics: Minot United claims Mandan Christmas Meet title Adylin Belnap returned to the mat in a big way for the Minot United gymnastics team after missing the team’s previous meet last week in Bismarck due to an illness. The eighth grader had plenty to feel good about during the ...
The Minot Minotauros and North Iowa Bulls played a game of leap frog in the standings after the two teams split their two-game series over the weekend in Mason City, Iowa. Minot and North Iowa entered their weekend series tied for fifth place in the Central Division standings with 23 points, although the Bulls had the tiebreaker due to more overall victories on the season. The Tauros took sole possession of fifth place following Friday’s 3-2 win in overtime on Evan Foiles’ game-winner at 2:55 of the extra stanza. The following day, North Iowa scored three unanswered goals, ...
The Minot High and Minot North boys swimming and diving teams jumped into the pool for the first time this season in a competitive event, traveling to Bismarck for the Capital City Invite at the Bismarck State Aquatic Center on Saturday, Dec. 20. The Magicians finished with a team score of 305.5 to place third and Tayson Solper took home the top dive of the event, garnering a score of 353.35 points. The Sentinels placed seventh with a score of 175 points. Bismarck Century won the event with a score of 384, taking the top spot in both the 100-meter butterfly and the 100 backstroke ...
It was far from an offensive onslaught, but at this point, the Minot United girls hockey team were happy to put up a single goal. In this instance, it also happened to be enough to capture their first regulation victory, defeating Fargo Davies, 1-0, on Saturday, Dec. 20, to snap a four-game losing streak. Ayla Jackson scored the only goal of the contest, snapping a scoreless spell for Minot United that stretched 182:13 minutes dating back to the second period against Grand Forks on Dec. 6. Since then, Minot United had been unable to score a goal in 10 straight periods and were shutout ...
Minot United’s Korbin Kraft won all three of his matches via submission to claim the 139-pound title, becoming one of eight Magicians to place in their respective weight classes at the Valley City Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 20. Kraft – the No. 1 seed in the tournament bracket – received a first-round bye into the quarterfinals, where he pinned Fergus Falls (Minn.)’s John Garding in 1:10 to advance to the semifinals. He made quick work of Thief River Falls’ Brian Berg, pinning him in just 31 seconds. In the championship match, Kraft submitted West Fargo Sheyenne’s ...
