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After playing two years of college baseball, Mason Gifford pressed the pause button on his athletic career. Gifford lost love for the sport, so he decided to rekindle an old flame — his passion for firefighting. Growing up, Gifford witnessed family members perform their duties as ...
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After taking a short break from coaching, Brock Teets will return to the sidelines as the Our Redeemer’s boys basketball head coach next season. Teets coached at Glenburn for six years before moving to Lewis & Clark/Berthold. He won three Region 6 Tournament championships in four years ...
The Minot Minotauros selected three players — a forward, a defenseman and a goaltender — Tuesday afternoon in the NAHL Supplemental Draft. Blaine Warnert, Keenan Rancier and Cole Stofflet joined 27 players already under the Minotauros umbrella that features players who are eligible to ...
Evan Meiers is the head instructor of the Minot High School drumline and a Minot Public Schools band director. The Minot Daily News spoke with Meiers about his North Dakota roots, his music taste, his love for the outdoors and more. Some responses are edited for brevity and clarity. MDN: ...
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Wyatt Waselenchuk is the newly named assistant coach for the Minot Minotauros. The native of Port Moody, British Columbia, previously was the goaltending coach for the Minotauros and an assistant coach for the Minot State men's hockey team. Waselenchuk was the Beavers starting netminder when ...
Dustin Wilcox called the signals for a historic pitching performance in February, but the Minot State senior catcher did not realize the contest's significance until it was over. As Wilcox helped junior right-hander Noah Myhre hit his spots, their teammates kept quiet. They did not want to ...
Karlee Coughlin never shied away from taking matters into her own hands. Such was the case Feb. 23 against the Northern State softball team. Frustrated after a dropped third strike tag out, a Wolves player lashed out. "Our catcher came out and put the glove on her," Minot State head coach ...
The Dakota College of Bottineau Ladyjacks women’s hockey team announced Thursday the signing of Minot High School skater Kaya Shaw. Shaw, a right-handed forward, picked up 24 points (14 goals, 10 assists) over 25 games in her senior season. She was named a WDA All-Region selection and ...
After enjoying a strong junior season, Minot High School senior Cambrie Pretzer signed to play softball with Bryant & Stratton College (Wisconsin). Pretzer played third base for the Majettes before her senior season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2018, Pretzer posted a .378 ...
Early Wednesday afternoon, the Concordia College (Minnesota) Cobber softball team announced the commitment of Minot High School outfielder Landry Maragos on Twitter. Maragos helped the Majettes win their first Class A state championship in 2018 and earned WDA All-Conference honors in 2019. ...
Where does the time go? As much as I don't want to believe it, I'll be turning 26 years old next week. It has now been four years since I graduated college from Grand Valley State University (Michigan) and another four years since I threw my cap into the air as part of the Class of 2012 at ...
The St. Cloud Blizzard of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) has changed its name and rebranded to the St. Cloud Norsemen. The team moved from Brookings, South Dakota, to St. Cloud, Minnesota, late last summer and didn't have enough time to address all aspects of the move properly. The ...
Anna Rae Clark is the head coach of the Minot Swim Club. She began teaching swim lessons and was hired as head coach for the competitive club in the summer of 2018. Originally from Alabama, Clark moved to Minot from Texas in the summer of 2017. The Minot Daily News spoke with Clark about her ...
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The Des Lacs-Burlington's football program is getting a new dose of youth and energy as 27-year-old Taylor Teske ascends James Johnson as the next Lakers head coach. Before accepting the new job, Teske worked on Johnson's staff for four years as an assistant coach from 2015-2019. "I've always ...
Bob Mehl always went out of his way to lend a helping hand. Although he assisted many golfers during his time as a Souris Valley Golf Course ranger, Mehl relished special opportunities to help his grandchildren enjoy the sport. Throughout Mehl’s life, golf and his grandchildren became the ...
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