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Tots trounce Mud Puppies in 6-3 comeback

The Minot Hot Tots hosted the Great Plains East's Minnesota Mud Puppies in pair of out of division bouts at Corbett Field beginning on Monday, July 20. The Hot Tots entered their game on Monday 6-10 in the Great Plain West division for the second half of this year's season. Of their last ten ...

Minot State track and field teams earn All-Academic honors

The Minot State men's and women's track and field teams both were honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday as both Beaver squads were named NCAA Division II All-Academic Teams. To earn the honor, a program must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0, or higher, for all of the student-athletes on the team roster for the 2025-26 academic year. The Minot State women's track and field team maintained a cumulative team GPA of 3.202 for the 2025-26 academic year, and the men's track and field team had a cumulative team GPA of 3.077 for the ...

Minot High alumni launch hoops camp

Two Minot High alumni who went on to play at the college level say they want to give back to the next generation through their 1st Annual Magic City Hoops Camp Monday through Wednesday, July 20-22. Eric Wentz and Deonte Martinez have organized the camp for youth in grades 3-8. Wentz, a 2022 ...

New head girls basketball coach joins Minot North

Minot Public Schools has named Jesse Roberts as the next head girls basketball coach for Minot North High School. Roberts becomes just the second head coach in the program’s four-year history and will lead the next phase of its continued growth, according to information from MPS. Roberts ...

Remembering Mike

The staff at the Minot Daily News is grieving. This past Sunday, our sports writer, colleague, and friend, Michael Kraft, passed away at the age of 36. Michael began his professional journalism career right here in our newsroom. Though his path took him to other newspapers across the country, his deep affection for this community and its athletes ultimately brought him back to us. He was a valued colleague, a cherished friend, and a consummate journalist who believed deeply in the integrity of the written word. When Michael first left North Dakota, it wasn't because he had stopped ...