Matt Pfau is the current head coach of the Minot High School girls soccer team. He teaches physical education in the Minot Public Schools district and is also a board member for the Minot Soccer Association. The Minot Daily News interviewed Pfau recently to talk about the cancelation of the ...
Standing in the batter's box, an injured Trevaun Smith anticipated his body could withstand one legitimate swing. Aggravating back pain essentially forced Minot State's leadoff man to be a shell of himself. "My junior year to start the season, I couldn't hit," Smith said. "I was playing in ...
Jimmy Lafakis/MDN Minot High senior Aydan Almy prepares to throw a ball at Corbett Field on Friday night. Because this year's season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Magicians tossed the ball around the lit-up field.
VALLEY CITY — The NDHSAA voted to cancel all remaining spring sports seasons and winter basketball tournaments on Friday evening. The decision was unanimous. The basketball tournaments and spring sports seasons were suspended on March 13 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 31, the ...
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Expedition League announced the suspension of the 2020 season Friday morning. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the season will be delayed from its scheduled Opening Day of Tuesday, May 26. The Souris Valley Sabre Dogs in the Expedition League play their ...
When Carson Harcourt was a toddler, he quickly learned how serious his parents were about golf. The young boy rode around with his family in golf carts while staying secure in his car seat. Shortly thereafter, Harcourt developed a passion for the sport. He went on to play sports such as ...
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Katie McGlenen’s parents make every effort to support their daughter on the golf course. Over the past four years, the Minot State women’s golf team grew accustomed to seeing the jolly McGlenen crew cheer for the Beavers. At a September tournament in Marshall, Minnesota, Marina and Steve ...
Stationed in front of a computer screen on Wednesday, Shane Wagner conducted his first press conference as the newest head coach and general manager of the Minot Minotauros through a Zoom conference call. Wagner replaces Marty Murray, who moved on to take the general manager and head coaching ...
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From a bleak seven-win first season to a Robertson Cup championship game run to a bizarre ending to this year's campaign with the COVID-19 pandemic, Marty Murray has experienced a lot as the Minot Minotauros general manager and head coach over the last eight and a half seasons. All things ...
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Holly Johnson, a former 2012 North Dakota Miss Basketball award-winner out of Minot High School, is currently a medical sales consultant. Johnson was also an assistant coach for the Bishop Ryan girls basketball team and did girls basketball color commentary on the radio for the PSP ...
Minot State University is saddened to announce the passing of longtime athletic director, coach, professor, and alumnus Wes Luther, who died at the age of 90 on Sunday. Luther started his coaching career at Minot State as a track & field coach in 1966 and was named the head basketball ...
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Maverick Harris is the director of basketball operations for the Minot State men’s and women’s basketball teams. After playing college basketball at Northland College in Wisconsin, Harris pursued a coaching career. The Minot Daily News spoke with Harris about his Indiana upbringing, love ...
Gerard Cederstrom is a teacher in the Minot Public Schools district and is currently the Minot High softball varsity head coach and the assistant coach for the Minot High girls golf team. In total, Cederstrom has coached various sports — boys basketball, girls basketball, baseball, softball ...
After serving as a co-captain for the Our Redeemer’s volleyball team during her senior season, libero Téa Boeckel committed to continue her career at Minot State. She will reunite with former ORCS middle hitter Annie Folden — the Knights’ other co-captain. Folden signed with the ...
Matt Bean will not shortchange himself. When the Minot State senior golfer steps up to the tee, he does not want to get cheated. “I don’t like to lay up,” Bean said. “All my friends know that. I’m always searching for the best shot possible. Sometimes, that has come back to haunt ...
The Minot Minotauros achieved a milestone on Thursday afternoon. Forward Cole O’Connell became the 100th NCAA hockey commit in franchise history after announcing his commitment to Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. O’Connell, a Moorhead native, amassed 47 points in 98 career ...