Seeding proved to be rather meaningless at the WDA Tournament, with upsets occurring on both days of the weather-condensed postseason competition. In the end, No. 6 Minot High emerged victorious, capturing its eighth conference tournament title with a 5-4 victory over Mandan in the ...
Before the start of the season, Minot North coach Haris Bosnjak and his team set the lofty goal of advancing to the state tournament in just their second year as a varsity program. The Sentinels believed it was an attainable achievement after finishing sixth in the WDA standings in their ...
The Velva-Drake-Anamoose softball team saved one of its best offensive games with the Region 4 championship title on the line, tying a season-high in runs in a 21-6 victory over top-seeded Beulah on Thursday, May 21, in Wilton to earn a trip to the state tournament. The second-seeded Aggies (18-5) avenged their loss to the Miners during the regular season in which they were held to just a single run in a 5-1 loss. On Thursday, the Aggies collected 22 hits, including two triples and five doubles. All nine batters recorded a hit, eight scored runs and seven registered RBIs. Emma Balas ...
The Minot High and Minot North baseball teams will have to wait another day before squaring off for both a spot in the WDA Tournament title game as well as a berth in the state tournament after inclement weather postponed their semifinal matchup. They will play on Saturday, May 23, at 1:30 p.m. The Sentinels advanced to the semifinal round by winning a pitcher’s duel against seventh-seeded Williston in the quarterfinals. Brody Mueller allowed just one run on four hits, striking out 13 for a complete-game victory for Minot North, which knocked off Williston, 3-1, on Thursday, May 21. ...
The Minot North softball team saw its season come to an end with a 4-3 loss to Jamestown in an elimination game at the WDA Tournament on Friday, May 22, at Williston State College. The Sentinels fell behind 3-0 after three, but closed to within a run in the final inning. Minot North entered the top of the seventh trailing 4-2 and down to its final three outs. After recording two outs right away, Kinzy Welstad singled and came around to score on an RBI single from Tiecyn Hertz. Hertz moved to second on the throw to the plate, putting the game-tying run in scoring position with two outs. ...
Blake Anderson couldn’t have asked for a better way to cap off his high school track & field career. The Minot High senior and future Minot State Beaver won a pair of state titles over the first two days of the state meet at the MDU Resources Community Bowl in Bismarck, claiming both the ...
