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Girls Soccer: Minot North falls to Mandan in final minute

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The Minot North girls soccer team was mere moments from securing a draw and a point in the standings on the road against defending state champion Mandan until Sarah Helderop scored in the 80th minute to give the Braves a 2-1 victory over the Sentinels on Wednesday, April 22, at Starion Sports Complex. Helderop weaved her way past three Minot North defenders before firing a shot past goalkeeper Camryn Guy for the game-winning goal. Helderop leads the WDA with 14 goals. The Mandan senior midfielder netted her first goal of the match in the 23rd minute. A goal kick landed right at the ...

Prep Baseball: Magicians’ offense erupts for 38 runs in sweep of Watford City

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The weather was hot and so were the bats for the Minot High baseball team during its doubleheader sweep of Watford City on Wednesday, April 22. The Magicians amassed 38 runs and collected 30 hits, as they took Game 1 by putting up a season-high 27 runs in a 27-1 victory. They completed the sweep with an 11-9 win in the finale. Minot High (8-4 overall, 7-3 WDA) scored a run in all four of its plate appearances in the opener, scoring 13 in the third. The Magicians plated one run in the second, before scoring eight in the second and finishing with five in the fourth. Owen Meyer ...

Prep Softball: Minot North drops doubleheader to Mandan

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Mandan scored the bulk of its runs over the final few innings in a pair of victories over the Minot North softball team on Wednesday, April 22, at Scheels Complex. The Braves plated 13 runs in the last three frames for a 15-7 victory in Game 1 and completed the sweep with five runs in the seventh of an 11-6 win in game 2. The Sentinels (6-6 overall, 4-6 WDA) led 6-2 after three innings in the opener, scoring a run in the first, two in the second and three in the third. Minot North scored half of those runs via walks with the bases loaded. Mandan’s offense came to life in the ...

Prep Baseball: Magicians sweep doubleheader against Demons

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The Minot High baseball team outslugged Bismarck High, 15-13, in the opener and won a pitcher’s duel in the nightcap, 5-2, for a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday, April 21, at Sanford Sports Complex. Trailing 13-12 heading into their final at-bat, the Magicians scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning and held the Demons off the board for the first time in the bottom half to complete the comeback. Minot High scored three runs in each of the final four innings and recorded 13 hits. The Magicians (6-4 overall, 5-3 WDA) took advantage of seven Bismarck High errors. They scored ...

Prep Softball: Defending champion Williston sweeps Majettes

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The Minot High softball team was held to one run on two hits in a pair of losses to defending state champion Williston on Tuesday, April 21, at Williston State College. The Coyotes no-hit the Majettes in the nightcap. The Coyotes needed just three innings to end the opener, scoring 20 runs on 13 hits in a 20-0 victory. They followed that performance with a 21-1 victory in the finale. Williston had 33 hits over the two games. Williston (11-0 overall, 8-0 WDA) put up five runs in the first, seven in the second and eight in the third to reach the mercy rule threshold in Game 1. Eight ...