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Girls Soccer: Jayva McKibben nets 2, Majettes shut out Demons

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Jayva McKibben scored a goal in both halves as the Minot High girls soccer team recorded its fourth shutout win of the season, topping Bismarck High, 4-0, on Thursday, April 16, at Duane Carlson Stadium. Kaylee Jackson put the Majettes (5-1-0 overall, 5-1-0 WDA) up early, netting a goal in the third minute. Bianca Cofell served a ball into the box that hit off the head of a Bismarck High defender and back toward goalkeeper Gabby Bruer. Jackson won the battle with her defender to the ball and buried a shot into the back of the net. McKibben scored her first goal of the match in the ...

Boys Track & Field: Legacy’s Horne breaks 100m state record

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On any other day, Minot High’s James Pallotta’s performance in the 100-meter dash at the BPS Invite at the MDU Resources Community Bowl on Thursday, April 16, would have been good enough to put him on top of the medal stand. However, Bismarck Legacy’s Zayden Horne broke his own state record in the event, running a 10.27 to win the 100-meter dash over Pallotta, who finished second in 10.77. Horne set the previous state record when he ran a 10.37 last season. The Sabers finished third at the 11-team event with 100 points, while the Magicians placed eighth with 51 points. Bismarck ...

Girls Track & Field: Majettes win pair of events, place 5th at Kiwanis Meet

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Sophia Lade and Chinagozi Ugobi took the top spot in their respective events, helping the Minot High girls track & field team to a fifth-place finish at the Mandan Kiwanis Meet at Starion Sports Complex on Thursday, April 16. Lade won in the 800 meter event, crossing the finish line in 2 minutes, 25.08 seconds. She finished two seconds ahead of Bismarck High’s Hannah Hintz (2:27.08). Lade was the lone victor for the Majettes in a track event. Eve Knutson placed fifth in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 53.72. In the field events, Ugobi captured the triple jump title with a leap ...

Beavers split double header against Jimmies

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The Minot State Beavers took down the Jamestown Jimmies 2-1 in their first game of their double header, but dropped the second game 4-1, ending their then seven game win streak. Junior right-handed pitcher Katie Newberry led the Beavers defensively in the first of the Beavers' two games, ...

Prep Softball: Majettes win pair of WDA contests against Turtle Mountain

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The Minot High softball team snapped a six-game losing streak and earned its first two conference wins in the process, sweeping Turtle Mountain, 10-0 and 17-3, on Wednesday, April 15. The Majettes outhit the Braves 17-9 during the doubleheader. Their pitching staff of Fisher Anderson and McKenna Nygaard combined to strike out 17 batters across 14 innings of work. Minot High plated a run in five of seven innings in the opener, including a five-spot in the fifth. Grace Burdick, Bella Conklin, Daysi Alm and Anderson all collected two hits. Taryn Dalton led the Majettes with three RBIs, ...

Lakers conquer Lions, Feller earns 10 strikeouts

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The Des-Lacs Burlington/Lewis & Clark Lakers softball team hosted the Bishop Ryan-Our Redeemer's Lions on Thursday evening, Apr. 16, coming home with a 16-7 victory. Sophomore Piper Feller was in the pitcher's circle for the Lakers starting in the top of the first inning. Feller secured two ...