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Women’s Basketball: Dragons pull away from Beavers in second half

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Tied at halftime, the Minot State women’s basketball team was outscored by nine points in the second half, suffering a 76-67 loss to Minnesota State Moorhead on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse. Jessica Mogen poured in a team-high 23 points and Taryn Hamling and Tiyahna Trottier added 14 and 12 points, respectively. Moorhead’s Abby Berge recorded a double-double with 28 points and 14 rebounds. The teams went to the locker room tied at 37, but the Dragons (12-12 overall, 9-11 NSIC) led by as many as nine in the third quarter and entered the fourth with a 57-49 lead. ...

Girls Wrestling: Racine wins WDA individual title; Minot United 3rd

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Madisyn Racine won all five of her matches to capture the West Region individual title at 124 pounds at the West Region Individual Tournament on Friday, Feb. 13, in Belcourt. Racine was the lone individual champion for the Minot United girls wrestling team, who finished the tournament in third place with 186.5 points. She won a 3-0 decision over Keisha Tomac of New Salem-Almont in the title match. Minot United qualified 10 wrestlers for the state tournament across nine weight classes. They will send two wrestlers at 112 pounds, as Khylie Schlotz and Monica Boakye finished second and ...

Men’s Basketball: Dissette nets 19 in MSU’s victory over Dragons

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Darik Dissette finished with a game-high 19 points and Carson Yale recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Minot State men’s basketball team defeated Minnesota State Moorhead, 74-67, on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse. Dissette finished one rebound shy of a double-double himself. The Beavers (11-15 overall, 8-12 NSIC) had five players finish in double figures. Minot State led by as many as eight in the first half and led 35-31 at the break. The Dragons (12-14, 9-11) took a 62-60 lead with 4:39 remaining in regulation on a layup by Levi Birkholz, ...

Boys Wrestling: Minot United qualifies 11 for state tournament

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They may not have had an individual champion at the WDA Individual Tournament in Belcourt on Saturday, Feb. 14, but the Minot United boys wrestling team will be well-represented at the state tournament, qualifying 11 wrestlers across eight weight classes. Korbin Kraft finished runner-up at 139 pounds, going 3-1 on the day. He dropped a 10-3 decision to Bismarck High’s Cade Nieuwsma in the title match. Both Kraft and Cohen Racine qualified for state at 139, with Racine placing seventh. Minot United is also sending two athletes at both 121 and 285, respectively. Eliah Rogers and Ian ...

Mavericks bounce back, return to regionals in rout of Titans

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There aren’t many instances where being soaked in cold water during the midst of the North Dakota winter feels good. But for Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood coach Thurstan Johnson, it was the perfect way to celebrate a trip to the Region 3 Tournament. The Mavericks’ girls basketball coaching ...

Women’s Hockey: Beavers post second shutout of Gophers in sweep

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The Minot State women’s ice hockey team kept the University of Minnesota off the scoreboard for the entire 120 minutes the two teams were on the ice this weekend, culminating with a 4-0 victory on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Maysa Arena to close out the regular season. The Beavers (15-5-7) outshot the Gophers 78-9 en route to their ninth shutout of the season. Journey Miller opened the scoring at 15:54 of the first period and added her second at 7:20 of the second period. Miller has a team-high 14 goals on the season Paige Kozak gave the Beavers a 3-0 advantage halfway through the ...