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Boys Swimming & Diving: Minot High splits tri-dual with Grand Forks, West Fargo

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The Minot High boys swimming and diving team welcomed Grand Forks and West Fargo to the Magic City for a tri-dual as a warmup for the next day’s Minot North Invite across town. The Magicians toppled Grand Forks with relative ease, winning 139-44, but West Fargo got the better of them in a close dual, knocking off Minot High, 100-85, as the Magicians settled for a split on Friday, Jan. 23. Andrew Francis posted Minot High’s lone two individual victories, with the Packers winning six others and Grand Forks earning one. Francis bested the field in the 200-yard freestyle, touching ...

Austreim twins, Williston overwhelm Minot North

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It didn’t take long for Friday’s West Region contest between the Minot North and Williston girls basketball teams to turn into a friendly scoring competition between twin sisters. With the game’s result well in hand before the end of the first half, the only question left to answer ...

Minot finds mixed results in Bismarck

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The Minot High Magicians and Majettes traveled to Bismarck to take on the Legacy High School Sabers in a pair of tough matchups on Friday night, Jan. 23 to round out a week of strong opponents. Magicians fall in single-possession loss 73-75 Both the Minot High and Legacy High boys’ ...

Boys Hockey: Bradley nets 2, Minot United closes strong in win over Dickinson

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Minot United junior forward Easton Bradley continued his torrid goal-scoring streak with a pair of goals as Minot United netted five in the third period to cement a 6-0 victory over Dickinson on Friday, Jan. 23. After a scoreless first period and nearly a scoreless second period, Minot United broke through with 43 seconds left in the stanza with a power-play goal from Brady Grosz. Grosz’s goal on the power play was the first of three consecutive markers with the man advantage. Tate Haugenoe added to Minot United’s lead 1:03 into the third and Bradley registered his first of the ...

Women’s Hockey: Beavers tie with No. 4 McKendree to close out showcase

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The Minot State women’s hockey team went unbeaten in the weather-shortened WMCH Showcase following a 3-3 tie against fourth-ranked McKendree on Friday, Jan. 23, in Lebanon, Ill. The Beavers (12-6-6) battled back from a pair of one-goal deficits. Paige Kozak tied the game 1-1 in the first and Erica Fijala did the same in the second. Cameron Schmidt gave the Beavers their first lead of the contest in the third period, but the Bearcats returned the favor by rallying with the game-tying goal midway through the stanza to force overtime. Neither team could net the game-winner in the ...

Girls Hockey: Minot United hangs tough in loss to Legacy/Bismarck

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Two days removed from surrendering a season-high nine goals, the Minot High girls hockey team turned in a much better performance against the defending state champions. Unfortunately, it didn’t result in a victory, as Minot United dropped its third straight game in a 3-1 loss to Legacy/Bismarck at Maysa Arena on Thursday, Jan. 22. Senior forward Brynn Hanson extended her goal streak to four games, netting her team’s lone goal in the second period to tie the game 1-1. Hanson has 11 goals in 15 games this season – tied for sixth-most in the state – and five in her last four. ...