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Aggies fall back to even record after loss to MLS

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The Velva High School boys’ basketball team traveled to Mohall Lansford Sherwood Public School Friday night, Jan. 9, to take on the Mavericks in an effort to maintain their winning record. Though the Aggies ended the first quarter of the game with the lead, the Mavericks’ offence was able to overwhelm them, and the Aggies dropped their game 67-83. The first quarter showed a lot of promise for the Aggies. While the Mavericks scored the first points of the game, the Aggies were quickly able to follow up, with senior Reese Steffen scoring his first points of the game, giving the team ...

Majettes remain unbeaten, knock off Sentinels

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For 363 days out of the year – 364 days on leap years – members of the Minot High and Minot North girls basketball teams can be seen hanging out with one another and enjoying each other’s company. They are friends. It’s a common sight to see Minot High’s Leelee Bell and Minot ...

Legacy pins down Minot United

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The Minot United girls wrestling team was riding high coming off a stellar third-place showing at the Rumble on the Red in Fargo over the weekend in one of the biggest tournaments of the season. Unfortunately for Minot United, they found themselves competing against a team in Bismarck Legacy ...

Lessons should have been learned from past

National Sports

As the 1992 campaign approached, incumbent president George H.W. Bush was seen as a shoo-in for reelection. The First Gulf War ended in 1991 with a spectacular U.S. victory at the head of a coalition that had expelled Saddam Hussein from Kuwait with few losses. For much of 1991, Bush’s approval ratings hovered between 90 and 70 percent. By February 1992, an obscure Arkansas governor, Bill Clinton, emerged as the favorite Democratic nominee. But he was written off as having little chance to knock off the popular Republican incumbent president with far more foreign affairs ...

Minot United extends win streak to 11 against Devils Lake

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The Minot United boys’ hockey team extended their win streak to 11 after taking down the Devils Lake Firebirds 4-2 at home on Thursday night, Jan. 8. Minot United has slowly solidified their place at the top of the Western Dakota Association this season after an unfortunate 0-2 start ...