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Depth is key to Lions success in 2022-23

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Falling just shy of the state tournament last year, the Bishop Ryan Lions girls’ basketball team is ready to get back on the court in 2022-23, where head coach Roger Coleman is aiming to get back to the region tournament and make some noise. “Our goal is to get into the region tournament. We want to finish in the top four in districts and be competitive all year, then get into the region tournament and hopefully have some magic happen there so we can make it to the state tournament,” Coleman tells The Minot Daily News. During the summer, Coleman shared that this feels like ...

Cardinals look to keep building team culture

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With last season coming to an end after a loss to Westhope-Newburg in districts, the Nedrose Cardinals girls’ basketball team and head coach Matt Hanson are looking to take the daily improvement approach to make 2022-23 a memorable season. “We have to come to practice every day with the intent to get at least 1% better. I believe that over the course of the previous years, we have been trying to implement that culture in our program and we are slowly understanding that process,” Hanson tells The Minot Daily News. The Cardinals overall are a young group, but they have a mix of ...

Knights focused on development in 2022-23

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After taking down the South Prairie-Max Royals in a regional tournament qualifier last year, the Our Redeemer’s Knights fell to the Rugby Panthers in the quarterfinals of the Region 6 Tournament and are focused on development this season. Part of the equation for development and success on and off the court comes at the hands of a new head coach in Hart Andes, who will take over at the helm of the Knights this year. “I’m super excited for the opportunity. We have a good group of girls and great senior leadership. Coming into the position has definitely been new for me, but ...

Majettes title defense begins with daily improvement approach

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Putting together a banner raising season in 2021-22 which saw the Minot High girls’ basketball team crown themselves as state champions, the team is hungry and ready to run it back. In doing so, however, they are focusing more on a daily approach than looking further ahead. “Obviously our goal is going to be to finish the way we did last year but it’s not going to be our focus every day. What we do need to focus on is our day-to-day activities. We are not focused on the results, we need to focus on the process,” Majettes head coach Jason Schwarz tells The Minot Daily News. ...

Lakers to take never give up mentality into 2022-23 season

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Following a tough loss in the semifinals of the Region 6 Tournament last season, the Des Lacs-Burlington Lakers girls’ basketball team is hungry for more heading into this year. Their main goal? To make it one step further than the year before. “The State Tournament is always a goal. We missed that by a matter of a few points last year and feel like we could be at that level again this year. We want a district title,” Lakers’ head coach Tracy Bonn tells The Minot Daily News. Aside from taking it a step further this year, Bonn shared that smaller scale goals include wanting ...

Magicians look to conjure up back-to-back state titles

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Entering the 2022-2023 season as the reigning North Dakota Class A state basketball champions, the Minot High Magicians and head coach Dean Winczewski eye a repeat of last year’s 27-2 dream season thanks to the return of two-time All-State star Darik Dissette and starters Jaeger Gunville, Morgan Nygaard, and Logan Conklin. Highlighting the significance of the extensive varsity experience found across the Magi roster, Coach Winczewski explained, “Darik Dissette will be a young man we will lean on to lead us, but we also have three other starters back in Gunville, Nygaard, and ...