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Holly Inglish's background in speech and occupational therapy has enabled her to watch the growth of children in a social and behavioral setting. "One of my favorite aspects was watching the excitement of each child breaking through barriers and achieving a goal," Inglish said. The love Inglish has for animals, and her desire to keep their bodies functioning in pain-free harmony, has inspired her to start TheraBarn, a family-based company that focuses on providing a wide range of services for...
The John Raymond O'Hara Post 25 Redbirds of Carrington got the win they needed in a 3-0 blanking over Kidder County Post 231 on Monday, June 19, at Pirate Field in Steele, but they were several executed pitches away from a major win in Jamestown. Behind another nearly-untouchable outing from veteran lefty Lucas Hendrickson, the 'Birds improved to 2-0 in American Legion Class B District 4 play and 3-1 overall. It could have been 4-0, however, the Class AA Jamestown Post 14 Eagles put up a...
Incoming high school seniors and Class B individual champions Logan Weninger of Carrington, and Kelsie Belquist of NR-S, got the invitation of their track lifetimes. To pardon the pun, they ran with it. The two participated in the prestigious 2023 Nike Outdoor Nationals June 15-18 at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., the home track of the University of Oregon Ducks and one of the finest facilities in America, if not the world. Logan, the son of Brad and Lisa Weninger, participated in the...
Haley Wolsky, a 2023 CHS graduate and commit to the Concordia College volleyball program, played her last matches as a high school athlete as part of the Optimists All-Star Volleyball Series. The series was played at Fargo North High School on June 12, and Bismarck Legacy on June 13. Wolsky was part of the Red Team, coached by Bismarck Century's Jamie Zastoupil and Kenmare/Bowbells' Tim Wallstrum. Blue Team coaches were Leah Newton (West Fargo Sheyenne) and Angie Johnson (Northern Cass). This ye...
The Carrington Redbirds 12-and-under Cal Ripken baseball team played their first game on the brand-new west diamond Monday evening, June 19, against a team from Kidder County....
The Carrington Redbirds Babe Ruth team needed a bit of late-game magic on their side to get past rival New Rockford Thursday, June 15, at City Park. The Redbirds overcame a 5-2 deficit with a six-run fifth inning, and came away with an 8-7 comeback win over the Black Sox. In spite of struggles in the third frame, Taylen Mehring got the victory on the mound for the Redbirds. He worked 5 1/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs and 11 hits and notching six strikeouts. Ethan Roller pitched the...
School's out, and summer is now in full swing at the Carrington Swimming Pool. Competitive basketball games like this one, splashing into the water from the diving board or slides, or just taking a cooling soak, are all popular options....
On Thursday, June 8, the New Rockford Post 30 Black Sox took on Carrington Post 25 for their first home game of the Legion baseball season. However, any hopes they might've had about enjoying a smooth home opener were quickly dashed. The Redbirds employed "small ball" to score a pair of runs in the top of the first inning, sending two runners across home plate on a bunt single and a sacrifice fly. Then – already with a 2-run cushion – Lucas Hendrickson walked out to the mound in the bottom of...
Carrington Redbirds T-ball players, ranging in age from five to seven years old, took the field for the first organized sporting activity on the new Cal Ripken field at City Park Wednesday evening, June 7. As many of the participants had never played the sport until this summer, triumphs were celebrated, and (mostly) controlled chaos left some fun memories for all who witnessed the event. More photos from this particular game can be found at transcript.smugmug.com....
The implementation of a three-division basketball plan by the North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA) on February 8 has spurred momentum on adopting a similar plan for volleyball. At the regular meeting of the NDHSAA Board of Directors on June 6, the governing body accepted a draft proposal for a three-division volleyball plan, which would take effect no earlier than the 2024-25 season. The proposal retains the cutoffs from the basketball plan, with Division AA featuring...
Grady Shipman, a junior at CHS, shot a 36-hole total of 81-91-172 at the State Class B Boys’ Golf Tournament Tuesday-Wednesday, June 6-7 at Bois De Sioux Golf Course in Wahpeton. Shipman was the only Cardinal to qualify for the state tournament, and NR-S freshman Jackson Schumacher was the Rockets’ solo representative. Schumacher shot 87-90-177. Region 2 runner-up Aidan Hall of Northern Cass was the state champion with a 71-77-148, one shot better than Karsen Kulseth of Bowman County. Cole Hol...
Over 25 years in public education at local schools, along with directorship of the Carrington Public Schools' technology department, came to an end in May with the retirement of Wayne Shipman. Shipman was employed by the district for 22 years, beginning when he was hired to teach business education classes in the summer of 2001 under the administration of then-Superintendent Dr. Charles Brickner. "He provided me with a great opportunity, and for that, I am thankful. I've enjoyed working at Carri...
Like PGA star Phil Mickelson, and borrowing from his baseball tenure, Grady Shipman is a natural right-hander who swings both his clubs and his bat left-handed. That dominant right eye served him well in his "other" spring sport, as the junior earned an individual State Class B Tournament spot at the Region 2 team qualifier at CrossRoads Golf Club Wednesday, May 31. Shipman shot a score of 75, or three over par, to finish four strokes ahead of the automatic individual standard and become CHS's...
Grady Shipman's dogged intensity, IQ on the field and drive to succeed, along with trusting his natural abilities, helped him secure a spot on North Dakota's select Class B hardball squad. The Carrington junior was one of 18 boys named to the 2023 All-State Baseball First Team, sponsored by the North Dakota High School Coaches Association (NDHSCA). An additional 14 players were named to the Second Team. Grady, the son of CHS Coach Wayne and Denise Shipman, batted .533 with four home runs and 22...
Carrington's youth baseball and softball teams got their respective seasons underway with games this past two Tuesdays, May 30 and June 6. The Redbirds 10-and-under baseball team faced Jamestown to open the summer. Meanwhile, the Redbirds 10-and-under girls softball got going as the opening act of the 10U/12U doubleheader against Nelson County last Tuesday....
Logan Weninger’s gritty performances, along with his flair for the dramatic, will be the lasting memory of the 2023 North Dakota State Track Meet for the Carrington boys’ team. Fortunately, he wasn’t alone in his time in the Missouri River sun. Big weekends from Weninger, the pole vaulting corps and 4x400-meter relay all meant a big weekend for the Cardinal boys track team at the state meet Thursday-Saturday, May 25-27. The Cards scored 36 points to lead the “best of the rest” in a team race...
To achieve a team title in 2023 for the Class B girls' track race at the MDU Resources Community Bowl in Bismarck, contending schools didn't necessarily have to worry about depth. This year, it was all about the elite individuals (and a good relay or two) carrying their state contingents to the promised land. Carrington's tallies in the distance races, middle-to-long relays, and pole vault enabled them to secure a fourth-place tie with Bowman County by scoring 38 points in the overall...
All of Griggs/Midkota's points at the 2023 State Track Meet, from both the Titan boys and girls, came from one event. The shot put provided six points for the Titan girls' team, led by a third-place 37 feet, 4 inch heave by senior Asia Becherl. The G-M boys got four points with a fifth-place effort, those courtesy of sophomore Levi Kautzman's big toss of 51 feet. Boys' relay seniors Eli Larson, Wyatt Spickler and Gavin Nelson, and freshman Wayland Sabinash, took 13th in the 4x400 in 3:40.17 and...
The Medina/Pingree-Buchanan Thunder were represented by a pair of boys at the State Track Meet. Junior Mark Thomas participated in a heat of the 110-meter hurdles, running 17.77 to get the 19th-fastest time. In the high jump, senior Sawyer Wanzek was in the lineup, but did not clear his opening height....
The Carrington boys’ golf team traveled southeast to the Red River Valley to get their hacks in at a meet in Casselton Wednesday, May 24. The Cards shot a team total of 400, 76 strokes behind meet winner and host Central Cass. The Squirrels’ Jake Thompson shot a 78 on his home course to earn medalist honors. Leading the way for CHS was senior Carter Larson with a 91, followed by McCoy Beckley (93), Luke Page (104), Gabe Ricter (112) and Ean Hovdenes (113). In a schedule change, the Region 2 Tou...
Twenty-eight years ago, her mother put her Midkota Mustang teammates on her back as Most Valuable Player to win the 1995 Class B girls' basketball championship. Now, Megan (Fiechtner) Sparrow's daughter, Daisy, accomplished something similar for the Central McLean (Underwood/Turtle Lake-Mercer/McClusky) Cougars at the 2023 state track meet in Bismarck. Sparrow was the state champion in javelin, throwing an even 124 feet to provide 10 crucial points for the Cougars. Combined with the 4x400...
Carrington had a very successful and lucrative day on the track in west-central North Dakota, taking the girls' championship and finishing third in the boys' race at the South Central Region Track Meet in Hazen Friday, May 19. The Cardinal girls easily outdistanced runner-up Central McLean, 161 points to the Cougars' 104.5. Shiloh Christian was just behind in third with 104. Carrington was also firmly in contention for the boys' crown as well, scoring 98 points. Shiloh was the meet winner with...
The Medina/Pingree-Buchanan Thunder got two state qualifiers at the South Central Regional Track Meet in Hazen Friday, May 19. Both of those slots came from the boys team. Representing the Thunder at the state meet this past Thursday-Saturday were high jumper Sawyer Wanzek (second overall at South Central with a 5'10" effort), and Mark Thomas, who took third in the 110-meter hurdles in 17.88 seconds. M-P-B's girls team had one competitor miss qualification by one place, as Sophia Bohl took...
