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Two-time defending Region 3 champion LaMoure/Litchville-Marion was the prime target for the other five ballclubs at the postseason tournament from Jim Johnson Field in New Rockford May 22-24. Second-seeded Carrington felt primed to dethrone the Loboes after seeing some pitching success against them this year, holding them to three runs in two games and giving them their one loss in 2023. Unfortunately, everything came to a sudden, heartbreaking halt in Tuesday, May 23's games, as they fell to...
Carrington's boys golf team had two chances to gain state tournament qualifiers, but were unable to do so in either their home meet on Friday, May 19, or at Mapleton three days earlier on May 16. At the Tuesday event, Carter Larson shot the top score of 90. He was followed down the list by Gabe Ricter (99), Ean Hovdenes (103), Luke Page (104), Wyatt Weninger (113) and McCoy Beckley (116). The CrossRoads qualifier afforded the Cards a chance to get the automatic qualifying standard of 79 strokes...
At the North East Region Track Meet in Larimore, the Griggs/Midkota Titans got two new state-qualifying slots ahead of this past weekend's state meet in Bismarck. Both of those berths came in the boys' relays, as the 4x400-meter team placed second overall and the 4x200 third. The top three finishers in each regional event earn state meet qualification. Members of the two teams to advance include Eli Larson, Wyatt Spickler, Gavin Nelson and Wayland Sabinash. In the shorter relay, the team...
The second-year Carrington softball program got into the victory column for the first time in a tournament game. The sixth-seeded Cardinals upended the third seed Grafton Spoilers, 15-14, at the Region 2 Tournament in Thompson Saturday, May 20. Kaydence VanRay's two-run home run in the top of the seventh gave CHS at 14-13 lead, and they added one more run that they would need for insurance. The Cards' Cinderella run ended in their following matchups last Monday, with two losses to state...
When your nearest hospital is 30 to 40 miles away (or more), the selfless dedication and expertise of trained volunteers in small communities can often mean the difference when the minutes become crucial. The Bowdon and McHenry ambulances, in their capacity of providing Emergency Medical Service (EMS) to their surrounding areas, have a long and proud history of being the bridge to higher levels of care. Whether they're transporting a patient or patients to Carrington, Cooperstown, or Harvey,...
Last week's Class of 2023 Graduation Supplement made it a point to print area graduates' snippets of advice to their fellow students, among them present and future grads and others aiming to follow their lead. Midkota's Lauryn Halvorson's words were apropos to her educational situation. "Take all the college courses you can. . . It's worth it in the end." Lauryn, the daughter of Louis and Kristi Halvorson of Binford, got a momentous head start on her higher educational pursuits by earning her As...
The North Dakota Newspaper Association (NDNA) released the names of the placers in their annual Better Newspaper Contest Friday, May 12, held in conjunction with the organization's 137th annual convention at Spirit Lake Casino in St. Michael. For work published during the calendar year of 2022, the Independent was the recipient of 33 total awards, which is a record number of category wins for the paper. The Independent competes in the Mid-Size Weekly division, which encompasses papers with...
With their final regular season track meet in Devils Lake, Carrington was able to earn several more state track meet entries at the Rotary Monday afternoon, May 15. The Cardinal girls won another team title with 194 points, and the boys took third with 81 behind the host Firebirds and Benson County, but all that was secondary to the Cards' standard-surpassing aims. New qualifiers at the meet included both the 4x100 and 4x200-meter girls' relays, with Haley Wolsky and Isabel Wendel being common...
Griggs/Midkota and Medina/Pingree-Buchanan laced up their spikes and throwing shoes for the 701 Apparel Invitational, held Saturday, May 13, at Hansen Stadium in Jamestown. The teams both entered into the Bill Jansen Last Chance meet in Valley City on Monday, before their respective regional meets. Results from that meet were unavailable. G-M and M-P-B placers at the 701 Apparel Invite are as follows: 701 Apparel Invite, Jamestown G-M Girls' Individual Placers 100-Meter Dash: Bailey Ehlers...
The result of many hours of volunteer labor and waiting for the grounds to dry sufficiently for the high school team's schedule to line up for an opportunity, finally paid off Monday afternoon, May 15, when the new Carrington fastpitch softball field made its debut at City Park. Fears were that the Cardinal softball team would run out of open dates at the end of their season, and would have to wait a second year to begin play in their new home. Fortunately, the field was in good condition for...
Two of eastern North Dakota's power programs in the baseball realm took on the Carrington Cardinals in games at Thompson Friday, May 12. CHS took an early lead on the Park River Area Aggies, but the opposition chipped away and broke through for the four-run margin in the sixth to send the Cards to defeat, 10-6. In game two, the home Tommies put the pressure on from the get-go with five runs in the first inning, and were never challenged in a 10-2 loss for the visitors. One bright spot in game...
The Cardinal boys golf team took part in competitions at Oxbow and Cooperstown, along with Fargo, over seven days’ worth of play from the course. At Oxbow on Monday, May 8, the Cards were led by Carter Larson’s 18-hole card of 95. McCoy Beckley shot 97, followed by Wyatt Weninger (100), Luke Page (105), Gabe Ricter (112), and Ean Hovdenes (120). Four days later on May 12, Cooperstown Golf Club was the venue, and Larson again paced the team with an 85 score. Others included Ricter (95), Wen...
Midkota High School senior Wyatt Spickler (center), son of Justin and Sara Spickler of Glenfield, has signed a letter of intent to play men's basketball at Dakota College at Bottineau starting in the 2023-24 season. Spickler, a 5'11" guard, was a multi-year starter for the Mustangs and later Griggs/Midkota Titans. He will join a Lumberjack program led by Head Coach Karl Sorby, as the Jacks finished at 20-11 overall and 13-8 in NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Mon-Dak...
The final two regular season games for the Carrington Cardinals and Nelson County/Midkota Mustangs were sandwiched into one doubleheader. With the snow from earlier in the spring now a memory, the Cards and Mustangs got two varsity contests in the books to complete their Region 3 schedule. And, in both games, Carrington came out on top by final scores of 11-0, playing as the home team in game one and the road team in the nightcap due to their earlier game in Tolna being rained out. In game one,...
The Carrington High School and Junior High Music Department held their Spring Concert Thursday, May 4. It was the final concert at CHS for director Kristina Schuh, who will be leaving the district at the end of the school year....
In his junior season as the Carrington staff ace, Grady Shipman has seemed to have two types of pitching outings. Effective wildness, or dialed-in confidence. Shipman had the latter going on in LaMoure Monday afternoon, May 8, striking out 13 L-L-M Loboes hitters and needing just one run to register a 1-0 thriller against one of the region's traditionally-salty lineups. The only hit registered against the hard-throwing righty was in the third inning, when the Loboes' Tate Mart reached on a...
Nothing is a sure thing in high school baseball. The May-Port-CG Patriots, after overcoming separate five-run and seven-run deficits, proved that to be the case in a wild one at Mayville Friday afternoon, May 5. Staring at a 12-5 hole entering the bottom of the sixth inning, the Pats dug deep, scored the equalizer with a lucky-seven spot, and raced home for a walk-off win and Gatorade bath over Carrington, 13-12. Marshall Judisch's game-winning single brought home Lucas Fugleberg with the...
The Griggs/Midkota Titans got several strong performances from trips to the MPCG Invitational in Mayville on May 4, and the Kiwanis/Lions Track Meet in Carrington on May 6. Qualifying distances came from the Titan throwing corps, courtesy of Asia Becherl (shot put, discus), and Kaylee Johnson (shot put) on the girls' side, while Levi Kautzman hit the state qualifying standard in the boys' shot put at the Kiwanis/Lions. A full list of performances from the two meets are as follows: MPCG Invitatio...
The Cardinal softball team took a 26-0 loss to the May-Port-CG Patriots on Saturday, May 6. On Monday, they faced Thompson and dropped a 19-1 decision on the road, and traveled to Langdon on Tuesday to face L/E/M (13-5 loss) and Nelson Co./Midkota (16-2 win). Their record sits at 3-5 overall and in Region 2. Today (May 15), CHS is slated to host HWC at 4:30....
Carrington's track team had the proverbial "full dance card", as they fueled up the bus for two meets and hosted one more in action from this past week. On Friday, May 5, the team went under the lights for the Hunter Seifert/Twilight Meet at Shiloh Christian's Miller Field in Bismarck, welcomed teams to town for the Kiwanis/Lions meet on Saturday, and headed to Devils Lake for the Ray McDaniel Invitational last Monday. The Cardinal girls won both the Shiloh and Carrington meets, and finished sec...
The Carrington Wrestling Club honored and recognized the kids, parents, coaches, volunteers and others that make the organization successful at their first year-end banquet Saturday night, May 5, at CrossRoads Golf Club. Dennis Freeman of the Wrestling Club served as host and master of ceremonies of the banquet, which the club hopes will become a yearly tradition. A prime rib supper, along with macaroni and potato salad, and various dessert items, was served to banquet patrons. At the event,...
In 12 years as an English teacher and coach in the Carrington School District, Tim Ranum has seen a half-generation of kids come through his classroom, and has graced the sidelines and dugout with his infectious enthusiasm. At the end of this summer, when John Raymond O'Hara American Legion Post 25 hosts the 2023 Class 'B' Baseball Tournament July 26-30, it will mark the end of Ranum's involvement with local sports. The Burlington native is stepping down as CHS' head boys' basketball coach...
Carrington's track teams made their way into the fresh spring air for their first two outdoor meets of the season, the Mariya Tate Bernhardt Memorial Meet in Rugby Saturday, April 29, and the Nedrose Varsity Meet in eastern Minot the following Monday. Both Cardinal squads earned first place as a team at Nedrose, with the girls almost eclipsing the 200-point mark and the boys scoring 97. At the Mariya Tate, CHS won the girls' meet with 92.5 points over host Rugby, and the CHS men took second to t...
Carrington's junior varsity girls softball team traveled to Wilton Saturday, April 29, to play in the Wilton Jamboree. The Cards faced their younger counterparts from both Velva and Heart River (Belfield/South Heart) at the afternoon event. Varsity swept at Cavalier The Cardinal varsity team took their first two losses of the season at a Region 2 doubleheader in Cavalier on Monday, May 1, falling to the Grafton Spoilers by a 12-0 score and the host Pembina Co. North Grizzlies, 15-12. They now...
Thanks to a dominating mound stint by LaMoure/Litchville-Marion's Anthony Hanson, CHS' unblemished record on the diamond is no more. The Loboes' ace struck out 11 and allowed just two hits to the Cards, and L-L-M took just enough advantage of limited scoring chances to shut out the locals, 3-0, at Townsend Field in LaMoure Monday, May 1. Cardinal starter Josh Bickett pitched a good game in spite of six walks, and gave up only three hits himself. Unfortunately for Bickett, all three LaMoure runs...
