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One of the larger meets of the season so far had several lightning-related delays, but once the starter's gun went off and the skies cleared, it was smooth sailing at Valley City's Bjornson Golf Course for the Blue and White Invitational Saturday, September 17. Carrington, Griggs/Midkota and HWC all attended the meet, which also featured many Class A schools. The Cards placed ninth overall in both the boys' and girls' varsity races with 270 and 290 points, while the Titans' numbers in the boys'...
Not including free-will donations or day-of-the-event funds raised, the first annual 'Out of the Darkness' walk at Carrington City Park to promote suicide prevention and awareness was very much a success. The unofficial tally came out to $24,110, easily surpassing the $15,000 goal set by event organizers. Lisa Hilbert of Foster County Public Health and the event's planning committee, said that over 200 persons participated, with 16 teams and over 30 sponsors. "Together, we can save lives, and...
Consistency from point to point can be a challenge at times for the Carrington Cardinals. However, in two sweeps for the Cards over Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier and Park River/Fordville-Lankin, their fight and resilience was on full display. Coming back from deficits of 7-1 and 14-3 in the two matches wasn't easy, but CHS accomplished that in wins against the Rebels (25-19, 25-18 and 25-22) and the Aggies (25-15, 25-14 and 25-20). With the victories, the Cards sit at 1-0 in the district and 3-1...
M-P-B had a good start to the week, taking a four-set win over Ellendale on September 8, but were unable to pull out the all-important District 6 opener against South Border. The Thunder rode three players with double-digit kills to the victory in Dickey County, 25-21, 25-16, 25-27 and 25-14. Allison Thomas' 17 kills led the way, with Maddie Gefroh also providing presence with 15 kills and freshman Brynn Sorenson adding 10 more to the tally. In back row play, Alaina Bosche's 40 digs led the...
The scheduling gods may have been particularly unkind to the Carrington Cardinal football team. Of the four teams in Class 11B Region 2 that the Cards have faced, three of them are currently at the top of the standings, with an 11-1 combined record. That stretch continued Friday night, September 9, as undefeated Thompson rolled into Stadium '22 and took down CHS, 36-14, behind a balanced attack that netted the Tommies 405 yards of total offense. However, the quality of opponents Carrington has...
Struggles for the Griggs/Midkota Titans continued with a 49-0 loss in Cooperstown Friday night, September 9, to 9B Region 2 frontrunner May-Port-CG. The Patriots improved to 4-0 and 1-0 in Region 2 with the win, while G-M remains winless at 0-4 and 0-1. MPCG raced out to a 24-0 lead after the first quarter, thanks to a pair of touchdowns by Xyler Carlson. His first score covered two yards and he returned a Titan fumble for 67 yards, and Ethan Bergstrom added another six-yard score. The other...
CrossRoads Golf Club welcomed the rest of Region 2 membership to the second individual qualifying meet of the girls golf season Wednesday, September 7. The Carrington Cardinals were unable to gain any new qualifiers at the meet, though Kacie Rexin matched her state-clinching effort from earlier in the season with an 82 over 18 holes. To earn an individual berth in the state tournament, golfers must shoot a score of 87 strokes or less in designated qualifying events. Other Cardinal varsity player...
Griggs/Midkota earned a four-set victory over Barnes County North, 25-17, 25-22, 20-25 and 25-20, to earn their first District 5 victory this fall. Asia Becherl led the Titans (2-1 overall, 1-0 District 5) with 15 kills and three service aces, while Lauryn Halvorson added five kills and Kaylee Johnson four. Also in the win, setters Ryan Johnson and Isabelle Kraft combined for 27 assists (19 for Johnson), and libero Vanessa Vollmer led the Titans with 21 digs. Andie Anderson had 15. Jayden Samek...
CHS Athletic Director Karla Michaelson says there are several schedule revisions as they pertain to upcoming cross country meets for the Cards. The Larimore meet, originally scheduled for October 4, has been bumped up to this Tuesday, September 20. A planned trip to Harvey for the HWC meet the following Tuesday (September 27) has been dropped in favor of a meet in Langdon one day earlier on September 26. Michaelson added that another meet in Cooperstown on Thursday, October 6, is still up in...
The Carrington Cardinals and HWC Hornets were two of the teams in attendance for the sixth annual Grahams Island Invitational meet, held at the state park of that name west of Devils Lake on Saturday, September 10, and hosted by the DLHS Firebirds. Varsity and junior varsity races for both boys and girls were held. The varsity races are 5,000 meters in length, and JV is 3,000. Carrington had enough racers on the varsity girls roster to place third as a team with a score of 73, behind meet...
Carrington's celebration of antiques, arts, crafts, clothing and other fine items continued for one more year Saturday, September 10, when JunkFest was held at the Foster County Fairgrounds. This year's event featured hundreds of interested buyers perusing the inventory of the merchants on the grounds and in the pavilion and exhibit buildings, with many a fun, fancy, and sometimes outright weird item or two to be had....
Headlocks Bar in Carrington hosted its first annual BBQ Cookout competition on 9th Ave. S. Saturday, September 10, in conjunction with JunkFest festivities also held that day. All proceeds from the free-will offering at the event went to Lee Ann Hoppe for medical expenses....
After working for Swanson Seeds since 2002, Doug Retzlaff has now bought the Pioneer Seeds distributorship on the north end of Carrington. Renamed Retzlaff Seed & Supply, LLC, Retzlaff purchased the business from David Swanson effective August 1, but will retain the former owner's commitment to excellent service to area crop producers. "I appreciate the opportunity to take over the Pioneer agency and continue working with customers that I have worked with over the last 20 years," Retzlaff says....
A COVID-19 booster shot which specifically targets two subvariants of the coronavirus which have proven more resistant to the original vaccine will soon be available. On a vote of 13-1 on September 1, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) passed the recommendation of a "bivalent" vaccine that prevents or greatly hinders transmission of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and its BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. With that result, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
The Independent and Sykeston Legion wish to issue a clarification regarding a point of emphasis which may have misled readers of last week’s feature article, “Honoring their sacrifice.” Sykeston Legion is a private business and is not affiliated with American Legion Post 17, aside from honoring them and the building’s history on their dedication wall....
Hillsboro/Central Valley did all their damage to the Carrington Cardinals in just one half of football Friday night, September 2. Specifically, a several-minute barrage of points late in the first and early in the second quarter that shellshocked the Cards and ended their realistic chances almost before they started. HCV took a two-touchdown lead after the first quarter, but turned on the jets in the second 12 minutes to take a 38-7 lead at the break and finish with a 38-14 win in Hillsboro....
The Griggs/Midkota Titans’ losing streak to begin the 2022 season extended to three games with a 47-6 defeat at the hands of Hankinson Friday night, September 2. Quarter-by-quarter scoring was 13-0 in favor of the Pirates after one, 34-0 at the half, and 41-0 at the end of three. Hankinson’s offense came largely from two players. Quarterback Cooper Boll accounted for three scores both in the air and on the ground, and Cruz Hernandez had rushing touchdowns of five, 16 and 56 yards. Ben Athey had...
The Carissa Mehus era at the helm of the Griggs/Midkota volleyball program began its life as a smashing success in the season opener. In Binford Thursday night, September 1, the Titans took three sets off Benson County, 25-19, 25-20 and 25-15. Things didn't quite appear as rosy in the second game five nights later, as the Aggies of Park River/Fordville-Lankin took a three-set sweep. Mehus takes over for Katie Eggermont as G-M head coach, who stepped away from the sport to spend time raising her...
Carrington had skill and a bit of luck on their side when they took the first set off the Thompson Tommies, 25-14. But the Region 2 powerhouse gathered themselves and took the final three games to send the Cards to defeat for the first time this year, 21-25, 20-25 and 8-25. Even with the loss, Coach Megan Trautman is pleased with how her team has looked at times in the first week. “We’ve come out with a lot of energy and played some really great volleyball,” said Trautman. “You can’t rush time...
A pair of juniors for the M-P-B Thunder, one representing Pingree-Buchanan and the other Medina High School, each reached a major milestone in the exact same match. Allison Thomas and Alaina Bosche both recorded their 1,000th career digs for the Thunder in a four-set win over the Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier Rebels Thursday night, September 1 in Medina. It was the first regulation-length match for M-P-B following a 1-4 performance at the Northern Cass Tournament on August 27. M-P-B dropped the first...
Another chance for individual Region 2 golfers to advance to the state meet was held at CrossRoads Golf Club Wednesday, September 7. Due to the Independent's production deadlines, results were not available when this issue went to press....
Carrington, M-P-B, HWC, and host Griggs/Midkota’s cross country programs were all in action at Cooperstown Country Club Saturday, September 3. Finishers from each school in their respective age brackets, with their placing before their names, are as follows: (NOTE: Only the varsity and junior high girls’ race results had times attached.) Varsity Girls 11. Kenadie Pazdernik (CHS), 21:48; 18. Baylee Lura (CHS), 22:11; 33. Eryn Turner (G-M), 23:20; 38. Jaedyn Lura (CHS), 23:51; 41. Kara Bosche (M-...
Daniel and Sonja Johnston decided to give back to the Sykeston Main Street district by honoring those who have come before them and gave of themselves in service so that all can enjoy their freedoms. The Johnstons have reopened American Legion Post 17 as a community bar, and their business goes by the shorthand designation, "Sykeston Legion." Opening ceremonies included a flag-raising and playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner," which was attended by a good contingent from Sykeston and the...
Hungry customers jonesing for their caffeinated fix in the mornings have found a willing portable provider in Brittany Fiebiger's Happy Camper in the past few years. After hauling the charming old pink trailer behind her pickup in front of Farmers Union Insurance/Harildstad Tax Service, or setting up her business at local events, Fiebiger wanted a more permanent location to sell her sweet and peppy delights. Enter the Happy Shack, a kiosk erected on the northwest corner of Leevers Foods' parking...
Moving the football in between the 20-yard lines wasn't much of a problem for Carrington Friday night, August 26. It was executing clutch plays that was, along with protecting every valuable possession given to them. And it took just two scoring plays by Macen Heisler for the Rugby Panthers to walk away with a win in the newly-christened Stadium '22, 12-7. Heisler answered the Cards' first lead of the season on a Logan Weninger seven-yard touchdown and long extra point by Jack Paulson at the...
