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Harvey-Wells County outscored Velva, 21-10, in the third quarter and then pulled away in the fourth to clinch a 64-50 win over Velva in a makeup game from late December. This game took place on Friday, January 20, in Harvey. Five players from each team scored in the opening quarter, which was tight throughout. The Hornets opened a slim 10-7 lead with a three from Brock Fike and a deuce from Gabe Allmaras, but Reggie Bruner's three quickly knotted the score at 10. Bruner's second three of the fir...
The Harvey-Wells County girls basketball team saw extensive action this week, having three games at three different locations. The Hornets lost to the Lady Indians of Four Winds-Minnewaukan in a closely-contested matchup in Fessenden, but picked up back-to-back wins over Velva in Harvey and Nelson County in McVille. As HWC continues to improve their ball handling and eliminating their unforced errors, we are seeing a team that is playing with passion and intensity. The Hornets look to continue t...
Benson County overcame a 12 point first quarter deficit and outscored HWC 31-10 in the second and fourth quarters to steal a Region 4 victory from the Hornets in Fessenden on Tuesday, January 17. Rachel Neumiller got the Hornets off and running in the first quarter, as the freshman tallied nine points in an early 12-4 lead. Braylee Keller and Emma Dockter added field goals as the Hornets had their largest lead of the night at 16-4. Another freshman, Aubrey Kenner scored the final five points of...
It took the whole first quarter to get it going, but once the Harvey-Wells County Hornets got into their run-and-gun game, they dominated the remaining three quarters and brought home a 76-41 victory over the Dakota Prairie Knights in Fessenden on Monday, January 16. The super regional matchup started with a slower-paced game, one that the Hornets prefer not to have. Keaton Keller and Tate Grossman scored six for HWC and Caden Joramo scored eight for Dakota Prairie as the Hornets led, 14-11,...
Harvey-Wells County picked up their first regional basketball win of the year, defeating Warwick on the road with their biggest offensive output of the year as they scored 67 points. The Hornets also played solid ball against the TGU Titans after the first quarter, but lost the non-region matchup by 21 points. HWC 69, Warwick 37 HWC turned up the defensive intensity, causing 38 Warwick turnovers and in the process picked up their third win on the season in a Super Region 4 victory over the...
The Rugby Panthers outscored Harvey-Wells County by 10 in the second quarter, and then needed double overtime to defeat the Hornets, 68-62, in Rugby on Friday, January 6. The Hornets had the hot hand to begin the game, as Tate Grossman knocked down two treys and Gabe Allmaras made another, helping HWC to a 9-4 lead with just 1:30 off the clock. The strong inside work of the Panthers' Brody Schneibel, who scored seven, and the versatility of Erik Foster, who chipped in with four more, gave Rugby...
The Central McLean Cougars kept their unbeaten season alive and kept their top 10 ranking in Class B Girls intact with a convincing 65-33 win over Harvey-Wells County in Harvey on Saturday, January 7. A quick look at the line score would sum up this game pretty well. The Cougars started with 27 first- quarter points, including four three-pointers, as they led by 17 after one. Taya Hornberger connected on a three-pointer, and Ashtyn Smith added two more and a two-and-one as Smith scored 10 and...
The holiday break for the HWC boys basketball team was short-lived, as the Hornets found themselves paired up with the Towner-Granville-Upham (TGU) Titans and the Parshall/North Shore-Plaza Braves. The Hornets also found a couple of wins and some needed playing time during the games, as they defeated the Titans by eight and the Braves by 19. HWC 54, TGU 46 The Hornets and Titans met on Friday, December 30 for a non-regional boys basketball matchup at Harvey High School. A 11-2 run late in the...
Harvey-Wells County came out of the locker room with renewed energy, outscoring Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 35-21 in the second half and claiming a 63-51 victory over the Mavericks in Mohall on Tuesday, January 3. The first quarter was a three-point shooting extravaganza on both sides, as Riley Morlock and Kellan Henry connected on two each for MLS and Brock Fike drained three for HWC. Morlock's second trey gave the Mavericks their largest lead of the night at 17-9, but back-to-back threes from Fik...
An early December storm canceled the Central North Dakota Conference (CNDC) Tournament in Rugby, but by the end of the storm, HWC had scheduled two games to take the tournament games, place. The Hornets defeated Glenburn in Rugby on December 17, and dropped a close contest with Dunseith on December 19 in Dunseith. HWC 95, Glenburn 41 After taking four days off from school for a December winter storm and seeing the CNDC Tournament canceled, the Hornets were able to get back on the floor in an aft...
Linton-HMB 62, HWC 61 Tate Grossman’s three- pointer gave Harvey-Wells County their biggest lead of the night at 16 points, but the Linton-HMB Lions poured it on after that point, outscoring HWC, 34-17, to finish the game and defeat the Hornets, 62-61, on Saturday, December 10, in Linton. The Hornets came ready to play and showed that against Linton-HMB, who is expected to challenge for the Region 3 title this year. Grossman picked up six of the first eight points for HWC, as they started with an 8-2 advantage. Gabe Allmaras knocked down a thre...
The Rugby Panthers had 11 players score on the offensive end of the floor but it was the defensive side of the ball that made the biggest impact. The Panthers forced the Hornets into 29 turnovers enroute to a 73-22 victory in Harvey on Tuesday, December 20, to move their season record to 5-0. Rugby placed three players in double digits in Heidlebaugh (15), Jundt (12) and Kendyl Hager (10). The Hornets were paced by Larissa Arnold with eight points. The loss drops HWC to 2-4 on the...
Drake-Anamoose outscored Harvey-Wells County, 35-16, in the second half and came back from a seven-point deficit in the first quarter to post a 49-33 win over the Hornets in Drake on Monday, December 12. The Hornets were the hot team to open the game. Aubree Wolfe and Rachel Neumiller each scored five points, as HWC led, 10-3, after eight minutes. Taryn Sieg scored six points in the second quarter, but a three-pointer from Emma Dockter kept the difference at six points at 17-11. A three to end the second quarter scoring by Bailey Clott made...
The HWC girls basketball team picked up their first two wins of the year on their way to a third place finish at the Central North Dakota Conference Tournament in Harvey from December 1-3. The Hornets opened up with an exciting one with a two-point victory over New Rockford-Sheyenne, before losing a lopsided game to the Rugby Panthers in the semifinals. HWC rebounded and held off a late second half rally to defeat the Minot Sophomores in overtime, 55-54, to claim third place. The Hornets'...
The Harvey-Wells County Hornets girls basketball team opened up the 2022-23 season with three solid quarters of play, but it was the Des Lacs-Burlington Lakers that scored the last eight points of the game and walked away with a 36-35 win over HWC on Tuesday, November 30 in Des Lacs. The Hornets and Lakers played an extremely close game from the start. The Lakers used two three-pointers from Logen Ystaas and one from Kaylee Werner, and the Hornets got five points from Emma Dockter and four more...
The motto, “It’s not how you start but how you finish”, really held true for the North Star Bearcats and the Harvey-Wells County Hornets in the opening round of the Region 4 Volleyball Tournament. The Bearcats finished the first two games in that fashion on their way to defeating the Hornets, 3-0, on Monday, November 7, at the Devils Lake Sports Center and end the Hornets’ volleyball season. The Hornets would be the team that started the night with the hot hand, as Ashley Keller’s two kills propelled HWC to an early 6-2 advantage. The Bearcats...
Eight members of the Fessenden-Bowdon FFA Chapter recently attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The members were gone from October 23 - October 29. Logan Grover, Donavin Bartz, Austin Brame and Ryan Snively attended many convention functions as well as educational tours. Joshua Crowder, Regan Jones, Addy Neumiller and Delaney Erfle joined the group later in the week as members of the competing Agronomy team as well as Jones being a member of the North Dakota State FFA...
The Hornets' final week of the regular season was a busy one, with the team playing three matches and being on the road for two of them. HWC started the week off with a four-game victory over Four Winds-Minnewaukan, and ended the week with a sweep of Dunseith, both on the road. Smashed in the middle was a five-game marathon which saw the Central McLean Cougars come from two games down to steal a victory over HWC in Fessenden. HWC 3, FW-M 1 Strong starts to the first two games propelled the...
Elle Nicholas had nine kills in the opening set to help the North Star Bearcats claw their way to a 3-0 sweep of the Harvey-Wells County Hornets in Region 4 volleyball action in Fessenden on Tuesday, October 18. Game one started with Nicholas notching three kills in seven North Star points. Payton Harpestad added an ace, and the Bearcats led, 7-2. The Hornets got two kills from Rachel Neumiller but never really pulled any closer. Nicholas added four kills in the final five points as the...
Harvey-Wells County took three-set losses to the Rugby Panthers and Langdon/Edmore/Munich Cardinals, the latter coming in Super Region 4 play, in road matches held on October 11 and 13. Rugby 3, HWC 0 HWC started the night off on the right foot keeping game one close but the Rugby serving and setting took over and the Panthers dominated the visitors in a 3-0 sweep of the Hornets on Tuesday, October 11, in Rugby. The first half of game one was a back-and-forth event, with the Hornets holding a sl...
The final game of the season for Harvey-Wells County didn't disappoint, as the excitement was at a high and the scoring matched that level. In a game that featured two teams that had much better plans for the 2022 season, HWC was playing their final game and standing at 2-5 on the season, while Grafton was 0-7 with a game against Rugby on October 14 to finish their season. The teams battled for the first half, but a stingy Hornet defense shut the door on the Spoilers in the second half to lift H...
The Harvey-Wells County girls' volleyball team picked up a big Region 4 victory on Thursday, October 6, in McVille as they defeated the Nelson County Chargers 3-1. The Hornets also participated in a very competitive Carrington Tourney on Saturday, October 8, where they were defeated four times. HWC 3, Nelson Co. 1 It was a solid start to the night for the home team, as the Chargers, behind an ace from Brandi Lippert and a kill from Rylan Parsley, opened up a quick 7-1 lead. The Hornets fought...
The HWC volleyball team saw extensive action the week covering October 1-4, playing five games at the Washburn Tournament and then traveling to Maddock to take on Region 4 opponent Benson County. The Hornets played five games in Washburn on Saturday, October 1, splitting 1-1 with Garrison, Divide County and Grant County in pool play. The teams were all seeded according to records in pool play and the amount of points scored, which resulted in HWC going to the Bronze Tournament bracket. In that...
Carrington kept their late season resurgence alive with a convincing 28-6 win over HWC on Friday, October 1, in Carrington. The Cardinals won their third straight game and kept their playoff hopes alive with a strong rushing attack and a solid defensive effort. The Hornet defense would have to stop the Cardinal rushing attack if they wanted a victory, and that was evident from the first drive of the game. Carrington's first drive started at their own 43 and moved all the way to the Hornet one...
Six members from the Fessenden-Bowdon FFA Chapter recently joined over 1000 FFA members from across the state of North Dakota by attending the Fall Leadership Conferences at the Bismarck Events Center in Bismarck. The conferences were held on September 17-18. The Fall Leadership Conference was formally known as the Winter Leadership Conference which was normally held in early January. Logan Grover represented the chapter by participating in the Aspire Conference. The Aspire Conference was in...