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Harvey-Wells County ran their road win streak to five games with a sweep over the Cardinals in Washburn, but ran into one of Region 4's top contenders in New Rockford-Sheyenne as they were on the other end of a three-game sweep at the hands of the Rockets. HWC 3, Washburn 0 The Hornets traveled to Washburn on Tuesday, September 19, and came away with a three-game sweep of the Cardinals with wins of 25-18, 25-11 and 25-12. With the win, the Hornets moved to 5-1 during the regular season and 6-4 o...
Outdoor notes: *Be sure of proper bird identification with partridge, grouse, and young pheasants. *Please park out of the way of other vehicles and farm equipment on prairie roads and trails. *Oct. 4: Pierce Co. Ducks Unlimited dinner, Rugby Eagles Club, 5:30 p.m. *Oct. 6: Pronghorn season opens. *Oct. 7: Pheasant season opens. *Oct. 12: Devils Lake Ducks Unlimited dinner, Devils Lake KC Club, 5:30 p.m. *Oct. 14: Turkey season opens. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, Sept. 25: 1,449.59 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation:...
Harvey-Wells County needed a huge road win, and that's just what was dialed up as the Hornets scored early and often and didn't let the 160-mile trip to Grafton change their plans in a 42-13 win over the Spoilers on Friday afternoon, September 22. The game started with a bang for the Spoilers, as junior Kruiser Burns took the opening kickoff and went 89 yards to paydirt to put Grafton on the board first. The Ethan Adlam PAT kick was good, and the host team led, 7-0, after just 16 seconds. The...
Wet weather is the great equalizer, if you have two teams that struggle to score at times. At least that's what Griggs/Midkota was banking on in search of their first victory of the season, when the Richland Colts stopped in Cooperstown as the Homecoming opponent Friday night, September 22. Two plays represented all of the output in that game, but unfortunately for the Titans, it was the last one that counted against them in an 8-2 loss to the Colts. "We actually played pretty well," Head Coach...
The previous 47 minutes and roughly 57 seconds of football at Sandager Field in Lisbon came down to one potential game-saving goal line stand for Carrington. In search of their fifth straight victory, the Cards took their first lead of the contest at 27-26 just under two minutes to play, on a Grady Shipman 15-yard touchdown catch and extra point kick. However, Bronco senior quarterback Wyatt Olson would have the last salvo, sneaking just past the goal line as the clock struck zero to give...
The M-P-B Thunder and their supporters witnessed a great individual accomplishment Tuesday night, September 26 in Medina. Senior Allison Thomas racked up her 2,000th career dig in the Thunder's five-set win over the Linton-HMB Lady Lions, and is also chasing quadruple digits for kills during her five-year varsity career in the process. Thomas finished with 37 digs in the 25-23, 21-25, 25-19, 16-25 and 15-9 victory to put M-P-B in the top spot in the District 6 race midway through the season. The...
Carrington improved to 2-1 in District 5 matches with a three-set win against the Ellendale Cardinals Tuesday night, September 26, in Ellendale. Scores from the match were 25-11, 25-18 and 25-23, all in CHS' favor. Edyn Hoornaert and Madison Johnson were the big offensive forces for the local Cardinals, hitting for seven kills each in the win. Ellendale (6-8, 1-3 District 5) was paced by nine kills from Ariel Hagen. This past Friday and Saturday, the Cards played in the two-day Des...
The occasion was the 120th anniversary of the Albert Rosenau Homestead, which later became the home of Wilferd and Ruth Rosenau and their children, Gary, Jack and Peggy. Sharing in this event were many Rosenau descendants including children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. The event included lots of visiting, games, hayrides, a combine demo and a delicious buffet. Out-of-town guests attending were Bob and Carol Simmers, Bismarck, N.D.: Greg and Vicki Hains,...
A 122-pound pumpkin, grown by Steve Zwinger, claimed first place in the 2023 Foster County Pumpkin Contest. The contest was held at The Market, Carrington City Park on Sept. 17. Emerson Baumann entered the heaviest pumpkin, 119 pounds in the junior youth division, while Maara Kutz had the heaviest pumpkin, 47 pounds, among senior youths. Five adults and 25 youths entered 33 pumpkins in the contest. Prizes were awarded not only for the heaviest pumpkins but also for appearance. Carrington Garden...
Homecoming candidates for Pingree-Buchanan High School were honored during the week of September 11-15. Members of the PBHS court are, front row (L-R): Kalen Kinzell, Queen Allison Thomas, King Brock Jungels, Riley Widman and Tyra Kamoni-Hatch. Back row: Dominick Rebmann, Mark Thomas, Jaden Sorenson and Zane Lies. (Courtesy photo)...
Rain threatened to dampen the spirits of competitors and spectators alike at the Bill Jansen Blue & White Invitational at Bjornson Golf Course in Valley City for the second straight year. Unlike last time around, when lightning delays postponed the start of some races for hours, the weather, though wet, didn't really slow down the meet. Carrington, along with Medina/Pingree-Buchanan, were the local teams in action at the Blue & White, and several runners had standout performances. Kenadie...