Articles from the November 6, 2023 edition

Kelsey Deckert, Horticulture Agent, NDSU Extension, Burleigh and Morton counties|Nov 6, 2023

Last week was a great reminder of the unpredictability of our weather in North Dakota. Many of us were hoping for a snow-free Halloween for trick-or-treating and not having to break out the winter gear to collect as many sugary treats as possible. I currently have sad-looking, snowed-covered pumpkins on the porch. Gardeners were blessed with an extended growing season and now is a great time to reflect upon it. I wrote a column in the beginning of the year about New Year's resolutions and...

Lane Moellenkamp|Nov 6, 2023

Harvey-Wells County split their last two games of the regular season, as they defeated Dunseith in Harvey and dropped a four-setter to Central McLean on the road. With the win over Dunseith, HWC sealed up the Super Region 4 fifth seed, and will play fourth-seeded North Prairie in Devils Lake on Monday, November 6. The split for HWC moved their record to 11-8 during the regular season and 5-4 in Super Regional play. Central McLean 3, HWC 1 Saturday, October 28 saw the Hornets travel to Turtle...

Erik Gjovik|Nov 6, 2023

It must be late October in North Dakota, and the final 5,000 meters of competitive course running for statewide athletes featured the first winter weather of the fall season. A bone-chilling temperature of 24 degrees and half a foot of snow lined the Parkhurst Recreation Area north of Jamestown to give fans and runners alike a shivery atmosphere at the Class B State Cross Country Meet Saturday, October 28. Even with unfavorable conditions, the competitive juices were no less flowing, and...

Erik Gjovik|Nov 6, 2023

While the Carrington Cardinals had their own agenda to follow, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier's season-long ascension into the top of the district world has proven to be no passing fad. The Rebels continued their landmark 2023 fall campaign with a win over Carrington, 3-1, on Friday, October 27, in the semifinal round of the District 5 Tournament in Oakes. In the 25-23, 19-25, 20-25 and 21-25 loss for the Cards, the two teams played through over 30 set ties in the hyper-tense matchup of the top seed...

Erik Gjovik|Nov 6, 2023

District 5 Tournament officials had to come up with a creative solution to get their first game of the day in the books. The weather in Oakes was sufficiently calm Thursday, October 26, to allow teams involved in the final two first round games to face off in Tornado Alley. However, by the luck of geography and the winter storm’s path, Carrington and Griggs/Midkota, the two northernmost District 5 programs, were unable to travel southeast. The Cardinals and Titans, the district’s fourth and fif...

Erik Gjovik|Nov 6, 2023

Medina/Pingree-Buchanan's five-match run through the District 6 regular season provided them with confidence they could get the two straight wins to take the tournament plaque in Napoleon Monday-Tuesday, October 30-31. The first part of that equation came to pass, but not the second, as the Linton-HMB Lions rose up to take a four-set win in the championship over the Thunder last Tuesday evening. In a three-set win over Kidder County (25-6, 25-17 and 25-18), M-P-B sustained a costly loss, as seni...

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Erik Gjovik|Nov 6, 2023

Griggs/Midkota faced a tall task in their attempt to spring an upset and prolong their volleyball season at the District 5 Tournament in Oakes Monday night, October 30. Namely, to take down the hometown team on their court with Region 3 qualification on the line. The Tornadoes took care of the playoff nerves early, and sent the Titans home for the fall with a 15-25, 8-25 and 22-25 loss. Kelsey Johnson had eight kills, Kennedy Reidman six and Vanessa Vollmer five for G-M, whose season ended at...