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The opener out of the gates is not a representative sample size, but the Carrington boys basketball team multiplied their total combined margin of victory in their two wins last season by a factor of five. CHS began the 2024-25 season with a 65-50 win in St. John over the Woodchucks, a game which featured a career-high 19 points from junior Maddox McIlonie. Senior point guard Josh Bickett also had 17 points for the Cards in the season debut, and Taylen Mehring, a sophomore, also scored 14. Tate...
An encouraging trend for the Carrington girls was followed by a humbling dose of reality with the return to Region 2 play against the defending Division A champions. Carrington made it four-for- four to start the winter season with a surprising 56-42 result over third-ranked Shiloh Christian in Bismarck on Friday, Dec. 13, and two quarters into last Monday's first matchup of the season with Devils Lake found the Cards up by a 26-23 halftime score. Then, the Firebirds found a gear nobody in the...
The M/P-B Thunder took to the Jamestown Civic Center floor for two games at the Stutsman County Shootout, falling in both instances. On Friday, Dec. 13, the Washburn Cardinals took a 16-point win over the Thunder, 53-37, thanks to a three-player offensive surge led by 6-foot-2 freshman center Kesia Boeshans. In the loss, Savannah Reister's 14 points were M/P-B's offensive highlight. Saturday afternoon pitted the Thunder against the junior varsity from Northern Cass. In a game where both...
Medina/Pingree-Buchanan's boys started the first games of a new era with a fresh face behind the clipboard and a pair of competitive losses. At the season-opening Linton Shootout on Dec. 13, the Thunder took a four-point loss to the Garrison Troopers, 54-50. Three nights later at the home opener, M/P-B fell to the Maple River Raiders, 68-58. Jeremy Weinmeister, a Montana native, is the program's new head coach. He takes over for Bob Young, who now coaches Park River/Fordville-Lankin. Stats are...
Carrington brought home sixth place as a team in both the boys and girls divisions of the Al Larson Invitational Tournament, with the girls event held Friday, Dec. 13 and the boys one day later on Saturday, Dec. 14. Full results from the tournament for the Cards were as follows: Al Larson Invitational Tournament, Carrington Friday, December 13 Girls Team Scores Bismarck Legacy 174, Central Cass 147, West Fargo United 110, Bismarck Century 91, South Border 83.5, Carrington 77, Lisbon 75.5, Fargo...
In advance of the Christmas holiday, the Carrington boys wrestlers renewed acquaintances with their own version of the "wise men and the king." The Cards took on Class A's Minot Magicians and nearly pulled off the cross-class upset in the first round at the Al Larson Carrington Duals on Friday the 13th, losing by a 34-33 decision to the Magi. In the finale, CHS took on and defeated the Napoleon Imperials, 46-27. Double winners on the evening in contested matches included Skye Kramlich (114),...
TEN PINS LEAGUE - Week 11 Headlocks Bar 60.0 36.0 Cornhuskers 54.5 41.5 Randy’s Pro Shop 54.0 42.0 Schulz Plb, Htg & A/C 53.0 43.0 Chain Gang 49.5 46.5 5 Spot 49.0 47.0 Albatross 38.0 58.0 Bye 0.0 0.0 High Team Game: Randy’s Pro Shop, 815; 5 Spot, 777; Schulz Plb, Htg & A/C, 777 High Team Series: Randy’s Pro Shop, 2322, Cornhuskers, 2181; Schulz Plb, Htg & A/C, 2070 High Individual Game: Jon Friezen, 269; Randy Peterson, 268; Rick Christianson, 259 High Individual Series: Jon Friezen, 712; Rick Christianson, 702; Randy Peterson, 694 TEN PINS...
Carrington finished one game short from qualifying for the state tournament in the first year of the Division A setup in 2023-24, so the Cardinals hoped to get a leg up on their early regional foes with games Friday and Tuesday, Dec. 6 and 10. They completed that task with triumphs by scores of 59-40 over the Grafton Spoilers, and 56-23 against the Hillsboro/Central Valley Burros to start the season at 3-0. Carrington 59, Grafton 40 Even factoring in the slow start, CHS found their footing in...
Griggs/Midkota's run to second place at the season-opening Lake Region Invitational in Devils Lake Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 5-7, featured a hodgepodge of game situations that, with one exception, all went the Titans' way. G/M earned a tight 49-44 win over Park River/Fordville-Lankin in the first round, with junior Kelsey Johnson carrying play with 24 points. Vanessa Vollmer also added 10 for the Titans. The Aggies had two players in double figures, Lauren Bell (15 points) and Emma Porter (12)....
The M/P-B Thunder girls struggled in a 48-17 loss in Oakes to the Tornadoes on Saturday, Dec. 7, but earned their first win of the season three nights later with a 62-7 result over the Warwick Lady Warriors. Brynn Sorenson led the Thunder with eight points in the defeat against Oakes, and added six in the Warwick game to elevate M/P-B to 1-2 on the season. Abby Ryun had a big game against the Warriors with 22 points, followed by Savannah Reister (14) and Kylee Hoffmann (12). The Thunder host...
The numbers game was on full display for the Carrington wrestling program, and it showed in the team scores for each squad at the Velva Invitational Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7. Fourteen wrestlers on the girls' side helped carry CHS to the tournament title in the Star City with 172.5 points for a 52-plus point victory, while the boys' eight competitors in the 14 weight classes finished with 188 points to take eighth place. In most tournaments, teams will have a designated point scorer for...
Carrington’s boys and girls wrestlers were also occupied with head-to-head duals, as both teams traveled for a triangular at Rugby on Thursday, Dec. 5 and the boys faced Grafton and Larimore last Tuesday, Dec. 10, to get in additional sub-region matches. The Cardinal boys team took wins against both the Rugby Panthers (33-10) and Northwood (23-0). The girls got wins of 36-18 over Rugby and 42-12 over Northwood, and also defeated first-year program Towner-Granville-Upham (TGU) by a 54-0 score. M...
ALLEY DUSTERS – Week 10 DJ’s Home Center 58 22 Leevers 54 26 Dolls with Balls 52 28 Dakota Central 40 40 VanBedaf Dairy 32 48 Team 4 Bye 0 80 High Team Game: Dakota Central, 647; Dolls with Balls, 620; DJ’s Home Center, 591 High Team Series: Dolls with Balls, 1773; DJ’s Home Center, 1748; Dakota Central, 1702 High Individual Game: Gail Roberts, 206; Ruth Braaten, 201; Lori Solberg, 187 High Individual Series: Kristin Cabler, 517; Gail Roberts, 504; Ruth Braaten, 486 ALLEY DUSTERS – Week 11 DJ’s Home Center 64 24 Leevers 60 28 Dolls with Balls...
It was a pretty rude awakening for the NR-S Rockets in the first game of the 2024-25 girls basketball season Monday night, Dec. 2, in Carrington. In a cross-classification battle between the Division A Cardinals and the Rockets in Division B, NR-S, with just 10 dressed players throughout the program this season, learned the meaning of pressure. The Cards' relentless man-to-man defense forced 23 total Rocket turnovers, and senior forward Edyn Hoornaert posted double figures in both points (19)...
Medina/Pingree-Buchanan experienced tough sledding in their first outing of the girls basketball season Tuesday night, Dec. 3, with a 72-30 loss to the Maple River (Maple Valley/Hope-Page) Raiders in Medina. Violet Richman led four different Raider players in double figures with 18 points, trailed closely by BriElle Killoran's 17. Adyson Hannig and Claire Ihry also had good efforts with 14 and 11 points for Maple Valley. For M/P-B, Brynn Sorenson was the top scorer with 10 points, and Savannah...
Isabel Wendel of Carrington and Maddie Gefroh of M/P-B, both seniors, were selected to the North Dakota High School Coaches Association (NDHSCA) Class B Volleyball All-State team for their efforts in the 2024 net season. The two were part of the 16-member First Team, while another local athlete, junior Ava Peterson of NR-S, was one of eight players selected to the Second Team. Wendel, the daughter of Shane and Mary Wendel of Carrington, is a five-year varsity player for the Cards and Head Coach...
Both of Carrington's wrestling squads were in action Tuesday night, Nov. 26, before the Thanksgiving break. The boys traveled to Oakes to face the Tornadoes, while the girls went to Fargo South High School for a triangular meet with the Fargo Stingers and Pembina County North. And in each case, the Cards came up short, with the boys falling in a 42-20 decision and the girls dropping tightly-contested losses of 40-36 to Fargo and 35-33 to PCN. CHS will be hosting the Al Larson Invitational Tourna...
HIGH ROLLERS - WEEK 11 Creative Impressions 49.0 47.0 Cork & Barrel 49.0 47.0 Leevers 48.5 47.5 CK Construction 45.5 50.5 High Team Game: Creative Impressions, 849; CK Construction, 723; Leevers, 722 High Team Series: Creative Impressions, 2375; CK Construction, 2132; Leevers, 2060 High Individual Game: Randy Peterson, 238; Robert Schill, 228; Red Johnson, 225 High Individual Series: Randy Peterson, 663; Robert Schill, 627; Red Johnson, 621...
An M/P-B fan shows his enthusiasm for the Thunder's efforts at the State Class B Volleyball Tournament in Fargo Nov. 21-23 by holding a cutout of Shayla Martin's head. For a full recap, see this issue's special section on pages 6-7....
One of the great "what-ifs" of the 2024 State Class B Volleyball Tournament for M/P-B came to pass in the semifinal round Friday night, Nov. 22, against the South Prairie/Max Royals. That being, what a healthy Maddie Gefroh would have done for their advancement prospects. Gefroh, the senior leader, injured her right knee on just the third point of the evening, sidelining one of the Thunder's top attackers and undeniably their best blocker. While they withstood that stroke of bad luck in the...
Nerves? What nerves? Even if they were playing their first-ever state tournament match, the third-seeded M/P-B Thunder looked for all outward appearances as a seasoned postseason squad when they hit the floor against Central McLean Thursday, Nov. 21. Coach Jacie Connell's team played steady in set one, were eye-poppingly dominant in set two, and sealed the deal with a mostly tension-free set three to polish off a quick 3-0 sweep over the Cougars, 25-15, 25-9 and 25-17. Signs that everything was...
Carrington's wrestling teams got their season started at the Minot Early Bird Invitational Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22 and 23. The varsity and junior varsity boys were in action at the tournament, while the girls also competed well in their first matches of the winter campaign. Team scores were not kept at the event. Full results from Cardinal wrestlers are as follows: Minot Early Bird Invitational, Nov. 22-23 Boys - Varsity 114 - Skye Kramlich - 1st 3-0; Pinned Peyton Seay (Bishop Ryan) 1:24;...
TEN PINS LEAGUE - Week 10 Randy’s Pro Shop 46.0 26.0 Cornhuskers 45.5 26.5 Headlocks Bar 44.0 28.0 5 Spot 41.0 31.0 Schulz Plb, Htg & A/C 38.0 34.0 Chain Gang 33.5 38.5 Albatross 23.0 49.0 Bye 0.0 0.0 High Team Game: Cornhuskers, 855; Randy’s Pro Shop, 851; Chain Gang, 693 High Team Series: Randy’s Pro Shop, 2330; Cornhuskers, 2193; 5 Spot, 1962 High Individual Game: Randy Peterson, 270; Rick Christianson, 247; Troy Roundy, 246 High Individual Series: Randy Peterson, 682; Rick Christianson, 628; Chris Ormiston, 621 High Rollers - Week 9 Creat...
The Carrington Gymnastics Club, under the direction of Tammy Sorensen, opened their season at the Flipping in the Fall Invitational Sunday, Nov. 17, in Fargo. The meet was hosted by American Gold Gymnastics. Six girls competed for the very first time in the bronze division, and Carrington just missed earning a podium slot by placing fourth. They also took fourth in the silver division, with Daphne Dreher and Jayd Lura winning their age divisions for balance beam. Podium placers in the silver div...
They came in with the No. 3 seed, and they proved the voters right. Medina/Pingree-Buchanan capped off a historic 33-7 season on the court with a 3-0 sweep of the Thompson Tommies (25-23, 25-15, 25-22) in the third place match at the State Class B Volleyball Tournament from the Fargodome Saturday afternoon, Nov. 23. Playing a full match knowing they would be without senior middle hitter Maddie Gefroh was enough of a challenge, but Coach Jacie Connell's team's depth and business-like approach...
