Wizards Top Defenders Bismarck--On an
afternoon in which military personnel and their families were
honored, it was Romel Beck who answered the call for the Dakota
Wizards. Beck scored 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting to lead the Wizards
to a 104-102 win over the Los Angeles D-Fenders in front of 4,586 red,
white and blue-clad fans at the Bismarck Civic Center on Sunday
afternoon. After having a horrific shooting night on Friday in Tulsa,
Dakota came
out of the gate on fire, hitting 61.9% of their field goal attempts in
the opening frame. FULL
STORY
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Morrison, Oral Roberts
Beat NDSU in Overtime, 65-64 Fargo--Dominique
Morrison scored seven of his team-high 16 points in
overtime to lead Oral Roberts to a 65-64 victory over North Dakota
State in the Summit League men's basketball quarterfinals Sunday, March
7, before a crowd of 6,245 at Sioux Falls Arena. Oral
Roberts improved to 20-12 and advaned to Monday night's 8:30
p.m. semifinal against IUPUI, which defeated Western Illinois 77-68 on
Saturday night. North Dakota State ended its first losing season in
eight years with an 11-18 record. Oral Roberts led 38-29 at halftime
and went up by as many as 13 points
early in the second half on baskets by Warren Niles and Morrison.
FULL
STORY
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Gregoire's Two
Goals Lifts UND Over
Michigan Tech Grand Forks -- Twin
sisters Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux of Grand Forks
received a thunderous ovation Friday night when they were introduced to
UND
Fighting Sioux hockey fans as silver medalists on the U.S. women's team
at the
Winter Olympics. The twins, who'll play
for the UND women's team next season, saw older brother Mario Lamoureux grab a little
attention for himself tonight. Lamoureux scored his sixth goal of the
season at
7:12 of the third period to snap a 2-2 tie and give the Sioux a 3-2
Western
Collegiate Hockey Association victory over last-place Michigan Tech.FULL
STORY __________________________________________ Bobcats Rally,
Blast Blizzard 5-2
Bismarck --The
Bismarck Bobcats rode a four-goal third period rally to a 5-2 win
Saturday, sweeping the visiting Alexandria Blizzard out of the VFW
Sports Center in front of a capacity crowd.
The win gives the Bobcats a decisive 12-1-0 win in their now-complete
season series with Alexandria.
Trailing 2-1 after the second period, the Bobcats wasted no
time in mounting their comeback as Tim Serratore evened the score at
2-2 just 20 seconds into the third, poking a loose puck through the
legs of Alexandria netminder Jimmy Hamby. FULL
STORY
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Fighting Sioux Fall Short
to UTPA 71-68 on Senior Day
Grand Forks-- In its final home game of
the season, the University
of North Dakota men's basketball team fell just short, dropping a 71-68
decision to Texas-Pan American on Senior Day at the BettyEngelstadSiouxCenter.
A 3-pointer by senior Travis Bledsoe (Minneapolis, Minn.)
rimmed out in the closing
seconds that would have sent the teams into overtime for the second
time this
season. The loss was the fourth straight for the Sioux (8-22, 5-7 GWC),
while
UTPA (5-26, 4-8 GWC) won for the first time on the road in league play.FULL
STORY
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Blue Hawks
Upset In
First Round of DAC Playoffs- OT 71-77 Dickinson-- It was another Dickinson State University - South
Dakota School of Mines nail biting men's basketball game tonight at
Scott Gym; with Mines edging out the Blue Hawks in overtime 77-71. This
was the first round of the DAC Conference Tournament with Mines coming
in as the 6th seed and the Blue Hawks as the number 3 seed. In the two
previous meetings between the teams Dickinson State edged out the
Hardrockers in closely contested games. Both teams played well but a slight edge in shooting
percentage (.491-.431), bench scoring (29-15), and fewer turnovers
(13-16) gave Mines an upset win over the Blue Hawks. FULL STORY
Memphis
Grizzlies Assign Lester Hudson to Wizards Bismarck-- The Memphis Grizzlies
assigned guard Lester Hudsonto the Dakota Wizards,
the team’s NBA
Development League affiliate, Grizzlies General Manager and Vice
President of
Basketball Operations Chris Wallaceannounced
today. Hudson will wear #24 for the Wizards and join his new teammates
later
today in Fort Wayne, IN. Hudson, who will make his third D-League
appearance
this season, has averaged 4.3 points and 1.3 rebounds on 38.2 percent
shooting
in 7.4 minutes in eight appearances with Memphis after he was claimed
off
waivers on Jan. 8.The 6’3, 190-pound
guard has posted 2.3 points and 0.8 rebounds on 38.5 percent shooting
in 5.4
minutes in 24 total games this season with the Grizzlies and Boston
Celtics,
who originally selected him with the 58th overall pick in the 2009
NBA Draft.
Marauders
Open NSIC Tournament With Loss
at Winona State Bismarck-- Making
just their second post-season appearance in the past five
seasons and second since joining the NCAA and Northern Sun, the
Marauders remain in search of their first playoff win. Facing a
hot-shooting Winona State University squad, the University of Mary
dropped a 76-57 decision on the road in the opening round of the
Northern Sun Sanford Health Men's Basketball Tournament. Winona State
knocked down nine three-pointers in the first half before hitting 12
for the game in 28 attempts. From the field, the Warriors hit 48 per
cent of their shots. FULL
STORY
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West River Action
with Jeff
Baranick
Beulah--
A
state champion has been crowned in North Dakota
girls’ prep hoops! On Saturday evening, the top-ranked and undefeated
Beach
Buccaneers won their first state B title in two decades with a 66-57
victory over
the Central Cass Squirrels. Leading the Bucs to their 26th win
of the season were Brittney Dietz, Emily Hardy, & Abby
Weinreis. The
trio notched double figures in scoring (Dietz tallying 20 points in the
title
tilt, Hardy 18, and Weinreis 14), and each was named to the
All-Tournament
team. In fact, Dietz was also selected as tournament MVP. Squirrels’ Jr
P
Taylor Kraft paced her team in defeat with 26 points. In the
tourney,
Beach outlasted Thompson in overtime in the quarter-final round, 76-66,
and
then blasted #2 Carrington in the semis 67-38. Other placers at state
included Carrington taking 3rd, Standing Rock 4th, and Kenmare claiming
5th. Stanley, KidderCounty,
& Thompson took 6th through 8th places, respectively. KidderCounty’s
Sr. All-State F Eli Benz
concluded her brilliant prep career in style, scoring 31 points and
snaring 10
rebounds in the Pirates’ Saturday win over Thompson. Benz was also
named
Class B Senior Athlete of the Year in girls’ basketball. Coach of
the Year
in the Class B girls’ prep ranks was Jason Brend of Thompson. In Class
B boys’
post-season action, district tournaments concluded all across the state
on
March 1 & 2. In Districts 14 & 13, championships were
claimed by
Beulah and BowmanCounty,
respectively. In dramatic fashion, Beulah overcame its only
deficit in the
game in the last 4.4 seconds to prevail over top-seeded and 3rd-ranked
Dickinson Trinity 66-64. Playing hero for the Miners was 5’9” Sr G Denver Unruh who
split two
defenders at mid-court and banked in a running 3-pointer just ahead of
the
buzzer. Pacing Beulah to its scintillating win was 6’2” Soph F
Casey
Duppong with 19 points. Also netting 19 counters was Trinity Sr G
Robbie
Morey. BowmanCounty
upended top-seeded
Beach 52-44 in the District 13 title game. All those
championship-game
contestants earned themselves berths in this week’s Region 7 tournament
to be
played at Dickinson Trinity’s Knights of Columbus Activities Center.
First-round action commences this Monday afternoon (March 8), with FSR
1410
carrying two quarter-final games, and then at least one contest on the
other
two evenings of play. Monday’s pairings are the following: Hazen
v. BowmanCounty
(3:00 pm MST); Trinity v. Heart River
(4:30 pm
MST); Killdeer v. Beach (6:00 pm MST); & Beulah v. Mott-Regent
(7:30 pm
MST). The Hazen and Beulah games throughout the tourney will be
heard over
the airwaves of FSR 1410. Both the Bison and Miners faced their
regional opponents
during the regular season. Hazen led the Bulldogs at each of the
first
three quarter-stops before stumbling in the 4th stanza and losing to BowmanCounty
62-55. Meanwhile, Beulah
caught fire from the perimeter against the Wildfire in early February
to race
past Mott-Regent 86-49. Other area teams involved in boys’
regional
tournament games are Washburn, New Salem, Turtle Lake-Mercer,
Wilton-Wing, and
Shiloh Christian in Region 5. Those teams will all be competing for a
regional
crown in Bismarck.
Finally, Class A schools were participating in their regional
tournaments this
past weekend, with West Region teams convening at the BismarckCivicCenter.
On the girls’
side of the ledger, Century won a championship and will be joined by
Williston,
Minot, & Mandan in next week’s
state
tournament which will also be staged at the CivicCenter.
In boys’ action, Bismarck took West
Region
honors, defeating defending state champion Mandan by a deuce, 50-48. Joining the
Demons
and Braves at state will be Minot
and Century. The State Super A tournament (girls and boys combined)
will begin
Thursday March 11 and conclude Saturday March 13.
Filed
by Fox Sports
Radio 1410 sportscaster Jeff Baranick Listen forJeff on Fox Friday Night Live - Friday
Nights 9pm
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