The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 168
Harvey-Wells County came out swinging to win the opening set, but New Rockford-Sheyenne stormed back to win the next three games and defeat HWC, 3-1, in the opening round of the Region 4 Volleyball Tournament held at the Devils Lake High School Sports Center on Monday, Nov. 11. HWC got off to a fast start in game one, opening up a 9-4 lead with kills from Christalea Wagner, Kali Fike and Taylor Nelson. A 5-0 run from the Rockets on kills from Ava Peterson and Kaiya O'Connor tied the game at...
Velva/Drake-Anamoose/Garrison (V/D-A/G) used a potent but balanced offensive attack and a stingy defense to control the Hornets, as the Aggies picked up a 44-13 victory over Harvey-Wells County in the Class A 11-man quarterfinal football game in Velva on Saturday, November 2. Just a week removed from their first playoff win in co-op history, the Hornets matched the Aggies for the first quarter, but could not contend with the state's No. 2-ranked team after that point. V/D-A/G took the opening ki...
Harvey-Wells County wasted little time in their final regular season match of the year, as they defeated the Four Winds/Minnewaukan Indians, 3-0, in Minnewaukan on Tuesday, October 29. The Hornets were tuning things up for the upcoming Region 4 Tournament and got off to a fast start. A 14-0 run to start the first game was just the way HWC wanted to start, and they cruised to a 25-7 victory. HWC got off to another great start in the second set, going up 8-2 early on aces from Kali Fike, Braylee...
Harvey-Wells County put together an incredible defensive effort and the offense controlled the ball and clock throughout the game, claiming a 14-7 victory over Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm (E/E/K) at L.C. Loerch Field in Harvey, on Saturday, October 26. Just how good was the defense? It was vastly improved from their first outing against E/E/K, where the Thunder running game racked up nearly 400 yards on the ground. In this playoff game, the visitors were near 100 yards on the ground, and scored 21...
Harvey-Wells County continued their winning ways in Region 4, as they cruised by Dunseith and earned a five-game victory over North Star in the past week's local volleyball action. HWC also dropped a four game match to Central McLean, the state's #3- ranked team in the latest Class B Volleyball poll. The Hornets currently sit in the #5 position in the region, and with a victory over Four Winds-Minnewaukan to end the year, will earn a spot in the region tournament without having to play in a...
Harvey-Wells County scored by land and by air, and the Hornet defense forced five turnovers as they defeated Park River Area, 32-6, in the last regular season game of the year on Saturday, Oct. 19, in Park River. The Hornet defense made sure that the game was never in doubt, as the Aggies' first three plays resulted in two fumbles and two HWC recoveries. Meanwhile, Kayl Sieg finished off a nice opening drive for HWC with a five-yard scoring run and a quick 6-0 lead. Following the second Aggie tu...
The Harvey-Wells County volleyball team played two games last week, winning a non-region matchup against Rugby in straight sets and falling to perennial state and regional powerhouse Langdon Area/Munich in four games. HWC 3, Rugby 0 In a bit of a surprise, HWC made short work of their match with the Panthers on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in Rugby. Not totally surprising as in the victory, but the way that the victory was obtained – big leads, straight sets, happy faces! Serving was key in this p...
Harvey-Wells County scored early and often racking up 49 first half points en route to a 55-14 victory over Turtle Mountain Community High School (TMCHS) at L.C Loerch Field in Harvey on Friday, October 11. The Hornets' defense set the tone of the game early on, as they stopped the Braves on a 4th down-and-two at their own 46-yard line to end Turtle Mountain's first drive. The Braves got a steady dose of Kayl Sieg, as the senior rushed four times for 38 yards and a score to give HWC the quick...
Harvey-Wells County got into the thick of their regional competition this past week and almost pulled off a two game sweep. Benson County made a six point run in the fifth game to down the Hornets in five games. Later in the week, The Hornets took out any frustration they had on Nelson County with the three game sweep of the Chargers in McVille. Benson Co. 3, HWC 2 A classic contest between two evenly matched teams is what fans in Maddock witnessed during this super regional matchup on Tuesday,...
Harvey-Wells County continues to dominate their opponents on the football field as the regular season comes to an end in just a short two weeks. The latest team to feel the Hornet wrath was the Grafton Spoilers, as the rushing game helped put up 35 second quarter points and the defense shut down all aspects of the Spoiler offense in a 53-14 win on Friday, October 4 at L.C. Loerch Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harvey. It took a couple of possessions, but the Hornets found the scoring column...
Harvey-Wells County traveled to Washburn on Saturday, October 5, and came out with the championship in the Bronze division of the Washburn-Wilton Volleyball Tournament. In pool play, the Hornets defeated Garrison, split with Flasher and were beaten by Lewis & Clark-Berthold. In tournament play, HWC defeated Glen Ullin/Hebron in three games, and beat Divide County for the championship in the Bronze division. Flasher earned the Gold division championship, while L&C-Berthold was the Silver division...
Harvey-Wells County came within just a couple of points of a three game sweep, but managed to defeat the visiting North Prairie Cougars in four games to pick up a huge Region 4 victory on Tuesday, October 1, at the Harvey Gymnasium. The Hornets and Cougars had a close match early on in game one, but the serving of Christalea Wagner brought HWC from one down to a lead of 11-6. Rachel Neumiller had three kills in the seven-point run. The Hornets continued to pour it on as the lead grew to 20-9 wit...
Harvey-Wells County started the week picking up their third consecutive win, as they defeated Washburn and ended the week with a regional loss to New Rockford-Sheyenne. The Hornets' three-game win streak included two five set victories, but the two games this week were shorter as they defeated the Cardinals in three straight and fell to the Rockets in four games. HWC 3, Washburn 0 HWC picked up another big win, as they held off a couple of Washburn rallies to come away with a 25-17, 25-16,...
The HWC defense once again flexed their muscles with four sacks and an interception, helping pick up a convincing 39-22 victory over Rugby in Class A – Region 2 football action in Rugby on Friday, September 27. The difference in the score may have only been 17 points, but the Hornets controlled this game from start to finish. Some untimely HWC turnovers helped the Panthers find the scoring column, but the defense stepped it up in the second half and the running game was outstanding as the H...
Harvey-Wells County put together two important things against Bottineau, and the result was a dominating win against a one- loss team as they routed the Braves, 35-14, on Friday, September 20 at L.C Loerch Field in Harvey. The two things that the Hornets excelled at were defensive pressure and the ground game. HWC, behind three sacks each from Tyler Swang and Christian Mertz, accumulated eight sacks overall, and had seven other plays that went down as tackles for loss, including three more from...
Harvey-Wells County cruised in their Region 4 volleyball matchup in Harvey with St. John on Tuesday, September 17. The Hornets held the Woodchucks to 30 total points in three games en route to winning their fifth game of the year against just three losses. Braylee Keller started the night out on the right foot, as the sophomore had two kills to open game one. Kali Fike added an ace and a kill and HWC had a quick 6-1 lead. The lead grew to 11-1 on back-to-back kills from Rylee Jones. Three HWC...
Harvey-Wells County came from two games down to win the final two sets and defeat Kidder County, 3-2, in non-region volleyball action on Tuesday, September 9, at Fessenden. Game one started with the Wolves dominating. Kidder County started with a 6-1 run, and quickly moved the lead to 11-2 on two kills from Taylor Zimmerman. The Hornets started their comeback in game one with an ace from Taylor Nelson and kills from Rachel Neumiller and Braylee Keller to cut the lead to 14-10. Another kill from...
Harvey-Wells County and Langdon Area/Munich (LA/M) used every bit of their 48 minutes of regulation to determine a winner in a 43-42 victory for the Cardinals in Harvey on Friday, September 6, at L.C. Loerch Field. The Hornets came into the game with hopes of ending a several years-long slump against the Cardinals, and started with the game's first score on their initial drive. HWC moved the ball 65 yards in eight plays, highlighted by a 37-yard run from quarterback Tallen Thorson. Kayl Sieg...
Braylee Keller had 11 kills and 20 digs, helping Harvey-Wells County to a 3-0 sweep over Drake-Anamoose in a non-region girls volleyball game in Harvey on Thursday, September 5. The Raiders took an early lead in the opening game with kills from MaKayla Miiller and Mariah Mack. An 8-0 run with kills from Keller and Taylor Nelson, along with back-to-back aces from Brooklyn Dockter, gave the Hornets a 9-4 lead. Both teams struggled with their service games midway through the set, allowing the Raide...
After dropping their opening game of the season to number one ranked Kindred, the Velva/Drake-Anamoose/Garrison Aggies came out strong, scoring 28 first half points in a 36-0 shutout of Harvey-Wells County in Velva on Friday, August 30. The Hornets were held to a three-and-out on the opening possession, but saw some positive yardage with three carries for eight yards from Kayl Sieg on the opening drive. That gave the Aggies the ball at the 25, where they used a mix of the ground and air game to...
August 23 saw a great crowd on hand to witness the opening game of the 2024 Harvey-Wells County Hornet football campaign. The fans saw a good game from start to finish, with both offenses showcasing their talents and both defenses making some solid hits and plays throughout the game in HWC's 28-21 loss to the Ellendale/Edgeley-Kulm Thunder. The Thunder put on a rushing show during both the first half and the second half. The visitors put up over 220 yards in the first half and ended the game...
Despite the horrendous weather conditions on Friday, Harvey-Wells County had a great state track and field meet, as the boys placed 8th overall and the girls finished 17th at the Bismarck Community Bowl Thursday, March 23-25. The meet started with a windy Thursday night competition, where HWC competed in the long jump and 4x200 relay. Friday brought strong winds and rain, as well as a three to four hour delayed starting time. A wet, puddled track had participants just trying to win or finish...
The Hornet track and field team traveled to Rugby on Friday, May 17, and competed in the North Central Regional Track and Field meet at Johnsen Field. The regional meet was the last chance for any individuals and relays to qualify for the state meet, and any athlete that met the state standard or finished in the top three in an event would qualify for the state meet Thursday-Saturday, May 23-25, at the Bismarck Community Bowl. The Hornets had a nice day overall, with the boys finishing in 3rd pl...
An extremely busy week for Hornet track and field resulted in some great efforts and a few more qualifiers as well as better times in previously qualified events. The Hornet boys claimed the CNDC and HWC invite titles by narrow margins which leads into the making of an outstanding boys team race in the upcoming North Central Regional Meet to which was to be held on Friday, May 17 at Rugby. Currently, the Hornet boys and girls track and field teams boast the following qualifiers with just the...
The meet was not on the schedule but with a rain forecasted for the rest of the last week, the Panthers threw together a five-team event, the Midstate Quad, on Wednesday, May 1, in Rugby. HWC came away with four new qualifiers on the day led by the 4x400 boys relay team of Noah Ziegler, Keaton Keller, Carson Heilman and Tallen Thorson, who not only finished first but met the standard with a time of 3:35.84. Other Hornet qualifiers on the day included eighth grader Dylan Heitman, who soared...
