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Their exploits may not be memorialized with a red championship banner, but it's hard to imagine the trajectory of Carrington Cardinal wrestling becoming what it has been without the hard work of the pioneering 1973-74 team to demonstrate what is possible. Led onto the mats by legendary CHS Coach Al Larson, the Cards achieved what was by far their greatest season in the young program's existence, bringing home the second place trophy in the Class A division with 57 points. Since then, Carrington...
Like their historical namesakes, the Kindred Vikings were in attack mode, and there wasn't much left of the Carrington Cardinals when Thor's hammer came crashing down. The top-ranked team in Class A certainly showed it Saturday, Oct. 26, scoring 42 first half points and rolling over the Cards, 48-14, in the opening round of playoff action at Kindred's Jerlow Field. Try as they might, the Cardinal running game could not muster any kind of success, whether laterally or straight ahead against the...
They were having so much fun on the football field, it was a shame to see it all end. The Griggs/Midkota Titans' resurgent 2024 football season witnessed them improve dramatically from just one victory the season before to six this fall. With Wyndmere/Lidgerwood coming to town for the first playoff game in 18 years, the atmosphere was festive in Cooperstown Saturday, Oct. 26. Even though the Warbirds ended the Titans' campaign with a 44-24 loss, one can't help but feel that the G/M program has...
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...
A pleasant breeze and mid-50 degree weather provided almost-perfect running conditions for the State Class B Cross Country Meet at Parkhurst Recreation Area north of Jamestown Friday afternoon, Oct. 25. It was a far cry from last year's meet, which was blanketed by a fresh layer of snow and frigid temperatures. The climate allowed for some fast times, and Carrington senior Kenadie Pazdernik capped off a great scholastic running career with a pair of honors. Pazdernik finished in seventh place...
ALLEY DUSTERS - Week 7 DJ’s Home Center 44 12 Leevers 42 14 Dolls with Balls 34 22 VanBedaf Dairy 22 34 Dakota Central 22 34 Team 4 Bye 0 56 High Team Game: DJ’s Home Center, 638; Dolls with Balls, 547; Dakota Central, 529 High Team Series: DJ’s Home Center, 1800; Dolls with Balls, 1570; VanBedaf Dairy, 1554 High Individual Game: Michelle Freeman, 181; Brenda Miller, 179; Ann Vandehoven, 177 High Individual Series: Brenda Miller, 473; Ann Vandehoven, 461; Michelle Freeman, 459...
If the Medina/Pingree-Buchanan Thunder show the level of energy they did in taking three sets from rival Carrington (25-9, 25-21 and 25-20) on Monday, October 28, good things could be coming for them in the postseason. The big two of Brynn Sorenson (21 kills) and Maddie Gefroh (19) ruled the day for the Thunder, now 26-5 heading into District 6 play. Violet Bohl had 39 assists for M/P-B and Cierra Mack contributed 25 digs. Isabel Wendel led the Cardinals (16-10) with five kills and 10 assists....
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...
Energy and adrenaline carried the Carrington Cardinals for the first two sets of their District 5 championship match with the E-K-M Rebels. It was the response of the team from the lull of the two set losses that followed that would determine if the Cards would hoist the trophy. CHS took advantage of the moment in their final season of Class B volleyball before the transition to three divisions, taking an emotional three-point win in the fifth set to claim the title, 25-13, 25-17, 19-25, 20-25...
Two of the four Class A – Region 2 seeds were spoken for with one result in the books the previous evening, so the Carrington football team's main goal in their Oct. 18 regular season finale at Bottineau was to give themselves a more favorable first-round postseason matchup. The Braves were in the same boat as the Cards, and the efforts of the home team ended up winning out in the end. In a shootout, Bottineau held on for a 35-28 victory over CHS at Les Christian Field, and consigned the C...
Carrington's "magnificent seven" took the court in the East Gym for the last time as volleyball players Monday night, Oct. 21. When all the gift bags, flowers and hugs had been distributed, the business at hand took precedence, as the visiting Griggs/Midkota Titans hoped to put a damper on the festive mood. Seniors Sierra Friedt, Kenadie Pazdernik, Isabel Wendel, Mercedes Lura, Edyn Hoornaert, Kaydence VanRay and Brynn Smith all played their part in a 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-20) win for the Cards...
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...
M/P-B recorded win number 25 for the 2024 season with a 3-1 (26-28, 25-10, 25-19, 25-19) win over Oakes in Pingree Tuesday night, Oct. 22. While monster offensive nights are not necessarily rare in high school volleyball, what Maddie Gefroh and Brynn Sorenson did as a tandem defied description. The two combined for a mind-boggling 60 kills, Gefroh with 32 and Sorenson 28. That led to a very-high assist total for Violet Bohl, who recorded 49 in the win. Nondistrict Volleyball M/P-B 3, Oakes 1 at...
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...
TEN PINS LEAGUE - Week 6 Headlocks Bar 97.0 47.0 Randy’s Pro Shop 90.5 53.5 Schulz Plb, Htg & A/C 88.5 55.5 5 Spot 74.0 70.0 Cornhuskers 72.5 71.5 Albatross 70.0 74.0 Chain Gang 55.5 88.5 Bye 0.0 0.0 High Team Game: 5 Spot, 857; Randy’s Pro Shop, 806; Schulz Plb, Htg & A/C, 789 High Team Series: 5 Spot, 2422; Randy’s Pro Shop, 2287; Cornhuskers, 2142 High Individual Game: Kevin Carr, 247; Jon Friezen, 244; Rick Christianson, 243. Chris Ormiston; 243 High Individual Series: Jon Friezen, 692; Troy Roundy, 648; Rick Christianson, 627...
The postseason picture, in spite of a pair of midseason setbacks, became clearer and clearer with each passing victory for the Carrington Cardinals. In the wake of their biggest win of the season to date, the Cards held their playoff fate in their hands: Win, and they're in. With 327 rushing yards as a team and three touchdowns on the ground from quarterback Josh Bickett, CHS earned themselves a spot at the playoff table with a 35-14 win at Cardinal Stadium Friday, Oct. 11, over Rugby. "It was...
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...
In her pursuit of a second straight East Region individual title, Carrington's Kenadie Pazdernik couldn't match the blistering pace of two Hillsboro/Central Valley seventh graders Saturday, Oct. 12 in Cooperstown. Pazdernik still placed third for another All-Region honor behind HCV's Claire Grinde and Caroline Anderson, and was joined by teammates Macy Fiebiger (18th) and Kahri Kollman (20th) to help the Cardinal girls take a top five finish with 160 points. Griggs/Midkota eighth grader Kadence...
ALLEY DUSTERS - Week 3 Dolls with Balls 20 4 DJ’s Home Center 16 8 Leevers 16 8 Dakota Central 12 12 VanBedaf Dairy 8 16 Team 4 Bye 0 24 High Team Game: DJ’s Home Center, 629; Dakota Central, 603; Leevers, 587 High Team Series: Dakota Central, 1738; DJ’s Home Center, 1702; Leevers, 1585 High Individual Game: Kari Smith, 193; Carissa Gleave, 188; Gail Roberts, 181 High Individual Series: Ann VandeHoven, 493; Gail Roberts, 484; Kari Smith, 472 ALLEY DUSTERS - Week 4 Leevers 24 8 DJ’s Home Center 22 10 Dolls with Balls 22 10 Dakota Central...
Carrington finished their District 5 season with authority last Tuesday night, Oct. 15, in Tornado Alley, taking down Oakes in a rare straight-set win in the series, 25-23, 25-14 and 25-18. The win allowed the Cards (15-9, 4-1 District 5) to clinch no worse than the number two seed for the upcoming district tournament in Ellendale. E-K-M has the head-to-head tiebreaker, and has the inside track for the top seed. With the Tornadoes' loss, they effectively will be the number four seed should...
Griggs/Midkota will be entering the 9-man playoffs on a high, defeating the Tri-State Tigers by a score of 61-8 in the season finale Friday night, Oct. 11, in Cooperstown. The win concludes a successful 6-2 regular season for the Titans, who now await their next opponent in the second round of the playoffs Saturday, Oct. 26, whether it be Wyndmere/Lidgerwood or May-Port-CG. Brady Haugen, Kindle Carlson and Levi Kautzman each had a pair of touchdowns, as all of G/M's scoring plays came on the...
The Griggs/Midkota Titans ran into a tough Park River/Fordville-Lankin team Thursday, Oct. 10, and came away with a 12-25, 18-25 and 14-25 defeat. The match was G/M's Pink Night to honor breast cancer survivors and victims. Kelsey Johnson led the Titans with five kills, while Alette Adrian and Jessa Spickler had three apiece. Emma McCullough had 16 assists in the loss, and Kylie Johnson had a team-high eight digs, with Vanessa Vollmer and Jersey Gronneberg going for seven each. Against...
Medina/Pingree-Buchanan kept flying along with quick sweeps over Barnes County North (25-9, 25-10, 25-11) and Strasburg/Zeeland (25-8, 25-8, 25-12). on Oct. 10 and 15. The latter win over the Clippers finished up M/P-B's District 6 season at 4-1, and the 24-5 Thunder will enter district play in Hazelton Nov. 1, 4 and 5 as the number two seed. The victory over the Bison featured double 12-kill outings by Maddie Gefroh and Brynn Sorenson. Violet Bohl had 24 assists, while Cierra Mack finished...
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,...
Coach Kyle Smith wasn't shy about saying it. "That was one of the bigger wins Carrington football has had for quite some time," the coach quipped following the team's 27-19 stunner on the road over the Langdon Area/Munich Cardinals Friday night, October 4. One would have to go back to 2015 for the last time CHS defeated the northern Cardinals on the field. So long, in fact, that current assistant coach Walker Carr played for that Carrington squad. The bonkers back-and-forth affair featured a...