JR High Boys Sporting Arm Bands

The North Border Junior High Boys are pictured below, sporting white arm bands with a "B", in memory of their former coach Brian Stockton, who passed away this fall.

Prep Scores 1/30/2007

N.D. Class B Boys Basketball Poll
1. Lisbon (8) 12-0 96 1;
2. Killdeer (2) 13-1 84 2;
3. Hazen 11-1 70 3;
4. Hankinson 14-0 69 4;
5. Minnewaukan-Leeds 13-1 56 5;
6. Watford City 12-1 48 6;
7. Beulah 11-2 26 7;
8. Linton 13-2 22 10-T;
9. Dickinson Trinity 11-2 18 9;
10. (tie) Four Winds 12-1 11 10-T,
10. (tie) Park River 13-1 11 NR;
10. (tie) Steele Dawson 11-1 11 8

Others receiving votes: North Border 10-2, Midway-Minto 10-2, Grafton 10-3, Bishop Ryan 10-2, Westhope-Newburg 11-2, Parshall 12-3, Kindred 10-4, Standing Rock 9-3, May-Port-C-G 8-4, Richardton-Taylor 10-3.

Girls Basketball

Drayton-St. Thomas 25 21 16 9 71
North Border 12 6 4 9 31

Drayton-St. Thomas - Jodi Gallagher 24, Sarah Passa 3, Samantha Baldwin 18, Tara Larson 5, Kallie Lunde 7, Paige Thompson 2, Emily Schuster 6, Jennifer Gallagher 3, Erica Kennelly 3 - North Border - Megan McGaurvan 6, Emily Stremick 6, Brandi Lorz 6, Jesse Helland 3, Danika Carpenter 2, Samantha O'Hara 6, Ellie Bjornstad 2

FORDVILLE-LANKIN/Park River 62, GRAFTON 51
ADAMS-EDMORE 45, LANGDON 40
STARKWEATHER-MUNICH 47, ROLLA-ROCK LAKE 37

N.D. Class B Girls Basketball Poll

1. New Salem (10) 16-0 100 1;
2. Bottineau 16-1 88 2;
3. Bowman 16-1 71 3;
4. Hatton-Northwood 14-1 70 4;
5. Steele-Dawson 15-1 56 5;
6. Minnewaukan-Leeds 16-1 46 6;
7. Minot Ryan 15-1 40 7;
8. Kindred 14-2 21 NR;
9. (tie) Dakota Prairie 13-3 9 8,
9. (tie) Fordville-Lankin-Park River 13-2 9 NR,
9. (tie) Hillsboro 13-4 9 NR, LaMoure 14-2 9 9,
9. (tie) Midway-Minto 15-3 9 NR,
9. (tie) Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 14-2 9 NR

Others receiving votes: Drayton-St. Thomas 13-3, Dickinson Trinity 13-3

Prep Scores 1/28/2007

Boys Basketball

North Border 34 48 82
Kittson Central 34 40 74

North Border - Dan Gunderson 4, Michael Mathison 19, Marcus Ramsay 10, Mike Smith 15, Nick Chaput 4, Tanner Carpenter 25, Paul Meyer 5
Kittson Co. Central - Dustin Dalbey 14, Josh Hauert 10, Marcus Anderson 6, Jordan Peterson 5, Jeremy Hauert 18, Steven Johnson 14, Ethan Dahl 3, Kyle Langen 4

NORTH STAR 71, CAVALIER 54
MINNEWAUKAN-LEEDS 72, LANGDON 59
WARWICK 64, EDINBURG-VALLEY 42
HARVEY 71, FORDVILLE-LANKIN 50

Prep Scores 1/27/2007

Boys Basketball

North Border 23 17 20 19 79
Cavalier 12 18 8 21 59

North Border - Michael Mathison 10, Mike Smith 6, Nick Chaput 13, Byron Shablow 4, Dustyn Chale 16, Tanner Carpenter 18, Paul Meyer 8, Max Johnson 4
Cavalier - Dillon Trosen 3, Alex Flage 7, Kyler Kemp 3, Brady Robbins 5, Garret Brown 13, James Sharp 2, Chris Lawonn 13, Jarett Kiemele 2, Chris Latozke 11

ADAMS-EDMORE 54, MUNICH-STARKWEATHER 44
LANGDON 66, NORTH STAR 56
MIDWAY-MINTO 67, EDINBURG-VALLEY 45
PARK RIVER 74, FORVILLE-LANKIN 57

Prep Scores 1/26/2007

Boys Basketball

Valley-Edinburg - 7 12 11 17 47
North Border 15 24 24 29 92

Valley-Edinburg - Derek Lietz 8, Evan Laxdal 2, Nick Althoff 15, Bryan Olson 6, Joseph Kingery 7, Colton Evenson 6, Chris Martinson 1, Hunter Althoff 2
North Border - Paul Meyer 12, Nick Chaput 18, Mike Mathison 12, Marcus Ramsay 2, Dan Gunderson 6, Tanner Carpenter 20, Mike Smith 9, Jayden Rollness 2, Tyson Taylor 2, Josh Keller 3, Max Johnson 6

PARK RIVER 48, LANGDON 40
MIDWAY-MINTO 77, FORDVILLE-LANKIN 49
CAVALIER 54, DRAYTON-ST. THOMAS 51

Wrestling

NORTH BORDER 66, LARIMORE 16

103 - Kyle Brown, NB, over Thomas Bear 3:04;
112 - Albert Hornung, NB, over Sean Hutzol 1:27;
119 - Anthony Calvillo, NB, over Michael Finn :37;
135 - Scott Douglas, L, over Jeremy Longtin 5:15;
145 - Travis Bjornstad, NB, over David Williamson 4:53;
152 - T.J. Sott, NB, over Casey Brevik :53;
160 - Brett Johnson, L, over Phillip Chaput 5:39;
171 - Cale Benoit, NB, over Chris Nelson :10;
189 - David Carignan, NB, over Richard Symons 3:26;
215 - Robert Ryan, L, over Ryan Dunnigan 13-1.
Wins by forfeit - NB 4

Girls Basketball Scores

Valley-Edinburg - 7 13 4 15 39
North Border - 13 9 14 12 48

Valley-Edinburg - Kassandra Kertz 8, Marlie Johansen 17, Brianne Fedje 14
North Border - Megan McGaurvan 1, Emily Stremick 7, Hailey Longtin 10, Brandi Lorz 3, Danika Carpenter 1, Samantha O'Hara 16, Aimee Chale 10

MIDWAY-MINTO 47, DRAYTON-ST. THOMAS 35
FORDVILLE-LANKIN/PR 42, LANGDON 36

Class B Basketball Polls

N.D. Class B poll
1. Lisbon (8) 10-0 97 2;
2. Killdeer (2) 11-1 74 3;
3. Hazen 10-1 64 1;
4. Hankinson 12-0 60 7;
5. Minnewaukan-Leeds 11-1 54 4;
6. Watford City 10-1 40 6;
7. Beulah 9-2 32 5;
8. Steele-Dawson 9-0 30 NR;
9. Dickinson Trinity 11-2 27 9;
10. (Tie) Four Winds 9-1 10
10-T, Linton 10-1 10
10-T, Parshall 11-2 10 8

Others receiving votes: May-Port-CG 7-3, North Border 9-2, Park River 11-1, Kindred 8-3, Midway-Minto 9-2, Standing Rock 8-3, Wells County 10-1, Center-Stanton 8-2, Turtle Lake-Mercer 9-2, Richardton-Taylor 8-3

Wrestling - Rolla FFA Tournament

Team totals
Rolla-Rock Lake-St. John 193, Cavalier 156, North Border 147, Minot Ryan 90, Kenmare-Tioga 88, Rugby 73, Harvey 41, Dunseith 30

Individual results
103
1. Wilson Hallaway, R-RL-SJ;
2. Wyatt Thompson, R;
3. Brett Schveman, NB

130
1. Devin Demaine, C;
2. Mitch Laducer, R-RL-SJ;
3. Oliver Longtine, NB

135
1. Michael Bonn, R-RL-SJ;
2. Jeremy Longtin, NB,
3. Michael Ostreim, R

145
1. Brady Beyer, MR;
2. Perry Hill, D;
3. Colten Anderson, NB

152
1. Kyle Olason, C;
2. Jake Cahill, R-RL-SJ;
3. TJ Scott, NB

160
1. Steven Linderleaf, K-T;
2. Brandt Frydenlund, R-RL-SJ;
3. Philip Chaput, NB

189
1. Alex Cull, C;
2. David Carignan, NB;
3. Rhett Frydenlund, R-RL-SJ

285
1. Dustin Rauser, NB;
2. Bryan Schlittenhard, C;
3. Alex Steinberger, K-T

Region 2 - Class B Rankings
Individuals
103: 4. Kyle Brown, North Border.
119: 2. Anthony Calvillo, North Border.
130: 4. Oliver Longtin, North Border.
140: 2. Mathew Chaput, North Border.
145: 3. Travis Bjornstad, North Border.
171: 2. Cale Benoit, North Border.
215: 3. Ryan Dunnigan, North Border.
275: 2. Dustin Rauser, North Border.

Prep Scores 1/20/2007

Boys Basketball

North Border 23 17 20 19 79
Cavalier 12 18 8 21 59

North Border - Michael Mathison 10, Mike Smith 6, Nick Chaput 13, Byron Shablow 4, Dustyn Chale 16, Tanner Carpenter 18, Paul Meyer 8, Max Johnson 4
Cavalier - Dillon Trosen 3, Alex Flage 7, Kyler Kemp 3, Brady Robbins 5, Garret Brown 13, James Sharp 2, Chris Lawonn 13, Jarett Kiemele 2, Chris Latozke 11

Adams-Edmore 54, Munich-Starkweather 44
LANGDON 66, NORTH STAR 54
MIDWAY-MINTO 67, EDINBURG-VALLEY 45
PARK RIVER 74, FORVILLE-LANKIN 57

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Basketball Standings

Boys Basketball

District 4
Conference
W-L PTS Overall Team
4-0 6-0 8-2 Midway-Minto
2-1 3-1 2-8 Fordville-Lankin
3-1 4-2 11-1 Park River
3-3 4-3 9-3 Grafton
2-1 2-2 8-2 North Border
1-3 2-4 1-9 Cavalier
1-5 1-6 3-9 Drayton St Thomas
0-2 0-4 1-7 Valley Edinburg

Leading scorers
Anthony Kliniske, Grafton 20.3
Justin Moe, PR 19.4
Garret Brown, Cav 15.1
Stephen Mondry, M-M 13.9
Max Otto, PR 13.5
Curt Enger, M-M 12.4
Ethan Littlejohn, D-ST 11.7
Chase Rost, D-ST 11.4
Justin Mozinski, M-M 10.4
Nick Chaput, NB 10.2

Leading rebounders
Anthony Kliniske, Grafton 12.4
Paul Meyer, NB 11.6
Justin Moe, PR 10.1
Chase Rost, D-ST 10.0
Mike Smith, NB 9.5
Garret Bown, Cav 9.5

Assist leaders
Steven Olivarez, Grafton 5.1
Max Otto, PR 4.9
Tanner Carpenter, NB 4.8
Marcus Kennelly, D-ST 3.5
Justin Mozinski, M-M 3.4

Girls Basketball

District 4
Conference
W L Pts. Overall Team
6-0 7-0 12-1 Drayton-St Thomas
2-1 4-2 9-2 Fordville-Lankin/Park River
5-2 5-2 9-4 Cavalier
5-2 5-3 11-3 Midway-Minto
1-4 1-4 5-7 Grafton
1-5 1-6 2-11 North Border
0-6 0-6 0-10 Valley-Edinburgh

Leading scorers
Samantha Baldwin, D-ST 22.2
Kallie Erickson, FL/PR 18.3
Kristina Schuster, M-M 15.6
Lily Ratchenski, Cav 15.4
Samantha Dravland, Graf 13.4
Jodi Gallagher, D-ST 12.3
Emily Stremick, NB 12.1
Cassidy King, Cav 10.9
Katie Ralston, FL/PR 10.2
Kassandra Kertz, V-E 10.1

Leading rebounders
Jeanna Sommer, Cav 9.3
Samantha Dravland, Graf 8.5
Katie Ralston, FL/PR 8.1
Samantha Baldwin, D-ST 7.7
Katie Houdek, Graf 7.0
Betsy Dickson, M-M 7.0

Assist leaders
Samantha Baldwin, D-ST 6.2
Betsy Dickson, M-M 6.0
Morgan Thompson, Graf 3.4
Lily Ratchenski, Cav 3.4
Tressta Ralston, FL/PR 3.1

Prep Scores 1/17/2007

Girls Basketball

North Border 7 8 13 8 36
Drayton-ST Thomas 16 17 12 18 63

North Border - Emily Stremick 7, Hailey Longtin 3, Brandi Lorz 11, Jesse Helland 3, Danika Carpenter 2, Samantha O'Hara 4, Aimee Chale 5, Maddie Bjornstad 1
Drayton-St. Thomas - Jodi Gallagher 18, Sarah Passa 13, Samantha Baldwin 18, Tara Larson 5, Emily Schuster 7, Rachel McMartin 2

DAKOTA PRAIRIE 51, CAVALIER 40
FORDVILLE-LANKIN/PR 47, MIDWAY-MINTO 42, OT
ADAMS-EDMORE 58, ST. JOHN 54

Boys Basketball

Langdon 10 18 8 7 43
North Border 13 9 25 23 70

Langdon - Jesse Zeis 8, Alex Chaput 2, Justin Overby 10, Eric Schauer 15, Chris Beneda 6, Travis Faulkner 2
North Border - Dan Gunderson 5, Michael Mathison 21, Mike Smith 6, Nick Chaput 7, Dustyn Chale 4, Tanner Carpenter 19, Jayden Rollness 2, Paul Meyer 6

GRAFTON 69, THOMPSON 64
WARWICK 57, MUNICH-STARKWEATHER 47

Class B Basketball Polls

Boys

1. Hazen (10) 9-0 107 1
2. Lisbon (1) 8-0 78 7;
3. Killdeer 9-1 72 2;
4. Minnewaukan-Leeds 9-1 71 5;
5. Beulah 8-1 64 4;
6.Watford City 8-1 41 9;
7. Hankinson 10-0 38 10-T;
8. Parshall 10-2 33 3;
9. Dickinson Trinity 8-1 27 10-T;
10. (Tie) Four Winds 7-1 15
10-T, Linton 8-1 15 8

Others receiving votes: Steele-Dawson 7-0, Midway-Minto 8-2, Standing Rock 7-3, Bottineau 7-2, Park River 11-1, Wells County 8-1, Kindred 7-3, May-Port-C-G 5-3, North Border 6-2

Saturday Roundup

Event Reminder - Monthly breakfast for the Park Board/Pool is Sunday morning, Jan 14th, again from 8:30 to 1:00.

Boys Basketball

Handling his height
By Greg DeVillers, Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks Herald

WALHALLA, N.D. - Michael Mathison has found that heightened expectations accompany great height.

At 6 feet, 10 inches in height, Mathison towers over his opponents. But he's a late bloomer. The senior, a solid 250-pounder, is in his first season as a starter for the North Border boys high school basketball team.

“At times, I've felt some pressure,” Mathison said. “Being tall, I felt like people thought I should
be just great. I didn't think that was fair. Just because you're tall doesn't mean you're automatically going to be an all-star.

“Sometimes, I was frustrated (by the expectations). But I never thought about quitting. I knew basketball would be my sport. I just wanted to keep working and trying my hardest.”
Mathison still may not be an all-star. But he's a solid contributor on a North Border team that is considered one of the top teams in North Dakota's Class B Region 2. He's averaging 10.5 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks per game.

“He's playing with a lot of guys who are good ballplayers,” Eagles coach Cooter Symington said. “But Michael has had streaks where he can carry us.
“He's improved a lot. Michael didn't put the time into his game when he was younger. It didn't seem like basketball was his priority. Michael decided about halfway through his sophomore season that he really wanted to work to be a player. And he worked hard at it.”

Always the big man

Mathison always has had good height.

He was 6-2 as a freshman. In the summer between his freshman and sophomore years in school, he grew 4 inches. He hit another growth spurt prior to his junior year, when he shot up to 6-9.

But that same height that brought on the high expectations also may have hindered his development.

“It's taken me some time,” Mathison said. “I didn't know what part of my game to work on. And
I struggled through the coordination process through my growing spurts.

“At the beginning of last season, I thought maybe I could get on our A squad and get some playing time. But we had six good seniors on the team, so I wound up on the JV team. That helped me in the long run. I could get more playing time and improve.”

Fun-loving spirit

Mathison's height makes him stand out. But, Symington said, there's more to the senior than size. Mathison isn't self-conscious about his height. He's not driven by athletics. He wants to be a well-rounded person.

“Michael lightens up practices,” Symington said. “He's always got a smile on his face, and he's a bit of a prankster. He's just a good kid. He's involved in drama. He's always got one of the lead roles, the ones with the most comedy in them, in class plays.

“I wish I could get him a little madder on the court. He plays better when he's mad. But he's a very easygoing kid.”

Mathison understands that his height has gained him a notoriety that, as yet, his production wouldn't bring.

“I'll be walking around before games and hear people saying, ‘Holy smokes, there's that big guy,' and I see them looking up at me,” Mathison said. “It's sort of funny. I think they know me even though I haven't played a lot yet.

“I feel pressure sometimes, that I should be better because of my height. I try. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't.”

Friday's Scores

North Border 21 18 8 14 61
Adams-Edmore 18 11 8 16 53

North Border - Dan Gunderson 4, Michael Mathison 15, Marcus Ramsay 2, Mike Smith 5, Nick Chaput 16, Dustyn Chale 2, Tanner Carpenter 7, Paul Meyer 8, Max Johnson 2
Adams-Edmore - Chris Bredeson 8, Jason Kendall 6, Nick Bylin 29, Reid Kuchar 10

EGF SACRED HEART 79, FORDVILLE-LANKIN 71
LANGDON 64, ROLETTE-WOLFORD 43
MUNICH-STARKWEATHER 47, NORTH STAR 36

North Border Triangular Wrestling Results

At Walhalla

NORTH BORDER 41, ROLLA-ROCK LAKE 29
103 - Willson Hallaway, RRL, over Kyle Brown 4-1;
112 - Nathan Tandeski, RRL, over Albert Hornung 15-4;
119 - Anthony Calvillo, NB, over Jared Vandal 16-0;
125 - Jon Tandeski, RRL, over Ian Bandy 1:07;
130 - Mitch Laducer, RRL, over Oliver Longtine 4:56;
135 - Jeremy Longtin, NB, over Craig Poitra 1:26;
145 - Levi Clouse, RRL, over Travis Bjornstad 1:37;
152 - Jake Cahill, RRL, over TJ Sott 13-3;
171 - Cale Benoit, NB, over Chad Good 8-4;
189 - David Carignan, NB, over Rhett Frydenlund 8-4;
215 - Ryan Dunnigan, NB, over Zach Albertson 1:14;
285 - Dustin Rauser, NB, over Luke Manning 3:38;
Wins by forfeit - NB 2

CAVALIER 47, ROLLA-ROCK LAKE 30

NORTH BORDER 43, CAVALIER 32
103 - Kyle Brown, NB, over Chris Miller 3:31;
112 - Albert Hornung, NB, over Ryan Cleem 3:06;
119 - Anthony Calvillo, NB, over Kyle Williamson :56;
125 - Nick Lawonn, C, over Ian Bandy 1:35;
130 - Devin Demaine, C, over Oliver Longtine 3:18;
135 - Matthew Bockheim, C, over Jeremy Longtin 2:23;
140 - Matthew Chaput, NB, over Anthony Askew 11-1;
145 - Travis Bjornstad, NB, over Patrick Askew 5-4;
152 - Kyle Olason, C, over TJ Sott 2:47;
160 - Mitch Ford, C, over Phillip Schaput 20-5;
171 - Cale Benoit, NB, over Zach Ricard 3:56;
189 - Alex Cull, C, over David Carignan 2-0;
215 - Ryan Dunnigan, NB, over Brian Schlittenhard 1:08;
285 - Dustin Rauser, NB, over Garth Berg 2:48

N.D. on path to nirvana

Will a 3 Class North Dakota High School Basketball system be fair and equal?
Mike McFeely of the Fargo Forum has his opinion

Mike McFeely, The Forum

It is March 23, 2032, and North Dakota has done it. The state has achieved fairness in high school basketball. It has been a long and sometimes painful process, but who said making sure every child has an equitable and obstacle-free path to a state championship was going to be easy?

Some highlights:

- 2007 – The state goes to a three-class system, lauding its fairness.

- 2008 – After being deluged with complaints that the new system is not fair, the state goes to a five-class system and lauds it fairness.

- 2009-2015 – Still stung by accusations of unfairness, high school basketball expands to eight, 14, 24, 48, 64 and, finally, 90 classes over this period. Every class has two teams with exactly the same enrollment. Fairness is lauded.
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- 2020 – It’s decided that one team having players taller than another team is not fair. After debating mandatory amputation for anybody taller than the shortest player in the state (the threat of lawsuits discourages that avenue), coaches instead decide on mandatory crouching.

- 2021 – The mandatory crouching rule spawns a spate of knockoffs. No player can be faster than the slowest player in the state, so fast players are handicapped with ballast. No player can shoot more accurately than the worst shooter, so good shooters are forced to wear Coke bottle glasses. These rules apply to every possible area in which one player might have an advantage over another, which would not be fair.

- 2022 – Good coaching is declared as an unfair edge, so good coaches are replaced by fence posts. Fence posts who still out-coach opponents are replaced by Brad Childress.

- 2025 – Parents complain that one team actually scoring baskets against another is not fair.
Baskets are eliminated. When one athlete asks, “Then what’s the point?” his team’s sportsmanship banner is taken away by the North Dakota High School Activities Association.

- 2026 – Having one team win and one team lose is banned, since both teams work hard and it would be unfair for one to be unsuccessful. “Games” instead consist of every player being introduced to cheering fans, a few routines from cheerleaders, a danceline halftime show and both teams being declared “equally successful and well-loved athletic teams.”

- 2027 – Games are eliminated because every athlete did not get an exactly equal amount of cheering during introductions. Practices are gone, too, because there is a chance one athlete might do something better than a teammate. Teams instead gather for a few minutes every day and their coaches read a prepared statement praising them for existing.

- 2032 – Nirvana has been achieved. Every student who declares his or her intention of going out for the high school basketball team is immediately given a state championship trophy and allowed to cut down a net off a basket in the gym. From there they are whisked to a banquet where they are named MVP, best defensive player, rookie of the year, all-conference and all-state. Their picture is snapped for the local newspaper, where it will be run exactly the same size in an equally prominent location as everybody else’s.
The playing field has been leveled, everybody is equal and there is no reward for being more talented, harder working, smarter, bigger, faster or stronger than anybody else.
That’s fair, isn’t it?

Click on the title for the Fargo Forum Link.

Area Notes

Michael Mathison - The University of North Dakota has shown interest in having the North Border player walk-on. A few members of the Sioux coaching staff were at the Eagles game in Thompson to take a look at him.

Events - Monthly breakfast for the Park Board/Pool is Sunday morning, Jan 14th, again from 8:30 to 1:00.

Teddy Roosevelt - "Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorius triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. "

Girls Basketball

Cavalier 16 19 12 21 68
North Border 15 12 12 13 52

Cavalier - Lily Ratchenski 16, Nateal Clarksean 8, Koree Vivatson 2, Cassidy King 10, Jeanna Sommer 18, Lindsay Behm 4, Dana Morrison 4, Tiffany Helgoe 6
North Border - Megan McGaurvan 2, Emily Stremick 12, Hailey Longtin 6, Brandi Lorz 10, Samantha O'Hara 10, Aimee Chale 6, Ellie Bjornstad 2, Maddie Bjornstad 4

DAKOTA PRAIRIE 55, ADAMS-EDMORE 46
FORDVILLE-LANKIN/PR 75, DRAYTON-ST. THOMAS 71
LANGDON 46, GRAFTON 45

Girls Class B Poll

The latest North Dakota Class B girls basketball poll compiled by The North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. First-place votes are in parentheses.Team Record Points Prev

1. New Salem (10) 10-0 100 1
2. Dakota Prairie 7-1 78 2
3. Adams-Edmore 8-0 75 4
4. Bottineau 9-1 66 3
5. Bowman 10-1 53 6
6. Hatton-Northwood 8-1 34 8
7. Steele-Dawson 9-1 28 9
8. Tie: Bishop Ryan 10-0 12 NR
Tie: F-L-Park River 8-0 12 10
Tie: Northern Cass 7-1 12 NR
Tie: Midway-Minto 9-2 12 5
Tie: Minnewaukan-Leeds 9-1 12 NR
Tie: Drayton-St. Thomas 8-1 12 NR
Tie: Lamoure 8-1 12 NR
Tie: Litchville-M-M 8-1 12 NR
Others receiving votes; Kindred 7-2; Central Prairie 8-1.

Boys Basketball

Midway-Minto 16 14 15 12 57
North Border 10 16 8 14 48

Midway-Minto - Curt Enger 15, Stephen Mondry 6, Jacob Narloch 2, Russell Schanilec 5, Jacob Zikmund 11, Justin Mozinski 18
North Border - Dan Gunderson 7, Michael Mathison 2, Mike Smith 7, Nick Chaput 7, Dustyn Chale 16, Tanner Carpenter 9, Paul Meyer 3

PARK RIVER 71, CAVALIER 42
ADAMS-EDMORE 55, DRAYTON-ST.THOMAS 47

N.D. Class B poll
1. Hazen (5) 7-0 88 2;
2. Killdeer (3) 7-0 81 3;
3. Parshall 9-1 58 4;
4. Beulah (1) 6-1 51 1;
5. Minnewaukan-Leeds 7-1 40 5;
6. Standing Rock 6-2 34 6;
7. Lisbon (1) 7-0 30 NR;
8. Linton 7-1 28 7;
9. Watford City 5-1 27 NR;
10. (tie) Dickinson Trinity 6-1 15
10. Four Winds 5-1 15 NR,
10. Hankinson 8-0 15
10. Hatton-Northwood 5-1 15 NR,
10. Park River 9-0 15 NR,
10. Wells County 8-0 15 NR

Others receiving votes: May-Port-C-G 3-2; North Border 6-1; Thompson 3-2; Westhope-Newburg 6-1

Prep Sports Jan 7th, 2007

Q AND A: Luke Lorenz, May-Port-C-G
Greg DeVillers - Grand Forks Herald

Lorenz was asked about the five toughest players from the area he's had to defend in the past few seasons: His picks:
-- Ryan Opdahl, Larimore: “Ryan was hard to defend because he always worked so hard. He was always driving to the basket, and he was really good on the offensive boards.”
-- Matt Anderson, Cavalier: “Matt's so strong, he was tough to move. He's the best all-around athlete I've had to guard. He didn't wear you out with his movement away from the ball but was always hard to guard because of his strength.”
-- Zach Winkler, North Border: “He had the best vertical of anybody I've played against. You'd stick with him, but he could still pull up and get his shot off over you. And you had to box him out hard or he'd get over you on the offensive boards. He could sky, and he was a quick jumper.”
-- Ethan Evenson, Hillsboro: “Ethan was always moving, wearing you out. Hillsboro would work him off double and triple picks. Hillsboro did a lot of stuff to set him up. You were always working through bodies trying to defend him.”
-- Clayton Johnson, Clearbrook-Gonvick: “He was No. 1. He moved real well without the ball, coming off screens. And he could take it to the hole or pull up and hit from long range. That's what made him so hard to guard.”

Wrestling - Letterman's in Central Cass

Team Totals
Barnesville 192, Lisbon 162½, Webster 155½, Central Cass 140, Hillsboro 136, Ashley-Wishek 126, Cavalier 124, Rolla-Rock Lake/St. Johns 110½, Oakes 98, Moorhead 94½, North Border 94½, Velva/Garrison/Max 92, Valley City 83, Ellendale-Edgley 76, Fargo South JV 74, May-Port-CG 66, Frazee JV 65, Lamoure 60, Kindred 55, Larimore 38, West Fargo JV 11

Top finishers
140 - 2. Matthew Chaput, North Border;
171 - 2. Cale Benoit, North Border;

Prep Scores 1/6/2007

Boys Basketball

North Border 8 12 14 17 51
Thompson 8 12 14 14 48

North Border - Dan Gunderson 11, Michael Mathison 7, Mike Smith 5, Dustyn Chale 10, Tanner Carpenter 4, Paul Meyer 14
Thompson - Josh Hegg 6, Zach Myron 9, Casey Nelson 12, Randy Syrstad 7, Chris Hagen 2, Rick Morgan 4, Bryan Syrstad 8

MIDWAY-MINTO 56, DRAYTON-ST. THOMAS 36
PARK RIVER 51, GRAFTON 48
CAVALIER 44, EDINBURG-VALLEY 40
MINNEWAUKAN-LEEDS 68, LANGDON 37
DAKOTA PRAIRIE 58, ADAMS-EDMORE 51
MUNICH-STARKWEATHER 66, WARWICK 57
MIDWAY-MINTO 60, GRAFTON 43

MUSIC: High school honors

-Grand Forks Herald (Click Title for More Info)
Hundreds of top high school musicians from four states will be at UND on Jan. 19-21 for the 22nd annual Honor Band, Choir and Orchestra Festival, an event that will offer two concerts for the public.

Here are names of area students who were selected for the band, choir and orchestra.

Honor Band
Drayton, N.D.: Andrea Korczak.
Grafton: Krystal Laskowske.
Langdon Area, N.D.: Courtney Feil, Sarah Gellner, Caitlin Schefter, Kayla Skjervheim, Eric Timian.
North Border, ND: Jenise Anderson, Steven Anderson.
St. Thomas, N.D.: Sara King (alternate).

Honor Choir
Adams-Edmore, N.D.: Adrienne Thomas.
Cavalier, N.D.: Dana Morrison.
Edinburg, N.D.: Chance Sveen.
Langdon, Area, N.D.: Breanna Crockett, Lauren Dietrich (alternate), Thomas Lindseth.
Minto, N.D.: Brittany Riskey.
North Border, N.D.: Jacob Gapp
Selected for choir but chose to be in band/orchestra, or selected as an alternate but chose to be in band/orchestra: Kayla Skjervheim, Langdon Area, N.D.

Prep Scores 1/5/2007

Boys Basketball

Drayton-St. Thomas 8 8 10 14 40
North Border 12 22 23 15 72

Drayton-St. Thomas - Chase Rost 13, Marcus Kennelly 6, Casey Uggerud 10, Ethan Littlejohn 7, Sam Delka 1, John Rowell 3
North Border - Tyson Taylor 1, Dan Gunderson 6, Michael Mathison 10, Marcus Ramsay 4, Mike Smith 6, Nick Chaput 14, Byron Shablow 2, Dustyn Chale 10, Tanner Carpenter 7, Jayden Rollness 2, Paul Meyer 10

Langdon 51, Munich-Starkweather 48
ADAMS-EDMORE 59, DEVILS LAKE JV 57

Girls Basketball

North Border 9 13 13 22 57
Valley - Edinburg 9 16 6 12 43

North Border - Megan McGaurvan 2, Emily Stremick 12, Toni Fritz 2, Hailey Longtin 15, Brandi Lorz 6, Danika Carpenter 5, Samantha O'Hara 3, Aimee Chale 6, Maddie Bjornstad 6
Valley-Edinburg - Kassandra Kertz 13, Marlie Johansen 9, Brianne Fedje 6, Kaci Phelps 2, Brooke Laxdal 2, Kayley Byron 7, Chelsey Lewis 4

ROLETTE-WOLFORD 47, LANGDON 30

Wrestling
1/3/2007

NORTH BORDER 42,
DEVILS LAKE 36
103 - Kyle Brown, NB, over Brandon Padilla 1:35;
112 - Brock Davidson, DL, over Albert Hornung 8-4;
125 - Riley Morken, DL, over Ian Bandy 2:43;
130 - Jordan Longtin, DL, over Bo Carrierr :52;
135 - Jason Berg, DL, over Oliver Longtine 5:34;
140 - Matthew Chaput, NB, over Tanner Hilliard 5:44;
145 - Travis Bjornstad, NB, over Jason Cushing 4:35;
152 - Sean Ballard, DL, over TJ Sott 1:36;
160 - Graham Mootz, DL, over Philip Chaput 3-1;
171 - Cale Benoit, NB, over Josh Clause 1:13;
189 - David Carignan, NB, over Chris Kerlin 1:33
215 - Ryan Dunnigan, NB, over Ben Potts 1:27;
275 - Britton Lagasse, DL, over Dustin Rauser 1:13;
Wins by forfeit - NB 1, DL 0