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Girls Basketball 12/6/2007

Cavalier 9 9 8 11 37
North Border 11 4 17 10 42

Cavalier - Nateal Clarksean 6, Jeanna Sommer 10, Afton Wznick 7, Taylor Brown 7, Lisa Latozke 2, Kelsey Thompson 1, Dana Morrison 9
North Border - Megan McGauvern 10, Emily Stremick 8, Aimee Chale 2, Brandi Lorz 5, Jessie Helland 3, Danika Carpenter 8, Samantha O'Hara 2, Maddie Bjornstad 2, Morgan Beattie 2

Boys Basketball Area Players to Watch
Grand Forks Herald Link

Tanner Carpenter, North Border
Riley Beck, Munich- Starkweather
Reid Haagenson, Minnwaukan-Leeds
Karl Hager, Larimore
Jamie Horne, Hillsboro
C.J. Ironheart, Four Winds
Anthony Kliniske, Grafton
B.J. Mertens, Devils Lake
Jordan Mertens, Devils Lake
Seth Nichols, Dakota Prairie
Justin Overby, Langdon
Mike Smith, North Border

Tanner Carpenter, North Border
The senior is both a playmaker and a finisher. Carpenter averaged 12.8 points a game for last season's 22-6 Eagles team, and also dished out 5.2 assists per game. He was an all-district pick for the second straight season.

Mike Smith, North Border
The 6-4 Smith, an outstanding leaper, made an impact as a sixth man last season. He averaged 7 points and was strong around the basket, getting 9.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.

District 4 Boys Basketball
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A look back at 2006-07
North Border finished the regular season third in District 4, then made a steady climb to third in the state tournament. Midway-Minto, the district regular-season champion, beat North Border 57-54 in the district tournament championship with Curt Enger leading the way with 18 points. Grafton and Park River also qualified for the Region 2 tournament. In the regional, Tanner Carpenter poured in 27 points as the Eagles edged Midway-Minto 58-56 in overtime in the final, with Park River placing fourth. North Border went on to finish third at state. Park River senior Justin Moe was an all-state selection.

A look ahead to 2007-08
Herald rankings (based on coaches poll):
1. Grafton;
2. North Border;
3. Park River;
4. Cavalier;
5. Fordville-Lankin;
6. Drayton-St. Thomas;
7. Midway-Minto;
8. Valley-Edinburg.
The reasons: Grafton has the district's dominant post player in 6-7 senior Anthony Kliniske (19.5 ppg, 12.3 rpg, 2.2 bpg). But he isn't the lone reason for optimism for the Spoilers, as guards Paul Holand (7.9 ppg) and Andrew Wysocki (7.4 ppg) also return to the starting lineup from a 19-5 team. North Border won't have the size it had on last year's 22-6 team. The Eagles will have three quality veterans around whom they can build in Tanner Carpenter (12.8 ppg, 5.2 apg), Dustyn Chale (10 ppg, 4 rpg) and Mike Smith (7 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 1.8 bpg). Park River has three juniors back who started on last season's 18-8 team in Max Otto (14.3 ppg), Ryne Anderson (6.8 ppg) and Jay Jelinek (6.3 ppg, 7 rpg). The Aggies also get a boost with the transfer addition of Justin Mozinski (10.9 ppg), an all-district pick playing for Midway-Minto last season. Cavalier is expected to make a big leap after going 2-20 last season.

Returning all-district players: Anthony Kliniske, Grafton; Max Otto and Justin Mozinski (transfer from Midway-Minto), Park River; Tanner Carpenter and Dustyn Chale, North Border; Ethan Littlejohn, Drayton-St. Thomas; Devin Sticha, Fordville-Lankin; Garret Brown, Cavalier.

Wrestling 12/1/2007

Hillsboro invitational

Round 1
Central Cass 60, West Fargo JV 10
Hillsboro 43, North Border 35
Pelican Rapids 42, May-Port-C-G 26

Round 2
Hillsboro 54, Pelican Rapids 29
North Border 51, Lake Park-Audubon 15
Barnesville 49, Cavalier 25

Round 3
Barnesville 52, May-Port-C-G 24
Lake Park-Audubon 37, West Fargo 24
Central Cass 53, Cavalier 24

Round 4
West Fargo 33, May-Port-C-G 30
Hillsboro 70, Lake Park-Audubon 12
Pelican Rapids 48, North Border 30

Round 5
Central Cass 42, Pelican Rapids 24
Cavalier 52, May-Port-C-G 24
Barnesville 50, North Border 18

Round 6
Hillsboro 53, Cavalier 21
Lake Park-Aubudon 42, May-Port-C-G 42
North Border 45, Central Cass 31

Round 7
Pelican Rapids 68, West Fargo JV 12
Barnesville 44, Central Cass 36
Cavalier 60, Lake Park-Audubon 24

Round 8
Hillsboro 51, Barnesville 21

Girls Basketball 11/30/2007

Stephen-Argyle 9 12 12 6 39
North Border 17 15 19 20 71

Stephen-Argyle - Kaitlyn Kraska 7, Bekah Henrickson 8, Becky Crummy 6, Alissa Haugen 2, Brooke Sauskojus 8, Ayla Winskowski 4, Trish Rusling 4
North Border - Megan McGauvern 5, Hailey Longtin 33, Brandi Lorz 6, Jessie Helland 7, Danika Carpenter 5, Samantha O'Hara 5, Maddie Bjornstad 3, Anna Kalliokoski 3, Morgan Beattie 4