Thursday, February 26, 2026

			
				                                Photos by Cameron Carlson

‘Carbon copy’: Devils Lake drops another hard-fought battle to Thompson in region semifinals

DEVILS LAKE — The Firebirds lost to Thompson twice during the regular season. In both games, they trailed by a single digit going into the fourth quarter. One game they lost by 10; the other, they lost by nine.


			
				                                Presley Brown decelerates between plays. (Photo by Mojo Hill)

Firebirds go on 31-2 run to eliminate Grafton in Region 2 quarterfinals

DEVILS LAKE — A relatively shaky start turned into one of the Firebirds’ most dominant stretches this season.


			
				                                Suri Gourd communicates with her team’s bench during Four Winds/Minnewaukan’s quarterfinal win over Hillsboro/Central Valley at the Devils Lake Sports Center. (Photo by Mojo Hill)

Lady Indians grind out win over Hillsboro/Central Valley, advance to region semifinals

DEVILS LAKE — Four Winds/Minnewaukan is going to the Region 2 semifinals.


			
				                                New Rockford-Sheyenne’s Thomas Allmaras drives past North Star’s Rylen Anderson in the teams’ district meeting at New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School. (Photo by Mojo Hill)

Seeding finalized for District 4 boys’ basketball tournament

The seeding is finalized for the District 4 boys’ basketball tournament being held at Langdon Area High School on Feb. 27, March 2 and March 3.

  1. St. John: 6-1 (12-7 overall)
  2. New Rockford-Sheyenne: 5-2 (16-3 overall)
  3. Langdon Area/Munich: 5-2 (9-10 overall)
  4. North Star: 5-2 (15-4 overall)
  5. Nelson County: 4-3 (13-5 overall)
  6. North Prairie: 2-5 (5-13 overall)
  7. Benson County: 1-6 (2-16 overall)
  8. Warwick: 0-7 (2-18 overall)


			
				                                Mason Palmer has been on fire for Devils Lake since his return to the court. (Photo by Cameron Carlson)

Hill: Devils Lake boys’ basketball made a statement with win over Central Cass

Devils Lake’s win over Central Cass on Friday was exactly what this team needed right now.


			
				                                Coby Dronen Levitt wrestles an opponent from No. 1 seed (West) Bismarck Legacy in the 2026 state duals. (Photo by Mojo Hill)

Firebirds’ state tournament run ends in team duals

FARGO — Devils Lake made it to state duals but lost both matches to conclude the 2026 state wrestling tournament on Saturday.


			
				                                Rylan Samuelson battles Dickinson’s Jake Glaser in the 2026 state wrestling finals. (Photo by Mojo Hill)

Rylan Samuelson finishes second at state; three other Devils Lake boys place

FARGO — Devils Lake junior Rylan Samuelson finished second at the state wrestling tournament for the second consecutive year.


			
				                                Jaylee Jetty takes her opponent down during in the state wrestling tournament on Friday, Feb. 20. (Photo by Mojo Hill)

Jaylee Jetty places as Devils Lake girls send eight wrestlers to state

FARGO — Six Devils Lake girls at the state wrestling tournament were still alive going into Friday.


			
				                                The Devils Lake boys’ hockey team stands for the national anthem in a game at Burdick Arena earlier this season. (Photo by Mojo Hill)

Devils Lake’s season ends in EDC hockey tournament

Devils Lake boys’ hockey saw its season come to an end Friday.

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