Wednesday, February 4, 2026

			
				                                Rick Smith poses with a special “500 wins” banner. (Photo by Mojo Hill)

‘He’s a really special man’: Rick Smith wins 500th game as Four Winds head...

THOMPSON — When Rick Smith filled out his information for the latest Hoopster edition last summer, he noticed he was at 490 career wins.


			
				                                Marial Deng and Tyler Black Jr. lock in defensively for the Indians.

No. 1 Four Winds/Minnewaukan wins ninth straight with region victory over Thompson

THOMPSON — On Friday, No. 1 Four Winds/Minnewaukan began a stretch of six straight region games worth 11 points in the standings.


			
				                                Alex Hammond locks in while guarding a Valley City players in the Firebirds’ win on Thursday, Jan. 29. (Photo by Mojo Hill)

Lake Region sports roundup: Jan. 27-29

Coaches can email scores and stats to [email protected].


			
				                                Sophomore guard Ben Brodina led Devils Lake with 28 points on Thursday. (Photo by Mojo Hill)

Devils Lake struggles in the first half, explodes in the second to beat Valley...

DEVILS LAKE — Just about nothing was going right for the Firebirds.


			
				                                LRSC basketball player and Devils Lake native Torri Fee follows through on a three-point shot. (Photo by Mojo Hill)

LRSC men’s, women’s basketball sweep Jamestown JV

CANDO — Outside of the Dane Hagler fanfare, the Lake Region State College basketball teams both recorded wins Wednesday night over Jamestown JV at North Star Public School.


			
				                                Photos of Dane Hagler’s special night taken by Mojo Hill.

Dane Hagler plays one last game in Cando

CANDO — Dane Hagler hung around long after the game had ended, hunched before a line of excited kids.


			
				                                Four Winds/Minnewaukan’s Joran Lohnes celebrates during the Indians’ win over Kindred on Saturday in the DLYA Shootout. (Photo by Cameron Carlson)

Four Winds/Minnewaukan now the unanimous No. 1 in Division A boys’ basketball

Four Winds/Minnewaukan was ranked No. 1 in Division A boys’ basketball for the second straight week.

Devils Lake girls fall in overtime in first of two battles with Carrington

Devils Lake girls’ basketball belatedly had its first matchup with No. 5 Carrington on Tuesday.


			
				                                The Devils Lake wrestling team celebrates its dual win over Fargo North and the career milestones for Rylan Samuelson and Wesley Fisk. (Photo via Devils Lake High School Wrestling on Facebook)

Devils Lake wrestling wins home dual over Fargo North

After a series of postponements and schedule adjustments, the Devils Lake boys’ wrestling team finally got a home dual on Tuesday.


			
				                                The Devils Lake boys’ hockey team comes together to support each other. (Photo by Cameron Carlson)

Braxton Boline’s game-winning goal lifts Devils Lake out of losing streak

DEVILS LAKE — The Firebirds boys’ hockey team had hit a midseason slump.

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