Thursday saw a busy slate of high school basketball games, including North Star staying undefeated. The Devils Lake basketball teams will be back in action on Friday. The Firebirds, along with Four Winds/Minnewaukan, will compete in the Class A Boys Shootout in Devils Lake.
Highlights
The No. 2 North Star boys’ basketball team improved to 10-0 with a 70-41 win over Midway/Minto. Parker Simon led with 20 points. The Bearcats are now 2-0 in district play. For more on this game, read here.
Four Winds/Minnewaukan girls’ basketball beat Hillsboro/Central Valley 68-55 on the road, improving to 6-8 overall and 2-4 in Region 2 play.
Benson County boys’ basketball also won, beating Hatton/Northwood 60-50 at home. New Rockford-Sheyenne lost to Larimore 52-43 on the road.
Both Devils Lake High School wrestling programs had a successful Thursday evening. The girls got a 36-18 victory over Northern Lights, with Elizabeth Orness, Isabella Tangedal, Olivia Lindstrom, Brianna Edwardson, Jaylee Jetty and Isabelle Berg taking home wins. It was the Firebirds’ first time beating Northern Lights at home.
The boys also won, a whopping 60-7 victory over Grand Forks Red River. The following Firebirds wrestlers had wins: Rylan Samuelson, Wesley Fisk, Owen Lindstrom, Tucker Bennett, Daniel Charboneau, Coby Dronen Levitt, Easton Encinas, Micah Dutch, Harley Crist, Tate Estenson and Braxton Rance.
The Lake Region State College baseball program made its second signing in the last three days, adding right-handed pitcher Logan Enns. He hails from Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada.
Other scores
Girls’ basketball
Grafton 23, Carrington 59
Midway/Minto 54, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 34
Oak Grove 43, Hatton/Northwood 54
Boys’ basketball
No. 4 Grafton 91, Carrington 34
Nelson County 75, May-Port-C-G 69
Park River/Fordville-Lankin 47, North Border 66
Cavalier 64, Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 62
Dunseith 80, St. John 79
Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 38, North Prairie 59
Boys’ hockey
West Fargo 6, Grafton/Park River 0
Grand Forks Central 7, Fargo Davies 0
Men’s basketball
Bismarck State College 81, Williston State College 73
What to watch
The Class A Boys Shootout will kick off with No. 2 Four Winds/Minnewaukan taking on Turtle Mountain Community at 1:30 p.m. in the Devils Lake Sports Center gym. The Indians are 8-2 overall and 2-1 in Region 2.
No. 3 Devils Lake will follow at 3 p.m. for a matchup against Shiloh Christian. The Firebirds are 8-1 overall, 3-1 in Region 2.
Devils Lake girls’ basketball is on the road against first-place Thompson at 7:30 p.m. The Firebirds have a four-game winning streak going.
Both Devils Lake hockey teams have games on Friday as well. The girls play at 4 p.m. against Minot at MAYSA Arena, while the boys play at home at 7:30 p.m. against Grand Forks Red River.
Between afternoon basketball and evening hockey, it’ll be a long and action-packed day of sports in the town of Devils Lake.
Joseph “Mojo” Hill is a reporter covering Lake Region sports for the Devils Lake Journal. Contact him on Twitter @mojohill22 or at jhill@devilslakejournal.com for any tips, questions or story ideas.
