The Class A Boys Shootout, which began Friday, will wrap up on Saturday with some of the best teams in Division A facing off against each other.
Highlights
The No. 2 Four Winds/Minnewaukan and No. 3 Devils Lake boys’ basketball teams both took home dominant wins in the Class A Shootout on Friday. The teams will return to play ranked opponents on Saturday. For more on both games, read here and here, respectively.
The No. 4 Devils Lake girls’ basketball team lost on the road to No. 1 Thompson, which has won all 13 of its games. It was a defensive game all around, with the Firebirds falling 50-29. It ended a four-game winning streak for the girls, who are 9-4 overall and 3-2 in Region 2. They’ll be back in action at home against Carrington on Tuesday.
Both Devils Lake hockey teams played Friday as well. The boys lost at home, 5-1, to first-place Grand Forks Red River. For more on that game, read here. The girls won in a shootout on the road against Minot, after the score was 1-1 in regulation. They improved to 5-8 on the season.
In exciting news for North Star senior Dane Hagler, the four-sport athlete committed to sign with the Jamestown baseball program. For more on this signing and Hagler’s story, read here.
Other scores
Girls’ basketball
Benson County 57, Nelson County 26
May-Port-C-G 63, Hatton/Northwood 33
Larimore 27, New Rockford-Sheyenne 43
St. John 62, Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 76
North Prairie 60, Midway/Minto 44
Park River/Fordville-Lankin 54, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 41
Hillsboro/Central Valley 58, Cavalier 38
Boys’ basketball
Valley City 50, Rugby 56
Central Cass 72, No. 5 Beulah 75
No. 1 Kindred 54, Stanley 37
Lisbon 65, Northern Cass 67
Oak Grove 38, Hillsboro/Central Valley 64
Griggs-Midkota 61, Warwick 71
Girls’ hockey
Fargo Davies 4, Legacy/Bismarck 1
Jamestown 3, Dickinson 0
West Fargo United 2, Mandan 0
Grand Forks 2, Williston 1
Boys’ hockey
Fargo South/Shanley 1, West Fargo Sheyenne 5
Bagley/Fosston 3, Grafton/Park River 4
What to watch
The Class A Boys Shootout continues in Devils Lake on Saturday with some exciting games on tap. No. 3 Devils Lake faces No. 5 Beulah at 3:30 p.m., while No. 2 Four Winds/Minnewaukan plays No. 1 Kindred at 5 p.m. The Firebirds and Indians are riding six and nine-game winning streaks, respectively.
Devils Lake girls’ hockey also plays again Saturday after Friday’s thrilling win. The Firebirds are on the road against Williston at 1 p.m.
North Star boys’ basketball, the No. 2 team in Division B, will look to improve to 11-0 against Carrington. The game will be held at North Star High School with a 1:30 p.m. start time.
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.
