Saturday was another good day for the Devils Lake and North Star boys’ basketball teams, two of the best squads in their respective divisions. The day also saw some hockey action. The Lake Region State College Royals, meanwhile, will return to action on Sunday.
Highlights
The Class A Boys Shootout continued with No. 3 Devils Lake and No. 2 Four Winds/Minnewaukan each playing a ranked opponent. The Firebirds handled No. 5 Beulah 84-48, while the Indians lost a defensive thriller to No. 1 Kindred 48-45.
North Star boys’ basketball, the No. 2 team in Division B, won a blowout over Carrington, 66-28. Carrington is a Division A team, but has struggled to the tune of a 1-9 record this year. The Bearcats are 11-0 on the season now. The result shows that a strong Division B team is likely still better than a weak Division A team, despite being in a theoretically worse division.
Devils Lake girls’ hockey won on the road, a 6-2 defeat of Williston. Ashlyn Abrahamson scored a whopping four goals. She leads the team with 28 on the season. Siri Olson scored the other two, one of which came from an Abrahamson assist. Olson is second on the team with eight goals. Goalie Delaney Parker had 35 saves for Devils Lake. The Firebirds are 6-8 overall, though 6-5 with Parker in front of the net.
Lake Region State College women’s hockey lost 5-1 on the road against Jamestown. The Royals are 4-9 on the season.
Other scores
Boys’ basketball
Shiloh Christian 68, Turtle Mountain Community 49
Rugby 37, Central Cass 74
Stanley 33, Valley City 51
Hatton/Northwood 43, North Border 71
Cavalier 56, Larimore 58
Griggs-Midkota 47, Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 49
Midway/Minto 65, Nelson County 55
Girls’ basketball
Carrington 55, Edgeley High School 50
Bottineau 59, Grafton 48
Cavalier 17, North Prairie 55
Nelson County 34, North Border 68
Sargent County 39, May-Port-C-G 54
New Rockford-Sheyenne 44, Washburn 46
Boys’ hockey
Mayville-Portland-C-G 5, Kittson Central 2
Minot 1, Fargo North 2
Girls’ hockey
Fargo North/South 4, Mandan 1
Grand Forks 2, Minot 0
What to watch
All high schools are off Sunday, but Lake Region State College has some games going. Both basketball teams will play at home against United Tribes Technical, with the women at 1 p.m. and the men at 3 p.m. The lady Royals are trying to extend a nine-game winning streak against a 5-11 Thunderbirds team. The men are trying to end a two-game losing streak.
The LRSC men’s hockey team also begins a two-game road trip at North Dakota State on Sunday at 4 p.m.
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.
