No. 4 Devils Lake girls’ basketball will complete its regular season on Thursday at Devils Lake Sports Center.
The Firebirds face Region 2 opponent Grafton at 7:15 p.m. Devils Lake is firmly in second place in the region at 15-5 (6-2), while Grafton is in fifth at 6-14 (2-6).
Being that it’s the Firebirds’ last home game, they’ll be honoring their five seniors. There will also be a tailgate preceding the game from 4:30 to 7 p.m. sponsored by Lake Region State College.
Regardless of Thursday’s outcome, Devils Lake will be the No. 2 seed in the Region 2 tournament and will play the winner of Carrington and Hillsboro/Central Valley on Tuesday at Mayville State University.
Highlights
There were no Lake Region sports on Wednesday. The Lake Region State College basketball teams play on Thursday this week instead of their typical Wednesday contests.
Things are about to get busy, though, with the high school basketball tournament season kicking into gear.
What to watch
No. 1 North Star boys’ basketball will complete its regular season on Thursday at home against May-Port-C-G at 7 p.m. The Bearcats will try to put the finishing touches on a fantastic one-loss season. Their next quest is the Division B, District 3 tournament from Feb. 23-27 at Langdon Area High School.
Benson County boys’ basketball plays its penultimate game of the regular season on Thursday against Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich. The Wildcats are 6-11 overall and currently the No. 4 seed out of eight teams in District 4.
The LRSC basketball teams play on the road against United Tribes Technical College. The women play at 5:30 p.m., while the men play at 7:30 p.m. The third-place women are 11-3 in their last 14, but one of those losses came to UTTC.
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.
