The Devils Lake girls’ hockey team will return home for the final two games of its regular season.
The Firebirds, who are state tournament-bound, will play at Burdick Arena on Friday and Saturday. They’re currently the No. 6 seed, but they’re only two points behind Fargo Davies in the standings. If they were to leap into the No. 5 spot, they’d play No. 4 Grand Forks in the first round of the tournament. If they stay at No. 6, they’ll play No. 3 Mandan.
Friday’s game will begin at 7 p.m. against No. 7 Legacy/Bismarck.
Highlights
The No. 4 Devils Lake girls’ basketball team completed its regular season with a gutsy 60-50 win over Grafton. The Firebirds have a five-game winning streak with the Region 2 tournament coming up. For more on the game, read here.
Four Winds/Minnewaukan girls’ basketball beat Oak Grove 65-61 in its regular season finale. The Indians finished 11-10 overall, 4-6 in region play and will be the No. 4 seed in the region tournament. They’ll face Grafton, with the winner going on to play No. 1 Thompson.
No. 1 North Star boys’ basketball finished its regular season as well, beating May-Port-C-G 75-67. Their final regular season record was 18-1 overall, 11-0 in Region 2 and 8-0 in District 3. They were led by Dane Hagler and brothers Parker and Karsen Simon. Next up is the District 3 tournament from Feb. 23-27.
In the state wrestling tournament, three Devils Lake wrestlers made it to the semifinals: Owen Lindstrom, Tate Estenson and Braxton Rance. More wrestlers are still battling through the “blood rounds.” For more on the latest wrestling results, check out the team’s Facebook page.
Both Lake Region State College basketball teams lost on the road to United Tribes Technical College. Read here for more on these games.
Other scores
Boys’ basketball
No. 5 Beulah 60, Standing Rock Community 65
Nelson County 59, Cavalier 68
Warwick 80, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 65
Benson County 29, Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 60
North Prairie 57, New Rockford-Sheyenne 54
Wahpeton 62, Thompson 64
Medina-Pingree/Buchanan 43, Carrington 44
Hillsboro/Central Valley 62, Lisbon 44
Midway/Minto 89, North Border 82
Girls’ hockey
West Fargo United 6, Grand Forks 1
Jamestown 0, Fargo North/South 3
Men’s basketball
North Dakota State College of Science 83, Bismarck State College 63
Williston State College 69, Dawson Community College 82
Women’s basketball
North Dakota State College of Science 90, Bismarck State College 66
Williston State College 79, Dawson Community College 58
What to watch
Devils Lake boys’ hockey plays in an East Region consolation game against West Fargo at 11 a.m. The game will be held at Purpur Arena in Fargo. Devils Lake is the No. 8 seed in the tournament, while West Fargo is the No. 5 seed.
No. 2 Devils Lake boys’ basketball goes back on the road Friday, looking to rebound from a tough loss to No. 4 Grafton. The loss ended a 13-game winning streak that the Firebirds had been riding since before Christmas. They’ll face Wahpeton at 3 p.m. It’ll be the first of three games left in the regular season for 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.
