Devils Lake girls’ hockey wound up finishing in sixth place in the state tournament that took place at Farmers Union Insurance Arena.
After losing their opener to Fargo North/South on Thursday, the Firebirds beat Legacy/Bismarck 4-3 on Friday. Ashlyn Abrahamson scored three goals. The victory advanced Devils Lake to the fifth-place game on Saturday, where it lost 5-4 to West Fargo. Abrahamson had two goals, while Siri Olson and Delaney Wagner each had one. Check out the full stats page of the game here.
The Firebirds’ season is now complete. Abrahamson had a season for the ages, and the team made a state run against teams from bigger schools than Devils Lake.
Fargo North/South — the team that beat the Firebirds in the first round — won the state championship with a 5-1 win over Bismarck Century.
Highlights
Speaking of state tournaments, No. 4 Devils Lake earned a trip to the girls’ basketball state tournament with a win on Saturday. The Firebirds beat Kindred 60-48 in a do-or-die play-in game. They’ll head to the Minot State Dome on Thursday to start tournament play against Northern Cass. For more on this game, read here.
No. 1 Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich girls’ basketball lost to Maple River 73-70 in a state qualifier game. The Cardinals, despite their No. 1 ranking in the regular season, won’t be going to the state tournament.
In boys’ hockey, Grand Forks Red River won the state championship with a 4-2 win over Grand Forks Central. Grand Forks Red River is the team that beat Devils Lake in the East Region Tournament.
Other scores
Girls’ basketball
Carrington 56, Valley City 62
Boys’ hockey
Bismarck Century 1, Fargo North 2
Fargo South/Shanley 2, Minot 5
Girls’ hockey
Grand Forks 3, Mandan 0
What to watch
The Lake Region State College basketball teams conclude their regular seasons on Sunday with road games against Bismarck State College on Sunday.
The women are currently tied for third place in the Mon-Dak Athletic Conference with Dawson Community College, both of whom have an 11-9 conference record. The Royals have a better overall record, but the Buccaneers have a better head-to-head record, which would give Dawson the advantage in the case of a tie. LRSC will try to lock up that No. 3 seed on Sunday heading into the playoffs.
The men are in second-to-last place with a 5-15 conference record, a game ahead of Bismarck State College. They’re only one game behind Williston State College, who they went 2-1 against in the regular season, so the Royals would hold the advantage in the case of a tie.
All teams in the conference will at least make a playoff game regardless of their place, so the men could theoretically make a run despite a tough season.
