Lake Region sports roundup: Nov. 7-10

Nov. 7

Division AA football semifinals

Devils Lake (9-2) 28, Kindred 27

• Firebirds clinch first Dakota Bowl appearance since 2010
• Bryar Exner: 124 rushing yards, 22 receiving yards, 1 TD rush (2 yards), 2 TD receptions (14, 7 yards), 10 solo tackles, 1 assisted tackle
• Mason Palmer: 66 passing yards, 30 rushing yards, 2 TD passes (14, 7 yards to Bryar Exner), 1 TD rush (1 yard)
• Luke Wasness: 7 solo tackles, 3 assisted tackles
• Kade Fee: 5 solo tackles, 3 assisted tackles, 1 interception

Central Cass 17, Minot North 21

Spirit Lake Casino & Resort Classic

College men’s hockey

Dakota College at Bottineau 3, Lake Region State College (7-4) 1

• Goals: Carson Beaudin
• LRSC: 48 shots on goal
• Carson Cronquist: 32 saves (35 shots on goal)

Nov. 8

Nine-man football semifinals

• Hankinson 50, New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock (12-0) 72
• Rockets win 24th straight game, advance to Dakota Bowl for second straight year
• Easton Simon: 37-for-45, 506 passing yards, 6 TD passes (7 yards to Easton Benz, 55 yards to Jackson Schumacher, 34 yards to Thomas Allmaras, 14 yards to Grant Engebretson, 54 yards to Schumacher, 47 yards to Engebretson)
• Jackson Schumacher: 177 rushing yards, 134 receiving yards, 3 TD rushes (18, 8, 7 yards), 2 TD receptions (55, 54 yards)
• Grant Engebretson: 140 receiving yards, 2 TD receptions (14, 47 yards), 3 tackles
• Thomas Allmaras: 124 receiving yards, 1 TD reception (34 yards), 2 tackles
• Chaztin Wobbema: 4 tackles, 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss

South Border 12, LaMoure-Litchville/Marion 48

Division A football semifinals

Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison 26, Langdon Area/Munich (12-0) 36

• Cardinals clinch first Dakota Bowl appearance since 2020
• Jax Johnson: 190 rushing yards, 5 total TDs — 2 TD rushes (55, 23 yards) 1 TD pass (1 yard to Maddux Stremick), 1 kickoff return for TD (85 yards), 1 unknown TD

Bottineau 24, Killdeer 22

Spirit Lake Casino & Resort Classic

College men’s basketball

Minnesota North College — Vermilion 78, Lake Region State College (2-2) 99

• Score by half: 40-42, 59-36
• Akok Ajou: 17 points, 12 rebounds
• Cooper Adams: 15 points
• Jeremiah Johnson: 12 points
• Alvin Payne: 11 points

College women’s basketball

No. 7 North Iowa Area Community College 73, Lake Region State College (1-2) 56

• Score by quarter: 8-21, 12-20, 19-18, 17-14
• Zoie Austin: 17 points
• Caitlin Hull: 12 rebounds

College men’s hockey

Lake Region State College (7-4) 7, Dakota College at Bottineau 4

• Goals: Peyton Moneyas, Theron McGregor, Griffin Anderson, Carson Beaudin
• LRSC: 37 shots on goal
• Nathaniel Bowlby: 35 saves (42 shots on goal)

College women’s hockey

Lake Region State College (2-3) 1, Dakota College at Bottineau 8

• Goals: Veronica Asquith
• LRSC: 30 shots on goal
• Keira Kawula: 38 saves (42 shots on goal)
• Mathea Nelson: 4 saves (8 shots on goal)

Nov. 9

Spirit Lake Casino & Resort Classic

College men’s basketball

Minnesota North College — Hibbing 69, Lake Region State College (3-2) 107

• Score by half: 53-34, 54-35
• Alvin Payne: 16 points, 6 rebounds
• Quyavant Douglas: 13 points
• Cooper Adams: 12 points
• Brennan Johnson: 12 points
• Dalen Leftbear: 10 points, 7 rebounds

College women’s basketball

Minnesota North College — Vermilion 44, Lake Region State College (2-2) 112

• Royals’ highest point total since Jan. 26, 2015
• Score by quarter: 22-13, 24-10, 36-11, 30-10
• Royals as a team: 18-of-35 in 3-point shooting
• Lara Graham: 22 points, 6-of-9 from 3
• Torri Fee: 20 points, 6-of-8 from 3
• Zoie Austin: 21 points
• Jenna Tierney: 17 points

College women’s hockey

Dakota College at Bottineau 3, Lake Region State College (3-3) 4

Nov. 10

High school volleyball playoffs

Class A, Region 2 tournament quarterfinals

Devils Lake (18-15-1) 2, Grafton 3

• Firebirds’ season ends
• 25-17, 25-13, 19-25, 20-25, 18-20
• Emma Hofstad: 11 kills, 2 blocks, 6 aces
• Kinley Johnson: 9 kills, 12 digs
• Riley Remmick: 6 aces, 21 assists
• Julia McIvor: 18 digs

Class B, Region 2 tournament quarterfinals

North Star (22-12) 0, Park River/Fordville-Lankin 3

• Bearcats’ season ends
• 20-25, 20-25, 15-25
• Genevieve Ahlberg: 7 kills, 1 ace, 22 digs
• Annabelle Staus: 7 kills, 1 block
• Claire Jorde: 6 kills, 1 block, 14 digs

Griggs/Midkota 1, Benson County (29-3) 3

• Wildcats advance to region semifinal vs. Park River/Fordville-Lankin
• Lacie Fautsch: 20 kills, 1 block
• Aubrey Kenner: 15 kills, 20 digs
• Addisyn Faul: 8 kills, 10 digs
• Brylee Stuberg: 7 kills
• Liberty Streyle: 5 kills, 54 assists, 7 digs
• Olivia Follman: 2 aces, 13 digs
• Kaitlyn Maddock: 12 digs

Cavalier 0, Langdon Area/Munich (33-5-1) 3

• Cardinals advance to region semifinal vs. New Rockford-Sheyenne
• 25-8, 25-14, 25-10
• Hilary Haaven: 14 kills, 1 ace, 17 digs
• Kemi Morstad: 1 kill, 3 blocks, 1 ace, 29 assists (1,000 for career), 11 digs
• Meggy Hetletved: 16 digs

New Rockford-Sheyenne (25-11) 3, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 1

• Rockets advance to region semifinal vs. Langdon Area/Munich
• 25-15, 25-15, 19-25, 25-18
• Ava Peterson: 19 kills, 3 blocks, 3 aces, 19 digs
• Emmie Belquist: 12 kills, 18 digs
• Alivia Yri: 1 ace, 34 assists, 10 digs
• Logan Cudworth: 28 digs