North Dakota
After 16 years, a former NBA coach and his player reunite in North Dakota
FARGO — Nearly 16 years after sharing the sidelines with the LA Clippers, former coach Rory White is reuniting with one of his star players, Dan Dickau, here in Fargo.
“When I first saw him, the first thing I thought about is we both have gray hair now. Back then you know he was a young pup and I was a little bit younger back then,” White said.
Dickau was a point guard on the LA Clippers in 2007 while White served as an assistant coach.
“Coach Rory was awesome. It was my last full season in the NBA and he was an assistant with the Clippers. He brought a mellowness to the practices but a huge knowledge base,” Dickau said.
Now, the former California stars are teaming up in North Dakota.
“For me, I’m just ecstatic because out of all places Fargo, where you’re talking about us in 2007 and 2008, and now I get to see him here in Fargo” Dickau said.
So, former player and coach were side-by-side Thursday, Aug. 22, coaching the next generation of athletes together for Dickau’s skills camp at Shoot 360 in Fargo and Grand Forks.
“I’m following his lead. I’m a little bit older and he’s more active than I am so,” White joked.
“There’s a certain process, a certain set of drills I like to stick to, but I always love hearing from other coaches, learning from other coaches because I think the best coaches in the world have an open mind,” Dickau said.
After all these years, the two still share a love for the game that brought them back together.
“Basketball is universal. You can’t get away from it no matter what,” White said.
After Dickau’s six-year career in the NBA, he now spends his time court side as an analyst for ESPN. White, too, remains on the court — as a basketball coach for Shoot 360 in Fargo.
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BRECKENRIDGE — Coaches, teammates, friends and family gathered in the south parking lot of Breckenridge High School for another state tournament sendoff.
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This year, it was Troy Berndt taking the ceremonial convertible ride. He is headed to St. Michael-Albertville High School for the Minnesota Class A State Track and Field Meet on June 4-6.
Corbin Abner Lee / Wahpeton Daily News
He will be running in the third heat of the 400-meter prelims, scheduled for 4:52 p.m. June 4. There are seven athletes in each heat, 21 total, and nine will advance to the finals at 6:20 p.m. June 5.
The top two finishers in each heat advance, along with the next three best times. Berndt’s personal best time of 50.67 has him seeded 13th, but the 10th-, 11th- and 12th-seeded runners are less than five hundredths of a second ahead of him. The eighth- and ninth-seeded runners are also close, at 50.33 and 50.39, respectively.
Berndt dropped nearly seven-tenths of a second from his previous personal best at the Section 6A West Subsection Meet on May 21, running 51.35, and shaved another 0.68 seconds off at the Section 6A Championships on May 28 with a time of 50.67. If he keeps lowering his time, he will have a shot at reaching the podium against the best runners in Class A.
Corbin Abner Lee / Wahpeton Daily News
Results and photos will be available online immediately following the race June 4 and in the June 10 print edition of the Wahpeton Daily News.
Corbin Lee is a sports reporter for the Wahpeton Daily News and Richland County News-Monitor. Corbin can be reached by calling (701) 291-3551 or emailing corbin.lee@wahpetondailynews.com.
On this day in 1971, Rugby repeated as North Dakota’s high school sand greens golf champion behind medalist Dwight Stempson’s winning performance.
Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:
Rugby Repeats As Sand Greens Golf Champion
RUGBY, N. D. — Rugby repeated as North Dakota high school sand greens golf champion here Wednesday, posting a four-man total of 293 strokes for 18 holes.
Led by medalist Dwight Stempson’s medalist 36-35 — 71, the Panthers were eight strokes ahead of runnerup Stanley, which had a 301. Following were Garrison 311, Beulah 315, Leeds 322, Ashley 323, Bottineau 328, Pembina 329, Tioga 332, Parshall 341 and Hettinger 342.
Stempson and teammate Bruce Carlson each had one-under par 71s, but Carlson was unable to be at the regional and wasn’t qualified for individual honors.
Rounding out the Rugby totals were Delwin Wilson 40-37 — 77 and Dennett Hutchinson 35-39 — 74. Gary Kirchoffner, 41-39 — 80, was Rugby’s fifth entrant with the best four-of-five scores counted.
Runnerup Stanley was led by Steve Springan’s 34-38 — 72 and Joe Springan’s 36-38 — 74. Their two-man total of 146 strokes was good enough for the doubles title. Two strokes back with a 148 was the duo of Stempson and Wilson. Stan Saathoff and Mike Stepina of Garrison each had 76s for a 152 total and the Ashley combo of Steve Maier (76) and Dave Kretschmar (78) was fourth with a 154.
Stempson was the driving contest winner with a distance of 280 yards. Chris Knutson of Garrison headed the pitch and putt competition.
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