North Dakota
Candidates to vie for titles in Miss Magic City preliminary competition
MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – Candidates ranging from five to 28 years old will be taking over the stage this Sunday for the Miss Magic City preliminary competition.
There will be five women crowned by the end of the day.
The winners will have the chance to compete for Miss North Dakota in June, and possibly represent our state in the Miss America competition next winter.
Each of them has a unique community initiative platform that they can advocate for throughout their reign.
Executive director Emily Braun has held numerous titles in the past, including Miss Norsk Høstfest and Miss N.D. State Fair.
Braun is also a first-grade teacher in Williston and said the organization has been a gateway for her to meet lifelong friends.
She added that she even met her best friend through the pageant, who had also become her maid of honor.
“It’s fun to watch them grow up and see not only the beauty aspect of the Miss America organization has, but they also see the scholarships. I, personally was able to pay for a really good chunk of schooling due to the scholarships,” said Braun.
Braun said what she loves most is watching relationships develop between the ladies from an outside point of view.
The event will also feature a talented lineup of tribal dancers, singers and guest appearances from this year’s Miss North Dakota Sofia Richards and Minot’s Miss N.D. Teen Tayler Christianson.
Doors open at 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Minot Grand International Hotel.
Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10.
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North Dakota
And he’s off
BRECKENRIDGE — Coaches, teammates, friends and family gathered in the south parking lot of Breckenridge High School for another state tournament sendoff.
Corbin Abner Lee / Wahpeton Daily News
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.
North Dakota
Today in History, 1971: Rugby repeats as North Dakota sand greens golf champion
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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