DICKINSON — Attaining tough targets typically requires a sure diploma of expertise and perspective. As an individual features extra expertise, via failures and successes, they’ll begin to set their sights on more and more more durable and more durable challenges. By persistently attaining the smallest of private targets, one can construct confidence and momentum wanted to show the seemingly unattainable into actuality, whereas discovering private development alongside the best way.

From the numerous workforce practices and additional hours honing his abilities, to the balancing of educational duties and pressures of competitors, the street to Alex Dvorak eclipsing the 1,000 level milestone has been an extended and tough journey.

“I knew it was sure to occur by the best way I throw the ball,” Dvorak stated. “It felt good to be at dwelling with the house crowd and all my household and buddies…It is by no means been concerning the reward, however I really like placing on a present.”

Regardless of his spectacular particular person achievement in sport one of many season, Dvorak has all the time been extra targeted on the workforce’s successes than on his private statistical targets — noting that he’d slightly have 15 factors and win, than have 30 factors and lose.

Off the court docket, Dvorak is described by family and friends as a teen of religion who embodies his Christian beliefs and is well liked by these round him. He’s typically seen strolling via the halls of Dickinson Excessive College with a smile on his face.

Nevertheless, on the basketball court docket, Dvorak transforms right into a fierce and aggressive competitor. His ability and dedication mark him as a formidable power to be reckoned with. Regardless of his pleasant demeanor off the court docket, when he steps onto the court docket, Dvorak turns into a real phenom.

Whereas it has not but been confirmed, Dvorak stands out as the first 2023 graduate to attain the celebrated 1,000 level mark this season. Final season, Minot’s Darik Dissette reached the 1,000 level milestone as a junior within the workforce’s look on the state championship sport, however Dvorak has achieved the brink in fewer video games as his Midgets haven’t ventured far into the playoffs throughout the 4 years of Dvorak’s tenure.

The Midgets standout is ready to graduate this spring after finishing a extremely profitable athletic profession that has seen him sort out one private aim after one other as he developed into the important thing participant for his workforce. The College of Mary sure level guard is aware of that he can not relaxation on his laurels achieved on the prep degree come subsequent winter when he dons the coveted blue and orange.

“On the school degree it’s a must to neglect about who you have been in highschool,” Dvorak stated. “You possibly can’t carry your highschool achievements to varsity, hoping it is going to get you someplace. It is a recent begin and it’s a must to show your self over again.”

Dvorak is described by coaches and teammates as an athlete who possesses the best of virtues and is hardworking on and off the court docket. He has persistently been a pacesetter on the workforce and performs an important function within the workforce’s successes and failures over the previous few years.

Many North Dakota highschool basketball stand-outs, like Midgets alumnus Kobe Krenz, have been robbed of their alternative to succeed in the 1,000 level milestone on account of the worldwide COVID pandemic, which ended seasons early throughout the nation.

Krenz was on monitor to succeed in this lofty milestone, however the pandemic denied him the possibility to safe the hallmark achievement at the highschool degree. He continues his profession in baseball on the collegiate degree with Dickinson State College.

Regardless of the numerous challenges ushered in by the pandemic, Dvorak reached the 1,000 level milestone with relative ease. He joins an elite brotherhood of gamers to succeed in the 1K, the final DHS participant to attain it being Aanen Moody.

With the 1,000 factors within the books, Dvorak is waiting for the remainder of the season with a brand new aim: scoring over 56 factors in a single sport as he seems to be to interrupt Moody’s document.

“I used to be simply on a telephone name with [Moody] the opposite day saying, ‘Look out, I’ll beat your document this 12 months.’ And he stated, ‘I hope you do,’” stated Dvorak.

Whereas his achievements on the court docket can’t be understated, his successes within the classroom have made Dvorak a mannequin for others to emulate. The senior has persistently maintained a robust GPA.

At all times hungry for fulfillment, Dvorak prepares to graduate and transfer on to the following degree, he says that he’s grateful for the alternatives and experiences he has had at Dickinson Excessive College and regardless of future colours he might put on, will all the time be Orange and Black in his coronary heart.

“I believe basketball made me a greater particular person throughout. The belongings you study in basketball dont simply correlate to the court docket and our coaches and our program preaches that,” Dvorak stated. “So I give credit score to educate Glasser for that and our teaching workers, as a result of not everybody goes to achieve success in basketball, however that does not imply you allow with out classes once you have been a part of the workforce.”