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Ellie Horner is a big reason why Bismarck Century is a win away from state title

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February 23, 2024

Ellie Horner is a big reason why Bismarck Century is a win away from state title

FARGO — When Bismarck junior goaltender Kambree Grabar went down with an injury earlier this season, sophomore Ellie Horner stood up to take her place.

Now eighth-seeded Bismarck Century is taking its place as a state finalist for Saturday’s championship game with two-time defending state champion Fargo North/South at Scheels Arena.

Horner stopped 40 shots in Friday’s semifinal 4-1 victory over Grand Forks, including a wild five-minute span at the end. The Knightriders, down 3-1, were on the power play and later pulled goaltender Leah Bensley for the extra attacker — yet Horner stood tall.

Big-time game. Big-time moment.

Horner stands not much higher than the net itself. “It’s what I’m listed,” she said. “I’m 4-11 without skates.”

But there’s no bigger success story at the state tournament, as Horner has allowed just two goals so far.

“What she’s been able to do is amazing,” said Patriots head coach Tim Meyer. “We’ve always had confidence in her and for her to be rewarded like this is just awesome.”

Bismarck Century goaltender Ellie Horner (30) covers up in front of a pile of players against Grand Forks during a North Dakota girls state semifinal game on Frida, Feb. 23, 2024 at Scheels Arena in Fargo.

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Meyer said Horner has the ability to take advantage of her angles and will get to the top of the paint when necessary.

“That’s why I like to stay on my feet as much as I can, or I get if it’s really close in, to cover that,” Horner said. “I like to come out and be aggressive and have some depth so I can take up as much space as I can.”

Horner stopped 15 of 16 shots in the first period alone, only allowing Mya Mannausau’s goal at 9:42 in the opening frame.

Century sophomore Lily Kuennen broke a 1-1 tie with a goal at 4:26 of the second period. Horner still faced nearly two dozen more shots, but taking that lead provided a huge boost.

“We got the energy,” Horner said of her team adding that goal. “We just got to keep on pushing and that we could actually do this.”

CENTURY GIRLS — Bismarck Century goaltender Ellie Horner (30) reaches for a high shot against Grand Forks during a North Dakota girls state semifinal game on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 at Scheels Arena in Fargo.

Horner stopped all 24 shots she saw in the last two periods, including shutting down three power play opportunities by Grand Forks.

“I had so much adrenaline rushing through my body like I was like, ‘OK, we just go shift by shift and make sure that we’re on top of the puck and make sure that Ellie’s protected,” senior defenseman Alivia Frykman said.

During the regular season and sharing the net with Grabar, Horner went 0-5-1. Since taking the net, she’s 3-1-2, and has two state wins to her credit. It was the 4-1 loss earlier this season to Grand Forks when Horner came on in relief of Grabar.

Now Century (11-13-0) is one win away from a state championship.

“It’s amazing,” Frykman said. “We came in as an eighth seed and nobody expected us to get to this point. I think it’s just like an amazing moment that it just feels surreal. Like it’s crazy.”

“It’s just insane,” Horner added when asked about playing for the title. “I think we’ll all prepare for it the same way as every game. Just stay focused, have energy, play hard and have some fun.”

Meyer, in his 10th season as head coach, is aiming for his seventh state title (mostly with the former Bismarck Blizzard) on Saturday night.

“I mean we’re playing well at the right time,” he said. “I think that’s kind of the message that we had for the group that the goal of the regular season was qualify for state. And once you get there, you can kind of erase all the other numbers right? The records don’t matter anymore. The point totals don’t matter anymore. It’s just all about who shows up for 51 minutes. I’m so proud of our group.”

Rob Beer is the digital content manager for Forum Communications. A journalist with Forum Communications since 1991, he is the editor of The Rink Live. He also assists with other content produced by Forum Communications. He can be reached at rbeer@forumcomm.com.

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North Dakota HS Boys | Girls Basketball Scoreboard from Jan 10, 2026

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January 11, 2026

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High School Basketball logo. Courtesy Midwest Communications.

North Dakota High School Boys | Girls Basketball Scoreboard from Jan 10, 2026

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=

Alexander-Trinity Christian 81, Divide County 58

Beulah 55, Des Lacs-Burlington 26

Harvey-Wells County 61, Nedrose 51

Killdeer 54, Dunseith 52

Linton 75, Sargent County 32

Milbank, S.D. 64, Hillsboro-Central Valley 61

New Salem-Almont 71, Mandaree 32

Our Redeemer’s 89, Kenmare 32

Parshall 71, Trenton 70

Richey-Lambert, Mont. 57, Beach 55

Rothsay, Minn. 71, Richland 38

Shiloh 70, Oak Grove 59

Watford City 77, South Prairie/Max 64

Westby-Grenora 49, Savage, Mont. 40

White Shield 72, Strasburg 55

Dickinson Trinity Shootout=

Central McLean 70, Bowman County 54

Dickinson Trinity 63, Stanley 22

Wilton-Wing 70, South Heart 51

Ramsey County Tournament=

Championship=

North Star 65, Lakota/Adams-Edmore/Dakota Prairie 57

7th Place=

Warwick 72, Benson County 61

5th Place=

Carrington 53, Griggs-Midkota 45

3rd Place=

Devils Lake 73, Larimore 63

Stutsman County Shootout=

Drake-Anamoose 54, South Border 49

Glen Ullin 47, EKM 44

MPB 63, Washburn 59

Midway-Minto 61, Ellendale 53

Napoleon/G-S 53, Kindred 44

Oakes 69, Kidder County 39

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=

Ashby, Minn. 65, Tri-State 49

Benson County 47, Hatton-Northwood 38

Dunseith 46, Killdeer 39

Ellendale 54, South Border 36

Flasher 42, New England 16

Garrison 54, Grant County/Mott-Regent 51

Kenmare 55, Our Redeemer’s 43

Kindred 70, Bottineau 21

Lambert, Mont. 52, Beach 50

Maple River 53, LaMoure 52

Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 57, TGU 54

New Salem-Almont 67, Mandaree 44

North Prairie 67, Westhope 49

Park River 42, Griggs-Midkota 37

Richey-Lambert, Mont. 52, Beach 50

Rothsay, Minn. 65, Richland 32

Sargent County 55, Linton 48

Savage, Mont. 40, Westby-Grenora 33

Shiloh 56, Oak Grove 47

Sisseton, S.D. 66, Oakes 17

Strasburg 39, White Shield 30

Surrey 67, Larimore 38

Trenton 58, Parshall 40

Dickinson Trinity Shootout=

Central McLean 55, Bowman County 41

South Heart 45, Stanley 41

Sanford Pentagon Classic=

West Fargo Horace 70, Tea, S.D. 41

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Bankruptcies for North Dakota and western Minnesota published Jan. 10, 2026

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January 10, 2026

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Filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court

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Kaitlyn Grace Lucier, Fargo, Chapter 7

Samuel Todd Hicks, formerly known as Thomas Samuel Hicks, Fargo, Chapter 7

Teresa and Dominik Renwick, Fargo, Chapter 13

Susan Renee Fuller, formerly known as Susan R. Schaffer, doing business as Susie’s Sparkling Cleaning Service, Fargo, Chapter 7

Shannon Lynn Taylor, Fargo, Chapter 7

Jesse Patrick and Jaime Elizabeth Brown, Williston, Chapter 7

Kerri Lee Weishaar, Minot, Chapter 7

Terry Marie Moritz, Valley City, Chapter 7

Joshua Allen Sewill, Hatton, Chapter 7

Bryan Eugene Flecker, Minot, Chapter 7

Anna Marie Rahm, formerly known as Anna Marie Tanner, and Joshua Edward Rahm, Bismarck, Chapter 13

Sherri Rae Fisher, Baldwin, Chapter 13

Heather Lynn McElroy, formerly known as Heather Anderson, Grand Forks, Chapter 7

Kaitlyn Autrey, Grand Forks, Chapter 7

Michelle Lynn Miller, Fargo, Chapter 13

Kimberly Georgeann Callahan, Fargo, Chapter 13

Erin Elaine and Jose Luiz Murphy, Bismarck, Chapter 7

Shelly and Kieth Quimby, St. Thomas, Chapter 7

Minnesota

Bankruptcy filings from the following counties: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Traverse, Wadena and Wilkin.

David Howard Gilpin, Osakis, Chapter 7

Timothy Virgil Hoag, Moorhead, Chapter 7

Jason Darryl Dykhoff, Ottertail, Chapter 7

Zachary Nicholas Hodgson and Jolynn Beth Warnes, formerly known as Jolynn Beth Hodgson, Kensington, Chapter 7

Riley Matthew Hinman, Alexandria, Chapter 7

Layne Christopher Condiff, Park Rapids, Chapter 13

Thomas Beecher Hoyer, Menahga, Chapter 13

Christine Karen Jakubek, also known as Cristine Anderson, Chapter 7

Chapter 7 is a petition to liquidate assets and discharge debts.

Chapter 11 is a petition for protection from creditors and to reorganize.

Chapter 12 is a petition for family farmers to reorganize.

Chapter 13 is a petition for wage earners to readjust debts.

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Hoeven, Armstrong, Traynor speak on OBBB Rural Health Transformation Fund updates in ND

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January 10, 2026

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Hoeven, Armstrong, Traynor speak on OBBB Rural Health Transformation Fund updates in ND

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – On Friday, North Dakota U.S. Senator John Hoeven, Governor Kelly Armstrong and Health and Human Services Commissioner Pat Traynor explained how the state plans to use millions of dollars from the Big Beautiful Bill’s Rural Health Transformation Fund to transform healthcare across the state.

They spoke extensively about the special session to allocate the funds, and confirmed that it is still tentatively set for Jan. 21.

The Big Beautiful Bill allocated $25 billion for rural healthcare nationwide. North Dakota received $500 million for five years and $200 million for the first year. There is still another $25 billion left to be spent, and North Dakota is hoping to receive an extra $500 million.

“I truly believe that with the plan we’re putting in place and the things we built that line up with that, we’ll get a billion dollars over five years,” said Hoeven.

Federal rules require the state to lock in contracts for the money by October first— a deadline officials say is driving the need for a special session.

In the first year, North Dakota will focus on retention grants to keep existing staff, technical assistance and consultants for rural hospitals, as well as telehealth equipment and home patient monitoring.

A KFYR+ exclusive

Governor Armstrong says the special session will include policy bills tied to how much federal rural health funding the state can earn.

“We’re going to have a physical fitness test for physical education courses, nutrition education, continuing education requirement for physicians, physician assistant licensure compact—which North Dakota has been doing, dealing with that since the heart of the oil boom and moving forward—and then an expanded scope of practice for pharmacists,” said Armstrong.

Hundreds of millions of dollars could reshape healthcare in rural North Dakota, and state leaders say the next few weeks are key to receiving and spending that money wisely.

The governor says he only wants to focus on bills related to the Rural Health Transformation Program during the special session and doesn’t intend to deal with other state issues during that time.

Politicians outline plans for ND Rural Health Transformation Program

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