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Killdeer Cowboys embrace new leadership
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The Killdeer Cowboys welcome a brand new head basketball coach to the workforce this yr, Greg Pruitt, who’s taking up for Andy Murphy. The Cowboys had an 8-14 document final season and have two of their finest scorers returning to this system. Their focus is to be a Prime 8 workforce in Area 7 and enhance steadily every single day.
Pruitt is a long-time coach within the Dickinson space and has 25 years of teaching expertise. He was at Glen Ullin Hebron the final 4 years as their head coach and led the Coronary heart River Cougars for 11 years previous to that. He was additionally an assistant coach with Gregg Grinsteinner at Trinity for 11 years.
“Coach Nick Walker referred to as and requested if I needed to come back to Killdeer; he was going to be the athletic director and I needed to make the most of that chance as a result of he’s been a terrific teaching mentor of mine and we’ve coached in opposition to one another for a few years,” Pruitt mentioned. “Simply to be in the identical program collectively is one thing that I assumed would assist me fulfill my teaching goals.”
The Cowboys don’t have any new gamers on the workforce this yr and no All-State or all Area picks, however they’ve a robust lineup of youngsters with the potential to be All-Area this season.
Killdeer’s beginning 5 will include 6’5 freshman ahead Jaxon Reese, sophomore heart/ahead Owen Schleppenbach, 6’4 senior Crimson Sky Starr (also called Hank), sophomore guard Cooper Bang, and guard/ahead Jekori Dahlen.
Starr is a 3-year starter for the Cowboys and is the main scorer for the workforce. Final yr he averaged 11.4 factors per recreation, 6.2 rebounds per recreation, 20 steals, 26 assists and 36 blocks. Schleppenbach was shut behind him with 11.9 factors per recreation and seven.4 rebounds per recreation. 9 of the 12 boys on the roster are over 6 ft tall.
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The Cowboys graduated three seniors, Colby Asay, Owen Duttenhefner and Keith Dukart. Each Asay and Dukart have been starters. Two-sport athlete Calvin Dobitz may also not be returning to this system this season as a result of a soccer knee damage.
Killdeer’s purpose for the season is to make it to the Regional Event, which they haven’t carried out for eight years.
“Getting them into the ultimate 8 could be an enormous accomplishment for us,” Pruitt mentioned. “We’re going to come every single day and work arduous to enhance. We’ve got a purpose of 1% higher every single day. Up to now in our preseason the children have introduced that, and the power degree has been nice.”
Pruitt says one of many workforce’s greatest battles can be adjusting to a brand new coach and training model. The boys have been working to protect within the full courtroom, put strain on the opponent’s offense and push the ball in transition.
“The one factor now we have been doing properly in apply is getting after the defensive facet of issues,” Pruitt mentioned. “We’ve got a number of good size, in order that brings a number of availability for the issues we need to do on our defensive schemes. The offense goes to come back because the season goes.”
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North Dakota
North Dakota State Fair kicks off Friday
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MINOT, N.D. (Valley News Live) – The 2024 North Dakota State Fair opens on Friday, July 19, and runs through July 27 with a lineup packed full of entertainment, rides, and family fun.
Fair organizers say the Grandstand Showpass is your ticket to some hot acts in the country music scene, such as Lainey Wilson, Sawyer Brown, Turnpike Troubadours, and Thomas Rhett, along with a demolition derby and the MHA Indian Horse Relay. You can catch all of the acts with the Showpass for $130.
Single ticket shows are also available, including Mötley Crüe with special guest White Reaper, Machine Gun Kelly with Shaboozey opening the show, and hip-hop icon Lil Wayne.
Tickets are available for $85 for Mötley Crüe, $75 for Machine Gun Kelly, and $65 for Lil Wayne, with both standing room and reserved seating options available.
A season gate pass for all nine days at the fair costs $25. You get tickets online by using the “TICKETS” link at www.ndstatefair.com
It’s the 59th year of the North Dakota State Fair tradition in Minot. Fair officials say they drawing over 300,000 visitors annually.
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North Dakota delegates react to former President Trump’s RNC speech
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MILWAUKEE (KFYR/KMOT) – The Republican National Convention wrapped up on Thursday with former President Donald Trump accepting the Republican nomination for president.
We got the chance Thursday night to speak with members of the North Dakota delegation. When we spoke to the delegates, they talked about the enthusiasm that former President Trump brought onto the stage just a week after that assassination attempt on his life.
“Well, it was exciting. He told his story in a very frank way. And it sounds like a very unique way he’s done. It’s not like he’s going to tell it that way again,” said Ben Koppelman, delegate.
“His message was amazing is we just got to make this country great again and get back to what we’re good at working hard drilling for oil, just making America great again,” said Mary Graner, delegate.
“Well, it was longer than I thought it was going to be for sure. But, you know, he gets portrayed as the guy that sows division, and he did just the opposite,” said Scott Louser, delegate.
“Amazing. I mean, breathtaking. It was so awesome. You just felt full of hope and gratitude and promise for our country,” said Wendi Baggaley, delegate.
We spoke with more of our delegates about a whole range of topics, and we will have more follow-ups in the coming days.
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ND American Indian Summit celebrates its 10th anniversary
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – For the last ten years, the North Dakota American Indian Summit has provided information and resources about Native American culture and history for the classroom.
It has also discussed ways to help Native American students work on healing any trauma or improving their mental health to aid their academic success.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the Native American graduation rate ten years ago was 60 percent. That year, the North Dakota American Indian Summit was organized by the Department of Public Instruction. The event’s purpose was to educate teachers on how to lead their Native American students to success in school.
”It became obvious that it was critical, for the success of our state, and for the ability for us to fully thrive to our fullest potential as a state, we needed to make sure that every single student in our school system was meeting their fullest potential,” said Kirsten Baesler, state superintendent.
This year Derrick Boles, a motivational speaker, was invited to be one of the keynote speakers at the summit. Boles’ message was about mental health and taking charge of your life. He said he sees similarities between challenges in the Black community to the ones the Native American community faces.
”There’s so much growth that can happen if we can connect people together, from multiple backgrounds,” said Boles. “So having different experiences, different perspectives and just having everybody thinking the same thing is the issue.”
Over the last 10 years, the Native American student graduation rates have increased, from 60 percent in 2014 to 77 percent in 2023.
”Right before the pandemic, our Native American students were graduating at the same rate as all of our overall graduation rate, and so they were in the upper eighties, lower nineties graduation rate,” said Baesler.
The rates decreased again during the COVID-19 lockdown, but Baesler said they have been on the rise.
This year’s summit was focused on strengthening Native American education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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