North Dakota
Kindred Vikings defeat Shiloh Christian, advance to third boys state basketball title game in four years
FARGO — For the third time in four years, the Kindred Vikings are heading to a boys basketball state championship game.
Kindred defeated the Shiloh Christian Skyhawks 56-46 in Friday night’s North Dakota Division A state semifinal at the Fargodome to advance to the title game.
The Vikings will take on the
Devils Lake Firebirds, who defeated Grafton in the semifinals
, in Saturday’s championship game
After missing a chance to go to the Class B tournament last season, the Vikings are glad to be back in a title game this year, said coach Brad Woehl.
“It feels really good,” said Woehl. “We have a great group of kids. We fell a little short of going to the state tournament last year against Central Cass.
“These kids have worked hard and put a lot of time into it. A lot of time and dedication. I am very proud of them.”
Kindred’s Karson Ouse started off hot going 4 of 4 on threes in the first quarter to help the Vikings establish a lead just over a minute in. They never relinquished it.
Ouse finished with a team-high 24 points, finishing with six triples and going 9 of 12 from the field.
“It was important for us (to start strong),” Ouse said. “We came out a little slow yesterday, I thought. We just had to come out strong against these guys because they’re a really good team and they weren’t going to lay down at all.”
For the second night in a row, Kindred’s Jake Starcevic helped get the energy rolling early for the Vikings with the first basket of the game and a handful of steals in the first half.
Like Ouse, Starcevic felt that setting the tone high early was an important factor in getting the win.
“The first three minutes is always huge in any half of basketball,” Starcevic said. “We always come out and try to start fast. We came out and started fast. We let them creep back in a little bit but held them at arm’s length for most of the game.”
Starcevic had eight points while Vikings’ teammates Presley Peraza and Jack Davis each had nine.
“It was awesome,” said Starcevic. “Shiloh is a really good team. We played them tough and they played us tough. Any time you can get a state semifinal win, it feels good. But we’re not satisfied with that. We have some more work to do.
“Devils Lake is a very good team. We’re going to go into (Saturday) with confidence and let the chips fall where they may.”
Ouse shared similar feelings about moving on to the championship game against Devils Lake.
“It’s just an unreal feeling with how much success this program has had,” said Ouse. “We’ve been dreaming of this since the start of the season. But we’re not done yet. We want to go get one more.”
Shiloh Christian’s Atticus Wilkinson scored a team-high 13 points with teammates Caden Englund and James Melberg also cracking double digits with 12 and 10 points. Englund and Wilkinson each had eight rebounds.
Kindred will battle the Devils Lake Firebirds on Saturday for the Division A boys basketball state championship.
Going into the game, the still undefeated Kindred Vikings aren’t focused on their record. The attention, said Woehl, is all on the championship game.
“We don’t talk about not having a loss on the season,” Woehl said. “Devils Lake is going to be a tough matchup. They match our length and physicality. It’s going to be a great game and I’m looking forward to it.”
Saturday’s Division A boys basketball state championship game is set to tip off at 5 p.m. and can be seen on WDAY or streamed on WDAY+.
Shiloh Christian 11 11 14 10 — 46
Kindred 18 10 13 15 — 56
SC: Wilkinson 13, Englund 12, Melberg 10, Westin 7, D. Davis 4.
KIND: Ouse 24, Peraza 9, Davis 9, J. Starcevic 8, Bakko 4, Sunram 2.
North Dakota
Portion of Highway 2 closed in Williams County due to fires as of Saturday evening
WILLIAMS COUNTY, N.D. (KFYR) – The Williams County Sheriff’s Office says there are two large, active fires in the Ray area as of 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
They say one fire began northwest of Ray and the other began south of Highway 2 near the area of 102nd Road NW and 62nd Street NW. The fires are traveling southeast and are burning south of Highway 2 as of Saturday evening.
As of 9 p.m. Saturday, Highway 2 is closed from County Road 9 (133rd Avenue NW) eastbound to 105th Avenue NW. Westbound Highway 2 traffic is recommended to travel north on Highway 40, past Tioga, then west on Highway 50.
They say traffic is still able to travel from Highway 2 south on Highway 85 to get to Williston.
There is not currently an evacuation order in place, but if you require assistance, or there is an emergency, Williams County Sheriff’s Office says to dial 911.
Many local and regional firefighters are actively responding.
Your News Leader will continue to provide updates as we learn more.
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North Dakota
Live box score: No. 7 UND at No. 2 North Dakota State
FARGO — The 117th meeting between North Dakota and North Dakota State will take place Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the Fargodome.
Recaps of scoring plays as they happen will be posted below.
NDSU 7, UND 0, 10:39 left: The Bison move quickly on their first drive. After a questionable 15-yard pass interference on Antonio Bluiett, NDSU’s CharMar Brown scores from 2 yards out.
NDSU 14, UND 0, 2:18 left: After picking up a third-and-7, Cam Miller goes deep for Bryce Lance. Lance beats Clayton Bishop deep for a 36-yard touchdown connection.
North Dakota
Vote 'yes' on North Dakota Measure 1, but 'no' on Measure 3
Two statewide measures on North Dakota’s upcoming ballot offer residents a chance to make a difference in the future of the state — one is based on new economics, the other on new social norms and courtesies.
Measure 1 seeks to make changes to how the state Constitution defines institutions in Grafton, Devils Lake and Jamestown. Measure 3 seeks to decrease the funding that can be expended from the Legacy Fund during a single biennium.
Here’s a look at each:
Although a simple majority vote in the Legislature is required to place a proposed constitutional amendment before the voters, Senate Concurrent Resolution 4001 passed without a single “no” vote during the last legislative session.
The real surprise isn’t that the proposal was unanimously passed, but rather that it’s taken this long. Specifically, the measure seeks to change the official name of the state institutions to be more in line with societal evolution that has taken place over the decades. It would change the State School for the Deaf and Dumb in Devils Lake to the State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; the State Hospital for the Insane in Jamestown to the State Hospital for Individuals With Mental Illness; and the Institution for the Feeble Minded in Grafton to a “facility for individuals with developmental disabilities.” The latter already has been called the Life Skills and Transition Center, but Measure 1 will make it official.
We urge a “yes” vote on Measure 1, and may this be the last time those phrases are used in print.
A statewide vote in 2010 established the Legacy Fund, a piggy bank for the people that collects 30% of tax revenue from oil and natural gas extraction in the state. In its first 13 years, the fund grew past $9 billion.
Now, a constitutional amendment seeks to decrease the amount of principal available for spending each biennium, from 15% to 5% of the total. The amendment would provide for distribution from the Legacy Fund to a Legacy earnings fund, rather than have the accrued earnings be sent to the state’s general fund, as currently happens.
We don’t like the proposal. Why put constraints on future spending, especially if some sort of tragedy or emergency occurs?
And what about the next great idea — one we cannot fathom today but one that might require a large and expedient expenditure to push it to fruition?
Measure 3 seems like an idea not to spend money. We believe North Dakotans should embrace the state’s prosperity. The Legacy Fund was established to provide a better future for the state, and it’s time to start thinking about what that future will look like.
Vote no on Measure 3.
This Forum Communications Co. editorial represents the views of Forum Communications Co., this newspaper’s parent company. It was written by the FCC Editorial Advisory Board.
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