North Dakota
Post 2 knocks off Grand Forks in North Dakota Legion state tourney quarterfinals
FARGO — Top-seeded Fargo Post 2 rode stiff pitching to defeat the No. 9 Grand Forks Royals 9-0 in the quarterfinals of the North Dakota American Legion state baseball tournament at Starion Bank Field.
Post 2 starter Carson Shiek proved a tricky task for Royals hitters. Shiek allowed only one hit and one walk with four strikeouts in six innings to pick up the win.
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Shiek said a blend of pitches helped keep Grand Forks guessing at the plate.
“(My) slider was amazing today,” Shiek said. “It really helped in the late and early counts. My fastball had a lot of tail on it today, which is great. It really got the hitters off balance.”
Landon Hale closed out the game in the seventh inning, granting two hits and striking out two.
“I liked how we executed when we needed to,” said Post 2 head coach Luke Rustad.
Post 2 found the run column in the first inning when Connor Holm ripped a double into the alley in right-center field to score Adam Leininger from first base.
Fargo added two more runs in the second inning. Post 2 left fielder Wyatt Kosidowski laid down a sacrifice bunt to score Jaxon Beiswenger.
Beiswenger, who walked, reached third base on a Jordan Leininger single to left field.
Leininger reached third on the throw on the play and Jonah DeJong knocked him in with a sacrifice fly.
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Post 2’s Sam Ovsak and Adam Leininger opened the third inning with back-to-back singles. Ovsak advanced to third on a wild pitch and was scored on Holm’s sacrifice fly.
Fargo broke open the game with a five-run sixth inning. Leininger drove an RBI single to right field to score Jaxon Beiswenger. DeJong walked to load the bases and Landon Meier knocked a two-run single to left field, scoring Meier and Wyatt Kosidowski. DeJong and Meier then both scored on a wild pitch.
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Holm paced Post 2 going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Adam Leininger and Jordan Leininger also had two hits.
Grand Forks’ Brayden Brevik, Adrian Gonzales and Matt Dosch all had a hit. Rylen Kotrynta worked all six innings and struck out two.
“(Post 2) played some small ball on us and executed well,” said Royals head coach Nick Chine. ” It’s win or go home from here on out.”
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Grand Forks will continue their tournament in the losers bracket at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1.
Post 2 will face off against the winner of No. 5 Fargo Post 400 and No. 4 Minot in the winners bracket semifinals at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31.
“The pitchers have to keep throwing strikes and stay consistent,” Shiek said. “We have to keep putting up runs and keep the bats hot.”
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After graduating from North Dakota State University, Haugland joined the Forum in January of 2023. Readers can reach him at 701-241-5508 or by emailing ahaugland@forumcomm.com
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) -A North Dakota woman is facing a federal involuntary manslaughter charge after a deadly crash on an American Indian reservation last fall.
A federal grand jury indicted Brittany Renne Laverdure on April 22, 2026, accusing her of killing a person while driving under the influence of multiple substances on or about Sept. 21, 2025, in Indian country in North Dakota.
Because the incident occurred in Indian country, the case falls under federal jurisdiction, specifically under 18 U.S.C. § 1153, which gives the federal government authority to prosecute certain crimes committed by Native Americans on tribal lands. The indictment identifies Laverdure as an Indian under that statute.
According to the indictment, Laverdure acted with “wanton and reckless disregard for human life amounting to gross negligence.” Prosecutors say she attempted to make a U-turn and pulled into oncoming traffic while impaired, without due care for the safety of others.
The victim’s name is not being reported at this time and court documents did not provide any further details on the incident.
An arrest warrant was issued April 23, 2026 and a special agent with the FBI arrested Laverdure on April 28, 2026, in Grand Forks.
Laverdure is scheduled to stand trial June 23, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Peter D. Welte in Fargo. The trial is expected to last four days.
Involuntary manslaughter under federal law carries a maximum sentence of eight years in prison.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – North Dakota has a new junior duck stamp winner.
On Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held an awards ceremony for the state contest at the Heritage Center in Bismarck. 900 kids submitted entries.
16-year old, Gabe Coleman, from Baldwin, took first place overall with his entry which is an acrylic painting of a pair of blue-winged teal. Gabe has been entering the contest since he was in kindergarten, but this year is the first time he took best of show.
“For all my nine years, this is what I have been trying to do, and I finally achieved it this year. To win it is actually amazing”, said Coleman, who is a homeschooled sophomore.
Coleman has another reason to celebrate. As the top finisher in the state, his winning artwork advanced to the national competition. He ranked among the top 15 out of 13-thousand entries in the national contest.
Runner-Up Best of Show (Second Place) in the North Dakota contest this year went to first time-entrant Kamryn Nissen from Grand Forks. Kamryn, a sophomore at Thompson Public School, used colored pencils to design her entry of a mallard drake in eclipse plumage.
The Conservation Message winner was Brandi Agnew, a seventh grader from Menoken, with her message: “Protect the prairie; preserve the hunt.”
The call for entries is an educational program that uses science and art to encourage students to explore wildlife, conservation, and recreation.
Copyright 2026 KFYR. All rights reserved.
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