North Dakota
Scoreboard for Friday, March 1
Results/schedules
Thursday, Feb. 29
Summit League
St. Thomas 88, Omaha 61
South Dakota 88, North Dakota State 68
South Dakota State 72, North Dakota 62
Kansas City 84, Denver 69
Saturday, March 2
Summit League
South Dakota at North Dakota, 1 p.m.
South Dakota State at North Dakota State, 1 p.m.
Denver at St. Thomas, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Oral Roberts, 7 p.m.
NSIC Tournament
Wednesday, Feb. 28
First round
At high seed
No. 8 Sioux Falls 68, No. 9 Bemidji 66
No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State 74, No. 12 St. Cloud State 63
No. 6 Winona State 95, No. 11 Northern State 65
No. 7 Augustana 75, No. 10 Wayne State 62
Quarterfinals
At Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Saturday, March 2
5) No. 8 Sioux Falls vs. No. 1 Minnesota State Mankato, 11 a.m.
6) No. 7 Augustana vs. No. 2 Minnesota Duluth, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
7) No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State vs. No. 4 Minot State, 11 a.m.
8) No. 6 Winona State vs. No. 3 Minnesota State Moorhead, 1:30 p.m.
Semifinals
At Sanford Pentagon
Monday, March 4
9) Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 11 a.m.
10) Game 8 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 1:30 p.m.
Championship
At Sanford Pentagon
Tuesday, March 5
11) Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 4 p.m.
Results/schedules
Thursday, Feb. 29
Summit League
Denver 74, Kansas City 60
Omaha 79, St. Thomas 62
South Dakota State 103, North Dakota 47
North Dakota State 63, South Dakota 54
Saturday, March 2
Summit League
North Dakota State at South Dakota State, 2 p.m.
North Dakota at South Dakota, 2 p.m.
Oral Roberts at Kansas City, 2 p.m.
St. Thomas at Denver, 4 p.m.
NSIC Tournament
Wednesday, Feb. 28
First round
At high seed
No. 8 Minnesota State Moorhead 72, No. 9 Winona State 67
No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State 93, No. 12 Augustana 85
No. 6 Minnesota Duluth 73, No. 11 Sioux Falls 69
No. 7 St. Cloud State 78, No. 10 Minot State 61
Quarterfinals
At Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Saturday, March 2
5) No. 8 Minnesota State Moorhead vs. No. 1 Minnesota State Mankato, 4:30 p.m.
6) No. 7 St. Cloud State vs. No. 2 UMary, 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
7) No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State vs. No. 4 Northern State, 4:30 p.m.
8) No. 6 Minnesota Duluth vs. No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul, 7 p.m.
Semifinals
At Sanford Pentagon
Monday, March 4
9) Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 4:30 p.m.
10) Game 8 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m.
Championship
At Sanford Pentagon
Tuesday, March 5
11) Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m.
NCAA Division III Tournament
Friday, March 1
First round
At Wartburg, Waverly, Iowa
Illinois Wesleyan 75, Concordia 62
Wartburg 72, Wisconsin Lutheran 65
Saturday, March 2
Second round
At Wartburg, Waverly, Iowa
Illinois Wesleyan vs. Wartburg, 7:30 p.m.
Polls
North Dakota Class AA – Feb. 23 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Minot (12) 20-1 67
2. Fargo Davies (2) 17-4 51
3. Bismarck 16-5 50
T4. Bismarck Century 16-5 20
T4. Fargo North 14-7 14
Received votes: West Fargo Sheyenne (15-6)
North Dakota Class A – Feb. 25 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Kindred (16) 20-0 80
2. Grafton 17-3 56
3. Four Winds-Minnewaukan 16-4 46
4. Devils Lake 18-2 42
5. Beulah 17-3 8
Received votes: Des Lacs-Burlington (18-3); Stanley (16-4); Wahpeton (14-6)
North Dakota Class B – Feb. 25 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. North Star (10) 19-1 145
2. Glen Ullin-Hebron (4) 19-1 133
3. Minot Bishop Ryan (2) 18-2 126
4. Bowman County 18-1 117
5. Westhope-Newburg 19-1 113
6. Wilton-Wing 18-2 72
7. Edgeley-KM 17-3 55
8. Hankinson 16-3 46
9. Linton-HMB 17-3 29
10. Sargent County 15-5 22
Received votes: Williston Trinity (16-3); Cavalier (16-4); Alexander (15-3); Our Redeemer’s (14-6)
Results/schedules
Wednesday, Feb. 28
North Dakota
Grafton 71, Hillsboro/CV 43
Four Winds-Minnewaukan 68, Thompson 52
Division B District 1
Barnes County North 59, Oakes 58 (OT)
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 60, Tri-State 58 (OT)
Hankinson 52, Sargent County 43
Division B District 3
North Border 65, Cavalier 52
North Star 70, Midway-Minto 54
Division B District 4
Warwick 57, Griggs-Midkota 55 (OT)
New Rockford-Sheyenne 75, Hatton-Northwood 50
May-Port-CG 59, Nelson County 49
Thursday, Feb. 29
Minnesota
All times at 7:30 unless noted
Wadena-Deer Creek 58, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 57
Goodridge-Grygla-Gatzke 89, Warroad 74
Coon Rapids 74, Sartell 41
Pequot Lakes 65, Aitkin 33
Detroit Lakes 81, Crosby-Ironton 55
Bagley 66, Crookston 58
Friday, March 1
Minnesota
All times at 7:30 unless noted
Southwest Christian 80, Moorhead 67
Moorhead Park Christian 79, Rothsay 45
Fergus Falls 72, Willmar 46
Sauk Rapids-Rice 82, Rocori 58
Sartell 65, St. Cloud Apollo 56
Brainerd 93, St. Cloud Tech 81
Alexandria 74, Bemidji 30
Hawley 54, NCE/UH 41
Staples-Motley 66, Aitkin 46
Mahnomen/Waubun 53, Breckenridge 46
Barnesville 78, East Grand Forks 70
Frazee 61, Lake Park-Audubon 59
Hillcrest Lutheran 65, Pelican Rapids 52
Kittson County Central 88, Crookston 64
Thief River Falls 70, Warroad 68
Fosston 79, Clearbrook-Gonvick 56
North Dakota
East Region tournament
Saturday, Feb. 24
Play-in
No. 9 West Fargo Horace 81, No. 8 Grand Forks Red River 61
Tuesday, Feb. 27
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Fargo Davies 93, No. 9 West Fargo Horace 77
No. 5 Grand Forks Central at No. 4 Fargo South, postponed to Wednesday, Feb. 28
No. 2 West Fargo Sheyenne 76, No. 7 Fargo Shanley 62
No. 3 Fargo North 88, No. 6 West Fargo 80
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Quarterfinals
No. 5 Grand Forks Central 79, No. 4 Fargo South 67
Friday, March 1
Loser-out
At West Fargo Sheyenne
No. 4 Fargo South 74, No. 9 West Fargo Horace 67
No. 6 West Fargo 68, No. 7 Fargo Shanley 67
Semifinals
At West Fargo
No. 1 Fargo Davies 71, No. 5 Grand Forks Central 59
No. 3 Fargo North 72, No. 2 West Fargo Sheyenne 66
Saturday, March 2
State qualifier games
At West Fargo
10) No. 4 Fargo South vs. No. 2 West Fargo Sheyenne, 3 p.m.
At West Fargo Sheyenne
11) No. 6 West Fargo vs. No. 5 Grand Forks Central, 2 p.m.
Championship
At West Fargo
12) No. 1 Fargo Davies vs. No. 3 Fargo North, 7 p.m.
Polls
North Dakota Class AA – Feb. 23 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Minot (14) 19-2 70
2. GF Red River 19-2 56
3. Fargo Davies 18-3 42
4. WF Horace 17-4 21
5. Bismarck Legacy 16-5 14
Received votes: Bismarck (15-6); Mandan (14-7)
North Dakota Class A – Feb. 18 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Thompson (17) 20-0 85
2. Bottineau 19-2 65
3. South Prairie 19-2 51
4. Devils Lakes 16-5 27
5. Nedrose 18-3 17
Received votes: Kindred (16-5); Bismarck Shiloh (17-4)
North Dakota Class B – Feb. 18 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Langdon-EM (10) 21-1 148
2. May-Port-CG (4) 20-2 142
3. Bowman County (2) 20-2 132
4. Central McLean 21-1 122
5. Sargent County 19-3 85
6. Edgeley-KM 18-4 82
7. Maple River 18-4 58
8. Kenmare-Bowbells 16-6 40
9. TGU 18-4 34
10. St. John 18-4 29
Received votes: Washburn (18-4)
Results/schedules
North Dakota
East Region Tournament
Saturday, Feb. 24
Play-in
No. 8 Grand Forks Central 77, No. 9 Fargo South 70
Tuesday, Feb. 27
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Grand Forks Red River 85, No. 8 Grand Forks Central 24
No. 4 West Fargo Sheyenne 83, No. 5 Fargo North 55
No. 2 Fargo Davies 89, No. 7 West Fargo 40
No. 3 West Fargo Horace 92, No. 6 Fargo Shanley 55
Thursday, Feb. 29
Loser-out
At West Fargo Sheyenne
No. 5 Fargo North 59, No. 8 Grand Forks Central 26
No. 6 Fargo Shanley 61, No. 7 West Fargo 53
Semifinals
At West Fargo
8) No. 1 Grand Forks Red River 70, No. 4 West Fargo Sheyenne 45
No. 3 West Fargo Horace 86, No. 2 Fargo Davies 79
Saturday, March 2
State qualifier games
At West Fargo Sheyenne
10) No. 5 Fargo North vs. No. 2 Fargo Davies, noon
11) No. 6 Fargo Shanley vs. No. 4 West Fargo Sheyenne, 10 a.m.
Championship
At West Fargo
12) No. 1 Grand Forks Red River vs. No. 3 West Fargo Horace, 5 p.m.
Division A Girls State Tournament
At Minot State Dome, Minot
Thursday, Feb. 29
Quarterfinals
No. 7 Valley City 64, No. 2 Bottineau 61
No. 3 Devils Lake 64, No. 6 Northern Cass 42
No. 1 Thompson 69, No. 8 Watford City 53
No. 5 South Prairie-Max 75, No. 4 Bismarck Shiloh 64
Friday, March 1
Consolation semifinals
No. 2 Bottineau 57, No. 6 Northern Cass 56
No. 4 Bismarck Shiloh 66, No. 8 Watford City 59
Semifinals
No. 3 Devils Lake 59, No. 7 Valley City 57
No.5 South Prairie-Max 53, No. 1 Thompson 52
Saturday, March 2
7th place
No. 6 Northern Cass vs. No. 8 Watford City, 9:30 a.m.
5th place
No. 2 Bottineau vs. No. 4 Bismarck Shiloh, 11:15 a.m.
3rd place
No. 7 Valley City vs. No. 1 Thompson, 3 p.m.
Championship
No. 3 Devils Lake vs. No. 5 South Prairie-Max, 5 p.m.
Division B Girls State Tournament
At Jamestown Civic Center, Jamestown
Thursday, Feb. 29
Quarterfinals
No. 2 Bowman County 69, No. 7 Maple River 43
No. 6 Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier 43, No. 3 Central McLean 42
No. 1 May-Port-CG 64, No. 8 Kenmare/Bowbells 43
No. 4 Sargent County 54, No. 5 Our Redeemer’s 52
Friday, March 1
Consolation semifinals
No. 3 Central McLean 66, No. 7 Maple River 43
No. 5 Our Redeemer’s 42, No. 8 Kenmare/Bowbells 41
Semifinals
No. 6 Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier 53, No. 2 Bowman County 36
No. 1 May-Port-CG 62, No. 4 Sargent County 35
Saturday, March 2
7th place
No. 7 Maple River vs. No. 8 Kenmare-Bowbells, 1 p.m.
5th place
No. 3 Central McLean vs. No. 5 Our Redeemer’s, 2:45 p.m.
3rd place
No. 2 Bowman County vs. No. 4 Sargent County, 6 p.m.
Championship
No. 6 Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier vs. No. 1 May-Port-CG, 8 p.m.
Minnesota
Section 8-4A Tournament
Monday, Feb. 26
First round
No. 8 Bemidji 72, No. 9 Rogers
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Quarterfinals
No. 1 St. Michael-Albertville 90, No. 8 Bemidji 27
No. 4 Sartell 62, No. 5 Moorhead 44
No. 2 Elk River 73, No. 7 Buffalo 37
No. 3 Brainerd 79, No. 6 Sauk Rapids-Rice 56
Saturday, March 2
Semifinals
At high seed
5) No. 1 St. Michael-Albertville vs. No. 4 Sartell, 2 p.m.
6) No. 2 Elk River vs. No. 3 Brainerd, 1 p.m.
Thursday, March 7
At neutral site
Championship
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m.
Section 8-3A Tournament
Thursday, Feb. 29
Quarterfinals
No. 5 Little Falls 45, Detroit Lakes 44
No. 2 Fergus Falls 59, St. Cloud 48
No. 3 Willmar 47, No. 6 Rocori 37
Saturday, March 2
Semifinals
At high seed
4) No. 5 Little Falls at No. 1 Alexandria, 1 p.m.
5) No. 3 Willmar at No. 2 Fergus Falls, 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 7
At neutral site
Championship
Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.
Section 8-2A Tournament
Thursday, Feb. 29
First round
No. 8 Park Rapids 48, No. 9 Wadena-Deer Creek 44
No. 4 Barnesville 71, No. 13 Crookston 45
No. 5 East Grand Forks 74, No. 12 Thief River Falls 61
No. 7 Frazee 57, No. 10 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 43
No. 3 Menahga 80, No. 14 Warroad 20
No. 6 Hawley 80, No. 11 Roseau 35
Saturday, March 2
Quarterfinals
At high seed
7) No. 8 Park Rapids at No. 1 Perham, 7 p.m.
8) No. 5 East Grand Forks at No. 4 Barnesville, 7 p.m.
9) No. 7 Frazee at No. 2 Pelican Rapids, 7 p.m.
10) No. 6 Hawley at No. 3 Menahga, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6
Semifinals
At Concordia, Moorhead
11) Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 6 p.m.
12) Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7:45 p.m.
Friday, March 8
At Concordia, Moorhead
Championship
Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 7 p.m.
Standings
United States Hockey League
Eastern Conference
Record Points
Dubuque 31-10-6 68
Green Bay 27-11-7 61
Youngstown 26-14-7 59
Muskegon 28-17-2 58
Madison 21-19-6 48
Chicago 20-20-7 47
Cedar Rapids 19-22-7 45
USA Hockey 14-26-2 30
Western Conference
Record Points
x Fargo 39-6-2 80
Sioux City 27-16-6 60
Waterloo 29-17-1 59
Tri-City 23-15-8 54
Sioux Falls 22-22-5 49
Lincoln 20-21-4 44
Des Moines 19-24-4 42
Omaha 7-35-3 17
x Clinched playoffs
y Clinched conference
Results/schedules
Thursday, Feb. 29
Youngstown 10, Waterloo 4
Friday, March 1
Waterloo 7, USA Hockey 4
Dubuque 6, Youngstown 4
Madison 4, Muskegon 3
Des Moines 6, Sioux City 1
Cedar Rapids 6, USA Hockey 3
Chicago 5, Green Bay 4 (OT)
Sioux Falls 5, Fargo 2
Tri-City 4, Lincoln 3 (OT)
Saturday, March 2
Madison at USA Hockey, 6 p.m.
Dubuque at Youngstown, 6:05 p.m.
Des Moines at Sioux City, 6:05 p.m.
Sioux Falls at Fargo, 6:05 p.m.
Lincoln at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Waterloo at Muskegon, 6:10 p.m.
USA Hockey at Cedar Rapids, 7:05 p.m.
Omaha at Chicago, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
Green Bay at USA Hockey, 3 p.m.
USA Hockey at Des Moines, 3 p.m.
Omaha at Chicago, 3:05 p.m.
Lincoln at Tri-City, 4:05 p.m.
Results/schedules
Friday, March 1
Big Ten
Penn State 5, Ohio State 2
Minnesota 6, Michigan 2
Michigan State 5, Wisconsin 2
NCHC
Minnesota Duluth 3, Colorado College 2 (SO)
Omaha 4, Miami 3
Denver 6, St. Cloud State 2
North Dakota 5, Western Michigan 3
CCHA
Bemidji State 6, Minnesota State 0
Lake Superior 4, Ferris State 1
St. Thomas 2, Michigan Tech 0
Northern Michigan 4, Bowling Green 1
Saturday, March 2
Big Ten
Penn State at Ohio State, 4 p.m.
Michigan at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.
Michigan State at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
NCHC
Minnesota Duluth at Colorado College, 8 p.m.
Omaha at Miami, 6:05 p.m.
Denver at St. Cloud State, 7:30 p.m.
Western Michigan at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m.
CCHA
Minnesota State at Bemidji State, 6:07 p.m.
St. Thomas at Michigan Tech, 5:07 p.m.
Bowling Green at Northern Michigan, 5:07 p.m.
Results/schedules
Friday, March 1
WCHA Tournament
Ohio State 10, Bemidji State 1
Minnesota Duluth 5, St. Cloud State 0
Minnesota State 5, Minnesota 4
Wisconsin 4, St. Thomas 2
Saturday, March 2
WCHA Tournament
Bemidji State at Ohio State, 1 p.m.
St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth 3 p.m.
Minnesota State at Minnesota, 3 p.m.
St. Thomas at Wisconsin, 4 p.m.
Results/schedules
Minnesota
Section 8-2A Tournament
Wednesday, Feb. 28
At MAC, St. Cloud
Championship
No. 4 Elk River/Zimmerman 3, No. 6 Buffalo-Annandale 0
Minnesota
Section 8-A Tournament
Thursday, Feb. 29
At Warroad
Championship
No. 2 Warroad 4, No. 1 East Grand Forks 3 (2OT)
Results/schedules
Saturday, March 2
MSU Moorhead at NCAA Super Region 5, 9 a.m.
Concordia at NCAA Upper Midwest Regional, 1 p.m.
Results/schedules
Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament
At Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Thursday, Feb. 29
Class A
Quarterfinals
No. 2 Staples-Motley 52, LeSueur-Henderson 9
No. 3 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 51, United North Central 18
No. 1 Chatfield 50, Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale-Parkers Prairie 9
No. 5 Jackson County Central 36, No. 4 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 33
Consolation semifinals
No. 2 Staples-Motley 38, No. 3 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 21
No. 1 Chatfield 49, No. 5 Jackson County Central 12
Semifinals
United North Central 43, LeSueur-Henderson 14
No. 4 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 28, Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale-Parkers Prairie 21
5th place
No. 4 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 34, United North Central 18
3rd place
No. 3 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 36, No. 5 Jackson County Central 34
Championship
No. 1 Chatfield 47, No. 2 Staples-Motley 7
Class 2-A
Quarterfinals
No. 2 Kasson-Mantorville 35, Dawson-Boyd-LQPV-Montevideo 24
No. 3 Totino-Grace 43, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 21
No. 1 Simley 46, Little Falls 18
No. 4 Becker 31, No. 5 Watertown-Mayer 21
Consolation semifinals
Dawson-Boyd-LQPV-Montevideo 46, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 12
No. 5 Watertown-Mayer 34, Little Falls 24
Semifinals
No. 2 Kasson-Mantorville 38, No. 3 Totino-Grace 24
No. 1 Simley 43, No. 4 Becker 23
5th place
Dawson-Boyd-LQPV-Montevideo 42, No. 5 Watertown-Mayer 18
3rd place
No. 3 Totino-Grace 30, No. 4 Becker 30
Championship
No. 1 Simley 32, No. 2 Kasson-Mantorville 26
Class 3-A
Quarterfinals
No. 2 St. Michael-Albertville 42, Willmar 14
No. 3 Shakopee 45, Apple Valley 11
No. 1 Mounds View 43, Forest Lake 18
No. 5 Albert Lea 33, No. 4 Hastings 32
Consolation semifinals
Willmar 41, Apple Valley 24
Hastings 37, Forest Lake 27
Semifinals
St. Michael-Albertville 45, Shakopee 14
Mounds View 39, Albert Lea 20
5th place
Willmar 35, Hastings 27
3rd place
Shakopee 44, Albert Lea 11
Championship
St. Michael-Albertville 47, Mounds View 10
Results/schedules
Saturday, March 2
N.D. Boys Swimming and Diving State Meet, 9:45 a.m.
Results/schedules
Saturday, March 9
NCAA Indoor Championships, in Boston, Mass.
NCAA DII Indoor Championships, in Pittsburg, Kan.
Results/schedules
Friday, March 1
Summit League
UIC 4, North Dakota 3
North Dakota State 9, Georgetown 2
Seton Hall 8, North Dakota 4
North Dakota State 8, Lipscomb 1
Saturday, March 2
Summit League
North Dakota State at Murray State, 10 a.m.
North Dakota at Florida International, 11:30 a.m.
North Dakota State vs. Lipscomb, 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
Summit League
North Dakota State at Georgetown, 10 a.m.
Results/schedules
Thursday, Feb. 29
Oregon State 19, North Dakota State 7 (F/7 inn.)
Friday, March 1
Oregon State 6, North Dakota State 5
Saturday, March 2
North Dakota State at Oregon State, 3:05 p.m.
Concordia vs. Mount Union, 8:15 p.m.
Concordia vs. Sage, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, March 3
North Dakota State at Oregon State, 2:35 p.m.
Concordia vs. Allegheny, 8:15 p.m.
Concordia vs. Penn State Brandywine, 12:45 p.m.
Monday, March 4
Concordia vs. Neumann, 9:15 a.m.
Concordia vs. Rivier, 11:30 a.m.
Results/schedules
Monday, March 4
Concordia vs. Calvin, 8 a.m.
Concordia vs. Carthage, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5
Concordia vs. Concordia Wisconsin, 6:30 a.m.
Monday, March 4
Concordia vs. Calvin, 8 a.m.
Concordia vs. Carthage, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5
Concordia vs. Concordia Wisconsin, 6:30 a.m.
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On this day in 1971, Rugby repeated as North Dakota’s high school sand greens golf champion behind medalist Dwight Stempson’s winning performance.
Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:
Rugby Repeats As Sand Greens Golf Champion
RUGBY, N. D. — Rugby repeated as North Dakota high school sand greens golf champion here Wednesday, posting a four-man total of 293 strokes for 18 holes.
Led by medalist Dwight Stempson’s medalist 36-35 — 71, the Panthers were eight strokes ahead of runnerup Stanley, which had a 301. Following were Garrison 311, Beulah 315, Leeds 322, Ashley 323, Bottineau 328, Pembina 329, Tioga 332, Parshall 341 and Hettinger 342.
Stempson and teammate Bruce Carlson each had one-under par 71s, but Carlson was unable to be at the regional and wasn’t qualified for individual honors.
Rounding out the Rugby totals were Delwin Wilson 40-37 — 77 and Dennett Hutchinson 35-39 — 74. Gary Kirchoffner, 41-39 — 80, was Rugby’s fifth entrant with the best four-of-five scores counted.
Runnerup Stanley was led by Steve Springan’s 34-38 — 72 and Joe Springan’s 36-38 — 74. Their two-man total of 146 strokes was good enough for the doubles title. Two strokes back with a 148 was the duo of Stempson and Wilson. Stan Saathoff and Mike Stepina of Garrison each had 76s for a 152 total and the Ashley combo of Steve Maier (76) and Dave Kretschmar (78) was fourth with a 154.
Stempson was the driving contest winner with a distance of 280 yards. Chris Knutson of Garrison headed the pitch and putt competition.
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Walhalla keeps the oldest buildings in North Dakota, fur-trade posts from the 1840s still standing near the Canadian line. Medora sits out in the Badlands, where a French aristocrat tried to build a beef empire in 1883. Garrison fishes one of the largest reservoirs in the country, and Jud has turned nearly every wall in town into a mural. The frontier era left marks across North Dakota that most of the Plains has paved over, and these ten towns still carry them. Each one holds a specific piece of the state’s history and geography.
Garrison
Garrison sits on the north shore of Lake Sakakawea, the reservoir the Garrison Dam holds back on the Missouri River and one of the largest reservoirs in the country. Anglers come year-round for walleye, northern pike, and chinook salmon, and the lake also draws boaters, campers, and shoreline hikers. In town, the open-air Heritage Park Museum preserves a one-room schoolhouse, a railroad depot, a country church, and a homesteader cabin from the turn of the last century. Fort Stevenson State Park, three miles southwest, marks the site of an 1860s military post with an interpretive guardhouse, a marina, a campground, and lakeside trails. Garrison leans into its self-declared title as the Walleye Capital of North Dakota with Wally the Walleye, a 26-foot fiberglass fish on Main Street.
Mayville
Mayville State University anchors this Red River Valley town in Traill County. The public four-year college opened in 1889 as one of the six original state normal schools authorized at North Dakota statehood, and its calendar still drives the town through Comet athletics, theater productions, and the annual Festival of Trees. Island Park, set along the Goose River where it runs through downtown, holds the town’s main recreation space with picnic areas, playgrounds, and a community pool. The volunteer-tended Rainbow Garden along the riverbank mixes themed plantings with folk-art sculptures. The Mayville Water Park runs its pool and slides from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Lisbon
Lisbon grew up along the Sheyenne River in Ransom County as a Northern Pacific Railroad town, and its 1889 Opera House, now restored and on the National Register, still hosts theater and music. Brick storefronts from the same era line Main Street. Just south of town, the Sheyenne National Grassland protects 70,000 acres of tallgrass prairie, the largest publicly owned tallgrass prairie in the country, with trails open to hikers, riders, and limited hunting. Prairiewood Vineyard, about six miles out, grows cold-climate grapes and pours tastings on weekends.
Fort Ransom
Fewer than 100 people live in Fort Ransom year-round, deep in the wooded Sheyenne River Valley. Fort Ransom State Park preserves the site of an 1867 Army outpost built to guard settlers and the wagon route toward the Black Hills, and it now offers camping, paddling on the Sheyenne, and cross-country skiing. The park’s Sodbuster Days each September run horse-powered farming, threshing, and traditional-craft demonstrations, and the Sheyenne Valley Arts and Crafts Festival fills it over the Fourth of July weekend. The town anchors the Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway, a 63-mile route through some of the most varied terrain in the state.
Devils Lake
Devils Lake takes its name from the Dakota “Mni Wak’áŋ,” or Spirit Water, and sits beside the largest natural lake in North Dakota. Between 1993 and 2011, floodwaters more than doubled the lake, swelling it from roughly 70 square miles to over 200 and swallowing roads, farms, and woodland as it rose. Today it holds one of the most productive perch and walleye fisheries in the Upper Midwest. Graham’s Island State Park, on the western shore, is the main access point, with cabins, a campground, a swimming beach, and boat ramps. Fort Totten State Historic Site nearby preserves an 1867 military post with sixteen original buildings restored to tell its story through 1890.
Medora
Medora is the gateway to the south unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, set in the Badlands of western North Dakota. The Marquis de Mores, a French aristocrat, founded the town in 1883 and named it for his American wife, Medora von Hoffman; his Chateau de Mores hunting lodge still stands as a state historic site with the family’s original furnishings. The Maltese Cross Cabin, near the park visitor center, is the cabin Theodore Roosevelt used during his 1880s ranching years, the period that shaped his later conservation work. Each summer the Burning Hills Amphitheatre stages the Medora Musical, a Western-themed show running since 1965 in a natural bluff theater over the Badlands. The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame keeps permanent exhibits on ranching, rodeo, and Indigenous horse culture.
Walhalla
Walhalla, founded in 1845 on the banks of the Pembina River, is among the oldest towns in North Dakota. The Kittson Trading Post, built by American Fur Company agent Norman Kittson, stands at the Walhalla State Historic Site and is often called the oldest building in the state; the nearby Gingras Trading Post, the 1840s home and store of Métis trader Antoine Blanc Gingras, holds an equal or older claim. Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area cuts the deepest canyon in North Dakota, carved by the Pembina River, with trails for hiking, biking, and ATVs. Frost Fire Mountain runs downhill skiing and snowboarding in winter and an outdoor theater season in summer.
Valley City
Valley City earns its nickname, the City of Bridges, from the eleven bridges that cross the Sheyenne River and its tributaries within the city limits. The Hi-Line Railroad Bridge, finished in 1908 and listed on the National Register, runs 3,860 feet across the valley and stands 162 feet above the water, one of the longest single-track railroad bridges in the country. The town sits at the eastern end of the 63-mile Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway, and Valley City State University, founded in 1890, keeps the local calendar busy with Vikings athletics and the annual Hi-Liner Days festival.
Jud
Jud holds fewer than 100 residents in LaMoure County and is named for Judson LaMoure, an early state legislator. Since the early 2000s, residents and visiting artists have painted murals across nearly every building in town, including the post office, the grain elevator, the fire hall, and several houses, turning the place into a walkable open-air gallery of prairie wildlife, rural scenes, and abstract patterns. The annual Jud Art Festival each summer brings in regional artists and live music. Most travelers come for the murals and the sight of an entire town organized around one creative project.
Bottineau
Bottineau sits a little over ten miles south of the Canadian border as the gateway to the Turtle Mountains. Its mascot, the 30-foot fiberglass Tommy the Turtle, went up in 1978 riding a 34-foot snowmobile and is billed as the world’s tallest turtle statue. Pride Dairy on Main Street is the last small-town creamery still operating in North Dakota, known for its Juneberry ice cream. Lake Metigoshe State Park, about fifteen miles north, offers boating, kayaking, fishing, and winter ice fishing. Bottineau Winter Park, the largest ski area in the state, runs ten runs across 200 vertical feet plus a tubing hill, and Dakota College at Bottineau, established in 1906, anchors the campus side of town.
Where The Frontier Still Shows
What these ten towns share is how much of the frontier they kept. The Missouri River and Lake Sakakawea shaped Garrison. The Sheyenne River Valley runs through Fort Ransom, Lisbon, and Valley City. The Pembina Gorge holds Walhalla on the Canadian border, the Badlands hold Medora, and the Turtle Mountains rise behind Bottineau. Each one still keeps its 19th-century buildings and the kind of small-town institutions that have closed almost everywhere else.
Why North Dakota?
District Game Warden Noah Raitz
I admit that when I was first thinking about getting into conservation enforcement, I was not thinking about moving to North Dakota. Not because I didn’t like the state or had a reason not to move here. It was the opposite. I lacked the knowledge of what North Dakota had to offer. I was also in high school, so I had no idea what my plan was other than going to college.
I was just talking about this with another warden and the recruitment of candidates for our game warden positions. Sure, we hire wardens born and raised in North Dakota, but that’s not a requirement for the job. As proof of that, I grew up 30 minutes from the North Dakota border but didn’t start to think of it as an option until college.
I attended the University of North Dakota and one summer I worked for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department as a fisheries seasonal in Devils Lake. I enjoyed the work, but it also showed me the fishing opportunities the state offered that I had never explored before.
I also helped with sharp-tailed grouse surveys in college, which showed me the upland hunting opportunities that, again, I had never explored.
I grew up hunting waterfowl, but not in North Dakota until college, when I was introduced to field hunting. As you can guess, this showed me the prized waterfowl hunting so many people are passionate about in North Dakota.
I say all that because North Dakota’s habitat and natural resources are worth appreciating. It might not be flashy mountains or cabin-packed lakes, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a lot to offer. We have the prairie, badlands, the Missouri River system, and many other unique landscapes throughout the state.
What do those have in common? They are made up of large areas of undeveloped landscapes for anyone to enjoy. Or in my case, to work in. That’s my office, the habitat for our fisheries and wildlife resources. I may not have a fast-food restaurant or big shopping mall down the road, but I do have various hunting and fishing opportunities within 5 minutes of my house.
I was asked recently what the favorite part of my job is, and it wasn’t very difficult to answer. It’s the interactions I get to have with the public. Getting to listen to a young angler tell me about the big fish they caught, or a new hunter showing off their first duck. It’s also the older generation telling me about hunting or fishing stories from before I was born.
To circle back to where I started, I did not expect to end up in North Dakota, but I am sure glad I did. Enforcing game and fish regulations is easy when the majority of our interactions don’t end in a citation, but instead a hunter or anglers’ story about that day’s success or defeat.
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