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FARGO — Week 6 of the North Dakota highschool soccer season is upon us and there is no scarcity of video games to comply with this Friday evening.
The slate encompasses a battle of ranked groups in 11AA, a battle of ranked groups in 11A, a battle between the top-ranked groups in each of these divisions, and a battle between the highest Area 1 groups in 11B.
Listed here are the video games to go out to or comply with together with this week:
So many unknowns in 11AA nonetheless. Will this be the sport that lastly tells us one thing? Eh, in all probability not. I really feel like we can’t have any thought of who may win the state championship this 12 months till that group is topped Nov. 11 on the Fargodome.
And the historical past between these two groups? There’s none. That is the primary time the Deacons and Sabers will sq. off towards one another. Excellent 12 months to do it as each groups are stable.
Shanley senior quarterback Michael Rostberg nonetheless leads the best way within the Japanese Dakota Convention passing class with 1,016 yards and 14 touchdowns via 5 video games. He can thank his receivers — junior Sam Ovsak and senior Vuciri Hakim — for enjoying an element in that. The duo has mixed for 524 receiving yards and 9 of these TDs from Rostberg.
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Since dropping their opening sport to West Fargo Sheyenne, the Sabers have rattled off 4 straight wins. Legacy has a twin operating risk of senior quarterback Logan Miller and senior operating again Carl Henry, who’ve mixed for 9 touchdowns and 690 yards on the bottom. Miller additionally has six passing TDs and 504 yards via the air.
Two stable offenses may flip this one into an East-West shootout.
The Spartans spent one week atop the North Dakota Related Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Affiliation weekly 11A ballot earlier than
falling to rival Fargo South
by three factors final week.
“We confirmed somewhat little bit of a weak spot of ours, I suppose — one thing I did not suppose we had,” North head coach Adam Roland stated following the loss. “I did not suppose we needed to fear about that, but it surely seems to be like we do. So we have got to return and we have to have a great week of observe subsequent week and get onto the following opponent.”
That subsequent opponent — the Roughriders — will not make it any simpler for them. Crimson River brings with it the No. 1 offense within the EDC with 1,937 complete yards. The Spartans, nonetheless, are an in depth second with 1,927 yards this season.
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Junior Peder Haugo continues to be the highest operating again within the EDC with 10 touchdowns and 565 yards for the Spartans. Main the Roughriders is senior operating again Brett Feller with 5 dashing TDs and 373 yards, whereas sophomore quarterback Pearce Parks is the fourth-best within the EDC A division with 579 yards and one passing TD. He is additionally tacked on six dashing scores.
North took this sport 42-8 final season whereas Crimson River completed under .500. With the Roughriders having a greater group this 12 months, count on this to be a great matchup.
This ought to be a very attention-grabbing matchup and undoubtedly the sport to go out to if you happen to’re searching for one.
The Bruins have confronted two 11AA opponents this season, opening the season with a 45-6 win at Williston earlier than being shut out by Shanley two weeks later in a 49-0 rout.
Tough to say what is going to occur this time round. South misplaced to the Eagles final season 33-7, however clearly which means nothing this 12 months.
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Davies has the second-best offense within the EDC AA division with 1,771 yards. The Eagles are led by sophomore quarterback Mason Klabo, who has 656 yards and 6 passing touchdowns this season, whereas including 354 yards and 4 scores on the bottom.
Junior quarterback Kolby Nissen leads the South offensive assault with 394 passing yards and three touchdowns. Junior operating again Damarion Semanko has 356 dashing yards and three TDs, together with the game-winner towards North final week.
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South’s solely loss up to now was the blowout to Shanley, whereas Davies dropped its season opener to Mandan.
The Vikings go to their Area 1 rival for the appropriate to sit down atop the standings.
Kindred has not left the No. 1 spot within the 11B ballot this season, and no group has been capable of resolve the Vikings since Hillsboro-Central Valley handed the defending state champions their final loss on Aug. 27, 2021 — a group the Vikings later beat within the Dakota Bowl to earn their first state title.
The Vikings gained this sport 37-0 final season, however the activity will not be as simple this time, going through the Squirrels on the street.
My prediction? Sorry, Squirrels followers, however till somebody dethrones the Vikings, it is onerous to select towards them. I will take Kindred 31-20 this time round.
WASHINGTON (KMOT) – The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded more than $28 million to West Fargo, Spirit Lake Tribe and the Three Affiliated Tribes.
The majority of the funds went to West Fargo for the installation of a road-rail separation with pedestrian, bike and ADA accommodations.
The Tribes were given partial of the funds to design road maintenance and address drainage issues, road widening, and parking accessibility for all.
The money comes from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, grant program.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott will be moving to other job opportunities.
The chancellor released this statement about his work for the state: “It has been wonderful to be the chancellor and lead the North Dakota system for almost a decade. I am proud of the work we have done as a system during my tenure. I look forward to ensuring the continued success of the students we serve by assisting the Board during the upcoming legislative session.”
Hagerott said he will continue to serve the state of North Dakota as a professor of artificial intelligence and human security.
State Board of Higher Education Chair Tim Mihalick said the State Board of Higher Education is thankful for his leadership: “He has provided a systemwide vision to higher education that is student-centric and fiscally responsible. We look forward to continuing our work together through the next year and a half, to include the upcoming legislative session, and persisting in our shared systemwide higher education goals.”
He said his transition to teaching will be beneficial to the state in the future.
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Analysts think Doug Burgum could be named as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, sparking widespread interest in the North Dakota governor’s life, career, background and finances.
The 67-year-old has governed the state since 2016, but before entering politics he was a well-known businessman and led a software company that was acquired by Microsoft for more than $1 billion. Other business interests boosted his bank balance too; he spent millions on his own White House bid last year, briefly trying to run against Trump before dropping his plans and throwing his weight behind the former president.
Now Burgum’s name has been cited by several political commentators compiling lists about who may be chosen as Trump’s for Republican vice presidential candidate and bookmakers have said the odds are firmly in his favor. Being awarded the role would automatically create a favorite for the 2028 Republican nominee for president if Trump were to win and complete his second allowed term.
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With just weeks to go until the GOP convention, political news outlet The Hill said Burgum was in the top three “most likely” contenders, along with senators J.D. Vance of Ohio and Marco Rubio of Florida.
Business magazine Forbes estimated last November that Burgum is a worth $100 million “at least.” The magazine said he is worth much more than his financial disclosures would suggest, though, because some of his riches are likely to have been disbursed in trusts for his three grown children.
The governor had relatively humble beginnings, working in his family’s grain elevator business through school and college at North Dakota State University, then becoming a chimney sweep before entering an MBA program at Stanford University.
Following the $1.1 billion sale of Great Plains Software in 2001 to the tech giant, Burgum became a senior vice president at Microsoft and was awarded more than 1.7 million Microsoft shares, which then were worth roughly $100 million, according to Forbes. He later left the firm and over the coming decades sold stock regularly as well as undergoing a costly divorce from his first wife, meaning that today the Microsoft stock is just a tiny fraction of his overall portfolio and is worth up to a $1 million.
But Burgum branched out into a string of other business ventures. He has also worked in real estate development and venture capital.
Some analysts have said money is a key factor playing to Burgum’s advantage because he appears to have been modeled in Trump’s own image. He has “two things Trump wants: a fat wallet and thick hair,” Bloomberg columnist and former political reporter Patricia Lopez joked in an opinion piece on Sunday.
While the Associated Press said: “Trump likes rich people. North Dakota’s two-term governor is most definitely rich.” Burgum and his wife, Kathryn, who are said to be extremely friendly with Trump and his team, would bring “money and rich friends to the table.”
Burgum has remained tight-lipped about the VP situation, but he has been a regular face on TV screens as he campaigns for Trump.
Trump told reporters in Philadelphia this weekend that he had chosen who he wanted to join him on the Republican ticket for November’s election but added that he had not yet revealed his choice to anyone.
Newsweek has reached out to Burgum via the governor’s office seeking further information and comment.
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