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Turnovers key as Blue Hawks take down Dakota State on the road

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3 hours ago

October 13, 2024

Turnovers key as Blue Hawks take down Dakota State on the road

MADISON, SD – Dickinson State (5-1, 4-0) continued their North Star Athletic Association dominance with a 38-21 victory over Dakota State University (4-2, 2-2) in Madison, South Dakota. DSU forced 6 turnovers on the day, getting 5 interceptions and fumble recovery to keep control of the game.

“It was a great road win for our guys,” DSU head coach Pete Stanton said. “We made enough plays in all three phases to keep us separated. Six takeaways on defense was big for us. Our guys are looking forward to the Homecoming Game against Mayville State next week.”

Dickinson State started strong with a 43-yard field goal by

Chase Miller

, capping a 13-play drive. Shortly after, quarterback

Will Madler

connected with

Semaj Clark

for a 23-yard touchdown pass, putting the Blue Hawks up 10-0.

Dakota State quickly responded with an 11-yard touchdown pass from AJ Donovan to Austin Lake, closing the gap to 10-7.

However, the Blue Hawks extended their lead at the end of the first quarter when

Jayden Heartwell

intercepted Donovan and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown.

In the second quarter, Dakota State’s Melek Ford caught an 18-yard pass from Donovan to make it 17-14, but Dickinson State answered with another touchdown pass from Madler to Clark, sending the Blue Hawks into halftime with a 24-14 lead.

In the third quarter, Dickinson State extended their lead with a 7-yard rushing touchdown by

Braden Zuroff

. The Trojans attempted a comeback in the fourth, as Tyce Ortman’s 2-yard run narrowed the score to 31-21. However, the Blue Hawks sealed the game late with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Madler to

Gage Gilbert

Madler threw for 174 yards, completing 14 of 29 passes with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in the win.

Semaj Clark

had an outstanding game, recording 7 catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns. Heartwell led the defense for Dickinson State, intercepting 2 passes and returning 1 for a touchdown.

Matt Anderson

had an interception, along with a sack, while

Riley Waters

and

Jack Hartman

both added interceptions as well.

Ryan Racht

collected the only fumble recovery for the Blue Hawks but Anderson and

Johnnie McClusky, Jr.

each forced a fumble in the game.

To watch the game live, please visit the YouTube page at

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeFytcW4XZQ

and live-stats can be followed at

www.dsubluehawks.com/sports/fball/2024-25/boxscores/20240829_xhhr.xml

while radio enthusiasts can join North Dakota Broadcast Hall of Famer Rod Kleinjan on the airwaves at 1230 am and/or

www.kdix.com

for the play-by-play.

For more information about DSU football, please keep reading The Dickinson Press and/or visit their website at

https://www.dsubluehawks.com/sports/fball/index

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North Dakota St. shuts down Southern Illinois 24-3; Dakota Marker Game next

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11 hours ago

October 13, 2024

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North Dakota St. shuts down Southern Illinois 24-3; Dakota Marker Game next

CARBONDALE, I.L. (Valley News Live) – It is another successful business trip for North Dakota State Football, as the Bison pulled away in the second half and shut down the Southern Illinois Salukis 24-3 Saturday.

The defense was spectacular throughout the game, with linebacker Logan Kopp starring for the Bison. He led the team with seven tackles and recorded one of NDSU’s five sacks in the contest.

Barika Kpeenu, Chris Harris, and Marty Brown each scored a touchdown to build a lead and eventually extend it for the 21-point win.

Now, the focus shifts to the Fargodome and perhaps the most anticipated game of the FCS season, a 1-2 battle with South Dakota St. in the Dakota Marker Game.

It will be a nationally televised game on either ESPN2 or ESPNU, and the kickoff time, which likely will be announced Sunday, will be either 6:30 or 7:30 p.m.

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Four fires burning north of Bismarck

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19 hours ago

October 12, 2024

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BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – According to Burleigh County’s emergency manager, there are four fires near the Double Ditch area as of Saturday evening. They estimate the fires are about a mile long.

The involved agencies include, the North Dakota Forest Service, Bismarck Rural Fire Department, Wilton Rural Fire Department and the Bismarck Fire Department. The National Guard has also deployed two Blackhawks.

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Shaw: Defeat the most extreme North Dakota Legislators

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1 day ago

October 12, 2024

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Shaw: Defeat the most extreme North Dakota Legislators

It’s time for North Dakota voters to defeat the most extreme members of the Legislature. These Republicans shamefully support book bans, bash and discriminate against the LGBTQ community and require girls who have been raped to give birth to babies fathered by the rapists. Here are some of the extremists who should go, with more disturbing information about them.

Rep. Jim Kasper of District 46 in Fargo. Kasper had racist, sexist and anti-Islam posts on his Facebook page, apparently failed to report a $5,000 campaign contribution, falsely claimed critical race theory was being taught in North Dakota, tried to gut the Ethics Commission and term limits measures approved by state voters, tried to make it much tougher to vote early and read about masturbation on the House floor.

Kasper is running with extremist Republican Desiree Morton and against Democrats Todd Reisenauer and Will Thompson.

Reps. Ben Koppelman and Andrew Marschall, along with Sen. David Clemens. All three are from District 16 in West Fargo. Koppelman introduced one of the craziest bills of the last session. Namely, he wants to allow guns in bars. What could go wrong? He also opposes local control of elections.

Clemens also introduced an insane bill. Namely, he tried to ban all North Dakotans from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. His attacks against transgender people are cruel and ignorant.

Democrats running in District 16 are Julie West, Phil Weiss and Heather Tyulyandin.

Rep. Claire Cory, who is now running for the Senate from District 42 in Grand Forks. Cory has repeatedly spread false and dangerous information about COVID-19 and tried to abolish common sense preventative measures against the potentially deadly disease. She also wants to make it virtually impossible for voters to approve changes to the state constitution.

Cory was recently charged with drunk driving, as her blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. She didn’t want the public to know about this and pleaded guilty to reckless driving.

Her Democratic opponent is Rodney Gigstad.

Rep. Dan Ruby of District 38 in Minot. Ruby was chair of the loony and fringe Bastiat Caucus, but refused to identify other legislators in that caucus. He was one of three House members who voted against increasing retirement benefits for law enforcement officers.

In voting against child care assistance, Ruby said his answer to the child care crisis is for working people not to have kids. Ruby has 10 children.

Ruby is running with Republican Christina Wolff and against Democrat Lisa Hermosillo.

Sen. Mike Wobbema of District 24 in Valley City. Wobbema disgracefully turned his back on a prayer in the Senate chamber led by a Presbyterian pastor, who preached love and unity. He also said it’s not the state’s responsibility to feed hungry children from low-income families, and astonishingly questioned whether they really want to eat.

Wobbema’s opponent is Democrat Knut (Pete) Gjovik.