G BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE -MARCH 14 The 2015-16 season is complete. Fargo Shanley won three consecutive state titles and has now won 70 straight games...wahpeton won its first state tournament game in 30 years...shanley s Sarah Jacobson was named Miss Basketball...Shanley s Tim Jacobson was named state coach of the year...minot s Cassie Askvig was a Miss Basketball finalist...a WDA teams has played in the state title game in each of the past five seasons (Century, 4; Minot, 1)...The WDA posted a 7-10 record over EDC opponents. Century 18 18-0 10-0 8-0 W18 25-2 10-0 8-1 7-1 Mandan 18 12-6 8-1 4-5 L1 17-10 8-1 4-6 4-3 CHS 18 11-7 8-1 3-6 W2 15-9 9-1 5-6 1-2 Legacy 18 11-7 7-2 4-5 L1 14-11 8-2 4-6 2-3 Jamestown 18 10-8 6-3 4-5 W2 11-12 7-3 4-7 0-2 Minot 18 9-9 6-3 3-6 L3 12-14 7-3 3-8 2-3 Bismarck 18 9-9 5-4 4-5 L2 13-11 6-4 5-5 2-2 St. Mary s 18 7-11 5-4 2-7 W2 10-15 6-4 2-9 2-2 Williston 18 2-16 1-8 1-8 W1 5-17 3-8 2-9 0-0 Dickinson 18 1-17 1-8 0-9 L7 2-20 2-9 0-11 0-0 x-clinched WDA title The 2015-16 season complete March 10 Class A Tournament, Bismarck Event Center Quarterfinal 1W Century 64, 4E West Fargo 53 2E G.F. Red River 60, 3W Legacy 48 1E Fargo Shanley 53, 4W Minot 48 3E Wahpeton 61, 2W Mandan 50 March 11 Class A Tournament, Bismarck Event Center Consolation West Fargo 72, Legacy 52 Mandan 60, Minot 57 Semifinals Century 55, G.F. Red River 41 Fargo Shanley 64, Wahpeton 31 March 12 Class A Tournament, Bismarck Event Center Consolation Championship Mandan 71, West Fargo 69 Third Place G.F. Red River 48, Wahpeton 45 (OT) Championship Fargo Shanley 73, Century 66 (OT) All-Tournament Team Century: Regan Dennis, Kourtney Selensky; Fargo Shanley: Sarah Jacobson, Lauren Rotunda, Emily Dietz; Mandan: Alicia Weiand; GF Red River: Lexi Robson, Allison Hillerbrand; Minot: Cassie Askvig; Wahpeton: Tylee Irwin; West Fargo: Akealy Moton Tournament MVP: Sarah Jacobson, Shanley Century reached the Class A state championship game for a second straight year and fourth time in the past five years. 2015-16: Century That was the previous last year the Class A state title game went to overtime. That year, Shanley defeated Bismarck High, 49-37. 1983 BIARCK HIGH: The Demons (13-11 Overall; 9-9 WDA) had two players named to the All-WDA team in Jaycee Walter and Coral Gillette. TURY: The Patriots (25-2 Overall; 18-0 WDA) finished runner-up at the Class A Tournament to Fargo Shanley for a second straight season. Century and Shanley needed overtime to settle their battle. The Deacons on 73-66. It was the fourth time in five seasons that Century had reached the championship. Century opened the tournament with a 64-53 win over West Fargo and then defeated G.F. Red River, 55-41, in the semifinals. Against WF, three Patriot players were in double figures led by Jenna Fitterer s 17 points. Regan Dennis and Kourtney Selensky each had 16. Dennis had a team-high 13 rebounds while Fitterer had 10. Century led 25-19 at halftime and led by has many as 20 in the second half. Century s reserves added 10 points. Against Red River, Century trailed early before getting its offense in gear en route to the win. Dennis had 18 points to pace the squad while Hannah Holtz added 13. Century led 34-29 at halftime and extended its lead to 14 in the second half. Century went 16 of 19 from the free throw line while Red River was just 6-8. Against Shanley, Century trailed by as many as eight points in the second half but managed to rally and force overtime. Selensky led Century with 14 points. Lexi Brown had 13 and Dennis added 12. Century s bench reserves outscored Shanley s reserves, 10-2. However, Shanley attempted 33 free throws, making 22. Century was just nine of 12 from the free throw. Regan Dennis and Kourtney Selensky were named to the all-tournament team. Dennis, Selensky and Jenna Fitterer were named to the all-wda team. JAMESTOWN: The Blue Jays (11-12 Overall; 10-8 WDA) had one player named to the all-wda team in Megan Gaffaney. ACY: The Sabers (2015: 14-11 Overall; 11-7 WDA) ended their season at the Class A Tournament in Bismarck last week, dropping two games. Legacy was participating in its first state tournament. Legacy fell to G.F. Red River, 60-48, in the quarterfinals. The squad then lost to West Fargo, 72-52, in loser-out play. Against G.F. Red River, Mercedes Baumgartner led the team with 13 points and Brita Feland added 10. The Sabers fell behind early and never did recover. GFRR led 33-13 at halftime and extended its lead to as many as 23 in the second half. Against WF, Whitney Thomas had a team-high 11 points. Legacy trailed 40-22 at halftime and trailed by as many as 29 in the second half. The Sabers received 27 points from its bench reserves. Mercedes Baumgartner was named to the all-wda team. MANDAN: The Braves (17-10 Overall; 12-6 WDA) were the consolation champions at the Class A state tournament last week in Bismarck. Mandan defeated West Fargo, 71-69, in the fifth place game. Mandan opened the tournament with a 61-50 loss to Wahpeton in the quarterfinals. The Braves then rebounded with a 60-57 victory over Minot in loser-out play. The squad played the tournament without one of its key players, Mackensi Higlin, who was injured in the West Region Tournament. Against Wahpeton, Alicia Weiand had 17 points while Megan Zander added 10. Mandan trailed 24-22 at halftime, but couldn t wrestle control in the second half. Wahpeton made 29 or 33 free throws while Mandan went to the line just 15 times, making nine. Against Minot, Kennedy Harris had a team-high 17 ponts while Weiand added 13. Mandan led 35-32 at halftime and stretched its lead to as many as 11 points at one time in the second half. The squad received eight points from its bench reserves. Against WF, Weiand netted 17. Harris and Hannah Hanson added 15 and Courtney Olson chipped in with 11. Mandan trailed for much of the first half and were down 35-31 at halftime. Weiand was named to the all-tournament team. Hanson, Harris and Mackensi Higlin had three players named to the all-wda team. OT: The Majettes (12-12 Overall; 9-9 WDA) ended their season after dropping two games at the Class A Tournament last week in Bismarck. Minot lost to eventual state champion Fargo Shanley, 53-48, in the quarterfinals before losing 60-57 to WDA foe Mandan in loser-out play. Against Shanley, the Majettes rallied from a first half deficit to take a small lead against the top seeded Deacons with just under five minutes to play. However, Shanley, would regain the lead en route to victory. Cassie Askvig and Evie Reynolds both scored 18 points. Minot was 10 of 23 from three-point range. Against Mandan, Askvig finished with a team-high 20 points. Annika Arnold added 18. The Majettes trailed by as many as 11 points in the second half before cutting into the deficit. Cassie Askvig was a Miss Basketball finalist. She was named to all-tournament team and was an all-wda selection. ST. MARY S: The Saints (10-15 Overall; 7-11 WDA) had one player named to the all- WDA team in Sydney Smith. CHS (Belcourt): The Bravettes (15-9 Overall; 11-7 WDA) had two players named to the all-wda team in Ashley Davis and Syann Golus. LISTON: The Coyotes (5-17 Overall; 2-16 WDA) had one player named to the all- WDA team in Katie Nice.
G BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE -MARCH 7 Four WDA teams will return to the Bismarck Event Center this week for the Class A Tournament. Century is the West Region s top seed while Mandan is No. 2; Legacy, No. 3; and Minot, No. 4. Fargo Shanley is the defending state champion. Defending state champion Fargo Shanley has won its last 67 games...bismarck is hosting the Class A Tournament for the first time since 2013...Century qualified for its 14th straight Class A Tournament...Minot s Cassie Askvig was named region senior athlete of the year...century s Ron Metz and Jamestown s Andy Skunberg were named region co-coaches of the year. Century 18 18-0 10-0 8-0 W18 23-1 10-0 8-1 5-0 Mandan 18 12-6 8-1 4-5 L1 15-9 8-1 4-6 3-2 CHS 18 11-7 8-1 3-6 W2 15-9 9-1 5-6 1-2 Legacy 18 11-7 7-2 4-5 L1 14-9 8-2 4-6 2-1 Jamestown 18 10-8 6-3 4-5 W2 11-12 7-3 4-7 0-2 Minot 18 9-9 6-3 3-6 L3 12-12 7-3 3-8 2-1 Bismarck 18 9-9 5-4 4-5 L2 13-11 6-4 5-5 2-2 St. Mary s 18 7-11 5-4 2-7 W2 10-15 6-4 2-9 2-2 Williston 18 2-16 1-8 1-8 W1 5-17 3-8 2-9 0-0 Dickinson 18 1-17 1-8 0-9 L7 2-20 2-9 0-11 0-0 x-clinched WDA title Thursday, March 10 Class A Tournament, Bismarck Event Center Quarterfinal (Exhibit Hall) 1W Century vs. 4E West Fargo, 1 p.m. 2E G.F. Red River vs. 3W Legacy, 3 p.m. 1E Fargo Shanley vs. 4W Minot, 5 p.m. 2W Mandan vs. 3E Wahpeton, 7 p.m. Friday, March 11 Loser-out, 4 and 6 p.m. (Exhibit Hall) Semifinals, 1 and 3 p.m. (Main Arena) Saturday, March 12 Fifth place, 9:30 a.m. (Main Arena) Third place, 1:30 p.m. (Main Arena) Championship, 6 p.m. (Main Arena) March 3 West Region Tournament, Bismarck Quarterfinals No. 1 Century 68, No. 8 St. Mary's 53 No. 4 Legacy 79, No. 5 Jamestown 72 No. 2 Mandan 60, No. 7 Bismarck High 40 No.6 Minot 63, No. 3 CHS (Belcourt) 60 March 4 West Region Tournament, Bismarck Semifinals Century 64, Legacy 55 Mandan 55, Minot 46 Loser-out St. Mary's 75, Jamestown 62 CHS (Belcourt) 79, Bismarck High 71 March 5 West Region Tournament, Bismarck State qualifiers Minot 65, St. Mary's 45 Legacy 68, CHS (Belcourt) 58 Championship Century 69, Mandan 62 All-Tournament Team Century: Regan Dennis, Kourtney Selensky; Legacy: Mercedes Baumgartner, Whitney Thomas; Mandan: Mackensi Higlin, Hannah Hanson; St. Mary s: Kaitlyn Wanner; Minot: Cassie Askvig; CHS: Ashley Davis Jamestown: Bailey Lamp Legacy made history, earning the school s first-ever Class A state tournament berth last week. Legacy defeated CHS (Belcourt) in a state qualifying game. 2015-16: Century That is the number of consecutive victories Century brings into this week s Class A Tournament. Century s only loss this season came to Campbell Co. (Gillette, WY) on Dec. 12. 20 BIARCK HIGH: The Demons (13-11 Overall; 9-9 WDA) ended their season at the West Region Tournament last week with a pair of losses. fell to Mandan in the quarterfinals, 60-40, and then lost to CHS (Belcourt), 79-71, in loser-out play. Against Mandan, Cara Haussler had nine points to pace the squad. Sadie Lone Bear had nine rebounds. Against CHS (Belcourt), the Demons trailed 17-1 before mounting a rally attempt. Haussler had a team-best 22 points. Casey finished with 12 and Jaycee Walter had 10. The Demons consecutive state tournament streak ended at five years. TURY: The Patriots (23-1 Overall; 18-0 WDA) will compete at this week s Class A Tournament, opening with a Thursday, March 10 quarterfinal against 4E West Fargo. Century finished runner-up last season. It s the team s 13th-straight state tournament appearance. Century extended its current winning streak to 20 following three wins at the West Region Tournament last week. The Patriots defeated St. Mary s, 68-53, in the quarterfinals and then topped No. 4 Legacy in the semifinals, 64-55, before holding off a strong Mandan team, 69-62, in the championship. Century was playing in its eight consecutive W. Region title game. Against, Kourtney Selensky s 16 points and 10 rebounds led the squad. Lexi Brown, 11; Hannah Holtz, 11; and Regan Dennis, 10 also were in double figures in points. Against Legacy, Dennis had a team-best 20 points and 11 rebounds. Jenna Fitterer had 15 points and Selensky had 12. Against Mandan, Dennis finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Holtz chipped in with 18 points and Fitterer finished with 15. Kourtney Selensky and Regan Dennis were named to the West Region All-Tournament team. Ron Metz was named region co-coach of the year. JAMESTOWN: The Blue Jays (11-12 Overall; 10-8 WDA) ended their season with a pair of losses at the West Region Tournament last week. Jamestown fell to No. 4 Legacy, 79-72, in the quarterfinals before falling to No. 8 St. Mary s, 75-62, in loser-out play. Against Legacy, Bailey Lamp had a team-high 20 points. Megan Gaffaney, 11; Courtney Peterson, 11; Emily Reiten, 10; Genna Bruns, 10; also were in double figures. Against St. Mary s, Lamp had 26 points. Gaffaney chipped in with 13. Bailey Lamp was named to the West Region All-Tournament team. Andy Skunberg was named region co-coach of the year. ACY: The Sabers (2015: 14-9 Overall; 11-7 WDA) will compete in its first-ever Class A state tournament this week. Legacy will face 2E G.F. Red River in a quarterfinal on Thursday, March 10., No. 4 seed Legacy posted a 2-1 record at the West Region Tournament, including a 68-58 victory over No. 3 CHS (Belcourt) in a state qualifier. Legacy opened with a 79-72 victory over No. 5 Jamestown before losing to eventual region champion Century, 64-55, in the semifinals. Against Jamestown, five Legacy players were in double figures. Mercedes Baumgartner had 21 points. Sydney Murphy and Whitney Thomas each netted 13. Kyla Schock had 12 and Brita Feland had 10. Feland also had 13 rebounds. Against Century, Feland scored a team-best 19 points and 12 rebounds. Baumgartner had 10 points. Thomas grabbed 10 rebounds. Legacy trailed 28-27 at halftime. Against CHS, Baumgartner had 22 points. Thomas had 18 and Sydney Murphy netted 11. Legacy led by four points at halftime. Whitney Thomas and Mercedes Baumgartner were named to the West Region All- Tournament team. MANDAN: The Braves (15-9 Overall; 12-6 WDA) qualified for the Class A state tournament for the first time since 2013. Mandan will face E3 Wahpeton in a quarterfinal on Thursday, March 10., the Braves finished runner-up at the West Region Tournament. The squad defeated Bismarck High, 60-40, in the quarterfinals and then topped Minot, 55-46, in the semifinals. The Braves then lost a close, 69-62, decision to Century in the region title. Against, three players were in double figures led by Hannah Hanson s 13 points. Alicia Weiand had 11 points while Mackensi Higlin had 10 points. She also had a teamhigh 11 rebounds. Against Minot, Kenney Harris finished with 15 points. Higlin added 14. Mandan led 27-15 after one half. Against Century, three players were in double figures led by Courntey Olson s 14 points. Miranda Lowman had 12 and Megan Zander 11. Mackensi Higlin and Hannah Hanson were named to the West Region All-Tournament team. OT: The Majettes (12-12 Overall; 9-9 WDA) will play in this week s Class A state tournament in Bismarck. Minot, the West Region s No. 4 seed, faces defending champion and E1 Fargo Shanley on Thursday, March 10. Minot posted a 2-1 record at last week s West Region Tournament. It topped No. 8 St. Mary s, 65-45, in a state qualifier. Minot defeated No. 3 CHS (Belcourt), 63-60, in the quarterfinals before dropping a 55-46 semifinal game to No. 2 Mandan. Against CHS, Cassie Askvig had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Kayla Budeau chipped in with 12. Minot trailed by three at halftime. Against Mandan, Cassie Askvig finished 20 a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds. Against, Askvig finished with a game-high 27 points and 16 rebounds. Kali Askvig had 12 points and Budeau finished with 11. Cassie Askvig was named to the West Region All-Tournament team. She was also named region senior athlete of the year. ST. MARY S: The Saints (10-15 Overall; 7-11 WDA) ended their season at the West Region Tournament last week. No. 8 fell to No. 6 Minot, 65-45, in a state qualifier. The squad was bidding for its first state tournament appearance since 1998. opened with a 68-53, quarterfinal loss to top seed Century. It then rebounded to defeat No. 5 Jamestown, 75-62. Against Century, Kaitlyn Wanner and Sydney Smith both finished with 13 points. Lindsey Schweitzer added 10. trailed just 34-30 at halftime. Against Jamestown, Tonya Dvorak had a team-high 22 points. Taylor Gerving scored 15. Wanner had 12. The Saints led by seven at halftime. It was the squad s first win over Jamestown in three games this season. Against Minot, Wanner and Gerving finished with 13 points. Kaitlyn Wanner was named to the West Region All-Tournament team. CHS (Belcourt): The Bravettes (15-9 Overall; 11-7 WDA) ended their season at the West Region Tournament last week. CHS, the No. 3 seed, fell to No. 4 Legacy, 68-58, in a state qualifier. CHS were knocked off by No. 6 Minot in the opening round,63-60. It then rebounded with a 79-71 victory over No. 7 Bismarck High in loser-out play. CHS led 17-1 early, but n needed to hold off the Demons late in the game. Against Minot, Ashley Davis had a game-high 22 points. Syann Golus added 20. CHS led 34-31 at halftime. Against Legacy, Davis had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Faith Dionne added 18 points and 13 rebounds. Ashley Davis was named to the West Region All-Tournament team.
G BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - FEB. 29 Eight WDA teams will participate in this week s West Region Tournament at the Bismarck Event Center which begins on Thursday, March 3. Century is the top seed. Legacy will be making its first-ever appearance at the tournament. Four teams will advance to next week s Class A Tournament which is also in Bismarck. Century became the first team since Mandan in 2003-04 to complete the WDA regular season undefeated...state qualifiers last season were Century, Minot, CHS and Bismarck High...Of the eight teams in the tournament, St. Mary s has the longest state tournament drought (Last appearance 1998)...Of the 10 WDA teams, only Century posted a winning road recod in conf. play. St. Mary s extended its season with a regional play-in victory over Williston. The Saints also picked up a big win over Legacy last week. 2015-16: Century That is the number of wins required this week at the West Region Tournament in Bismarck to advance to the Class A Tournament, March 10-12. 2 Century 18 18-0 10-0 8-0 W18 20-1 10-0 8-1 2-0 Mandan 18 12-6 8-1 4-5 L1 13-8 8-1 4-6 1-1 CHS 18 11-7 8-1 3-6 W2 14-7 9-1 5-6 0-0 Legacy 18 11-7 7-2 4-5 L1 12-8 8-2 4-6 0-0 Jamestown 18 10-8 6-3 4-5 W2 11-10 7-3 4-7 0-0 Minot 18 9-9 6-3 3-6 L3 10-11 7-3 3-8 0-0 Bismarck 18 9-9 5-4 4-5 L2 13-9 6-4 5-5 2-0 St. Mary s 18 7-11 5-4 2-7 W2 9-13 6-4 2-9 1-0 Williston 18 2-16 1-8 1-8 W1 5-17 3-8 2-9 0-0 Dickinson 18 1-17 1-8 0-9 L7 2-20 2-9 0-11 0-0 x-clinched WDA title Thursday, March 3 West Region Tournament, Bismarck Quarterfinals (Exhibit Hall) No. 8 St. Mary's vs. No. 1 Century, 2 p.m. No. 5 Jamestown vs. No. 4 Legacy, 3:45 p.m. No. 7 Bismarck High vs. No. 2 Mandan, 5:30 p.m. No. 3 CHS (Belcourt) vs. No. 6 Minot, 7:15 p.m. Friday, March 4 West Region Tournament, Bismarck Semifinals, 2 and 3:45 p.m. (Main Arena) BIARCK HIGH: The Demons (13-9 Overall; 9-9 WDA) are the No. 7 seed at this week s West Region Tournament in Bismarck and face No. 2 Mandan in a Thursday, March 3 quarterfinal. splits the two regular season games with the Braves. advanced to regionals with a victory over Dickinson 76-59 on 7 in a play-in game. Jaycee Walter had a team-best 15 points. Cara Haussler and Emily Omvig each added 11. The Demons have qualified for the state tournament in each of the past five seasons. dropped its final regular season game to WDA champion Century, 58-44. Michaela Casey had 14 points. TURY: The Patriots (20-1 Overall; 18-0 WDA) are the top seed at this week s West Region Tournament. Century will face No. 8 St. Mary s in a quarterfinal on Thursday, March 3. Century is the defending West Region champion and coming off an undefeated WDA regular season. The Patriots have qualified for the state tournament in each of the past 13 seasons. The squad completed its perfect WDA season last week with a 58-44 victory over rival Bismarck High. Kourtney Selensky finished with 15 points. Regan Dennis, 11; Lexi Brown, 11. INSON The Midgets (2-20 Overall; 1-17 WDA) ended their season with a loss to Bismarck High in a regional play-in game on 7, 76-59. Dickinson failed to qualify for the West Region Tournament for the first time. Reagan Linster finished with 24 points. Megan Erickson added 13. Dickinson also dropped a 74-65 decision to rival Williston in its regular season finale. Against Williston, Linster had a team-best 26 points. Jayde Lawlar, 17; Mariah Mortensen, 16; were in double figures. JAMESTOWN: The Blue Jays (11-10 Overall; 10-8 WDA) are the No. 5 seed at this week s West Region Tournament in Bismarck and will face No. 4 Legacy in a Thursday, March 3 quarterfinal. Jamestown did not make the tournament field a year ago. The squad lost both regular season meetings with Legacy., Jamestown concluded its regular season with a 62-51 triumph over Mandan. Megan Gaffaney had a team-high 16 points. Courtney Peterson had 13 and Rachel Horgan finished with 10. ACY: The Sabers (2015: 12-8 Overall; 11-7 WDA) are the No. 4 seed and will face No. 5 Jamestown in a Thursday, March 3 quarterfinal at the West Region Tournament in Bismarck. Legacy won both regular season meetings with the Blue Jays. This will be the program s first-ever West Region Tournament. Legacy lost its season finale to St. Mary s, 58-51. Mercedes Baumgartner led the Sabers with 15 points. Whitney Thomas, 12; Britta Feland, 11; also were in double figures. 34-57L 44-58L 57-34W 58-44W 55-85L 69-66W 57-74L MAN 52-55L 53-39W 46-43W 55-53W 61-75L 67-54W 54-53W 55-70L 28-74L 37-65L 58-61L 43-57L 49-82L 40-58L 52-68L 31-66L 76-90L 57-74L 28-98L 53-65L 85-55W 74-28W 65-37W 69-28W 52-46W 73-51W 71-56W 75-49L 55-47W 56-51W 72-43W 60-62L 62-32W 74-65W Loser-out, 4:30 and 6:15 p.m. (Exhibit Hall) Saturday, March 5 West Region Tournament, Bismarck State qualifiers, 11 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. (Main Arena) Championship: 6:15 p.m. (Main Arena) St. Mary's 58, Legacy 51 Century 58, Bismarck High 44 Williston 74, Dickinson 65 Jamestown 62, Mandan 51 66-69L 61-58W 57-43W 28-69L 46-52L 67-55W 51-62L 65-49W 41-51L 60-46W 68-60W 38-60L 50-56L 74-57W 82-49W 51-73L 56-71L 55-67L 63-43W 65-69L 38-54L 62-70L 58-51W 45-54L 50-63L 66-79L 39-53L 58-40W 49-75L 62-51W 43-63L 52-55L 48-54L 39-59L 57-63L 55-63L 50-44W 44-82L 64-100L CHS (Belcourt) 62, Minot 52 End of regular season 6 Regional play-in game No. 8 St. Mary's 65, No. 9 Williston 57 7 Regional play-in game No. 7 Bismarck High 76, No. 10 Dickinson 59 MANDAN: The Braves (13-8 Overall; 12-6 WDA) are the No. 2 seed at this week s West Region Tournament in Bismarck and will face No. 7 Bismarck High in a Thursday, March 3 quarterfinal. Mandan split its two regular season meetings with the Demons. Mandan closed its regular with a loss at Jamestown, 62-52. Against Jamestown, Kennedy Harris finished with a team-high 19 points. Megan Zander chipped in with 13. The second place finish in the WDA was Mandan s best since a second place finish in 2012. Mandan last qualified for the state tournament in 2013. OT: The Majettes (10-11 Overall; 9-9 WDA) are the No. 6 seed at this week s West Region Tournament in Bismarck and will square off against No. 3 CHS (Belcourt) in a Thursday, March 3 quarterfinal. The teams split their two regular season meetings. Minot ended the regular season with a road loss to the Bravettes, 62-52. Cassie Askvig had a team-best 20 points. Minot is bidding for a third consecutive state tournament appearance. ST. MARY S: The Saints (9-13 Overall; 7-11 WDA) are the No. 8 seed at this week s West Region Tournament in Bismarck and face top-seed Century in a Thursday, March 3 quarterfinal. lost both regular season meetings to the Patriots. The Saints advanced to the regional tournament with a 65-57 play-in victory over Williston on Feb. 26. Four players were in double figures led by Sydney Smith s 16 points. also picked up a victory over Legacy in the season finale, 58-51. Smith finished with a team-high 17 points. Kaitlyn Wanner was also in double figures, 13. CHS (Belcourt): The Bravettes (14-7 Overall; 11-7 WDA) are the No. 3 seed at this week s West Region Tournament in Bismarck and face No. 6 Minot in a Thursday, March 3 quarterfinal. CHS split its two regular season meetings with Minot, including picking up a win over the Majettes last week. Ashley Davis finished with 19 points. Syann Golus had 16; Faith Dionne, 14. CHS is bidding for back-to-back state tournament appearances. LISTON: The Coyotes (5-17 Overall; 2-16 WDA) ended their season with a 65-57 region play-in loss at St. Mary s on 6. It s the third time in four seasons the Coyotes did not advance to the region tournament. Keaten Ell had a team-best 15 points. Two other players were in double figures. Williston did pick up a home win over Dickinson in the regular season finale, 74-65. Jensen Clarke had a game-high 27 points. Kaylen Barstad added 11. JAM MAN 43-46L 53-55L 68-52W 47-55L 49-65L 69-65W 54-38W 54-48W 65-38W 43-59L 62-52W 39-69L 75-61W 66-31W 90-76W 51-56L 43-72L 51-41W 70-62W 51-58L 59-39W 63-57W 38-65L 73-46W 61-64L 63-74L 54-67L 53-54L 74-57W 62-60W 46-60L 60-68L 54-45W 63-55W 44-50L 59-43W 52-62L 46-73L 64-61W 56-75L 70-55W 98-28W 65-53W 32-62L 65-74L 60-38W 56-50W 63-50W 79-66W 82-44W 100-64W 63-39W 74-63W 75-56W
G BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - FEB. 22 The regular season will wrap up this Tuesday, and all 10 teams are in action. There is still plenty to decide as three teams are tied at 9-8 with one game to play. Later this week, two regional play-in games will be held involving the seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place finishers. Four teams (CHS, Minot, Bismarck High, Jamestown) could all finish 10-8 in WDA play...the last time a team posted an undefeated WDA regular season record was 2004 (Mandan, 16-0)...Nine players scored 10 or more points in the Century-St. Mary s game on...w. Region Tournament is March 3-5 at Bismarck Event Center. Century continued its dominance in the WDA play with two more wins last week to improve to 17-0 in conference play and 19-1 overall. That is the number of WDA teams that have 10 or more victories this season (Century, Mandan, Legacy, CHS, Bismarck High, Jamestown, Minot). 7 x-century 17 17-0 10-0 7-0 W17 19-1 10-0 7-1 2-0 Mandan 17 12-5 8-1 4-4 W6 13-7 8-1 4-5 1-1 Legacy 17 11-6 7-2 4-4 W1 12-7 8-2 4-5 0-0 CHS 17 10-7 7-1 3-6 W1 13-7 8-1 5-6 0-0 Minot 17 9-8 6-3 3-5 L2 10-10 7-3 3-7 0-0 Bismarck 17 9-8 5-3 4-5 L1 12-8 5-3 5-5 2-0 Jamestown 17 9-8 5-3 4-5 W1 10-10 6-3 4-7 0-0 St. Mary s 17 6-11 4-4 2-7 W1 7-13 4-4 2-9 1-0 Williston 17 1-16 0-8 1-8 L12 4-16 2-8 2-8 0-0 Dickinson 17 1-16 1-8 0-8 L6 2-18 2-9 0-9 0-0 x-clinched WDA title Tuesday, *St. Mary's @ Legacy, 3 p.m. *Bismarck High @ Century, 4:45 p.m. *Dickinson @ Williston, 5:45 p.m. *Mandan @ Jamestown, 5:45 p.m. *Minot @ CHS (Belcourt), 7:30 p.m. End of regular season Friday, 6 Regional Play-in games No. 9 TBD @ No. 8 St. Mary s 34-57L 57-34W 55-85L 69-66W 57-74L MAN 52-55L 53-39W 46-43W 55-53W 61-75L 67-54W 54-53W 28-74L 37-65L 58-61L 43-57L 49-82L 40-58L 52-68L 31-66L 76-90L 57-74L 28-98L 53-65L 85-55W 74-28W 65-37W 69-28W 52-46W 73-51W 71-56W 75-49L 55-47W 56-51W 72-43W 60-62L 62-32W No. 10 TBD @ No. 8 TBD *Bismarck High 74, Legacy 57 *Century 90, St. Mary's 76 *Mandan 75, Dickinson 49 CHS (Belcourt) 83, Valley City 57 *Century 57, Jamestown 43 *St. Mary's 64, CHS (Belcourt) 61 BIARCK HIGH: The Demons (12-8 Overall; 9-8 WDA) will finish the regular season on Tuesday, when it faces rival Century. The Demons could finish anywhere from fifth to seventh in the WDA standings, depending on the outcomes of the final conf. games. If the squad finishes seventh, it would have to host a regional play-in game., the squad split a pair of games. It defeated Legacy, 74-57 and dropped a 54-53 decision to visiting CHS (Belcourt). Against Legacy, Jaycee Walter netted 23 points. Against CHS, Cara Haussler paced the team with 14 points. TURY: The Patriots (19-1 Overall; 17-0 WDA) wrap up the regular season on Tuesday, when it meets rival Bismarck High. Century could become the first WDA team since Mandan in 2004 to go unbeaten in conf. play for a season. Century has already clinched the WDA title and No. 1 seed at next week s W. Region Tournament., Century picked up three wins, downing St. Mary s, 90-76; Jamestown, 57-43; and Williston, 65-53. Against Century, Jenna Fitterer had a team-high 19 points and was one of four players in double figures. Against Jamestown, Regan Dennis had a team-best 12 points. Against Williston, Dennis paced the team with 23 points. INSON The Midgets (2-18 Overall; 1-16 WDA) will wrap up their regular season at Williston on Tuesday,. A win would give Dickinson a ninth place finish and would be on the road for a regional play-in game later this week at the eighth place finisher St. Mary s., Dickinson dropped a home game to Mandan, 75-49, and then a road tilt to Jamestown, 52-46. Against Mandan, Raegan Linster scored 21 points. Against Jamestown, Linster had 19 points to pace Dickinson. JAMESTOWN: The Blue Jays (10-10 Overall; 9-8 WDA) host Mandan on Tuesday, Feb. 23 in their final regular season game of the season. Jamestown could finish anywhere from fifth to seventh in the WDA standings, depending on outcomes of the final conf. games. If the Blue Jays finish seventh, they would host a regional play-in game later this week against the 10th place finisher., Jamestown split a pair of WDA games, falling at Century, 57-43, before a 52-46 home triumph over Dickinson. Against Century, Megan Gaffaney finished with a team-high 13 points. Against Dickinson, Courtney Peterson had 16 points. ACY: The Sabers (2015: 12-7 Overall; 11-6 WDA) wrap up the regular season on Tuesday, when it faces St. Mary s. Legacy would finish third in the WDA standings with a win., Legacy split two WDA games, falling to Bismarck High, 74-57, before rebounding to top homestanding Williston, 79-66. Against, Whitney Thomas had 18 points. to lead the team. Against Williston, Thomas poured in 33 points for the Sabers. 55-70L 66-69L 61-58W 57-43W 28-69L 46-52L 67-55W 65-49W 41-51L 60-46W 68-60W 38-60L 50-56L 74-57W 82-49W 51-73L 56-71L 55-67L 63-43W 65-69L 38-54L 62-70L 45-54L 50-63L 66-79L 39-53L 58-40W 49-75L 43-63L 52-55L 48-54L 39-59L 57-63L 55-63L 50-44W 44-82L 64-100L *Legacy 79, Williston 66 *Mandan 54, Minot 48 (OT) *CHS (Belcourt) 54, Bismarck High 53 *Century 65, Williston 53 *Jamestown 52, Dickinson 46 MANDAN: The Braves (13-7 Overall; 12-5 WDA) travel to Jamestown for its final regular season game on Tuesday, and they could clinch a second place finish in the WDA standings with a victory. Mandan picked up two more WDA wins last week to extend its season-high winning streak to six games. The Braves defeated Dickinson, 75-49, and then used OT to down Minot, 54-48. Against Dickinson Mackensi Higlin had 17 points. Against Minot, Hannah Hanson netted 17 points. OT: The Majettes (10-10 Overall; 9-8 WDA) close out the regular season on Tuesday, at CHS (Belcourt). Minot could finish anywhere from fourth to seventh in the WDA standings, depending on the outcomes of the final conf. games. If the squad would finish seventh, it would host a regional play-in game later this week against the 10th place finisher., Minot dropped a 54-48 OT decision to visiting Mandan. Cassie Askvig paced Minot with 18 points. ST. MARY S: The Saints (7-13 Overall; 6-11 WDA) wrap up their regular season on Tuesday, when they face Legacy. St. Mary s will finish eighth in the WDA standings and will host a regional play-in game on Friday, 6 against the ninth place finisher., St. Mary s split conf. games, falling to Century, 90-76, before edging CHS (Belcourt), 64-61. Against Century, five players were in double figures led by Kaitlyn Wanner s 19-point night. Against CHS, Sydney Smith led the squad with 15 points. CHS (Belcourt): The Bravettes (13-7 Overall; 10-7 WDA) end the regular season on Tuesday, when it hosts Minot. CHS would place fourth with a victory over the Majettes., CHS posted a 2-1 road record, including a victory at EDC foe Valley City, 83-57. Against VC, Syann Golus had 24 points. Ashley Davis chipped in with 21. The squad fell to St. Mary s, 64-61, before edging, 64-63. Against, Faith Dionne had a team-best 21 points. Against, Golus and A. Davis each scored 18 points. LISTON: The Coyotes (4-16 Overall; 1-16 WDA) finish the regular season on Tuesday, when it hosts Dickinson. A victory would give Williston ninth place in the WDA standings and a regional play-in date at St. Mary s., Williston dropped home games to Legacy and Century. Against Legacy, Katie Nice had a team-best 13 points. Against Century, Kaylen Barstad had a team-best 16 points. 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G BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - FEB. 15 Just two more weeks of regular season play remain and the race continues for second place after Century clinched the WDA title and the No. 1 seed for the region tournament last week. Century won its first outright WDA title since 2011-12...Mandan became the first WDA team to score 100 or more points in a game this season...dickinson is the only team without a road win...chs will play its final non-conf. game this week at Valley City. x-century 14 14-0 8-0 6-0 W14 16-1 8-0 6-1 2-0 Legacy 15 10-5 7-1 3-4 W1 11-6 8-1 3-5 0-0 Mandan 15 10-5 8-1 2-4 W4 11-7 8-1 2-5 1-1 CHS 15 9-6 7-1 2-5 W1 11-6 8-1 3-5 0-0 Minot 16 9-7 6-2 3-5 L1 10-9 7-2 3-7 0-0 Bismarck 15 8-7 5-2 3-5 L3 11-7 5-2 4-5 2-0 Jamestown 15 8-7 4-3 4-4 L1 9-9 5-3 4-6 0-0 St. Mary s 15 5-10 3-3 2-7 W1 6-12 3-3 2-9 1-0 Williston 15 1-14 0-6 1-8 L10 4-14 2-6 2-8 0-0 Dickinson 15 1-14 1-7 0-7 L4 2-16 2-8 0-8 0-0 x-clinched WDA title Tuesday, *Bismarck High @Legacy, 6:30 p.m. *Century @St. Mary s, 8:15 p.m. *Mandan @Dickinson, 6:45 p.m. CHS (Belcourt) @Valley City, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, *Jamestown @Century, 6 p.m. Friday, *Legacy @Williston, 5:45 p.m. *CHS (Belcourt) @St. Mary s, 5:45 p.m. *Mandan @Minot, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, *CHS (Belcourt) @Bismarck High, 2 p.m. *Century @Williston, 2:15 p.m. *Dickinson @Jamestown, 5:45 p.m. *Minot 55, Bismarck 53 *St. Mary's 72, Dickinson 43 *Mandan 63, Legacy 43 *Century 65, Dickinson 37 *Jamestown 56, Williston 50 *Mandan 100, Williston 64 *CHS (Belcourt) 68, Jamestown 60 *Legacy 54, Minot 38 Mandan extended its current winning streak to four following two home victories last week over Legacy and Williston to remain in the hunt for the West Region Tournament second seed. That is the number of points Mandan scored in its home victory over Williston. 100 BIARCK HIGH: The Demons (11-7 Overall; 8-7 WDA) has a pair of WDA games this week taking on Legacy on Tuesday, and then host CHS (Belcourt) on Feb. 20., dropped a 55-53 home decision to Minot. Against Minot, Coral Gillette had 15 points. Jaycee Walter chipped in with 14. TURY: The Patriots (16-1 Overall; 14-0 WDA) face St. Mary s on Tuesday, before hosting Jamestown on and travel to Williston on., the squad clinched the WDA title with a 65-37 win over Dickinson. Maddie Klein had 12 points. Kourtney Selensky netted 11. The Patriots led 32-17 at halftime en route to the win. Century earns the top seed in next month s West Region Tournament. INSON The Midgets (2-16 Overall; 1-14 WDA) host Mandan on Tuesday, before heading to Century on and Jamestown on Saturday,., Dickinson dropped a pair of games, losing at home to St. Mary s, 72-43, before a 65-37 setback at Century. Against, Raegan Linster had a team-high 13 points. Linster had a team-high 16 points against Century. JAMESTOWN: The Blue Jays (9-9 Overall; 8-7 WDA) travel to Century on Thursday, before hosting Williston on., the squad split a pair of games, topping Williston, 56-50, before falling to CHS (Belcourt), 68-60. Against Williston, Megan Gaffaney had a team-high 22 points. Jamestown s defense stepped up the pressure late in the second half to force turnovers and rally for the win. ACY: The Sabers (2015: 11-6 Overall; 10-5 WDA) play Bismarck High on Tuesday, and then host CHS (Belcourt) on. Legacy is currently tied for second in the WDA standings., Legacy fell to Mandan, 63-43, before a 54-38 triumph over Minot. Against Mandan, Whitney Thomas had 15 points. Sydney Murphy added 13. Against Minot, Mercedes Baumgartner scored 15 points. Murphy added 12 points. 34-57L 57-34W 55-85L 69-66W MAN 52-55L 53-39W 46-43W 55-53W 61-75L 67-54W 55-70L 28-74L 37-65L 58-61L 49-82L 40-58L 52-68L 31-66L 57-74L 28-98L 85-55W 74-28W 65-37W 69-28W 73-51W 71-56W 55-47W 56-51W 72-43W 60-62L 62-32W 66-69L 61-58W 28-69L 67-55W 65-49W 41-51L 60-46W 68-60W 38-60L 50-56L 82-49W 51-73L 56-71L 55-67L 63-43W 65-69L 38-54L 62-70L 45-54L 50-63L MANDAN: The Braves (11-7 Overall; 10-5 WDA) travel to Dickinson on Tuesday, Feb. 16 before visiting Minot on Friday,., Mandan picked up a pair of home wins, downing Legacy, 63-43, and then topping Williston, 100-64. Those victories kept the Braves in contention for a second place finish in the WDA. Against Legacy, Mackensi Higlin had a team-high 14 points. The win avenged an early season loss to the Sabers. Against Williston, the 100 points scored was a season-high for the Braves which led 51-29 at the half. Nine players scored in the game led by Higlin s 26 points. Megan Zander, 16; Kennedy Harris, 15; Courtney Olson, 14; had solid games. OT: The Majettes (10-9 Overall; 9-7 WDA) host Mandan on Friday,. Minot is among six teams still in contention for a top four finish in the WDA standings. Last week, Minot split a pair of road games, edging Bismarck High, 55-53, before a 54-38 loss to Legacy. Against, Cassie Askvig netted 21 points. Kali Askvig chipped in with 14 points and Annika Arnold had 12. Against Legacy, Cassie Askvig had a team-best 13 points. ST. MARY S: The Saints (6-12 Overall; 5-10 WDA) face Century on Tuesday, and then host CHS (Belcourt) on Friday, 19. is currently eighth in the WDA. Last week, picked up a 72-43 road victory over Dickinson. Sydney Smith had a teamhigh 20 points. CHS (Belcourt): The Bravettes (11-6 Overall; 9-6 WDA) steps out of WDA play on Tuesday, to face Valley City. It then travels to St. Mary s on and Bismarck High on. the squad picked up a 68-60 home win over Jamestown to remain in contention for the No. 2 seed in next month s West Region Tournament. LISTON: The Coyotes (4-14 Overall; 1-14 WDA) host Legacy on Friday, and then WDA champion Century on. Williston will finish ninth or 10th in the WDA standings. Williston last week dropped road games to Jamestown, 56-50, and then Mandan, 100-64. Against Jamestown, the Coyotes had the lead late in the second half before Jamestown rallied. Danielle Stauffer had a team-best 14 points for the Coyotes. Against Mandan, Katie Nice had 18 points to pace Williston. 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G BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - FEB. 8 There remains quite a logjam in the WDA has just two games in the loss colum separates second from seventh place with three weeks of conf. play remaining. League leader Century, meanwhile, can clinch at least a share of the WDA title with a win this week. Four WDA teams have 10 or more wins (Century, Legacy, CHS, Bismarck High)...Century and Jamestown are the only teams with winning WDA road records...chs is the only team with one non-conf. game to play ( vs. Valley City)...Williston went 3-0 in non.-conf games this season. Century 13 13-0 7-0 6-0 W13 15-1 7-0 6-1 2-0 Legacy 13 9-4 6-1 3-3 W3 10-5 7-1 3-4 0-0 Mandan 13 8-5 6-1 2-4 W2 9-7 6-1 2-5 1-1 CHS 14 8-6 6-1 2-5 L2 10-6 7-1 3-5 0-0 Bismarck 14 8-6 5-1 3-5 L2 11-6 5-1 4-5 2-0 Minot 14 8-6 6-2 2-4 W1 9-8 7-2 2-6 0-0 Jamestown 13 7-6 3-3 4-3 L1 8-8 4-3 4-5 0-0 St. Mary s 14 4-10 3-3 1-7 L1 5-12 3-3 1-9 1-0 Williston 13 1-12 0-6 1-6 L8 4-12 2-6 2-6 0-0 Dickinson 13 1-12 1-6 0-6 L2 2-14 2-7 0-7 0-0 Tuesday, *St. Mary s @Dickinson, 6:45 p.m. *Legacy @Mandan, 7:30 p.m. *Minot @Bismarck High, 6 p.m. Thursday, *Dickinson @Century, 6 p.m. Friday, *Williston @Jamestown, 5:45 p.m. Saturday, *Jamestown @CHS (Belcourt), 1:30 p.m. *Williston @Mandan, 2 p.m *Minot @Legacy, 7:45 p.m. Feb. 1 Watford City 61, Dickinson 25 *Jamestown 69, Bismarck 66 OT *Century 68, Minot 52 *Mandan 63, St. Mary's 57 Williston 61, Sidney, MT 44 *Century 74, CHS (Belcourt) 57 *Legacy 71, Dickinson 56 *Minot 65, Jamestown 49 *Mandan 53, Bismarck High 39 *Legacy 54, CHS (Belcourt) 45 Century picked up a pair of WDA victories last week to move a step closer to clinching the WDA title. BIARCK HIGH: The Demons (11-6 Overall; 8-6 WDA) host Minot on Tuesday, in their only game of the week. dropped two road games last week, falling in OT to Jamestown, 69-66, and then to Mandan, 53-39. Against Jamestown, Emma Steckler scored 17. Coral Gillette netted 13. Against Mandan, Jaycee Walter scored a teambest 17 points. TURY: The Patriots (15-1 Overall; 13-0 WDA) host Dickinson on Thursday, in their only game of the week. Century remained unbeaten in WDA play following wins last week over Minot, 68-52, and CHS, 74-57. Against Minot, Kourtney Selensky had a team-high 22 points. Jenna Fitterer added 18 and Lexi Brown, 11. Against CHS, Kourtney Selensky had a team-high 18 points. Brown, 14; Hannah Holtz, 12; Fitterer, 11; were in double figures as well. INSON The Midgets (2-14 Overall; 1-12 WDA) hosts St. Mary s on Tuesday, before visiting league leader Century on., Dickinson dropped a pair of games, falling at Class B Watford City, 61-25, before a 71-56 setback at home to Legacy. Against WC, Mariah Mortensen netted eight points. Against Legacy, Raegan Linster had 21 points. Emilie Sickler and Jayde Lawlar both netted 10. JAMESTOWN: The Blue Jays (8-8 Overall; 7-6 WDA) host Williston on Friday, before traveling to CHS on., the squad split a pair of conf. games, downing visiting Bismarck High, 69-66, in OT before falling at Minot, 65-49. Against, Megan Gaffaney had a team-high 19 points. Meghan Orr finished with 13 points and came up with the key steal in OT to secure the win. Bailey Lamp, 11; and Emily Reiten, 10, were in double figures. Against Minot, Orr had a team-best 15 points. Courtney Peterson added 10. ACY: The Sabers (2015: 10-5 Overall; 9-4 WDA) travels to Mandan on Tuesday, before hosting Minot on. Legacy picked up a pair of WDA wins last week, topping Dickinson, 71-56, before edging CHS, 54-45. Against Dickinson, Sydney Murphy had a team-high 21 points. Whitney Thomas added 13. Against CHS, Thomas scored 16 points. Murphy had 13. Mercedes Baumgartner had 11. MANDAN: The Braves (9-7 Overall; 8-5 WDA) hosts Legacy on Tuesday, and then Williston on Saturday,., Mandan earned a pair of home wins over St. Mary s, 63-57, and Bismarck High, 53-39. Against, Megan Zander had a team-high 23 points. Hannah Hanson, 11; and Kennedy Harris, 10; were in double figures. Mandan trailed by three points at halftime. Against, Harris had a team-high 12 points. Hannah Hanson had 10 assists. OT: The Majettes (8-7 Overall; 7-5 WDA) travel to Bismarck High on Tuesday, Feb. 9 before visiting Legacy on., the squad split home games, falling to Century, 68-52, before downing Jamestown, 65-49. Against Century, Cassie Askvig netted 22 points. Evie Reynolds scored 11. Against Jamestown, Evie Reynolds had a team-high 22 points, including six three pointers. Cassie Askvig had 14. Kali Askvig netted 10. ST. MARY S: The Saints (5-12 Overall; 4-10 WDA) travel to Dickinson on Tuesday, Feb. 9 in its only game of the week. St. Mary s fell 63-57 in WDA play to Mandan last week. led by three points at halftime. Tonya Dvorak had a team-best 18 points. Sydney Smith chipped in with 13. CHS (Belcourt): The Bravettes (10-6 Overall; 8-6 WDA) host Jamestown on Saturday,., the squad dropped a pair of road games, falling to Century, 74-57, and Legacy, 54-45. Against Century, Faith Dionne had a game-high 20 points. Syann Golus scored 19. Against Legacy, Ashley Davis had a team-high 19 points. Dionne chipped in with 14. LISTON: The Coyotes (4-12 Overall; 1-12 WDA) visit Jamestown on Friday, and then head to Mandan on., Williston snapped an eight-game losing skid with a 61-44 home win over Sidney, MT. It was the Coyotes second win over the Eagles this season. Katie Nice had a game-best 27 points and 13 rebounds for Williston. Jocci Lysne grabbed 11 rebounds. That is the number of overtime games Bismarck High has played in so far this season; (64-62W over Campbell Co. WY; over Mandan; 66-69L to Jamestown). 3 34-57L 57-34W 55-85L 69-66W MAN 52-55L 53-39W 46-43W 61-75L 67-54W 55-70L JAM MAN 28-74L 58-61L 49-82L 40-58L 52-68L 31-66L 57-74L 28-98L 85-55W 74-28W 69-28W 73-51W 71-56W 55-47W 56-51W 60-62L 62-32W 66-69L 61-58W 28-69L 67-55W 65-49W 41-51L 60-46W 38-60L 82-49W 51-73L 56-71L 55-67L 65-69L 62-70L 45-54L 50-63L 39-53L 58-40W 52-55L 39-59L 57-63L 55-63L 50-44W 44-82L 43-46L 68-52W 47-55L 49-65L 69-65W 65-38W 43-59L 39-69L 75-61W 66-31W 51-56L 51-41W 70-62W 59-39W 63-57W 38-65L 73-46W 63-74L 54-67L 74-57W 62-60W 46-60L 54-45W 63-55W 44-50L 59-43W 46-73L 56-75L 70-55W 98-28W 32-62L 60-38W 63-50W 82-44W 63-39W 74-63W 75-56W
G BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - FEB. 1 There are nine WDA games on the schedule this week, including several key games among the top four five teams. Seven WDA teams remain above.500 in conference games...dickinson is the only WDA team without a road win...st. Mary s has already surpassed its WDA win total of last season...williston has yet to win a WDA game at home...chs is the last WDA team to defeat Century. Century 11 11-0 6-0 5-0 W11 13-1 6-0 5-1 2-0 CHS 12 8-4 6-1 2-3 W2 10-4 7-1 3-3 0-0 Bismarck 12 8-4 5-1 3-3 W3 11-4 5-1 4-3 2-0 Legacy 11 7-4 5-1 2-3 W1 8-5 6-1 2-4 0-0 Minot 12 7-5 5-1 2-4 W2 8-7 6-1 2-6 0-0 Jamestown 11 6-5 2-3 4-2 L1 7-7 3-3 4-4 0-0 Mandan 11 6-5 4-1 2-4 L2 7-7 4-1 2-5 1-1 St. Mary s 13 4-9 3-3 1-6 W1 5-11 3-3 1-8 1-0 Williston 13 1-12 0-6 1-6 L8 3-12 1-6 2-6 0-0 Dickinson 12 1-11 1-5 0-6 L1 2-12 2-6 0-6 0-0 Monday, Feb. 1 *Dickinson @Watford City, 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, *Bismarck High @Jamestown, 5:45 p.m. *Century @Minot, 7:30 p.m. *St. Mary s @Mandan,, 7:30 p.m. Sidney, MT @Williston, 7:30 p.m. Friday, *CHS (Belcourt) @Century, 6 p.m. *Legacy @Dickinson, 6:45 p.m. *Jamestown @Minot, 7:30 p.m. *Bismarck High @Mandan, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, *CHS (Belcourt) @Legacy, 2 p.m. *Jamestown 51, St. Mary's 41 *Minot 63, Williston 39 *Legacy 67, Jamestown 55 *Century 58, Mandan 40 *Bismarck High 70, Williston 55 *Minot 55, Dickinson 47 *CHS (Belcourt) 50, Mandan 44 *St. Mary's 74, Williston 63 CHS (Belcourt) earned a pivotal home win over Mandan last week to remain in contention for a top two three finish in the WDA standings. BIARCK HIGH: The Demons (11-4 Overall; 8-4 WDA) has a pair of WDA road games this week, visiting Jamestown on Tuesday, and then travel to Mandan on Feb. 5., defeated Williston, 70-50. Sadie Lone Bear had 14 points. Cara Haussler and Maisie Patzner each had 12 points. TURY: The Patriots (13-1 Overall; 11-0 WDA) visit Minot on Tuesday, and then host CHS (Belcourt) on., Century defeated Mandan, 58-40. Eight players netted points led by Regan Dennis 10. The Pats led 34-19 at halftime. INSON The Midgets (2-12 Overall; 1-11 WDA) travel to Watford City in non-conf. play on Monday, Feb. 1 before stepping back into WDA play on by hosting Legacy., Dickinson fell to Minot, 55-47. Raegan Linster led the team with 19 points. Jayde Lawlar netted 14. Dickinson trailed by six at halftime. JAMESTOWN: The Blue Jays (7-7 Overall; 6-5 WDA) hosts Bismarck High on Tuesday, before traveling to Minot on., Jamestown split a pair of WDA games, topping St. Mary s, 51-41, before a 67-55 home loss to Legacy. Against, Bailey Lamp netted 14 points. Against Legacy, Megan Gaffaney scored 13. Genna Burns added 10. ACY: The Sabers (2015: 8-5 Overall; 7-4 WDA) visits Dickinson on Friday, and then host CHS (Belcourt) on., the Sabers picked up a road win over Jamestown, 67-55. Four players were in double figures led by Kyla Schock had 19 points. Sydney Murphy, 13; Whitney Thomas, 12; and Mercedes Baumgartner, 11. MANDAN: The Braves (7-7 Overall; 6-5 WDA) host St. Mary s on Tuesday, and then Bismarck High on., Mandan dropped two games, falling to visiting Century, 58-40, before losing at CHS (Belcourt), 50-44. Against Century, Kennedy Harris and Hannah Hanson both had a team-high eight points. Against CHS, Mandan led by three at halftime. Harris had a team-best 12 points. Hanson grabbed 10 rebounds. OT: The Majettes (8-7 Overall; 7-5 WDA) host Century on Tuesday, and then Jamestown on., Minot picked up its first two road wins of the season, defeating Williston, 63-39, and then Dickinson, 55-47. Against Williston, Cassie Askvig scored a game-high 23 points. Kali Askvig had 20. Against Dickinson, Cassie Askvig had a team-high 19 points. Annika Arnold added 12. ST. MARY S: The Saints (5-11 Overall; 4-9 WDA) visit Mandan on Tuesday, for its only game of the week., split two games, falling at home to Jamestown, 51-41, before a 74-63 home win over Williston. Against Jamestown, Sydney Smith scored 19 points. Against Williston, three players were in double figures. Lindsey Schweitzer had 18 points. Smith scored 17 and Alyssa Beck added 14. led by one point at halftime. CHS (Belcourt): The Bravettes (10-4 Overall; 8-4 WDA) travel to Century on Friday, and then take on Legacy on on the road., the squad defeated Mandan, 50-44. Against Mandan, Ashley Davis had a team-high 16 points. Ramie De- Coteau netted 10. LISTON: The Coyotes (3-12 Overall; 1-12 WDA) step out of conference play at host neighboring Sidney, MT on Tuesday,. Williston has lost its last eight games. Last week, the Coyotes dropped three WDA games. Williston fell to visiting Minot, 63-39, before road losses to Bismarck High, 70-50, and St. Mary s, 74-63. Against Minot, Jensen Clarke had a team-best 10 points. Against, Katie Nice netted 14. Jocci Lysne added 12 while Kaylen Barstad scored 10. Against, three players were in double figures led by Katie Nice s 20 points. Clarke scored 13 and Kaylen Barstad, 10. That is the number of consecutive WDA regular season games Century has won, dating back to last season. 14 34-57L 57-34W 55-85L MAN 52-55L 46-43W 61-75L 67-54W 55-70L JAM MAN 28-74L 58-61L 49-82L 40-58L 31-66L 28-98L 85-55W 74-28W 69-28W 73-51W 55-47W 56-51W 60-62L 62-32W 61-58W 28-69L 67-55W 41-51L 60-46W 38-60L 82-49W 51-73L 55-67L 65-69L 62-70L 50-63L 58-40W 52-55L 39-59L 55-63L 50-44W 44-82L 43-46L 47-55L 69-65W 65-38W 43-59L 39-69L 75-61W 66-31W 51-56L 51-41W 70-62W 59-39W 38-65L 73-46W 63-74L 54-67L 62-60W 46-60L 63-55W 44-50L 59-43W 46-73L 56-75L 70-55W 98-28W 32-62L 60-38W 63-50W 82-44W 63-39W 74-63W 75-56W