Region 8 cage tourney opens with Crookston Littlefork rematch
Region 8 basketball at Grand Forks opens with Crookston versus Littlefork at 7 p.m. Mahnomen and Middle River follow at 9. Crookston and Littlefork seek a spot in tomorrow's region final after strong showings in district play.
Bemidji Hosts Annual Squirts Invitational Tournament
Bemidji south hosts the eight team Squirts hockey tournament at Neilson-Reise Arena this weekend. Action begins Saturday at 8 a.m. with Bemidji vs Fergus Falls and continues through Sunday with the consolation final at 12 30 p.m. and the title game at 2 p.m. John Manney chairs the event now in its third year with Crystal and the Bemidji B team joining the field to replace Baudette Warroad and Williams.
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Neilson - Reise Arena
Fergus Falls
Crystal
Thief River Falls
Roseau
Coleraine
Fledgling Bagley
Roseau - Coleraine
Bemidji - Bagley
John Manney
Baudette
Warroad
Williams
Bagley
City Arena
Tom
Earl Sargent
Chuck Grillo
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Earl
U. of Minnesota
Sarge
Jacks
North
Grillo
Gary
Montebello
Steve Donohue
Mayville
The
Beavers
Steve
Jacks curling rink back among state's top teams
Bemidji high school curling finished third in the State Bonspiel after reaching the semifinals, marking the program’s fourth top three finish in five years. The 12-4 season featured a young squad led by senior skip John Israelson with sophomores Lapp Lauber and Sharp, amid a shortened schedule and league play.
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Wubbels
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Gary Skime
Mitch Dokken
Ivan Wendorf
Dean Dirk
Rod Hunt
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Lourdes tops upset-minded St Thomas in high school tourney
In a Minnesota Independent High School Basketball Tournament opener at Augsburg College Lourdes of Rochester defeated St Thomas Academy 47 44 to reach the semifinals led by Bernie Miller's clutch late free throws St Cloud Cathedral edged Benilde 52 47 and Duluth Cathedral beat West St Paul Brady 57 51 in overtime Southwest Christian defeated De La Salle 61 51 Semifinals pair Lourdes vs St Cloud and Southwest Christian vs Duluth with games set for Thursday and the final Saturday afternoon notes include season wrap ups and future coaching changes
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Duluth
Region B basketball playdowns spark Duluth and Grand Forks crowds
Cliff Morlan previews Region B games with St. John’s Duluth East facing Duluth Denfeld and Don Brandt’s 40 points for Hibbing. He notes East’s height and predicts outcomes, plus other regional matchups in high school hoops, hockey, and upcoming state tournament plans.
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Littlefork - Big Falls
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Herbie Hasz
Big Falls
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Brent Reichert
Middle River
Ken Spaeth
Husky
Vikings to host Dolphins in preseason at Met Stadium
The Minnesota Vikings will face the Super Bowl champion Miami Dolphins in a August 31 preseason game at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington Minnesota. The Vikings schedule also includes games against Pittsburgh August 11, Kansas City August 18, Oakland August 26 and San Diego September 8. Regular season dates and sites are to be announced. The club signed eight players including Doug Kingsriter and several draft picks Josh Brown Alan Spencer and Tony Chandler.
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