Gackle, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The Oakes Tornadoes girls’ basketball team withstood a scare Monday night from the Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter Imperials to hold on for a 54-50 win in overtime. The game was close throughout, with neither squad able to take a double-digit lead, and the teams went into the half tied at 22.
The Tornadoes turned the ball over 12 times in the first half, while the Imperials only had 5 turnovers. Both teams had a sloppy third quarter, with the Imperials winning the turnover battle 6-8, and NGS went into the fourth quarter with a 33-28 lead. Overall, the Tornadoes had 26 turnovers and the Imperials had 18.
VELVA, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Carrington Cardinals ranked ninth in the Class B girls’ basketball polls that came out on Monday, and they lived up to that billing by beating the Velva Aggies 56-43 Tuesday afternoon.
Senior Hannah Hagel led all scorers with 18 points for the Cardinals, and junior Sydnie Grager chipped in 14 of her own while supplying defense and rebounding in the middle of the floor.
Carrington led 15-7 after the first quarter, with Hagel and Grager combining for nine points. The Aggies turned things around in the second quarter by outscoring the Cardinals 14-6 to take the game into the half tied at 21. Senior Jade Lohnes hit three three-pointers in the quarter for the Aggies who used the three-point shot to stay in the game.
CARRINGTON, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The Carrington Cardinals boys basketball team hosted the Knights of Dakota Prairie on Tuesday night for Class B Boys non-region action. In a back and forth contest, the Knights hold on for the victory 53-51 and improve to 2-2 overall, Carrington drops to 1-2 overall.
The Cardinals led 20-10 at the end of the first quarter, but Dakota Prairie had a big second quarter outscoring the Cardinals 23-9 to take the lead 33-29 at the break. With the score tied at 49 towards the end of the fourth quarter, Garrett Haakenson hit a 3-pointer to put DP up 52-49 and they would keep the lead. The Cardinals had a chance to tie at 53 with under :14 seconds left, but a big block by Garrett Syverson prevented it. DP was led by two players in double figures, Juniors Garrett Syverson and Cade Stein dropped in 16 points each and Haakenson added nine, three 3-pointers, as a team they hit seven three’s. The Cardinals were led by three players in double figures, Lucas Hend