Ellendale, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The Oakes Tornadoes boys’ basketball team traveled to Ellendale Friday night to face the Cardinals in the 75th annual Cowbell Game, and the Cardinals withstood a furious comeback to hang on for a 58-53 win. The win gives Ellendale 43 Cowbell wins to the Tornadoes’ 32.
The game started out as a dogfight, with the lead changing several times in the first quarter until the Cardinals seized a 12-8 lead at the end of the quarter. Ellendale mainly kept control, even as the game stayed close, leading 29-24 at halftime before extending the lead through the third to head into the fourth quarter with a 46-34 lead.
Jamestown, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The boy’s Stutsman County Tournament started Thursday at the Jamestown Civic Center with four games of action. Friday and Saturday will include four games as well, starting at 2 pm each day with games following every two hours. Results from the first day:
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier Rebels 62 – South Border Mustangs 26
The EKM Rebels finished the first quarter with a 23-0 lead and did not look back as they cruised to a 36 point win over the South Border Mustangs in the first game of the tournament. Seniors Alex Huber and Chayse Entzi led the Rebels with 24 and 17 points, respectively, and Entzi added 12 rebounds, including 6 on the offensive end.