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Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Here's the buzz. The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets traveled to Fessenden on Tuesday, Jan. 10 to take on Super Region 4 competitors, the Harvey/Wells County Hornets, in their nest. After losing to H/WC at the annual CNDC tournament back on Dec. 1, the Rockets knew they had to work harder to push past them. Kelsie Belquist and Kaiya O'Connor blasted out of the gates for the Rockets, with Belquist swishing two field goals and a free-throw and O'Connor swishing one field goal and one 3-pointer. Harv...
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the Drake-Anamoose Lady Raiders. The Rockets and Lady Raiders each kicked off the game strong. Kelsie Belquist was found pushing through Lady Raiders' defenders, scoring two field goals in the first quarter. But Drake-Anamoose's center, Taryn Sieg, drained four field goals to take a 4-point lead over the Rockets at the end of the first quarter. Kaiya O'Connor got fired up in the second quarter to swish two field goals for the R...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets made the trek to Minot on Friday, Dec. 30 to compete in the Girls' Hoopster Classic. The varsity and junior varsity Rockets played against the Beulah Miners. Junior varsity took to the court first. The Rockets had a slow start with only four points scored in the first quarter between Addison Wallace and Trysta Thumb. The second quarter became more intense, with multiple steals by Katie Allmaras, which led to more points scored by the Rockets. In the second, the...
Unlike the night before where the New Rockford-Sheyenne girls took down the Griggs-Midkota Lady Titans 75-29, the matchup of the NR-S boys' basketball team and the Griggs-Midkota boys' basketball team was more of a nailbiter. Like a flash of lightning, they were off. A 3-pointer swished by Brady Haugen for the Titans. Just seconds later, another 3-pointer swished, this time by Griggs-Midkota senior, Benjamin Edland. The Titans scored many points from beyond the arc throughout the game. As f...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the Griggs-Midkota Lady Titans on Monday, December 19 for their first home game of the season. This season looks different for the Lady Titans, who are short a senior athlete. Three days into basketball season, Andie Anderson suffered a knee injury, which ended her basketball career as a Lady Titan. The Rockets were amped up and ready to take on the Titans. Out of the flood gates, the Titans were under full court pressure by the Rockets. This led to...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets were set to play the first game of the morning on Saturday, Nov. 19 against the Our Redeemer's Knights for fifth and sixth place. Earlier in the season, the Rockets met up with the Knights at the Laker Invite in Des Lacs-Burlington. By playing them earlier in the season, the Rockets had some knowledge of how the Knights played the court. The Rockets started off strong, taking the first set 25-22 and the second set 25-19. The last three sets, however, didn't go...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets traveled to Harvey last weekend to compete in the 2022 CNDC tournament. Rockets fall to Hornets in Quarterfinals The Rockets' first game of the tourney was against the Harvey/Wells County Hornets. NR-S blasted off in the first quarter. Kelsie Belquist swished four field goals, along with a free-throw to take a 6-point lead over the Hornets. But it wasn't long before the Hornets started to catch up with the Rockets. H/WC freshman, Rachel Neumiller, was a key p...
And just like that, basketball season is back. The New Rockford-Sheyenne varsity and junior varsity teams traveled southwest to Napoleon to take on the Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter Imperials in their season opener. The junior varsity team started off the night, falling short 22-34. Lead scorers for the game were Lora Wobbema and Emmie Belquist, each with six points. The varsity game, however, was the complete opposite turnout. The Rockets came out ready to play. NR-S freshman, Ava Peterson, scored t...
Tournament time. These are the games that really matter during the volleyball season. New Rockford-Sheyenne entered the Region 4 tournament as the No. 2 seed in the bracket, just behind the Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich Cardinals. After receiving a first round bye, the Rockets were set to play the Nelson County Chargers in the quarterfinals round. The Rockets breezed past the Chargers in the first set 25-11. Sets two and three weren't as breezy. The Chargers began to fight back in the secon...
The Rockets completed their regular season game on Tuesday, Nov. 1, as they traveled two hours northeast to take on the Grafton Spoilers. Although this was a non-region matchup, the Rockets played as if it was. All of the players were on top of their games, both on the offensive and defensive side of things. This new rotation has really changed the team around from the beginning of the season. The back row is sending great passes to the setter. The setter is sending great sets to the hitters and...
The final home game for the Rockets has come and gone. The Rockets hosted the Nelson County Chargers on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and with this being their last home game, each of the NR-S seniors and their parents were recognized on the court before the game. Congratulations to Madisen Myhre, Kyria Dockter and Emma Duda on a great volleyball season, and thank you for being great leaders to the underclassmen. Now let's finish out the regular season strong and take on regionals! After the seniors were...
The Rockets walked away with yet another victory this season. On Monday, Oct. 24, the Rockets traveled to Cooperstown to take on the Griggs-Midkota Lady Titans. The Rockets decided to switch up their rotation again, with Ava Peterson, Kaiya O'Connor and Madisen Myhre all changing positions; Peterson at setter, O'Connor at outside hitter and Myhre at right side hitter. The Rockets decided to make this change due to needing another great passer in the back row. "We need a player that can fly...
And their winning streak just keeps going. The Rockets' made the 2-hour trek to Rolla, N.D. on Thursday, Oct. 13 to take on Super Region 4 competitors, the North Prairie Cougars. Before the start of the game, North Prairie senior Carmen Elick was recognized for her 1,000th assist with a signed volleyball. Congratulations Carmen! The first set went back and forth between the Rockets and the Cougars.NR-S sophomore, Logan Cudworth, was sent to the floor at match point. She served up an ace for the...
Oct. 18 brought the top two seeds in Super Region 4 together in the New Rockford-Sheyenne gymnasium: the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets and the Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich (LA/E/M) Cardinals. Before the start of the b-squad game, the Cardinals presented Bailey Jacobson with $1,000. The entire LA/E/M team also purchased "Battling with Bailey" t-shirts from Positive Vibes Apparel to wear as their warmups in support of the family. With LA/E/M junior, Cora Badding, back on the court after a knee...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the Dunseith Lady Dragons on Thursday, Oct. 6 in the NR-S gymnasium. With the Lady Dragons having no Super Region 4 wins, the Rockets knew they would have a good chance of earning another win. The first set started off with NR-S libero, Kyria Dockter, at the serving line. Dockter served six times in a row, earning four aces. With an error on a hit, the Lady Dragons received the ball back. And that's how the rest of the game went. After receiving the ball...
The Rockets were determined to keep their winning streak aflame as they traveled to Cando to take on the North Star Bearcats in their home gym. The Bearcats held their annual "Pink Out" night, with a silent auction, pumpkin walk, warrior wall and a 50/50 raffle. All of the proceeds went to NR-S sophomore, Bailey Jacobson, and the TCMC Cancer fund. The bleachers were filled with fans clothed in pink clothing items. Back on Sept. 24, the Rockets defeated the Bearcats in two at the Devils Lake Tour...
On Saturday, Oct. 8, the Rockets traveled to Carrington to compete in the Carrington Varsity Tournament alongside 11 other teams. Unlike the Des Lacs-Burlington Laker Invite, the Rockets took win-for-win. The first round of pool play was against the Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier Rebels. With a slow start to the morning, the Rebels defeated the Rockets 25-19 in the first set, which was a wakeup call for the Rockets. The Rockets came back in the second set to defeat the Rebels 25-14, taking the win by p...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne varsity volleyball team traveled to Des Lacs on Friday afternoon to kick off the two-day Laker Invite tournament. The tournament was separated into four different pools, with the Rockets in Pool B alongside Our Redeemer's Christian School, Linton/HMB, Beulah and Glen Ullin/Hebron. The Rockets started off pool play against the Our Redeemer's Knights. The Knights conquered the Rockets in both sets. Next up in pool play on Friday afternoon were the Beulah Miners. The Miner...
At the Des Lacs-Burlington Laker Invite this past weekend, New Rockford-Sheyenne sophomore, Kaiya O'Connor, hit her 1,000th assist during the second set of the NR-S versus Ray game on Saturday, Oct. 1. O'Connor has been a varsity starter since last season. In those few months, O'Connor had racked up 729 assists. O'Connor couldn't have gotten this far without the help of these main hitters for the Rockets: Mya Cudworth, Kelsie Belquist, Macey Wobbema, Madisen Myhre and Ava Peterson. Although...
On Thursday, Sept. 29, the New Rockford-Sheyenne volleyball team traveled to St. John, N.D. to take on the Lady Woodchucks. Before the start of the game, the Lady Woodchucks showed great sportsmanship by presenting a signed volleyball, flowers and a card to Bailey Jacobson. After a recent matchup between the Rockets and Lady Woodchucks at the Devils Lake varsity tournament, the Rockets knew they could easily sweep the 'chucks in three. The Rockets took down the Woodchucks by more than 10 points...
After an outstanding performance against Super Region 4 opponents, the Harvey/Wells County Hornets, on Thursday, Sept. 22, the Rockets held onto their winning streak. The Rockets competed alongside 11 other teams in Devils Lake this past weekend during the Devils Lake Varsity Volleyball Tournament. To kick off pool play, the Rockets took down the Kidder County Wolves 2-0. At the end of that first match, NR-S senior Madisen Myhre went out with an injury to her foot. Without Myhre, the Rockets...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets traveled to Fessenden on Thursday, Sept. 22 to take on the Harvey/Wells County Hornets. The Rockets rained on their Homecoming parade, taking them down 3-0. With the Hornets losing seven seniors from last year, many players needed to step up in the leadership role. With that deficit in the Hornets lineup, the Rockets took advantage and played the court well. NR-S juniors, Kelsie Belquist, Lucy Meier and Lora Wobbema were three of the Rockets' players playing...
After being named champions at the Devils Lake Varsity Tourney, the Rockets were ready to keep their winning streak aflame. On Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Rockets hosted the Benson County Wildcats, a Super Region 4 competitor. Before the start of the game, the Rockets and Wildcats joined hands in a prayer. Not only were they praying for Bailey Jacobson, as she fights Stage 3 Hodgkin's Lymphoma, but also for Benson County football coach, Bradley Kitzmann, as he battles lung cancer, and a Benson...
