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Eight New Rockford-Sheyenne athletes competed at the 98th annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on May 5-6. Those eight athletes were Trevor Waldo, Kelsie Belquist, Connor Knatterud, Porter Granger, Easton Benz, Ava Peterson, Emmie Belquist and Jaida Schumacher. Over 3,000 athletes from around the midwest competed at the meet. Head coach, Elliott Belquist said, "It was a great overall experience that we will most definitely do again. It's like be...
The annual Central North Dakota Conference (CNDC) Outdoor meet was held on Tuesday, May 9 in Rugby. The New Rockford-Sheyenne varsity track and field team competed alongside nine other teams at the CNDC Outdoor. NR-S juniors, Connor Knatterud and Kelsie Belquist, were huge assets to the Rockets' varsity team on Tuesday afternoon. C. Knatterud brought home two individual first place finishes, with a state-qualifying time of 11.36 seconds in the 100-meter dash and a time of 23.30 seconds in the...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne track and field team has been running to and from track meets this past week. On Thursday, May 4, the Rockets traveled to Rugby to compete in the annual Hanneman Memorial Meet. Both the boys' and girls' teams placed 11th overall at the meet. Top 10 placings for the girls' team came from Lucy Meier, Katie Allmaras and Lora Wobbema. Meier took sixth place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:07.59; eighth place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.49 seconds; and...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne junior high team competed at the Central North Dakota Conference (CNDC) Meet in Rugby on Tuesday, May 9. NR-S seventh grader, Jaida Schumacher, paved the way for the Rockets. Schumacher took first place in three individual events, even nipping the CNDC meet records in all three! In the 100-meter dash, Schumacher finished in first place with a new meet record of 13.58 seconds. Kale Williams of Benson County set the meet record in 2022 with a time of 13.66 seconds. Schuma...
by Kyrie Dauenhauer The New Rockford-Sheyenne varsity track and field team pushed through the wind to compete at the Mariya Tate Memorial Meet in Rugby on Saturday, April 29. Even with the 40 mile-per-hour wind gusts and 31 other teams competing, the Rockets succeeded in many events. The girls' relay teams all completed their relays in state-qualifying times, earning two first-place finishes and one second-place finish. Katie Allmaras, Jaida Schumacher, Kelsie Belquist and Emmie Belquist made...
On Monday, April 24, junior high tracksters from New Rockford-Sheyenne made the trek to Hazen to compete in the junior high Hazen meet. In the eighth grade girls’ events, Emmie Belquist was the star of the show, bringing home three first place finishes. Belquist competed in the 200-meter dash, the 200-meter hurdles and long jump. Also taking first place for the eighth grade girls were the 4x100-meter and the 4x200-meter relay teams. The relay teams were made up by Beth Becker, Kaci W...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne track and field team made the nearly three-hour drive to the southwest corner of the state to compete in the Stanley Varsity Meet on Tuesday, April 25. Many of the Rockets’ athletes placed in the top 10 for their events. Let’s start off with the girls’ team. NR-S junior, Kelsie Belquist, brought home three individual first place finishes. K. Belquist took first place in the 200-meter dash with a state-qualifying time of 24.87 seconds; first place in the 400-meter dash...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets traveled to Kindred on Tuesday, April 18 to compete alongside three other teams in the Kindred Quadrangler. Although the weather was quite gloomy, the Rockets had an exemplary day. Starting off with the girls' team, Kelsie Belquist competed in the 100-meter dash and the 100-meter hurdles, where she took first place with state-qualifying times in both events. Belquist also competed in the 4x200-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay alongside Katie Allmaras, Lucy...
Last Saturday, April 15, was a busy day of club volleyball tournaments for New Rockford-Sheyenne athletes. The NR-S 16's team competed in the Aces JO tournament in East Grand Forks. The Rockets played in Pool B against the Northside Knights and the East Grand Forks Aces Pink. The Rockets split with the Knights in the first game of pool play, then went on to lose to the East Grand Forks Aces Pink. In tournament play, the Rockets beat the Crookston Lady Pirates and the East Grand Forks Aces...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne track and field team traveled to the southwest corner of North Dakota to Bowman to compete in the Bowman County Invite on Tuesday, April 11. Among the 32 teams to compete at the meet, both the girls' and boys' NR-S teams excelled in their events. The girls' team tied with Kidder County for ninth place with a total of 28 points. The boys' team tied with Beulah for 12th place with 16 points. The Rockets' lone first place finish came from Kelsie Belquist in the 300-meter...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne track and field team traveled to Minot State University to compete in the CNDC Indoor on Friday, March 31. A total of 29 NR-S athletes competed in the meet, with many scoring in the top 10, along with many personal records and meet records. The Belquist sisters were top-placers for the girls' team. Kelsie Belquist took first place in the 55-meter dash, the 55-meter hurdles and the 200-meter dash. In the 55-meter hurdles, K. Belquist set a new meet record with a time of...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne track and field team traveled to Fargo to compete in the NDSU Class B Indoor Meet at the Shelly Ellig Indoor Track and Field Facility. NR-S junior, Kelsie Belquist, has yet again set a meet record. This time at the NDSU Class B Indoor Meet in the 60-meter hurdles. With a personal record time of 8.81 seconds, Belquist blazed past her opponents to take first place. Haley Wolsky of Carrington followed behind Belquist to take second place with a time of 10.07 seconds....
The New Rockford-Sheyenne junior high track and field team traveled to Belcourt to compete in the JH Belcourt Indoor on Tuesday, March 28. The Belquist family seems to have the athletic gene. NR-S eighth grader Emmie Belquist was the star of the show for the Rockets, just like her older sister, Kelsie, is on the varsity team. Belquist competed in the 55-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the 400-meter dash, and as the anchor in the 4x200-meter relay with teammates Jaida Schumacher, Beth Becker and...
Although spring may not be here, track and field season is back. The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets traveled to the Turtle Mountain Reservation to compete in the Belcourt Indoor meet on Tuesday, March 21. Both the girls' and boys' teams placed second overall out of the six teams to compete. Let's start off with the girls' events. If any NR-S fans heard the song that starts off with "She's a runner, she's a track star...," you'd think of NR-S junior, Kelsie Belquist. Belquist secured three...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne archery team was invited to compete in the first annual virtual Mandy Hoyt memorial bullseye and 3-D tournaments. Let's start off with the 3-D tournament. NR-S seventh grader, Koy Zieman, scored top notch for the Rockets, taking first place in overall boys with a score of 285. But Zieman wasn't the only Rocket archer to take top-ten in this tournament. Among the 13 archers who competed in the tournament, all scored in the top-ten for the Rockets. The NR-S archers in...
The third and final day of the Super Region 4 girls' basketball tournament kicked off on Thursday, Feb. 23 with the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets and the Four Winds/Minnewaukan Lady Indians competing for third place. After the previous 44-37 win over the Lady Indians back on Jan. 17, the Rockets knew they could defeat them, but the Lady Indians came ready to fight for third place. Just in the first quarter, the Lady Indians scored three 3-point shots between Hannah Fassett and Suri Gourd. This...
The 2022-23 Super Region 4 girls' basketball tournament kicked off on Monday, Feb. 20 at the Sports Center in Devils Lake. The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets went in as the #3 seed, and were set to play the #6 seeded Benson County Wildcats. The Rockets seemed to have a slow, but steady start against the Wildcats. In the first quarter, the Wildcats were led by Aubrey Kenner, who scored seven points, half of the first quarter score. As for the Rockets, Kelsie Belquist was able to swish three field...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted their final regular season game on Monday, Feb. 13 against the Dunseith Lady Dragons. Before the start of the game, NR-S senior, Madisen Myhre, was recognized for her time spent on the court with the Rockets. Congratulations on a great season, Madi! With the Lady Dragons' overall record being 2-16, the Rockets knew they had a great chance of earning one more Super Region 4 victory. With a slow but steady start by both teams, the Rockets took a 5-point lea...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the District 6, Region 3 Medina/Pingree-Buchanan Thunder. After the Rockets' recent losses against the Carrington Cardinals and the North Prairie Cougars, they were itching for a win. The Rockets came out in the first quarter, scoring 11 points against the Thunder, only allowing them to score a total of eight points. With five drives to the basket by Kelsie Belquist in the second quarter, along with 3-pointers from Kaiya O'Connor and Katie Allmaras, the...
One team was looking to maintain positive momentum into the postseason, while another was in need of a confidence booster against a quality opponent. The NR-S Rockets, still licking their wounds after a 31-point loss to Langdon/Edmore/Munich two nights prior, entered their makeup game with rival Carrington with the intent of playing good basketball even if they failed to spring the upset. On that count, the Rockets are still looking for answers, with not much time before the start of the Region...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne boys' basketball team hosted the Super Region 4 Lakota Raiders on Thursday, Feb. 2. Before we get into the varsity game, there is something important to talk about from the junior varsity game. NR-S senior, Haydon Meier, stepped onto the court after suffering from a tibia/fibula fracture that occurred during the NR-S versus North Star football game on September 23, 2022. Meier has put in many months of rehab and lots of hard work to be able to be back on the court,...
On Friday, Jan. 27, the New Rockford-Sheyenne girls' basketball team traveled nearly to the Canadian border to take on the St. John Lady Woodchucks, in yet another Super Region 4 matchup. The Rockets went in with a 11-3 win/loss ratio, which was quite similar to St. John's, which was 11-4. If you watched this game, you know how much of a nailbiter it was. The Lady Woodchucks held a 5-point lead over the Rockets after the first half. St. John senior Natalie Decoteau made up half of the Lady...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted Super Region 4 competitors, the Nelson County Chargers, on Thursday, Jan. 19. The Rockets were on a winning-streak high, and weren't ready to take a loss, especially to a Super Region 4 competitor. NR-S freshman, Ava Peterson, was a key player for the Rockets in the first quarter. Peterson scored over half of the 22 points in the entire quarter. The Rockets held the Chargers to under 10 points each quarter, with the Chargers only scoring four in the...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted their first Super Region 4 competitor on Friday, Jan. 13: The Benson County Wildcats. Since the Wildcats had lost key players Quinn Neppl, Desidy Schwanke, Hailey Maddock and Ashlyn Williams due to graduating, the Rockets hoped to finally dominate the court over the Wildcats. But shockingly the Wildcats weren't going to give up that fight easily. A key player for the Wildcats was Benson County eighth grader, Kaitlyn Maddock. Maddock scored the most...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne home girls' basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 5 was quite different from the one two days prior. The Rockets kicked off the game with full-court pressure against the Barnes County North Bison. This led to many turnovers in the Rockets' favor. Just in the first quarter, Kelsie Belquist scored five field goals just from stealing the ball away from the Bison. The Rockets didn't allow the Bison to score in the first quarter. The Rockets were ahead 25-0. Kaiya O'Connor and...
