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New Rockford-Sheyenne School hosted the 2020-21 District 7 Boys' Basketball Tournament on February 26, 27 and March 1. To start off the tournament, the Benson County Wildcats took on the Harvey-Wells County Hornets. The Hornets defeated the Wildcats 60-55. Blayne Anderson held the most points for the Wildcats with 21. Other Wildcats in the double digits were Charles Bisbee with 14 and John Fischer with 10. Alex Erickson led the Hornets with 27 points. Also in double digits for the Hornets were...
Fifteen New Rockford-Sheyenne archers participated in the Gackle Streeter 3D Tournament last Thursday. Nine of the fifteen Rocket Archers placed in the top ten. High School Boys Division Koven Walford shot a 289 with twenty tens and received first place. He also placed first out of 92 in the overall boys rank. Keaton Cudworth shot a 257 with seven tens and received tenth place. High School Girls Division Kyria Dockter shot a 287 with twenty tens and received second place. She also placed s...
Fourteen Rocket archers placed in the top ten in the Lidgerwood virtual archery tournament on Saturday, February 20. A total of 69 archers from New Rockford-Sheyenne school participated in the tournament. Sixth grader Layton Jacobson was one of the 14 archers that placed in the top ten. He received 1st place in the Middle School Boys Division. High School Boys Division Koven Walford received 2nd place with a score of 288. Keaton Cudworth received 8th place with a score of 262. High School Girls...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets headed to Langdon to take on the Cardinals in the first round of the Region 4 girls basketball tournament on Monday, Feb. 22. The Cardinals defeated the Rockets 44-23. In the first quarter, freshman Kelsie Belquist put up two field goals. Cassie Longnecker and Chloe Heinz also brought in one field goal each. Jaya Henderson of the Cardinals put in two three-pointers and was sent to the line to put in one free throw. Morgan Freije put up two field goals in the...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets took on the Bearcats in Cando on Friday, Feb. 19. The Rockets lost 72-47. This was the last region game for the Rockets as they started District play on Friday, Feb. 26. The Rockets started off the game with three field goals from Nick Berglund and three field goals from Evan Ulrich. Berglund was fouled on and sent to the line to put in one of three free throws. For North Star, Parker Simon put up two field goals and was fouled on and was sent to the line to...
The 2021 District 7 Girls Basketball Tournament was held at New Rockford-Sheyenne High School on February 12, 13 and 15. The Rockets were seeded fifth in the district. On Friday, Feb. 12 the Rockets took on the Benson County Wildcats. The Wildcats defeated the Rockets 39-34. Benson County started the game off strong with a three pointer and two field goals from junior Quinn Neppl. Dani Bjerke put up a three-pointer and one field goal. The Rockets were down by two after the first quarter. The...
The Rockets headed to Rolette Thursday, Feb. 11 to take on the Comets and came home with a 66-50 victory. Senior Evan Ulrich started off the game with two field goals and five free throws to bring the Rockets to a four-point lead on the Comets. Josh Belgarde of the Comets brought in a three-pointer and a field goal in the first quarter to attempt to keep up with the Rockets. In the second quarter, the Rockets kept ahead of the Comets by seven. Ulrich brought in two more field goals and six free throws. Senior Johnny Grann brought in a...
The Rockets hosted the Medina-Pingree Buchanan Thunder on Monday, February 8 at 7 p.m. The Rockets slid by the Thunder 54-40. The five seniors were recognized before the start of the varsity game. Congrats to all the seniors on their accomplishments during the 2020-21 basketball season. Dani Bjerke pulled out a three-pointer in the first quarter along with two free throws to take a lead on the Medina-Pingree Buchanan Thunder. Ryleigh Martin of M-PB put up two field goals and two free throws to k...
The Rockets defeated the Bison 56-21 on Thursday, Feb. 4 at home. Junior Kennedy Demester started the game off with three three-pointers. Dani Bjerke also dropped two three-pointers in the first quarter. The Rockets had a 15-point lead on the Bison. During the second quarter, Bjerke put up another three-pointer and a field goal. The Rockets kept ahead of the Bison by 22 points. Cassie Longnecker brought in two three-pointers in the third quarter to stay ahead of the Bison by 29 points. Demester...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets took on the Saint John Woodchucks at home this past weekend. The Rockets defeated the Woodchucks 70-56. Evan Ulrich brought in eight points during the first quarter. Seniors Johnny Grann and Koven Walford each put up a three-pointer to bring the Rockets to a 11-point lead on the Woodchucks. Michael Dunn of the Woodchucks made eight points but it wasn't enough to catch the Rockets. During the second quarter, junior Nick Berglund put up a three-pointer, a field...
On Tuesday, February 9 the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets beat the Hatton/Northwood Thunder 56-55. Seniors Evan Ulrich, Stephan Merrick, Johnny Grann, Koven Walford and Hunter Johnson were recognized at the beginning of the varsity game. Hatton/Northwood started the game off strong. In the first quarter, Carter Myron put up a three-pointer and two field goals. Colton Konschak also put up two field goals. For the Rockets, Hunter Johnson put up two field goals, but it wasn't enough to catch the...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets traveled to Steele on Friday, Feb. 5 to take on the Kidder County Wolves in their home gym. The Wolves defeated the Rockets 63-37. Senior Dani Bjerke put up a three-pointer in hopes of getting ahead of the Wolves. But it wasn't enough. Kidder County sophomore, Kennedy Harter put up 10 points just in the first quarter. After the first quarter the Rockets were down by eight points. During the second quarter, Cassie Longnecker put up two three-pointers for the...
The New Rockford Archery team participated in the Wilton Bullseye Virtual Tournament on Saturday February 6. A total of 60 archers shot at the tournament. A total of 23 Rocket archers shot new personal best scores in the tournament. Layton Jacobson and Sawyer Huso were two of the 23 Rocket archers that shot their personal best scores this past weekend. High School Boys Division Koven Walford shot a 289 and placed second. Keaton Cudworth shot a 266 and placed tenth. Middle School Boys Division Hunter Genre shot a 281 and placed first. Layton...
The Rockets took on the Drake-Anamoose Raiders on Monday, February 1 in the New Rockford-Sheyenne gym. To start off the game, senior Cassie Longnecker drained six with teammate Dani Bjerke bringing in five. Bjerke held the top points for the Rockets with 17 total points. Longnecker came in second with 11 total points. In the second quarter, Bjerke brought in nine points to bring the Rockets to a 20-point lead on the Raiders. The Rockets were on top of their game and ready for a win. Third...
The Rockets headed to Warwick on Thursday last week to take on the Lady Warriors in their home gym. The Rockets came home with a 68-25 victory. With Dani Bjerke's eight points and Cassie Longnecker's five points in the first quarter, the Rockets had a 15 point lead on the Lady Warriors. After the second quarter, the Rockets took a 34-point lead with Longnecker's two three-pointers and Kaiya O'Connor's three-pointer. Bjerke came back in the third quarter with seven points and kept a 39-point...
The Rockets girls and boys basketball teams headed to Langdon on Saturday, January 30 to take on the Cardinals in their home gym. The girls basketball team was defeated 46-16 while the boys basketball team held on until the end with a loss of 55-51. The Rocket girls had a low scoring game. Kayahna Hopfauf held the most points for the Rockets with four. Cassie Longnecker, Dani Bjerke, Kennedy Demester and Kelsie Belquist each brought in three total points. While the Rockets had low scores, the top scorer for the Cardinals was Jaya Henderson...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Archery season took off on Monday, January 18, and over 60 Rocket archers participated in the season's first tournament this past Saturday. All tournaments are being held virtually, with archers shooting in their home gym. High School Boys Division Koven Walford shot a 294 and placed first. Koven Walford also received the top overall boys shooter and the top overall shooter. Keaton Cudworth shot a 274 and placed fifth. Hunter Jacobson shot a 256 and placed tenth. H...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets took on the Lakota Raiders at home on Friday, January 29, and the Rockets pulled away with a 76-41 win. Evan Ulrich put up three field goals and two free throws in the first quarter to take a 14 point lead on the Raiders. Along with Ulrich, Johnny Grann and Kaden Jensen brought in five points each during the first quarter. During the second quarter, Ulrich scored nine more points to keep the Rockets ahead by 18. At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets were...
On Tuesday, February 2, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets headed to Maddock to challenge the Benson County Wildcats. The Rockets brought home a victory of 56-40. Seniors Johnny Grann and Evan Ulrich started off the game with a three-pointer each. The Rockets had a four point lead on the Wildcats after the first quarter. Grann put up two more three-pointers in the second quarter to put a 12-point lead on the Wildcats. With Wildcat senior Cole Wentz's three-pointer, the Wildcats still couldn't...
The New Rockford Sheyenne Rockets put the stopper on the Harvey-Wells County Hornets at Fessenden on Tuesday, January 26. The Hornets kept up with the Rockets for most of the game. The Rockets and Hornets both fought hard during the first quarter. At the end of the quarter, the Rockets had a one point lead after Evan Ulrich's field goal. After the second quarter, the Hornets were ahead by two. Little did they know a Rocket comeback was on its way. The Rockets then took a 15-point lead in the thi...
The New Rockford Sheyenne Rockets defeated the Benson County Wildcats 49-41 on Friday evening. Seniors Chloe Heinz and Dani Bjerke led the Rockets with 12 points each. Kelsie Belquist also scored in the double digits with 11 total points. Also putting up points for the Rockets were Kennedy Demester and Mya Cudworth, both with six. Kayahna Hopfauf contributed four in the last quarter. Benson County's Desidy Schwanke put up a trio of three-pointers to bring the end of the first half to 31-27. The...
On Saturday, the Thompson Tommies arrived at the New Rockford-Sheyenne gymnasium expecting a win. With a little hard work and dedication, the Rockets brought home a win by three. Evan Ulrich held the most points for the Rockets with 13. Not too far behind him was senior guard Johnny Grann with 10 total points. With Grann's two three pointers in the first quarter, the Rockets took the lead by two. After the first half, the Rockets led 19-17. Kaden Jensen dropped a three and two field goals in the...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets knew the game against the Lady Indians of Four Winds-Minnewaukan was going to be a tough one. Dani Bjerke started off the game strong with a three pointer and a field goal. Myona Dauphinais of the Lady Indians was on her game and put up three field goals and a three-pointer right out of the gates. With Dauphinais' baskets, the Lady Indians were ahead of the Rockets by 8 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Bjerke came back with another three pointer and...
Since the music program reintegrated in October, students have been learning to manage their singing voice even with masks on. The festive holiday attire and animated motions helped the audience engage with students. Students also performed musical numbers on instruments, further demonstrating their musical skills. Social distancing was a part of the program, giving students plenty of room to perform their choreographed movements. The program was streamed live on the New Rockford-Sheyenne...
Nearly 40 youth in grades 3-6 participated in the New Rockford-Sheyenne youth football program this fall. The third and fourth grade team finished with a 4-2 record and received a bye on Sept. 22 after earning the #3 seed in playoffs. With a loss against Rugby on Sept. 29, NR-S played for third and fouth place on Thursday, Oct. 1. The fith and sixth grade team also went 4-2. They defeated Carrington 20-0 in the first playoff round on Sept. 24, then were defeated by Nelson County in the...
