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The New Rockford-Sheyenne archery team competed in their final regular archery tournament on March 12 in Rolla before heading to Minot on March 18-19 to shoot their hearts out in the state bullseye and 3-D tournaments. The Rockets' archers finished their last regular archery tournament with a bang, figuratively. Let's start off with the 3-D tournament. NR-S senior Macey Wobbema shot her best score yet this year, shooting a score of 279 with 18 tens. Wobbema secured first place in not only overal...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne club volleyball 16s team kicked off their first tournament on Saturday, March 12 in Minot at Our Redeemers’ High School. NR-S was in Pool A, which consisted of Minot Power, LRVA 16’s Blue, Minot Magic and Thompson. Pool B consisted of Linton, Bishop Ryan, LRVA 16s Black, Hazen and Minot Force. Tournaments were also going on over at Nedrose High School with 17/18s divisions. Pool A consisted of Linton, Minot Force and Bishop Ryan. Pool B consisted of Minot Power, LRVA 18s and Hazen. The first match of the day for NR-...
On Saturday, March 5, 57 New Rockford-Sheyenne archers along with their parents and coaches traveled to the Barnes County North public school near Leil to compete in the BCN bullseye tournament. Of those 57 NR-S archers, seven earned a spot in the top ten in overall boys/girls. Those seven being Kailar Jacobson, Layton Jacobson, Hunter Genre, Koy Zieman, Kyria Dockter, Mark McDowell and Macey Wobbema. The Jacobson cousins, Kailar and Layton, were the top medalists for the Rockets. Kailar shot a...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets and the Dakota Prairie Knights kicked off the first round of the 2022 District 7 boys' basketball tournament on Friday, Feb. 25. With the Rockets recently taking an 11-point loss to the Knights, the Rockets knew they would have to play their hearts out to take this first round win. And that is just what they did. Haydon Meier and DJ Mudgett stormed through the floodgates in the first quarter, securing 11 points for the Rockets. But this isn't the only time you...
The 2022 District 7 girls' basketball tournament kicked off on Friday, Feb. 11 in the Maddock High School gymnasium with the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets versus the Harvey/Wells County Hornets. The Rockets came out of the gates on fire, with Kaiya O'Connor scoring a 3-pointer and a field goal, along with a 3-pointer from Kennedy Demester. H/WC senior Kalyn Keller scored seven points in the first quarter, to trail the Rockets by three. The Hornets weren't about to give up this win. Keller...
On Monday, Feb. 7, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets traveled 40 miles south to take on the Medina-Pingree/Buchanan Thunder in the Pingree high school gymnasium. The Rockets were on a 2-game winning streak, and were ready to make it three. But before this matchup could begin, the M-P/B Thunder recognized their three seniors; Ryleigh Martin, Abigail Reich and Briallen Thu. Congratulations to these three seniors on their 2021-22 basketball season. Now let's move on to the game. With the tip going...
On Thursday, Jan. 3, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets skidded over to Leal to take on the Barnes County North Bison. The Rockets pulled off an exemplary win over the Bison, defeating them 81-16. With BCN seniors Hanna Wieland and Trinity Faber out, the Bison struggled to keep up with the Rockets. NR-S had the opportunity to full-court press, and they took full advantage of it. With the ability to full -court press, the Rockets were able to steal the ball quite frequently, which led to many brea...
On Friday Jan. 28, the Rockets hosted yet another District 7 competitor: the Warwick Lady Warriors. The Rockets defeated the Lady Warriors 64-27, giving the Rockets their first District 7 win of the season, after tough losses to Nelson County, Benson County, Harvey/Wells County and Four Winds/Minnewaukan. Senior Kennedy Demester started off the first quarter very well. When given the perfect opportunity, Demester lined up not one, but two shots from the 3-point line, draining both. Although...
On Saturday, Jan. 29, the New Rockford-Sheyenne gymnasium hosted the Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich boys and girls varsity and junior varsity basketball teams as they competed in their annual doubleheader. The Rockets girls' varsity and junior varsity teams had no luck against the Cardinals. LA/E/M defeated New Rockford-Sheyenne 63-29, taking their 11th win of the season. This matchup between the Cardinals and the Rockets was the final home game for the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets. Seniors Mya...
The Rockets took yet another tough loss to District 7 competitors, the Four Winds/Minnewaukan Lady Indians, on Monday, Jan. 24 in Fort Totten. The Lady Indians (14-0) are currently ranked number two in the state behind the Kindred Vikings (13-0). The Rockets simply knew they wouldn't be able to keep up with the Lady Indians. In just the first quarter, the Rockets tallied up six points, whereas the Lady Indians scored 24. And that's how the next three quarters went. The Lady Indians kept scoring...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne girls' basketball team traveled to Leeds on Friday, Jan. 21 to take on the Benson County Wildcats. The Rockets fell short, losing 47-55. Benson County senior Quinn Neppl was unstoppable. Just in the first quarter, she drained two 3-pointers, one field goal, and 3-of-4 free throws. Neppl slowed down in the second and third quarters, but that gave Ashlyn Williams and Hailey Maddock the opportunity to put up some points. Williams put in two three-pointers in the second...
This non-district boys' basketball game between the Rockets and the Wilton/Wing Miners was very similar to the first half of the game in the recent District 7 matchup between the Rockets and the FW/M Indians. The Region 5 Miners came into this game sitting 5-0 in Region 5, and 8-3 overall, sitting behind Flasher. Although this game wasn't a district or regional game for either team, it was a great competition for the Rockets and the Miners. The Miners are very fast paced, similar to the FW/M Ind...
The annual Class B Day Jamboree was held at Sweetwater Elementary and the Sports Center gymnasium in Devils Lake on Saturday, Jan. 15. The Rockets were among nine other girls' basketball teams to compete. The Rockets versus the Midway/Minto Mustangs was the first game of the day. Unlike the past few games for the New Rockford-Sheyenne girls, the Rockets were able to come out victorious, leaving the Mustangs in the dust 69-33. The start of the game went miraculously well. Kaiya O'Connor was able...
Despite mother nature's winter weather advisory, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets trekked to Fessenden to take on the Harvey/Wells County Hornets. The Rockets came up short, losing 47-49. This was the first District 7 win for the Hornets this season, after recently losing to the Benson County Wildcats, and the Nelson County Chargers. As for the Rockets, this was their second District 7 loss. Senior Kalyn Keller of the Hornets had an outstanding game. If she wasn't in the key shooting, she...
On Friday, Jan. 7, the New Rockford-Sheyenne gymnasium hosted the Region 4 contest between the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets and the Rolla Bulldogs. The Rockets took off with the bone and buried it, to defeat the Bulldogs 44-39. After a tough, double-overtime loss to the Bulldogs back on Dec. 3 during the CNDC tournament in Rugby, the Rockets knew what they would be up against. With the tip going to the Bulldogs, the Rockets went straight into two-man defense, instead of the usual man-to-man...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the Region 4, District 7 competitors, the Nelson County Chargers, on Monday, Jan. 10. The Rockets came up short, losing 44-50. The first quarter started out at a fast pace. The Nelson County girls' basketball team has always been speedy, so the Rockets had to step up their pace to keep up. Nora Johnson and Marit Ellingson of the Chargers each drained a three-pointer in the first quarter, to assist in an eight-point lead over the Rockets. This game was...
On Monday, Dec. 20, Rocket and Lady Titan fans traveled to Cooperstown to watch the nondistrict matchup between the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets and the Griggs-Midkota Lady Titans. The Lady Titans and the Rockets held a similar win-loss ratio, with both teams 3-3 overall. The first quarter of the game brought many simple mistakes, most being fouls on Griggs-Midkota centers Asia Becherl and Jenna Larson. Within the first few minutes of the quarter, the Rockets had tallied up 10 of the 16 fouls...
If you watched the match-up between the New Rockford-Sheyenne and Carrington boys basketball teams on Monday, Dec. 13, you would think that the Tuesday's girls' basketball game between the Rockets and Cardinals was an instant replay. Why is that you may ask? Both games were very high-paced, and both concluded with an average of a 28-point loss for the Rockets. With 5'11" senior center Sydnie Grager posted up under the basket, there was no chance in defeating the Cardinals. Grager scored in the...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne girls basketball team traveled to Rugby on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-4, to compete in the annual CNDC tournament. The Rockets started off the tournament slow. The Lady Raiders from Drake-Anamoose came out of the gates ready to win. The Rockets, on the other hand, simply didn't have one of their better games. With senior starter Mya Cudworth out due to an ankle injury, eighth grader Ava Peterson would take her place in the starting lineup. Drake-Anamoose...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted their Region 4 rivals, the North Star Bearcats, on Tuesday, Dec. 7. The Rockets were able to push past the Bearcats to win 49-41. During the first quarter, both teams were putting up shots left and right. The Rockets held a two-point lead on the Bearcats by the end of the first. The second quarter had a different speed than the first. The Bearcats earned a total of seven points in the second quarter, versus the Rockets who scored a total of 14 points,...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne girls basketball team is back in action for the 2021-22 season, starting off with a Region 4 opener against the Rolette Comets. The Rockets girls varsity team doesn't have many upperclassmen this year. With the loss of six seniors, many underclassmen had to be bumped up to the varsity level. The starting lineup for the Rockets consists of two seniors, one junior, one sophomore and one freshman. Kelsie Belquist was the star player of the night during the Region 4...
On Thursday, Nov. 11, the Rockets traveled to the Devils Lake Sports Center to compete against the Benson County Wildcats in the third and fourth place bracket of the Region 4 Volleyball Tournament. The Rockets defeated the Wildcats 3-2 in the regular season back on Sept. 28. This regional matchup ended completely opposite. The Rockets didn't have their best match against the Wildcats. The first set started off slow, with the Rockets losing to the Wildcats 25-18. The Rockets came back in the sec...
The Region 4 Volleyball Tournament took place in Devils Lake on Monday, Nov. 8; Tuesday, Nov. 9; and Thursday, Nov. 11. The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets were among seven other teams to compete in the tournament. The first game of the day on Monday, Nov. 8 consisted of the North Star Bearcats (#1) and the Dunseith Dragons (#8). The Bearcats defeated the Dragons 3-0. Next up in the tournament was the Benson County (#4) versus Harvey/Wells County (#5) match up. Both teams rallied well against each...
The NR-S Rockets traveled to nearly the Canadian border to take on the Rolla Bulldogs in their home gym. The Rockets had competed against the Bulldogs back on Sept. 11 at the Lakota Invitational, so they knew what they were up against. The Rockets took down the Bulldogs in three (25-18, 25-17, 25-14), winning each set by an average of eight points. Digs were a big deal during this match up. A total of 73 digs were received by the Rockets, with five Rocket athletes scoring in double digits....
On Monday, Nov. 1, the Rockets traveled to McVille to take on the Nelson County Chargers (A,B,C,8,7) in their home gym. The Rockets defeated the Chargers 3-0. With most errors on serves, the Rockets had a successful game. The Rockets took the first set 25-16, the second set 25-11 and the third set 25-16. Kennedy Demester led the Rockets in digs with 21. Mya Cudworth also scored in the double digits with ten digs. Other double digits scored for the Rockets came from Kelsie Belquist with her 10...
