Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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The Rockets traveled to McVille Monday, Nov. 4, and came home from the regional contest with something to celebrate. The Rockets took a three-set sweep over the Dakota Prairie Knights by scores of 25-11, 25-13 and 26-24 that night, November 4, to improve to 12-16 on the season, 6-4 in Super Region 4 and 12-8 in regional points. Senior Hannah Haley's effort was highlighted by 11 kills. Kennedy Demester lofted six ace serves in the victory, and three blocks apiece were had by Kayahna Hopfauf and M...
Two hard-fought losses in Super Region 4 play for the NR-S Rockets have knocked them into the unenviable position of having to play in one of the four play-in matches this past Friday night. Having sat in the top four spots for much of the season, the Rockets took a marathon 3-2 (18-25, 21-25, 25-17, 25-14, 10-15) loss to Rolla on Oct. 31, then fell to league second place team North Star in four sets (25-22, 22-25, 16-25, 15-25) in a Friday night, Nov. 1 make-up match from Oct. 15. Those...
Bo Belquist was awarded the ninth and final Midco Sports Network Game Ball of the season on October 30. Sponsored by Farmers Union Insurance, the Game Ball is awarded to top athletic performers throughout the state. Belquist was chosen due to his stellar performance during the first round playoff win over Tri-State on Oct. 26 in which he racked up 142 receiving yards, 82 rushing yards and five total touchdowns in the 60-14 win. The game announcer called him, "A threat to score every single time...
One of the most frustrating and demoralizing aspects of defensive football, whether it be as a player, coach or fan, is knowing exactly what play is coming, and who's going to carry the ball, and being powerless to stop it. In a nutshell, that's what Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page's workhorse running back Jack Ihry did to the NR-S Rocket defense. The 6'1", 215-pound senior, two-time All-Stater and UND recruit cut through the visitors' defenders to the tune of a mind-boggling 377 yards on 48 carries...
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