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The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets earned an impressive home win against the Hatton/Northwood Thunder on Thursday, Feb. 1. The Rockets essentially controlled the game from start to finish, beginning with a dominant first quarter. The first eight minutes saw the NR-S defense hold the Thunder offense to just a single field goal and three free throws. Meanwhile, the Rockets put up 11 points of their own, giving them a 6-point advantage after the first quarter which was largely sustained in the...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne girls' basketball team traveled to Northwood on Friday, Feb. 2 to compete in their final District 4 game of the regular season against the Hatton/Northwood Thunder. With the Rockets and Thunder having a similar record, fans were set up to watch a great game. Unfortunately for the Thunder, key player Kennison Azure was out due to injury. The Thunder were the first to score, but it wasn't long before NR-S sophomore Ava Peterson put up a shot from the paint....
On Friday and Saturday, archers took aim at the New Rockford tournament and several local students found success in the NR-S gymnasium. Layton Jacobson led the Rockets at home and was named the top male archer in the tournament. He shot a 288, which also earned him the gold medal in the high school boys' division. Jacobson edged Rolla's Connor Cose by two perfect arrows. Cose had the same score, with 18 tens. Jacobson finished with 20 tens. NR-S junior Bradyn Collier finished in third place...
Another standout New Rockford-Sheyenne athlete has committed to playing sports at the next level. NR-S senior Connor Knatterud has officially committed to the University of Jamestown to compete in Track and Field. Knatterud is the latest in a string of NR-S athletes to announce their commitment to a university. Kelsie Belquist and Lora Wobbema have committed to the University of Nebraska and Lake Region State College, respectively. And now, Knatterud says he's excited to get started with the Jim...
On Saturday, Jan. 27, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the May-Port-C-G Patriots for their third game facing district competition. Unlike their first two, this game would definitely go the way of the Rockets. Not only are the Patriots currently sitting at the bottom of the standings, but two of their senior players were unavailable for the game. So the Patriots were down on both size and experience, and the Rockets took full advantage. The start of the first quarter remained close...
The traditional end to the wrestling individual tournament regular season came and went at the East-West Tournament in New Salem on January 26-27. The event brings the best Class B male wrestlers from the two longitudinal directions under the Holsteins’ “barn,” for one last head-to-head chance before overall seeding is determined. At East-West, the Cards came in ninth with 98 points, and had two runner-up wrestlers in Dru Carr (114) and Corbin Clifton (145). Three other CHS grapplers came in fo...
More than 300 archers converged in Carrington on Saturday, Jan. 27. It was the second tournament of the season for the NR-S squad, and they found success at all levels of competition. At the end of the day, it was a pair of eighth grade boys who came out on top for the Rockets, Koy Zieman and Sawyer Huso. Zieman rose above the rest of the Rockets in the 3D tournament. He earned the gold medal in the middle school boys' division with a score of 288 and finished second overall among male archers....
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets were in district play on Saturday, Jan. 27 versus the May-Port-C-G Patriots and Monday, Jan. 29 against the Griggs-Midkota Lady Titans. Going into the game on Saturday, the Patriots were still undefeated with a blazing 13-0 record. The Rockets seemed to keep up with the Patriots in quarter one, as they trailed by only four points. But the Patriots momentum kept growing. Twenty-one points were scored by the Patriots, with May-Port-C-G senior athlete Rylee Satrom...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne girls' basketball team held their final home game for the season as they hosted the District 4 Warwick Lady Warriors on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The Rockets ended their last game in the NR-S gymnasium with a bang. In the first quarter alone, the Rockets scored 30 points to the Lady Warriors six. Fourteen of those came from NR-S junior Kaiya O'Connor, with the rest coming from the combination of Kelsie Belquist and Ava Peterson. This, however, was just the beginning for...
After having to reschedule the non-district matchup versus the Washburn Cardinals from Saturday, Jan. 13 due to the frigid weather, the Rockets finally met up with the Cardinals on Saturday, Jan. 20 in Washburn. The Rockets kept up with the Cardinals extremely well, considering the Cardinals had a 9-3 overall record. The Rockets were the first up on the scoreboard after a drive to the basket by NR-S senior Kelsie Belquist. Belquist made eight of the 13 points scored by the Rockets in the first...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne girls' basketball team has added another district win to their overall record this season. On Friday, Jan. 19, the Rockets hosted District 4 opponents, the Larimore Polar Bears. Coming into this matchup, the Rockets' overall record was 3-7 and the Polar Bears' record was 4-8. And the first quarter showed that both teams were equally ranked, as the Rockets scored a total of 10 points versus the Polar Bears' nine. However, that quickly changed in the second quarter. The...
The Rocket archery team started 2024 nocked and loaded at the Midkota-Kensal tournament on Saturday, Jan. 20. Eighth grader Sawyer Huso was the top shooter in the entire tournament. He scored 288 and took home first place in the middle school boys' division and the top overall male distinction. Koy Zieman, Huso's teammate and classmate, finished with a 279 and earned third place among middle school boys. On the girls' side, Aubree Kukowski was the top middle school shooter for the Rockets. Her...
Another one bites the dust, or so they say. The New Rockford Sheyenne girls' basketball team has defeated another team in District 4 – this being the Nelson County Chargers. This district matchup was held in McVille on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The Rockets went out with a vengeance after the NR-S boys' came up short against the Chargers the night prior. Full speed ahead and the Rockets were off! NR-S guards Kelsie Belquist and Kaiya O'Connor were the first to chip away some points for the Rockets – Belq...
The full Carrington wrestling program was on the mats for the two-day Nick Storhaug Invitational Tournament in Lisbon Friday-Saturday, Jan. 19-20. The Cardinal girls' team crowned two champions on their side of the tournament, Khendra Garcia at 130 pounds and Ashley Lindberg at 250. Meanwhile, the CHS boys had three runner-up finishers, with Skye Kramlich (107), Corbin Clifton (145) and Brody Weisenburger (285) doing the honors. Both the boys and girls took fourth place in their respective...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne boys' basketball team kicked off inter-district competition with a pair of tough losses on the road. On Thursday, Jan. 15, they took on arguably the best team in their district, the Larimore Polar Bears. For the most part, every team in District 4 has a very similar overall record, and no teams have emerged as dominant or unbeaten. Larimore, however, has risen slightly above the pack and now boasts an 8-4 overall record. Their game against the Rockets wasn't easy,...
After a week off, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets were back in action on Tuesday, Jan. 16 on their home court against the Harvey/Wells County Hornets. After the recent three-class system change, the Hornets are no longer in Region 2 with the Rockets. They are now included in Region 4 alongside Bishop Ryan, Drake-Anamoose and Our Redeemer's, to name a few. This season, the Hornets have quite the underclassmen team, with only one senior on the roster. Besides senior Breanna Heilman, the Hornets'...
Archery season is back and bigger than ever. With over 80 archers, the New Rockford-Sheyenne archery program, which has always seen great participation numbers, is beginning this season with its largest group yet. Mike Schaefer, NR-S archery coach, said they've got 81 students signed up for this year. With the program's previous high-water mark being 72, this year's numbers set a new record in the program's history. What will be their biggest season ever comes after one of their best seasons a...
The Carrington boys wrestling team remained perfect in Region 2 dual meets with wins of 48-21 and 43-30 over the host May-Port-C-G (MPCG) Patriots and Hillsboro/Central Valley (H/CV) Burros at a quadrangular meet Thursday, January 11. Coach Josh Kerbaugh's lineup also faced a rare out-of-state opponent at the quad in the persons of Crookston, Minn., and defeated the Pirates, 48-27. With the three wins, Carrington improved to 10-4 in duals and 7-0 against regional opponents. All rolling through...
On the strength of four placers, the Carrington boys wrestling team scored 103.5 points to take seventh overall at the Lettermen's Tournament in Casselton, held Friday and Saturday, Jan. 5-6. Corbin Clifton wrestled his way to a second place showing at the Lettermen's at 145 pounds, while Dru Carr took third at 121. Both competitors had just one loss on the weekend, with Clifton falling to a Frazee, Minn. wrestler by pin late in the third period. To make the finals, he got a narrow 3-2 decision...
The Carrington Cardinals, slogging through six consecutive defeats to open their season, were aiming to put together their most complete effort over 32 minutes in hopes of getting into the winner's circle. They just needed the motivation, and the rival NR-S Rockets provided the fuel. It would end up being 32 plus four for Carrington to break through their black cloud, and score a 59-57 upset over the Rockets in the series where overall records don't seem to matter. Josh Bickett's 21 points...
On Friday, Jan. 5, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the District 4, Region 2 competitors – the Benson County Wildcats. Coming into this game, the Wildcats had an overall record of 5-4, versus the Rockets record of 3-6, meaning this would be a great district and region matchup. The Rockets kickstarted the game with a line drive to the basket by none other than senior Kelsie Belquist. After what seemed to be a million turnovers, the Wildcats were able to put some points up on the board w...
On Monday, Jan. 8, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets took on the St. John Woodchucks on the road. The matchup between the two teams was the second this season, with the first one taking place during the annual CNDC Tournament in Harvey. That first game was dominated by NR-S, who eventually advanced to the championship game of the tournament and won three of their next five games. The Woodchucks, meanwhile, had won once in their previous five games entering their second game against the Rockets....
The boys are on a roll. With victories against Harvey/Wells County and Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter recently, this year's Rockets have already equaled their win total from a season ago. Their recent win streak began with another matchup against the Hornets of Harvey/Wells County, and just like the first game against one another, this one came to another thrilling conclusion. On this occasion, however, the roles were very nearly reversed. Taking place in Harvey on Thursday, Dec. 28, the matchup was...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets girls' varsity and junior varsity teams competed in the annual Hoopster Classic in Minot on Thursday, December 28. The junior varsity girls started the day off first, taking on the junior varsity team from Velva. The Rockets kept up with the Aggies in the first half, with each team scoring 16 points. The Aggies fired up in the third quarter, scoring 11 points to the Rockets six. And the fourth quarter went the same, with 11 points scored by the Aggies and only...
Brothers Callen and Nic Garber were the podium finishers for the Carrington boys wrestlers, taking second and sixth place at 189 and 139 pounds, respectively, in the junior varsity division of the Rumble on the Red Thursday and Friday, December 28-29. The Rumble, held annually at the Fargodome between the Christmas and New Year's holidays, is billed as the largest high school tournament in the United States. The placings, along with good weekends from the rest of the lineup, allowed the Cards...
