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The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets played their first Region 4 game of the season on Thursday, Sept. 26 against the Harvey/Wells County Hornets in Fessenden. After defeating Drake/Anamoose on Tuesday, the Rockets were itching for another win. And boy-oh-boy did they get their win. The Rockets came out ferocious in the first set, taking it 25-11 and once again in set two 25-18. However, in set three, the Rockets allowed the Hornets to pull away with a 25-19 win. The Rockets came back stinging...
It's Homecoming Week, and the New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock Rockets – now tied for No. 1 in the state – kept the good vibes going with their most dominant victory yet Tuesday evening. Homecoming is being celebrated by both New Rockford-Sheyenne and Maddock Public School this week, and the Rockets were in Maddock on Tuesday for the first of two games this week. As expected, the undefeated Rockets took care of business against the first of their two opponents: the winless North Star Bearcats. Not...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne cross country team was back in action on Monday, Sept. 23 at the Harvey Hope Invitational in Langdon. Unlike previous meets, the Rockets entered five total runners into the varsity boys’ and girls’ divisions with hopes of qualifying for the state meet at Parkhurst Rec Area outside of Jamestown on October 25. To qualify for state, runners in the varsity boys’ division had to run a time under 25:00 minutes and runners in the varsity girls’ division had to run a time un...
Although the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets and the Carrington Cardinals are in different regions, the rivalry is still aflame. On Thursday, Sept. 19, the Rockets hosted the rivals to the south during the Cardinals homecoming week, in hopes of being named the homecoming crushers once again. After three games, the Rockets were still working out their kinks and trying to get a good rotation locked in. With that, NR-S senior Tillie Swart made her varsity debut during the second and third sets...
After a slow start to their season, the New Rockford-Sheyenne varsity volleyball team has officially secured its first win. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Rockets traveled to Drake to take on the Drake-Anamoose Lady Raiders. After coming off a four game loss streak, the Rockets were itching to finally defeat a team, even if it wasn’t a region game. The Rockets took all three sets against the Lady Raiders (25-22, 25-22, 25-22) to earn their first win of the 2024 season. NR-S junior Ava Peterson led h...
Bo Belquist continues to impress at the University of North Dakota. Since graduating from New Rockford-Sheyenne in 2020 and moving to Grand Forks, Belquist has transitioned his success in 9-man football to even greater heights at the college level. Following a recent game against Idaho State, he's now putting himself in the record books among the all-time great athletes at UND. During their game against Idaho State on Sept. 14, Belquist caught his 217th pass as a Fighting Hawk, officially...
Another Friday night, another easy win for the No. 2 New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock Rockets. Back on the road Friday, Sept. 27, the undefeated Rockets took on the Larimore Polar Bears in what was their third Region 3 matchup of the season. As if picking up where they left off a week ago, NR-S/M wasted no time putting points on the scoreboard and building yet another insurmountable lead. Starting the game with possession, it took the Rockets just three plays to march down the field and score their...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the Region 2 Thompson Tommies on Thursday, Sept. 12. Once again, the Rockets had to adjust to another rotation change, which seems to be the name of the game for this team. However, the Rockets began to jive better during this game than the previous games. The Tommies took all three sets, but the Rockets didn't give them easy wins in the second and third, as they were only 2-3 points down each time. NR-S junior Ava Peterson led the Rockets in kills,...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Cross Country team traveled to Wildwood Country Club outside of Minot on Monday, Sept. 16 to compete in the Des Lacs Burlington Lakers Invitational. Although the weather was not ideal – as it began downpouring just a mile into the junior varsity race – the Rockets had a phenomenal day of running. A total of seven runners competed at the meet, with four earning top 10 finishes. Liza Steele was the top placer for the Rockets, earning a first place finish in the junior var...
Now five games into their 2024 campaign, the No. 2 New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock Rockets still haven't experienced a competitive game. On Friday, Sept. 20, the undefeated Rockets took on the 3-1 Four Winds Indians in Fort Totten for their second inter-region matchup of the season. And, as per usual, it didn't take long for NR-S/M to assert their superiority. The Indians started the game with possession, but with the Rockets' defense bearing down that first drive was over quickly, amounting to a...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne cross country team loaded up and traveled north to compete at the 8th Annual Devils Lake Grahams Island Invitational. The Rockets had a total of seven runners compete at this meet, with three placing in the top five. NR-S eighth grader Gabe Smith came in second in the junior varsity boys' division behind Isaac Kraft of Devils Lake with a time of 11:39.14. Seth Greiner, Theodore Hall and August Meier also competed in the boys’ junior varsity division. Greiner took 2...
Volleyball season has officially kicked off for New Rockford-Sheyenne. On Thursday, the Rockets hosted the Oakes Tornadoes in their season, and home, opener. The Rockets had four returning starters hit the floor – Kaiya O'Connor, Ava Peterson, Logan Cudworth and Emmie Belquist. With the Rockets' main hitters Kelsie Belquist and Lora Wobbema graduating last year, the team needed to do some repositioning. Ava Peterson and Emmie Belquist have moved to the middle hitter positions, with Peterson b...
Violet Bohl's 1,000th career assist was the individual highlight for the Medina/Pingree-Buchanan Thunder in a three-set sweep over New Rockford-Sheyenne, 25-15, 25-13 and 25-23, Tuesday night, September 10, in the Pingree-Buchanan High School Gym. The Rockets were playing just their second match of the season, and fell to 0-2 with the loss. Both defeats came to Region 3 teams, as they fell to Oakes in their September 5 season opener. Ava Peterson led NR-S with 12 kills, and also was the top...
Anyone with an interest in 9-man football was paying attention to last week's matchup between the No. 5 New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock Rockets and the No. 2 North Prairie Cougars. Billed as an early-season bout between two undefeated championship contenders, the game on Friday, Sept. 6 in New Rockford was expected to be a close one – just as it was last season when NR-S/M beat the Cougars in a last-second thriller. On this occasion, however, the Rockets made it clear to North Prairie and the e...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock Rockets just keep on rollin'. Taking on the Nelson County Chargers at home on Friday, Sept. 13, the Rockets made it look easy as they dispatched yet another team in dominant fashion. NR-S/M entered last night's game ranked No. 3 in the state, and fans and players alike felt they should be ranked even higher after taking down the previous No. 2 team a week earlier. The Rockets were determined to make quick work of Nelson County, who've been struggling so far...
Just two games into this football season, the New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock Rockets have made quite the statement. Some thought this year's Rockets wouldn't be capable of the same success they enjoyed a season ago, but if their first two games are anything to go by, the Rockets may just have their sights set on the Fargodome once again. After dominating the St. John Woodchucks 69-0 in their season opener, NR-S/M was back on the road on Friday, Aug. 30 to face off with Cavalier, an opponent...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne cross country team was back in action on Tuesday, September 3 at CrossRoads Golf Course in Carrington. NR-S seventh graders Elise Guler and Gabe Smith were the highest placers for the Rockets. Both Guler and Smith competed in the junior varsity divisions and each took second place. Along with their second place finishes, they set personal record times – Guler with 12:26.37 and Smith with 11:09.21. Liza Steele also earned a top five finish for the Rockets, earning f...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock (NR-S/M) Rockets kicked off their season with a bang on Friday, Aug. 23. NR-S/M traveled to St. John to take on the Woodchucks for their season opener, and last year's 9-man semi-finalists looked every bit as dominant as they did a year ago. However, they'll be hoping their first play of the season isn't a bad omen for the rest of their year. The Rockets were set to receive the opening kickoff and start the game on offense, but a fumble on the return gave...
Cross Country season officially kicked off on Saturday, Aug. 24 at Parkhurst Recreation Area near Jamestown for the 'Orr'iginals Invitational. New Rockford-Sheyenne had a total of eight runners compete among the junior varsity girls, junior high boys and junior high girls divisions. NR-S freshman Katie Cleveland was the lone runner for the junior varsity division, taking 114th place overall with a time of 24:40.49. In the junior high boys division, Gabe Smith was the top placer with a personal...
For the past two years, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets have been to the Class B Volleyball State Tournament, and with another season getting underway, this year's team is hoping they can make it three in a row. It'll be harder than ever this year, however, as three seniors who were instrumental to the team's previous success won't be returning. But Sara Myhre, head coach of the NR-S Rockets, says there's still plenty of talent and experience on this year's roster. "We have four returning...
Cross Country at New Rockford-Sheyenne is back. After a brief hiatus, the NR-S cross country program returned last year and built itself a strong foundation of young athletes, and together they learned the ropes of long-distance running. They got faster and faster as the season went on, and now the program is set to return this fall with hopes of building on the progress made a year ago. This season will be head coach Joe Greiner’s second with the team, and he said he’s looking forward to ano...
The New Rockford Post 30 Black Sox hosted this year's District 4 Tournament, but their home field advantage wasn't quite enough to get them to another state tournament. Beginning on Monday, July 22, the tournament consisted of four teams from which only one would advance to this year's state tournament for Legion baseball. Post 30 qualified for last year's Legion state tournament, and entering this season many of the players were fresh off a fourth-place state tournament run this spring. On this...
The Pink Sox finished their season second in the 13U Devils Lake Ponytail softball league, falling short to Lakota in the championship game on Tuesday, July 23 in Devils Lake. The Pink Sox entered the league tournament seeded No. 1 and received a bye in the first round. The semifinals saw them finishing in four innings, taking down the Devils Lake Cars 10-0. The championship game didn't start as they hoped, with Lakota taking a quick lead in the first inning 9-1. The Pink Sox fought back in the...
With only a few games left in the regular season, the New Rockford Post 30 Black Sox have been hard at work gaining momentum before the district tournament. After a solid start to the season, the Sox began to struggle and lost four of their next five games entering a matchup against Park River Post 147 in Fordville on Thursday, July 11. They had scored just two runs in those four losses, and entered that matchup desperately needing to get their bats going. Thankfully for Post 30, they did exactl...
After taking down Langdon in a thrilling come-from-behind victory, the New Rockford Post 30 Black Sox ran into a few more roadblocks on Tuesday, July 9. Up first was Carrington Post 25, and their pitcher Kael Kovar carried a shutout into the seventh inning, while their offense rode home runs from Grady Shipman and Josh Bickett to take a crucial District 4 win over New Rockford Post 30 at Carrington's City Park Tuesday, July 9. The Redbirds got single tallies in the first, third and fifth...
