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Three more state qualifications have been achieved by the New Rockford-Sheyenne boys’ track team – those coming from the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and the 4x200-meter relay. On Thursday, April 25, the Rockets track and field team traveled to Rugby to compete in the Mariya Tate Memorial. NR-S senior Connor Knatterud blazed his opponents in the boys’ 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. Knatterud took first place in the 100-meter dash with a state-qualifying time – and personal record...
For the first time this track and field season, NR-S junior Kage Walford has earned his shot at the Class B State Track and Field Meet in Bismarck on May 23-25. Walford joined track for the first time this year and has had a great season so far. In just four meets, his personal best has improved and now he will get to compete against the best in the state come the end of the month. Walford threw a personal best of 155 feet, 10 inches in the boys' javelin at the Midstate Quad in Rugby on Wednesda...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets golf team is back on the greens, and they're already off to a solid start. On the team this year are Kage Walford, Jackson Schumacher, Keaton Cudworth, Easton Simon and Shaun Reimche. Coaching the team this year is Jacob Bilden. The Rockets got started with great results at their first two meets of the season in Hillsboro and Casselton, and then they returned home for a hometown meet in New Rockford. Only three teams competed at the New Rockford meet on Wednesda...
The Cardinals haven't been kind to the Black Sox this season. After a hot start to the year, the Black Sox have cooled off with their two most recent matchups against two separate Cardinals' teams. In a matchup at home against the Langdon/Edmore/Munich (LA/E/M) Cardinals on Thursday, April 25, the Sox suffered their first lopsided defeat of the season. After a scoreless first inning, the Cardinals broke out for a 3-run second inning, and followed that up with a disastrous 8-run inning in the...
For the second year in a row, the Rocket archery program has produced a team that's competitive on the national stage. Another group of 27 archers from New Rockford-Sheyenne boarded the bus to Sandy, Utah at the end of April – this time it was the youngest among them. The state champion elementary team shot both bullseye and 3D over two days and ended the tournament in eighth place out of 26 teams for bullseye. Meanwhile, Layton Jacobson competed at nationals as a state champion for the third y...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets are back on the track after a week off due to the recent rainy weather. The Rockets competed at the Clark and Sharon Lloyd Memorial Invitational in Fessenden on Tuesday, April 23 and were quite successful. Fort Totten seniors Deng Deng and Dalen Leftbear earned their shot at the North Dakota State Track and Field Meet at the end of May. Deng Deng competed in the boys' high jump and long jump events, as well as the boys' 4x200-meter relay and the 200-meter dash....
The Carrington Cardinals softball team has finally added a win to their book. On Monday, April 22, the Cardinals traveled to Minto, N.D. to take on Region II competitors – the Midway/Minto Mustangs. The Cardinals started out on a high note, with both Calleigh Hewitt and Kaydence VanRay scoring in the first inning. However, the Mustangs were also playing well and scored four runs also in the first. In the bottom of the third, the Mustangs were able to score once again, holding a 5-2 lead over t...
The Sheyenne-New Rockford Black Sox have taken down another tough opponent as their hot start to the season rolls on. The LaMoure/Litchville-Marion Loboes have had a firm grip on the region recently, and have represented Region 3 at the state tournament the past three years in a row. This year, however, several other teams have emerged with a chance to challenge for the region crown, the Black Sox included. After falling to Carrington in a close loss the week prior, the Sox wanted to prove...
New Rockford-Sheyenne seniors Connor Knatterud and DJ Mudgett, as well as Maddock seniors Logan Maddock and Macyn Olson, have the opportunity to play together one last time on the field. All four were selected to play on the 9-Man East team in the 2024 North Dakota Shrine Bowl on Saturday, June 22 at Mayville State University. Carrington senior, Brock Jungels, was the lone player for the Cardinals to be selected to the 11-Man East team. The 9-Man game is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the 11-Man game...
Despite a close defeat to Carrington on Monday, April 15, the Sheyenne-New Rockford Black Sox have gotten off to a hot start this season. Going into Monday's game, the Sox had won four straight to start their season and were looking to keep their good fortunes going. Unfortunately for them, however, the Cardinals had other ideas. After more than an hour's rain delay, the Cards did most of their damage in the first inning, as several defensive errors allowed a pair of unearned runs to cross home...
Even with a momentary bout of freezing rain that hit the City Park complex on Thursday, April 11, the Carrington softball team managed to get in a game with the Thompson Tommies. The visitors are a returning Class B tournament qualifier from last spring, and served notice that they should be in the conversation once again with a 20-3 win over the Cards. Thompson rapped out 19 hits in the victory. Sydney Schwabe had three hits from the leadoff spot, and Kya Hurst and Cindy Eliason each scored...
Ready or not ... well actually, relay or not. The Rocket boys' 4x100-meter relay team has officially punched their ticket to the state track meet in May. Easton Benz, Porter Granger, Micah Dutch and Connor Knatterud made up the team that took first place at the Viking Early Bird Special in Kindred on Tuesday, April 9 with a state qualifying time of 45.55 seconds. The boys' relay was the only event the Rockets had state qualified in at this meet. However, there were a few athletes that barely...
The Sheyenne-New Rockford Black Sox got off to a great start this season with an impressive comeback win against the Polar Bears in Larimore on Thursday, April 4. The Sox were the first team on the board after a single by Thomas Allmaras, who was later brought home by a 2-out RBI single from Brody Weisenburger in the top of the first inning. The Polar Bears didn't respond immediately, but they'd soon take a strong lead. After scoring their first run in the bottom of the third, they followed that...
The sun came out Tuesday, April 9, and the Carrington and Harvey/Wells County (H/WC) girls' softball teams met at the field at the Fessenden City Park for the teams' first action of the spring. This is the first year that Carrington and New Rockford-Sheyenne are co-oping for softball. The Hornets kept the pressure on all game long against the Cards, making them deal with their aggressive baserunning, pin-point pitching and timely hitting for a 16-5 win. H/WC scored in every inning, plating...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne junior high track and field team kicked off their outdoor season in Kindred on Tuesday, April 9 for the Viking Early Bird Special. NR-S seventh graders Isla Jacobson and Gabe Smith both brought home first place finishes for the Rockets. Jacobson competed in the girls’ 800-meter run and the 1,600-meter run. She finished in first place for both events, with a personal best time of 2:53.23 in the 800-meter and another personal best time of 6:28.19 in the 1,600-meter. With...
Spring baseball season has finally arrived, and the Sheyenne-New Rockford Black Sox are gearing up for a promising season. What makes this season promising, you ask? Well, for starters, it's the first season in some time that isn't being delayed or hindered by several feet of snow. In previous years, the local baseball diamonds were smothered in snow to start the season, but this year the Black Sox were able to get outside and practice on the field. Head coach Dave Skogen and his team were out...
Another meet, more top placings for the newly-co-oped New Rockford-Sheyenne and Four Winds track and field team. On Thursday, March 28, the Rockets competed in the annual CNDC Indoor held at the Minot State University Dome. Four Winds senior, Deng Deng, earned top marks in not one, but two individual events – long jump and high jump. Like the Great North Regional Open, Deng earned first place in long jump, this time with a jump of 21 feet, 1 inch. Deng competed in the boys' high jump event f...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne track and field team traveled to Grand Forks for the second weekend in a row – this time to compete in the Great North Regional Open held at the University of North Dakota on Saturday, March 23. With first meet jitters out of the way, and more Rocket athletes competing, the team finished extremely well with five first place finishes. The boys' team brought home the most points, with a total of 76, placing second overall at the meet. NR-S senior, Connor Knatterud, b...
The Rocket archery team was 72 strong at the North Dakota State NASP Tournament on March 15 and 16. Competing in both bullseye and 3D, the locals represented New Rockford-Sheyenne well. The 26-member elementary team had a banner day, with several archers shooting their personal best scores in bullseye. The team was rewarded for their efforts with the state championship in bullseye. In the team competition, the top 12 scores are accumulated (including at least four girls and four boys) to come...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne track and field season has officially started, with a few new athletes competing. The Rockets competed in the Fighting Hawk Classic at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks on Saturday, March 16. With the new co-op with Fort Totten, the Rockets added three more athletes to their roster for this meet – seniors Deng Deng and Delray Demarce and freshman Micah Dutch. Deng competed in the 60-meter dash, long jump and the 4x200-meter relay. Top placing came from t...
After a long, up-and-down season, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets' run has come to an end. After taking third place at the region tournament in Devils Lake, the Rockets had qualified for a state play-in game on Saturday, March 9 in Fargo. Their opponents were the LaMoure-Litchville/Marion Loboes, a team out of Region 1, District 2 that had finished runner-up in their region tournament. On paper, the Loboes were favorites to qualify for state against NR-S, and unfortunately for the Rockets, the...
Rocket archers competed in their last regular season tournament on Saturday, March 16. Mt. Pleasant School in Rolla hosted 10 other schools, offering both bullseye and 3D competition. Layton Jacobson shot bullseye bright and early Saturday morning and set the tone for the entire day. He shot a 293 and finished first among high school boys. It was a sweep for the Rocket archers in the middle school boys’ division of bullseye. Sawyer Huso finished first with a 286, Braylon Alfstad earned the s...
During championship night of the District 4 Tournament in Larimore on Wednesday, Feb. 27, the post-season awards were handed out. New Rockford-Sheyenne sophomore, Easton Simon, was one of the five athletes named to the District 4 All Tournament Team. Also named were Elijah Feather Jr. of Warwick, Jaxon Baumgarn of Nelson County and Marshall Judisch and Ryder Fugleberg of May-Port-C-G. Jaxon Baumgarn was also named the District 4 Senior Athlete of the Year. Nelson County head coach Tyson...
It’s almost time for spring sports to get underway, beginning with the indoor track season. The first meet New Rockford-Sheyenne will be attending this year will be the Fighting Hawks Classic in Grand Forks on Saturday, March 16. As per usual, the large NR-S track program will be competing for high placements in a number of different events, but there will be a major difference between this track season and previous years. This season, students from Four Winds will also be competing as Rockets w...
Rockets archers competed in the home of the Bison on Saturday, March 2. At Barnes County North, the locals had the most success in the 3D tournament, where 15 archers secured top 10 finishes in their respective divisions. Freshman Layton Jacobson brought home the gold for the Rockets in 3D. His 289 was the top score of the tournament for high school boys. The other medal winner for the Rockets was fifth grader Lydia Huso. She scored a 233, good enough for the bronze in the elementary girls'...
