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Loaded Dragons squad trying to find balance
By John Rosinski
Of The Star
A four-minute flourish was
enough to propel the Dunseith
Dragons to a 67—59 win over
Rolla last week.
The final score wasn’t en—
tirely indicative of how clOse,
or not close depending on each
team’s perspective, the game
was actually played.
Rolla spent the first quarter
getting several good’looks at 'A
the basket but had a hard time
cashing in the shots. Dunseith
junior Rozalind Strong got it
going early with eight first
quarter points to help lead her
team to a 13—10 lead after the
first quarter.
ROlla kept things close
early in the second quarter and
only trailed by four, 28—24
with four minutes left in the
half.
The Dragons then firmly
took control of the game, ex-
ploding for 1.7 unanswered
points. Rolla opted to not take
any timeouts during the run
while Dunseith’s Kendra
Prouty, Strong, Saige Longie,
Jorja Short, Brailyn Davis and
Avery LaFountain all con-
tributed to the scoring barrage.
When the half ended, Dun-
seith was in control with a 45-
26 lead.
To Rolla’s credit, the Bull—
dogs came out of halftime and
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“We’re doingwell but we could be doing a little better
just because we have such _a good team this yearwith so
many talented players,. We need to learn to work together
more because when we Work together we play so well.”
Brailyn Davis, Dunseith Lady Dragons
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week.
‘ KeonLaducerdominated his Jamestown opponent Saturday in Belcourt,
winning by pin in the first period.
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Jorja Short (21) snags a loose ball during the Lady Dragons’ win over
Rolla last
Braves grapplers host Blue Jays
By Jason Nordmark
Of The Star
The Turtle Mountain Braves hosted the
Jamestown Blue Jays in a dual on Satur-
day.
Two Braves picked up win by pins as
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the focus begins to shift toward the 2021
state tournament (coming up later this
month. ‘
With jUSt seven Belcourt wrestlers on
the roster, the visitors easily won the team
score.
Stephan Leonard earned a pin at 132
pounds, making quick work of his
Jamestown opponent. The hammer fell at
Wrestling
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‘ second half powered the Bel-
and Kenyon LaFountaine with a
end traveling to the state capitol.
By John Rosinski
.Of The Star
It took four years but the Belcourt Bravettes fi-
nally cranked out a WDA win last week.
Belcourt has played in some close games over
the years but haven't been able to capture a win.
That ended last Tuesday as the Bravettes downed
Williston 68-49 win. It was Belcourt's first win in
the always tough western conference since Feb-
ruary of 2017.
Amya Gourneau paced Belcourt with 19
points. She added six assists and fivesteals. Kobi
Keplin dropped in 16 points for the winners while
, Bravettes get first WDA win in four years
Jaxsyn Delorme grabbed seven rebounds in the
Wln.
The Bravettes nearly snapped the streak earlier
this year before falling to Dickinson 80-71 .
The’Bravettes stayed on the road over the
weekend and played Bismarck Legacy and Man—
dan. Belcourt fell to Legacy 87—46 and got tripped
up by Mandan.
The girls will take on Minot on the road this
Tuesday before playing Century and Jamestown
over the weekend.
Those games will also all be played on th
road.
Braves earn a win at home, fall on road
By Jason Nordmark
. Of The Star
A 52-point outburst in the
court Braves to an 89-70 win
over the visiting Williston Coy—
otoes Tilesday night.
Houston Davis led the home
team with 21 points, which in-
cluded four three pointers mid-
way through the second half that
extended the Braves’ lead to 20
points.
Riley McCloud piled up 20
points, nine of which came on
three successive three—pointers
early in the second half that took
the air out of the Coyotes
chances after four-point spread
at the half. 1
James Keplin also piled up
19 points with a mixture of
drives to the basket and adept
outside shooting.
Williston had no answers on
either side of the court. The
Coyotes hit just five three—point-
ers on the night and didn't have
an answer for the Braves quick-
ness on offense.
Tristin Davis and Wyatt
Enno each had night points.
Both had the opportunity to pile
up some points but seemed con—
tent to feed the ball to their
teammates throughout the sec-
ond half. Also scoring for the
Braves were Blue Kellogg with
four, Tanner Monette withlrfive
bucket.
The Braves spent the week-
On Friday night against Bis-
marck Legacy, Turtle Mountain
fell 78-67.
Saturday night's contest was
against Mandan. In a battle of
the Braves, Turtle Mountain fell
97-68.
This week will mark three
more away games for the Bel-
court squad. On Tuesday, the
Braves will head to the Magic
Braves
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Rolla’s win over the Comets.
Rolette’s Blake Mattson battles Mitchell Leas for the ball during the
first half of
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Riley McCloud snares a rebound in the Braves’ win
over Williston last week.
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Bulldogs pick up two wins
after falling to Bearcats
By John Rosinski
Of The Star
After struggling to find a rhythm in the first
half, the Rolla Bulldogs roared back in the second
to pick up a hard-fought 55—41 district win in Ro—
lette Thursday night.
Both teams limped out of the gate with Rolla’s
Nicholas Mears showing the only burst of offense,
scoring six in the first frame.
The district’s leading scorer, Mitchell Leas,
had a Comet in his pocket at every turn limiting
his opportunities. That and some overall out—of—
sync play allowed Rolette to climb back into the
contest in the second quarter.
Ben Kraft and Josh 'Belgarde led the charge,
combining for 10 points. Meanwhile Rolla’s
shooters went silent. A couple of key buckets from
Logan Elick limited the harm however as the
Bulldogs
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