Wrestling

Rugby fifth at Linton Tournament

LINTON — Rugby had eight wrestlers place and the squad finished fifth at a tournament here on Dec. 20.

Wyatt Thompson, Zach Odden and Brooks McClintock all finished fourth. Justin Fjellanger and Garrett Thompson placed fifth; Michael Ostrem and Josh Tank placed sixth; and Michael Steen was eighth.

Rugby is off until the New Town Tournament on Jan. 10.

Linton Tournament

Rugby results

119–Garrett Thompson, 4-2, 5th

125–Wyatt Thompson, 2-2, 4th

130–Josh Tank, 2-3, 6th

135–Michael Steen, 2-3, 8th

140–Justin Fjellanger, 3-2, 5th

160–Michael Ostrem, 3-2, 6th

215–Zach Odden, 3-2, 4th

285–Brooks McClintock, 2-2, 4th



Girls Basketball

Rolla-RL downs Comets

ROLLA — Rolette-Wolford ran into a tough opponent in rival Rolla-Rock Lake, giving up 50 first half points, and falling 90-44 in District 8 play.

The Comets were simply overmatched by the Bulldogs’ talent. Allison Slaubaugh scored nine points to lead R-W, which dropped to 4-6 overall.

Rolla-Rock Lake 90,

Rolette-Wolford 44

R-W 6 14 11 13 –44

RRL 25 25 19 21 –90

Rolette-Wolford stats

Scoring

Allison Slaubaugh 9, Jillian Dunn 5, Whitney Wlash 4, Kaylee Scott 6, Ashley Havig 7, Taylor Armstrong 3, Kelsey Tofte 2.

Rebounding

Martinson 8, Scott 6, Slaubaugh 6.



Harvey tops Titans

TOWNER — Towner-Granville-Upham’s offense could muster only 13 first half points, and Harvey took advantage, building a sizable lead en route to a 53-37 non-district win here on Dec. 20.

The Titans did outscore the Hornets in the third quarter, but couldn’t continue that strong play in the final eight minutes. Annie Klebe and Taylor Stone each had 10 for T-G-U., which fell to 3-5 overall

Harvey 53,

Towner-Granville-Upham 37

HAR 12 13 9 19 –53

TGU 6 7 13 11 –37

T-G-U stats

Scoring

Sam Lundy 2, Taylor Stone 10, Karly Brummond 5, Jordyn Brandt 8, Annie Klebe 10, Maggie Woodall 3.

Rebounding

Stone 12.

Assists

Stone 4.

Steals

Stone 3.



Glenburn defeats R-W

ROLETTE — Rolette-Wolford struggled on offense, scoring just 23 points through three quarters of play, and when its offense started to click in the final period it was too little, too late.

Glenburn built a big lead after three quarters and cruised to a 56-38 non-district victory over the Comets here on Dec. 20. Allison Slaubaugh paced the Comets with 12 points. The loss dropped the squad to 4-5 overall.

Glenburn 56,

Rolette-Wolford 38

GLN 14 15 17 10 –56

R-W 7 8 8 15 –38

Rolette-Wolford stats

Scoring

Ashley Havig 2, Macy Martinson 5, Kaylee Scott 8, Allison Slaubaugh 12, Jillian Dunn 3, Taylor Armstrong 7, Kelsey Tofte 1.

Rebounding

Havig 6, Martinson 6.

Steals

Havig, 5.



Junior Gold Hockey

Rugby tops Richland in OT

When Rugby forward Jordon Kuhnhenn flipped a backhander over the glove of Richaldn netminder Chris Carver and just inside the right goal post at 4:32 of overtime, it gave the Ice Hawks a much-needed win heading into the holiday break.

Kuhnhenn’s late game heroics ended a wild contest at 4-3. A game that featured the Ice Hawks jumping out to a 3-0 lead only to see Richland rally to tie it, and force the overtime period.

Rugby scored just :47 seconds into the game on a goal by Leo Hoffert and extended the lead to 2-0 on a nice individual effort by Kyle Volk who dove and slid a puck to Daniel Gannarelli who deflected it past Carver. Aaron Teigen’s slap shot early in period two hit a Richland player in the slot and redirected past Carver for a 3-0 Ice Hawks advantage.

However, Rugby got into penalty trouble later in the period and the Rangers tood advantage, scoring twice on the power play The game was tied heading into the final period and both teams traded some good chances.

Rugby’s Thomas Seaver made 33 saves in goal, including a few tough ones early in the final period when the game was tied.

The win improves Rugby to 2-3-1 on the season and 2-1 in league play. The teams skated to a 1-1 tied in a tournament in Sidney, Mont. earlier this season.

Rugby 4, Richland 3 (OT)

Rugby scoring

Jordon Kuhnhenn, goal; Aaron Teigen goal; Daniel Gannarelli goal; Leo Hoffert, goal; Derek Jaeger, 2 assists; Kyle Volk, assist; Cody Perbix, assist; Chris Fedje, assist.

Goalie saves

Thomas Seaver 9-11-11-2 — 33



Rugby routs Crosby

Ten different players scored, and Rugby cruised to its first win of the season, a 14-0 victory over visiting Crosby on Dec. 19.

The Ice Hawks fired 22 first period shots on goal and led 3-0 after 20 minutes. The team then added five goals in period two and six more in the third to improve to 1-3-1 on the season.

Rugby 14, Crosby 0

Rugby scoring

Keenan Sattler 2 goals, 4 assists; Jordon Kuhnhenn, 2 assists; Cody Perbix, 2 goals, 3 assists; Kyle Volk 2 goals, 1 assist; Jacob McClintock 1 goal, 2 assists; Derek Jaeger 2 goals; Leif Selland, 1 assist; Aaron Teigen, 3 assists; Tyler Block 2 goals, 1 assist; Jacob Knain, 1 goal; Jeshua Buckmeier, 1 assist; A.J. Schneibel, 1 assist; Leo Hoffert, 1 goal, 2 assists; Chris Fedje, 1 goal.

Goalie saves

Thomas Seaver 3-2-x — 5; Andy Brossart x-3-2 — 5.



Boys Basketball

Comets top Wells Co.

ROLETTE — Blake Nelson scored a team-high 15 points, and Rolette-Wolford improved to 3-1 on the seaso, following a 50-41 non-district win over Wells County here on Dec. 22.

The Comets led by just two points at halftime but expanded their lead in the final two quarters. Taylor Gottbreht and Nic Pfeifer were also in double figures, scoring 10 points each.

Rolette-Wolford 50,

Wells County 41

W C 10 12 10 9 –41

R-W 15 9 12 14 –50

Rolette-Wolford stats

Scoring

Blake Nelson 15, Taylor Gottbreht 10, Nic Pfeifer 10, Tommy Dunn 8, Jaden Pfeifer 7.

Lions fall to Munich-S

STARKWEATHER — Minnewaukan-Leeds opened its season with a 59-47 District 8 loss to Munich-Starkweather here on Dec. 19. No other information was submitted.



CNDC Tournament

(In Harvey)

First round

Rugby 61, Drake-Anamoose 56 (2OT)

New Rockford-Sheyenne 78, Maddock 45

St. John 65, Wells Co. 42

Harvey 61, Towner-Granville-Upahm 58

Consolation

Wells Co. 65, T-G-U 54

Maddock 76, Drake-A 52

Semifinals

St. John 47, Harvey 40

New Rockford-S 78, Rugby 48

Championship

New Rockford-S 62, St. John 48

Third place

Rugby 54, Harvey 37

Fifth place

Wells Co. vs. Maddock (rescheduled)

Seventh Place

Drake-Anamoose 72, T-G-U 47



Rugby 54, Harvey 37

RUG 13 16 11 14 –54

HAR 6 9 10 12 –37

Rugby stats

Scoring

Jeremy Johnston 23, Larry Rozmarynowski 9, Mike Houim 8, Bryant Halvorson 8, Jason Goetz 3, Josh Houim 2, Tommy Schwartz 1.

New Rockford-Sheyenne 78, Rugby 48

RUG 9 11 20 8 –48

NRK 20 21 14 23 –78

Rugby stats

Scoring

Jason Goetz 7, Jeremy Johnston 12, Bryant Halvorson 14, Levi Schaan 4, Tommy Schwartz 2, Mike Houim 9.



Rugby 61,

Drake-Anamoose 56 (OT)

RUG 16 13 12 9 9 –61

D-A 12 13 12 13 4 –56

Rugby stats

Scoring

Bryant Halvorson 17, Jason Goetz 16, Mike Houim 12, Tommy Schwartz 6, Jeremy Johnston 4, Josh Houim 2, Levi Schaan 2, Larry Rozmarynowski 2.



Drake-Anamoose 72,

Towner-Granville-Upham 47

TGU 12 15 10 10 –47

D-A 11 18 18 25 –72

T-G-U stats

Scoring

Mitch Smette 10, Daniel Syvertson 8, Thomas Smette 5, Ian Keller 4, Zach Thompson 4, Dillon Jesz 2, Matthew Drader 8, Brad Bethke 6.



Wells Co. 65, Towner-Granville-Upham 54

W C 13 27 9 16 –65

TGU 13 12 17 12 –54

T-G-U stats

Scoring

Ian Keller 2, Brad Bethke 4, Mitch Smette 11, Tyler Thorson 5, Daniel Syverston 6, Mitch Prellwitz 2, Dillon Jesz 8, Matthew Drader 4, Zach Thompson 12.



Harvey 61,

Towner-Granville-Upham 58

HAR 15 12 19 15 –61

TGU 11 5 20 22 –58

T-G-U stats

Scoring

Mitch Smette 15, Tyler Thorson 13, Matthew Drader 11, Ian Keller 8, Zach Thompson 5, Brad Bethke 3, Trevin Hall 2, Daniel Syvertson 1.



Velva Invitational

(In Velva)

First round

Rolette-Wolford 73, Surrey 66

Velva 91, Sawyer 24

Our Redeemer’s 65, Dunseith 62

Berthold 78, Westhope-Newburg 39

Consolation

Surrey 87, Sawyer 28

Dunseith 54, W-N 48

Semifinals

Velva 65, Rolette-Wolford 47

Berthold 82, Our Redeemer’s 40

Championship

Berthold 71, Velva 49

Third place

Rolette-Wolford 53, Our Redeemer’s 50

Fifth place

Surrey 82, Dunseith 70

Seventh place

W-N 71, Sawyer 20



Rolette-Wolford 53,

Our Redeemer’s 50

R-W 14 8 17 14 –53

OUR 10 15 9 16 –50

Rolette-Wolford stats

Scoring

Nic Pfeifer 19, Blake Nelson 14, Tommy Dunn 9, Jaden Pfeifer 7, Jordan Graber 2, Taylor Gottbreht 2.



Velva 65, Rolette-Wolford 47

R-W 7 14 15 11 –47

VEL 18 14 15 18 –65

Rolette-Wolford stats

Scoring leaders

Nic Pfeifer 2, Blake Nelson 13, Jaden Pfeifer 6, Jordan Graber 3, Tommy Dunn 2, Jeff DeCoteau 1.