The Rugby Panthers began Jan. 17 as the number one class B girls’ basketball squad in the state. A 57-43 home win over the Bottineau Stars later that night kept the Panthers at the top of the heap. The Panthers earned the top spot given by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters ...
Two back-to-back games challenged the Rugby Panthers’ defense on the basketball court in Des Lacs, then at home Jan. 5 and 6. In Des Lacs, the Panthers fell 40-57 to a Lakers team that had fallen to Beulah in the Dec. 29 Hoopster Classic tournament in Minot. The Panthers had beaten Beulah ...
The Rugby Panthers broke away from a slow season start with two late December wins against regional rivals Mohall Lansford Sherwood in Mohall and Beulah in Minot. The Panthers topped the MLS Mavericks 46-36 Dec. 20. Next, they traveled to Minot State University’s Dome to square off ...
The Bottineau-Rugby Braves had little time to rest during holiday break as they hit the road for two away games hoping to improve their record. The 1-3 Braves’ first stop was Kim Braaten Memorial Arena in Mayville, where Bottineau-Rugby took on the May-Port Ice Dawgs Tuesday, Dec. 27. ...
Region 4 teams ruled the day at a basketball jamboree held in place of the Central North Dakota Conference (CNDC) at Rugby High School Saturday, Dec. 17. Major winter storms postponed, then canceled the CNDC before tournament organizers decided to invite all teams to a special jamboree on ...
For the first time ever, the Rugby High Panthers girls wrestling team took the mat at home in Rugby High School’s Charlie Hanneman Gym Dec. 8. The home meet was one of several firsts for the team, which formed just this year. “These girls have never wrestled before,” their coach, ...
After 30-plus point wins in the first two rounds of the CNDC Tournament in Harvey, the Rugby Panthers found themselves with a battle on their hands against the St. John Woodchucks before winning the tournament for an eighth straight year. The Panthers began their climb to the title Dec. 1 ...
With their sights set on tournament time Dec. 1, players on the Rugby Panthers Girls’ basketball squad tuned up their skills in the Charlie Hanneman Gym in mid-November. “They play their first game against Towner,” Coach Jen Brossart said of the Panthers as they worked out. “It’s ...
Rugby Panthers Volleyball Coach Jessica Fritz met a long-held goal to play for a chance at a state title when her team battled past two tough opponents at the Region 6 Class B tournament in Minot at Minot Municipal Auditorium Nov. 7-11. When the Panthers eliminated District 11’s TGU, ...
The Rugby Panthers went on the prowl for their ninth straight District 11 Volleyball champion title at Drake High School Oct. 20-31. After some fierce battles, Rugby came home late on Halloween with title number nine. All nine titles have come under the watch of Panthers Coach Jessica ...
