KHRT SPORTS – ThURSDAY – 05/23/24
MINOT, ND – Some Class B region baseball and softball tournaments finished on Wednesday.
High School Baseball
Class B
Class B
Region 8 Tournament – Washburn
Semifinal
#1 Shiloh Christian def. #2 Hettinger-Scranton-New England, 9-5
Championship
#4 Washburn-Wilton-Center-Stanton def. #1 Shiloh Christian, 2-1
#1 Shiloh Christian def. #2 Hettinger-Scranton-New England, 9-5
Championship
#4 Washburn-Wilton-Center-Stanton def. #1 Shiloh Christian, 2-1
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High School Girls Softball
Class B
Class B
Region 3 Tournament – South Hill Complex in Minot
Loser Out
#3 Bottineau def. #5 Ray, 11-1
Championship
#2 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark def. #1 Renville County, 11-5
State Qualifier
#1 Renville County def. #3 Bottineau, 7-2
#3 Bottineau def. #5 Ray, 11-1
Championship
#2 Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark def. #1 Renville County, 11-5
State Qualifier
#1 Renville County def. #3 Bottineau, 7-2
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High School Girls Softball
Class B
Class B
Region 4 Tournament – Beulah
Loser Out
#4 Heart River def. #2 Washburn-Center-Stanton, 10-4
Championship
#1 Beulah def. #3 Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 5-0
State Qualifier
#3 Velva-Drake-Anamoose def. #4 Heart River, 12-11
#4 Heart River def. #2 Washburn-Center-Stanton, 10-4
Championship
#1 Beulah def. #3 Velva-Drake-Anamoose, 5-0
State Qualifier
#3 Velva-Drake-Anamoose def. #4 Heart River, 12-11
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MINOT, ND – Three West Region Tournaments in Class A sports begin today, with two of them here in Minot.
High School Baseball
Class A
Class A
West Region Tournament – Corbett Field in Minot
First Round
#3 Dickinson vs #6 Williston, 11 am
#2 Bismarck Legacy vs #7 Jamestown, 1:30 pm
#4 Bismarck Century vs #5 Mandan, 4 pm
#1 Minot High vs #8 Bismarck High, 6:30 pm
#3 Dickinson vs #6 Williston, 11 am
#2 Bismarck Legacy vs #7 Jamestown, 1:30 pm
#4 Bismarck Century vs #5 Mandan, 4 pm
#1 Minot High vs #8 Bismarck High, 6:30 pm
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High School Girls Softball
Class A
Class A
West Region Tournament – Lyle “Trapper” Lawrence Field in Jamestown
First Round
#2 Dickinson vs #7 Williston, 11 am
#3 Mandan vs #6 Bismarck Legacy, 1 pm
#1 Minot High vs #8 Bismarck Century, 3 pm
#4 Bismarck High vs #5 Jamestown, 5 pm
#2 Dickinson vs #7 Williston, 11 am
#3 Mandan vs #6 Bismarck Legacy, 1 pm
#1 Minot High vs #8 Bismarck Century, 3 pm
#4 Bismarck High vs #5 Jamestown, 5 pm
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High School Girls Tennis
West Region Tournament – Minot
Team Dual Competition
First Round – Cameron Indoor Tennis Center
#1 Minot High vs #8 Bismarck High, 9 am
#4 Bismarck Century vs #5 Dickinson, 10:15 am
#2 Bismarck Legacy vs #7 Williston, 11:45 am
#3 Mandan vs #6 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 1 pm
#1 Minot High vs #8 Bismarck High, 9 am
#4 Bismarck Century vs #5 Dickinson, 10:15 am
#2 Bismarck Legacy vs #7 Williston, 11:45 am
#3 Mandan vs #6 Bismarck St. Mary’s, 1 pm
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TWINS-NATIONALS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a solo home run and made a diving play to prevent a game-tying run, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday. Max Kepler also had a solo shot, doubled and scored a late run to win the game and series, which the Twins began by losing their seventh in a row. Minnesota starter Simeon Woods allowed three hits and a walk over 4 and 2/3 scoreless innings, and Steven Okert (1-0) retired four straight batters — after hopping on the Nationals’ bullpen cart and tipping his driver a $5 bill — for the first win of his career with the Twins. Joey Meneses homered for Washington, which lost its seventh out of eight while going 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position. Jake Irvin (2-5) allowed two runs in 6 1/3 innings in his first career start against a Twins team that once drafted him in the late rounds out of high school. The Nationals righty allowed only five hits and struck out six, but twice succumbed to first-pitch swings.
UP NEXT
Twins RHP Bailey Ober takes his turn Friday in the opener of a three-game series against Texas and seven-game home stand.
Twins RHP Bailey Ober takes his turn Friday in the opener of a three-game series against Texas and seven-game home stand.
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TIMBERWOLVES-MAVERICKS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Luka Doncic led a strong finish for the Dallas Mavericks, swishing crucial shots down the stretch, drawing a couple of fouls and even playing strong defense. The Mavericks might not be the favorites in yet another series, but they stole home-court advantage from the Minnesota Timberwolves with this promising start. Doncic had 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and Kyrie Irving scored 24 of his 30 in the first half to lift the Mavericks to a 108-105 victory over the Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night. Dallas had a 62-38 advantage in points in the paint to offset a 6-for-25 shooting performance from deep.
The Mavericks trailed 102-98 after a 3-pointer by Anthony Edwards with 3:37 left, before an 8-0 run the Wolves didn’t stop until a tip-in with 10.5 seconds to go. For the first time in six tries under coach Jason Kidd, the Mavericks won the first game of a playoff series. Jaden McDaniels had his third straight 20-plus-point game with 24 points for the Wolves, but Edwards — who earned his first All-NBA selection prior to the game, on the second team — was stifled for 19 points in a team effort from the Mavericks. Karl-Anthony Towns needed a late burst to get to 16 points and finished 6 for 20 from the floor. The star power in this series is strong, and for the first night at least the Mavericks got what they needed from their leading duo while the Wolves largely struggled to run the offense around theirs. Naz Reid had 15 points and Kyle Anderson added 11 points off the bench for the Wolves, who had two days off after dethroning defending champion Denver with a Game 7 comeback from a 20-point deficit to win the second-round series. Game two if Friday in Minneapolis.