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State Tournament 2007 — Fargo

Team Dual Competiton
Quarterfinals
Napoleon 62 Hillsboro 3
171 - Shannon Fettig (N) over Andrew Grothmann (H) 3-0; 189 - Taylor Grunefelder (N) pinned Lee Siegert (H) 3:15; 215 - Double forfeit - no match; 285 - Kriss McCleary (N) pinned Blake Higginbotham (H) 1:00; 103 - Jared Reis (N) over Oakly Zink (H) TF 18-3; 112 - Sheldon DeWald (N) pinned Tyler Anderson (H) 2:45; 119 - Nathan Kleppe (N) over Josh Riendeau (H) TF 16-1; 125 - Cole Johnson (N) pinned Alex McLean (H) 0:34; 130 - Kevin Bitz (H) pinned Lee Mooney (H) 3:10; 135 - Evan Gross (N) over Gus Lee (H) 3-2; 140 - Anthony Von Ruden (H) over Michael Ellison (N) 7-2; 145 - Damon Weigel (N) over Dan Rude (H) 8-0; 152 - Lance Piatz (N) pinned Garrett Burg (H) 5:15; 160 - Jordan Dewald (N) pinned Jake McLean (H) 1:27 (more…)

Five state placewinners and a Top 10 finish as a team in the state wrestling tournament made Hillsboro’s coaches happy — and anxious for next season.
While the Burros left their mark on this year’s state tournament Feb. 15 -17 in Fargo, the young team also whetted its appetite to return as a force next season.
With 10 qualifiers, the Burros achieved two team goals — finishing in the Top 10 in the individual competition and making an appearance in the team dual contest.
With a very young roster — nine of 17 athletes are freshmen or younger — the Burros showed promise for seasons to come. (more…)

Hillsboro’s return to the Region 2 girls basketball tournament was brief.
One game, in fact.
But the Burros had company returning home after losing out in the first round of the region played at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks.
Hatton-Northwood and MayPort-CG were also beaten Monday. Dakota Prairie was sent packing Tuesday following the Knights’ semi-final loss to Fordville-Lankin-Park River, the team that eliminated Hillsboro Monday night.
District 3 took it on the chin this year. (more…)

Hillsboro broke a three-game losing streak this week by winning its final two games on the regular season schedule.
The Burros beat Norman County West Monday and the Larimore Polar Bears three nights earlier in the Hillsboro Events Center.
Norman County West was beaten 44-41 at Halstad and Larimore was edged 35-33 last Friday.
The 7-12 Burros open the District 3 boys basketball tournament later today (Friday). Hillsboro meets Thompson in the final opening round game at the Lewy Lee Fieldhouse at approximately 6:45 p.m.
Hillsboro held a commanding 30-19 lead at halftime against the Norman County West Panthers.
Missed shots allowed the Panthers back in the game late in the game, but free throws down the stretch by the Burros secured the win. A 3-point shot by NCW at the buzzer made it a 3-point game. (more…)

MayPort-CG, the No. 1 seed in the District 3 boys basketball tourney starting today in Mayville, plays Griggs County Central at 1:30 p.m.
Hillsboro’s Burros play Thompson in the final first round game. Tip-off is expected to be around 6:45 p.m.
The tournament games were moved ahead to accommodate the Mayville State Comets men’s team and its post-season schedule.
Saturday’s semi-final round will also start earlier in the day.
Monday’s championship round, however, will follow the more typical schedule with the title game likely starting at 8 p.m.
The district is a double-elimination tourney. (more…)

Five local athletes and two local coaches have been chosen for the 2007 Shrine Bowl, the 34th annual all-star North Dakota high school football game.
Named to the 9-man East team were seniors Ben Gordon and Andrew “Gumpy” Mikkelsen, both from Hillsboro; and seniors Dustin Brend, Aaron Delvo and Jason Novacek, all of Central Valley. Twenty-five players were selected for the 9-man East team along with 15 alternates.
Their coaches — Mark Rerick of Hillsboro and Randy Vigen of Central Valley — were picked as assistant coaches for the 9-man East team.
Two East-West games (11-man and 9-man) are scheduled July 21 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks.
Players will report for practice at UND and NDSU July 15.

After claiming a spot in the state dual tournament, Hillsboro’s wrestling team earned three Region 2 individual championships and qualified seven more wrestlers for the state tournament this weekend in Fargo.
At the region tournament last Saturday in Carrington, Burro coaches were hoping 10 of their 13 competitors would earn berths in the state meet — and 10 did.
“We had a great tournament,” said coach Eric Ptacek. “We thought we had a good chance of qualifying anywhere from eight to 10 and we ended up getting 10. That is great!” (more…)

Dakota Prairie outscored Hatton-Northwood 13-2 in the final quarter Tuesday to defeat the Thunder, 45-44, and capture the District 3 tournament championship.
In the two region qualifying games, Hillsboro edged Central Valley in two overtimes to win 75-64 and MayPort-CG slipped by Thompson 43-38 in overtime. Hillsboro’s last region appearance was in 1988.
The four District 3 teams will square off against District 4’s qualifying teams in the Region 2 tournament, starting Monday at The Betty in Grand Forks. (more…)

With just one game remaining on their schedule, the Hillsboro Burro boys basketball team will start preparing Tuesday for the District 3 basketball tournament, starting next Friday at Mayville.
The Burros, who hosted Larimore last night at the Events Center, play at Halstad Monday night in the last regular season game on the 2006-2007 schedule. The Burros haven’t played either team this year.
Hillsboro, 2-6 conference, 5-12 overall before last night’s game with the Polar Bears, can expect a six or seven seed in the district tournament. (more…)

Although Hillsboro put an end to the Central Valley’s girl’s basketball season at the District 3 tournament last Tuesday, the boys still have two games left before districts next Friday. They were scheduled to play the Hatton-Northwood Thunder on Thursday and Northern Cass on Friday, two teams the Valiants have not played yet this season.
The boys are still striving to put an end to their four-game losing streak, most recently having lost to Thompson last Tuesday by 30 points. Jason Novacek, usually a double-digit scorer, was held to only 6 points in the game. Central Valley’s point leader was Aaron Delvo with 13. Thompson was led by Casey Nelson with 21. The first time the Valiants played Thompson back in January the boys lost by 19 points. Final score: Thompson 73, Central Valley 43.