The Bowman fall sports calendar may look a little empty with cancellations as the schools cautiously reopen their fall sports programs.
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The Hettinger/Scranton/Bowman/Lemmon Bears dropped its American Legion District 1 tournament opener July 27 in Beulah.
Bowman’s Drew Henderson (right) drove away recently with a new 2020 Yamaha golf cart after winning a raffle at Sweetwater Creek Golf Course. Organizers Wade Blankenbaker (left) and Chad Welch (center) organized the fundraising raffle and a three-person scramble tournament over the weekend. P…
While my college transcript might indicate otherwise, I’ve always enjoyed statistics. That’s about the most positive spin I can put on my appreciation for numbers while giving credit to the confusion some figures can portray.
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The Hettinger/Scranton/Bowman/Lemmon Bears split a home doubleheader June 21, closing out their regular season before playing in the district playoff.
Joe Felice closes out his final round on the 18th hole of the Sweetwater Creek Golf Course Sunday as he finished out a golf scramble tournament,
More than 40 golfers spent the weekend battle in a three-man scramble tournament at the Sweetwater Creek Golf Course south of Bowman.
Dozens entered the arena Saturday.
The Hettinger/Scranton/Bowman/Lemmon Bears split a home doubleheader June 21, closing out their regular season before playing in the district playoff.
Sweetwater Creek Golf Course will host a three-person scramble over the weekend.
A 2020 Yamaha Golf Cart will be raffled off Saturday at Sweetwater Creek Golf Course in Bowman.
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Valley City – The Barnes County Veteran Service Office in cooperation with North Dakota Department of Fish and Game would like to announce the 2020 Camp Grafton Disabled Veteran Deer Hunt for Veterans who are 50% disabled or greater.
No matter the outdoor activity, there’s always a safety checklist, and I’ll never lose sight of the importance of keeping everyone safe from start to finish.
The Little Missouri Saddle Club held its annual Kids Rodeo Sunday at its Marmarth arena.
Rhame was hit by a cloudburst Saturday afternoon as the nearby Rhame rodeo was winding down.
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Local golfers will be busy in July at the Sweetwater Golf Course, just south of Bowman.
The 2019-2020 junior high rodeo season was one everyone will never forget. The season started out with fall rodeos in Ray, Richardton, and Watford City. Each of these communities held two junior high rodeos, for a total of six fall rodeos.
Matt Soreide beat Trevor Kulseth by just one stroke to claim the Championship flight of the Sweetwater Open golf tournament Sunday.
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For two days, more than 130 motorcycle riders hit a dirt track just west of the city, flying over jumps and spray dirt and dust as they revved around the turns.
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After a season cut short by a global pandemic and state closures of public events, the Montana High School Rodeo Championships closed the 2020 season in style in Baker Saturday.
Looking for anything that qualifies as good news has become a new pastime for some. Given the daily continued pandemic news, it’s no wonder my phone, email and casual conversations have spiked from people asking about how the deer and pheasants fared this winter.
You may have heard the term “R3” associated with the future of hunting and fishing, not just in North Dakota, but across the country.
American Legion baseball canceled its 2020 schedule in North Dakota in April.
The Lions All-Star Basketball games in North Dakota have been canceled for this year.
Students interested in getting hunter education certified prior to the deer gun application deadline will want to sign up now through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website.
A senior from Hillsboro/Central Valley was selected as the state Class B Boys Senior Athlete of the Year by coaches.
The North Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors has unanimously voted to cancel the remaining 2020 NDHSAA winter postseason basketball tournaments, spring sports seasons and championships, and spring fine arts region and state contests.
The North Dakota High School Activities Board of Directors continued an indefinite suspension of spring sports when they met on April 14 via conference call.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is offering an online hunter education course for students who will turn at least age 12 on or before Dec. 31, 2020.
My first North Dakota bear observation was in the Turtle Mountains north of Dunseith, in an area where it likely would not surprise you to see a black bear.
The Black Hills Volkssport Association (BHVA) and Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation have determined that the 35th annual Spring Volksmarch scheduled for June 6 and 7, 2020 will be canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This announcement is being made in support of prevention and for the well-b…
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Cashae McGee is a three-event freshman from Rhame, ND.
Bowman County School District announced the hiring of Phil Weldele as the school’s new head volleyball coach.
If and when football returns in the fall, North Dakota will be looking at looming changes, and they will realign schools throughout the state in the fall of 2021.
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Samantha Oase is a repeater.A year from now, she may be a three-peater.
The North Dakota High School Activities Board of Directors met on March 20 via conference call for a special meeting regarding the current suspension of 2020 NDHSAA Winter Postseason Basketball Tournaments, Spring Sports and Spring Fine Arts Contests.
North Dakotan’s who want a chance to hunt elk, moose and bighorn sheep in 2020 are reminded the deadline for submitting applications is March 25.
North Dakota anglers, trappers and hunters are reminded that new licenses for the 2020-21 season are required starting April 1.
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Senior Cam Wokal’s three-point basket with 50 seconds left in Thursday battle for third place in the Region 7 tournament cut Hazen’s lead to just six points.
Bowman County coach Nick Walker was named Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the Region 7 tournament March 12 in Dickinson.
Following the announced weeklong closure of North Dakota’s K-12 schools, the National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament scheduled for this weekend in Minot has been canceled due to public health concerns.
The North Dakota High School Activities Association has announced that the Boys Class B state basketball and the upcoming spring sports seasons have been postponed indefinitely.
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Junior Samantha Oase left Grand Forks with a little souvenir of her trip to the state girls basketball tournament.
It started in Scranton Wednesday. It would stop in Reeder, and in Hettinger.
For Hettinger-Scranton girls basketball coach Kelly Pierce, it has been a season of tough challenges.
The Bowman County drive for a berth in the state basketball tournament ended Tuesday with a 59-37 loss to the Dickinson Trinity Titans in the Region 7 semifinals at Knights of Columbus Activity Center.
The Bulldogs moved into Tuesday’s semifinals against Dickinson Trinity by knocking off a stubborn New England team by a 71-49 margin.
Beach went into the Region 7 tournament as the top seed and left with three players making the all tournament team and both a player and coach named as the best in the region.
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Only one team earned a spot in the state basketball tournament Thursday – and it wasn’t the top-seed Beach Buccaneers.
