Lisbon, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The District 1 Girls Basketball Tournament wrapped up on February 16th in Lisbon with the quarterfinal round. The Region Qualifiers and District Championship can be heard on KDDR The Tornado and KBMW.
***Results will be posted as games go final***
Region Qualifier #1 – #3 Richland 48-60 #4 Hankinson
The Hankinson Pirates are on to the Region Tournament for the first time in this 3 class era as they beat the Richland Colts 60-48. The Colts came out of the gates strong turning over the Pirates several times to take an early lead before the Pirates settled into a groove and began to outrebound the Colts and take a 16-9 lead through the 1st quarter. The Colts would continue to rush shots and only hit 3 field goals in the 2nd quarter as the Pirates would extend the lead to 29-15. The Colts would begin to hit 3’s in the 3rd quarter and bring the lead down to 12 as the Pirates would lead 41-29 through 3. The Colts would even mount a comeback to bring it to within 5 but they would get in foul trouble late and send the Pirates to the line a lot to end the game resulting in Hankinson winning 62-48.
The Colts’ season comes to a close with a 10-12 record while the Pirates will play the LaMoure-LM Loboes in Jamestown on Monday.
Region Qualifier #2 – #5 Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 39-35 (OT) #6 Enderlin
The Warbirds came back from down 10 to send themselves back to the Region 1 Tourney beating the Eagles in overtime 39-35. The game started out slow with neither team able to find their stride as the Eagles would lead it 9-7 after 1. The Eagles would then extend that lead to 19-11 at the half. The Warbirds would soon find themselves down by 10 in the 3rd quarter before beginning to come back backing it 24-17going into the 4th. Pailsee Erbes would then throw the Warbirds on her back and score 12 in the quarter to help tie the game at 33-33 to send it to overtime. In overtime the Eagles would only muster 1 field goal as the Warbirds would take the game 39-35.
The Eagles season comes to a close with a 10-11 record while the Warbirds will play the Linton-HMB on Monday in Jamestown.
District 1 Championship – #1 Maple River 45-32 #2 Sargent County
The Maple River Raiders repeat as District 1 Champions as they once again beat the Bulldogs by a score of 45-32. The game started out with neither team able to get their footing as the Bulldogs took an early 11-9 lead. They would extend that lead as the Raiders struggled shooting in the 2nd quarter resulting in a 23-18 Bulldog lead at the half. The Raiders then would strike back in the 3rd quarter as the Bulldogs began to struggle from the field as they would only net 3 baskets in the 3rd resulting in the Raiders taking a 32-30 lead after 3. The Raiders then clamped down and only allowed the Bulldogs to score 1 basket in the entire 4th quarter taking home the 45-32 victory.
The Bulldogs will now play the Kidder County Wolves on Monday while the Raiders will take on the EKM Rebels.
AWARDS
All District Team:
SC- Karleigh Kadoun
Oakes – Aliyah Friedt
WL – Paislee Erbes
MR – Sophia Satrom
WL – Valerie Mendoza
MR – Carly Hovelson
Richland – Ashley Steger
SC – Mallory Bogart
Enderlin – Jana Olson
MR – Violet Richman
SC – Angong Deng
Richland – Janna Tazarek
D1 Senior of the Year – Karleigh Kadoun
D1 Coach of the Year – Jayden Mauch
D1 AD of the Year – Nathan Hoots