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Past articles by Steve:
BSC trims tenacious Dawson in four games
Bismarck State College's volleyball team had Dawson Community College of Glendive, Mont., on the ropes. → Read More
Patience pays off for unbeaten Magicians
Many coaches have said it in many sports. → Read More
Complacency not a problem for Century swimming dynasty
Athletic dynasties are constantly at war with complacency. → Read More
Graduation puts dent in Century boys cross country powerhouse
Century boys cross country coach Brad Lies knows his team will be running with a target on its back this season. → Read More
Another BHS-Williston tussle in the offing
Were this a normal year, the Bismarck High School girls cross country team would be sitting pretty, indeed. → Read More
Century, BHS battle to 1-1 tie
Century and Bismarck had to settle for a soccer outcome neither team wanted. → Read More
Aquastorm again risks its claim of supremacy
Club swimming is sort of competitive swimming's unacknowledged stepchild. → Read More
A true test of golf: Match play at Riverwood
No golfer wants to have a bad day, but almost every golfer is going to have a bad hole. → Read More
Area Sports Briefs: July 12
LARKS BLANK WILLMAR ON ONE HIT Bismarck Larks pitchers -- all six of them -- were spot-on at Willmar on Sunday, combing for a one-hit shutout and a 4-0 victory. Willmar's only hit was a two-out, full count single to left field by Daniel Walsh in the third inning. That hit came at the expense of Ryan Carmack, the first Larks reliever. Seth Brewer started and gave way to Carmack in the third.… → Read More
Century wins a 5-inning blowout
Century defeats Grand Forks Central in 5-inning blowout. → Read More
Jahner bats, pitches Dickinson Midgets into semis
At tournament time, coaches are wont to say, you've got to bring your A game. → Read More
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BEARSTAIL TO COACH AT ST. MARY'S Veteran basketball coach Daryl Bearstail will coach girls basketball at St. Mary's during the coming school year. Bearstail succeeds B.J. Etzold, who is now heads the St. Mary's boys basketball program. A veteran of both high school and college coaching, Bearstail has 17 seasons of head coaching experience on his resume, much of it in Bismarck. He has also… → Read More
Century looking strong on paper heading into state meet
Century wreaked havoc at the West Region boys track and field meet last week. → Read More
Area Sports Briefs: May 26
Darrell Anderson, a Bismarck High School graduate, has resigned, concluding a long career as the school's boys cross country coach. Anderson has coached cross country at BHS for 41 seasons. He won four state titles as the girls head coach and coached 13 state title-winning boys teams and 11 individual state champions. He also was the Demons track coach for three decades, winning 14 state… → Read More
Upcoming Events
SUBMIT BY TUESDAY: All Upcoming Events or Recreation Digest items should be submitted to the Tribune sports department by 5 p.m. Tuesday of the week they are first intended to run. Information may be provided by e-mail, fax (223-2063), phone call (888-684-2293) or by visiting the Tribune office. Please send all e-mail items for Recreation Digest or Upcoming Events to sports@bismarcktribune.com.… → Read More
Area Sports Briefs: May 20
SEVEN MARAUDERS QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS Seven University of Mary athletes, including four with top-five national qualifying standards, have made the cut for the NCAA Division II national track meet. Senior Ida Narbuvoll and junior D'Andra Morris both advance to the national tournament ranked second in their events. Narbuvoll's time of 33:32.69 in the 10,000 meters places her second. Morris' leap… → Read More
CHS, Mandan nines split twin bill
Plucky Mandan rallied from a 4-2 deficit to defeat Century 5-4 in nonregional baseball action Saturday. → Read More
Long wait finally over for U-Mary, Garrett
When it comes to hockey, Zach Garrett may not have seen it all, but he's seen a lot. → Read More
Area Sports Briefs: April 9
Shiloh Christian senior Jacie Hall has signed a letter of intent to enroll at Dakota College at Bottineau for the 2021-2022 school year. Hall, a 6-foot-2 center, earned a berth on the All-Region 5 girls basketball team as a junior and senior. She was named to the all-state tournament team in 2020. During the just-concluded season she averaged 12.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game with 29 blocked… → Read More
Area Sports Briefs: April 5
HESTEKIN, DOMBROWSKI WIN AT VERMILLION Taylor Hestekin and Courtney Dombrowski of the University of Mary posted wins in the Early Bird women's track meet hosted by the University of South Dakota at Vermillion on Saturday. Dombrowski ran a 2:14.95 to finish atop a field of 29 runners in the 800-meter run. Hestekin completed the 1,500-meter run in 4:31.41 to win by .53 second. She finished sixth… → Read More