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Fit for a (rodeo) queen
Jozey Retzlaff, a junior at Carrington High School, has spent her life on the farm immersed in the Western way of life. Get up early, do your chores, feed your horse and maintain a trusting...
Soothing our furry friends
Amy Becker's extensive background in agriculture, and her sense of empathy and an everlasting love for animals, has inspired her to get into massage therapy for our four-legged companions. Coppertop...
Clifton, Kramlich qualify for Folkstyle Nationals
Landin Clifton and Ridge Kramlich each clinched spots on the North Dakota team for the 2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Landin, the son of Jamie and Deb Clifton of...
Kramlich competes at state wrestling
The stage once again wasn’t too big for senior Trace Hoggarth to shine. The CHS senior 120-pounder took a 7-2 victory over Lisbon’s Noah Anderson to capture his second consecutive state individual title at the State Class B Individual Wrestling...
Three-division basketball plan passes for '23-24
Nearly 60 years after the last basketball season under three divisions in North Dakota went into the history books, and over several decades of speculation and debate on the topic, a three-class system will be returning in 2023-24. The North Dakota H...
Kramlich crowned Region 2 Champ
The Carrington boys' wrestling team earned state qualification in eight of the 14 total weight classes, and finished in a third-place tie with HWC in the team standings at the Region 2 Individual...
Rockets fall to Cardinals, Cougars on the road
One team was looking to maintain positive momentum into the postseason, while another was in need of a confidence booster against a quality opponent. The NR-S Rockets, still licking their wounds after...
Boys 3rd at Region 2 duals
Carrington had their chances to make the State B Dual Tournament with either a championship or runner-up finish at the Region 2 championships in Harvey. However, a painfully-close 36-33 loss in the...
Latest three-class basketball plan released
An updated draft proposal for a three-class basketball system in the state was released by the North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA) for school administration and athletic directors’ consumption and review. The NDHSAA, upon...
Hoggarth takes East-West title
Trace Hoggarth appears to be hitting his stride on the mats at the exact right time. The senior 120-pounder for Carrington went a perfect 3-0 to win his weight class at the East-West Classic in New Salem Friday-Saturday, January 27-28, in what...
STONE COLD SKYE KRAMLICH
An idea that was to witness its genesis in 2020 came to fruition three years later, following two instances of weather cancellation and one to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Central City played host to...
Boys place three at Rotary
In another large tournament on Friday-Saturday, January 6-7, the Carrington boys wrestlers had three total placers at the Bismarck Rotary, held at the Event Center. Senior Trace Hoggarth had the best individual finish of third place at 120 pounds,...
Grapplers sweep Cass triangular
The Carrington boys wrestlers didn’t win all four of their duals in last week’s worth of triangulars in Casselton (January 5) and Lisbon (January 10), but they took the most important ones. In a Region 2 three-team dual meet, the Cards took a...
Wrestlers to travel to Lisbon Tuesday
The massive snowstorms had other ideas, but now the Carrington wrestling programs are getting a few more dual matches under their belts. Lisbon High School will host a dual triangular for both the boys and girls wrestling teams on Tuesday, January...
Four junior varsity wrestlers place at Rumble
The biggest collection of high school wrestling talent in the nation descended upon the Fargodome for two days for the annual Rumble on the Red tournament Thursday and Friday, December 29-30. In the...
Cardinal mat boys compete at Velva
Thirteen total Carrington wrestlers made their way onto the mats for the Velva Invitational, and the team came away with a seventh-place showing over the two-day meet held Friday-Saturday, December 2-3 in Velva. Carrington scored 223 points at the...
Outstanding in his field
Following just over 40 years of dedication to the educational side of the agricultural industry, Agronomy Research Specialist Steve Zwinger has formally announced his retirement. The Sykeston...
Mat boys start with loss at Oakes; defeat HCV
Carrington's boys wrestling team started off the dual portion of their 2022-23 schedule at Tornado Alley in Oakes Tuesday evening, November 22. When the last matches were in the books, the Tornadoes...
Pitcrew wrestlers at Monster Match
Carrington's Pitcrew youth wrestling program made the long trip down to Denver, Colo., to participate in the Monster Match Nationals tournament, held at the National Western Events Center...
Helping others 'hit the books'
From her home on the shores of Stump Lake just north of Tolna, Tracie Hill has built up a thriving independent business. It All Adds Up provides full and partial payroll services to fit small (and...
With Miss Agribusiness titles, Vollmers advocate for industry
Victoria Vollmer of Grace City is already a regional and statewide ambassador promoting agriculture, having served as the North Dakota America's Miss Agribusiness since being named to the title two ye...
Carrington, New Rockford join forces as Red Sox, compete at State 12U Tourney
With stand-alone baseball program numbers not in their favor to fly solo, Carrington and New Rockford decided to cooperate as one team for the 2022 summer season. Now named the Central Dakota Red Sox...
Bessette Motors celebrates 25th year of ownership
Bessette Motors of Carrington observed 25 years of ownership under the Don Bessette dealership umbrella Thursday afternoon, June 16. The Chevrolet/Buick dealer was purchased by Bessette, a Minot...
Avian influenza has infected more than 130,000 birds in North Dakota
COVID-19 could very well be on the wane in North Dakota, but a new disease transmissible through animal/human contact has seen its first confirmed case in a seven-year span in the state. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, abbreviated HPAI, was...
SNR, Carrington to host Jamboree April 22-23
The SNR Black Sox and Carrington Cardinals will host their annual Baseball Jamboree Friday and Saturday, April 22-23, at their respective ballparks. Friday games in New Rockford at Jim Johnson Park will feature SNR facing off against Park River Area...