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The New Rockford-Sheyenne junior high track and field team traveled to Belcourt to compete in the JH Belcourt Indoor on Tuesday, March 28. The Belquist family seems to have the athletic gene. NR-S eighth grader Emmie Belquist was the star of the show for the Rockets, just like her older sister, Kelsie, is on the varsity team. Belquist competed in the 55-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the 400-meter dash, and as the anchor in the 4x200-meter relay with teammates Jaida Schumacher, Beth Becker and...
Although spring may not be here, track and field season is back. The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets traveled to the Turtle Mountain Reservation to compete in the Belcourt Indoor meet on Tuesday, March 21. Both the girls' and boys' teams placed second overall out of the six teams to compete. Let's start off with the girls' events. If any NR-S fans heard the song that starts off with "She's a runner, she's a track star...," you'd think of NR-S junior, Kelsie Belquist. Belquist secured three...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne archery team was invited to compete in the first annual virtual Mandy Hoyt memorial bullseye and 3-D tournaments. Let's start off with the 3-D tournament. NR-S seventh grader, Koy Zieman, scored top notch for the Rockets, taking first place in overall boys with a score of 285. But Zieman wasn't the only Rocket archer to take top-ten in this tournament. Among the 13 archers who competed in the tournament, all scored in the top-ten for the Rockets. The NR-S archers in...
The third and final day of the Super Region 4 girls' basketball tournament kicked off on Thursday, Feb. 23 with the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets and the Four Winds/Minnewaukan Lady Indians competing for third place. After the previous 44-37 win over the Lady Indians back on Jan. 17, the Rockets knew they could defeat them, but the Lady Indians came ready to fight for third place. Just in the first quarter, the Lady Indians scored three 3-point shots between Hannah Fassett and Suri Gourd. This...
The 2022-23 Super Region 4 girls' basketball tournament kicked off on Monday, Feb. 20 at the Sports Center in Devils Lake. The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets went in as the #3 seed, and were set to play the #6 seeded Benson County Wildcats. The Rockets seemed to have a slow, but steady start against the Wildcats. In the first quarter, the Wildcats were led by Aubrey Kenner, who scored seven points, half of the first quarter score. As for the Rockets, Kelsie Belquist was able to swish three field...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted their final regular season game on Monday, Feb. 13 against the Dunseith Lady Dragons. Before the start of the game, NR-S senior, Madisen Myhre, was recognized for her time spent on the court with the Rockets. Congratulations on a great season, Madi! With the Lady Dragons' overall record being 2-16, the Rockets knew they had a great chance of earning one more Super Region 4 victory. With a slow but steady start by both teams, the Rockets took a 5-point lea...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the District 6, Region 3 Medina/Pingree-Buchanan Thunder. After the Rockets' recent losses against the Carrington Cardinals and the North Prairie Cougars, they were itching for a win. The Rockets came out in the first quarter, scoring 11 points against the Thunder, only allowing them to score a total of eight points. With five drives to the basket by Kelsie Belquist in the second quarter, along with 3-pointers from Kaiya O'Connor and Katie Allmaras, the...
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 a 31-point loss to Langdon/Edmore/Munich two nights prior, entered their makeup game with rival Carrington with the intent of playing good basketball even if they failed to spring the upset. On that count, the Rockets are still looking for answers, with not much time before the start of the Region...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne boys' basketball team hosted the Super Region 4 Lakota Raiders on Thursday, Feb. 2. Before we get into the varsity game, there is something important to talk about from the junior varsity game. NR-S senior, Haydon Meier, stepped onto the court after suffering from a tibia/fibula fracture that occurred during the NR-S versus North Star football game on September 23, 2022. Meier has put in many months of rehab and lots of hard work to be able to be back on the court,...
On Friday, Jan. 27, the New Rockford-Sheyenne girls' basketball team traveled nearly to the Canadian border to take on the St. John Lady Woodchucks, in yet another Super Region 4 matchup. The Rockets went in with a 11-3 win/loss ratio, which was quite similar to St. John's, which was 11-4. If you watched this game, you know how much of a nailbiter it was. The Lady Woodchucks held a 5-point lead over the Rockets after the first half. St. John senior Natalie Decoteau made up half of the Lady...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted Super Region 4 competitors, the Nelson County Chargers, on Thursday, Jan. 19. The Rockets were on a winning-streak high, and weren't ready to take a loss, especially to a Super Region 4 competitor. NR-S freshman, Ava Peterson, was a key player for the Rockets in the first quarter. Peterson scored over half of the 22 points in the entire quarter. The Rockets held the Chargers to under 10 points each quarter, with the Chargers only scoring four in the...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted their first Super Region 4 competitor on Friday, Jan. 13: The Benson County Wildcats. Since the Wildcats had lost key players Quinn Neppl, Desidy Schwanke, Hailey Maddock and Ashlyn Williams due to graduating, the Rockets hoped to finally dominate the court over the Wildcats. But shockingly the Wildcats weren't going to give up that fight easily. A key player for the Wildcats was Benson County eighth grader, Kaitlyn Maddock. Maddock scored the most...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne home girls' basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 5 was quite different from the one two days prior. The Rockets kicked off the game with full-court pressure against the Barnes County North Bison. This led to many turnovers in the Rockets' favor. Just in the first quarter, Kelsie Belquist scored five field goals just from stealing the ball away from the Bison. The Rockets didn't allow the Bison to score in the first quarter. The Rockets were ahead 25-0. Kaiya O'Connor and...
Here's the buzz. The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets traveled to Fessenden on Tuesday, Jan. 10 to take on Super Region 4 competitors, the Harvey/Wells County Hornets, in their nest. After losing to H/WC at the annual CNDC tournament back on Dec. 1, the Rockets knew they had to work harder to push past them. Kelsie Belquist and Kaiya O'Connor blasted out of the gates for the Rockets, with Belquist swishing two field goals and a free-throw and O'Connor swishing one field goal and one 3-pointer. Harv...
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the Drake-Anamoose Lady Raiders. The Rockets and Lady Raiders each kicked off the game strong. Kelsie Belquist was found pushing through Lady Raiders' defenders, scoring two field goals in the first quarter. But Drake-Anamoose's center, Taryn Sieg, drained four field goals to take a 4-point lead over the Rockets at the end of the first quarter. Kaiya O'Connor got fired up in the second quarter to swish two field goals for the R...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets made the trek to Minot on Friday, Dec. 30 to compete in the Girls' Hoopster Classic. The varsity and junior varsity Rockets played against the Beulah Miners. Junior varsity took to the court first. The Rockets had a slow start with only four points scored in the first quarter between Addison Wallace and Trysta Thumb. The second quarter became more intense, with multiple steals by Katie Allmaras, which led to more points scored by the Rockets. In the second, the...
Unlike the night before where the New Rockford-Sheyenne girls took down the Griggs-Midkota Lady Titans 75-29, the matchup of the NR-S boys' basketball team and the Griggs-Midkota boys' basketball team was more of a nailbiter. Like a flash of lightning, they were off. A 3-pointer swished by Brady Haugen for the Titans. Just seconds later, another 3-pointer swished, this time by Griggs-Midkota senior, Benjamin Edland. The Titans scored many points from beyond the arc throughout the game. As f...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the Griggs-Midkota Lady Titans on Monday, December 19 for their first home game of the season. This season looks different for the Lady Titans, who are short a senior athlete. Three days into basketball season, Andie Anderson suffered a knee injury, which ended her basketball career as a Lady Titan. The Rockets were amped up and ready to take on the Titans. Out of the flood gates, the Titans were under full court pressure by the Rockets. This led to...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets were set to play the first game of the morning on Saturday, Nov. 19 against the Our Redeemer's Knights for fifth and sixth place. Earlier in the season, the Rockets met up with the Knights at the Laker Invite in Des Lacs-Burlington. By playing them earlier in the season, the Rockets had some knowledge of how the Knights played the court. The Rockets started off strong, taking the first set 25-22 and the second set 25-19. The last three sets, however, didn't go...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets traveled to Harvey last weekend to compete in the 2022 CNDC tournament. Rockets fall to Hornets in Quarterfinals The Rockets' first game of the tourney was against the Harvey/Wells County Hornets. NR-S blasted off in the first quarter. Kelsie Belquist swished four field goals, along with a free-throw to take a 6-point lead over the Hornets. But it wasn't long before the Hornets started to catch up with the Rockets. H/WC freshman, Rachel Neumiller, was a key p...
And just like that, basketball season is back. The New Rockford-Sheyenne varsity and junior varsity teams traveled southwest to Napoleon to take on the Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter Imperials in their season opener. The junior varsity team started off the night, falling short 22-34. Lead scorers for the game were Lora Wobbema and Emmie Belquist, each with six points. The varsity game, however, was the complete opposite turnout. The Rockets came out ready to play. NR-S freshman, Ava Peterson, scored t...
Tournament time. These are the games that really matter during the volleyball season. New Rockford-Sheyenne entered the Region 4 tournament as the No. 2 seed in the bracket, just behind the Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich Cardinals. After receiving a first round bye, the Rockets were set to play the Nelson County Chargers in the quarterfinals round. The Rockets breezed past the Chargers in the first set 25-11. Sets two and three weren't as breezy. The Chargers began to fight back in the secon...
The Rockets completed their regular season game on Tuesday, Nov. 1, as they traveled two hours northeast to take on the Grafton Spoilers. Although this was a non-region matchup, the Rockets played as if it was. All of the players were on top of their games, both on the offensive and defensive side of things. This new rotation has really changed the team around from the beginning of the season. The back row is sending great passes to the setter. The setter is sending great sets to the hitters and...
The final home game for the Rockets has come and gone. The Rockets hosted the Nelson County Chargers on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and with this being their last home game, each of the NR-S seniors and their parents were recognized on the court before the game. Congratulations to Madisen Myhre, Kyria Dockter and Emma Duda on a great volleyball season, and thank you for being great leaders to the underclassmen. Now let's finish out the regular season strong and take on regionals! After the seniors were...
The Rockets walked away with yet another victory this season. On Monday, Oct. 24, the Rockets traveled to Cooperstown to take on the Griggs-Midkota Lady Titans. The Rockets decided to switch up their rotation again, with Ava Peterson, Kaiya O'Connor and Madisen Myhre all changing positions; Peterson at setter, O'Connor at outside hitter and Myhre at right side hitter. The Rockets decided to make this change due to needing another great passer in the back row. "We need a player that can fly...
