College softball
Georgian Court (N.J.) 2,
Minot State 1
GCU 000 200 0 - 2 3 0
MSU 001 000 0 - 1 4 2
Illiana Teran; Tiffany Friesen
W - Teran; L - Friesen
HR - GCU, Brooke Hull
Highlights: MSU, Friesen 7 IP, 3H, 2 R, 8 K, 0 BB
MEN'S BASKETBALL
NCAA?Division I
No. 1 Kentucky 74,
No. 22 Florida 71
FLORIDA (23-10)
Boynton 1-9 0-0 2, Young 5-9 0-0 10, Walker 3-10 0-0 8, Beal 8-15 0-0 20, Murphy 9-12 2-2 24, Rosario 0-0 0-0 0, Wilbekin 2-3 0-0 5, Prather 1-2 0-0 2, Larson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-60 2-2 71.
KENTUCKY (32-1)
Jones 5-13 4-4 15, Kidd-Gilchrist 3-5 4-6 10, Lamb 6-14 2-2 16, Davis 6-13 2-4 15, Teague 6-9 3-4 15, Miller 0-3 0-0 0, Wiltjer 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 27-60 15-20 74.
Halftime-Kentucky 40-39. 3-Point Goals-Florida 11-22 (Murphy 4-4, Beal 4-7, Walker 2-5, Wilbekin 1-2, Boynton 0-4), Kentucky 5-17 (Lamb 2-5, Davis 1-2, Jones 1-3, Wiltjer 1-3, Kidd-Gilchrist 0-1, Teague 0-1, Miller 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Florida 25 (Beal 8), Kentucky 39 (Davis 12). Assists-Florida 18 (Beal 5), Kentucky 14 (Teague 5). Total Fouls-Florida 15, Kentucky 8. A-NA.
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
RecordPtsPrv
1. Kentucky (63)30-11,6231
2. Syracuse (2)30-11,5612
3. Kansas26-51,4823
4. North Carolina27-41,4426
5. Missouri27-41,3437
6. Duke26-51,2624
7. Ohio St.25-61,25110
8. Michigan St.24-71,1495
9. Marquette25-61,0878
10. Michigan23-894513
11. Murray St.30-192212
12. Baylor25-69099
13. Georgetown22-787311
14. Wisconsin23-885314
15. Indiana24-770718
16. Wichita St.27-549215
17. Florida St.21-946822
18. San Diego St.24-644121
19. Creighton28-536425
20. UNLV25-736017
21. Temple24-634323
22. Florida22-930516
23. Notre Dame21-1025620
24. Gonzaga25-5170-
25. Iowa St.22-9127-
Others receiving votes: Saint Mary's (Cal) 88, Louisville 84, Drexel 83, New Mexico 64, Virginia 34, Memphis 13, VCU 6, Vanderbilt 6, Cincinnati 5, Long Beach St. 3, Kansas St. 2, Harvard 1, Saint Louis 1.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 4, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
RecordPtsPrv
1. Kentucky (31)30-17751
2. Syracuse30-17442
3. Kansas26-57034
4. North Carolina27-46906
5. Missouri27-46208
6. Duke26-56043
7. Ohio State25-657511
8. Michigan State24-75405
9. Marquette25-65377
10. Murray State30-15269
11. Baylor25-642210
12. Wisconsin23-841715
13. Michigan23-839716
14. Georgetown22-736912
15. Indiana24-728720
16. Wichita State27-524114
17. Florida State21-919922
18. Saint Mary's26-519821
19. Florida22-918713
20. UNLV25-718117
21. San Diego State24-616523
22. Creighton28-516424
23. Notre Dame21-1013419
24. Temple24-611225
25. Gonzaga25-580-
Others receiving votes: Louisville 60, New Mexico 26, Iowa State 24, Memphis 24, Drexel 21, Virginia 18, Kansas State 11, Mississippi State 8, Saint Louis 6, Nevada 3, VCU 3, Harvard 2, Middle Tennessee 1, Montana 1.
Women's basketball
NCAA?Division I
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
RecordPtsPrv
1. Baylor (40)31-01,0001
2. Stanford28-19462
3. Notre Dame29-29313
4. UConn27-48664
5. Maryland28-48486
6. Duke24-57515
7. Delaware27-17378
8. Miami25-56917
9. Tennessee24-866113
10. Green Bay27-163711
11. Penn St.24-65859
12. Kentucky25-656010
13. St. John's22-850918
14. Purdue23-844721
15. Georgia Tech24-843315
16. St. Bonaventure29-236719
17. Ohio St.25-634914
18. Georgetown22-825212
19. Louisville22-924220
20. Nebraska24-822824
21. Georgia22-822716
22. Texas A&M20-919117
23. Gonzaga26-414922
24. Rutgers22-98823
25. West Virginia23-785-
Others receiving votes: South Carolina 83, Princeton 67, Middle Tennessee 18, LSU 17, Florida Gulf Coast 13, DePaul 10, California 6, Arkansas 4, Dayton 1, Fresno St. 1.
Men's hockey
WCHA
WLTPtsGFGA
Minnesota2080408857
Minn.-Duluth16753710373
Denver1684369679
North Dakota16111338273
Colorado College15121319586
St. Cloud St.12124288674
Nebraska-Omaha11125278385
Michigan Tech11134268587
Bemidji State11143257289
Wisconsin11152247683
Minn. St.-Mankato81821873102
Alaska Anchorage52211160111
OVERALL RECORDS: Alaska Anchorage 9-23-2, Bemidji State 17-16-3, Colorado College 18-14-2, Denver 21-11-4, Michigan Tech 14-18-4, Minnesota 24-12-1, Minnesota Duluth 22-8-6, Minnesota State, Mankato 12-22-2, Nebraska-Omaha 14-16-6, North Dakota 20-12-3, St. Cloud State 15-16-5, Wisconsin 16-16-2.
Friday's Games
Denver 3, Nebraska-Omaha 0
Wisconsin 4, Minnesota 1
North Dakota 4, Minn. St., Mankato 2
St. Cloud St. 2, Minn.-Duluth 1
Colorado College 5, Michigan Tech 2
Bemidji St. 2, Alaska Anchorage 1
Saturday's Games
Denver 3, Neb.-Omaha 2, OT
Minnesota Duluth 3, St. Cloud St. 3, OT
North Dakota 3, Minnesota St. (Mankato) 0
Minnesota 2, Wisconsin 1
Colorado College 2, Michigan Tech 0
Bemidji St. 5, Alaska Anchorage 4
Conference tournament
First Round
(Best of 3)
Friday, March 9
Minnesota St. at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m.
Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota, 7:07 p.m.
Nebraska Omaha at St. Cloud St., 7:37 p.m.
Bemidji St. at North Dakota, 7:37 p.m.
Michigan Tech at Colorado College, 8:37 p.m.
Wisconsin at Denver, 8:37 p.m.
Saturday, March 10
Minnesota St. at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m.
Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota, 7:07 p.m.
Nebraska Omaha at St. Cloud St., 7:07 p.m.
Bemidji St. at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m.
Michigan Tech at Colorado College, 8:07 p.m.
Wisconsin at Denver, 8:07 p.m.
Sunday, March 11
Minnesota St. at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m., if necessary
Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota, 7:07 p.m., if necessary
Nebraska Omaha at St. Cloud St., 7:07 p.m., if necessary
Bemidji St. at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m., if necessary
Michigan Tech at Colorado College, 8:07 p.m., if necessary
Wisconsin at Denver, 8:07 p.m., if necessary
At St. Paul, Minn.
Thursday, March 15
Quarterfinals
Game 1, 2:07 p.m.
Game 2, 7:07 p.m.
Friday, March 16
Semifinals
Game 1, 2:07 p.m.
Game 2, 7:07 p.m.
Saturday, March 17
Championship
7:07 p.m.
NCAA Division I
Top 20 Poll
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The top 20 teams in the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey poll, compiled by U.S. College Hockey Online, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 4 and previous ranking:
RecordPtsPrv
1. Boston College (50)25-10-110001
2. Ferris State22-9-59043
3. Minnesota-Duluth22-8-68462
4. Michigan21-11-48216
5. Minnesota24-12-17924
6. Boston University21-12-17764
7. Massachusetts-Lowell22-10-17038
8. Union20-7-76977
9. Denver21-11-45919
10. Maine20-11-352610
11. Miami21-13-250811
12. North Dakota20-12-341914
13. Cornell15-7-740913
14. Merrimack17-10-736612
15. Michigan State19-13-434715
16. Western Michigan17-13-624916
17. Notre Dame19-16-317118
18. Colorado College18-14-215519
19. Air Force17-9-77120
20. Lake Superior18-15-539NR
Others receiving votes: Northern Michigan 37, Harvard 26, Quinnipiac 26, Colgate 11, Ohio State 6, St. Cloud State 2, Nebraska-Omaha 1, Robert Morris 1.
Prep Football
Shrine Bowl rosters
Games to be played July 14
At Fargo Shanley
11-man East
GF Central: Brandon Zahradka; GF Red River: Jeff Dennison; Devils Lake: Taylor Aasmundstad, Chris Sommer, Jason Swenseth; Grafton: Zach Burns, Jake Hanson, Adam Jiskra, Jeremy Talamantes; Larimore: Chris Arvin; North Prairie: Everett Lervik; Harvey: Tucker Nordby; Fargo South: Jon Baune, Austin Knutson; Fargo Davies: Connor Camrud; Fargo North: Grant Mjelstad, Quin Segal; Fargo Shanley: Brandon Nelson, Tyler Rivard; Maple Valley-Enderlin: Jesse Beilke, Ethen Preston; Oakes: Victor Cordova, Ben Ketterling, C.J. Voegeli; Kindred: Austin Dahlgren, Jack Plankers; Valley City: Joey Halgrimson, Josh Magnuson; North Sargent: Josh Hansana; Wahpeton: Cooper Krause, Justin Manning, Zayne Medhaug; Lisbon: Hunter Mairs; Linton-HMB: Nolan Meidinger; Central Cass: Josh Roesler
Alternates: GF Central: Chad Goering; GF Red River: Dayton Marek; Hatton-Northwood: Greg Thompson; Devils Lake: Joseph Burckhard, Jacob Lagasse; Larimore: Michael Finn, Kyle Huntley, Daniel Landman; Fargo Oak Grove: Tanner Anderson; Fargo South: Andy Booth; Harvey: Tony Frison, Riley Hovland; Maple Valley-Enderlin: Ty Smith; Fargo Shanley: Joey Thorson; Oakes: Tanner Zetocha.
Coaches: Tom Maus, Grafton, head coach, assisted by Jay Schneider, Devils Lake, Brian Dokken, Wahpeton, and Greg Dobitz, Oakes.
11-man West
Carrington: Julio Ybarra; Turtle Mountain: Wyatt Azure; Grant County: Kalin Bachmeier, Quincy Delaplane; Williams County: Zach Baker; Bismarck St. Mary's: Michael Berger, Alex Herold; Stanley: Brad Biwer, Landon Smith, Lex Tande; Bottineau: Matt Bowers, Mark LaCroix; Hazen: Brock Bruner, Ethan Eberle; Williston: Alex Cundiff; New Salem: Matt Doll; Jamestown: Nathan Ellingson; Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn: Josh Farmer; Bismarck Century: Joey Fuher, Justin Johnson, Conrad Schwarzkopf; Watford City: Shawn Fulwider; Bismarck High: Brett Gehring, Reed Hendrickson, Devin Schirado; Beulah: Erik Ham; Killdeer: Tate Harris; Velva: Jed Jespersen, Zach Podoll; Minot Ryan: Mark Koble; Mandan: Phaden Marcellais, Jake Watson, Seth Westby; Minot: Adam Melom; Dickinson Trinity: Brandon Sickler.
Alternates: Rugby: Zach Berube, Jarett Lovcik; Jamestown: Brady Anderson, Aaron Michel; Killdeer: Grady Houghton, Ethan Olson, Lane Oversen; Beulah: Isaiah Krebs; Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn: Taylor Lesmann; Stanley: Seth Leupp, Lee Tande; Minot: Tyler Mack, Brayden Soderholm; Mandan: Logan O'Brien; Hazen: Tyler Parker; Bismarck Century: Zach Rhone, Dalton Weisz
Coaches: Lyne Enget, Stanley, head coach, assisted by Rob Bedlion, Bottineau, Mark Gibson, Bismarck, and Loy Ham, Beulah.
9-man East
Thompson: Peter Ness; North Border: Alek Berg, Beau Brown, Garret Fraser, Brett Schurman; Cavalier: Alex Hartz, Luke Sharp; Hillsboro: Devon Cote, Brandon Otto; Drayton/Valley-Edinburg: Kilen Flanagan, Blake Laxdal; Sargent Central: Justin Arp; Wyndmere-Lidgerwood: Adam Bell; Edgeley-Kulm: Nathan Elhard, Jamison Jangula; Hankinson: Levi Geffre; South Border: Andrew Jochim; Strasburg: Chance Kurle; Napoleon: Wade Rath-Wald, Jonah Schwartzenberger, Jon Widmer; LaMoure: Casey Sailer, Zach Stemen, Tyler Thielges; Richland: Austin Heyen.
Alternates: Drayton/Valley-Edinburg: Jacob Holm; Hillsboro: Brendan Ydstie; Sargent Central: Tyler Mahrer, Trae Murack, Ethan Reinertson.
Coaches: Kelly McCleary, Napoleon, head coach, assisted by Sandy Laxdal, Cavalier, Joel Bickford, LaMoure, and Jason Klusmann, South Border.
9-man West
North Star: Josh Haugen, Ethan Sager, Drew Schill; Benson County: Matt Knudson, Trevor Knutson, Tom Urness, Darren Young; St. John: Dustin DeMers; Towner-Granville-Upham: Reid Pfau; Central McLean: Dillon Aldinger, Tucker Fylling, Nick Lee; Divide County: Trevor Binde, Andreas Holm, Morgan Jacobs, Ladd Simonson; Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood: Kirk Degenstein, Matt Ellingson; Drake-Anamoose: Garrett Dockter; Shiloh Christian: Joey Dwyer, Aaron Jordan, Klint Miller; Mott-Regent: Chad Mosbrucker, McCahen Schweitzer.
Alternates: St. John: Kyle Azure; Shiloh Christian: Aaron Hultstrand; Central McLean: Matthew Landenberger; Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood: Spencer Olson; Divide County: Taylor Wigginton.
Coaches: Bryan Haugen, North Star, head coach, assisted by Mitch Strand, Benson County, Funnon Barker, Shiloh Christian, and Nate Nelson, Divide County.
Boys basketball
Class A
State tournament
at Fargo
Thursday's quarterfinals
1) West No. 1 Mandan 67, East No. 4 West Fargo 62 (OT)
2) East No. 2 Grand Forks Red River 73, West No. 3 Bismarck St. Mary's 57
3) East No. 1 Fargo Shanley 74, West No. 4 Minot High 62
4) East No. 3 Wahpeton 66, West No. 2 Bismarck High 64
Friday's games
Loser-out
5) Bismarck St. Mary's 66, West Fargo 61
7) Bismarck High 71, Minot High 61
Semifinals
6) Grand Forks Red River 69, Mandan 55
8) Fargo Shanley 73, Wahpeton 41
Saturday's games
Fifth-place game: Bismarck High 83, Bismarck St. Mary's 78 (OT)
Third-place game: Mandan 52, Wahpeton 51
Championship: Grand Forks Red River 78, Fargo Shanley 74
State media poll
Record LW Pts
1. GF Red River (4)18-1132
2. Bismarck (3) 17-2231
3. Mandan14-5317
4. Wahpeton14-5514
5. Fargo Shanley14-5411
Others receiving votes: None.
Girls basketball
Class A
State tournament
at Fargo
Thursday's quarterfinals
1) West No. 1 Bismarck Century 84, East No. 4 Fargo Davies 44
2) East No. 2 Fargo Shanley 45, West No. 3 Mandan 35
3) East No. 1 West Fargo 60, West No. 4 Minot High 55
4) West No. 2 Bismarck High 62, vs. East No. 3 Grand Forks Central 34
Friday's games
Loser-out
5) Mandan 75, Fargo Davies 50
7) Minot High 64, Grand Forks Central 46
Semifinals
6) Bismarck Century 54, Fargo Shanley 38
8) West Fargo 65, Bismarck High 56
Saturday's games
Fifth-place game: Minot High 53, Mandan 44
Third-place game: Bismarck High 49, Fargo Shanley 44
Championship: Bismarck Century 63, West Fargo 60
Minot High 53, Mandan 44
Mi: Holly Johnson 25, Andie Hankla 8, Jayd Eggert 6, McKale Duttenhefer 5, Sierra Duttenhefer 5, Loni Bryantt 2, Morgan Milbrath 2. Totals: 19-48 10-14 53.
Ma: Elizabeth Meyer 10, Courtney Goetz 10, Mic Longtin 8, Lexi Goldade 6, Keela Burt 6, Mariah Fredericks 2, JaeLyn Russel 2. Totals: 16-56 8-8 44.
Halftime score: Mi 28, Ma 25; 3-pointers: Mi 5 (Johnson 4, S. Duttenhefer), Ma 4 (Burt 2, Goetz 2); Rebounds: Mi 31 (Johnson 17), Ma 31 (Longtin 7); Assists: Mi 11 (Eggert 6), Ma 11 (Longtin 5); Blocks: Mi 3 (Eggert 2), Ma 3 (Goldade 2); Steals: Mi 11 (Johnson 4), Ma 14 (Longtin 7); Turnovers: Mi 23, Ma 20; Total fouls: Mi 8, Ma 16; Fouled out: Ma, Meyer.
State media poll
RecordLWPts
1. West Fargo (7)17-1135
2. Bismarck Century16-3228
3. Mandan15-4321
4. Fargo Shanley16-3512
5. GF Red River15-447
Others receiving votes: Wahpeton.
Class B
State tournament
at Bismarck Civic Center
Thursday's quarterfinals
1) Shiloh Christian (R5) vs. New Town (R8), 1 p.m.
2) Grafton (R2) vs. Lakota-Adams-Edmore (R4), 25 min. after
3) Linton-HMB (R3) vs. Bishop Ryan (R6), 6:30 p.m.
4) Kindred (R1) vs. Beach (R7), 25 min. after
Friday's games
Consolation semifinals
5) Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 1 p.m.
6) Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 25 min. after
Championship semifinals
7) Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 6:30 p.m.
8) Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 25 min. after
Saturday's games
Seventh place: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 1 p.m.
Fifth place: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 25 min. after
Third place: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 6 p.m.
Championship: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 25 min. after
State media poll
TeamRecordPoints Prv
1. Carrington (6)18-11111
2. Kindred (5)19-0 107 2
3. Grafton (1)18-1973
4. New Town19-0814
5. Central Cass17-2705
6. Bishop Ryan18-1606
7. Velva18-1448
8. Grant County18-1417
9. Beach17-22310
10. Central Valley16-3169
Others receiving votes: Midkota (17-2), Lakota-Adams-Edmore (16-3), North Star (15-4), Thompson (15-4).