04/19/2026
Now officially into the second-half of April, outdoor prep spring sports in North Dakota are in full-swing with about another six weeks of action awaiting us on the calendar. In this week that just concluded, KDKT Sports Radio covered a pair of Class B Region 8 baseball tilts involving the Beulah Miners. In the first of those played at Bismarck's Dwyer Field last Tuesday, Shiloh Christian held off Beulah 6-4, as the Skyhawks got a complete game from starting right-handed pitcher Easton Monson. Shiloh's center-fielder and cleanup-hitter Mason Moldenhauer led his team on offense, banging out 3 hits in 4 at-bats including a triple, while driving in two runs. In the loss, the Miners' Jack Skalsky also went 3-for-4 at the dish. In the non-region-counting second game, Beulah doubled up Shiloh Christian 12-6. Two days later on Beulah's home turf in Coal Country—Goldmann Field—the Miners outlasted familiar rival Hazen 13-10, as the two teams combined for 30 base-hits. Of that total, Beulah registered 20 safeties. A quartet of Miner batters recorded 3 hits each: Braylen Schirado; Andrew Soine; Jack Skalsky; & Benny Schirado. Meanwhile, four Hazen hitters secured two hits each: Jace Goebel; Adam Novak; Easton Haaland; and Trypp Johnson. Additionally, both Skalsky of Beulah and Goebel of Hazen went yard with solo home runs. In the non-region-counter that followed, Beulah blanked Hazen 7-zip, as the Miners' Sr right-hander Coye Steffan tossed a 5-inning, no-hit shutout at the Bison. Now heading into this new week of play, Beulah sports an overall record of 8-1 and a regional mark of 3-1, while Hazen is 2-2-1 overall and 1-2 in Region 8 play. Elsewhere in Region 8 diamond action last week, Hazen handled Heart River 6-0; Hettinger-Scranton-New England humbled Heart River 14-1; and Shiloh Christian walloped Washburn-Wilton-Center-Stanton 12-1 & 9-1. In Class B Region 6 baseball contests last week, Central McLean dispatched Surrey 14-0 & 10-0; Velva-Drake-Anamoose swept both Bishop Ryan-Nedrose (11-1 & 12-4) and Garrison (9-6 & 6-3); Bishop Ryan-Nedrose downed Central McLean twice by tallies of 7-2 & 4-2; and Surrey took two games from South Prairie-Max by scores of 12-2 & 6-3. In a pair of high-profile baseball encounters played out east, Carrington creamed Kidder County 15-4 and defending state champion Thompson thumped Hatton-Northwood 7-1. Turning our attention to Class A West Region baseball showdowns, garnering doubleheader sweeps were Minot North, Century, Bismarck, Jamestown, and Legacy, respectively, over Century, Mandan, both Williston & Watford City, Legacy, and Minot. Splitting twinbills were Mandan and Williston, Dickinson and Minot North, St. Mary's and Jamestown, and St. Mary's and Watford City. On the ND prep softball scene, in Class A West Region play, sweeping doubleheaders were Williston (2), Bismarck, Dickinson, Legacy, and Mandan (2), at the expense, respectively, of both Century & Legacy, Jamestown, Century, Minot North, and both Minot and Jamestown. Mandan also throttled Watford City 11-1 in a single game that was a double-counter in the regional standings. On the Class B softball landscape, defending Region 4 titlist Beulah won games on four consecutive days last week—edging Class A Bismarck 13-12, blanking Hazen 7-zip, gashing Garrison 20-0, and blitzing Central McLean 11-1. In the tight one-run win over the Demons, Miners' Sr P Addie Dale-Geiger fanned 10 Bismarck batters, while going 4-for-4 at the plate and hammering 3 home runs. Now, in West Region girls' soccer matches last week, claiming shutout wins were Minot North (1-0 over Century), Minot (5-0 over St. Mary's), and Jamestown (2-0 at the expense of Legacy). In a close cross-river matchup, Mandan nudged Bismarck 2-1. Then in high girls' tennis duals last week, winning twice each were Century and Minot (the Patriots over Bismarck and Minot North, while the Majettes at the expense of Williston and Century). Additionally, Legacy dumped Jamestown 7-2 and Dickinson edged Minot North 5-4. Now transitioning to prep track-&-field, five teams competed last week in the Bismarck Public Schools Boys' Invitational Meet, with Bismarck nipping West Fargo Sheyenne by only 2.5 points for the team title (107.5 to 105). Rounding out the team standings were Legacy in 3rd place (100 points), Century in 4th place (86.5 points), and Mandan in 5th (74 points). The meet's noteworthy highlight was Legacy Sabers' sprinter Zayden Horne establishing an all-time state record in the 100-meter dash, clocking a fabulous timing of 10.27 seconds. In the Mandan Kiwanis Club Girls' Invitational, Legacy held off Mandan for 1st place in the team standings (134 to 127 points) with Bismarck nabbing 3rd place (123 points), Century securing 4th place (110 points), and Minot finishing in a distant 5th place (with 64 points). Finally, this week, KDKT will showcase a pair of Class B Region 8 baseball skirmishes for your listening pleasure. On Tuesday (April 21), Hazen visits Shiloh Christian, with first pitch slated for 4:00 pm CT. Then on Friday (April 24), Washburn-Wilton-Center-Stanton hosts Beulah, with that game scheduled to begin at 4:30 pm CT.