Riding the Storm Out

This week the song I've chosen is "Riding the Storm Out" by REO Speedwagon. I chose this because I felt like I was hit by a storm of sports stories this past week as I was here, there and everywhere for sports coverage. Now, I'm riding the final waves of the storm until the winter season finishes.

This past week I traveled to Minot twice for Region 6 boy's basketball. The Braves were runners-up in the region. I also traveled to Velva on Friday for the District 11 tournament. Saturday morning I headed north to the Bottineau Winter Park to cover the ski team's only home race. However, I only had to cross town to cover 19U hockey on Sunday.

None the less it was a busy week, but the storm is nearly ended, the worst weeks are behind as far as being busy goes.

Congratulations are in order for the Ladyjacks basketball team who captured the Region XIII title for the third time ever this past weekend. Good luck this weekend.

A personal picture record was broken for this blog this week as I have 41 photos to share. Here they are:

Bottineau's Bailey Neubauer about to sling a pass to a teammate during last Sunday's 6-2 win over Langdon.

Bottineau's Ashley Blue fights with Langdon's Hennager in a faceoff during the first period.

Senior Taryn Thorsell stones a Blades attacker in the first period last Sunday.

Avalanche's Jacie Ceglowski skates the puck up the ice in the first period.

Neubauer battles for a faceoff in the second period.

Bottineau's Tiffany Schuster about to attempt a shot in the second period.

Blue looks to make a move in the second period.

Blue scores her third goal of the game in the second period last Sunday.

Senior Heather Milbrath looks for an open teammate in the third period.

Braves junior Mark LaCroix limps in anguish after injuring his knee last Tuesday in a region game against Velva.

Bottineau fans cheer on their team during Tuesday's Region 6 semifinal game against Velva.

LaCroix calls out a play Tuesday in the second half.

BHS junior Justin McCloud chucks a pass in the first half last Tuesday.

LaCroix drives in the lane in last Tuesday's win over Velva.

McCloud shoots a three in front a large crowd during last Thursday's Region 6 Championship game against Bishop Ryan.

Senior Tyler Neubauer attempts a shot with the left in the first half last Thursday.

LaCroix dishes to a teammate in the second half.

McCloud tries for a hoop and the harm in the first half last Thursday.

Braves junior Devon Grenier inbounds the ball in front of the Lions' faithful last Thursday.

McCloud looks for an open teammate as he brings the ball up the court in the first half.

Stars senior Alysha Thompson attempts to move past a Titan defender last Friday in the opening round of the District 11 tournament against Towner-Granville-Upham.

Stars junior Mikayla Hahn runs into Titans freshman Mckenna Thompson in the first half last Friday.

Braves junior Heidi Artz shovels a pass past TGU's Ashley Brodehl last Friday.

Hahn drives inside in the second half against TGU.

Artz attempts a three late in the contest last Friday.

Sioux senior Alisha Braaten looks to pass in the first half last Friday in an opening round match against Dunseith during the District 11 Tournament.

Sioux senior Kendra Thom attempts a shot in the first half last Friday.

Braaten is swamped by Lady Dragon defenders in the first half.

Thom gets two on a fast break in the first half.

Sioux junior Amber Getchell passes to a teammate in the first half.

Thom fights with a Dragon post player in the second half last Friday.

Sioux junior Jade Teske traps a Dunseith player in the corner during the second half.

Sioux sophomore Bailey Tofteland attempts a basket in the second half.

Sioux junior Kylee Conway applies pressure on Dunseith's point guard in the second half.

BWP skier Sydney Nelson crosses the finish in a timed run last Saturday at BWP north of Bottineau. 

BWP's Kutter Moum stretches through the finish last Saturday morning.

Seena Hagen weaves through the poles last Saturday.

Brady Moum about to cross the finish.

Austin Barden squeaks past the poles en route to the finish line.

Two deer run through some deep snow just north of Upham last Friday afternoon near the J. Clark Salyer Wildlife Refuge.

Here a deer hops the fence after it crossed the road to join its friend just north of Granville last Friday afternoon.