All Right Now

The song I picked to describe this week is the 1970 hit "All Right Now" by Free. As last week was a down week for Bottineau sports this week everything was back to winning ways.

First, Monday the BHS boy's basketball team won their final District 11 match. They would also win Saturday night to close out this year's regular season.

Tuesday evening the Stars beat nearby Westhope-Newburg in Bottineau.

The DCB Ladyjacks won all four of their past weeks games and the men's team won three out of their four to cap off a successful week. The DCB hockey team had a successful week as well despite losing to rival Minot State, the Jacks swept NDSU in Fargo.

The BHS hockey team won 11-1 over Mandan in Bottineau on Friday.

It is going to be another busy week for me this week, and for the next couple, but as you can see, things are "All Right Now" in Bottineau.

Here are the pics for this week:

Braves senior Jake Folven hits a three pointer last Saturday against St. John.

Junior Mark LaCroix about to go strong to the basket last Saturday in Bottineau.

Braves junior Justin McCloud passes to a teammate in the first half.

Sophomore Jeremiah Aberle drives inside in the first half.

Folven looks to pass in the second half.

BHS senior net minder Michael Kornkven stops a shot in the first period last Friday.

Bottineau junior Zach Kihle clears a puck out of the zone against Mandan last Friday in Bottineau.

With temps above the freezing mark outside, the frost from ceiling drips on the ice and on to spectators.

BHS sophomore Cody Longie fires a slap shot at the Mandan net in the second period.

Freshman Harrison Aide skates past a defender in route to the Mandan net on a breakaway.

Sophomore Wyatt Johnson collides with both the referee and a Mandan player in the second period.

Junior Jackson Bernstein hits a slap shot towards the Mandan net last Friday.

Senior Seth Serhienko chases down a rolling puck in the second period.

Senior forward Chris Hill after he fired a shot at the Mandan goal.

Junior Andrew Lorenz about to make a play on the puck after a face-off in the third period.

Senior Hunter Sturlaugson awaits the face-off in the third period, Kihle (right) stands ready as well.

That, my friends, is a penalty.

BHS students compete in a Snow Fest Olympics event during intermission Friday.

Ladyjacks sophomore Haley Mindt on a breakaway last Saturday against United Tribes.

Sophomore Shannon Smith drives to the hoop last Saturday in Bottineau.

DCB freshman Crystal Dammen goes base line in the first half.

Smith goes strong to the hoop in the first half.

Sophomore post Kate Helgeson shoots for two.

Sophomore Tyler Fischer works inside in the first half last Saturday against United Tribes.

Freshman B.J Belgarde plays defense in the first half.

Sophomore Tyson Harding attempts a three.

Sophomore Cobretti Parisien dishes one in the second half.

Stars Junior McKenzie Jensen fights with Kylee Conway for a loose ball last Tuesday.

BHS junior Mikayla Hahn shoots a jumper in the first half.

Stars Katryna Hahn (left) and Trista Bjerk (right) fight with Sioux guard Alisha Braaten for a rebound last Tuesday.

Braaten scoops up a loose ball with Bjerk defending in the first half.

Senior Alysha Thompson goes for two over the top of Sioux senior Kendra Thom.

Thom grabs a rebound near the end of the second quarter in Bottineau last Tuesday.

Don't Look Back

I've now decided to try my best to make a song title the title of my blog, just for fun. This week it's "Don't Look Back" by Boston. I picked this because last week wasn't a week to look back fondly upon for Bottineau Sports.

Tuesday both BHS girl's and boy's basketball squads lost in close matches against rival Rugby.

Thursday the DCB men's team lost in a 90-89 thriller (the women's team won, but still).

The BHS hockey team lost Saturday night to Bismarck Century and fell out of first place.

I covered a lot of these events, and they could make Bottineau fans depressed, but my advice (stolen from Boston) is "Don't Look Back." It is Snow Fest this week and I will be playing a ton of trumpet with the BHS Pep Band, as well as covering several sports.

I don't really care much about the Super Bowl, but I think that Pittsburgh will win 28-17.

Here are my pics for the week:

One Bottineau fan was fired up about the Bottineau/Rugby rivalry games.

Sophomore Devon Grenier drives past a Rugby defender last Tuesday in Bottineau.

Braves junior Justin McCloud watches his three-pointer go in during the first half.

Junior Mark LaCroix passes to a teammate in the first half last Tuesday.

McCloud flies down the court on a fast break in the first half.

Some witty signage displayed by a Bottineau fan.

Braves senior Jake Folven attempts to drive down the base line.

Grenier scores two after a turnover late in the fourth quarter.

The Jacks bench gets fired up after Adam Hunt hits a three-pointer in the first half last Thursday vs. Bismarck State.

Sophomore Jordan Ralph passes to Hunt in the first half.

Hunt drives past a Mystics defender in the first half last Thursday.

The bench gets excited once again after a Jabari Martin three ball.

Hunt shoots a three in the second half.

Jacks fans are excited late in the second half.

Ladyjacks freshman Jordan Allard drives betwixt two Mystics defenders last Thursday.

DCB sophomore Allison Scherr hits a lay-up on the first half.

Sophomore Kate Helgeson scores two last Thursday vs. Bismarck State.

DCB Coach Wayne Johnson looks on as sophomore Haley Mindt tries to control a loose ball

Mindt for three in the first half.

Johnson watches as his team prepares for the second half.

Mindt auditions for DCB's version of 'The Black Swan.'

Mindt after she made a 'heads up' play.

Stars junior Whitney Page passes to Alysha Thompson last Saturday against Grafton.

BHS senior Alyssa Strong corrals a pass in the first half last Saturday.

Stars junior Heidi Artz drives between two spoiler defenders last Saturday.

BHS junior Mikayla Hahn puts up a shot in the first half.

Stars sophomore Katryna Hahn about to shoot in the first half.

Page attempts a jumper near the end of the first half.

Artz is fouled as she drives to the basket.

Thompson scores in transition in the second half Saturday.