Beulah Beacon Sports
Finding the start to match the finish
First minute or 25th minute, Shelby Schields comes to play. Dubbed the Beulah girls basketball team’s “workhorse” the senior forward is praised by first-year head coach Rick Miller as an unrelenting force on the court. Her offensive output against rival Hazen helped cut the Miners deficit in half the fourth quarter of the Dec. 22 game.
NS faced no luck at home
Over the course of the season, there are some games a team that hopes to contend simply needs to win. For the Hazen-Beulah North Stars, Friday’s game against Bottineau qualified.
Boys fall to ranked teams in shoot-out
With the cumbersome weather last winter, some teams were not able to finish their schedule at the annual Class B shoot-out held in Bismarck. For some teams such as Beulah, they never would go back.
Balance gives Miller first wins
The Beulah girls basketball team made first-year head coach Rick Miller a winner last week as the Miners opened the season with two consecutive wins. Beulah opened the season with a stellar performance Dec. 1 over Garrison 63-44 then followed it up against regional foe New Engand, taming the Tigers 47-34.
Open weight classes cripple wrestling opener
Opening up his first year as a co-coach of the Beulah-Hazen wrestling program, Mitch Meyer was happy with his team’s performance and proud of the winning team as well during a triangular Nov. 24 in Beulah.
Veteran and youthful new connection adds spark some to wrestling program
For the past 12 years Shawn Voigt has dedicated his time and efforts to continuing to develop a strong wrestling program between the Beulah-Hazen co-op. But the dedicated family man, who also works full time at the Dakota Gasification Company knows all too well that there is only 24 hours in a day.
Beulah loses title bid to familiar foe
Pulling off the only upset of the Region 7 Tournament fueled the fire. But even heart has to take a backseat to talent sometimes.
Senior leadership drives Beulah upset
“People can say what they want, and we can be rated what we are rated, but we’re going to play. We’re going to keep putting balls in play and not letting it touch the floor.”
Miners punch ticket further into postseason
The moment that the Beulah has been working toward arrived Monday in the opening round of the District 14 Tournament. The Miners rampaged through three tough opponents in two days to punch their ticket to the Region 4 Tournament beginning Monday in Bowman.
High defensive output challenges Bison
The seven miles that separate Hazen and Beulah aren’t the only things keeping these two District 14 teams from knowing each other well. As the pair have faced several times this season, each match is a little different as the squads prove what they have improved on from the last meeting.
