New Town News Sports
Record number of walleye stocked
Excellent walleye fingerling production from the Garrison Dam (9.7 million) and Valley City (1.3 million) national fish hatcheries resulted in a record 11 million walleye fingerlings stocked into state waters.
Kids do well at Van Hook Fishing Derby
Sixty four teams that included 162 kids participated in the the 25th Annual Van Hook Kids Fishing Derby.
Athletes travel Road to NABI
Being an athlete means wanting to test yourself against the very best. For Native American high school basketball players, that means entering the Native American Basketball Invitational tournament held in Phoenix every July.
Hall wins SD Bull Riding Championship
Nolan Hall is the 2013 South Dakota State High School Bull Riding Champion. The South Dakota State High School rodeo was held this June 19-23 in Belle Fourche, S.D. where 607 contestants competed for a birth to the National High School Finals
Wildfire basketball team takes the bronze
The WILDFIRE Basketball Team took the Bronze medal in the 19U girls division at the 2013 Jim Thorpe Native Games in Oklahoma City, Okla., on June 10 - 14th.
Eagles Runners perform well
In the girls’ division Symbria Bell competed in 3 events. She turned in a great overall performance in all three events she ran in.
McGrady to play for Lady Tetons
Williston State College has announced the signing of New Town’s Taylor McGrady to play women’s basketball next season for the Lady Tetons.
Mountrail County 4-H Basketball Tourney held
The 37th Annual Mountrail County 4-H Basketball Tournament brought lots of activity to the Stanley High School on Saturday, April 6, as Mountrail, Ward, Williams, McKenzie and Burke County 4-H members, leaders, families and supporters gathered for the event.
Free throws sink Eagles’ tournament hopes
The New Town Lady Eagles outscored every opponent they faced from the floor in the 2013 North Dakota State Class B Girls Basketball Tournament. But that wasn’t enough to overcome a lopsided margin in fouls and free throws that favored their opponents in two of the three games held at the Fargodome last week.
Lady Eagles going to STATE
The Lady Eagles of New Town will make their second consecutive trip to the North Dakota State Class B Girls Basketball Tournament having defeated the Watford City Wolves 69-56 in the Region 8 Tournament held at Williston State College Wednesday.
