Thompson

Local News, North Dakota News

Driver who died in pursuit in Traill County identified

TJ Nelson,

UPDATE: The North Dakota Highway Patrol identified the driver who died as 31-year-old Randy Cole and the passenger who was taken to the hospital as 24-year-old Elena Fladeland. Both have no permanent address and weren’t wearing seat belts.   TRAILL CO., N.D. — A man is dead and a woman has unknown injuries after crashing into a semi head-on near…

Hatton Northwood Still
High School, Top Sports Headlines

Hatton-Northwood-Lisbon, Thompson-Sargent County Football Games Canceled

Thunder player had positive COVID-19 test
Nick Couzin,

FARGO, N.D. — Source confirms that Hatton-Northwood’s match-up with Lisbon scheduled for Friday night is cancelled after a Thunder player tested positive. Thompson’s match-up with Sargent county is also cancelled because the Bulldogs played the Thunder last week. Both of these contests had playoff implications. If Thompson beat Hatton-Northwood, the Tommies would be the three seed in region one. If…

Nominees
High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Play of the Week, Top Sports Headlines

POTW Nominees: September 25th

Both Thompson and Grand Forks Central Football are this week's HS POTW nominees
,

FARGO, ND – The first nominee comes from Thompson visiting Oak Grove. The Tommies were in control early on and putting the offense on display with Samuel Roller breaking free and made a block that cleared the way for Potter to walk on in to the end zone. Simultaneously, Grand Forks Central was up in their game against Fargo South,…

Sb Nd
High School, Top Sports Headlines

Class B Softball To Return This Summer

A Handful of Class B Teams will play a weekly set of games for four to five weeks starting June 9th
,

FARGO, ND – The 2020 softball season won’t be entirely gone for Class B. schools in North Dakota, thanks to an unofficial season that’s set to launch. Practices start Monday then games begin on the 9th and will run through the next four to five weeks. It’s called the North Dakota Impact League and it’s made up of a handful…
High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines

Thompson Boys Basketball Heads to State Tournament for the First Time in School History

The Tommies defeated Hillsboro-Central Valley in the Region 2 Finals
,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — For the first time in school history, the Thompson boys basketball team is heading to the state tournament. This comes after the Tommies won the Region 2 title against the two-time reigning State Champions Hillsboro Central valley.Top-seeded Thompson took down the second-seeded Burros 59-53 in front of a full house at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Down…
High School, Top Sports Headlines

Thompson, Richland Make State Boys Basketball Tournament with Region Titles

The Tommies took down Hillsboro-Central Valley, while the Colts edged out Kindred
,

FARGO, N.D. — Revenge was sweet for the Richland boys basketball team. Two weeks after the Kindred girls beat the Colts in the Region 1 title game, Richland flipped the script with a 50-47 win over the Vikings Thursday night. With the win, Richland will be headed to the state tournament. Joining the Colts at State will be Thompson, which…
High School, Top Sports Headlines

Thompson, Kindred Pick up State Tournament Wins to Force Head-to-Head Showdown

The Tommies took down Shiloh Christian while Kindred beat Langdon/Edmore/Munich
,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Kindred girls basketball was undaunted in having to face 3-seed Langdon/Edmore/Munich in the first round of the North Dakota Class-B state tournament. After a back-and-forth first half, the Vikings pulled away to win 58-43. That sets up a matchup between Kindred and Thompson. The Tommies gave Shiloh Christian no hope, routing the Skyhawks 67-23. Categories: High…