Page 8, The Mirror March 11, 2015
Braves bow out of regionals in first round
By Mike Manston
Of The Mirror
Early o11, things were looking OK for
the Bouineau Braves in the opening round
of the Region 6 tournament at the Minot
State University Dome.
Bottineau scored on the opening tip for a
2-0 lead and stretched it to 9-2 before the No.
3-ranked Berthold Bombers came to life.
Berthold took the lead at 10-9 later in
the first quarter and never looked back en
route to 65-45 win to reach Tuesday's re-
gional semifinals.
The Bombers led by as many as 23 dur-
ing the game, that featured their leading
scorer, Austin Lee, going off for a game-
high 26 points, including 21 in the first half.
Berthold led 16-12 a[ier one period and
35-24 at the half. The Bombers outscored
the Braves 21-10 in the third quarter to put
the game on ice.
Two other Bombers, Garrett Hanson and
Jordan Nelson also chipped in big for the
winners.
Hanson finished with 13 points and Nel-
son added 13 rebounds and had eight mark-
ers.
Bottineau got double digits from Parker
Engelhard with 14 and Alex Bristol with
l 1. Freshman guard Max Henry chipped in
with nine points as the Braves closed the
season with an 8-14 overall record.
Bottineau center Jacob Kvernum, who
averaged double tigures throughout the sea-
son, was held to .just four points for the
Braves.
No. 2-ranked Rugby easily stopped Sur-
rey 67-30 and No. 6-ranked Our Redeemer's
bounced back from the district upset to
Minot Ryan with an impressive 69-51 win
over Drake-Anamoose in the opening round.
The tournament will conclude Thursday
with the winner qualiting for the Class B
state tournament March 19-21 in Bismarck.
The All-District 11 team
Back Row: Nick Effertz, Velva; Parker Englehard, Bottineau; Brad Heidlebaugh (Senior Athlete of the Year), Rugby;
Paul Folden, Sawyer; Zach Miller, Rugby; Nolan Hovland, Rugby; Cordell Volson, Drake/Anamoose Front Row: Lee
Reinowski, Drake/Anamoose; Colton Lund, Sawyer; Tate Wyman, Westhope Newburg; Eli Luna, TGU; Kolter Schell,
TGU; and Tanner Bernhardt, Rugby. (Not Pictured) Coach of the Year: Mike Santjer, Rugby. (Photo courtesy of Dorothy
Martwick)
Elk and moose
licenses now
up for grabs
North Dakota's elk and moose
hunting seasons are set with more
licenses available in 2015 than
last year. However, the bighorn
sheep hunting season will be
closed for the first time since
1983.
A total of 301 elk licenses are
available to hunters this fall, an
increase of 40 from last year. Unit
E1 has an additional 15 any-elk
and 15 antlerless licenses, and
unit E3 has an increase of 10
antlerless licenses. In addition,
the split season antlerless elk only
portion of El is eliminated t r o-
vide additional hunting opp,,rtu-
nity and address late-season
depredation issues.
A total of 131 moose licenses
are available in 2015, an increase
of 20 from 2014. Units M9 and
M 10 have more licenses than last
year due to high cow survival and
calf recruitment. Hunting units
M1C and M4 will remain closed
due to a continued downward
trend in moose numbers in the
northeastern part of the state.
The bighorn sheep hunting
season is closed this year due to
significant sheep mortality in
2014 caused by bacterial pneu-
monia. North Dakota Game and
Fish Department wildlife chief
Jeb Williams said an intensive
search during last year's rut re-
vealed a majority of mature rams
in the badlands were among the
sheep lost to disease. "The sum-
mer 2015 survey will provide
more information as to when
G rant aimed at youth h u nters
Wildlife, shooting, fraternal
and nonprofit civil organizations
are urged to submit an application
for the Encouraging Tomorrow's
Hunters program, a State Game
and Fish Department grant pro-
gram developed to assist recruit-
ment of the next generation of
hunters and shooters.
The maximum grant allowed is
$3.000. The program cun'ently helps
fund approxmmtely 40 club and or-
ganizational events and projects,
with an average grant of $1,550.
Grant funds help cover event
expenses, including promotional
printing; event memorabilia such
as shirts, caps or vests: ammuni-
tion and targets, and eye and ear ested in conducting a youth hunt-
protection.
Past funding has enabled sev-
eral groups to conduct youth
pheasant and waterfowl hunts,
while others have sponsored trap
and other shooting events, includ-
ing archery and rifle shooting.
Any club or organization inter-
ing or shooting event can get
more information, including a
grant application, from the Game
and Fish Department website,
gf.nd.gov, or by contacting out-
reach biologist Pat Lothspeich at
701-328-6332. The deadline to
apply for a 2015 grant is April 19.
Game and Fish may be able to re-
establish a sheep season,"
Williams said,
Online applications are now
available by visiting the Game
and Fish Department's webte-,
gf.nd.gov. Paper application s will
be on the website for printing,
and at license vendors the week
of March 9. The deadline for ap-
plying is March 25.
Elk and moose lottery licenses
are issued as once-in-a-lifetime li-
censes in North Dakota.
