Area Sports

By Mark Johnson West Sub-Section Championship Game KCC 81 – SH 73 The Bearcats wore out Highway 59 from Lancaster to Thief River Falls last week between boys’ and girls’ basketball action. On Wednesday, March 6, the girls took on the Sacred Heart Eagles in the Ralph Englestad Arena in Thief River for the right…

By Trent Jerome, coach In a thrilling conclusion to the regular season, the Kittson County Central Bearcats boys demonstrated skill, tenacity and teamwork in a decisive victory over the AA Crookston Pirates on Friday, March 1. The game kicked off at a fast pace, with both teams quickly finding the net, setting the stage for…

By Mark Johnson, coach KCC 52 – FB 48 The Bearcats traveled to the University of Minnesota-Crookston Campus for their Sub-Section quarter final matchup with the 8th seeded Fertile-Beltrami Falcons last Thursday, Feb. 29. The two teams had met at Kittson Central just two weeks ago in a contest that the Bearcats controlled from start…

By Trent Jerome, coach KCC 44 – F-B 73 On Thursday, Feb. 15, the KCC Bearcats hosted the formidable Fertile-Beltrami Falcons in Hallock. The Falcons entered this game with only 3 losses on the season and the Bearcats were one game off the .500 mark at 10-11. The matchup against the Falcons began with the…

By Mark Johnson KCC 88 – RLF 48 The Bearcats had to finish business last week with two conference games — one to seal the Northern Galaxy Conference Championship and a second for the North Border Conference Championship. Red Lake Falls was first on the agenda with a chance to play spoiler to the Bearcats’…

By Mark Johnson, coach KCC 71 – SH 63 The Bearcats headed south to East Grand Forks Monday, Feb. 12 to tangle with the Sacred Heart Eagles in their home gym. A win would position either team for the top seed in the sub-section tournament as well as give them control of the Northern Galaxy…

By Josh Rynning, coach The KCC Bearcat hockey team headed to Wadena-Deer Creek and Park Rapids this weekend to play in the last weekend double-header of the regular season. With the last regular season game being in Bagley on Tuesday, Feb. 13th, the Bearcats will battle for one last win before playoffs. KCC 1 –…

By Mark Johnson, coach KCC 97 – EGF 101 2 OT It was a wild one at the Kittson Central gym Monday, Feb. 5. KCC hosted the EGF Green Wave in a rematch of a heavy weight battle on Dec. 15. The two teams battled to the buzzer that night with the Green Wave getting…

By Trent Jerome, coach KCC 65 — BGMR 36 On Tuesday, Feb. 6, the Bearcats traveled to the “Swamp” to face off against the BGMR Gators. Demonstrating a powerful start, the Bearcats leveraged their great ball movement to dismantle the Gators’ zone defense, scoring effectively both inside and from the perimeter. Their full-court pressure defense…

By Trent Jerome, coach KCC 47 – SH 68 On Thursday, Feb. 1, the Kittson County Central Bearcats boys’ basketball team traveled to East Grand Forks for a crucial inner-conference showdown against the Sacred Heart Eagles. The Bearcats showcased a strong start by leveraging their early momentum to secure a significant lead. Key contributions from…