New Town News Sports
Working together to solve problems
Growing up in North Dakota in the 1980s, the number of fishing waters dotting the landscape was less than half of the 400-plus waters today.
Rodeo honors family histories
The Driver family has a long history in rodeo going back a century or more. The family is also descended from the Xoshgha band of Hidatsa, who abandoned the reservation in the 1870s to live independently near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers for more than two decades.
A bull moose by bow
For hunters in North Dakota drawing one of the “Big Three” tags for a once-in-a-lifetime chance at an elk, bighorn sheep or moose, particularly a bull of any of those species, is hard enough.
The coming Storm
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College Athletic Director Kyle DeCoteau and new Mens Basketball Coach Daryl Bearstail liked what they saw as more than 20 potential players for the NHSC Storm gathered at the New Town High School gymnasium for introductions and a shoot-around.
Musky Options
The middle stretch of summer often provides good opportunities for the muskellunge, one of the region’s most challenging sport fish to catch, known for its frustrating follows which only sometimes result in exciting boat-side strikes.
Handling the heat at Mandaree Rodeo
The Mandaree All Indian Rodeo took place last Saturday and there was plenty of hot action to go along with the intense heat, but that did not deter many fans from attending the event.
Hole in One
Edgewater Country Club reported the first hole in one of the 2020 golf season.
An old adage
This has been perhaps the windiest spring I can recall since I became a dedicated angler several decades ago.
Poaching ring to be charged with 41 counts
Criminal charges are expected to be filed against six Barnes County men for their involvement in the illegal taking of big game and other wildlife-related violations in recent months throughout the county.
