BASEBALL

“The season has been very average so far. We have bee improving as the season continues, but we definitely can get better. First step for the team is to make state,being focused on that goal will help us achieve it,”

-Junior Gage Miller

BOYS’ GOLF

“Our first 2-3 weeks of practice were indoors and adjusting to the gold course was a bit of a wake up call. Now we have made our adjustments and are doing better,”

-Junior Nick Allan

BOYS’ TRACK

“The snow was a rough start for us but now the snow has melted and I think its going to be a great year,”

-Senior

Carter Johnson

GIRLS’ SOCCER

“We beat Minot’s 38 game win streak with a tie and we have a really good chance of going to state,”

-Freshman Sundriana Shane

Softball

“We are a young team, even with the new coach we all have learned a lot. We are focusing on growing our program, especially with the younger girls. They have really stepped to compete for spots and are working hard for them. Our main focus is learning from our mistakes and going up from there,”

-Junior Ellie McElvaney

GIRLS’ TENNIS

“The whole team has improved drastically over the course of the season and overall are just working better together. In all. I’m thrilled with how the season has gone so far and can’t wait to see how the coming weeks go,”

-Senior

Taylor Adamski

Standing apart from the Mandan High School students who enjoy throwing a ball, running on a track, or kicking a ball, there is a student who has a passion for the atypical sport of curling. Junior Owen Nelson has won many awards recently and is continuing to expand his career in curling across the nation. Owen has been curling for six years and has been very successful.

Recently, Owen has competed in the under 18 nationals in Denver, and the under 21 nationals in Boston. Owen, along with his teammates Teagan Thurston, Kenna Ponzio, and Zach Brenden, will be competing in Denver, Colorado at the U.S Junior Olympic Qualifiers in September.

“The reason I like the sport is because of the competition and all the people I’ve met from all over [the country],” Nelson said. “I’ve got friends from Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Canada, and all around.”

Owen’s love for curling makes him feel a sense of competitiveness that pushes him to try his best. He thinks curling is unique from the typical sports that he tried as a young kid, but was never connected to.

“I think I am just competitive by nature,” Nelson said. “I really like playing just to play for something, whether it’s to qualify for nationals or worlds it really just pushes me to try harder.”

Curling has also opened many opportunities for Owen to meet role models from all over the country.

“I met one of the world’s players Korey Dropkin when I was in Wisconsin.” Nelson said.