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THE WALSH COUNTY PRESS ° WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2017
By Kevin Skavhaug
Game day, Snow
day, .Sick day'?...
None of the above. I took
a Song day Tuesday. It
wasn't a game day or, thank
goodness, a snow day, or
even the traditional "fill out
your NCAA pool bracket"
day. No, it was a bonafide
song day. But it was work
related in,a,way.
Tuesday was Large
Group:ii,:nq Sie day in
Mayville. It didn't take me
long to commit to driving a
bus when l heard what it
was. Music' competition
days ibr-me are absolutely
awesome.
Throughout the day I sat
in on a few other schools
choirs and bands to rate,
unofficially, how they com-
pared to us. Actually, ! was-
n't there to rate. I was there
just to listen because no
matter how small or big the
school, how large or small
the choir, the result I get is
always the same. Amazed.
When the Park River
Area choir came into the
performance center it was
impressive. Sixty or so kids,
all in black on black out-
fits.., they looked actually
intimidating. Sort of like a
football team all dressed up
in their buffpads, everything
tucked in neat as a pin, with
their painted off eye black
staring •down. their oppo-
;nent from:th-e:402yard line.
• We did look.sharp. From all
the othe7 schd61s"l saw, we
were undoubtedly, in my
opinion,,the classiest, most
professional looking choir in
the bunch andthejudge for
our group daentioned as
much.
So did we blow the doors
off? Of course we did. It
was almost a jump up and
ovate kind of performance,
but I'm not quite at that
point of my music spitting to
go that far. But I did sort of
feel like a "super fan" as I
ljsteneff to the various
groups, I thought I could get
used to being a super fan.
Both Park River groups
(large choir and large band)
received highest ratings. All
in all, a very good song day
for our kids. And me.
Nearly 60 teams take on the annual Midway 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
INKSTER, N.D. -- The
• 17th annual Midway 3 on 3
Basketball Tournament for
youth ifi third through sixth
grade was held on Feb. 26.
Fifty-nine teams from Devils
Lake to West Fargo took part in
the event with six local teams
earning honors.
The Northern Stars of Park
River earned the consolation
championship in the third grade
girls division. Dennis Cole
coached Mckenna .Cole, Bailee
' Seirn; Nora Wharam, and
Brynn Johnson.
The Grafton Bailers earned
second place in the fourth grade
girls division. Cassie Thompson
coached Gracie Burianek,
vannah Blackcloud, Kate
LeClerc, and Paityn Ziegel-
mann.
The Midway Lady Bailers
took third place in the fourth
grade girls division. Lisa Al-
brecht coached Addison Hov-
de, Maddy Beckman, Bre Hurt,
Maddy Korynta, Jadeyn Al-
brecht, and Danielle Flanders.
The North Border Eagles
took the consolation champi-
onship in the sixth grade girls
division. Patrick Dunnigan ..........
coached Addison Brown, Jae,
lyn Dunnigan,'Emily Jackson,
Jenna Fraser, and Keira Moore.
The Minto Bucks earned
second place in the third grade
boys division. Alan Robinson
coached Anton Albrecht, Isaac
Sundby, Elijah Robinson, and
Ezra Robinson. ....
The Minto Warriors earned
second place in the fifth grade
boys division. Lee Gudajtes
coached Josiah Sundby, David
Perez, Kaden Pierce, Ben Gu-
dajtes, and Riley Robinson.
Next year's 18th Annual
Midway 3 on 3 Basketball
Tournament will be :held on
Feb. 25.
Top: Midway Lady BallQrs Ad-
dison Hovde, Maddy Beckman,
Bre Hurt, Maddy Korynta,
Jadeyn Albrecht, and Danielle
Flanders. Middle Right: Grafton
Bailers Gracie Burianek, Sa-,
vannah- Blackcloud, Kate
LeClerc, and Paityn Ziegelmann.
Middle Left: Northern Stars
Mckenna Cole, Bailee. Seim
Nora Wharam, and B .:n 3 n:
son, Bottom Left; North Border
Eagles Addison Brown, Jaelyn
Dunnigan, Emily Jackson, Jen-
na Fraser, andKeira Moore. ', SIP
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Top Right: Minto Bucks Ezra Robinson, Anton Albrecht; Elijah Robinson, and (front) Isaac Sundby. Bottom Right::Minto Warriors Josiah Sundby, David Perezl Kaden Pierce, Ben
Gudajtes, and Riley Robinson.
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