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EARLY – The Early Longhorns remained in the thick of the District 8-3A playoff hunt with a 41-39 home victory over Eastland Monday, a make-up game postponed earlier due to COVID-19. Early is tied with Comanche for fourth place in the battle for the district’s final playoff seed, and the Longhorns visit the Indians in Friday night’s regular season finale. Against Eastland, the Longhorns led 7-4 after one quarter and 18-17 at halftime, but trailed 30-28 after three periods. Early then outsc...

rbrewer@minotdailynews.com Robert Brewer/MDN In the 182-pound division, Minots DeJarius Jones (top) controls the tempo in his match with Bishop Ryans Chuka Osula on Thursday. Jones would go on to win by way of fall at the 4:50 mark, helping Minot to a 42-26 victory. The Magicians were able to defend their home turf on Thursday, recording a 42-26 win over Bishop Ryan in their first match of the day, then beating conference rival Bismarck Legacy 41-26 to complete a two-match sweep. As for the Li...

By Bryan Hulbert Justin Grant (center) scored the victory in Friday nights Driven2SaveLives Qualifying Night A-Feature for the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. Kyle Cummins (left) finished in second, with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (right) in third. Photo: Michael Fry TULSA, Okla. - With slower traffic becoming a major factor in the closing laps, California’s Justin Grant managed to hold off the charge of Kyle Cummins and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. for his fourth career preliminary night victory since 20...