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Legislation that would expand a grant program for state universities and colleges to private schools received a mixed response from Minot legislators during Senate passage last Thursday.
Senate Bill 2030 allows the University of Jamestown and the University of Mary to participate in raising scholarship money only in the North Dakota University System’s Challenge Grant program. The program, established in 2013 for the state’s 11 institutions of higher learning, provides matching funds for locally raised donations, often directed toward student scholarships.
“I am of the feeling that we are obligated to take care of the institutions that are within the state budget,” Sen. Karen Krebsbach, R-Minot said at Saturday’s legislative forum, sponsored by the Minot Area Chamber EDC. “How far is this going to go?”
GAME ONE:
UJ 1, Dickinson State 0
Junior Kat Miska provided more electricity on the rubber in game one against Dickinson State, striking out 18 batters and no-hitting the Blue Hawks. She had already broken the Jimmies record for most strikeouts in a game early this year with 15 against Minnesota-Crookston. Miska now has 43 strikeouts in 20 innings pitched so far, and holds an ERA of 0.35.
Katie Reisdorfer provided the only run of the game for Jamestown in the third inning when she hit her first home run of the season.
GAME TWO:
UJ 14, Dakota State 2 (5 innings)
In the second game, the bats exploded for the Jimmies as they picked up 20 total hits in the win over the Trojans. UJ scored five runs in the second inning, and eight runs in the fourth to route Dakota State.
WOMEN’S: UJ 75, Dakota Wesleyan 69
The Jimmies used major production from Kia Tower and Emma Stoehr, as well as Macy Savela off the bench, to take down the Tigers.
Tower played a team-high 37 minutes, scoring 23 points on 9-18 shooting for the day. Stoehr had great success at the free-throw line, with 14 points on 7-10 from the line. Savela was on fire from downtown once again, scoring 16 points off of 5-7 shooting on the afternoon.
The Jimmies end the regular season with a 15-10 overall record, 12-10 in the conference. Jamestown will travel to #7 Morningside on Wednesday at 6:00 pm to open up the GPAC tournament.
PHOTO COURTESY OF WDA SPORTS
JAMESTOWN, ND. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown Blue Jays gymnastics team competed in the WDA Championships on Friday night and took second place with a score of 144.1.
Dickinson was the overall champion at the WDA Championships, just outpacing Jamestown with a 145.5 final score. Dickinson’s Amy Fridley was the overall champion for the meet.
Jamestown did take home first place on the floor, finishing with a 37.475. Blue Jays junior Hayley Nelson finished second in the all-around with a total of 37.250. The state gymnastics meet takes place next Saturday right here in Jamestown.
In addition to the meet yesterday, the WDA also announced the gymnastics coach of the year and WDA senior athlete of the year, and both awards were won by the Blue Jays. Head coach Dave Tews was awarded Coach of the Year in the WDA after leading a young Blue Jay squad to four first-place finishes and two second-place spots throughout the year.