North Dakota Lions All-Star Basketball series gets underway next week

FARGO — There will be one last hoorah for North Dakota high school senior basketball players when the 46th annual Lions All-Star Basketball series commences in both Bismarck and Fargo next week.

The best of the best in boys and girls Class A basketball will take on the cream of the crop from Class B in a series of games to be played July 11-12.

Players from the boys teams will report to Fargo Davies High School on July 8 for a kickoff luncheon and practice in the days after. The girls teams will do the same, reporting to Legacy High School in Bismarck.

The first set of games will take place on July 11 at Legacy High, with the girls Class A and Class B squads squaring off at 6 p.m. before the boys teams follow with their game at 8. The series will shift eastward to Fargo the next night with games again occurring at 6 and 8 p.m.

The rosters, announced in April, are listed below:

Class A boys

Coaches:

Head Coach: Dean Winczewski, Minot
Assistant Coach: Adam Palczewski, West Fargo

Players:

Adam Kallenbach, Jamestown
Nick Carlson, West Fargo
Ian Motschenbacher, Fargo Davies
Eric Wentz, Minot
Brett Limke, West Fargo
Evan Gross, St. Mary’s
Mike Nhial, West Fargo Sheyenne
Nathan Fedorchak, Bismarck St. Mary’s
Aaron Grubb, Mandan
Foday Sheriff, West Fargo
Diamond McGill, Fargo South
Treyson Eaglestaff, Bismarck

Alternates:

Kaleb Larson, West Fargo Sheyenne
Tyler Kraft, Shanley
George Gillette, Bismarck
Britton Cranston, Dickinson

Class B boys

Coaches:

Head Coach: Rick Smith, Four Winds/Minnewaukan
Assistant Coach: Riley Lillemoen, Grafton

Players:

William Jiskra, Grafton
Jayden Yankton, Four Winds/Minnewaukan Gannon Limke, Hillsboro/Central Valley
Gus Hurlburt, Enderlin
Trey Brandt, Beulah
Jacolby Pearson, Four Winds/Minnewaukan
Trapper Skalsky, Beulah
Zach Hendrickson, Our Redeemer’s
Max McQuillan, Kindred
Paul Olson, Kindred
Joe Hurlburt, Enderlin
Scott Wagner, Ellendale

Alternates:

Trevon Rodriguez, Oak Grove
Adam Nitschke, Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier
Ethan Morin, Dunseith
Carter Englund, Shiloh Christian
Tylan Giroux, Standing Rock
Lance Pitner, South Prairie
Tevin Dietz, Beach

Class A girls

Coaches:

Head Coach: Jason Schwarz, Minot
Assistant Coach: Nathan Welstad, Bismarck Century

Players:

Adie Wagner, Fargo South
Reese Hauck, Dickinson
Maria Evanson, Minot
Marissa Burian, Fargo Davies
Annie Nabwe, Jamestown
Abby Fletcher, Bismarck Century
Rachel Dahlen, Devils Lake
Alivia Manson, West Fargo Sheyenne
Peyton Gerving, Bismarck
Taylor Safranski, Fargo Davies
Emily Srejma, Shanley
Madison Spacher, Watford City

Alternates:

Grace Miller, Fargo North
Morgan Sheldon, Mandan
Faith Eberle, Mandan

Class B girls

Coaches:

Head Coach: Sam Brandt, Kindred
Assistant Coach: Lourie Sieben, Grafton

Players:

Megan Roob, Richland
Bailee Pierce, Hettinger/Scranton
Abby Duchscherer, Kindred
Reagan Hanson, Grafton
Morgan Freije, Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich
Quinn Neppl, Benson County
Cassie Erickson, Grafton
Terryn Johnson, Kindred
Molly Musland, LaMoure/Litchville/Marion
Lorelei McIver, Glenburn
Jaylin Cotton, Central Cass
Ezura Rainbow, Four Winds/Minnewaukan

Alternates:

Tina Freier, Kindred
Rylie Holzer, Central Cass
Kya Mauch, Hankinson
Grace Kelly, Shiloh Christian
Madi Wilhelmi, Beach
Jacee Turcotte, Trenton