Katie Johnson, a junior from Moorhead, became only the third gymnast in University of Arizona history to post a perfect 10.0 score in the floor exercise recently.
Johnson accomplished the feat during the Feb. 23 meet against Texas and Louisiana State. Her teammate Andi McCabe posted a perfect score in the vault during the same meet -- making the two the seventh and eighth gymnasts in Arizona history to record perfect scores in any event.
Johnson, who competed for American Gold Gymnasts in Fargo, is currently ranked No. 14 nationally in the floor exercise. Arizona is ranked 11th as a team.
In 2002, Johnson was named the Pac-10 Conference freshman of the year. Last year as a sophomore, she had three floor titles and 10 top-five finishes.
-- Forum staff reports
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Lindner named all-conference
Wisconsin River-Falls' Amber Lindner, a freshman goalie from Moorhead, was one of only two freshmen named to the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association's all-conference team.
Lindner finished the season with a 9-1-0 record with a 1.26 goals against average and a .939 saves percentage. She recorded two shutouts.
-- Forum staff reports
Moorhead hockey teams advance
All five of the hockey teams for the Moorhead Youth Hockey Association have qualified for their respective state tournaments to be held March 19-21.
The junior gold 'A' boys team will play at state in St. Paul. The pee wee 'A' boys will play in Virginia while the bantam 'A' boys will play in Stillwater.
The U-12 girls team, with a 36-5-1 record, placed first at region to earn a berth to state at Eden Prairie.
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The U-14 girls team also won its region tournament to earn a trip to state at Coon Rapids.
After next weekend's state tournaments, the 49th annual VFW Bantam 'A' state hockey championship will be held March
26-28 at the Moorhead Youth Hockey Arena.
Opening ceremonies will be held March 26 at 8:45 a.m. with games from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A skills competition will be held from 7:30-9 p.m. that day.
The tournament continues March 27 with the championship game scheduled for 2 p.m. March 28.
-- Forum staff reports
MSUM dance team places
The Minnesota State University Moorhead dance team placed second at the recent AmeriCup National Dance Championship held at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
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Members of the team are: Laura Beauchamp, Danielle Abbott, Jodi Mathews, Tia Trierweiler, Vida Murphy, Samantha Stroh, Annie Ulku, Jodi Morrison and Megan Hoggarth.
-- Forum staff reports
Gator Invitational this weekend
The FM-Y Gators swim team will host its annual Gator Invitational Saturday and Sunday at the Fargo North High School pool.
More than 300 swimmers, ranging in age from 6 to 18, representing 15 teams from North Dakota, northwest Minnesota and northeast South Dakota will compete.
Warmups begin at 8 a.m. both days with competition beginning at 9:15 a.m.
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Kleinsasser returns to Forks
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Minnesota Vikings' Jim Kleinsasser will return to Grand Forks March 20 for the Jim Kleinsasser Celebrity Gala at the Holiday Inn.
All proceeds will benefit Special Olympics of North Dakota. Kleinsasser will also attend a celebrity dinner to benefit Special Olympics on March 21 in Jamestown.
Kleinsasser, a Carrington, N.D., product who played college football at the University of North Dakota, is now a starting tight end for the Vikings.
For more information on the Special Olympics' events, call (701) 792-1042.
-- Forum staff reports
Two Bison to be inducted
Two former North Dakota State national champion wrestlers, Lee Petersen and Mike Langlais, will be inducted into the Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame this weekend during the Division II national tournament in Mankato, Minn.
Petersen wrestled from 1972-75 and Langlais from 1980-84. They will join three from Mankato -- Bob Soulek, Jack Eustice and Jim Gale -- Chad Lamer from South Dakota State and Booker Benford from Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.
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Petersen and Langlais join current head coach Bucky Maughan and former Bison standouts Bill Demaray and Brad Rheingans in the hall. The latter three were part of the first induction class in 1997.
-- Forum staff reports
Inside information
NDSU men's head coach Don Larson and women's head coach Ryun Godfrey were named North Central Conference Indoor Track and Field coaches of the year. Bison senior Nate Schmidt was named the league's male Outstanding Athlete. ... NDSU men's basketball guard Ben Nemmers finished his career with three school records: 3-point field goals made (257), 3-point field goal percentage (46.1 percent) and free throw percentage (.897). His percentage was actually .46057, which edged Jason Retzlaff's .46009. ... Former Bison assistant football coach Andy Rondeau was named co-defensive coordinator at the University of Buffalo. Rondeau spent last season at Tennessee-Martin after six seasons as the defensive backfield coach at NDSU. ... The card has been set for Virgil Hill's April 17 World Boxing Association cruiserweight title fight against Jean-Marc Mormeck. Other title fights include the main event of John Ruiz vs. Fres Oquendo for the WBA heavyweight belt, Chris Byrd vs. Andrew Golota for the IBF heavyweight belt, Wayne Braithewaite vs. Louis Azille for the WBC cruiserweight title and Rosendo Alvarez against Jose Victor Burgos for the WBA and IBF junior flyweight titles. ... Laura Watkins and Katie Garvey of Fargo have qualified for the NCAA Division III swimming and diving championships for Gustavus Adolphus College of St. Peter, Minn. Watkins, a freshman, qualified in the 50-yard freestyle. Garvey, a junior, is a member of the qualifying 200-yard freestyle relay team. The championship will be held this weekend in St. Peters, Missouri. ... Fargo South standout Kiki Radermacher signed a letter of intent to play for the Jamestown College women's soccer team next season. ... The Jamestown College men's basketball team signed East Central High (Askov, Minn.) center Jason Fogt to a letter of intent last week. Fogt, a 6-foot-9 center, averaged 17 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks.
-- Forum staff reports
