North Dakota High School Basketball - Hankinson nips Oakes
March 21, 2025: Hankinson, ND 58041 The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hankinson Pirates (Hankinson, ND) and the visiting Oakes Tornadoes (Oakes, ND), observed Hankinson's basketball team edge Oakes by a margin of 51-46.
The Pirates (22-4) will now prepare for their challenge against New Rockford-Sheyenne (New Rockford, ND). The Rockets come into the non-league challenge with a 24-6 record. In their last challenge, New Rockford-Sheyenne edged North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina] (Walhalla, ND), 46-38, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Tornadoes battle the North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina] Eagles (Walhalla, ND) in a non-league test, on Saturday, March 22. Oakes will attempt to improve on its 21-6 season record. The Eagles come into the test with a 23-4 record after their 46-38 non-league loss to New Rockford-Sheyenne (New Rockford, ND).