Medina‑Pingree/Buchanan Thunder advance to D2 semifinals with 61-41 win

Rylen Wick led Medina/Pingree‑Buchanan with 25 points as the Thunder scored 61 to defeat Kidder County and move on in the district tournament, though accounts differ on the opponent’s final total and the game date. The Jamestown Civic Center recap lists the final as 61-37 on Monday, Feb. 26, while a separate report describes a 61-41 score in a Feb. 27 NDHSAA Division B, District 2 quarterfinal; the latter account ends mid-sentence as “led by s.”

The Jamestown Civic Center boxscore printed M/P-B 61, KC 37 with quarter lines M/P-B: 11, 16, 16, 18 for 61 and KC: 14, 9, 7, 7 for 37. That account lists Medina/Pingree‑Buchanan at 12-9 on the season and Kidder County at 2-20, and notes the Thunder went on a 14-3 run in the second half. Jamestown’s recap also states the Thunder shot 91.7% from the free throw line in the win and credits Gage Magstadt with 17 points and Chase Ova with 7 for M/P-B, while Grady Larson led Kidder County with 10, Bryce Larson scored 8 and Collin Zimmerman added 6.

An alternative account describes the game as a quarterfinal of the 2026 NDHSAA Division B, District 2 boys basketball tournament held on Friday, Feb. 27, and reports a 61-41 final. That original report begins, “Medina‑Pingree/Buchanan (MPB) co‑op Thunder defeated the Kidder County Wolves 61‑41 in a quarterfinal matchup of the 2026 NDHSAA Division B, District 2 boys basketball tournament on Friday, Feb. 27. The Thunder advanced to the district semifinals off a strong team performance led by s” and truncates at that point.

Jamestown’s page includes a photograph credit to Max O’Neill and image filenames such as “bbbb dist 2 mpb wick 022624.jpg,” along with page artifacts labeled “The Jamestown Sun Logo,” “Sponsored By,” and “ADVERTISEMENT.” The Jamestown item also placed the result in the context of postseason hopes, saying the Medina/Pingree‑Buchanan team “kept their hopes of making the Region 1 tournament alive.”

Also on the Jamestown Civic Center docket, the South Border Mustangs beat Napoleon/Gackle‑Streeter 68-40 in a District 2 consolation semifinal on Monday, Feb. 23, with South Border scoring 19 points off 12 Napoleon/Gackle‑Streeter turnovers; Kaden Bader led the Mustangs with 21 points while Tristan Schaffner had 11 for Napoleon/Gackle‑Streeter. Jamestown’s copy also noted, “The Loboes return to the floor at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, when they take on the loser of the game between Linton/Hazelton‑Moffit‑Braddock and Ellendale.”

Because the provided accounts disagree on the opponent’s final score, the district designation, and the game date, the official boxscore, the NDHSAA bracket for Division B, and school athletic department records should be consulted to confirm whether the validated final was 61-37 at the Jamestown Civic Center on Feb. 26 or 61-41 in a Feb. 27 District 2 quarterfinal and to determine the Thunder’s opponent and schedule in the district semifinals. Once the official game book and bracket are confirmed, the Thunder’s path to the district semifinals and any Region 1 implications will be clarified.