North Dakota High School Basketball - Maple River thwarts Ellendale
January 26, 2026: Ellendale, ND 58436 The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Maple River Eagles (Mapleton, MN) and the host Ellendale Cardinals (Ellendale, ND), observed Maple River's basketball team knock off Ellendale by a score of 48-38.
The Eagles (10-13) will now prepare for their challenge against Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] (Rogers, ND). The Bison come into the non-league challenge with a 5-3 record. In their last challenge, Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] prevailed over Sargent County (Milnor, ND), 52-42, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Cardinals encounter the Maple Valley Raiders (Tower City, ND) in a non-league battle, on Monday, January 26. Ellendale will attempt to advance on its 2-6 season record.