Nothing new, to be sure, but championships are still not a ho-hum event for Front Street Millwork.

"This is the Super Bowl for us has-beens," Bill Halter said after the Bismarck team defeated Minot Bitz Communications 92-77 on Sunday.

The victory at Century's Olson gym gave Front Street Millwork the Class Amen's championship in the North Dakota Amateur Basketball tournament.

With the victory, FSM avenged a 101-95 loss to Bitz in Saturday's battle of the final two unbeatens.

"They're a fantastic team but we knew we still had a chance to come back,"said 6-foot-9 Brandon Wilkens, who paced FSM with 29 points and 16 rebounds. "… That game was so close it came right down to the final two minutes."

The Class A championship was the Bismarck team's second in a row and their second straight trip through the losers' bracket. Last season FSM had to win three games on the final day to take the title. Sunday, they needed to knock off Bismarck Westcon 95-67 to earn a second crack at Bitz.

Front Street Millwork wasted little time in establishing control control in the championship game. Wilkens canned three quick 3-pointers and FSM raced to a 50-45 halftime lead. The Bismarck broke away from a 32-all tie to take a permanent lead on a short-range Wilkens basket on an in-bounds play.

Bitz made its final challenge in the middle of the second half, cutting the deficit to 58-57 on a chip shot by Scott DeLorme.

Rusty Gillette drove the lane for a basket 13 seconds later and FSM was off on a game-clinching 20-6 run. The 6-7 Halter scored on a chip shot to put the Bismarckers in control 78-63 with 6:56 to play.

Gillette hit a 3-pointer, one of 13 by FSM, to open the biggest spread, 88-71, with 3:36 to go.

Wilkens said Front Street Millwork did a better job defensively onSaturday against Bitz than on Friday.

"They shot very well (Friday). We did a lot better getting out on their shooters and rebounding after they did get a shot," he said.

Wilkens said his early burst from outside the arc opened up the game for him. "I like to go inside and I can create mismatches for some teams if I can get my shooting (from the outside) going.That usually opens up the inside for me,"he said.

Gillette was FSM's No. 2 scorer with 21 points and Halter, the Class Amost valuable player, tallied 16 points with seven rebounds.

DeLorme found the range for three 3-pointers and scored 28 points for Bitz Communications.

Halter said coming out of the losers' bracket the past two seasons has been taxing, but it has its advantages.

"It makes the championship more fulfilling.We had to come back and work harder to win it," he said.

MINOTBITZ(77):Jordan Cooper 31, Jeff Brandt 12, Kyle Pankratz 2, Scott DeLorme 28, RyanJohnson 14, Steve Grabowski 4, Jeremy Feller 2, TimBrandt 2. Totals: 24-69 21-27 77.

BISMARCKFSM(92):Bill Halter 16, BrandonWilkens 29, Rusty Gillette 21, Reggie Schulte 4, BillShetler 5, Lance Doppler 6, Todd Domres 6, Cole Higlin 5, Joe Ware 0. JasonHorner 0. Totals: 33-65 13-26 92.

Halftime: BismarckFSM50, Minot Bitz 45.

3-pointers:Minot Bitz 8 (DeLorme 3, Cooper 3, J.Brandt 1, Johnson 1), BismarckFSM13 (Gillette 4, Wilkens 4, Doppler 2, Shetler 1, Domres 1, Higlin 1).

All-tournament team

Scott DeLorme, and Jeff Brandt, Minot Bitz Communications; BrandonWilkens, Bismarck Front Street Millwork; NickWalker, DickinsonArmy's; Bruce Erdman, BismarckWestcon.

MVP:Bill Halter, Bismarck Front Street Millwork.

Class B

New Town MHAsnapped a string of three straight runner-up finishes, defeating Dunseith Grizzly's 89-83 for the Class B men's crown.

"We came to play and have fun, but we also came to win," said Travis Fox, who led MHAwith 25 points. "The last three years we've been in the finals, but we've always gotten runner-up."

Dunseith seemed on the verge of a blowout in the first half, opening a 43-28 lead.

New Town rallied to score the final eight points of the first half and outscored Grizzly's 11-4 to start the second half for a 49-48 advantage.

Dunseith briefly gained a 73-72 edge on a three-point play by Duane Gunville with 6:25 to play. Fox answered with two free throws for a 74-73 New Town lead and MHAheld on the rest of the way.

Fox and Jerian Pretends Eagle, who scored 22, were the offensive leaders for New Town. Fox also grabbed nine rebounds.

Monte Davis sank five 3-pointers in the first five minutes and led Dunseith with 32 points. KevinSt. Clair added nine points and 14 rebounds for Grizzly's.

DUNSEITHGRIZZLY'S(83):KevinSt. Claire 9, Derrick Chase 9, Monte Davis 32, Duane Gunville 17, Shane Azure 7, Kelle Davis 8. Totals: 30-82 10-14 83.

NEWTOWNMHA(89):Travis Fox 25, Enos Baker 11, Jeriah Pretends Eagle 22, Waylon Hall 9, Cory Good Iron 14, JasonMcGrady 2, Morley Spotted Bear 3, CliftonWolf 3. Totals: 34-62 11-16 89.

Halftime:Dunseith 44, New Town 38.

3-pointers:Dunseith 13-34 (M.Davis 5, Gunville 4, Chase 2, Azure 1, St. Claire 1), New Town 10-19(Good Iron 3, Pretends Eagle 3, Fox 2, Spotted Bear 1, Wolf 1).

All-tournament team

Enos Baker, New Town MHA, Kelle Davis and DerrickChase, Dunseith Grizzly's, CalvinIhry, Crary Haman Trucking, Steve Sedler, Eldridge Klose Elevator.

MVP:Jeriah Pretends Eagle, New Town MHA.

Class C

Streeter Elevator post Gabe Erbele was all over the emotional spectrum this weekend.

The death of his aunt, Vonda Erbele, and his team's Class C men's championship in the state amateur tournament left him completely drained.

"This was a long weekend," Erbele said after Streeter put away New Town Lakeside State Bank 60-56 in the Class C championship game. "… Driving back and forth to Streeter for the funeral made it an emotional time for me. … That's why you have teammates. You can't do this alone."

Erbele and his teammates were something less than a ball of fire at the outset. Erbele missed his first six shots and Lakeside jumped away to a 10-0 lead.

Lakeside's trip to Fat City was short-lived, however. A3-pointer by TimMartin gave Streeter its first lead of the game at 23-22 with 5:19 to play in the first half.

"There are always runs and it's a matter of keeping your composure and fighting back," Erbele said of Streeter's resurgence.

Eight lead changes and two ties later, Streeter moved ahead to stay.

Streeter built a short-lived 55-46 cushion on a RonGroth layup with 1:51 to play.

New Town made it a one-possession game at 59-56 on Dallas McGrady's 3-pointer with :09 to play. Martin finally nailed down the win with a free throw that put Streeter on top 60-56 with :08 on the clock.

JonBear of Lakeside took game scoring honors with 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.

Erbele, with 13 points and 16 rebounds, was one of four double figure scorers for Streeter. Groth led with 15 and Martin and AndyHeflin added 13 apiece.

NEWTOWNLAKESIDE(56): Thomas Skibsrud 7, JonBear 18, Shayne Alcon 9, Mo Perkins 2, Dallas McGrady 8, Jarred Eagle 4, Drew Drosdal 4, DannonDrosdal 4. Totals:23-68 6-16 56.

STREETERELEVATOR(60): Ron Groth 15, Gabe Erbele 13, TimMartin 13, Andy Heflin 13, Jamie Veil 3, Chris Kappes 2, Jeff Williams 1. Totals: 23-57 13-29 60.

Halftime: Streeter 29, New Town 28.

3-pointers:New Town 4-23 (McGrady 2, Eagle 1, Bear 1), Streeter 1-4 (Martin).

All-tournament team

Andy Heflin,Streeter Elevator; JonBear, New Town Lakeside State Bank; Mike Cooper, Westhope; Allen Suelzle, Beulah Basin Electric; DamonFinley, Harvey First International Bank.

MVP:Gabe Erbele, Streeter Elevator.

Men's Old Pro I

Three players led Fargo Corporate Technologies in double figures in the championship game of the men's Old Pro I division. Fargo topped Dickinson Coca Cola 76-70 in the title tilt.

Andy Askegaard guided Fargo with 18 points. Steve Pasche added 17 and Dave Bishoff 16.

Mike Schoder tacked up 17 points for Dickinson. Doug Jaeger added 16 and Ray Bruels and Dave Ouellette had 12 each.

FARGO (76):Dave Ekman 2, Steve Pasche 17, Andy Askegaard 18, Bob Nagle 6, Dale Pederson 6, Brian Aasland 4, Dave Bishoff 16, John Newman 7.

DICKINSON (70):Ray Bruels 12, Doug Jaeger 16, Dave Ouellette 12, Neal Messer 2, Jim Ernst 3, Kenny Wolberg 6, Marty Knutson 2, Mike Schoder 17.

All-tournament team

Al Dvorak, Bismarck Investment Centers of America. Matt Wilke, Bismarck Mohler Oil/Fertilawn. Doug Jaeger, Dickinson Coca Cola. Ray Bruels, Dickinson Coca Cola. Dave Bishoff, Fargo Corporate Technologies.

MVP:Bischoff, Fargo Corporate Technologies.

Old Pro II

When you've got a good thing going, why change?

Six-foot-9 post Woody Larson scored 16 points in the final eight minutes as the North Dakota Warriors of Mandaree repeated as Old Pro IIchampions.

The Warriors outlasted Minot Sports onTap 79-76 in a battle that featured 10 ties and 13 lead changes.

Larson, who won Old Pro IImost valuable player honors, scored 29 points, 20 after intermission.

"When you're our age you've got to thank God for the chance to get out and compete," Larson said. "Ibet our average age is about 50. … The nucleus of the team has probably been together for 25 years."

Jerry Vendsel topped Sports onTap with 22 points.

MANDAREEWARRIORS (79): MervinPackineau 12, Ken Hall 10, Woody Larson 29, Tex Hall 14, HankTaken Alive 6, Pete Hale 4, Ben Young Bear 4.

MINOTSPORTSONTAP(60). Craig Tweeten 12, ShawnNelson 10, Jerry Vendsel 22, Greg Morlock 9, Ross Johnson 7, JackMoorehead 6, Todd Hoffman 5, KevinReiter 3, Scott Collins 2.

Halftime: Sports onTap 43, Mandaree 39.

All-tournament team

Jerry Vendsel and JackMoorehead, Minot Sports on Tap; Ken Hall, Mandaree Warriors; DeanStreyle, Mandan Kelsch, Kelsch, Ruff and Kranda; Neal Kalberer, BismarckCross Country Courier.

MVP:Woody Larson, Mandaree Warriors