Trivia answer

From 1D: Forty-two No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament have reached the Final Four since the field was expanded to 64 teams.

Playback

10 years ago (1999): Almost half of the All-South Central Conference boys basketball team is made up of underclassmen. There are seven seniors on the 13-man team.

Napoleon, with Mark Roth and Caleb Ketterling, and Steele-Dawson, with Chad Brousseau and Clint Fallgatter, each placed a pair of seniors on the all-conference team.

The remaining seniors are David Salwei of Wishek, Dustin Salzer of Ashley-Zeeland and Mark Heflin of Gackle-Streeter.

Juniors named to the team are Gabe Erbele of Gackle-Streeter, Jon Van Boven of Strasburg and Scott Evenson of Linton.

Will Kusler, a sophomore from Kulm, Ron Benz, a sophomore from Linton, and Brian Dykema, an eighth-grader from Strasburg, complete the team.

20 years ago (1989): GLEN ULLIN - Basketbal is in their blood.

The Jerome Gerving family of Glen Ullin not only plays the game, they are fans of it as well.

Jerome and wife Eileen bring new meaning to the words basketball fans. Over the 23 years they've been watching their eight kids play ball, they've cheered and chewed nails through six regoinal tournaments and three state tournaments.

The Gerving's childres are Chuck, Kevin, Mark, Donna, Rob, Doug, Jeff and Mitch.

50 years ago (1959): GRANDFORKS - The Demons from Bismarck Igh School are still sitting comfortbly and securely on King Basketball's biggest throen in North Dakota - and the long-term lease has been signed, sealed and delivered.

Coach Marshall Murdoch's nifty gunners cast aside hte last challenger standing betweent hem and their third straight Class A state championship with a solid 61-52 decision over Fargo's mis-named "Midgets."

Art Winter led Bismarck with 18 points and Ron Carlson added 16, while Rod Tjaden netted 15 and Rich Olthoff chipped in eight.

Williston beat Dickinson 59-50 for fifth place.

Gary Sukut paced the Coyotes' attack with 20 points. Ron Erdmann added 13. Pat Keller had 16 for the Midgets and John Dinsdale added 12.

TV today

BASEBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN - World Baseball Classic, round 2, Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico, at Miami

10 p.m.

ESPN2 - World Baseball Classic, round 2, South Korea-Mexico loser vs. Cuba- Japan loser, at San Diego

GOLF

11 a.m.

TGC - Tavistock Cup, first round, at Orlando, Fla.

NHL

6 p.m.

VERSUS - Washington at Atlanta

TENNIS

3 p.m.

FSN - ATP/WTA Tour, BNP Paribas Open, early round, at Indian Wells, Calif.

9:30 p.m.

FSN - ATP/WTA Tour, BNP Paribas Open, early round, at Indian Wells, Calif.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

6 p.m.

ESPN - NCAA Division I tournament Selection Show, at Bristol, Conn.

SchedulE

MONDAY

College baseball: U-Mary at Augustana, 1 p.m.

High school track and field: WDA boys indoor meet at U-Mary, 4:30 p.m.; WDA girls indoor meet at Minot, 3 p.m.

TUESDAY

D-League: Iowa at Wizards, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

College softball:U-Mary at MSU-Billings, noon EDT

THURSDAY

D-League: Wizards at Bakersfield, 7 p.m. PDT

College hockey: WCHAFinal Five quarterfinal in St. Paul, Minn.

Boys basketball: Class B state tournament in Minot

FRIDAY

NAHL: Bobcats at Albert Lea, 7 p.m.

College hockey: WCHAFinal Five semifinals in St. Paul, Minn.: UND at 7 p.m.

Boys basketball: Class B state tournament in Minot

SATURDAY

D-League: Wizards at Colorado, 8 p.m. MDT

NAHL: Bobcats at Albert Lea, 7 p.m.

College hockey: WCHAFinal Five third-place game, 2 p.m. and championship game, 7 p.m. in St. Paul, Minn.

Boys basketball: Class B state tournament in Minot

SUNDAY

D-League: Wizards at Tulsa, 7 p.m.

NAHL: Bobcats at Alexandria, 5 p.m.

College track and field: U-Mary at Sacramento State Open

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