Region 4 I believe will be a little different this year than in past several years. It has still statewide dominant team in Fourwinds but other teams in region are not of caliber of last year when you had NorthStar and Carrington being very good teams along with Fourwinds. There are couple of teams that
could improve and maybe push Fourwinds before the season is done.
District 7:
1. Four Winds: returns quite nucleus of players from there second place state team and they had quality jv team last year so by and far class of the district.
2. Harvey-wells County: I think is next best team they performed quite well in the region last year and have a lot of talent returning.
3. Carrington: I think will be three in the district they have some players returning and numbers they have I believe they should be able to put quality team on the floor.
4. New Rockford-Sheyenne: should have enough probably talent to become fourth in the standings and based on past history in the district.
5. Lakota/Edmore: will be young team that should improve over the season but will lack the experience and depth to advance further in district standings.
6. Midkota/Kensal: will struggle this season and I am only putting them ahead of Warwick because I am not familiar with Warwick.
7. Warwick: I placed last because I don't what they have coming this year. They had several talented kids last year just depends on what they put together as team.
District 8:
1. St. John: based on how they played in the regional last year and amount of talent returning from last year. It will be interesting see how this team develops.
2. North Star: should be number 2 team with Weston and Kilvang returning but younger kids are now going to need to perform and I think there going to be growing pains this coming year. They should get better as season goes along but still very young team.
3. Munich-Starkweather: has enough talent returing that they could make a run at both Northstar and St. Johns but I think they lack depth for the long season. But if they do play to potential they could easily move higher instandings.
4.Langdon: I think could come in forth in this district they have good size and enough talent. But the teams 4 through 7 are weak sisters of district and of the region.
5. Benson County: I think will be next based on last year and there history as program.
6. & 7. Rolette-Wolford & Rolla I think will be toss up rollette lost quite a bit last year and Rolla should be better but still a program that has lost a lot of games last couple years.
Actually thinking about it 4 through 7 could place anyone of these teams in anyone of the positions it will depend on how they come together as teams and how they develop through the season.
I would like to hear other people's thoughts on region 4 and respective districts. I believe overall the Region is not as dominant as it has been last several years.