DEVILS LAKE — In the second half of Thursday’s Lake Region Invitational quarterfinals, Four Winds/Minnewaukan shined.

First, North Star lost to Park River/Fordville-Lankin with a young, new-look squad. Then FW/M beat Nelson County to finalize Friday’s matchups.

North Star has a new coach in town

The Bearcats (0-2) fell 50-30 to Park River/Fordville-Lankin (0-1).

Thursday’s contest was just the second game under first-year head coach Daniel Ahlberg’s tenure.

Ahlberg is the husband of Kirstin Ahlberg, North Star’s volleyball coach. Their daughter Genevieve is an eighth-grader on both the volleyball and basketball teams. Their older daughter, Jorie, is a freshman on the Lake Region State College volleyball team. Their niece Nora, another eighth-grader, is on the basketball team.

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