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N.D.  (NewsDakota.com)  The Carrington Cardinals boys basketball team will kick off their 2017-18 season at home tonight against their old Region IV rival, the Rockets of New Rockford/Sheyenne.  Last year, the Cardinals finished with an overall record of 19-5 and the District V runner-ups and the Region III runner-ups, both times dropping to the other Cardinals team in Region III, Ellendale.  The Rockets finished in third place last year at the Region IV tourney in Devils Lake and a 17-8 overall record.

Head Coach Tim Ranum for Carrington, currently entering his second year, talks about some goals for his team this year:

 

The Cardinals return two of the top guards in the state, Garrett Bickett and Kolton Vetter, plus two other returning starters and some players who saw a lot of court time last year:

 

Ranum says that District V has some good teams:

 

Tonight’s contest can be heard on AM 1600 KDAK and newsdakota.com starting about 7pm pregame, 7:30pm tipoff from Carrington High School.