The Kindred Vikings outscored the Oak Grove Grovers 22-9 in the final quarter for a 65-51 win in the N.D. Class B Region 1 boys basketball championship in Fargo Thursday.
The Vikings advance to the state tournament for the first time since 2003.
In other region championships Thursday:
Grafton topped North Border 46-40 in Region 2
Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier beat Linton-HMB 46-28 in Region 3
Four Winds-Minnewaukan handled Langdon Area 57-39 in Region 4
Shiloh Christian won Region 5 by beating Flasher 66-57
Rugby topped Bottineau 58-45 in Region
Dickinson Trinity held off Beulah 61-53 in Region 7
Powers Lake outlasted White Shield 48-34 in Region 8.The Class B state tournament pairings will be announced this weekend.