Author: Ryan Bowlin

From Carrington to College Football Immortality: Kleinsasser Enshrined

JIM KLEINSASSER WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION & COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KVRR) – North Dakota football royalty gained another crown jewel Tuesday night as former UND tight end Jim Kleinsasser was officially inducted into the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. For Kleinsasser, who starred for the Fighting Sioux from 1995–98 before a 13-year NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, the moment was surreal. “Kind…

Hawks Don’t “Defend” Titles — They Hunt Them

THE HORACE HAWKS ARE THE REIGNING NORTH DAKOTA DIVISION AA GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONS.

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — The Horace Hawks opened their season looking every bit like a team intent on chasing another championship. One year removed from capturing the program’s first state title, Horace rolled to a dominant 26-point win over the Moorhead Spuds on Friday night — a start that sophomore forward Jordan Christofferson says has the group buzzing. “It’s probably…

NIL for a Cause: NDSU, UND Players Turn Name, Image and Likeness Into Fuel for Fighting Pediatric Cancer

FARGO/GRAND FORKS (KVRR) – In a college football era where Name Image and Likeness (NIL) deals often look like little more than pay-for-play, two local standouts are proving the platform can be much more. North Dakota State’s Donovan Woolen and the University of North Dakota’s Kaden Vig are using their NIL opportunities not just for profit, but for a mission…

Spuds’ Stars Come Home: Three Junior-Bound Players Return to Moorhead to Chase Back-to-Back Titles

MOORHEAD (KVRR) — A year ago, the Moorhead Spuds skated into history with the program’s first-ever boys hockey state championship. And as the nets were taken down and the celebrations faded, it looked like the roster that delivered that long-awaited title would scatter. Senior leaders Mason Kraft and Gopher commit Brooks Cullen had graduated. Rising stars Tyden Bergeson, Brandon Mickelson,…