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NDSU’s McCorkle in Second After Day One of Summit League Golf Championships

McCorkle shot a 3 Over, 75 in First Round

NEWTON, KS — (NDSU Athletics) North Dakota State sophomore Taylor McCorkle sits in second place after the opening round of the 2019 Summit League Women’s Golf Championship at Sand Creek Station Golf Course. Teams battled blustery winds throughout the first round, as the Bison sit in a tie for sixth as a team with a 328. McCorkle shot a 75 in the first round and…

NDSU Baseball Spilts Doubleheader With Oral Roberts

Bison hit walk off in Game Two

FARGO, N.D. – (NDSU Athletics) It was the tale of two games on Saturday afternoon at Newman Outdoor Field. The North Dakota State baseball team used a walk-off single by Tucker Rohde to beat Oral Roberts 7-6 after the Golden Eagles scored eight runs in the top of the ninth for an 11-5 win in the opener. The Bison improved…

UND Softball Falls To Western Illinois in Double Header

The Fighting Hawks lost 10-1,3-2 against the Leathernecks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — GAME 1: The Leathernecks exploded for seven runs in the top of the sixth to stretch a 3-1 lead to a 10-1 victory in six innings to open Saturday’s action inside the Alerus Center. Angel Love led the way offensively for the Fighting Hawks with a pair of hits and drove in the lone run of the game…

Oral Roberts Outlasts NDSU in Home Opener

Golden Eagles beat the Bison, 8-7

FARGO, N.D. — Mother Nature finally relented and NDSU was able to play a home series at Newman Outdoor Field. Friday night was game one of the series and Oral Roberts came out scoring first. Jayse McLean dropped a fly ball at the warning track giving the Golden Eagles the first run of the contest. ORU added their next two…

Concordia Volleyball Coach Dooley Adjusting to New Role

Dooley played Volleyball and Basketball at North Dakota

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Former UND basketball and volleyball standout Faith Dooley is getting more comfortable in her role as Concordia’s head volleyball coach. So far, she has had three weeks to adjust to her first head coaching job, just a year after graduating from UND. Dooley says not to worry about her relatively young age. She knows she’ll have to…

Coach of the Week: MSUM Football Coach Steve Laqua

The Dragons have their Spring Game on April 27

MOORHEAD, Minn. — In 2018, MSUM football had its most successful in decades. The Dragons won eight games, earning an invite to the Mineral Water Bowl. As the team wraps up Spring Practice and tries to raise the bar yet again, head coach Steve Laqua is the KVRR Coach of the Week. Categories: College, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines…

Bison Softball ‘Humbled’ by Loss to SDSU but Strives to Keep Improving

NDSU had a 20-game winning streak snapped Monday

FARGO, N.D. — It’s a bit of a short week for NDSU softball. The herd wrapped up a series against South Dakota State on Monday and now travels to South Dakota for a three-game set beginning on Friday. Monday’s loss to the Jackrabbits snapped a 20-game winning streak for the Bison. They are 30-12 overall with just one conference loss….

Shoultz Uses Team-First Mentality to lead Bison

The outfielder holds the team's highest batting average

FARGO, N.D. — Halfway through Summit League play, NDSU softball is continuing what has been a successful 2019 campaign. Before its loss on Monday to South Dakota State, the Bison were on a twenty-game winning streak. Outfielder Katie Shoultz has played a huge part in that good fortune, boasting a career and team-high batting average of .412. This season, Shoultz has…

NDSU Faced with Rare Kicking Vacancy after Pedersen’s Departure

Sophomore Jake Reinholz is practicing with a new intensity, hoping to be the new kicker

FARGO, N.D. — For each of the last four years the Bison have leaned primarily on one guy to be their kicker. Now, they  have to move on from Cam Pedersen. Pedersen tied the FCS record for points after touchdowns with 261 in his collegiate career. He helped deliver one of the biggest non-conference wins in NDSU history by kicking…

UND Hockey, Assistant Coach Shaw Part Ways

Shaw Spent Four Years on UND's Staff

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — On Tuesday, the University of North Dakota Men’s Hockey Program announced assistant coach Matt Shaw has parted ways with the team. Shaw was in his fourth season with UND as an assistant. The Fighting Hawks have missed the playoffs each of the last two seasons. Matt is the father of defenseman Hayden Shaw, who graduated from…