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Jeff Bretherton Resigns as Concordia Athletic Director

Bretherton was named the first full-time A.D. at Concordia in May of 2017
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  MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia’s first full-time Athletic Director, Jeff Bretherton, is resigning, the school announced Thursday. The resignation is effective immediately. Deputy Athletic Director and Senior Women’s Administrator Rachel Bergeson will work as the interim Athletic Director. The college says they will begin looking for a new A.D. immediately. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: AD, Athletic Director, Cobbers,…
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6-Foot-8 Breckenridge Guard Verbally Commits to NDSU

Noah Christensen helped the Breckenridge Cowboys to a state tournament berth
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  BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. — The Bison basketball team scored a verbal commit for the 2019-2020 season. Junior Noah Christensen from Breckenridge says he is going to a Bison. The 6-foot-8 guard helped the team to a 25-5 record and state tournament berth this year. This season, the Bison went 15-17 overall and 5-9 in the Summit League. Categories: College, High School,…
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Bison Softball Prepares for Summit League Opener

NDSU Summit League opener set for this weekend with Omaha.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State (20-12, 0-0 SL) is scheduled to play its three-game Summit League softball series at Omaha (13-24, 1-5 SL). The teams will play a doubleheader at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 5, and 1 p.m. single-game Friday, April 6 at Westside Field at Westbrook. The series was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 7, and…
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UND Pole Vaulter Kyley Foster Soars On and Off the Track

Foster vaulted a school record 13 feet 3.75 inches in her sophomore year
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — “When I stand on the runway everything else just disappears,” UND pole vaulter Kyley Foster explained. “I mean the run, the jump, the swing, you don’t even think about it once it’s happening, but my favorite part is when you’re falling.” For Foster, her adrenaline is at an all-time high when shes plummeting her way down….
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NDSU Freshmen ‘Neck-and-Neck’ in Backup Quarterback Battle

Holden Hotchkiss and Noah Sanders are competing for the backup job behind Easton Stick
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FARGO, N.D. — NDSU football is one-third of the way through spring practices. Head coach Chris Klieman said that this spring was going to be all about highlighting the younger players to establish more depth. Quarterback Easton Stick’s backup exhausted his eligibility in the fall, leaving a spot open for two underclassmen to duke it out for the position. If…
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College Softball: UND Sweeps Montana Inside Alerus Center

VanDomelen records 500th career strikeout at UND.
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) — A pair of superb pitching performances propelled host North Dakota to a doubleheader sweep over Montana Friday. UND, playing in the Alerus Center for the first time, put on a good show for the crowd on hand, winning 3-0 and 3-1 to move into first place in the Big Sky Conference standings. “The setting was…
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Former Bison Perform for NFL Scouts at Bison Pro Day

NDSU had nine of its former athletes participate at Pro Day
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FARGO, N.D. — After numerous sprints and a handful of drills, some of NDSU’s former studs say it’s a dream come true to perform at Bison Pro Day in front of big-league scouts. “It’s just an unbelievable experience to even get this type of opportunity and try out for the next level,” offensive lineman Austin Kuhnert said, “I was just…
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DeLuca Satisfied with NDSU Pro Day after Disappointing Combine

Former NDSU LB Nick DeLuca ran his 40-yard dash 0.10-0.15 seconds faster than at the NFL Combine according to unofficial times
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FARGO, N.D. — Linebacker Nick DeLuca was the only member of this year’s NDSU class invited to the combine. That helped him get a feel for the events and the pressure. The Bison’s Pro Day also gave him a second chance after what he viewed as a disappointing combine. His 40-yard dash time was significantly improved. The unofficial times were…
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Safety Tre Dempsey with Mixed Feelings after NDSU Pro Day

The former Bison defensive back says he felt good about things, but didn't live up to his expectations.
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FARGO, N.D. — Former North Dakota State safety Tre Dempsey has an outside chance of hearing his name called during the NFL Draft. He has been working all offseason to bring those chances up. The defensive back participated at NDSU’s Pro Day on Thursday, but he wasn’t thrilled with the results. “I didn’t meet a lot of my expectations, but…
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MSUM WR Gibson Hones Focus at Pro Day

Damon Gibson competed at the NDSU Pro Day
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FARGO, N.D. — Former Bison football players weren’t the only ones competing at North Dakota State’s Pro Day. MSU-Moorhead’s standout wide receiver Damon Gibson also performed for the NFL scouts. Gibson made an appearance at the Shrine Bowl this winter, becoming the first MSUM Dragon ever to do so. He says he spent that last six weeks working for this…