UND AthleticsGRAND FORKS (UND Athletics/KVRR) – North Dakota head women’s basketball coach Mallory Bernhard announced the addition of Fenwick, Ontario native Sydney Piekny to the 2024-25 roster. “We are very excited about Sydney choosing to be a Hawk,” said Bernhard. “Her length and ability to shoot the three will be a great asset to our team and she comes from a very…
(UND Athletics)GRAND FORKS (UND Athletics/KVRR) – North Dakota men’s basketball announced Thursday that it will host 2024 NCAA Final Four participant Alabama as part of its nonconference schedule on Wednesday, December 18 from the Betty Englestad Sioux Center. Alabama, who features Devils Lake, N.D., native Grant Nelson, are coming off a 25-12 season and reached its first NCAA Final Four…
GRAND FORKS (UND Athletics/KVRR) – The national television packages for the Big 12 Conference were announced Thursday, with the North Dakota at Iowa State game included in the announcement. The two teams will battle at 2:30 p.m. (CT) on Saturday, Aug. 31 and the game will air on Fox Sports 1. Iowa State will be only the fifth team from…
FARGO (NDSU Athletics/KVRR) – For the first time since 2016, North Dakota State University will have two regular-season football games on national television. The 21st annual Dakota Marker game between North Dakota State and South Dakota State will be televised by ESPN. Network and game time will be announced in the weeks leading up to the game, which is scheduled…
Lexi Maples (Courtesy: Zachary Lucy)FAYETTEVILLE, AR (NDSU Athletics/KVRR) – North Dakota State senior Lexi Maples advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw, highlighting the events for the Bison women’s track & field team on Thursday at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. Maples placed 11th in the hammer with a throw of 198-7 (60.52m). The top 12 finishers…
TULSA, OK (KVRR) – The North Dakota State University Bison baseball program stormed back in the top of the 9th inning to take down the top seeded Omaha Mavericks in the Summit League Baseball Tournament. The Bison were down 5-0 heading into the final frame, but they ripped off seven runs to win 7-5. It seemed like an early exit…
VALLEY CITY, ND (VCSU Athletics/KVRR) – Valley City State University and the Frontier Conference announced today that VCSU will join the athletic conference starting in the fall of 2025. Valley City State University’s athletic teams will compete for one more season in the North Star Athletic Association before joining the Frontier Conference for the 2025-26 season. The Frontier Conference –…
MAYVILLE, ND (MSU Athletics/KVRR) – Mayville State University President Dr. Brian Van Horn and Interim Athletic Director Rocky Larson have announced that Mayville State University will be joining the Frontier Conference of the NAIA starting in 2025-26. The decision comes after a nearly year-long exploration of options and discussions following the realization that Mayville State’s current conference, the North Star Athletic Association…
(UND Athletics)MONTREAL (UND Athletics/KVRR) – North Dakota left guard Donny Ventrelli has signed with the Montreal Alouettes, the organization announced on Tuesday. Ventrelli recorded 50 starts on the offensive line at North Dakota in his career. Last season, Ventrelli started all 12 games at left guard for the Fighting Hawks and his blocking helped North Dakota rank No. 2 in the MVFC…
(UND Athletics)GRAND FORKS (UND Athletics/KVRR) – University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Bill Chaves and UND Letterwinners Association President Brian Westlund announced Wednesday the UND Letterwinners Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2024. The group will be honored on Friday, Sept. 28 at the Alerus Center. Mike Voelker (1976-79, football), Dave Tippett (1981-83, men’s hockey), Katie Richards (1996-00, women’s basketball), Mike Olson (1989-90, men’s swimming and…
