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NDHSAA Cancels Spring Sports Season; Remainder of State Basketball Tournaments

Decision is made due to COVID-19
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  *Updated VALLEY CITY, N.D. — (NDHSAA press release) Today the NDHSAA Board of Directors unanimously voted to cancel the remaining 2020 NDHSAA winter postseason basketball tournaments, spring sports seasons and championships, and spring fine arts region and state contests. This decision was made in accordance with Governor’s Burgum’s Executive Order that will close schools to in-person education for the…

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New Moorhead Coach Ellingson Putting Players First

Ellingson was an assistant under previous coach Bormann
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — There’s a new Moorhead boys basketball coach and its a familiar name to the Spuds athletics community. Matt Ellingson takes over the program after four years as an assistant under Tyler Bormann, whose now the head men’s basketball coach at Concordia. Ellingson knows what success at Moorhead looks like. He was part of the last spuds team…

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Moorhead’s Zanotti Advances in Play of the Year Bracket

Zanotti's Goal Against Alexandria Moves On
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FARGO, N.D. — On Friday night during Sports Extra, the KVRR Sports team announced the next two nominees for the Play of the Academic Year bracket. This week, it was the first set of soccer plays to be voted on and advance to the round of eight. This week it was Moorhead’s Maria Zanotti taking home the win with 91…

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Play of the Year Nominees: April 24

MOORHEAD, FARGO SOUTH, BATTLE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN PLAY OF THE YEAR BRACKET
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FARGO, ND – The first showdown in the soccer quadrant of the 2020 DJ Colter Play of the Year Bracket is a battle between the genders: Moorhead girls soccer up against Fargo South boys soccer. Both plays come from back in September. The first is the Spuds Maria Zanotti with an absolute laser of a goal in the top left…

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MSHSL cancellation of spring activities was expected, but no less heartbreaking for local schools

The Minnesota State High School League announced the cancellation of all spring activities in response to Governor Tim Walz's Executive Order
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — When the news was announced that the remainder of the spring sports season had been canceled in Minnesota, schools weren’t exactly blindsided by the decision, but that didn’t make the blow any easier to take. “We kind of saw it coming, but once it finally does, it’s that punch in the gut,” said Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton activities director, Joe…

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West Fargo’s Binstock Advances in Play of the Year Bracket

Binstock's Kill advances in bracket
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FARGO, N.D. — On Friday night during Sports Extra, the KVRR Sports team announced the next two nominees for the Play of the Academic Year bracket. This week, it was the first set of volleyball  plays to be voted on and advance to the round of eight. This week it was West Fargo’s Erin Binstock taking home the win with…

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Shanley’s Payne; Sheyenne’s Berg and Terhark Among Lions All Stars

The Lions All Star Games are set for July 13th and 14th at Bismarck High and West Fargo High, respectively
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FARGO, ND – The games, which pit the best boys and girls from Class B. up against those from class B, are scheduled for this summer. Class B. Plans to play July 13th at Bismarck high while West Fargo high plans to host the A. game the next day. It’s no surprise to see North Dakota’s Miss Basketball, Reile Payne,…

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Play of the Year Nominees: April 17

Valley City, West Fargo Battle for Advancement in Play of the Year Bracket
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  FARGO, ND – The first showdown in the Volleyball quadrant of the 2020 Chris Heise Play of the Year Bracket was a battle between EDC schools on the court: Valley City and West Fargo. In the state quarterfinal game against Bismarck Century back on November 24th, Hi-Liner’s Natalie Lemnus caught the Patriots defense off guard with the push over…

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Post 2 Coach Gunnar Linstaedt Reflects On The Life of Jim Pettersen

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FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo-Moorhead community continues to mourn the loss of Post 2 vice chairman Jim Pettersen who lost his battle with COVID-19 in Arizona on Wednesday night. When Jim took over the club in 2005, Post 2 had not won a state title for almost 10 years. Under his watch, the team won six state titles all leading…

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Sheyenne’s Kpeenu Signs With NDSU Football As Part Of 2021 Class

Kpeenu led EDC in rushing as a junior
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FARGO, N.D — Head coach Matt Entz and North Dakota State football land their second recruit for the 2021 class and did not have to look very far to find him. Sheyenne running back Barika Kpeenu has committed to NDSU making it official on his twitter after being offered in February. There’s no doubt the Bison found a player who…