High School

HS Basketball Roundup: Shanley Girls back in Title Game

Shanley Girls advance to title game with Semifinal victory

BISMARCK, N.D. — The Semifinals of the Class-A boys and girls basketball tournaments continued Friday. The Davies boys entered the tournament undefeated on the year, but they get upset in the semifinal by Minot, 73-69. Shanley’s girls are the three-time defending state champions, and they moved one step closer to the four-pete with a win against Bismarck Century. Categories: High…

Coach of the Week: Oak Grove’s Kyle Card

Grovers' boys basketball coach Kyle Card is the KVRR Coach of the Week

FARGO, N.D. — Oak Grove’s boys basketball team is back to the North Dakota Class-B state tournament. Head coach Kyle Card led the Grovers to a state title in 2014, and he is the KVRR Coach of the Week. The Class-B Tournament begins Thursday, March 16. Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Class b, coach of…

AM FAM HS Play of the Week Nominees: March 10

Davies' Paper or Maple Valley's Killorn for AM FAM HS POTW.

FARGO, N.D. — This week’s American Family High School Play of the Week is brought to you by the D.J. Colter agency. The nominees come from the hardwood during vital moments in the playoffs. In Class-A girls basketball, Davies’ Alyssa Paper finishes a lay up in transition and draws the contact for the foul. In Class B boys basketball, Maple…

Bracket: Shanley Girls, Davies Boys advance in the State Tournament

West Region owns the East except for top seeds

BISMARCK, N.D. — Shanley’s girls basketball team snuck past Bismarck in the first round of the North Dakota Class-A girls basketball tournament 64-54. The Deacons will match up against Bismarck Century at 1:00 on Friday with a trip to the state final on the line. Davies boys entered the tournament undefeated but faced a scare as Bismarck lost by only…

Spuds Hockey Gears up for Rematch with Hill-Murray

Moorhead defeated Hill-Murray 4-3 in OT earlier this season.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — There is only one day until Moorhead’s boys hockey team hits the road to the Minnesota State Hockey Tournament.  The Spuds cleaned up in the section, winning all three games in blow-out fashion, but the state tournament is unfamiliar territory for this team. Moorhead fell short in the section final in each of the last three seasons,…

HS Basketball Roundup: Oak Grove, Richland Advance to Region Final

Grovers take down Bulldogs; Colts defeat Pirates.

WAHPETON, N.D. — The Class-B boys basketball region tournaments continued today. In Region 1 the top-seeded Oak Grove Grovers took down Milnor- North Sargent 78-56. In the other semifinal game Richland defeated Hankinson 76-66. Oak Grove will play Richland on thursday at 7:30 p.m. with a trip to the state tournament on the line. In Region 2, Hillsboro/Central Valley beat…

Top-seed Oak Grove Makes Region 1 Semifinal

The Grovers zipped past Maple Valley in the Region 1 quarterfinal

WAHPETON, N.D. — The top-seeded Oak Grove Grovers picked up a comfortable win in the quarterfinals of the Region 1 boys basketball tournament to end Maple Valley’s season. The No. 9 seeded Raiders hung with Oak Grove through the first quarter before the Grovers pulled away for a 66-47 win. Region 1 scores: (1) Oak Grove, 66, (9) Maple Valley,…

Moorhead’s Herbranson Dangles his way to Am Fam Play of the Week

Moorhead's senior makes a great move to score a goal against Roseau

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — The Moorhead Spuds are heading back to the Minnesota state tournament for the first time since 2013. Although Moorhead could’ve gotten through its 8AA section final against Roseau without an extra goal from Matt Herbranson, the play itself is voted on as the American Family Insurance High School Play of the Week, sponsored by the…

Girls Basketball Roundup: Shanley Wins East Region Tournament

Deacons beat Davies 62-47

FARGO, N.D. — Shanley wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the North Dakota state tournament for Class-A with the 15-point win against Davies. State tournament matchups: Shanley vs. Bismarck, March 9, 1:00 Bismarck vs. Wahpeton, March 9, 3:00 Mandan vs. Devils Lake, March 9, 5:00 Davies vs. Bismarck, March 9, 7:00 Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines Tags: East Region, Girl’s…

Boys Basketball Roundup: Shanley, West Fargo will Join Sheyenne, Davies at State Tournament

West Fargo and Shanley win their consolation rounds to make it to the North Dakota state tournament

FARGO, N.D. — Davies boys basketball remains undefeated on the season with an 89-74 win over Sheyenne in the East Region Tournament final. The Eagles will join West Fargo, Shanley and Sheyenne as teams out of the East region to make the state tournament. Saturday boys scores: (1) Davies, 89, (3) Sheyenne, 74 (2) West Fargo, 66, (4) Devils Lake,…