FARGO, N.D — Fargo south girls basketball coach Jason Smedshammer has announced his retirement. Smedshammer has been at the helm for 11 years and was an assistant before that since 1999. It ends a coaching career that started in 1988. Smedshammer -saw through the career of Adie Wagner, who is one of only six high school players in North Dakota…
FARGO, N.D. — After 14 years away from coaching a familiar face returns to the bench. Shanley has hired former North Dakota State College of Science head coach Craig Irwin. In eight seasons with NDSCS, Irwin recorded a 212-48 record, won 7 conference titles and 4 district titles. The announcement comes on the same day, his daughter, Tylee, plays for…
PERHAM, Minn — Perham boys basketball heads to the Class AA state tournament as one of the hottest teams in Minnesota. As the three seed, the Yellowjackets took down the top two teams in Section 8A to earn their spot. The win over the one seed, DGF, came by 14 points. The confidence came at the start of their five-game…
FARGO, N.D — The Chris Heise high school play of the week winner goes to Moorhead boys basketball and Adam Jenkins. Jenkins showed the hops cleaning up a missed shot off the rim by a teammate and throwing it down against Rogers in the Section 8AAAA semifinals. It helped the Spuds advance to the Section Final and eventually earning a…
FARGO, N.D — This week’s nominees for the Chris Heise high school play of the week showcase performances for the Minnesota High School State Section Semi-Finals. First up, in Moorhead it’s Adam Jenkins following for the putback slam in Moorhead’s win over Roger. But is it better than DGF’s Blake Kragness’s steal and layup to help lead the Rebels past…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn — Fergus Falls girls basketball advances to the Class AA State Championship with a 69-57 win over Minnehaha Academy. The Otters will face the top seed, Providence Academy, at 2 P.M. Saturday. You can watch the game on Antenna TV. Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Fergus Falls Basketball, Fergus Falls Otters, Fergus Falls…
MOORHEAD MN. –“Beginning of the year we didn’t know our lineups quite yet and were still mixing and matching to see what works best. I think as soon as we figured out our lineups and the people who were gonna play and I feel like we just clicked and really played a lot better,” said junior center, Adam Jenkins. Once…
ENDERLIN, N.D — Enderlin’s Joe Hurlbert is going back to back winning another Gatorade player of year award. The star center averaged 25.5 points, 14.9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks per game in his senior season. Hurlbert finished his career with 2,188 points and 1,475 rebounds and joins NDSU’s Boden Skunberg and Jamestown’s Mason Walters to win the award…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn — Top seed DGF defeats Thief River Falls while the three seed, Perham, pulls off the upset over the three seed, Pelican Rapids, to advance to the Section 8AA Final. Both will play for a spot in the state tournament Friday at 7 right back in DL. In Perham, 27-1 New York Mills won north sub-state of…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn — Fergus Falls girls basketball returns to the state tournament for the first time since 2018. It’s the second go around for seniors Ellie Colbeck and Tori Ratz who bring in more experience this time around having a combined record of 111-28 in five years on varsity. “Were a lot more vocal. We were younger, we were…
