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UND Hockey Approaching Regional As Clean Slate

Enter as no. 2 seed in Albany Regional

GRAND FORKS, N.D — Last time North Dakota hockey was a two seed in the NCAA Tournament it ended lifting up the national championship trophy in 2016. Now, the team sits in the very same position facing off  with Notre Dame Thursday in the Albany regional. The majority of the roster was new to the postseason single elimination format and…

Playing For Nebraska “Full Circle” Moment For Former NDSU Star Griesel

Sam Griesel decided to use last year of eligibility to play at home

FARGO, N.D — Walking on his senior day for North Dakota State first team-all Summit League guard Sam Griesel had his mindset on playing professionally overseas. “The weekend after that Tuesday night when the season ended and it’s only been two weeks since I actually thought about playing somewhere and more college basketball,” Griesel said. What led — to that…

Perham Boys Basketball Playing With Nothing To Lose

Yellowjackets head to fifth state tournament in 11 years

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…

Moorhead’s Jenkins Wins High School Play of the Week

Adam Jenkins dunk takes home win

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…

Sam Griesel Transfers to Nebraska

Sammy Hoops Headed Home to Lincoln

FARGO–After entering the transfer portal star guard Sam Griesel is going home to Lincoln, Nebraska to play for the cornhuskers under Fred Hoiberg. Griesel was one of the top high school players at Lincoln East, averaging 17.1 points and 6.1 rebounds as a senior in 2017-18. “Sammy Hoops” averaged 14.3 points per game this winter in his final season with…

UND to Take on UND In NCAA Hockey Tournament

Fighting Irish V Fighting Hawks in Round 1

GRAND FORKS N.D.– Notre Dame and North Dakota will face off Thursday night in the opening round of the NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament.  Thursday night’s game will be the 38th all-time meeting between North Dakota and Notre Dame. The all time series is tied at 17-17 -3. This is the first time the teams have ever met in the NCAA…

Chris Heise High School Play of the Week Nominees

Moorhead and DGF Basketball tip off in this week's nominations

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…

Fergus Falls Girls Basketball Advances to Class AA State Championship

Play Providence Academy at 2 P.M. Saturday

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…

Cinderella Spuds Head to State

First State Tournament Appearance in 10 Years

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…

Wentz Introduced in Washington

Wentz ready for new start

WASHINGTON – Carson Wentz has reported for duty. The Washington Commanders introduced their new quarterback a day after the new league began. The former Bison joins his third team in three years. After only a year long marriage with the Indianapolis Colts that ended with back to back losses and no playoff appearance, Wentz admitted his failures and now —…