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MIAC Winter Season Gets Green Light

Competition Begins First Week of February

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – (MIAC Press Release) The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Presidents’ Council has voted to approve plans for a return to competitive athletics this winter. The MIAC winter sports of basketball, hockey, indoor track and field, and swimming and diving will be permitted to participate in regular-season competition. The MIAC will not host winter-sport playoffs nor conference postseason…

Fargo South-Shanley Remains Tied Atop the EDC With Win Over Davies

Bruins beat the Eagles, 2-0

FARGO, N.D. — The two teams share the same arena. Fargo South-Shanley and Davies took the rivalry to the ice Tuesday night. The Bruins came out on top with the 2-0 win. Captain Tanner Kirkeby scored both goals. South-Shanley improved to 7-1 on the season and will look for win number right Friday night against Sheyenne. Categories: High School, Top…

Devils Lake’s Nelson Becoming Huge Part of NDSU’s Recent Success

Mr. North Dakota Basketball successfully finding role on men's hoops team

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State men’s basketball is off to a perfect 4-0 start to the summit league season including wins in six of their last seven match-ups. That streak has been welcomed with the arrival of North Dakota Mr. Basketball forward Grant Nelson. Through the first seven games, Nelson had just 16 points. Since then the Devils Lake…

NDSU Hires Mankato’s Beschorner as Running Backs Coach; Larson Moves to Offensive Line

Moves made to fill void of AJ Blazek's Depature

FARGO, N.D. – (NDSU Athletics) North Dakota State University head football coach Matt Entz announced two coaching staff changes Tuesday, Jan. 12, following the recent departure of offensive line coach AJ Blazek to the University of Wyoming. NDSU has hired Minnesota State University Mankato offensive coordinator Joe Beschorner as the new Bison running backs coach. Dan Larson, who has coached NDSU running…

NDHSAA Makes Changes to Hockey, Wrestling Postseasons

Schedules altered for hockey and wrestling

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — Changes are coming to the hockey and wrestling postseason championships. On the mats, — there will be no regional tournaments for class A or B. A meeting will happento determine seeding for state which still takes place at the FargoDome, however both classes will have their own sessions and the team portion completed in one day….

Central Cass Girls Hoops Edges Kindred to Stay Unbeaten

Squirrels beat the Vikings, 59-58

KINDRED, N.D. — It was a rematch of the Class B Region tournament Monday night as Kindred hosted Central Cass. The Vikings trailed in the first quarter and finished the half on an 8-2 run taking a seven-point lead. That would not be enough to hold off the visitors as Central Cass won, 59-58. Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines…

Air Kraft: Shanley’s Conner Kraft Wins High School Play of the Week

Kraft won with 61 percent of the votes

FARGO, N.D. — This week’s winner of the DJ Colter High School Play of the Week goes to Shanley’s Conner Kraft. The Deacons took home just over 61 percent of the votes. Kraft had a big dunk against West Fargo. Congrats to Kraft and the Deacons for taking home the win. Categories: High School, Play of the Week, Top Sports…

NDSU Football Loses Spring Opponent

Indiana State Opts out of spring season

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana — North Dakota State football has lost an opponent in the upcoming Missouri Valley Conference season. Indiana State has decided to opt out. Both sides were scheduled to play on March 6th in Terre Haute. The Sycamores sighted the short turnaround between the spring and fall as the main reason. In the next nine months, 19 games…

UND’s Allen-Eiken Announces Transfer for Men’s Basketball Program

Holds the program record for points as a freshman

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — After sitting out the series finale at Oral Roberts on Saturday UND forward DeSean Allen-Eikens announced he’s opting out of the season and transferring from the program. Allen-Eikens has played in just five games after suffering an ankle injury in practice after game one against Miami, Ohio. Last time on the court,he played just nine minutes….

Eagles part ways with head coach Doug Pederson

Eagles went 4-11-1 this season

PHILADELPHIA –  (FOX 29) The Philadelphia Eagles have parted ways with head coach Doug Pederson after a disappointing 4-11-1 season, the team announced on Monday. Owner Jeffrey Lurie released a statement on the team’s Twitter account explaining he believes it was “in both of our best interests to part ways.” “I have spent the last few weeks evaluating everything from this…