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KVRR Round Table: NDSU to Face Winner of Montana State, Incarnate Word Matchup

NDSU has a first-round bye in the FCS playoffs

FARGO, N.D. — NDSU football has a first-round bye in the FCS playoffs after claiming the No. 1 seed.  Who the herd faces first will be decided on Saturday when Montana State and Incarnate Word take the field. The KVRR sports team breaks down Saturday’s contest. They also analyze which of the two opponents would be an ideal matchup for…

KVRR Round Table: UND Football Season Recap

The KVRR Sports team analyzes the Fighting Hawks' 2018 campaign

GRAND FORKS, N.D. —- UND football missed out on the FCS playoffs after falling in its final game of the season to Northern Arizona. The Hawks finished their 2018 campaign with a 6-5 record. The KVRR Sports team analyzes the Hawks’ season and what the loss of their 16 seniors will mean for 2019. Categories: College, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports…

KVRR NFL Pick ‘Em: Jon Ammerman Makes his Picks

Moorhead boys hockey coach Jon Ammerman MAKES HIS PICKS IN THE KVRR NFL PICK 'EM

MOORHEAD, Minn. — During the entire football season, fans can compete in the KVRR NFL Pick ‘Em. We are giving out weekly prizes to the people who pick the most winners from the NFL matchups while also highlighting a new guest picker every week. Moorhead boys hockey coach Jon Ammerman is the guest picker for week 12. Categories: Football Pick Em…

Moorhead Boys Hockey Expecting a Grittier Season

The Spuds lost key players from last year's section runner-up finish

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead’s hockey team opens up its season on Saturday. The team lost in the section final a year ago and lost a core group of seniors, including their goaltender. Head coach Jon Ammerman says in no way is this a rebuilding year for the Spuds. But, because there is a lot of talent missing from a year ago,…

HS Boys Hockey Roundup: West Fargo, Fargo North Come up short in Season Openers

The Packers fell to Bismarck and the Spartans lost to Bismarck Century

WEST FARGO, N.D. — The boys hockey season did not start exactly as West Fargo would have liked. The Packers were at home against Bismarck, and they dropped the matchup 3-2. The Demons scored 30 seconds into the game and ended the first period with a 2-1 lead before West Fargo tied it up. Bismarck scored the eventual game-winner in…

Men’s Basketball: UND Spends Thanksgiving Holiday Giving Back

The team served food at a local soup kicthen

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — In the spirit of Thanksgiving, UND Men’s Basketball spent the day giving back to the Grand Forks community. The team partnered up with Northlands Resuce Mission to serve holiday meals to those in need. Each student-athlete prepared the plates and hand-delivered treats to the tables, but perhaps their favorite part was mingling with their guests. “It’s…

College Hockey: UND Isn’t Overlooking a Struggling Alaska Anchorage Team

The Seawolves are 1-8-1 through their first ten games

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota hockey is looking to bounce back into the win column after getting swept this past weekend. The Hawks will face an Alaska Anchorage team that has won just one of its first ten contests. The Seawolves have been shut out in five of those losses and rank dead last in the NCAA in scoring…

MN Football: Mahnomen-Waubun Vies For Class A Championship

Mahnomen-Waubun defense held five teams scoreless this season

MAHNOMEN, Minn. — The (9-0) Mahnomen-Waubun Thunderbirds defense has given their crowd something to cheer about all season long. “Our boys are very aggressive, they’re very athletic and fortunately for us they like contact and they like to hit and they get after it,” Mahnomen-Waubun head coach John Clark, Jr. said. “They say defense wins championships, so I think that’s…

Fargo Force Fend Off Ferocious Comeback to Win in Shootout

The Force led 3-0 with five minutes left in the third period

FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Force looked poised to cruise to victory Wednesday night after holding a 3-0 lead with just five minutes to play at home. Then Des Moines started chipping away. The Buccaneers scored three goals in matter of 3:30 to tie things up and force overtime. After a scoreless overtime period, the Force hung on in a…

NDSU’s Stick, Cox Named MVFC Players of the Year

They are the first set of teammates to earn the honors since 2010

ST. LOUIS (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick was named Offensive Player of the Year and linebacker Jabril Cox was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 21, by a vote of the league’s media, head coaches and sports information directors. Stick is the second NDSU player to earn the…