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Late Push from NDSU WBB Leads Them to Victory over New Hampshire

Bison Beat the Wildcats 56-51

FARGO, N.D. – (NDSU Athletics) The North Dakota State women’s basketball team hit six free throws in the final :08 Sunday afternoon, as the Bison beat New Hampshire 56-51 at the Scheels Center inside the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. NDSU held an early 4-2 lead on back-to-back layups by Emily Dietz, but the Wildcats answered with an 8-0 run in a…

NDSU MBB Beats UC Santa Barbara Behind Big Games From Deng Geu and Tyson Ward

Bison beat the Gauchos 82-63

FARGO, N.D. – (NDSU Athletics) Deng Geu and Tyson Ward both scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the North Dakota State men’s basketball team to an 82-63 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Sunday afternoon inside the Scheels Center.   NDSU improved to 1-1 with the win. The Gauchos went 23-9 last season and were picked in…

Dominating the Standard on and off the Field: Menard fits the mold of ideal student-athlete

NDSU defensive end Greg Menard is an engineering student with a 3.90 GPA

FARGO, N.D. — During his tenure at North Dakota State, Greg Menard has been a force. He is fourth on the all-time career sacks list at NDSU and climbing up the ladder. The three players above him were all drafted into the NFL. The senior has 7.5 sacks through 10 games. But, if everything went according to plan, Menard wouldn’t…

Fargo Force Win In Overtime

Force beat Des Moines 4-3

FARGO, N.D. — (Fargo Force PR) Fargo came from behind and scored three unanswered goals to beat the Des Moines Buccaneers 4-3 in front of 3579 fans at Scheels Arena Saturday night. Ben Meyers won the game with a power-play goal from the right circle 35 seconds into the extra period.   “It’s a big character win after a disappointing…

MSUM Clinches Bowl Berth With Win Over St. Cloud

Dragons beat the Huskies 13-10

MOORHEAD, Minn. — (MSUM Athletics) The Minnesota State University Moorhead football team is headed to the Mineral Water Bowl for the first time in school history. The Dragons recorded a hard-fought 13-10 win over St. Cloud State to finish the regular season at 8-3, their most wins in a season since 1991. It is also the Dragons’ first win over…

North Dakota Football Beats Portland State On Senior Day

UND beat Portland State 17-10

GRAND FORKS, N.D.– (UND Athletics) Lenny Nelson’s fourth-quarter 58-yard interception return for a touchdown helped North Dakota to a gritty 17-10 home win over Portland State Saturday afternoon at the Alerus Center. Trailing 10-0-7 heading into the final frame, Nelson corralled a tipped pass off the hands of Jaxson Turner and raced untouched to the house to put the Fighting Hawks on top…

USHL: Wheels Fall Off in Force Loss to Des Moines

Ondrej Pavel and Aaron Huglen each netted a goal for the Force

FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Force jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in Friday’s matchup with the Des Moines Buccaneers. The wheels fell off from there as the Bucs scored 6 unanswered goals to win it 6-3. Ondrej Pavel and Aaron Huglen each netted a goal for the Force. Categories: Fargo Force, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Aaron…

Minute With Maria: How Well Does UND Men’s Basketball Know Each Other Off the Court?

Seniors Conner Avants and Cortez Seales answer trivia questions

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota Men’s basketball has a lot of newcomers in the program this year. But two familiar faces for the Fighting Hawks are seniors Conner Avants and Cortez Seales. The duo are entering their fourth season together, but how well do they know one another off the court? Maria Santora found out in this episode of Minute…

Play of the Week Nominees: November 9

Two plays from the high school football playoffs square off for play of the week

FARGO, N.D. — The nominees for this week’s Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week feature student-athletes helping their teams win big playoff games. The first one is out of Thompson. Marcus Hughes fields the screen pass, breaks a tackle, spins past another defender and runs all the way to the end zone for the score. The other nominee…

MSUM MBB Rolls Morris Behind 52 Point Second Half

Dragons beat the Cougars 97-69

MOORHEAD, Minn. – (MSUM Atheltics) The Minnesota State University Moorhead men’s basketball team posted a 97-69 victory over the University of Minnesota-Morris in their regular-season opener on Friday. Senior forward Addison Park led the team with 21 points and contributed two assists. Senior guard Travaun Coad had 20 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Junior guard Johnny Beeninga led the team with four assists to go…