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MN Boys Basketball Roundup: Hawley, Perham advance in 8AA Playoffs

Mahnomen/Waubun advances in section 6A playoffs.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Hawley Nuggets advanced in the section 8-AA playoffs with the 58-45 win over Park Rapids. Noah Glad lead the top-seed from the north with 30 points. The undefeated Perham Yellow Jackets also moved on to the semifinals of the 8-AA playoffs. Perham downed East Grand Forks 83-63. In section 8-AAAA seventh-seeded Moorhead fell short to sixth-seeded…

The West Fargo CycleBar Pedals for a Good Cause

The CycleBar in West Fargo held a charity ride for Landon Solberg, a ten-year-old battling cancer

WEST FARGO, N.D. — “We’re going to go as fast as we can. You can take a little bit off if you want, but I want you to go hard,” yelled the West Fargo CycleBar owner, Jodi Roper to her cycling class. This type of motivation is the norm at the CycleBar in West Fargo, however for this particular class…

Class-A Boys Basketball: Sheyenne Advances to State Title Game

Century downs Mandan in other semifinal game.

FARGO, N.D. — The Sheyenne Mustangs advance to the state championship game in boys basketball for the first time in school-history. The Mustangs defeated the Packers of West Fargo 69-63. Christian Kuntz led the Mustangs with 23 points. Zach Westphal chipped in another 15 points for Sheyenne. Joe Pistorius lead all scorers with 24 points in the loss for West…

Play of the Week Nominees: March 9

WATCH THE NOMINEES FOR THE D.J. COLTER - KEN KRAFT HIGH SCHOOL PLAY OF THE WEEK

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The nominees for the DJ Colter – Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week both come from the Section 8AA Minnesota girls basketball tournament. Julia Warmack helped East Grand Forks win with a buzzer-beater just before the first half ended. In play No. 2, Barnesville’s Andria McIntyre fights through traffic and throws up the off-balance shot…

Women’s Basketball: MSUM Falls in First Round of Central Regional

MSUM women finish season 23-6.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (MSUM Athletics) — The Minnesota State University Moorhead women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end on Friday as the Dragons fell to No. 10 Central Missouri, 66-49 in the first round of the NCAA tournament at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. MSUM ended the season 23-6. Central Missouri improved to 25-3. “We…

KVRR Round table: College Basketball Review

KVRR sports team reviews the college basketball season in North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota and NDSU men’s basketball teams seasons have ended in the conference tournament. The same for the Fighting Hawks women and Bison women. The KVRR sports team reviews the four teams’ seasons and gives a quick look ahead to what could be in store for next season. Categories: College, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines…

Curling Gold Medalists Welcomed to Fargo for USA Nationals

Skip John Shuster and his team are on a nation-wide tour promoting the sport

FARGO, N.D. — The 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang did not go well overall for the United States. But try telling that to the curling team. Skip John Shuster and company brought the Americans their first-ever gold medal in the sport, in miraculous fashion. They rattled off five wins in a row to reach the top of the podium. Shuster spent Friday…

College Hockey: UND Shuts out Omaha, Takes 1-0 Series Lead

North Dakota is one win away from the NCHC Frozen Faceoff

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Fourth-seeded North Dakota took game one of the best-of-three series with fifth-seeded Omaha 4-0 in the first round of the NCHC playoffs. Christian Wolanin and Nick Jones both netted their 12th goals of the season in the victory. Joel Janatuinen also scored in the win. With a win on Saturday North Dakota will advance to the…

West Dominates East in Girls Basketball State Quarterfinals

All four teams from the WDA advanced to the semis.

FARGO, N.D. — It was not a great day for EDC girls basketball teams. All four teams from the East lost in the first round of the state tournament to their Western counterparts. Three-seed Grand Forks Red River came the closest to victory, falling by six points against Bismarck St. Mary’s. (W1) Bismarck Century 66, (E4) Sheyenne 42 (W2) Mandan…

Sheyenne, West Fargo Slated for State Semifinal Showdown in Boys Basketball

The Mustangs and Packers won their quarterfinal matchups on Thursday

FARGO, N.D. — Either Sheyenne or West Fargo will be playing in the state final for boys basketball, and they have to get through the other to get there. The Packers pulled off an 85-81 overtime victory against Jamestown in the quarterfinals, aided by Joe Pistorius’ 29 points. Sheyenne, the EDC Tournament champion, was a little more comfortable in its…