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Moorhead Boys Hockey Enters Section Tournament with Big Aspirations

The Spuds are the one-seed in the section tournament.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — It was a strong regular season for Moorhead’s boys hockey team overall, but it didn’t end on the brightest note. The Spuds lost to Hill-Murray 3-0, but still earned the one-seed in the Section 8AA tournament. The seniors on the team are all trying to put that game behind them as they know one more loss ends…

Region 1 GBB Roundup: Kindred, Lisbon Roll to Big Wins in Quarterfinals

Oak Grove upsets Enderlin, faces Kindred in semifinals Tuesday.

FARGO, N.D. — In the opening game of the day in the Region 1 girls basketball tournament top-seeded Kindred downed eighth-seeded Hankinson 59-22. Tina Freir lead the Vikings with 13 points and Abby Duscherer tallied another 12 in the victory. The first upset of the day came by the hands of fifth-seeded Oak Grove. The Grovers beat fourth-seeded Enderlin 54-48.Oak…

Lawson’s Labored Layup Picks Up Play of the Week Honors

The Hawley Nugget split the defense with a spin-move and finished with an up-and-under

HAWLEY, Minn. — This week’s winner of the DJ Colter – Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week goes to Hawley boys basketball’s Gunnar Lawson. Lawson split the defense with a spin-move and finished with an up-and-under layup. The solid moves and the finish earned enough votes to be high school play of the week. Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra,…

Coach of the Week: Davies Boys Hockey’s Scott Petersen

Davies is looking for its first state boys hockey title

FARGO, N.D. — Davies boys hockey has never won a North Dakota state championship. The Eagles are knocking on the door with second-year head coach Scott Petersen, and he is the KVRR Coach of the Week. Davies took down 2-seed Grand Forks Red River in the East Region semifinal Friday night to clinch a state berth.   Categories: High School,…

Eighth-Grader Schmitz wins First State Title, Brings Championship home to Kindred

Schmitz won the state title at 106-pounds in Class B.

FARGO, N.D. — The Kindred Vikings state wrestling drought has been ended. On Saturday at the FargoDome, eighth-grader Carter Schmitz won by a 9-4 decision against Hillsboro-Central Valley’s Luke Leshuk at 106-pounds in Class B to give Kindred their first individual state champion in school history. Schmitz finished in third place last season as a seventh grader. He said he had…

College Softball: Pair of Homers Lifts NDSU Over Cal State Fullerton

Bre Beatty and Dani Renner both homer for the Bison in the win.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (NDSU Athletics) – Bre Beatty and Dani Renner each hit three-run home runs as North Dakota State unloaded on Cal State Fullerton for a 9-1 victory to close out the San Diego State Campbell/Cartier Classic on Sunday, Feb. 18, before 152 spectators in SDSU Softball Stadium. NDSU (5-5) opens against Stephen F. Austin (6-4) at 12:30 p.m….

N.D. State Wrestling: Individual State Championships

Day three of the North Dakota high school state wrestling tournament featured the individual championships

FARGO, N.D. — Day three of the North Dakota high school state wrestling tournament featured the individual championships. West Fargo’s Jared Franek topped Valley City’s David Peterson in the Class A, 152 lbs. match, earning him his fourth state title of his career. Franek also broke the record for most wins in North Dakota’s high school wrestling history. He, as…

Boy’s Hockey: Hill-Murray Shuts Out Moorhead, 3-0

Spuds drop to 18-7 on the season

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Hill-Murray boys hockey shut out Moorhead in the Spuds’ final regular season game. The loss puts the Spuds at 18-7 on the season before entering the Section tournament on Tuesday, February 20th.   Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Hill-Murray, Moorhead Spuds, Spuds Hockey

Women’s Basketball: MSUM’s 16-Game Winning Streak Ends Against UMD, Will Share NSIC Title

MSUM saw its school-record tying 16-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday with a 59-47 loss to Minnesota Duluth

MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSUM Athletics) – The Minnesota State University Moorhead women’s basketball team saw its school-record tying 16-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday with a 59-47 loss to Minnesota Duluth at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse. The win means MSUM will share the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference regular-season title with Augustana and Northern and also win the third straight…