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Minnesota State Hockey Brackets Released

Moorhead faces Hill-Murray; EGF faces St. Cloud Cathedral

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The brackets are out for the Minnesota State High School hockey tournaments. In Class AA, the Moorhead Spuds have been awarded the three seed and will face Hill-Murray. In Class A, East Grand Forks is the four seed and will play St. Cloud Cathedral who is the five seed. All Quarterfinal games will be held at…

Hockey: UND Women’s Season Ends with Loss to Wisconsin

Fighting Hawks lose 2-1 to the No. 1 Badgers

MINNEAPOLIS (UND Athletics) — Special teams was the deciding factor in the semifinal matchup between the UND women’s hockey team and No. 1 Wisconsin, as the Badgers used a five-on-three power play goal in the second period to open the scoring en route to a 2-1 win over UND on Saturday afternoon at Ridder Arena. The loss ends North Dakota’s…

UND Women’s Basketball Works toward Big Sky Tournament

Fighting Hawks prepare for conference tournament

PORTLAND, Ore. — The North Dakota women’s basketball team ends the regular season with a share of the Big Sky title. The Fighting Hawks (20-9, 15-3 BSC) fell to Portland State (14-16, 8-10 BSC) in the season finale, giving them the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament beginning on March 6. KVRR Sports anchors Keith Albertson and Jeremy Klein preview…

Am Fam HS Play of the Week Nominees

Moorhead's Herbranson and Shanley's Kava square off for Play of the Week

FARGO, N.D. — Moorhead’s boys hockey team and Shanley’s boys basketball team have had very successful seasons. Players will say the individual accolades don’t matter in the grand scheme of things, but one player from each of those teams is still a nominees for the American Family Insurance High School Play of the Week, sponsored by the Darin Zaun Agency….

Coach of the Week: NDSU Wrestling’s Roger Kish

Kish is in 6th season as the Bison Wrestling Coach

FARGO, N.D. — This weeks coach of the week is NDSU wrestling’s Roger Kish. Kish is in his sixth season as head coach of North Dakota State.  He is the fourth head coach in the 59-year history of the Bison wrestling program, and he has a 40-34 overall record. He spent two years as an assistant wrestling coach at NDSU…

UND Closes Regular Season with Eyes on Big Sky Title

Fighting Hawks tied for first in Big Sky

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS) — Senior Day sets up with the potential of being extra special if North Dakota can knock off Portland State Saturday afternoon at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. A victory would clinch the No. 1 seed for the Fighting Hawks at next week’s Big Sky Tournament and give the program at least a share of the…

NDSU Readies for Rematch with IUPUI in Summit League Tournament

Bison hold the two seed in the Summit League Tournament.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU ATHLETICS) — Championship-caliber focus and high-octane effort. That’s what the North Dakota State men’s basketball team hopes to bring each time it steps on the court. Coming off an exciting regular season that saw the highest home attendance in more than two decades, the Bison aim for postseason success when they take the floor at the Denny…

EDC BBB: Davies Routs Red River, Sheyenne Upsets West Fargo

Eagles and Mustangs clinch spot in State Tournament

FARGO, N.D. — The semifinals of the boys East Region Tournament took place at the Scheels Center today. In the first semifinal, No. 1 Davies won with ease over No.5 Red River 90-69. Senior Matt Veit finished with 33 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists for the Eagles. In the second semifinal game, No. 3 Sheyenne squeaked by No. 2…

EDC GBB: Davies and Shanley Clinch State Tournament Berths

Eagles Roll Past Huskies; Deacons Comeback Against Knights

FARGO, N.D. — The East Region Tournament continued for the girls bracket with two berths to the state tournament on the line. In the first semifinal game No. 1 Davies took care of  No. 4 Wahpeton 66-48. Junior Raegan Linster scored a game-high 26 points for the Eagles. In the other semifinal game, No. 2 Shanley trailed at halftime, but battled…

NDSU Women’s Basketball Embracing Underdog Role

The Bison are the 7-seed in the Summit League Tournament

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — The North Dakota State University women’s basketball team (6-23 overall) is scheduled to tip-off play in The Summit League Women’s Basketball Championship Saturday, March 4, at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. The No. 7 seed Bison are slated to take on No. 2 seed IUPUI (22-7 overall) in a quarterfinal game…