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NDSU MBB May Look to its Depth in Summit League Tournament

Tyson Ward scored a career-high 22 points vs. IUPUI earlier this season

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU Athletics) — The No. 2-seeded North Dakota State men’s basketball team (19-10 overall, 11-5 Summit League) will play No. 7 seed IUPUI (13-17, 7-9 Summit) in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament on Saturday, Mar. 4, at 8:30 p.m. inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. The winner will play the winner…

NDSU’s Miller, Werner Claim All-Conference Honors

Paul Miller is First Team All-Conference, Dexter Werner is Sixth Man of the Year

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State junior guard Paul Miller was named to the All-Summit League first team, and senior forward Dexter Werner earned second-team All-Summit League honors and the league’s Sixth Man of the Year award. Miller is the first Bison to garner first-team all-league honors as a junior since Marshall Bjorklund in 2013. Miller averaged 19.3…

UND’s Faison Named Under Armour FCS Athletic Director of the Year

Fighting Hawks featured two Big Sky champs and a National Champion hockey team in 2016

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) – The National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced today that University of North Dakota Athletics Director Brian Faison has been chosen by his peers as a 2016-17 Under Armour Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors of the Year. “On behalf of the Big Sky Conference, congratulations to North Dakota’s Brian Faison for his Athletics Director of the…

NDSU Men’s Basketball Heading into Summit League Tournament with a Sense of Urgency

The two-seeded Bison will face seven-seed IUPUI

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State is days away from its first-round matchup against IUPUI in the Summit League Tournament. The Bison split the regular-season series against the Jaguars, but head coach Dave Richman says this is the one that matters. “The phrase that we’re talking about to the group right now is just the urgency,” Richman said. “The urgency…

Rink Report: UND Hits the Road for Final Regular-Season Series

The Fighting Hawks face Miami-Ohio on Friday, Saturday

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The University of North Dakota’s men’s hockey team is heading into the final series of the regular season with ground to make up in the NCHC. Jeremy Klein reports from Grand Forks that the team is focused on making sure they don’t slip on the final stretch. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Fighting Hawks, Fighting…

UPDATE: Moorhead Boys Hockey Punches Ticket to State with Shutout Win

The Spuds won the Minnesota Section 8AA with a 6-0 win against Roseau

UPDATE: Moorhead head coach Jon Ammerman talks about the significance of making the state title for the first time since 2013 THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — Moorhead’s boys hockey team is going back to the state tournament for the first time since 2013 after shutting out Roseau in the Section 8AA title game. The Spuds won all three section tournament…

Boys Basketball: East Region Tournament Highlights

Davies, Red River, West Fargo and Sheyenne advance to region semifinal

FARGO, N.D. — The field is set for the East Region Tournament semifinals after action ended on Tuesday night. One-seed Fargo Davies ran past Fargo South 76-55 in the quarterfinals and will face five-seed Red River. The other semifinal will feature No. 2 West Fargo and No. 3 Sheyenne Quarterfinal scores: Davies, 76, Fargo South, 55 GF Red River, 54,…

Girls Basketball: East Region Tournament Highlights

Davies, Wahpeton, Shanley and Grand Forks advance to the region semifinal

FARGO, N.D. — Davies’ girls basketball program took advantage of its top seeding in the East Region Tournament with a 79-61 win against Devils Lake. West Fargo played a slightly tighter game against Shanley, but the Packers fell by 11 points. Davies and Wahpeton will meet in Thursday’s semifinals at the Scheels Center, while Shanley and Grand Forks Central will…

UND’s Dyer Picks up Second Consecutive Conference Player of the Week Honor

Dyer leads the Fighting Hawks in scoring with 15.2 points per game

OGDEN, Utah (UND Athletics) — Powered by her first career double-double in Saturday’s win over Northern Colorado, senior Makailah Dyer is a repeat winner of the Big Sky Conference’s Player of the Week award, announced Tuesday by league officials. Dyer poured in a team-high 17 points and added a career-high 11 rebounds as North Dakota moved one game closer to a…

West Fargo’s Moton Swats her way to HS Play of the Week

Akealy Moton comes up big with the block against Davies

West Fargo girls basketball player Akealy Moton came up with a big-time block against Davies in a game on February 23rd. Off the steal, Moton pursued from behind and swatted the ball out of bounds. The Packers went on to lose the game in overtime, but Moton’s block was good enough to earn the American Family Insurance High School Play…