Play of the Week

Season Tribute: North Dakota Lightning

KVRR Sports continues to honor teams whose seasons were cut short due to COVID-19

FARGO, N.D. — KVRR Sports continues to pay tribute to those players and teams in the area whose seasons were cut short due to COVID-19. Friday night the North Dakota Lighting girls basketball travel team was honored for their accomplishments on the court. The Lightning own a 57-6 record and were unable to defend their Junior Fast Break Grand Am…

Play Of The Year Nominees: April 10th

Moorhead and Grand Forks Red River Hockey are the finalists for this week's POTY

FARGO, ND – The first showdown in the Hockey quadrant of the 2020 DJ Colter Play of the Year Bracket was a battle between the borders: Grand Forks Red River and Moorhead. In the state quarterfinal against Jamestown on February 27th, Roughriders’ Mason Thingvold sliced and diced his way through traffic, slow it down to see the stick work for…

South-Shanley’s Senf Advances in Play of the Year Bracket

Senf's Hat Trick Against Sheyenne Advances in Play of the Year Bracket

FARGO, N.D. — On Friday night during Sports Extra, the KVRR Sports team announced the next two nominees for the Play of the Academic Year bracket. This week, we move on to the hockey region of the bracket. Fargo South-Shanley’s Alex Senf and his Hat Trick against Sheyenne moves on with 67 percent of the votes. Congrats to Senf and the…

Play of the Year Bracket Round 2: April 3

South-Shanley/West Fargo Battle for POTY Bracket Advancement

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo South-Shanley and West Fargo boys hockey are the third pair of Play of the Week winners from this season to go head-to-head in KVRR’s Play of the Year bracket. First up from the Bruins, Alex Senf recorded a hat trick in the first period against Sheyenne on the week of December 9th. It’s up against a…

Sheyenne’s Terhark Advances in Play of the Year Bracket

Terhark's Dunk moves in to Elite Eight

FARGO, N.D. — On Friday night during Sports Extra, the KVRR Sports team announced the next two nominees for the Play of the Academic Year bracket. After the second week of voting, Sheyenne’s Tyler Terhaek and his dunk against Grand Forks Central from December advances on to the Elite Eight after taking home 66 percent of the vote. Congrats to…

Ada-Borup’s Gwin Advances in Play of the Year Bracket

Gwin's Reverse Lay-In Advances to Elite Eight

FARGO, N.D. — On Friday night during Sports Extra, the KVRR Sports team announced the first two nominees for the Play of the Year Sweet bracket. After the first week of voting, Ada Borup’s Preston Gwin and his reverse lay-up against DGF from February advance on to the elite eight after taking home 74 percent of the vote. Congrats to…

Play of the Year Bracket, Round 1: March 20

Ada Borup, Lake Park Audubon are up for Play of the Year in Round one

FARGO, N.D. — Lake Park Audubon girls basketball and Ada-Borup boys basketball are the first pair of play of the week winners from this season to go head-to-head in KVRR’s play of the year bracket. The Raider’s Izzy Olson won earlier this year by showing off some great defense, poking the ball away to break free for the layup. That…

Grand Forks Red River’s Leach Wins High School Play of the Week

Leach's Steal and Bucket Against Davies takes home the Play of the Week win

FARGO, N.D. — This week’s winner of the Chris Heise High School Play of the Week is Grand Forks Red River’s Claire Leach. Leach forced the steal and finished on the other end with the bucket in the Class A Girls State Tournament against Davies. Congrats to Leach and the RoughRiders  for taking home the win for the final time…

Play Of The Week Nominees: March 13th

Sheyenne and Grand Forks Red River are the finalists for this week's POTW

FARGO, ND – This week’s Chris Heise High School Play of the Week nominees are similar in style. The first one came from last Saturday’s Class A Boys Title Game between Sheyenne and Fargo Davies. Ty Satter had the nice steal and then dished a spot-on pass to Cole Hage, who had a smooth layup to go along with it….

Hektner’s Dunk Wins High School Play of the Week

Davies Boys Basketball Wins Play of the Week

FARGO, N.D. — This week’s winner of the DJ Colter High School Play of the Week is Davies Boys Basketball’s Owen Hektner. Hektner elevated for a big slam in the opening round of the EDC Tournament on to the eventual win over Fargo North. Congrats to Hektner and Davies Boys Basketball for taking home the win for the second week…