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Day 1: ND State Volleyball Quarterfinals Recap

The first day of the North Dakota High School State Volleyball tournament wrapped up with eight teams advancing and eight going home

FARGO, N.D. – In the opening round of the North Dakota High School State Volleyball Tournament, a few matches ended in straight sets while others went the distance. (2) Thompson 3 | Flasher 0 (3) Langdon Edmore Area Munich 3 | Kenmare 0 (W1) Bismarck Century 3 | (E4) Valley City 0 (E2) Fargo Davies 3 | (W3) Mandan 2…

Moorhead Taking Advantage of Week Before Minnesota’s Dial Back Plan Begins

Spuds will play Volleyball and Football Thursday and Friday before Sports Pause

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Beginning 11:59 Friday night all organized youth and adult sports including association, club, intramural and school sports will pause in Minnesota as part of governor Tim Walz’s four week dial back plan to control the spread of COVID-19. It puts a stop to high school football one day after section playoffs began and to high school volleyball…

North Dakota to allow practices to resume Nov. 30; competitions will resume Dec. 14

Statewide groups support measures to slow the spread of COVID-19

BISMARCK, N.D. (NOV. 18, 2020) – (Office of the Governor) Winter sports practices and extracurricular activities in North Dakota will be allowed to resume Nov. 30 with extra precautions, while competitions will remain suspended until Dec. 14, Gov. Doug Burgum said today in a joint announcement with House Majority Leader Chet Pollert and Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner. Burgum issued an executive…

Timberwolves select Anthony Edwards with No. 1 pick in NBA Draft

The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Anthony Edwards with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft on Wednesday. The 19-year-old shooting guard averaged 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists on 40.2% shooting during his freshman season with the Georgia Bulldogs. Edwards, an Atlanta native, finished third in the SEC in scoring, earning the Freshman of the Year and…

UND Men’s Basketball Releases Part of Non-Conference Schedule Highlighted by Match-Up With Minnesota

Gophers and Fighting Hawks will play on December 4th in Minneapolis

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota men’s basketball released part of their non-conference schedule and it includes a date with the Gophers. The game will be played at Minnesota on December 4th. Rich Pitino’s squad is picked to finish 11th in the Big Ten preseason poll. Other non-conference games that have been confirmed by UND: At Miami Ohio on November…

MN HS Football Roundup On Possible Final Night Of Fall

Perham cruised past Park Rapids in what could be the final night of Minnesota High School Football this fall

PERHAM, MN – The Perham High School Football team heard the same news that every other team had: that an impending announcement from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz would likely put a pause on high school sports in the state. (https://www.kvrr.com/2020/11/17/walz-expected-to-announce-pausing-fall-winter-sports-on-wednesday/) They were determined to end their fall with a win and that’s just what happened. The Yellowjackets defeated the Park…

Walz expected to announce pausing fall & winter sports on Wednesday

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz says he will announce restrictions on sports in Minnesota on Wednesday. Walz expects to pause all high school and club games for fall and winter seasons. That would mean football and volleyball, which are in the playoffs, could see an early end to their seasons. Walz says he’s seen the same spread of…

RedHawks Honored as Organization of the Year by American Association

First team receiving the award since 2011

FARGO, N.D.  – (REDHAWKS PR) The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball has named Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks as the 2020 Organization of Year. This honor is voted on by team representatives from all 12 teams. In contrast to other non-pandemic years, the 2020 season was unusual due to the fact only six teams played in front of reduced attendance and originally…

NCAA in talks with Indianapolis to host all of March Madness

INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA announced Monday it plans to hold the entire 2021 men’s college basketball tournament in one geographic location to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 and is in talks with Indianapolis to be the host city. The Final Four is already set to be held in Indianapolis next April and the NCAA has its headquarters in the Indiana capital. Early-round…