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Shahid Uses Self-Isolation To Pass Along Training

Former Bison Vinnie Shahid 20' finds a clever way to hone his own skills while helping others improve there own

FARGO, ND – You know him as a face of Bison Basketball these last two years. A 2x summit league tournament M.V.P., the team leader in several stat categories, and only the 2nd ever to eclipse 1,000 points in just two seasons. But the Summit League title game wasn’t Vinnie Shahid’s last encounter with a ball and hoop. The Minnesota…

N.D. Lions All-Star Games Canceled

Games were scheduled for July 13 & 14

FARGO, N.D. — One day after the North Dakota Shrine Bowl was canceled, the Lions All-Star Basketball Showcase follows. The series matches up the top class A and B players in the state up against each other played every summer. The boys and girls contests were scheduled for July 13th at Bismarck Century and July 14th at West Fargo. Some…

NAHL’s Austin Bruins “The Right Opportunity” for Moorhead’s Hodges

Hudson Hodges was drafted in NAHL Draft on Tuesday

FARGO, N.D. — Former Moorhead goaltender Hudson Hodges is taking his talents to the North American Hockey League. Hodges was the second round pick, 32nd overall, to the Austin Bruins in the NAHL Draft. Before heading to college, the league provides development for players coming out of high school. The NAHL has produced over 70 NHL players since 1996. The…

North Dakota Shrine Bowl Canceled

Game was Scheduled for July 18th at Fargo South

FARGO, N.D. — The annual North Dakota Shrine Bowl, an all-star game played every summer since 1974 to honor senior football athletes in the state has been canceled. The event consists of two games of east against west in a 9-man and 11-man format. The Shrine bowl was scheduled to be played at Fargo South on July 18th with team…

N.D. Softball All-Star Teams Announced

East Team Selections

FARGO, N.D. — There will be no physical North Dakota All-Stars softball game this summer, however, the teams were announced and the east team was stacked with local talent. Central Cass and West Fargo, both coming off state championships in 2019 had the most selections with three. The EDC was well represented with a total of nine selections. Class B…

Concordia Football Taking Advantage of Virtual Platform With Junior Days

Cobbers have held four virtual junior days with two more coming

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia football is looking at the positives of having to going completely virtual for both spring practice and recruiting. That is carried over into the program’s junior day, where there is usually only one. The coaches have been able to conduct four. The virtual days have currently reached over 450 juniors all over the country allowing the…

Local Talent Highlights Record-Setting Recruiting Class for Concordia Football

56 signed recruits is a program record

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Head coach Terry Horan welcomed 56 new recruits to the incoming 2020 Concordia football class. 56 is a program record and the fifth consecutive season the Cobbers have brought in 50 or more recruits to the program. This is the first year the coaching staff went into untapped markets to get players from Nevada, Utah and Florida. …

Shanley Football’s Leier Advances in Play of the Year Bracket

Leier's Pick Six against Jamestown 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, it was the final set of football plays to be voted on and advance to the round of eight. This week it was Shanley’s Jackson Leier and his pick six against Jamestown taking…

DGF Post 397 Planning for Alternative Options for Season When Safe

Minnesota American Legion Season was Canceled on May 9

DILWORTH, Minn. — Two weeks after the North Dakota Legion Baseball Committee decided to cancel its summer season, Minnesota has followed suit. With the decision comes the end for the country’s biggest contingent of legion teams with over 357 clubs in the state. One of those is DGF’s Post 397 club team. Last August, Post 397 took home its first…

AP source: MLB owners approve plan to start season in July

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans, a plan that envisioned expanding the designated hitter to the National League for 2020. Spring training would start in early to mid-June, a person familiar…