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NCHC Cancels Hockey Tournament Due to COVID-19 Concerns

GRAND FORKS, N.D.–The National Collegiate Hockey Conference has canceled the 2020 NCHC Tournament amid coronavirus concerns. The cancellation affects the quarter-finals scheduled to take place this weekend and the frozen faceoff next week. Anyone looking for a refund for quarter-finals tickets are asked to contact their athletic department’s ticket office. Frozen Faceoff tickets can be refunded at the place they…

UND Hockey Grateful for Home Ice in Opening Round of NCHC Playoffs

UND missed out on home ice advantage in round one last year for the first time in 17 years

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota hockey will be staying put for the opening round of the postseason. The Fighting Hawks are set to host the No. 8 seed, Colorado College, at home in the NCHC playoffs. Being at home tastes a whole lot sweeter than it has in the past, as the team remembers all too well what happened…

UND Women’s Basketball: Travis Brewster Out As Head Coach

Spent eight seasons as head coach

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota Athletic Director Bill Chaves announced this morning women’s basketball coach Travis Brewster will not return to his role next season. Associate head coach Mallory Bernhard is named in the interim. Brewster had one season remaining on his contract. Brewster ends his eight years in Grand Forks with an overall record of 128-120. He was…

NCAA basketball & hockey tournaments will have no fans & “limited family attendance”

NCAA President Mark Emmert statement on limiting attendance at NCAA events: https://t.co/TIHHJjdse5 pic.twitter.com/8I1HdceDfN — NCAA (@NCAA) March 11, 2020 Bad news for Bison and UND fans as NCAA Tournaments will go on without fans and will only have “essential staff and limited family attendance.” In a statement, NCAA President Mark Emmert says his decision is based on discussions with the…

NDSU Heads to 5th NCAA Tournament with Summit League Championship Win Over UND

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Herd is thundering to the NCAA Tournament with a resounding win over North Dakota in the Summit League Championship Game. North Dakota State’s defense shut down North Dakota early on with the Fighting Hawks’ first basket coming from Marlon Stewart around seven minutes into the game. NDSU was perfect from the free throw line in…

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…

Sheyenne basketball takes down Davies in East Region championship

Sheyenne defeated Fargo Davies 68-48

  FARGO, ND – For the first time this season, Sheyenne boys basketball defeated Davies in a 68-48 showing to take the East Region title. The Mustangs dominated early on offense and kept the Eagles to a season-low 48 points. Sheyenne advances to the state tournament as the top seed from the region and will play Dickinson on Thursday at…

Davies girls basketball crowned East Region champions

Davies defeated Grand Forks Red River 45-44 in the Title Game

  FARGO, N.D. — In a close game that saw several lead changes, Davies defeated Grand Forks Red River 45-44 in the East Region title game on Saturday night. The Eagles advance as the top seed from the East in the North Dakota State tournament and will take on Bismarck St. Mary’s at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Red River also…

Pelican Rapids Girls Basketball Advances to State Tournament

Vikings go undefeated into State Tournament

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Pelican Rapids goes into the State Tournament in exciting fashion after a buzzer beater win over Fergus Falls, 43-41 at Concordia College in Moorhead. The Vikings will look to maintain their undefeated season next week at Target Center. Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Pelican Rapids Basketball, Pelican Rapids Girls Basketball, Pelican Rapids…

NDSU Women’s Basketball Embracing Seed in Summit League Tournament

Bison go in as six seed

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State women’s basketball heads to the Summit League Tournament for the first time under head coach Jory Collins looking to make a splash as the six seed. That’s because NDSU had their most wins in conference since the 2014-15 season. If there was any indication based off what happened last year in the conference tournament…