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RedHawks React as Michael Schlact Resigns as Manager

Schlact coached the team for one full season

FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks announced Friday that manager Michael Schlact resigned from the team. Schlact took over as manager with one month left in the 2017 season, compiling a 67-57 record during his short tenure. The team announced via a press release that Schlact is leaving to take a job with an MLB-affiliated organization. Chris Coste, Anthony Renz…

Oak Grove Girls Basketball Downs Hankinson to Advance in Region 1 Playoffs

The Grovers will play Kindred on Monday in the Quarterfinals

FARGO, N.D. — Oak Grove girls basketball took down Hankinson 60-53 to move on to the quarterfinals in the region one playoffs. The Grovers and Pirates kept it close all night. Hankinson jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter, but Oak Grove took that back before the end of the half and held onto it to close…

Hot Shooting Leads NDSU Men Past Oral Roberts

The Bison pick up their fifth win in a row

  FARGO, N.D. — The start of the game was a pretty good indicator for how things were going to go for the rest of the night. North Dakota State knocked down eight 3-pt shots in the first 8:02 of the contest against Oral Roberts Thursday night. The Bison finished with 15 threes on 27 attempts, their most makes from…

Establishing Pitching Rotation Early Focus for NDSU Baseball

The Bison will be limited by pitch count in this weekend's series

FARGO, N.D. — NDSU baseball begins its season Friday in Sacramento, Calif. The early emphasis is on the pitching staff. Blake Stockert’s and Kevin Folman’s graduations leave big holes in the rotation. Plus, Riley Johnson had surgery and is expected to miss the season. Head coach Tod Brown says the first few weeks of the season will be about assessing…

North Dakota HS State Wrestling Championships Begin at the Fargodome

Team Competition wraps up Friday, with inidividual semifinals and finals on Saturday

FARGO, N.D. — Schools from all over the state traveled to the Fargodome to begin the individual rounds of the North Dakota High School State Wrestling championships. In the 126 weight class, Fargo North’s Danny Montukwa defeated Cullen Murphy from Dickinson. He will go on to face Jacob Thomas out of Fargo South in the next round. Dickinson had better…

UND Prepares for Rematch with WMU

The Broncos defeated the Fighting Hawks Earlier this season

GRAND FORKS, N.D — North Dakota hockey is back on the road this weekend to face Western Michigan, which is currently ranked ninth in the country and 10th in the pairwise. It’s the fighting hawks second series against the broncos this season. When they faced each other in November, Western Michigan handed UND two losses, including a shutout defeat in the…

Second-Half Struggles Lead NDSU Women to Drop Sixth in a Row

The Bison blew a four-point halftime lead to lose 65-54 against Oral Roberts

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State women’s basketball could not hang on to its halftime lead against Oral Roberts Wednesday night. The Bison led 34-30 heading into the break, but they scored just 20 points in the second half and lost 65-54. After shooting 50 percent (13-for-26) in the first 20 minutes, NDSU made just seven of their 26 shots…

Rink Report: UND Uses Bye Week to Prepare for Western Michigan

The Fighting Hawks are 0-2 against the Broncos this season

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND is feeling rejuvenated after a bye weekend that gave them some time to get healthy and regroup. There is not much time to rest, however, as the team prepares to take on another tough NCHC battle – this time against No. 10 Western Michigan. It’s a game UND knows is going to be challenging, but one…

NDSU Men’s Basketball Hoping to Hold off Oral Roberts in Standings

The Bison host the Golden Eagles on Thursday

FARGO, N.D. — The Bison men’s basketball team is in action on Thursday to try and win its fifth conference game in a row. For context, NDSU won only five Summit League showdowns all of last season. Oral Roberts will be in town. The winning streak started against the Golden Eagles on January 26th, when the Bison took them down 67-57….

UND Men’s Basketball Makes Playoff Push in Final Four Games

The Fighting Hawks play their next game on Saturday against Oral Roberts

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The first year in the Summit League for North Dakota men’s basketball hasn’t been filled with too many high points, but UND is still optimistic in its hunt to be one of the eight teams to make the conference tournament. The Fighting Hawks are just 3-9 in league play with only four games left in the regular…