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Force Finish Regular Season with Shoot-out Win

Fargo Force claim three seed in USHL playoffs

FARGO, N.D. (Fargo Force Hockey) — With playoff match ups locked up and no ground to gain in the standings, Fargo and Sioux Falls spent much of Sunday on the bus prior to their match up at Scheels Arena. After Saturday night’s game was postponed, the teams had to make the journey to Fargo in less-than-ideal conditions. “It’s crazy,” Fargo forward…

NDSU Grad Proposing Safer Alternative to Tackle Football

In the NFL alone, there were 281 reported concussions and head injuries suffered during the 2017 season

FARGO, N.D. — In the NFL alone, there were 281 reported concussions and head injuries suffered during the 2017 season, a 15.6% increase over a five-year span. Because of this parents are reluctant to let their kids participate in the contact sport at a young age. “We did have some concerns and we knew we weren’t alone in those concerns,”…

KVRR Round Table: NDSU, UND Softball Aim for Conference Success

The KVRR Sports team analyzes the play of NDSU and UND softball so far this season.

FARGO, N.D. — The NDSU softball and UND softball teams continue conference play both fighting for conference titles in its respective leagues. Both teams have been led by their aces. Jax Sertic for the Bison and Kaylin VanDomelen for the Hawks. The KVRR sports team analyzes what the two teams have to do to remain successful the rest of the…

Fargo Force Keep First-Round Bye Hopes Alive with 3-0 Win

The Force took down Sioux Falls on the road

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Fargo Force had struggled all season to beat Sioux Falls, dropping seven of the first eight matchups against the Stampede. On Friday night, the Force handled Sioux Falls 3-0 to keep their hopes at a first-round bye in the USHL playoffs alive. Fargo entered the day two points behind Omaha and three points behind Waterloo…

NDSU Defense Settles in Without Former Stars

Bison are one week away from their spring game.

FARGO, N.D. — The NDSU football team is still a week away from its spring game. Until then, the herd continues to put work in to build up a defense that was one of the tops in the FCS last season. Robbie Grimsley and plenty others return to a secondary that will look to fill the gap of former star defensive…

Defense Overpowers Offense in UND Spring Game

Team green recorded 12 sacks and 18 tackles for loss.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — During practices last fall, freshman Brock Boltmann was handing the ball off to Austin Gordon as the duo worked together on the offensive scout team to give the Fighting Hawks’ defense the best look they could in preparing for each week’s opponent. This spring, Gordon was chasing Boltmann and the fellow North Dakota quarterbacks around from…

College Football: UND Focused on Upping the Physicality in Spring Game

UND's offense and defense will square off in roughly 60 live plays

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND football returns to live action Friday night for its 15th and final session of the spring. The players will have the chance to showcase their progress from the past few weeks in the Spring Game. The offense and defense will square off in roughly 60 live plays. The team says the focus heading into the…

Bison Softball Splits Doubleheader at South Dakota State

The Bison won game one 9-2 before losing Thursday afternoon 11-3

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State won game one 9-2, but South Dakota State bounced back for an 11-3 win in five innings in the second as the teams split Summit League softball doubleheader played Thursday, April 12, at Augustana University’s Bowden Field. The final game between NDSU (22-14, 2-2 SL) and SDSU (24-12, 5-3 SL) that…

College Wrestling: NDSU’s Clay Ream Named Big 12 Conference Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Ream compiled a 24-6 record this season including his second straight runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championships

IRVING, Texas (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State University’s three-time NCAA Elite 90 Award winner, 157-pounder Clay Ream was named Big 12 Conference Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year as the conference announced its 2018 Winter Scholar-Athletes of the Year. The award winners were based on each sport’s respective head coaches. Ream, a redshirt senior from Wentzville, Mo., has a 3.977…

UND Hockey Reveals 2018-2019 Schedule

UND will open National Collegiate Hockey Conference play at Miami Nov. 9-10

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) – The University of North Dakota hockey program announced its entire 2018-19 schedule on Wednesday, in conjunction with the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) unveiling the league’s conference schedule for next season. North Dakota’s 35-game regular-season schedule features a heavy Western Collegiate Hockey Associate (WCHA) flavor during the first half the season, with non-conference dates against old…