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Spring Football: Trio of Quarterbacks Competing for UND Starting Gig

The Hawks will compete in their annual Spring Game on Friday, April 13th
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — When the Fighting Hawks took the field last season, there was no question who would be leading the green and white. Now without four-year starter Keaton Studsrud, North Dakota football has some big shoes to fill. “Keaton was great for our program,” head coach Bubba Schweigert said. “His freshmen year, his true freshman year he sacrificed…
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Play of the Winter Finalists

VOTE FOR THE DJ COLTER-KEN KRAFT AGENCY HS PLAY OF THE WINTER
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FARGO, N.D. — It has all come down to this. Two plays, one winter sports season. Only one can be crowned the high school play of the winter. These are plays you’ve seen before, and we’re down to the top two. There’s little doubt that Moorhead’s Carter Randklev made the most dazzling play of the winter. Very little can compete with…
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KVRR Round Table: Fargo Force Playoff Push

Force currently sit in third in the Western Conference
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FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Force are playoff bound in the USHL with two weeks left to play in the regular season. The Force currently sit in third in the Western Conference with 72 points right behind Waterloo (76) and Omaha (75). In the new playoff format the top two seeds in each conference get a first round bye. The…
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Younger Guys Stepping Up on Bison Front

The Bison have six more spring practices before their modified spring game.
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FARGO, N.D. — There will be a bit of a new look to the big men up front for NDSU football, but not for the guys they are blocking for. With Easton Stick returning for his senior season at quarterback and six returners at running back, the offensive line knows who it’s protecting. There are big shoes to fill with Austin…
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Jeff Bretherton Resigns as Concordia Athletic Director

Bretherton was named the first full-time A.D. at Concordia in May of 2017
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  MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia’s first full-time Athletic Director, Jeff Bretherton, is resigning, the school announced Thursday. The resignation is effective immediately. Deputy Athletic Director and Senior Women’s Administrator Rachel Bergeson will work as the interim Athletic Director. The college says they will begin looking for a new A.D. immediately. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: AD, Athletic Director, Cobbers,…
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Fargo Force Goaltenders Ryan Bischel and Strauss Mann Force Healthy Competition Heading into the Postseason

Goalie Ryan Bischel has 4 fewer starts and five fewer wins than teammate Strauss Mann
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FARGO, N.D. — When it comes to who will man the net for the Fargo Force, goaltenders Ryan Bischel and Strauss Mann haven’t made head coach Cary Eades’ job very easy. “They’ve made it very difficult at times both playing so well, both pushing each other to higher levels,” Eades said. “We have a real good one and 1A and…
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6-Foot-8 Breckenridge Guard Verbally Commits to NDSU

Noah Christensen helped the Breckenridge Cowboys to a state tournament berth
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  BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. — The Bison basketball team scored a verbal commit for the 2019-2020 season. Junior Noah Christensen from Breckenridge says he is going to a Bison. The 6-foot-8 guard helped the team to a 25-5 record and state tournament berth this year. This season, the Bison went 15-17 overall and 5-9 in the Summit League. Categories: College, High School,…
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RedHawks Deal Rights to Ace Alexander

Alexander is playing in Mexico this summer
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FARGO, N.D. — Tyler Alexander has been as dominant as any American Association pitcher in the last two seasons. He is playing in an international league in Mexico this season, but if he returns to the AA, it will be for a different team. The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks traded away Alexander’s reversionary rights to the Lincoln Saltdogs. This means that Lincoln…
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All-Star Butler “This Close” to Return for Timberwolves

Jimmy Butler will have knee evaluated on Wednesday.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Jimmy Butler is nearing a return to action, with four critical games to go for the team in the regular season. Butler told reporters after practice on Tuesday that he’s “this close” to being back on the court. Coach Tom Thibodeau said Butler was a full participant in the workout. His surgically repaired right knee will be…
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Bison Softball Prepares for Summit League Opener

NDSU Summit League opener set for this weekend with Omaha.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State (20-12, 0-0 SL) is scheduled to play its three-game Summit League softball series at Omaha (13-24, 1-5 SL). The teams will play a doubleheader at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 5, and 1 p.m. single-game Friday, April 6 at Westside Field at Westbrook. The series was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 7, and…