GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota men’s hockey has some work to do as the regular season heads into the final weekend. The Fighting Hawks sit 14th in the PairWise rankings as they prepare to host No. 1 St. Cloud State. “It almost feels like this is our chance,” senior forward Johnny Simonson said. “I know there’s back doors into…
BEMIDJI, Minn. — Moorhead’s dreams of a hockey title will have to put on hold again. The Spuds’ season came to an end in the Section 8AA title game against St. Michael-Albertville. Moorhead jumped ahead 2-0 just 1:41 into the game, but the Knights rattled off four unanswered goals to head into the third period 4-2. In the third, the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Sheyenne and West Fargo are one win away from clinching a state title berth in boys basketball. The Packers and Mustangs both won at home in the first round of the EDC Tournament to move on. (1) Davies 63, (8) Wahpeton 57 (2) West Fargo 82, (7) Fargo North 65 (3) Sheyenne 98, (6) GF Red…
GLYNDON, Minn. — The Perham Yellow Jackets (25-0) boys basketball team continues to dominate on the hardwood this season as they rolled past DGF 81-44 on Tuesday night. The Yellow Jackets have now won 38-consecutive regular season games dating back to last season. Perham has an opportunity to cap off a perfect regular season on Friday when they travel to…
FARGO, N.D. — The top-seed in the EDC for girls basketball flexed its muscle Tuesday night as Fargo Davies downed eighth-seeded West Fargo 77-48. Not far away second-seeded Shanley did the same to seventh-seeded Fargo North winning 74-50. In the other quarterfinal games outside of Fargo fourth-seeded Devils Lake defeated fifth-seeded Sheyenne 69-56. The Firebirds advance to face Fargo Davies…
FARGO, N.D. — College basketball has been soaked in controversy over the past few days. Dozens of men’s programs are accused of violating NCAA rules by giving players improper benefits. Potentially the biggest scandal involves Arizona. The FBI reportedly has wiretaps that allege head coach Sean Miller discussed paying $100,000 to ensure a top freshman signed with his school. NDSU played…
MINNEAPOLIS — According to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, the Minnesota Vikings are not expected to give Case Keenum a franchise tag. A tag would lock Keenum in Minnesota for one season. The Vikes have three quarterbacks now, Keenum, Teddy Bridgewater and Sam Bradford, none of whom are under contract for the upcoming season. This latest report just adds to…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Being in the section title game is not a new concept to the Moorhead Spuds boys hockey team. “I think our community expects to be there,” Head coach Jon Ammerman said. “Obviously a lot of things have to go your way for that to happen, but we’re extremely fortunate.” After defeating St. Cloud in the section semifinals…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The latest USCHO Poll put North Dakota at No. 13. It’s the team’s lowest ranking of the season. Despite different expectations heading into last season and this season, the two have mirrored each other similarly in terms of overall ranking. Going into 2016-17, UND was the No. 1 team in the country, compared to No. 7…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — This week’s winner of the DJ Colter – Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week goes to Grand Forks Central boys hockey player Mitchell Idalski. In the North Dakota boys hockey state tournament quarterfinals, Idalski controlled a rebound and backhanded it to the nylon for the score. His hand-eye coordination earned enough votes to be high school…
