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Rink Report: Hawks Fighting For Postseason Lives

The Hawks sit at 13th in Pairwise and tied for 3rd in the NCHC

GRAND FORKS, N.D. —North Dakota hockey has an extra chip on their shoulder this week heading into a series with Miami-Ohio. After a series split with Omaha last weekend, the Fighting Hawks sit at 13th in Pairwise and tied for 3rd in the NCHC. The team says it’s now do-or-die and their intensity needs to be at an all–time high…

Men’s Basketball: UND Hunts for Back-to-Back NCAA Tournament Berths

UND picked up its first overtime win of the season in four tries when topping the lumberjacks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. —UND men’s basketball is continuing to fight for back-to-back postseason berths…and the Hawks are certainly trending in the right direction after winning their past two games over Southern Utah and Northern Colorado. UND picked up its first overtime win of the season in four tries when topping the lumberjacks. The Hawks also made a season-high 15 threes…

NDSU MBB Still Struggling as Final Week of Regular Season Arrives

Head coach Dave Richman is frustrated with the results of late.

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State men’s basketball has hit its roughest stretch since Dave Richman took over as head coach. The Bison (13-15, 4-8 Summit League) have lost five in a row with just two games left in the regular season. “We’ve had our stretches. We’ve had our moments,” Richman said. “We just haven’t been able to fight through…

Boys Hockey: Moorhead Dismantles Rogers in Section Quarterfinals

Top-seeded Moorhead advances to the section semifinals to battle fourth-seeded St. Cloud

Moorhead, Minn. — The top-seeded Moorhead Spuds boys hockey team showed why on Tuesday night in the section quarterfinals. Moorhead dismantled eighth-seeded Rogers 12-0. Carter Randklev and Tommy Horan each had hat tricks for the Spuds in the victory. Cole O’Connell added four points to the score chart for Moorhead. The top-seeded Spuds will battle fourth-seeded St. Cloud in the…

Region 1 GBB Roundup: Kindred, Lisbon Advance to Finals

Kindred and Lisbon will play Friday night with a state berth on the line

FARGO, N.D. — Kindred is one step closer to defending its girls basketball state title after taking down Oak Grove in the Region 1 semifinals. The Vikings cruised to a 56-41 win over the Grovers and will face Lisbon on Friday night. The 2-seed Broncos held off 3-seed Central Cass 58-51. The Region final is Friday night at 7:30. Categories:…

Boys Basketball: Ada-Borup Downs Hawley

Tommy Stewart finishes with a team-high 14 points for Ada-Borup in the win.

HAWLEY, Minn. — The Ada-Borup Cougars defeated the Hawley Nuggets on Tuesday night 69-58. Tommy Stewart lead Ada-Borup with 14 points on the night. Miguel Garcia III added another 13 in the win for the Cougars. The Nuggets got 20 points from Noah Glad in the loss. Donnie Loegering chipped in 10 points for Hawley. Categories: High School, Top Sports…

Moorhead Boys Hockey Enters Section Tournament with Big Aspirations

The Spuds are the one-seed in the section tournament.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — It was a strong regular season for Moorhead’s boys hockey team overall, but it didn’t end on the brightest note. The Spuds lost to Hill-Murray 3-0, but still earned the one-seed in the Section 8AA tournament. The seniors on the team are all trying to put that game behind them as they know one more loss ends…

Region 1 GBB Roundup: Kindred, Lisbon Roll to Big Wins in Quarterfinals

Oak Grove upsets Enderlin, faces Kindred in semifinals Tuesday.

FARGO, N.D. — In the opening game of the day in the Region 1 girls basketball tournament top-seeded Kindred downed eighth-seeded Hankinson 59-22. Tina Freir lead the Vikings with 13 points and Abby Duscherer tallied another 12 in the victory. The first upset of the day came by the hands of fifth-seeded Oak Grove. The Grovers beat fourth-seeded Enderlin 54-48.Oak…

Lawson’s Labored Layup Picks Up Play of the Week Honors

The Hawley Nugget split the defense with a spin-move and finished with an up-and-under

HAWLEY, Minn. — This week’s winner of the DJ Colter – Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week goes to Hawley boys basketball’s Gunnar Lawson. Lawson split the defense with a spin-move and finished with an up-and-under layup. The solid moves and the finish earned enough votes to be high school play of the week. Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra,…

Coach of the Week: Davies Boys Hockey’s Scott Petersen

Davies is looking for its first state boys hockey title

FARGO, N.D. — Davies boys hockey has never won a North Dakota state championship. The Eagles are knocking on the door with second-year head coach Scott Petersen, and he is the KVRR Coach of the Week. Davies took down 2-seed Grand Forks Red River in the East Region semifinal Friday night to clinch a state berth.   Categories: High School,…