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College Hockey: NCHC Frozen Faceoff Times Set

UND and St. Cloud State set to meet for sixth time in last two seasons.
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SAINT PAUL, Minn. (NCHC Hockey) – After a thrilling end to the NCHC best-of-three quarterfinal series Sunday night, the semifinal times for the 2018 NCHC Frozen Faceoff were announced Monday morning by the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). Opening the Frozen Faceoff’s debut at Xcel Energy Center, the new home of the NCHC’s championship weekend, will be top-seeded St. Cloud State against…
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NDSU’s Jacobson Named First-Team Academic All-American

Second Straight year that Jacobson has made academic first team
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State University senior A.J. Jacobson was voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team in men’s basketball, it was announced Monday, March 12, by the College Sports Information Directors of America. This is the second consecutive season Jacobson has been named to the Academic All-America first team. Jacobson was also a third-team honoree…
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Boys Basketball: Hillsboro-Central Valley Wins Region 2, Headed Back to State

The Burros round out the Class B state tournament.
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The Hillsboro-Central Valley Burros downed Grafton-St. Thomas 49-37 to win the Region 2 championship. With the win the Burros advance to the Class B state tournament. Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Boy’s Basketball, burros, Class B Basketball, Grafton, HCV, HCV Basketball, Hillsboro-Central Valley
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College Hockey: UND Sweeps Omaha, Advances to Frozen Faceoff

Fighting Hawks score 53 seconds into overtime to eliminate the Mavericks
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The UND Fighting Hawks are headed to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff. Fourth-seeded North Dakota defeated fifth-seeded Omaha 4-3 in overtime to sweep the NCHC quarterfinal series at the Ralph. North Dakota advances to the Xcel Energy Center for the semifinals of the conference tournament. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: College hockey, Fighting Hawks, Fighting Hawks…
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MN Boys Basketball Roundup: Hawley, Perham advance in 8AA Playoffs

Mahnomen/Waubun advances in section 6A playoffs.
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Hawley Nuggets advanced in the section 8-AA playoffs with the 58-45 win over Park Rapids. Noah Glad lead the top-seed from the north with 30 points. The undefeated Perham Yellow Jackets also moved on to the semifinals of the 8-AA playoffs. Perham downed East Grand Forks 83-63. In section 8-AAAA seventh-seeded Moorhead fell short to sixth-seeded…
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The West Fargo CycleBar Pedals for a Good Cause

The CycleBar in West Fargo held a charity ride for Landon Solberg, a ten-year-old battling cancer
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WEST FARGO, N.D. — “We’re going to go as fast as we can. You can take a little bit off if you want, but I want you to go hard,” yelled the West Fargo CycleBar owner, Jodi Roper to her cycling class. This type of motivation is the norm at the CycleBar in West Fargo, however for this particular class…
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Class-A Boys Basketball: Sheyenne Advances to State Title Game

Century downs Mandan in other semifinal game.
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FARGO, N.D. — The Sheyenne Mustangs advance to the state championship game in boys basketball for the first time in school-history. The Mustangs defeated the Packers of West Fargo 69-63. Christian Kuntz led the Mustangs with 23 points. Zach Westphal chipped in another 15 points for Sheyenne. Joe Pistorius lead all scorers with 24 points in the loss for West…
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Play of the Week Nominees: March 9

WATCH THE NOMINEES FOR THE D.J. COLTER - KEN KRAFT HIGH SCHOOL PLAY OF THE WEEK
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — The nominees for the DJ Colter – Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week both come from the Section 8AA Minnesota girls basketball tournament. Julia Warmack helped East Grand Forks win with a buzzer-beater just before the first half ended. In play No. 2, Barnesville’s Andria McIntyre fights through traffic and throws up the off-balance shot…
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Women’s Basketball: MSUM Falls in First Round of Central Regional

MSUM women finish season 23-6.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (MSUM Athletics) — The Minnesota State University Moorhead women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end on Friday as the Dragons fell to No. 10 Central Missouri, 66-49 in the first round of the NCAA tournament at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. MSUM ended the season 23-6. Central Missouri improved to 25-3. “We…
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KVRR Round table: College Basketball Review

KVRR sports team reviews the college basketball season in North Dakota
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FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota and NDSU men’s basketball teams seasons have ended in the conference tournament. The same for the Fighting Hawks women and Bison women. The KVRR sports team reviews the four teams’ seasons and gives a quick look ahead to what could be in store for next season. Categories: College, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines…