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Four Bison Named to STATS FCS All-American Team

UND's John Santiago also received All-American honors.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State linebacker Nick DeLuca, offensive lineman Austin Kuhnert and long snapper James Fisher were named to the STATS FCS All-America first team on Tuesday, Dec. 19.  Bison safety Robbie Grimsley was a second-team selection. DeLuca and Kuhnert previously were named first team All-Americans by the Associated Press, and Fisher was on the 2016 STATS…

O’Connell Scores High School Play of the Week Honors

O'CONNELL WINS THE DJ COLTER-KEN KRAFT HIGH SCHOOL PLAY OF THE WEEK

FARGO, N.D. — The winner of the DJ Colter – Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week comes from Moorhead boys hockey. Cole O’Connell takes the pass and scores between the goaltenders legs to win the play of the week honors. Categories: High School, Play of the Week, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Cole O’Connell, DJ Colter Agency, High School Play…

Spuds Hockey Falls in Top-5 Showdown with Minnetonka

Carter Randklev notches lone goal for Spuds in loss.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The fifth-ranked Moorhead Spuds fell to third-ranked Minnetonka 4-1 on Saturday night at the Moorhead Sports Center. Minnetonka got on the board first in the opening period with a goal by Bobby Brink. Moorhead’s Carter Randklev scored the lone Spuds goal to cut the deficit to one goal in the second period but they could not get…

HS Basketball: West Fargo’s Joe Pistorius Scores 1,000th Career Point in Win Over Devils Lake

Pistorius entered the day 18 points shy of 1,000

WEST FARGO, N.D. — The West Fargo boy’s basketball team dominated Devils Lake in Saturday’s matchup.  The Packers outscored the Firebirds 86-47. But it was West Fargo’s senior guard Joe Pistorius who stole the show. He entered the game with 969 career points, just 18 shy of the 1,000 point mark. Pistorius finished Saturday’s contest with 27 points, earning him…

Bison Women’s Basketball Upended by Cal Poly

NDSU falls to 5-6 on the season.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The North Dakota State University women’s basketball team suffered a 73-69 setback to the Cal Poly Mustangs Saturday, Dec. 16, inside the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. The Bison (5-6) committed a season-high 25 turnovers in the contest which led the 32 points off turnovers for the Mustangs (5-5). Senior Taylor Thunstedt and freshman Michelle…

Cobbers Men’s Basketball Runs into Royal Pain, Falls to Bethel

The Cobbers dropped to Bethel 90-78 in the final game of the 2017 calendar year

MOORHEAD, Minn. (Concordia Athletics)—The first half was the definition of back-and-forth basketball as Concordia and Bethel were tied 12 different times in the first 20 minutes play. Unfortunately for the Cobbers the second half was more back than forth as the Royals used an 8-0 run at the start of the second period and then a 9-1 streak midway through the…

NDSU Football Demolishes Sam Houston State, Returns to Frisco

Bison rush for 471 yards in the semifinal victory.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Running back Bruce Anderson scored five touchdowns and No. 2 seed North Dakota State broke postseason school records for points, total offense and rushing in a 55-13 rout of sixth-seeded Sam Houston State in the FCS semifinals Friday, Dec. 15, at Gate City Bank Field at the FargoDome. North Dakota State (13-1) advanced to the…

KVRR Play of the Week Nominees: December 15

VOTE FOR THE DJ COLTER-KEN KRAFT AGENCY HS PLAY OF THE WEEK NOMINEES

FARGO, N.D. — The nominees of the DJ Colter-Ken Kraft high school play of the week come from the ice. The Moorhead Spuds compete with the Grand Forks Central Knights for this week’s honor. First up the Spuds score on a little tic-tac-toe, give and go passing to Cole O’Connell. Play number two, Kaleb Johnson comes up with a nice…

NDSU Guard Paul Miller Surging after Sluggish Start

The Bison guard leads the team in points, assists, steals and rebounds

In the beginning of the season, NDSU guard Paul Miller struggled to find his stroke. He played poorly against the No. 10 team in the country, and it cost the Bison down the stretch. “I thought in that USC game I was really focusing on how I would play,” Miller said. “I went into that game with a selfish attitude.”…

Coach of the Week: Fargo Force Coach Cary Eades

Eades and the Force have the best record in the USHL

FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Force are young team with few returning players from a year ago. This contributed to their start of winning just one of their first five games. Since then, the team found a groove and sits in first place in the USHL, aided by an 11-2 road record. Cary Eades is the KVRR Coach of the…