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Girls Basketball: Spartans Obliterate Bruins in Rivalry Game

North Improves to 2-3 on the season.

FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo North Spartans dominated the Fargo South Bruins 77-43 at North high on Friday night. Anna Astrup charted 19 points to lead the Spartans. Elise Bakke added another 16 points for North. Adie Wagner lead the Bruins with 12 points in the loss. Fargo North improves to 2-3 on the season, while Fargo South is still…

Boys Basketball Roundup: South Wins Cross-town Rivalry over North

Davies remains undefeated after win over Central.

FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Davies Eagles remained undefeated after defeating Grand Forks Central 83-31. Jaden Klabo lead the Eagles with 19 points. Cole Hage chipped in nine points and nine rebounds for Davies in the win. At Fargo North high school the Spartans fell to cross town rival Fargo South 65-59. In class B, Oak Grove beat Beulah 66-56….

Girls Basketball Roundup: Moorhead Falls Short to St. Michael-Albertville; West Fargo Tops Valley City

Spuds lose 64-61 to the Knights; Packers win 72-67 to the Hi-Liners

FARGO, N.D. — The Moorhead girls basketball team hosted St. Michael-Albertville in Thursday’s matchup. The Spuds fell short 64-61. Moorhead now sits at 7-2 overall heading into its next contest against Bismarck St. Mary’s on Dec. 28th. West Fargo topped Valley City 72-67 in its Thursday contest. The Packers improve to 4-3 on the season. Categories: High School, Top Sports…

Boys Basketball: Moorhead Outlasts Grand Forks Red River, 83-71

The Spuds improve to 3-3 on the season

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Moorhead Spuds boys basketball team hosted the Grand Forks Red River Roughriders on Thursday. The Spuds outlasted the Roughriders 83-71, and improve to 3-3 on the season. Moorhead will face Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Thursday, Dec. 28th in the Moorhead Tournament. Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Moorhead Spuds, Red River RoughRiders

Bison’s Dempsey, Kuhnert Named to AFCA FCS All-American First Team

This marks Dempsey's second straight AFCA All-America award

FARGO, N.D. — (NDSU Athletics) North Dakota State right guard Austin Kuhnert and free safety Tre Dempsey were named to the American Football Coaches Association FCS All-America first team Wednesday, Dec. 20.  It is Dempsey’s second straight AFCA All-America award. Kuhnert, a senior from Sioux Falls, S.D., has started 50 games and played 54 of 59 possible contests in four years…

MSUM Women’s Basketball Upsets Northern State, Men Fall

MSUM improves to 7-3 on the season after defeating No. 12 Northern State.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSUM Athletics) – The Minnesota State University Moorhead women’s basketball team rallied from a six-point deficit in the final minute to send the game to an extra frame and prevailed, 64-61 over No. 12 Northern State in action Tuesday night at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead, Minn. Senior forward Drew Sannes was honored after the game for surpassing 1,000 career points….

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…