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Van Eps’ OT game-winner for state title punches ticket for finals of the Chris Heise Play of the Year

ST. PAUL (KVRR) – We have our second play in the finals for the Chris Heise Play of the Year. East Grand Forks’ Jace Van Eps scored an overtime game-winner for the Green Wave to win the Minnesota Class A boys hockey championship. The play joins Brooks Bakko’s buzzer-beater to win the North Dakota Class A boys basketball championship in…

RedHawks Welcome Five Millionth Fan; fall 5-4 to Sioux Falls

THE REDHAWKS DROPPED ITS FINAL GAME TO SIOUX FALLS 5 TO 4, BUT CELEBRATE ITS 5 Millionth FAN.

FARGO, (KVRR/FM REDHAWKS) -The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks celebrated a franchise milestone before Sunday’s game against the Sioux Falls Canaries even began. Jeremy Dirksen of Spicer, Minnesota, became the five millionth fan to take in a RedHawks baseball game when he and his wife, Ali, walked through the main gate at Newman Outdoor Field about half an hour before the first pitch…

WEEK 2: 16 Plays Battle for the Title: Chris Heise Play of the Year

EACH WEEK FOUR PLAYS WILL BATTLE FOR ONE SPOT IN THE FINALS.

FARGO (KVRR) –Let the games continue! Each Friday in July we will present four plays to battle for one spot in the “Final Four” of the Chris Heise Play of the Year. The Final four will take place Friday, August 1 with a winner announced the following Monday/Friday. JULY 11 NOMINEES: Play 1: From January. Shanley 7th grader Jaya Taylor…

American Anisimova upsets No. 1 Sabalenka at Wimbledon and faces Swiatek in the final

LONDON (AP/KVRR) – A little more than two years ago, Amanda Anisimova took a break from tennis because of burnout. A year ago, working her way back into the game, the American lost when she had to go through qualifying for Wimbledon because her ranking of 189th was too low to get into the main bracket automatically. Look at Anisimova now: She’s a Grand…

Two Dakota Fusion girls soccer teams to play in National Presidents Cup

FARGO (KVRR) – If you look up the word underdog in the dictionary, it is defined as ‘A competitor thought to have little chance of winning a fight or contest.’ That’s how you can describe the 2008 Dakota Fusion Girls soccer program. They were told they were not good enough. That can crush a player’s confidence. But not this roster….

Bakko’s buzzer-beater punches ticket to finals of the Chris Heise Play of the Year

BISMARCK (KVRR) – We have finished the first leg of the Chris Heise Play of the Year as one play is into the finals. Brooks Bakko’s buzzer-beater in the state championship game for the Kindred Vikings won the vote. We’ll have three more semifinal votes before the final four plays compete for the Chris Heise Play of the Year. Categories:…

FM RedHawks Soar Above .500 on the Season Behind Dillon Thomas Walk-Off Sunday

THE FM REDHAWKS DEFEATED THE WINNIPEG GOLDEYES 2-1 IN 11 INNINGS SUNDAY.

FARGO (KVRR) -The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks wrapped up six straight games against the Winnipeg Goldeyes Sunday at Newman Outdoor Field. After splitting the first two of the current 3-game set, Sunday provided an opportunity for the RedHawks to get back above .500 on the year, and they took full advantage. Newman Outdoor Field hosted a pitchers duel. Kolby Kiser pitched six…

Fresh off Winning “The Pete”, West Fargo is Ready for the Final Month of the Regular Season

THE PATRIOTS WON "THE PETE" AT THE END OF JUNE AND NOW PREPARE FOR A 6-GAME ROAD TRIP IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THE WEEK AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Most legion baseball teams are off during the Fourth of July Weekend, including the West Fargo Patriots. A season ago, the Pats won the North Dakota 2A State Title and now this year they are looking to build on that success. On Sunday, June 29, the Pats took home the Jim Petterson FM Invitation that…

Fargo Post 2 Using Experience in Attempt to Repeat as Region Champions

SAM OSVAK, A 2024 SHANLEY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUAGE AND UPCOMING SOPHOMORE AT ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY, RETURNED TO POST 2 THIS SUMMER IN ATTEMPT TO 'RUN IT BACK."

FARGO (KVRR) – “Live the Tradition.” That is the motto for the Fargo Post 2 legion baseball team. “We got a chance to go back to Shelby,” said pitcher Caden Nelson. “We just need to keep building and keep winning as many games as we can.” That is the goal every year for this Post 2 baseball program. Keep winning…

HIGHLIGHTS: Wahpeton Post 20 Wins Border Battle Behind Aiden Hajek’s No-Hitter

AIDEN HAJEK TOSSES NO-HITTER FOR POST 20 IN THE ANNUAL FOURTH OF JULY BORDER BATTLE BETWEEN WAHPETON POST 20 AND BRECKENRIDGE POST 53.

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) -There are few traditions quite like it: The Border battle on the Fourth of July between Wahpeton Post 20 and Breckenridge Post 53. Each year since 2003 the two legion programs meet for game under the lights with fireworks to follow. In 2024 the game was rained out, and with rain in the forecast Friday, the teams…