SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The University of North Dakota’s men’s basketball team is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. The Fighting Hawks won the Big Sky Conference Tournament to earn the No. 15 seed, where they will match up against No. 2 seed Arizona. The Wildcats and Hawks square off Thursday night at 8:50…
MINNEAPOLIS — After sweeping St. Cloud State in the first round of the NCHC Tournament, the University of North Dakota’s men’s hockey team is eyeing No. 1 Denver for its next matchup. The Fighting Hawks (20-14-3, 11-12-1 NCHC) and Pioneers (28-6-4, 18-3-3 NCHC) will meet in the Frozen Faceoff in Minneapolis Friday night. The winner earns a spot in the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D.(UND Athletics) — The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team will head to former (and future) conference rival South Dakota in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) Thursday. South Dakota is the defending WNIT postseason champion. UND (20-10) and South Dakota (22-8) did not play during the regular season this year but have…
FARGO, N.D. — Oak Grove’s boys basketball team is preparing for the Class-B State Tournament. The Grovers will match up with Bishop Ryan in the quarterfinals on Thursday night, a team that head coach Kyle Card says they’re learning more about each day. “We’ve been watching film on them to learn some things about them,” Card said. “We started getting prepared…
Carter Killoran is the winner of the American Family Insurance High School Play of the Week, sponsored by the D.J. Colter Agency. The Maple Valley junior recorded two blocks in the Region 1 Tournament against Oak Grove. Congratulations to Carter Killoran. Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Play of the Week, Top Sports Headlines Tags: AM FAM High School POTW, American…
Join the madness by creating your own bracket on ESPN.com to compete with KVRR staff. The winner will earn a shout-out on air and eternal bragging rights. Do you think you can put together a better bracket? Click here. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Compete with KVRR, ESPN, Jeremy Klein, Keith Albertson, KVRR, March Madness, Tournament Challenge
FARGO, N.D. (Fargo Force) — After beating Cedar Rapids at home on Friday night, the Force returned to Scheels Arena for a battle against Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls would jump out to an early lead in this game when Paul DeNaples snapped a shot past Matt Murray on a breakaway, putting the Stampede on top 1-0. Jaxon Nelson would double the…
BISMARCK, N.D. – The brackets and team seedings are out for the Class-B boys basketball tournament in Minot, N.D. The top five teams were seeded by coaches of the participating schools voting, and the remaining three teams were randomly selected through a drawing. Matchups for Thursday, March 16 in Minot: 1:00 p.m. – No. 2 Seed Dickinson Trinity vs. Ellendale (Second Random…
BISMARCK, N.D. — The Semifinals of the Class-A boys and girls basketball tournaments continued Friday. The Davies boys entered the tournament undefeated on the year, but they get upset in the semifinal by Minot, 73-69. Shanley’s girls are the three-time defending state champions, and they moved one step closer to the four-pete with a win against Bismarck Century. Categories: High…
FARGO, N.D. — Oak Grove’s boys basketball team is back to the North Dakota Class-B state tournament. Head coach Kyle Card led the Grovers to a state title in 2014, and he is the KVRR Coach of the Week. The Class-B Tournament begins Thursday, March 16. Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Class b, coach of…
