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AM FAM HS Play of the Week Nominees: March 10

Davies' Paper or Maple Valley's Killorn for AM FAM HS POTW.

FARGO, N.D. — This week’s American Family High School Play of the Week is brought to you by the D.J. Colter agency. The nominees come from the hardwood during vital moments in the playoffs. In Class-A girls basketball, Davies’ Alyssa Paper finishes a lay up in transition and draws the contact for the foul. In Class B boys basketball, Maple…

MSUM Men Ready for NCAA Tournament

Dragons open first round of NCAA Tournament Saturday.

FARGO, N.D. — The MSUM Dragon mens basketball team did not finish the NSIC tournament the way that it hoped, but its season did not end there. MSUM opens up the first round of the Division II NCAA Tournament on Saturday against East Central. The Dragons will bring in the NSIC player of the year in Aaron Lien. He was…

Bracket: Shanley Girls, Davies Boys advance in the State Tournament

West Region owns the East except for top seeds

BISMARCK, N.D. — Shanley’s girls basketball team snuck past Bismarck in the first round of the North Dakota Class-A girls basketball tournament 64-54. The Deacons will match up against Bismarck Century at 1:00 on Friday with a trip to the state final on the line. Davies boys entered the tournament undefeated but faced a scare as Bismarck lost by only…

UND MBB Smokes Past Portland State in Big Sky Tournament

Fighting Hawks bounce Vikings with 95-72 win

RENO, Nev.  (UND Athletics) – Top-seeded North Dakota used a blistering start to bury eighth-seeded Portland State 95-72 in Thursday’s first quarterfinal of the Big Sky Tournament. Senior Corey Baldwin led the way with his first career double-double, finishing with 18 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Baldwin was one of six Fighting Hawks (20-9) to finish in double figures as UND…

Rink Report: UND, St. Cloud State Battle for NCAA Lives

No. 4 UND hosts No. 5 St. Cloud State in NCHC Quarterfinals.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The regular season has come and gone for the No. 4 seed University of North Dakota as they open the NCHA quarterfinals hosting the fifth-seeded St. Cloud State Huskies. That is the one thing that has changed, is the fact that it is the postseason. What hasn’t changed for the Fighting Hawks, is the way that they…

NCAA Wrestling Seeds Released: Ream grabs No. 6, Rodriguez No. 9

The NCAA Wrestling Tournament begins March 16

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (NDSU Athletics) — The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship brackets were revealed Wednesday, March 8, for North Dakota State University 125-pound Josh Rodriguez, 133-pound Cam Sykora, 157-pound Clay Ream, 165-pound Andrew Fogarty and 285-pound Ben Tynan. The NCAA tournament is scheduled for Thursday, March 16 through Saturday, March 18, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. Rodriguez,…

Spuds Hockey Gears up for Rematch with Hill-Murray

Moorhead defeated Hill-Murray 4-3 in OT earlier this season.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — There is only one day until Moorhead’s boys hockey team hits the road to the Minnesota State Hockey Tournament.  The Spuds cleaned up in the section, winning all three games in blow-out fashion, but the state tournament is unfamiliar territory for this team. Moorhead fell short in the section final in each of the last three seasons,…

HS Basketball Roundup: Oak Grove, Richland Advance to Region Final

Grovers take down Bulldogs; Colts defeat Pirates.

WAHPETON, N.D. — The Class-B boys basketball region tournaments continued today. In Region 1 the top-seeded Oak Grove Grovers took down Milnor- North Sargent 78-56. In the other semifinal game Richland defeated Hankinson 76-66. Oak Grove will play Richland on thursday at 7:30 p.m. with a trip to the state tournament on the line. In Region 2, Hillsboro/Central Valley beat…

UND’s Brewster Named Big Sky WBB Coach of the Year

Brewster led the Fighting Hawks to a 15-3 conference record

RENO, Nev. (UND Athletics) — After guiding the Fighting Hawks’ women’s basketball team to another co-regular season Big Sky Conference title, UND head women’s basketball coach Travis Brewster was named the league’s coach of the year, announced Tuesday at the postseason league tournament. UND (20-9, 15-3) tied atop the conference standings and brings the No. 2 seed into tomorrow’s quarterfinal…

Three UND Men’s Basketball Players Earn Conference Honors

Hooker, Crandall and Seales get Big Sky recognition

RENO, Nev. (UND Athletics) — Senior Quinton Hooker along with sophomores Geno Crandall and Cortez Seales all earned recognition Monday by the Big Sky Conference for their contributions to the Fighting Hawks’ regular season title. UND set a Division I program record with 19 regular season victories with 14 of those coming in league action. Hooker was one of three unanimous selections to the All-Big…