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Cobbers Introduce First-Ever Full-Time Athletic Director

Jeff Bretherton will serve as Concordia A.D.
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MOORHEAD, Minn. (Cobber Athletics) — Concordia-Moorhead President Dr. William Craft announced that Jeff Bretherton has been hired as the first full-time Athletic Director in the history of Concordia College. Bretherton takes over for interim athletic director Rachel Bergeson who was named to the position after head men’s basketball coach Rich Glas stepped down from being athletic director in the spring…
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Concordia Football Top-10 in Attendance

Cobbers averaged 4,951 fans at five home games in 2016.
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MOORHEAD, Minn. (Concordia Athletics)— Make it 10 straight seasons in the Top 10 of NCAA Division III attendance for Concordia. The Cobbers averaged 4,951 fans for their five home games in 2016 and finished sixth in the nation in attendance per game for the second straight year. The 2016 average of 4,951 fans is the second most in program history….
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Coach of the Week: Concordia Baseball’s Chris Coste

Coste and the Cobbers have won 8 of their last 9 games
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia baseball coach Chris Coste is in his third season as the Cobbers’ skipper after taking over for Bucky Burgau. The Cobbers (18-12, 7-5 SL) have won eight of their last nine games and are finding a groove as the regular season winds down. Coste is the KVRR Coach of the Week. Categories: College, KVRR Sports Extra,…
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Cobbers Split Home Series with Carleton

Concordia wins game two in walk-off fashion.
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MOORHEAD, Minn. (Cobber Athletics) — The “Walkoff Wonders” continued their last at-bat success as Brett Swanson’s sacrifice fly scored Nate Leintz with one out in the bottom of the 10th in Game 2 to give Concordia a split with Carleton. The Cobbers could never get on track on offense in the first game and fell 2-1 but then rallied from a 4-0…
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College Baseball Roundup: Bison Win in Extras, Cobs Walk-off Twice

N. Leintz walk-off grand slam propels Concordia to victory.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Junior infielder Matt Elsenpeter hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the North Dakota State University baseball team a 2-1 win over the Fort Wayne Mastodons Saturday, April 15, in game two of a three-game Summit League series at Newman Outdoor Field. With the win, NDSU improves to 16-18 overall…
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Concordia Baseball Wins 4th in a Row, Takes Down VCSU 5-2

Cobbers improve to 14-11 on the season
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MOORHEAD, Minn. (Concordia Athletics)– On Tuesday it was the hitting that catapulted Concordia to a pair of wins. On Wednesday it was the pitching staff that drove the Cobbers to a 5-2 victory over Valley City State. Concordia used five pitchers to limit the high-powered Viking offense to only one earned run and five hits. Valley City entered the game…
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College Baseball: Bison Top Jackrabbits, Cobbers Split with Tommies

Pfannenstein's 8 K's propel NDSU to victory.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Senior Reed Pfannenstein pitched 7 2/3 powerful innings and matched his career-high with eight strikeouts as the North Dakota State University baseball team defeated the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits, 4-1, on a beautiful Saturday, April 8, at Newman Outdoor Field. With the victory, the Bison clinch their third straight Summit League series win and improve…
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College Softball: NDSU Streak Snapped, Cobbers and Dragons Swept

NDSU 36-game win streak vs. Summit League opponents ends.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) –Erica Tharp and Nickhole Finch combined on a four-hitter as IUPUI defeated North Dakota State 3-1 in the opener, while Jaguars rallied from a four-run deficit for a 11-9 win in the second to complete the Summit League softball doubleheader sweep over NDSU on Saturday, April 8, before 180 spectators at the Ellig Sports Complex. The…