Concordia

Chad Johnson Leading the Way for Cobber Baseball

Johnson leads the team in most offensive categories.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Concordia baseball team is sitting in the middle of the pack in the MIAC as the team is about two-thirds of the way through conference play. Much of their offensive production has come from senior Chad Johnson, the same Chad Johnson who led the conference in rushing touchdowns in football. Now, Johnson has hit his stride…

Concordia Awarded Major Grant From The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

in honor of former Mellon Foundation president and Concordia College alumnus Dr. Earl Lewis

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia has been awarded a $1 million dollar grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant was awarded to the college in honor of former Mellon Foundation president and Concordia College alumnus Dr. Earl Lewis. Lewis has been a member of the Board of Regents and has previously helped fund diversity scholarships. The grant will be…

Cobber Baseball relying on Pitching Depth with Loaded Schedule

Concordia played six games in three days this weekend.

Baseball teams around the Fargo-Moorhead area are trying to find time to make up games that were previously snowed out. Concordia played doubleheaders on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, going 4-2 on the weekend. Trying to cram that much baseball into a short span of time causes logistical problems, especially when it comes to your pitching staff. But in Concordia’s case,…

Cobber Baseball Splits Double Header with Tommies

Concordia baseball currently sits at 9-10.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Concordia baseball team got to play its first game on its home field on Friday, but they were not the home team. The Cobbers downed St. Thomas 2-1 in extra innings in game one and fell 6-0 in game two of the double header. In game one, Austin Erickson threw a complete game surrendering just two…

Jeff Bretherton Resigns as Concordia Athletic Director

Bretherton was named the first full-time A.D. at Concordia in May of 2017

  MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia’s first full-time Athletic Director, Jeff Bretherton, is resigning, the school announced Thursday. The resignation is effective immediately. Deputy Athletic Director and Senior Women’s Administrator Rachel Bergeson will work as the interim Athletic Director. The college says they will begin looking for a new A.D. immediately. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: AD, Athletic Director, Cobbers,…

Third Period Struggles Sink Cobber Men’s Hockey against St. Thomas

Concordia entered the period with a 2-1 lead, but lost 3-2

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia men’s hockey scored twice in the game’s first 12 minutes against St. Thomas, but that was all the offense mustered in the contest. The Cobbers still held a 2-1 lead heading into the final period, but the Tommies rattled off a pair of goals to take the contest 3-2. The series against St. Thomas wraps up…

Women’s Hockey: Cobbers Roll over St. Ben’s

Concorida improves to 8-6-2 on the season.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Concordia Cobbers scored three goals in the second and third periods to take down St. Ben’s 4-1 at the Moorhead Sports Center on Friday night. Tori Davis got the offense going in the first, she also had an assist on the night for the Cobs. Concordia improves to 8-6-2 on the season. Categories: College, KVRR Sports…

Area Martin Luther King Day Events Will Honor Civil Rights Leader

"Blizzard Bash" Also Planned For Those With No Work or School On Monday

Martin Luther King Day is Monday and a number of events in our area will honor the civil rights leader. The Fargo Human Relations Commission will host their annual MLK celebration at 6:30 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre. The Fargo Human Relations Award will be presented. UND and the City of Grand Forks will co-host “Martin Luther King Jr: The…

Roxana Saberi Working for CBS News as London Correspondent

She wrote and published a book on her experience in Iran in 2010

FARGO, N.D. — A Concordia College graduate, former Miss North Dakota and former prisoner of Iran is now working for CBS News as a London-based correspondent. Roxana Saberi graduated from Fargo North in 1994 and from Concordia College in 1997. She was also crowned Miss North Dakota in ’97 and worked for a local news station before joining several major…

KVRR NFL Pick ‘Em: Concordia Men’s Basketball Coach Grant Hemmingsen

WATCH Grant Hemmingsen MAKE HIS PICKS FOR THE KVRR NFL PICK 'EM CHALLENGE

MOORHEAD, Minn. — All season, KVRR is doing an NFL Pick ‘Em challenge. Each week, there will be a guest picker to compete against the KVRR Sports staff and everyone signed up to play. This week’s guest picker is Concordia men’s basketball coach Grant Hemmingsen. Categories: Football Pick Em Guest, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Concordia, Grant Hemmingsen, Guest…