Spuds Hockey

Moorhead Boys Hockey’s Growth Leads Them into State Tournament

Winners in six straight; head to state as unseeded teams

MOORHEAD, Minn — Moorhead boys’ hockey makes its 18th state tournament appearance on Wednesday as Class AA action gets underway at Xcel Energy Center, however it wasn’t the easy road to get there. Coming into a new year, the Spuds lost award finalists at goalie and defenseman. It was a young team with one skater having significant ice time. On…

Moorhead’s Kunka Wins High School Play of the Week

Spuds Goalie took home 82 percent of the votes

FARGO, N.D. — This week’s winner of the Chris Heise High School Play of the Week goes to Moorhead Boys Hockey and Will Kunka. Kunka took home a commanding 82 percent of the votes. Kunka made a crafty glove side to spark a comeback that lead the Spuds to victory over Roseau. Congrats to Kunka and the Spuds for taking…

Play of the Week Nominees: February 12

Moorhead, Grand Forks Central battle for POTW

FARGO, N.D — (KVRR) The latest Chris Heise High School Play of The Week Nominees come from both Minnesota and North Dakota on the ice. First up, boys hockey from Thursday night. Will Kunka makes a beautiful glove save in the second period that sparked a comeback for the Spuds from three goals down to win in overtime. But is…

Minnesota H.S. Roundup: Moorhead Hockey, Mahnomen-Waubun Basketball Win

Moorhead took down Roseau in OT; Mahnomen-Waubun controlled Park Christian

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead boys hockey finally got their first win at home and it came against rival, Roseau, 5-4. The Spuds came from two goals down in the third to win in overtime. Mahnomen-Waubun girls basketball improved to 7-2 on the season with a 62-43 win over Park Christian on the road. Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines Tags:…

Moorhead and Warroad Hold Each Other To Tie

A late goal by the Warriors sent the game to overtime where it remained knotted up at 1 apiece

MOORHEAD, MINN (KVRR) – The Warroad Warriors and Moorhead Spuds dueled each other until the very end. Neither came out on top, as the matchup ended in a 1-1 tie. Warriors were held scoreless until the final seconds, when senior Anthony Foster punched in what would be the final goal of the game at the buzzer. Both teams play East…

Thursday Night High School Roundup: Davies Boys Hockey, Fergus Falls Boys Basketball Get Wins

Recaps of Davies-Moorhead boys hockey, Moorhead-Fergus Falls boys basketball

MOORHEAD, Minn. — It was a busy night of high school sports in Moorhead Thursday night. The Spuds hosted Davies in boys hockey and Fergus falls in boys basketball. It was the visitors who came out victorious in both match-ups. The Otters beat the Spuds, 73-60 and Eagles won on the ice, 3-2. Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines Tags:…

Spuds Drop Season Opener

The Moorhead Boy's Hockey fell 3-0 to Grand Rapids to kick off their 2021 campaign

MOORHEAD, MINN (KVRR) – The Moorhead Spuds Hockey team dropped their season opener, 3-0, to Grand Rapids High. They will visit Brainerd on the 19th. Categories: High School Tags: Moorhead High Hockey, MSHSL, MSHSL Hockey, Spuds Athletics, Spuds Hockey

Moorhead Boys Hockey Begins A Season Unlike Any Other

Spuds welcoming new protocols as season begins

MOORHEAD, Minn. — After a two month wait, Spuds hockey returns to Moorhead Sports Arena next week. Before putting skates to ice, its the extra precautions taken that have been a challenge. Players and coaches must wear masks under their helmets while practicing, drills and huddles are separated and the players can’t use their locker rooms instead dressing spread out…

Moorhead’s Triggs Advances in Play of the Year Bracket

Triggs Goal Against Greenway moves on to next round in play of the year bracket

FARGO, N.D. — On Friday night during Sports Extra, the KVRR Sports team announced the next two nominees for the Play of the Academic Year bracket. This week, it was the second set of hockey plays to be voted on and advance to the round of eight. This week it was Moorhead’s Caden Triggs taking home the win with 85 percent…

Play Of The Year Nominees: April 10th

Moorhead and Grand Forks Red River Hockey are the finalists for this week's POTY

FARGO, ND – The first showdown in the Hockey quadrant of the 2020 DJ Colter Play of the Year Bracket was a battle between the borders: Grand Forks Red River and Moorhead. In the state quarterfinal against Jamestown on February 27th, Roughriders’ Mason Thingvold sliced and diced his way through traffic, slow it down to see the stick work for…