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2024 Missouri Valley Footbal releases preseason poll; NDSU placed at 2nd, UND at 5th

FARGO (KVRR) – The Missouri Valley Football Conference released their 2024 Preseason Poll and All-Conference teams. The North Dakota State University Bison were placed at second with one first place vote while the UND Fighting Hawks are fifth. The defending conference and state champion, South Dakota State University Jackrabbits were chosen to finish in first. SDSU NDSU S. Dakota S….

Ponsford, MN Woman Died While Swimming on Long Lost Lake Saturday Afternoon

CLEARWATER CO., Minn. (KVRR) —  A Ponsford, Minnesota woman died while swimming on Long Lost Lake in southern Clearwater County, Minnesota. The sheriff’s office was called about an unresponsive person in the water on Saturday afternoon. They learned 70-year-old Cheryl Breitbach and her husband had been on the lake in a pontoon when they decided to take a swim. The…

Commander of the Air Combat Command To Visit GFAFB and 119th Wing Next Week

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Commander of the Air Combat Command is going to be making stops this week in Grand Forks and Fargo. General Kenneth Wilsbach will meet with Grand Forks Air Force Base leadership and community leaders on Monday morning. On Tuesday, Sen. John Hoeven and Wilsbach will hold a counter-UAS discussion with leaders from UND to further…

Fighting Hawks announce signing of guard Sydney Piekny

UND AthleticsGRAND FORKS (UND Athletics/KVRR) – North Dakota head women’s basketball coach Mallory Bernhard announced the addition of Fenwick, Ontario native Sydney Piekny to the 2024-25 roster. “We are very excited about Sydney choosing to be a Hawk,” said Bernhard. “Her length and ability to shoot the three will be a great asset to our team and she comes from a very…

UND and NDSU players named to Summit League all-conference softball teams

BROOKINGS, SD (SUMMIT LEAGUE/KVRR) – The Summit League announced the 2024 All-Summit League Softball Teams and individual awards, with regular season runner-up Omaha collecting three out of the five individual accolades through a vote of the league’s seven head coaches. South Dakota State junior infielder Mia Jarecki was selected as the Player of the Year, while fifth-year senior pitcher Kamryn…