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2012 ND STATE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS A BASKETBALL TOURNEY (6)
I covered the Class A Basketball Tournament for the Bismarck Tribune Mar. 8-10 at the Fargodome and Bison Sports Arena. Here are a few of my favorites... -
DAVIES' SWANGLER HAS GAME WINNER IN STATE HOCKEY OPENER THURS, 2/23/12 (6)
The Fargo-Davies Eagles beat Bismarck High Demons 4-3 in double-overtime Thursday, Feb. 23, 2001 in the North Dakota State Boys High School Hockey Tournament at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. -
EARTHY (7)
Mud volleyball helps participants get in touch with nature and the elements as the sport continues to be a popular facet of Argyle, Minnesota's annual town festival "Meet Your Neighbor Days" held the last weekend in June just before Independence Day. -
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2010 NCAA DIVISION 1 FOOTBALL: Bison over USD 38-16 (9)
North Dakota State tailback D.J. McNorton and The Bison cruise to a 38-16 thumping over South Dakota at Fargodome. NDSU overcame a sluggish first half to dominate the Coyotes in the second as McNorton rushed for 250 yards n 20 carries. -
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F-M DERBY GIRLS: sport returns from the 70s reborn and retooled... (5)
MODEL: Cassandra Miller CLIENT: High Plains Reader-5/7 cover---- ...today (5/16/09) an organizational meeting at The Aquarium marks the beginning of a new chapter of Roller Derby, which saw a steep, 20-year decline after its peak in the 1970s. Today, the sport has changed dramatically with the hokey, pre-planned drama, the banked tracks and men...are gone. The F-M Derby Girls' meeting today is to recruit new players, coaches, referees to form leagues across F-M. -
2009 USHL WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP: Force over Stars, league playoff up next (9)
Fargo Force are Western Conference champs with a 2-0 win Saturday, April 225, 2009 over the Lincoln Stars to sweep the best-of-five series in three straight - the final at the Urban Plains Center in Fargo. -
2009 WORLD IIHF U18 HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: USA takes gold with 5-0 win over Russia (25)
Team USA capped a remarkable U18 World Championships run with a 5-0 shutout of Russia Sunday, April 19, 2009 at Fargo's Urban Plains Center. -
2009 IIHF WORLD U18 HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: USA over Canada, medal round next (13)
Following a furious third period rally, Team USA roars into the gold medal round against Russia Sunday, April 19th on the heels of last night's 2-1 win over Canada... -
2009 IIHF WORLD U18 HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: Russia downs Finland 4-0 to advance (6)
Team Russia will now play USA for the gold medal Sunday, April 19th at the Urban Plains Center in Fargo after its 4-0 win over Finland last night at the UP Center. -
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2009 IIHF WORLD U18 HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: USA OPENS U18 WITH A "W" (14)
USA peppered Sweden with goals in the opening round of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship and emerged with an 8-0 win Thurday, April 9th at Fargo's Urban Plains Center. The tournament, which runs through April 19th, is being played for the first time in the United States. -
2009 NCAA HOCKEY: UND Fighting Sioux win WCHA Title March 14 in Grand Forks (8)
The UND Fighting Sioux beat Michigan Tech University 4-3 Saturday, Mar. 14, 2009 to win the WCHA Conference and take home its 14th MacNaughton Cup at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. Standout Ryan Duncan scored the hat trick - well, almost - in just over three minutes of play in the second period to lead UND. Upon further examination of video of his second goal, though, it was determined that Moorhead High alum Chris VandeVelde was the scorer because the puck careened off him into the net. -
TOP OF THE HEAP: 2009 N.D. State Wrestling parade of champions (28)
Here are the North Dakota High School Class A/B state wrestling champions from the Fargodome Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. ...... BUY REPRINTS -
2009 N.D. State High School Wrestling Tourney (15)
The North Dakota State High School 2009 Class A & B Wrestling Tourney was held at the Fargodome Feb. 20, 2009. -
UND FIGHTING SIOUX LOGO CONTROVERSY (1)
The seemingly never-ending Sioux logo controversy is back in the news this week as a group of Spirit Lake Nation supporters of the logo are calling on their tribal council to hold a reservation-wide vote on the issue later this month. -
2009 NCAA HOCKEY: UND Fighting Sioux tie Denver Jan. 24 following Friday win (19)
The Fighting Sioux followed Friday night's victory over WCHA front-runner Denver with a tie Saturday at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks and now trail the first- place Pioneers by a singe point in season standings. -
2009 NCAA HOCKEY: UND Fighting Sioux sweep Minnesota Gophers at home. (15)
The Minnesota Gophers may have come into Ralph Engelstad Arena ranked third nationally Friday, but they most likely won't be there after the North Dakota Fighting Sioux swept them this past weekend 1/9-10, 2009 in Grand Forks. Here's a look at action and reaction from the most played rivalry in college hockey -
NCAA DIVISION 1 BASKETBALL 2008-09: North Dakota State Bison over IUPUI 55-52. (7)
North Dakota State sits atop the Summit League with a 4-1 record after their dazzling, come-from-behind win Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 at Bison Sports Arena against IUPUI. Down by four with just over a minute left in regulation time, NDSU came back to beat the Jaguars 55-52. -
2008 NCAA BASKETBALL: NDSU BISON WOMEN FALL TO CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY 12/29/08 (18)
After being ahead early on, the Bison women fall to Creighton University 51-40 as the Bluejays' relentless full-court pressure takes took toll Monday, Dec. 29, 2008 at Bison Sports Arena in Fargo. -
NOV.-DEC. NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON SPORTS (32)
Within, please find an amalgamation of the last four or five Bison sports events I have shot including their season ender against the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits at the Fargodome and two impressive wins on the hardcourt for the men and womens teams against perennial Summit League powerhouse Oral Roberts University... -
2008 DAKOTA BOWL XVI: Comeback goes south...Bruins fall to Demons (13)
A late game rally by Fargo South gave fans momentary cause for hope, however Bismarck prevailed in the N.D. State High School Class AAA football title game Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. Here's a look at how it all came down. To see dozens more photographs from this event or to purchase a reprint online please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
2008 DAKOTA BOWL XVI: N.D. Class AAA Championship 11/15/08 (26)
Favorite Fargo South was upset by the Bismarck Demons in the North Dakota Class AAA football title game Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. To see dozens more photographs from this event or to purchase a reprint online please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
2008 DAKOTA BOWL XVI: N.D. Class AA Championship 11/15/08 (13)
Watford City defeated the Valley City Hi-Liners 40-20 to take the N.D. State Class AA football championship Sat., 11/15/08 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. To see dozens more photographs from this event or to purchase a reprint online please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
2008 DAKOTA BOWL XVI: N.D. Class A Championship 11/14/08 (12)
The Harvey Hornets parlayed tough defense into a 14-0 shutout of Linton Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 in the North Dakota State Class A high school title game of Dakota Bowl XV1 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. To see dozens more photographs from this event or to purchase a reprint online please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
2008 DAKOTA BOWL XVI: N.D. Nine-Man Championship 11/14/08 (22)
The Hillsboro Burros trounced top-rated Williams County 46-8 Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 in the Dakota Bowl - North Dakota's Nine-Man State Championship was their trophy... To see dozens more photographs from this event or to purchase a reprint online please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
2008-09 NCAA HOCKEY: North Dakota Sioux Splits With Alaska Anchorage 11/14-15. (17)
The Fighting Sioux hockey team almost pulled off a miracle comeback against Alaska Anchorage 11/14/08 with two goals in rapid succession late in the third but came up short 3-2; then, UND bounced back Saturday with a 3-1 win at Ralph Englestad Arena in Grand Forks... -
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2008 NCAA DIVISION I FCS: North Dakota State Bison 34-7 over Indiana State 11/1 (13)
The Bison returned to the win column Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 with a 34-7 win over Indiana State in the Fargodome. -
2008-09 NCAA HOCKEY: North Dakota Sioux win 3-2 in home opener over Wisconsin. (8)
North Dakota's Jason Gregoire scored the game winner late in the third period as the Fighting Sioux opened their home schedule with a 3-2 win over Wisconsin at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks Friday, Oct. 31, 2008. -
HOCKEY HALLOWEEN (3)
The North Dakota Fighting Sioux home hockey opener was on Halloween,10/31/08 and some fans observed the occasion with decidedly non-athletic threads at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. UND won 3-2 over the Wisconsin Badgers... -
USHL'S FARGO FORCE 2-1 OVER SIOUX FALLS STAMPEDE (19)
The United State Hockey League's newest franchise - the Fargo Force - opened their season with a 2-1 win over the Sioux Falls Stampede Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008 in the new Urban Plains Center in southwest Fargo -
THE THRILL OF VICTORY AND ... (11)
The Fargo Shanley Deacons needed only one goal to win the North Dakota State High School Soccer Championship Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 over Fargo North at North High School in Fargo. Here are the emotions that followed. To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
NORTH DAKOTA STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP: Fargo Shanley over Fargo North 1-0. (8)
Here are a selection of action photographs from the North Dakota State High School Soccer title game Sat.,10/18/08 at Fargo North High School. To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here: BUY REPRINTS -
NORTH SHOCKS SOUTH IN OVERTIME WIN (12)
Fargo North junior Ryan Koehler scores the game winner with twelve seconds left in the second overtime to upset Fargo South Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 in the North Dakota State High School Soccer Tournament semifinals at the Pepsi Soccer Complex in north Fargo. To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
NO JOY IN BISONVILLE (6)
Here are some of the long faces Saturday, 10/11/08 against Western Illinois as it became apparent the Bison would lose their first home game after 15 straight wins in the Fargodome and suffer NDSU's third loss in the last four games this season. To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON FALL 27-22 TO WESTERN ILLINOIS 10/11/08 (12)
This is a selection of action photos from the 27-22 Bison loss to Western Illinois 10/11/08 - their first home loss after 15 straight wins in the Fargodome dating back to 2005. To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
2008 NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON HOMECOMING (18)
A roundup of images from Bison Homecoming Saturday 10/4/08 I shot outside and inside The Fargodome... To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
2008 NCAA SUMMIT LEAGUE SOCCER: North Dakota State over Southern Utah 2-0 (8)
The Bison women shut out Southern Utah with a 2-0 victory at Ellig Sports Complex Friday, 10/3/08 in north Fargo. To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce here........ BUY REPRINTS -
BISON 2008 ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME (30)
Eight new inductees joined the Bison Hall of Fame during the 37th Annual Induction Ceremony Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 at the Fargo Holiday Inn. This year's class includes women's basketball 29-year coach Amy Ruley; fullback Jack Hagen representing the undefeated, national Division II champion 1968 football team; David Ryles, basketball guard standout from the 1983-87 time period; women's basketball All-Americans Jody Buck Stefonowicz 1985-88, and Nadine Schmidt from the 1989-93 season; All-America football player Paul Lenz (1985-88) and All-American javelin thrower Todd Johnson (1989-92. To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
WEST FARGO OVER FARGO SHANLEY 24-0: Packer Homecoming 2008 (16)
Here's a variety of images from West Fargo High's homecoming. To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
BISON-SIOUX RIVALRY RENEWED ON GOLF COURSE (25)
North Dakota State and the University of North Dakota met once again on the athletic field of battle Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 - the first time since NDSU went Division 1. The Erv Kaiser Invitational College Golf Tournament at Edgewood Golf Course in Fargo was the event, which also included the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the University of Manitoba, which are also The Bison. To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
DACOTAH FIELD: Fabled Fargo Football Field Falls (11)
Venerable Dacotah Field, home of championship Bison football teams in the pre-Fargodome era and the site of countless regular and post season area high school games, is being dismantled to make room for a new practice field for the NDSU Bison. Here's a look at its final days... To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
BISON LADIES TOP NO. COLORADO FOR DOUBLEWOOD INN CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP (12)
North Dakota State, led by Jennifer Lopez' pair of triple-doubles, took home first place in the Doublewood Inn Classic tournament with a 3-1 win over Northern Colorado Saturday, 9/6/08 in Bentson-Bunker Fieldhouse at NDSU in Fargo. To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON 50-14 OVER CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE (6)
The NDSU Bison throttled Central Connecticut State in a runaway 50-16 win before a crowd of more than 18,000 fans Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 in the Fargodome. To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON CRUSH AUSTIN PEAY 41-6 IN FOOTBALL OPENER (16)
North Dakota State opened its first year of NCAA Division 1 playoff eligibility with a convincing 41-6 win over Austin Peay University Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008 in the Fargodome. To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
PHIL JACKSON HONORED AUGUST 25, 2008 BY UND (6)
Phil Jackson, possibly the most well-known North Dakotan on the planet, was honored at his alma mater - the University of North Dakota - Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 during a convocation at the Chester Fritz Auditorium on campus. UND president Robert O. Kelley and Dean Martha Potvin presented a honorary doctorate degree to Jackson, 1967 grad who is tied with legendary Celtics coach Red Auerbach as the NBA's highest championship-winning coach with 9 wins - six with the Chicago Bulls and three with the LA Lakers. He also won two as a fabled "sixth man" with the New York Knicks during his playing days. -
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON FOOTBALL FAN DAY (12)
Fans and families got to get to know Bison athletes up close and personal Thursday, 8/21/08 during Fan Day held early evening in the Fargodome. Here's a look at some of the photographs I shot during autograph signing time there... To view many more photos from this event or purchase reprints, please go to my archive/e-commerce site here........ BUY REPRINTS -
BISON SUPER FAN RETIRES: Leo Blotsky feted at Holy Spirit (9)
His license plate says "BisonFan"; a granite statue in his front yard pays homage to NDSU football and he flies the Bison flag there also. Leo Blotsky and his wife Donna, have been Bison football fans since the outdoor days of Dacotah Field beginning over 30 years ago. At his retirement party 8/14/08 at Holy Spirit in north Fargo, Leo received a hero's sendoff amid all things green and gold. He leaves his 22-year position as its business manager and a crowd of about 400 sent Leo out in style. -
NDSU BISON FOOTBALL 2OO8: A Serious Look At Media Day (4)
The television camera was rolling Monday and Bison football players chose a variety of ways to etch their personalities into video that will be shown on the big screens this season at home games in the Fargodome. Here are a few examples...Junior linebacker Tyler Henry of Bloomington, Minn., has a message for his mother; junior running back PAT PASCHALL of St. Louis, MO., tries his sleight-of-hand with a magic trick; standout senior cornerback Nate Agbetola of Sugar Land, TX dons a bison hat and compares headgear with senior defensive end Nick Compton of Rosemount, Minn.; and, Rolla, N.D., sophomore running back Lee Vandal -looking every bit the cowboy - ropes in some attention with his lariat and white cowboy hat. -
MUD VOLLEYBALL: Argyle's 125th Celebration (7)
Oh, what a mess - but it's great fun! Gettin' down and dirty in the mud is what it was all about during Mud Volleyball - just one of the great times during Argyle's 125th Anniversary Celebration late June 2OO8 in this small community located in northwestern Minnesota.