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Peterson poised for Dragons football

FARGO – Offensive lineman Troy Peterson looked the part as he walked off the field Wednesday night at Sid Cichy Stadium.

• Troy Peterson

Weather-related issues force MSUM to cancel Masanz Invite

MOORHEAD – Minnesota State Moorhead has canceled its most visible track event. The Ron Masanz Invitational outdoor track meet, slated for Saturday, has been called off due to wet conditions around the track.

• MSUM track

Sioux Falls evens conference finals series with Force

FARGO – While they lacked style, the two goals Sioux Falls scored in the third period were good enough for Stampede head coach Cary Eades.

• Alex Iafallo

Cobbers tab Roos to lead women's soccer team

MOORHEAD – The Concordia Cobbers have selected a familiar face to lead their women’s soccer program.

Force’s Johnson makes 30 saves to help Fargo take series lead

FARGO – When things got chaotic around Cam Johnson, the Fargo Force goalie remained calm Friday night at Scheels Arena.

• Fargo Force players celebrate

Weather wipes out Dragons spring football game

MOORHEAD – An abnormal spring will have an abnormal ending for the Minnesota State Moorhead football program. The Dragons won’t have their spring game, which was set for Saturday, due to poor field conditions.

Cobbers wrestler to share story of perseverance over autism

Moorhead - When Ben Cousins was in fifth grade, he stepped on the bathroom scale, which gave a reading that spurred him to change. He weighed around 190 pounds.

• Concordia College wrestler Ben Cousins

Cobbers' locker room marks final phase for 'Update the Jake'

Moorhead - The Concordia football team uses a varsity locker room that was built in 1966 and has around 70 lockers – for a program that dresses more than 100 players for home games.

• Cobbers locker room

Concordia, MSU Moorhead schedules suffer delays

MOORHEAD – In his 35 years as Concordia head baseball coach, Bucky Burgau hasn’t seen a spring like this.

• Minnesota State Moorhead football coach Steve Laqua

SD brothers kept on edge of their seats as bull riders

FARGO – Professional bull rider Ardie Maier has broken bones in his neck, lower back and ribs, has had knee surgery and also crushed an eye socket. “I had a bull hit me in the face in Omaha,” Maier said.

• Ardie Maier

Columns

Peterson: Concordia baseball eager to get back on the field

Concordia coach Bucky Burgau is going to make certain his baseball team plays this weekend.

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Peterson: Tournament appearance completes turnaround for Valley City State women's basketball team

Three seasons ago, the Valley City State women’s basketball program hit a low point, losing 23 games and going winless in the conference.

• Photo

Peterson: Rahman family kept busy as multiple members of family are in postseason

Jessica Rahman could have filled a family scrapbook after Saturday.

• Rahman family

Peterson: Forum staffers have rock-y starts with sport of curling

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When you watch curling on television, it all looks so simple. A person gracefully lunges forward and glides across the ice. They effortlessly release and direct the rock toward the other end of the ice sheet. Most shots have perfect pace and pinpoint accuracy.

• Ann Swisshelm
• Forum sports reporter Eric Peterson
• Forum staff members
• The Forum's Ben Karkela

Peterson: Laqua's recruiting efforts to be more focused at MSUM

Minnesota State Moorhead head football coach Steve Laqua used a gridiron analogy to describe compiling his first recruiting class with the Dragons. “Sometimes you’ve got to make a two-minute drive at the end of the game to win it,” Laqua said.

Peterson: MSUM football needs to find its own Walthall

It’s early, but 15 games into his tenure as Minnesota State Moorhead head men’s basketball coach, Chad Walthall looks like the right guy for the job.

• Forum sports writer Eric Peterson's blog
• Fargo Shanley coach sells local ties regarding MSUM football job

Peterson: Ulmer finds success his way

Kris Nelson isn’t always sure what to make of the technique Corey Ulmer uses when he has top position on an opponent on the wrestling mat.

Peterson: Moenkedick key in Cobbers’ No. 6 rank

During the spring of his senior year at Perham (Minn.) High School, Phil Moenkedick was having second thoughts about his decision to go to Concordia to wrestle.

• Cobbers' Phil Moenkedick

Peterson: Mix of new, old have Cobbers back in NCAAs

At the start of this season, Concordia head volleyball coach Tim Mosser knew the success of his team would hinge how fast his freshmen would assimilate to the college game.

• Teammates team up

Peterson: Final DAC Bowl heavyhearted

The Dacotah Bank DAC Bowl was started a couple years ago to showcase teams in Dakota Athletic Conference football.