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Key hits propel Bison to win in opening game of Summit League tournament

FARGO – The Summit League softball tournament started at 1 p.m. on Thursday, although for North Dakota State it began a little later than that. It took a two-run triple by a slap hitter to ring the bell.

• Maritza Lopez-Portillo

Laundry worker misses out on Bison national title ring

FARGO – The game was over for several hours and Ciarra Beckstrand was one of the few remaining people in the Fargodome. It was her job to make sure the North Dakota State football laundry was washed and dried.

• Bison ring

NDSU overcomes slow start to defeat UMKC in Summit softball tournament

Brandi Enriquez hit a two-out, two-run triple on a 3-2 count in the second inning and that got North Dakota State on task.

Sprinter John has found a home with the Bison

Fargo - To hear Deborah John describe her home country of Trinidad is a little bit like listening to a travel agency commercial. Words like “tropical” and “sunny” are common.

• Deborah John

NDSU not overlooking Summit tournament field

FARGO – The Bison are hot, they’re playing at home, and they’re the four-time defending Summit League softball champions.

• Whitney Johnson

Edgewood Golf Course expected to be in good shape

FARGO – The Edgewood Golf Course driving range will be closed today so workers can remove the trap bags that were installed for flood protection.

• Rose Creek golf course opens all 18 holes

Bison men's basketball assistant moving on

FARGO – One of the longer-running coaching staffs in NCAA Division I men’s basketball has come to an end. North Dakota State assistant Jason Kemp resigned on Tuesday to accept a similar position at the University of Toledo.

NDSU's Ortega continues to improve, gain confidence

FARGO – The title of go-to hitter for the North Dakota State softball team was up for grabs at the beginning of the season. For the first time in his 12 years as head coach, Darren Mueller didn’t have any idea who was the favorite to lead the team.

• North Dakota State’s Jenina Ortega

Grizzlies best Bison for baseball doubleheader sweep

FARGO – The Summit League membership status of Oakland University (Mich.) has been as cloudy as the weather was Saturday. It seems everybody has the Grizzlies going to the Horizon League, although there has been no official word from the school or athletic department.

• North Dakota State’s John Skrbec

Records fall for Bison track team in odd season

FARGO – The North Dakota State track and field teams are taxing the school’s sports information department these days. Keeping up with the slew of school records has been almost a daily task.

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Kolpack: Vraa carries load for Bison ... literally

Fargo - The Prairie View A&M Panthers boarded a charter airplane and flew out of Fargo on Saturday night, with the exception of one player. Defensive back Rickey Simpson got a ride on the back of a North Dakota State player.

• Zach Vraa

Kolpack: Bison wins against FBS teams have ho-hum feel

Fort Collins, Colo. - The final gun sounded and the players from North Dakota State shook hands with the players from Colorado State. The Bison took a direct turn south and headed to their locker room.

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Kolpack: Crockett proves he was worth the wait

Fargo - The national championship banner was raised to the Fargodome rafters in an Olympic-style moment Saturday night. Lights off. Spotlight on.

• John Crockett

Kolpack: It's time to right a wrong and get BSA renovated ASAP

Fargo Dear Mr. Espegard, Hjelmstad, Hull, Morton, Shaft and Ms. Diedrich and Neset – better known as the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education:

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Kolpack: All the preseason college football teams can be a bit much

Fargo Hardly a week goes by this time of the season when a football news release from Who Knows Where hits The Forum’s email inbox. They usually go like this:

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Kolpack: Some Summit tournaments could use retooling

Fargo - The Summit League-standings rally that the softball team from Missouri-Kansas City waged in the last couple of weeks was nothing short of miraculous. It almost defied mathematical logic.

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Kolpack: Real world goes reel for ex-Bison player Carlson

Fargo - The upper level of Scheels All Sports superstore in Fargo has more fishing gear than once thought imaginable. Take the escalator up, maneuver two right turns and then a left and you’ll find the real-world start to Eric Carlson’s life.

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Kolpack: Bison baseball program gets familiar with winning ways

Fargo - The team is on a 13-game winning streak and has a power ranking one spot ahead of the University of Oklahoma. To those who played baseball for North Dakota State when it was an under-funded Division II program, a manned mission to Mars seemed more likely.

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Kolpack: Montana changes reminiscent of NDSU years ago

Fargo - When it comes to bombshells in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision, it doesn’t get more explosive than what transpired in Missoula, Mont., on Thursday.

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Kolpack: Bison baseball star back where he belongs

Fargo - The word on the street regarding the North Dakota State baseball team is it has a bunch of players willing to run through a brick wall for one another. The team’s solidarity is that good.

• John Straka