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Laredo powers past RedHawks in F-M's home opener

FARGO – A light rain fell as the first pitch was thrown Friday night at Newman Outdoor Field, and the remainder of the evening proved just as dreary for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.

• Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks’ Keith Brachold

Roster building for RedHawks is heavy on stats

Fargo - The numbers printed on a sheet of paper help paint the picture of a player for Doug Simunic.

Distinguished career comes to a close for MSUM's Bredy

A decorated Minnesota State Moorhead track career will conclude this weekend.

• Minnesota State Moorhead’s Derek Bredy

Cobbers senior Jensen hopes to add to family's legacy

Moorhead - When Kaari Jensen walks by the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame wall – which is in the Offutt Concourse – one of the plaques always grabs her eye.

• Concordia College senior Kaari Jensen

VIDEO: Concordia names locker room facility

MOORHEAD – The new locker room facility being built at Jake Christiansen Athletic Complex now has a name. Concordia broke ground on the “Wayne and Beverly Thorson Athletic Center” on Monday. The $2.9 million project is slated to be completed in the spring of 2014.

• Ceremonial groundbreaking
• Rendering of complex

High humidity took health toll on many runners in Fargo Marathon events

FARGO – A combination of sunshine and humidity made Saturday a busy day for medical workers at the Fargo Marathon.

• Charles Jenner grabs some water

VIDEO: Loeffler, Grinaker earn wins in half-marathon

FARGO – Soon after Hanna Grinaker crossed the finish line Saturday morning to win the Fargo Half-Marathon in the women’s division, she found out Eric Loeffler won the men’s race.

VIDEO: Moorhead's Dyer sets women's record in Fargo 10K; Huber wins men's race

FARGO – For Lisa Dyer, running 10 kilometers seemed more difficult than running 26.2 miles.

• Brenden Huber
• Lisa Dyer

Iafallo carries load for Force in the postseason

Fargo - Alex Iafallo’s hockey career got boarded last June during a Fargo Force tryout camp.

• Fargo Force’s Alex Iafallo

Area MN track and field teams prepare for true team state meets

While generally viewed as an individual sport, Mike Anderson likes to push the team concept when it comes to track and field.

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Engen off to good start at NDSCS

Wahpeton, N.D. - The two years Stu Engen spent away from being a college basketball coach had some perks – like getting the chance for more family time.

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Peterson: Gagliardi a unique legend

Fargo - When Jim Cella was an assistant soccer coach at St. John’s (Minn.), lore circulated through the athletic department that John Gagliardi was quite the crooner.

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• St. John's football coach John Gagliardi retiring; finishes as college football's winningest coach

Cobbers junior responds after being thrown into the mix

Moorhead - When Kaari Jensen came to Concordia, she had never done the shot put. Initially, Jensen didn’t think the weighted sphere felt too heavy.

• Concordia College junior Kaari Jensen

Concordia provides smooth landing for track standout

Moorhead - A couple springs ago, Marv Roeske got a phone call from a parent, alerting the Cobbers track coach that his kid planned to attend Concordia.

• Concordia sophomore Hilary Thompson

Cobbers senior shines despite previous blood-clot complications

Moorhead - Two years ago, Andrea Rognlien had a blood clot in her shoulder that led to having a rib removed. And that led to a collapsed lung. In hindsight, those events may have been the best things to happen to her tennis career.

• Andrea Rognlien

Peterson: Coach Coste finding his way on Cobbers staff

Moorhead - Chris Coste still finds it helpful to flash back to the 1990s, a time when he was a baseball player at Concordia.

• Chris Coste

Peterson: Patience puts VCSU back in nationals

Fargo - At least the adversity came early in the season for the Valley City State women’s basketball team. That’s what coach Jill DeVries viewed as the positive.

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Peterson: Cobbers to play for ex-player battling cancer

Moorhead - Leanne Miller recalled “intense fear” and “shock” permeated her thoughts on the morning of Oct. 11. That’s the day a doctor told Miller she had breast cancer.

• Leanne Miller
• Leanne Miller's blog

Peterson: Walthall, Dragons aren't ready to panic after recent struggles

Moorhead - Chad Walthall used a once-familiar political phrase to articulate what his team needs to do to maneuver through a recent rocky stretch.

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Peterson: VanHavermaet’s patience leads to increased role

Playing time wasn’t plentiful for Andrew VanHavermaet to start this season.

• Eric Peterson