FARGO — It’s all so cool, and so Gen Z, when a high school football recruit announces on Twitter where he plans on spending the next four-to-five years of his life. He says he’s blessed, thanks the appropriate people, and the coaching staff of said university is high-fiving each other ...

BISMARCK — For the Bismarck Demons, the odd-year beat goes on. For Fargo Davies, another runner-up trophy. Bismarck rang up its eighth shutout of the season, but its first in six games, to down Fargo Davies 3-0 Wednesday, Oct. 16, for its fifth boys soccer state championship. The game was ...

FARGO — North Dakota State redshirt freshman quarterback Trey Lance is off to an efficient start, completing nearly 74% of his passes through five games. The five players lining up in front of the 6-foot-3, 221-pound Lance have played an important role in that success, keeping the heat off ...

GRAND FORKS — When looking at the University of North Dakota football team's grueling early-season schedule this year, the discussion always targets the stretch of North Dakota State, Sam Houston State, Eastern Washington and UC Davis. Now that those four games are in the rear-view mirror, a ...

October through early December is the peak period for deer-vehicle accidents. Motorists are reminded to watch for deer along roadways this time of year because juvenile animals are dispersing from their home ranges. Motorists are advised to slow down and exercise caution after dark to reduce ...

Emily Schwartz is a new field agronomist at the Ducks Unlimited Great Plains Regional Office in Bismarck. Schwartz hopes to use her passion for agriculture and conservation to help promote, deliver and adapt DU’s new soil health programs. “After working in agricultural consulting, I worked ...

Here is the North Dakota Game and Fish Department Whopper Club entries, date & weight for September: Lake Darling smallmouth bass: Nick Gonzales, Minot, Sept. 15, 3 lbs., 8 oz. Lake Audubon smallmouth bass: Brent Helm, Mandan, Sept. 14, 3 lbs., 4 oz. Lake Sakakawea ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has amended the 2019 deer proclamation to allow hunters to purchase multiple licenses that are valid during any open deer season. Beginning Oct. 7 at 8 a.m. Central Time, any remaining doe licenses will be issued as a concurrent season license, which ...

Private Land Open to Sportsmen acreage and state wildlife management areas are open to hunting by resident hunters only from Oct. 12-18. Nonresidents, however, can still hunt those days on other state-owned and federal lands, or private land. The law applies to all small game, waterfowl, ...

Friday – Moose Regular Season opener. Saturday – Pheasant season opener. Saturday – Fall Turkey season opener. Sunday – Full moon, 4:09 p.m. Nov. 1 – Bighorn Sheep Season opener. Nov. 12 – Full moon, 7:36 a.m. Nov. 8 – Deer Gun 16 1/2 Day Season opener. Nov. 29 – Deer ...

Here is the North Dakota Game and Fish Department Catch-and-Release Club qualifiers, date & length for September: Lake Sakakawea northern pike: Maryn Davis, Minot, Sept. 1, 36 inches. Steven Rohlts, Wolsey, Sept. 3, 38 inches. Lake Sakakawea smallmouth bass: Maggie Ritts, New Town, ...

GRAND FORKS — University of North Dakota senior wide receiver Travis Toivonen had his math ready on the spot earlier this week to place Saturday, Oct. 5's homecoming matchup with No. 12 UC Davis in perspective. "We have seven (games) left," Toivonen said. "The mark has pretty much been seven ...

FARGO — It was on Sept. 7, 1985, when Missouri State and Southern Illinois played the inaugural conference game in what was then known as the Gateway Football Conference. The league has seen several changes over the years, including a new name and a change in subdivision label from Division ...

GRAND FORKS — Ralph Engelstad Arena begins Season No. 19 at 7:07 p.m. Saturday night, when the University of North Dakota hosts the University of Manitoba in its season-opening exhibition. Fans attending the games may notice some new items and features in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Here are 11 ...

Today – Lake Darling closes for boat fishing. Friday – Pronghorn Gun Season opener. Friday – Elk Regular Season opener, E1E, E1W, E2, E6. Saturday – Run the Refuge 5K, Upper Souris NWR, 10 a.m. Saturday-Sunday – Lewis & Clark Big 10 Showdown Fishing Tourney, Williston ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual fall wetland survey indicates good-to-excellent conditions for duck hunting throughout the state. Andy Dinges, migratory game bird biologist, said the number of duck hunting wetlands are up about 65% statewide from a year ago, largely driven ...

Saturday-Sunday – Badlands Bass Bandits Classic Championship, Dakota Waters Resort, 6:30 a.m. Saturday – Four Bears Casino Cup Finals, 421-9880. Saturday – Tundra Swan opener. Sept. 30 – Lake Darling closes for boat fishing. Oct. 4 – Pronghorn Gun Season opener. Oct. 4 – Elk ...

The deadline for submitting entries in the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest is Oct. 1. The contest has categories for nongame and game species, as well as plants/insects. An overall winning photograph will be chosen, with the number of place ...

Waterfowl hunters are reminded to do their part in preventing the spread of aquatic nuisance species into or within North Dakota. Waterfowl hunters must remove plants and plant fragments from decoys, strings and anchors; remove plants seeds and plant fragments from waders and other equipment ...

By David Shama Special to Forum News Service MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — How impressive is the North Dakota State football program that has won seven national NCAA Football Championship Subdivision titles in eight years and is riding a 25-game win streak? Impressive enough to win the praise and ...