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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Grand Forks Central Vs. Grand Forks Red River

The top-ranked boys high school hockey teams in North Dakota squared off Tuesday night in Cliff Purpur Arena in Grand Forks, with the No. 1 Grand Forks Central Knights topping the Grand Forks Red River Roughriders 4-1 in the season opener for both teams. Joey Kennelly scored twice for Central, with Dom Gerszewski and Connor Litzinger each scoring once. Mason Reynolds …


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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Grand Forks Red River Vs. East Grand Forks Senior High

Tanner Mack and Jake Hjelle scored goals 37 seconds apart in the third period to break a scoreless tie and give East Grand Forks Senior High a 2-0 boys high school hockey win over Grand Forks Red River on Thursday night in East Grand Forks Civic Center. The Green Wave (11-1), the the No. 4-ranked team in Minnesota Class A, …


RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery —North Dakota High School Hockey Tournaments

Grand Forks Central, behind a stellar performance in goal by Kaleb Johnson, won its second straight North Dakota boys high school hockey championship with a 4-2 win over Bismarck Century on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Bismarck Blizzard claimed the girls title with a 3-0 victory over Fargo North-South earlier in the day. Johnson, the MVP for the …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery —North Dakota Boys High School Hockey Tournament: Grand Forks Central Vs. Grand Forks Red River

Goalie Kaleb Johnson recorded his fifth straight shutout and William Lawson-Body scored two goals to lead Grand Forks Central boys hockey team to a 7-0 win over Grand Forks Red River in the semifinals of the North Dakota High School Hockey Tournament on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The win for the Knights (23-1-2) sets up today’s championship game …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery —North Dakota Boys and Girls High School Hockey Tournaments

Hockey’s the word in Grand Forks with the North Dakota Boys and Girls High School Hockey Tournaments taking place at Ralph Engelstad Arena and the Fido Purpur Arena, and that’s where photographer Russ Hons has been plying his trade. In the opening round of the boys tourney, Grand Forks Central, Grand Forks Red River, Fargo Davies and Bismarck Century reached …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Grand Forks Central Vs. Grand Forks Red River

Grand Forks Central and Grand Forks Red River skated to a 2-2 tie in North Dakota boys high school hockey play Friday night in Purpur Arena in Grand Forks. The Roughriders (4-0-1) took an extra point in the East Region standings after Tyler Savage’s shootout goal and goalie Nate Bradbury’s final save. The Knights (4-0-2) received goals from Cole Hanson and …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Grand Forks Central Vs. Grand Forks Red River

Grant Johnson scored three shorthanded goals and added two assists to lead Grand Forks Central to a 7-2 high school hockey win over crosstown rival Grand Forks Red River on Tuesday night in Purpur Arena in Grand Forks, clinching the Knights’s first Gambucci Cup since 2011. Tyrese Murph added two goals and Bo Bjorge and Judd Caufield chipped in one …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Grand Forks Red River Vs. Bismarck Century

Grand Forks Red River’s boys hockey team stayed perfect against Bismarck this holiday season, defeating Century 9-1 on Friday afternoon in Eagles Arena in Grand Forks. On Thursday, the Roughriders (7-1) defeated Bismarck High 7-1. Braden Costello led Red River against the Patriots, scoring three goals and adding two assists. Also scoring for the Riders were Luke LaMoine with two …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — North Dakota Boys High School Hockey Tournament Championship, February 27, 2016

Grand Forks Red River’s boys high school hockey team did something that no other North Dakota team has done in almost 50 years: The Roughriders finished the season undefeated — 27-0 — and along the way won their 17th state title by defeating Bismarck High 4-3 on Saturday night in the championship game of the North Dakota Boys High School Hockey …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Grand Forks Central Vs. Grand Forks Red River, February 2, 2016

No. 1-ranked Grand Forks Red River defeated crosstown rival Grand Forks Central 7-6 in overtime Tuesday night in Purpur Arena in Grand Forks, improving its unblemished record to 17-0. Central fell to 13-5-1. Nick Manske scored the winning goal for the Roughriders, who also received goals from Jacob Knecht, Max Miller, Mason Salquist and Mitchell Soderberg. Scoring for the Knights …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Grand Forks Red River Vs. East Grand Forks Senior High, December 22, 2015

Grand Forks Red River High School’s boys hockey team took a big step toward bringing the Gambucci Cup back to North Dakota on Tuesday night as the Roughriders edged East Grand Forks Senior High 4-3 in Purpur Arena in Grand Forks. After a win Saturday against Grand Forks Central, Red River (7-0) is now 2-0 in the cup race, while …