The University of Minnesota-Duluth men’s hockey team continued its mastery over the University of North Dakota this season, posting a 5-3 National Collegiate Hockey Conference win over the Fighting Hawks on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Bulldogs beat the Hawks twice in Duluth earlier this season. After Tyson Jost gave UND (13-8-3 overall, 6-6-1-1 NCHC) a 1-0 lead in …
The University of North Dakota men’s basketball team, behind strong performances from Gino Crandall and Quinton Hooker, scored a come-from-behind 83-77 win over Weber State University on Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Crandall scored career-high 33 points and Hooker added 22 to lead the Fighting Hawks to the Big Sky Conference victory over the the Wildcats (9-7, 4-1 BSC), …
Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons recently stopped by the Red River Zoo in Fargo and snapped these photos at the gray wolf compound. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)
Grand Forks KnightRiders and East Grand Forks Senior High skated to a 3-3 tie in girls high school hockey Tuesday night in Eagles Arena in Grand Forks. Kathleen Petersen scored two goals and Katie Rodningen scored one for Grand Forks (4-7-1), while Tyre Chupka, Kylie Stauss and Madison McDonald scored for the Green Wave (7-4-2). KnightRiders goalie Quinn Kuntz …
Samantha Roscoe’s first-career double-double — 12 points, 12 rebounds — were not enough for the University of North Dakota women’s basketball team as the Fighting Hawks dropped a 74-71 overtime decision to Big Sky Conference foe Montana State University on Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND (9-7, 4-1 BSC), which had rallied from a 12-point deficit, missed a chance to send …
The University of North Dakota men’s basketball team won its third straight game with a 95-65 Big Sky Conference victory over Southern Utah University on Saturday in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Quinton Hooker led the Fighting Hawks (8-6, 3-1 BSC) with 23 points. Josh Collins, filling in as a starter for injured Drick Bernstine added 11 points and 7 rebounds. Also scoring in double …
Fargo Force dropped a 3-1 United States Hockey League game to the Sioux City Musketeers on Friday night in Schools Arena in Fargo. Hank Crone scored the lone goal for the Force, who dropped to 16-11-2. Carson Vance, Solag Bakich and Brian Rigali (empty net) scored for Sioux City (19-6-3). Matt Murray had 23 saves in goal for Fargo, while Sioux …
Quinton Hooker scored a game-high 20 points to lead the University of North Dakota men’s basketball team to a 68-63 win over Northern Arizona University in its Big Sky home opener Thursday in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Conner Avants added 17 points and equaled his career-high with nine rebounds to pace the Fighting Hawks (7-6, 2-1 BSC). Also in double-figure scoring for UND was …
Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons braved the snow and wind Monday night to capture these lovely scenes in downtown Grand Forks and Lincoln Park. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)
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 …
The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team won its Big Sky Conference opener Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center by defeating Portland State University 65-61 before 1,435 fans. The Fighting Hawks (6-6) were led by Makailah Dyer, who scored a team-high 18 points. Joining her in double figures for UND was Fallyn Freije with 13 points and a career-high-tying …
The Grand Forks Central boys hockey team ran its record to 7-0 with a 6-0 win over Fargo South/Shanley on Tuesday night in Fido Purpur Arena in Grand Forks. Grant Johnson scored two goals to lead the Knights, while Mitch Idalski, Cam Olstad, Seth Towers and Cole Hanson added single tallies. Central goalie Nick Buckin stopped 10 shots. Benjamin …
The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team won its second straight game, a 79-67 decision over the University of Mary on Tuesday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Fighting Hawks were led by Jill Morton, who had career-highs in points (21), 3-pointers (4) and rebounds (7). Samantha Roscoe added 19 points and five rebounds, while Lexi Klabo had 12 points …
No. 10-ranked University of North Dakota women’s hockey team, behind Alyssa MacMillan’s first college goal, defeated St. Cloud State University 3-2 on Saturday afternoon in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Hawks improved their record to 8-6-5 (6-5-4-2 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association) on the season, while the Huskies fell to 5-13-1 (4-10-1-1 WCHA). Amy Menke and Sarah Lecavalier also scored …
Austin Polanski scored two goals to lead the University of North Dakota to a 5-1 win over National Collegiate Hockey Conference rival Western Michigan University on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Shane Gersich, Colton Poolman and Dixon Bowen added single goals for the Fighting Hawks (9-5-3 overall and to 3-3-1-1 in the NCHC), while Scott Moldenhauer scored the lone …
Geno Crandall scored a career-high 24 points and Corey Baldwin chipped in 13, all in the second half, as the University of North Dakota men’s basketball team soundly defeated North Dakota State University 74-56 on Wednesday night at the Scheels Center in Fargo. The win was the Fighting Hawks (5-2) first in Fargo since 2003. Drick Berstine added 12 points for UND, while Connor Avants had …
The combination of Macy Miller and Madison Guebert were too much for the University of North Dakota women’s basketball team Tuesday night as the Fighting Hawks dropped a 83-72 nonconference decision to visiting South Dakota State University before a small-than-usual crowd of 1,200 in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Blizzard Alivia kept many would-be fans at home as the Hawks dropped …
Photographer Russ Hons recently was in New York City, where he had a chance to visit the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, which commemorate the September 11, 2001 attacks that killed 2,977 victims, and the World Trade Center bombing of 1993 in which six were killed. One World Trade Center (also known as the Freedom Tower) is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in …
The University of North Dakota, behind freshman Tyson Jost’s two goals, defeated Boston College 4-3 on Saturday night in New York City’s Madison Square Garden in the in the first-ever College Hockey Showdown before a crowd of 11,348. Trevor Olson and Joel Janatuinen scored the other goals for the Fighting Hawks, who upped their record to 8-5-3. Colin White, Chris Brown and Matthew …
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team skated to a 2-2 tie with Michigan State University on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The tie came on the heels of a 4-3 defeat to the Spartans on Friday night. Zach Yon and Tucker Poolman scored goals for UND (7-5-3), while Thomas Ebbing and Patrick Khodorenko tallied for MSU (4-6-1). In the …
Michigan State University withstood a fierce third-period comeback effort by the University of North Dakota to claim a 4-3 men’s college hockey win over the Fighting Hawks on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. After the two teams traded first-period goals, the Spartans (4-6) took a 4-1 lead early in the third period then withstood two goals by UND freshman Tyson Jost …
The Minnesota Wild defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Wednesday night in Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Scoring for the Wild were Mikko Koivu, Jonas Brodin and Zach Parise (empty net). Blake Wheeler scored the lone Winnipeg goal. Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk had 15 saves, while Connor Hellebuyck stopped 23 shots for the Jets. Photographer Russ Hons was on hand for …
The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team picked up its first victory of the season Tuesday night in Betty Engelstad University, a 70-43 win over Mayville State University. The Fighting Hawks (1-3) were led by Lexi Klabo, who scored a team-high 16 points. Fallen Freije chipped in 14. The Comets (3-3) were paced by Andi Gayner’s 12 points. UND returns to action Sunday when …
The University of North Dakota men’s basketball team, behind Drick Bernstine’s triple-double, propelled the Fighting Hawks to a 101-63 victory over Presentation College on Sunday in Betty Englestad Sioux Center. Bernstine, one of seven UND players in double figures, had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the 3-0 Hawks. Connor Avants had a season-high 15 points , while UND teammate Gene Crandall led all scorers …
Goaltender Cam Johnson recorded his second straight shutout as the University of North Dakota defeated St. Cloud State University 3-0 on Saturday night in Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. Johnson stopped 36 shots, while St. Cloud’s Zach Driscoll had 33 saves. The Fighting Hawks (7-4-2 overall, 2-3-1 in National Collegiate Hockey Conference) received all the scoring they …
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team, behind a hat trick from Shane Gersich, snapped a six-game winless streak with a 4-0 shutout of St. Cloud State University on Friday night in the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. The Fighting Hawks (6-4-2 overall, 1-3-1 in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference) outshot the Huskies (6-5 overall, 2-3 …
The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team held its own against visiting University of Iowa from the Big Ten conference on Wednesday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, rallying from nine points down at halftime to tie the game at 40-40. But the Hawkeyes (3-0) put the brakes on the Fighting Hawks’ comeback to claim a 75-60 win over …
The University of North Dakota men’s basketball team, behind Quentin Hooker’s 30 points, defeated Mayville State University 94-66 on Tuesday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Gino Crandall and Carson Shanks chipped in 11 points each, while Drick Bernstine added 10 and Conner Avants 9. More than 1,600 fans watched UND improve to 2-0. Mayville State fell to 5-1. Check out more photos from Russ …
Two goals by forward Shane Gersich were not enough as the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team dropped a 3-2 National Collegiate Hockey Conference game to Denver University on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. No. 6-ranked nationally UND (5-4-2, 0-3-1-1 in NCHC) is now winless in its last six games (0-4-2). The Fighting Hawks jumped out to a 1-0 lead in …
The University of North Dakota clinched a share of the Big Sky Conference football championship Saturday in the Alerus Center with a 38-31 win over visiting Northern Arizona University. But if you would have told that to Fighting Hawks fans in attendance after the first half, you might not have gotten many believers. UND erased a 31-10 lead in the …
The University of North Dakota men’s basketball team won its season opener in a big way, defeating Division III Crown College 98-48 on Saturday afternoon in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND, a Division I program, was led by Quinton Hooker, who scored 17 points. Teammate Drick Bernstine had a double-double, on 12 points and 10 rebounds. Corey Baldwin added 16 points and …
Makailah Dyer’s 24 points, including six three-pointers, were not enough for the University of North Dakota women’s basketball team Saturday in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center as Fighting Hawks dropped a 98-91 nonconference decision to visiting Drake University. The game was the first of the season for both teams. Leah Szabla chipped in a career-high 21 points for UND, and Lexi Klabo …
The University of North Dakota dropped its second straight game to the University of Minnesota Gophers, 2-0, in Minneapolis on Saturday, and Russ Hons was there. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.
The University of North Dakota and the University of Minnesota skated to a 5-5 tie Saturday night in Minneapolis. Photographer Russ Hons caught the action. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.
Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons recently spent a weekend in Duluth, and among the sights he took in was Canal Park, a tourist and recreation-oriented district of the northeastern Minnesota city. Situated across the Interstate 35 freeway from the downtown, it is connected by the famous Aerial Lift Bridge to the Park Point sandbar and neighborhood. Canal Park originally was an old …
No. 2-ranked University of Minnesota-Duluth shut out No. 1 University of North Dakota 3-0 on Saturday night in AmsOil Arena in Duluth to complete a weekend sweep of the Fighting Hawks for the first time since January 1995. The Bulldogs received goals from Karson Kuhlman, Kyle Osterberg and Carson Soucy to up their National Collegiate Hockey Conference record to 2-0-0 and 5-1-2 overall. UND dropped …
Unbeaten and No. 1-ranked University of North Dakota was unable to overcome a three-goal deficit against the University of Minnesota-Duluth on Friday night in Amsoil Arena in Duluth, eventually falling 5-2 to the No. 2 Bulldogs in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference opener for both teams. UMD (4-1-2 overall, 1-0-0 in NCHC) jumped to a 1-0 lead in the first period as senior Alex …
The University of North Dakota men’s and women’s basketball teams hosted a UND Fan Fest and Dunk Contest for the public Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons was on hand, and here are some of the images that he captured. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey completed a weekend sweep of visiting Bemidji State University with a 5-4 win Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena, but it wasn’t without a little gut check in the third period. The No. 1-ranked nationally Fighting Hawks, who upped their record to 5-0 this season, were cruising with a 5-1 lead in the final …
The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team surrendered two first-period goals to Bemidji State University on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena, and things were looking a little bleak for the home team. But fueled by sophomore Brock Boeser’s natural hat trick — the third goal coming on a penalty shot a 12:52 of the third period — the Fighting …
The road to Thief River Falls is always full of wildlife, especially birds, as Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons discovered on a recent trip to the northwestern Minnesota city. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.
The University of North Dakota, behind quarterback Keaton Studsrud’s four touchdowns passes, defeated Southern Utah University 45-23 on Saturday in Grand Forks’ Alerus Center to remain perfect at 4-0 in the Big Sky Conference football standings. Studsrud was 20-for-27 through the air for 282 yards in the 2016 Homecoming victory as the Fighting Hawks won their fifth straight game after opening the season …
Joel Janatuinen, who scored only three goals last year as a freshman, recorded a hat trick Saturday night as the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team defeated Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 5-2 in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Linemate Ludvig Hoff, a freshman, chipped in two assists as the Fighting Hawks upped their record to 3-0. …
The University of North Dakota women’s volleyball team extended its winning streak to five with a 25-17, 25-11, 25-12 win Thursday night over Montana State in Big Sky Conference play in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Fighting Hawks were led by junior Julia Kaczorowska, who had 13 kills on just 22 swings without an error. Tamara Merseli and Ashley Brueggeman each added eight kills, while Sydney Griffin …