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Sports Reporter for The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead/@inforum. Proud Yooper. Always look on the bright side of life. MSHS '15. NMU '19.
Fargo, ND
Joined February 2010
WOW! Zach Kraft AT THE BUZZER to send Grand Forks Red River to an 81-80 win over defending state champion Minot in the boys state quarterfinals. Wild finish at the Fargodome!. @rrboysbball | #NDHSAA | #NDPreps
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Another tribute to Fargo PD tonight at Lynyrd Skynyrd concert at Red River Valley Fair. Front man Johnny Van Zant dedicating "Simple Man" to those shot in the line of duty as well as U.S. military.
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Wind has picked up out of nowhere. Officials tent and one of the goals have blown across the field. My goodness. Still delayed between Bismarck and West Fargo Sheyenne, (obviously). Demons up 1-0.
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Long-time West Fargo High School math teacher Missy Halvorson was diagnosed with breast cancer in December. On Friday, the basketball games between Fargo North and West Fargo will be dedicated to her. @WFHighGBB | @North_Girls_BB | #NDPreps.
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#BreakingNews: #NDHSAA board unanimously votes to accept 3-class basketball proposal as presented with finance/staff studies to be conducted down the road. More to come.
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Shinedown's Brent Smith addressing the tragedy today in south Fargo during their Red River Valley Fair show tonight. My video capabilities are limited to 45 seconds, but after the brief speech they held a moment of silence for the three officers shot in the line of duty.
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#BreakingNews: #NDHSAA board approves implementation of three-class basketball plan in 2023-24. #NDPreps.
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Yooper friends may recognize this name. Calumet High School hockey alum Tanner Rowe (2017-20) playing second line center for Omaha Lancers vs. Fargo Force this evening.
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I've lived in Marquette my whole life. This is one of the most stunning things I have ever seen.
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FINAL: Grand Forks Red River 82, Fargo Davies 80. Absolutely chaotic final few minutes here at the SHAC, right until the final half second. @rrboysbball is off to the state title game for the first time since 2012 after an unbelievable comeback. #NDHSAA | #NDPreps.
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Ouch. After a "We can't hear you chant" from the Carney student section the Munising section fired back with "You play 8-man.".
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FULL-TIME: Fargo Davies 2, Minot 1. @daviessoccer takes down powerhouse, 3-time defending champ Minot to claim the North Dakota girls soccer state tournament championship!. #NDHSAA | #NDPreps
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GSOC FINAL: Minot 4, Fargo Davies 1. @MagiSoccerClub are your North Dakota girls soccer state champions for a third straight season!. #NDHSAA | #NDPreps
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FINAL SCORE: West Fargo Sheyenne 3, Bismarck Century 2. Reagan Bogenreif with the final kill and the Mustangs are Class A state champions for the first time in program history. Final set was 15-8 at 12:04 a.m. #NDHSAA #NDPreps | @WFMustangAD
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Checking in with @FargoNorthHoops tonight. Spartans off to 4-3 start, including win last week over No. 4 Fargo Davies. North returns All-EDC selections Jeremiah Sem and Carter Zeller. Story later this week. P.S., still the coolest high school hoops venue I've been in. #NDPreps
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Fairly cool moment to add to it, as the Deacon seniors trail behind the rest of their squad and walk off the pitch together for the final time.
@DeaconSoccer wins the ND girls soccer state tournament third-place game 4-1 over Bismarck High. Freshman forward Molly Flaherty with a two-goal performance to lead the way. Future looks bright for Shanley. #NDHSAA | #NDPreps.
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Life update. Thank you to everyone who's been apart of this wild ride for the last three years.
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FINAL: West Fargo 2, Jamestown 1. @WFPatsBaseball is your North Dakota American Legion AA state champion and will now head to Rapid City, SD for the Central Plains Regional next week.
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Life Update: I'm off to Fargo, North Dakota to join The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and for the next chapter in my life and journalism career.
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'Play for him': Spuds skate on in honor of beloved team manager Ethan Monshaugen. Monshaugen, who unexpectedly passed away in March at the age of 16, will be honored with a pre-game tribute at Moorhead's home opener Saturday. @Spud_Hockey | #MNPreps.
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FINAL: Fargo Shanley 2, Bismarck Legacy 1. For the first time since 2008, @DeaconSoccer are your North Dakota boys soccer state champions!
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FINAL: Fargo North 75, Mandan 74. Carter Zeller layup off the glass and in JUST BEFORE THE BUZZER to win it for the Spartans. What a night for Zeller, who scored his 1,000th career point earlier on. He finishes with 25. Wow. @FargoNorthHoops | #NDPreps.
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Fargo North High School opened to its first graduating class in 1966. 58 years later, the school is hosting its very first track & field meet thanks to its recently-completed track/turf facility. Spartans host crosstown rival Fargo South in a dual meet at 3 p.m. #NDPreps
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FINAL SCORE: Fargo North-South 2, Fargo Davies 0. @FNS_Hockey are your back-to-back North Dakota girls hockey state champions!
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With its 4-1 win over Grand Forks, eighth-seeded Bismarck Century is off to the ND girls hockey state championship game. Checked with a few folks, and we believe a No. 8 seed making it to the title game in girls hockey is a first. @PatsGirlsHockey | #NDHSAA | #NDPreps
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Holy cow! @WFSheyenneWR with the UPSET over No. 1-ranked Bismarck 33-26 here at the Metro Duals. Came down to the final bout as Kaden Manske pins 285 lb. No. 1-ranked Easton Egeberg for six points. Incredible. #NDPreps.
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The @daviessoccer team accepts their state championship trophy after downing Minot 2-1. #NDHSAA | #NDPreps
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Back-to-back: West Fargo Patriots run the table, win 4 straight games to repeat as American Legion AA champs. The Patriots are headed back to the Central Plains Regional set for Aug. 3-7 in Rapid City, S.D. @WFPatsBaseball #NDLegion.
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Best of luck to the Mountaineers in their state semifinal game tonight. That's no longer just Iron Mountain's team, that's the U.P.'s team too. Hopefully that Dome is packed full of angry Yoopers.
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Olivia Dronen had five points, including her 100th varsity point, and nine other Moorhead players found the scoresheet as @MoorheadSpudsG1 advanced to Saturday's section semifinals. #MNPreps.
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Just in: @shanleyfootball quarterback Michael Rostberg has been named MaxPreps' North Dakota High School Football Player of the Year. The St. Thomas recruit racked up 2,969 yards and 34 TDs through the air this season while rushing felt 373 yards and 9 TDs. #NDPreps.
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FINAL: Fargo North 92, Grand Forks Red River 83. @FargoNorthHoops claims its first state title since 2006!
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Last Fargo-area team to win the boys hockey state title before South/Shanley did it moments ago? Fargo North in 2012.
Wow! South/Shanley scores 18 seconds into triple OT to defeat Grand Forks Red River in the ND boys hockey state championship game. What a season for the Bruins. #NDPreps.
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I'm absolutely heartbroken to hear about Dion Brown. The man took a lot of pride in his football team and the Gwinn community. He was always so gracious with me in interviews no matter the result. I don't ever recall seeing him without a smile. Rest easy and Go Modeltowners.🖤💛.
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Jobe Freier nets late stunner to send Fargo Davies past South/Shanley. Freier's seventh goal of the season came with 15 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Eagles an upset win over the No. 2-ranked Bruins on Tuesday. @davieshockey1 | #NDPreps.
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Spencer Waege and Christian Watson on the Dream Drive at Day 1 of Packers Camp this morning.
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DIV A BBB FINAL: Devils Lake 59, Kindred 54. For the first time in NINETY-NINE years, @DevilsLakeBoyBB has won a state championship!. #NDHSAA | #NDPreps
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. 'Everything about them I loved': Fargo South kicker Landon Docken commits to UND. @DockenLandon | @FSHSFootball | @UNDfootball | #NDPreps.
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GSOC FINAL: Shanley 1, Mandan 0. Deacons net 4 of 5 penalty kicks while goalkeeper Rylee Seavert stops two including the would-be tying goal. @DeaconSoccer will face Minot in the state semifinals tomorrow night. #NDHSAA | #NDPreps
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I'll tell you what, it means the absolute world to me to get complimented on my work for a change, but it means even more to me when those compliments come from a former teacher of mine. Teachers are so underappreciated and I'm thankful to have had some great ones over the years.
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Filling the old girl up and it's officially off to Fargo. It's been real Marquette and Upper Peninsula. Until we meet again.
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Good morning. Is there a statue of Kellan Burke in Minot yet? . What a night.
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I don't care who you are, a mass gathering of people singing Take Me Home, Country Roads will never get old.
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Midnight madness: West Fargo Sheyenne earns first state volleyball title with wild win over Bismarck Century.@WFMustangAD | @wfsheyenne | @MustangPost | #NDHSAA | #NDPreps.~.Filed this at 3:14 a.m. What a night.
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Actually, I'm just inept with technology. Figured out how to post the full video. Here's Brent Smith of Shinedown addressing the Fargo PD tragedy and holding a moment of silence before the band launched into an acoustic version of Simple Man.
Shinedown's Brent Smith addressing the tragedy today in south Fargo during their Red River Valley Fair show tonight. My video capabilities are limited to 45 seconds, but after the brief speech they held a moment of silence for the three officers shot in the line of duty.
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GHKY FINAL: Bismarck Century 3, West Fargo United 1. The No. 8 seed stuns the No. 1. @PatsGirlsHockey off to the state semis and will face the winner of Fargo Davies/Grand Forks. #NDHSAA | #NDPreps.
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Kicking the week off with @NMU_Football practice and media day. Wildcats start the season Sept. 7 at home vs. McKendree. Fall sports season is in the air!
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Another reflection as I sit in my hotel room: Love the "act like you've been there before" mindset from North here. Just took down top seed, one-loss Minot to return to title game. No over-the-top celebration by the Spartans. It was get up, shake hands and onto the next.
Fargo North will get the chance to defend last year's state championship following an 81-58 win over West Region top seed Minot in the North Dakota Division AA boys basketball state semifinals on Friday, March 8. See full coverage at
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Fargo Post 400 pitcher Drew Rerick commits to Missouri. Rerick is entering his junior year at Davies High School and has spent the last few seasons within the @Post400Baseball program.
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MSUM commit @ashtonsafranski breaks 2 Davies school records as No. 5 Eagles top No. 3 Horace in girls hoops. @DaviesGbb | @MSUM_WBB | #NDPreps.
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Going to games as a little kid, hearing Mac'a iconic "Wiiiiilllldcat Goal" calls was one of the most exciting parts of the in-game experience. Still was up until his retirement a few years ago. Mac will be missed by the entire Marquette hockey community. RIP.
We are saddened to learn of the passing of legendary NMU Hockey announcer and longtime friend of our program, Tim "Mac" McIntosh. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. #NMUwildcats
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These are the words of West Fargo boys basketball head coach Adam Palczewski after his team fell to Minot in the Class A championship game tonight. When I asked what his senior class meant to him, Palczewski became extremely choked up and had to take a moment to gather himself:
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Three ships in Marquette's Upper Harbor at the same time this evening. Maumee just departing while the Lee Tregurtha and Michipicoten make their way into the ore dock. Pretty cool sight.
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BBB FINAL: West Fargo Sheyenne 64, Fargo Davies 59. @SheyenneHoops takes down the East Region champs and top seed Eagles and are off to the Division AA state championship game for the first time since 2018. Mustangs will take on Fargo North tomorrow night. #NDPreps.
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It's a shame that we're in the year 2021 and there are still no Kwik Trips in the U.P.
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And that'll do it. Fargo Little League wins 9-7 over Sioux Falls to claim the Midwest Region Championship. A North Dakota team advances to the Little League World Series for the first time ever.
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FINAL: Fargo North 51, Bismarck Century 48. Patriots are unbeaten no more. @FargoNorthHoops to the state championship for the first time since 2006.#NDHSAA | #NDPreps.
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Lake Linden-Hubbell lines up and watches Ishpeming accept the district trophy. Classy programs who had two hard-fought battles this year.
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@fargo_post2 and @Post400Baseball will host a fundraiser for Fargo PD during their game at Starion Field Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free and all proceeds through free will donation will be donated to the families of the officers involved in last week's tragic shooting.
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West Fargo Sheyenne's Tommy Ahneman earns ND Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year honors. The 6-foot-10 center is coming off of a junior campaign in which he led the Mustangs to their first Division AA state championship. @SheyenneHoops | #NDPreps.
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Moorhead boys hockey team advances to Section 8AA championship game with win over Sartell. Caleb Alderson's two first-period goals helped @Spud_Hockey advance to the section finals for a 23rd straight season. #MNPreps.
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Fargo North (@fargonorthfb) looking to build upon a 7-4 season in which it won the Eastern Dakota Conference 'A' division championship in 2021. The Spartans kick off their 2022 campaign with a home game against newcomers West Fargo Horace Aug. 19. #NDPreps
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Started as a paper carrier in 2009, did that until 2017 when I got way busy with college and a sports writing internship, which turned into a part-time job, then a pandemic layoff, into full-time news writing. And now I leave this office for the final time. Onto the next chapter.
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Officially clocked out. It's 12:42 a.m. 13-hour day at state soccer. If I screwed something up in this story, apologies in advance. Eyes are heavy at this point. I'm going to bed with my cats now, who are wondering why I wasn't home 4 hours ago like I was supposed to be. #NDPreps
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West Fargo Sheyenne golfers finish strong at boys nationals. Andrew Wilhelm, Nate Peyerl and Quinn Breidenbach all moved up the leaderboard after improving on their second round scores. @SHEYENNEGOLF | #NDPreps.
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May as well make some popcorn when reading the TV6 comment section these days. I swear they could post a story about watching paint dry and people would find a way to argue about it. Holy wah.
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North Dakota license plates finally arrived. Never forget where you came from. Now if only I could get my car back from the repair shop to actually put them on.
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"I hear the Upper Peninsula is nice.".
We tried to get @UMichFootball and @OhioStateFans to say something nice about their rival. Enjoy 😂😂
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Safranski's 41pts is also a new school record for single-game points, previously held by Alexis Klabo who had 37 in 2015. Safranski's 8 triples tonight also a single-game school record, previously held by Raegan Linster in 2018 with 7. @DaviesGbb | #NDPreps.
GBB FINAL: No. 5 Fargo Davies 82, No. 3 West Fargo Horace 73. Fifth straight W for @DaviesGbb, now 9-1 overall, 7-1 EDC behind 41 points from Ashton Safranski. @WFHoraceGBB paced by Jaiden Haile with 30. Hawks drop second straight and fall to 10-2, 6-2 EDC. #NDPreps.
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SVP, Lisa Salters and the rest of the ESPN crew showing their utmost professionalism tonight in such an unimaginable situation.
Scott Van Pelt is the perfect person to be on the air for ESPN right now.
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Central Cass girls cruise to blowout victory over undefeated Carrington. @CentralCassGBB | #NDPreps.
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I've stayed zipped about my pandemic opinions but the restaurant thing is starting to get ridiculous. Another month? Look, I'm not asking to go to a packed bar or anything, but let these places open with limited capacity and masks, before they can never open their doors again.
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Greetings from Fargo, ND. Apartment hunting tomorrow along with meeting new bosses and some general exploring. Then to Grand Forks for UMD-UND hockey, Bison football game Saturday and more exploring, and officially move here in 2 weeks. The drive from the U.P. was quite the haul.
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Grand Forks downs Fargo Davies to advance to ND girls hockey state semifinals. @KnightRiderHcky | #NDHSAA | #NDPreps.
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Horace Hawks girls punch ticket to state tourney, East Region title game with win over Fargo Davies. @WFHoraceGBB | #NDPreps.
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Fargo South football brings young, but veteran-like roster into 2022 season. The Bruins are seeking their first winning season since 2019 and return three all-Eastern Dakota Conference players, two of whom received all-state honors. @FSHSFootball #NDPreps.
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Moving onto @NMU_Football who begins its annual spring game shortly. Offense/defense will operate in 1st/2nd/3rd/4th string sets each quarter. We'll get a look at the return of Ryan Johnson at QB, as well as NMU's new OC, Dan Fodrocy.
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Final ND hockey state tournament point-getters. Devils Lake's Ashlyn Abrahamson leads the girls with 8pts, Red River's Keegan Buckley with 7pts on boys side. 130 players combined for 282 points (129 goals, 153 assists) over the three-day tourneys. @NDHSHockey | #NDPreps
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@DeaconSoccer wins the ND girls soccer state tournament third-place game 4-1 over Bismarck High. Freshman forward Molly Flaherty with a two-goal performance to lead the way. Future looks bright for Shanley. #NDHSAA | #NDPreps.
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Chloe Tompkins (#15), who's missed the last few seasons due to injury, suited up and took the opening tip on senior day. Checked out right away and gave coach Troy Mattson a huge hug. Great gesture by @NMU_WBBall as well as Northwood. #GLIAC #GLIACWBB #WhyWeLoveSports
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