UND Men Open Season in Minnesota; Local Playoff Brackets Finalize
The Fighting Hawks travel to face the Golden Gophers at 8 p.m., while North Dakota and Minnesota high school teams prepare for decisive semifinal and championship matches.
By Yasmin Nasser ·
The University of North Dakota men's basketball team will face Minnesota in its season opener on Monday at 8 p.m. The game marks the start of the 2026-27 campaign for the Fighting Hawks, who will play their first home game against Minnesota Crookston on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
In women's soccer, UND secured a 1-0 victory over South Dakota on Sunday. Cora Ellermann scored the only goal of the match in the 66th minute and 10 seconds of the second half. Thale Ruether recorded seven saves for UND, while South Dakota's Cambell Fischer made two.
High school football playoffs across North Dakota and Minnesota are entering their final stages. In North Dakota Division A, Ray-Powers Lake hosts Langdon Area-Munich on Saturday, with the kickoff time to be announced. Northern Cass plays Harvey-Wells County later that day. Division AA semifinals began Friday with Dickinson facing Kindred at 6 p.m. and Central Cass meeting Minot North at a time to be determined.
Division AAA semifinals also started Friday, with Bismarck Century challenging Bismarck Legacy and Fargo Davies playing West Fargo. In the nine-man division, Napoleon-G-S hosts New Rockford-Sheyenne on Nov. 7 at 1 p.m., and Linton-HMB faces LaMoure-L-M at the same time.
Minnesota nine-man championships are scheduled for Thursday at the Fargodome. Kittson County Central plays Goodridge-Grygla at 4:30 p.m. in Section 8. Clearbrook-Gonvick faces Blackduck at 2 p.m. in Section 6, and Park Christian meets Mahnomen-Waubun at 7 p.m. in Section 8A.
Friday brings more Minnesota nine-man finals, including Hawley versus Pelican Rapids at 8 p.m. in Section 8AA and Dilworth-G-F against Perham at 5:30 p.m. in Section 8AAA. Volleyball playoffs continue with Section 8A semifinals on Monday at Minnesota-Crookston. EGF Sacred Heart plays Lake of the Woods at 6 p.m., and Fertile-Beltrami faces Climax-Fisher at 8 p.m.
