Sports Thursday, March 5, 2026

BOYS HOCKEY

CLASS A STATE TOURNAMENT

HIBBING/CHISHOLM, MAHTOMEDI, DELANO AND WARROAD WERE WINNERS IN THE QUARTERFINAL ROUND. THE WARRIORS BEAT NORTHERN LAKES 5-0, IN A GAME STILL TIGHT INTO THE THIRD PERIOD. WARROAD GOT A PAIR OF GOALS FROM RYAN SHAUGABAY AND SOME KEY, TIMELY SAVES FROM PATRICK KENNDY WHO STOPPED 24 SHOTS FOR THE SHUTOUT.

WARROAD WILL PLAY DELANO IN THE 1:00 GAME TOMORROW.

THE CLASS AA TOURNAMENT STARTS TODAY.  SECTION 8AA CHAMP MOORHEAD IS IN THE 6 PM GAME AGAINST LAKEVILLE SOUTH.

BOYS BASKETBALL:

SECTION 8AA PLAYOFFS

ROSEAU AT THIEF RIVER FALLS

PARK RAPIDS AT WARROAD

SECTION 8A PLAYOFFS

AT UMC
6:00 PM   –  WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO VS FERTILE-BELTRAMI
7:30 PM   –  SACRED HEART  VS  NORTHERN FREEZE

AT NCTC
6:00 PM –   GOODRIDGE-GRYGLA    VS  RED LAKE COUNTY
7:30 PM   – STEPHEN-ARGYLE  VS  KITTSON COUNTY CENTRAL

NBA:

TORONTO AT MINNESOTA

NCAAF:

LEGENDARY COLLEGE FOOTALL COACH LOU HOLTZ, WHO LED NOTRE DAME TO A 1988 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 89. HIS SEASON IN 1985 LEADING MINNESOTA TO A BOWL GAME OPENED THE DOOR TO HIS NOTRE DAME CAREER. HOLTZ HAD A 249-132-7 RECORD OVER HIS HEAD COACHING CAREER WITH SIX SCHOOLS: WILLIAM & MARY, NC STATE, ARKANSAS, MINNESOTA, NOTRE DAME AND SOUTH CAROLINA.  HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME IN 2008 AND WAS AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM FROM PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN 2020.

NFL:

SOURCES SAY THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS WILL BE SET TO RELEASE DEFENSVIE TACKLE JONATHAN ALLEN,  ANOTHER MOVE TO SAVE SALARY CAP SPACE. HE WAS A FREE AGENT ACQUISITION LAST YEAR WHOSE PRODUCITON DIDN’T MEET WHAT THE VIKINGS HAD HOPED FOR.

WIDE RECEIVER STEFON DIGGS HAS BEEN TOLD HE WILL BE RELEASED BY THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS. DIGGS SPENT JUST THE ONE SEASON WITH THE TEAM.

KANSAS CITY MADE A MAJOR TRADE SENDING ONE OF THE LEAGUES TOP CORNERBACKS IN TRENT MCDUFFIE TO THE RAMS. THE CHIEFS GET THE #29 OVERALL PICK IN THIS YEARS DRAFT, ALONG WITH THREE OTHER PICKS.

Last modified: 03/05/2026