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UND comes up short against North Dakota State 15-10

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November 8, 2025

UND comes up short against North Dakota State 15-10

GRAND FORKS — During breaks in action in the first half, UND brought out and honored Jim Kleinsasser and Digger Anderson — two former players with signature moments in the UND-North Dakota State rivalry.

On Saturday, the Fighting Hawks couldn’t find their next rivalry hero.

Instead, NDSU’s Cole Payton scored on an 8-yard run with 2 minutes, 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter as the Bison beat UND 15-10 in front of a sellout crowd of 12,749 in the Alerus Center.

No. 13 UND fell to 6-4, with four losses by a combined 14 points. The No. 1 Bison improved to 10-0, securing the Missouri Valley Football Conference title in the process.

“It hurts, right?” UND first-year head coach Eric Schmidt said. “It was one of those games where it was an ugly football game. It’s frustrating. It’s a learning process. I just think you have to continue to do the things that winning teams do, and you have to be loyal to winning. It takes what it takes every single week.”

As has been the case in all four of UND’s losses this season, the Fighting Hawks had a chance to win the game late.

UND took over at its own 29 with about 80 seconds left and no timeouts trailing by five.

Jerry Kaminski connected with B.J. Fleming, Korey Tai and Sam Strandell as the Hawks moved the ball to the Bison 28 with 15 seconds left.

On second-and-6 with time running out, Kaminski took a shot toward the end zone for Tai. The ball was intercepted by NDSU’s Anthony Chideme-Alfaro.

NDSU players whoop it up after a stop against UND to turn over the ball in the second half Saturday.

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After throwing 22 touchdowns to two interceptions through UND’s first eight games of the season, Kaminski — a first-year starting sophomore — has thrown no touchdowns and five interceptions in the team’s current two-game losing streak.

Kaminski finished 21-for-38 with three interceptions for 170 yards and was sacked three times.

UND’s leading rusher was Sawyer Seidl, who had 23 carries for 68 yards and a first-quarter touchdown run. Seidl had a four-game streak of at least 100 rushing yards snapped against the Bison.

110925 UND2.jpg — UND’s Sawyer Seidl reacts as clock expires as the Fighting Hawks come up short to the Bison 15-10 Saturday at the Alerus Center.

NDSU’s offense only managed 10 first downs.

Payton threw for 125 yards, no touchdowns and had a first-quarter pass picked off by UND linebacker Malachi McNeal, which set up the Seidl touchdown.

UND out-gained NDSU 286 yards to 268 and ran 30 more offensive plays.

110925 UND6.jpg — The UND defense reacts to stopping NDSU on third down in the second half Saturday.

The Bison were just 2-for-12 on third down.

NDSU star wide receiver Bryce Lance had three catches for 61 yards.

“Coach Schmidt was preaching to us how good those guys were and how we’re going to stop them,” McNeal said. “Coach had a really good game plan, how to approach angles on Cole Payton and how to guard Bryce Lance. I think we have a defensive coach who really knows ball and really studies them. It really helps because it helps you go out there and play fast and play confident.”

NDSU’s game-winning drive was set up when UND went for fourth-and-1 at midfield with 4:24 to play and Kaminski was stuffed on a quarterback run up the middle.

The Bison scored four plays later, with the help of a 30-yard catch by tight end Reis Kessel.

“(UND) is playing really good defense,” NDSU coach Tim Polasek said. “They played bracket coverage today, and we’ve got to have a better plan against it. We’ve got to be better. To Eric’s credit, they did a nice job adjusting. It looks like we’re going to have a hell of a chess match moving forward.”

110925 UND4.jpg — The UND sideline reacts to UND defender Antonio Bluiett’s pass breakup to NDSU receiver Jackson Williams in the first half Saturday.

Miller has covered sports at the Grand Forks Herald since 2004 and was the state sportswriter of the year in 2019 (NSMA, NDAPSSA), 2022 (NSMA, NDAPSSA) and 2024 (NDAPSSA).

His primary beat is UND football but also reports on a variety of UND sports and local preps.

He can be reached at (701) 780-1121, tmiller@gfherald.com or on Twitter at @tommillergf.

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North Dakota HS Boys | Girls Basketball Scoreboard from Jan 10, 2026

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6 hours ago

January 11, 2026

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High School Basketball logo. Courtesy Midwest Communications.

North Dakota High School Boys | Girls Basketball Scoreboard from Jan 10, 2026

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=

Alexander-Trinity Christian 81, Divide County 58

Beulah 55, Des Lacs-Burlington 26

Harvey-Wells County 61, Nedrose 51

Killdeer 54, Dunseith 52

Linton 75, Sargent County 32

Milbank, S.D. 64, Hillsboro-Central Valley 61

New Salem-Almont 71, Mandaree 32

Our Redeemer’s 89, Kenmare 32

Parshall 71, Trenton 70

Richey-Lambert, Mont. 57, Beach 55

Rothsay, Minn. 71, Richland 38

Shiloh 70, Oak Grove 59

Watford City 77, South Prairie/Max 64

Westby-Grenora 49, Savage, Mont. 40

White Shield 72, Strasburg 55

Dickinson Trinity Shootout=

Central McLean 70, Bowman County 54

Dickinson Trinity 63, Stanley 22

Wilton-Wing 70, South Heart 51

Ramsey County Tournament=

Championship=

North Star 65, Lakota/Adams-Edmore/Dakota Prairie 57

7th Place=

Warwick 72, Benson County 61

5th Place=

Carrington 53, Griggs-Midkota 45

3rd Place=

Devils Lake 73, Larimore 63

Stutsman County Shootout=

Drake-Anamoose 54, South Border 49

Glen Ullin 47, EKM 44

MPB 63, Washburn 59

Midway-Minto 61, Ellendale 53

Napoleon/G-S 53, Kindred 44

Oakes 69, Kidder County 39

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=

Ashby, Minn. 65, Tri-State 49

Benson County 47, Hatton-Northwood 38

Dunseith 46, Killdeer 39

Ellendale 54, South Border 36

Flasher 42, New England 16

Garrison 54, Grant County/Mott-Regent 51

Kenmare 55, Our Redeemer’s 43

Kindred 70, Bottineau 21

Lambert, Mont. 52, Beach 50

Maple River 53, LaMoure 52

Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 57, TGU 54

New Salem-Almont 67, Mandaree 44

North Prairie 67, Westhope 49

Park River 42, Griggs-Midkota 37

Richey-Lambert, Mont. 52, Beach 50

Rothsay, Minn. 65, Richland 32

Sargent County 55, Linton 48

Savage, Mont. 40, Westby-Grenora 33

Shiloh 56, Oak Grove 47

Sisseton, S.D. 66, Oakes 17

Strasburg 39, White Shield 30

Surrey 67, Larimore 38

Trenton 58, Parshall 40

Dickinson Trinity Shootout=

Central McLean 55, Bowman County 41

South Heart 45, Stanley 41

Sanford Pentagon Classic=

West Fargo Horace 70, Tea, S.D. 41

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Bankruptcies for North Dakota and western Minnesota published Jan. 10, 2026

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18 hours ago

January 10, 2026

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Filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court

North Dakota

Kaitlyn Grace Lucier, Fargo, Chapter 7

Samuel Todd Hicks, formerly known as Thomas Samuel Hicks, Fargo, Chapter 7

Teresa and Dominik Renwick, Fargo, Chapter 13

Susan Renee Fuller, formerly known as Susan R. Schaffer, doing business as Susie’s Sparkling Cleaning Service, Fargo, Chapter 7

Shannon Lynn Taylor, Fargo, Chapter 7

Jesse Patrick and Jaime Elizabeth Brown, Williston, Chapter 7

Kerri Lee Weishaar, Minot, Chapter 7

Terry Marie Moritz, Valley City, Chapter 7

Joshua Allen Sewill, Hatton, Chapter 7

Bryan Eugene Flecker, Minot, Chapter 7

Anna Marie Rahm, formerly known as Anna Marie Tanner, and Joshua Edward Rahm, Bismarck, Chapter 13

Sherri Rae Fisher, Baldwin, Chapter 13

Heather Lynn McElroy, formerly known as Heather Anderson, Grand Forks, Chapter 7

Kaitlyn Autrey, Grand Forks, Chapter 7

Michelle Lynn Miller, Fargo, Chapter 13

Kimberly Georgeann Callahan, Fargo, Chapter 13

Erin Elaine and Jose Luiz Murphy, Bismarck, Chapter 7

Shelly and Kieth Quimby, St. Thomas, Chapter 7

Minnesota

Bankruptcy filings from the following counties: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Traverse, Wadena and Wilkin.

David Howard Gilpin, Osakis, Chapter 7

Timothy Virgil Hoag, Moorhead, Chapter 7

Jason Darryl Dykhoff, Ottertail, Chapter 7

Zachary Nicholas Hodgson and Jolynn Beth Warnes, formerly known as Jolynn Beth Hodgson, Kensington, Chapter 7

Riley Matthew Hinman, Alexandria, Chapter 7

Layne Christopher Condiff, Park Rapids, Chapter 13

Thomas Beecher Hoyer, Menahga, Chapter 13

Christine Karen Jakubek, also known as Cristine Anderson, Chapter 7

Chapter 7 is a petition to liquidate assets and discharge debts.

Chapter 11 is a petition for protection from creditors and to reorganize.

Chapter 12 is a petition for family farmers to reorganize.

Chapter 13 is a petition for wage earners to readjust debts.

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Hoeven, Armstrong, Traynor speak on OBBB Rural Health Transformation Fund updates in ND

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January 10, 2026

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Hoeven, Armstrong, Traynor speak on OBBB Rural Health Transformation Fund updates in ND

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – On Friday, North Dakota U.S. Senator John Hoeven, Governor Kelly Armstrong and Health and Human Services Commissioner Pat Traynor explained how the state plans to use millions of dollars from the Big Beautiful Bill’s Rural Health Transformation Fund to transform healthcare across the state.

They spoke extensively about the special session to allocate the funds, and confirmed that it is still tentatively set for Jan. 21.

The Big Beautiful Bill allocated $25 billion for rural healthcare nationwide. North Dakota received $500 million for five years and $200 million for the first year. There is still another $25 billion left to be spent, and North Dakota is hoping to receive an extra $500 million.

“I truly believe that with the plan we’re putting in place and the things we built that line up with that, we’ll get a billion dollars over five years,” said Hoeven.

Federal rules require the state to lock in contracts for the money by October first— a deadline officials say is driving the need for a special session.

In the first year, North Dakota will focus on retention grants to keep existing staff, technical assistance and consultants for rural hospitals, as well as telehealth equipment and home patient monitoring.

A KFYR+ exclusive

Governor Armstrong says the special session will include policy bills tied to how much federal rural health funding the state can earn.

“We’re going to have a physical fitness test for physical education courses, nutrition education, continuing education requirement for physicians, physician assistant licensure compact—which North Dakota has been doing, dealing with that since the heart of the oil boom and moving forward—and then an expanded scope of practice for pharmacists,” said Armstrong.

Hundreds of millions of dollars could reshape healthcare in rural North Dakota, and state leaders say the next few weeks are key to receiving and spending that money wisely.

The governor says he only wants to focus on bills related to the Rural Health Transformation Program during the special session and doesn’t intend to deal with other state issues during that time.

Politicians outline plans for ND Rural Health Transformation Program

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