Christmas, in March? For basketball fans, that statement could never be more true. March Madness is a month of big dreams for 64 teams competing and a time of bliss, hope and desire for its fans. According to head men’s basketball coach Grant Hemmingsen, March Madness is something for everyone. “Everyone gets into it,” Hemmingsen…
Junior wrestler is the first cobber to bring home the Elite 90 Every athletes goes into a season with a brand new slate. A fresh start with nowhere to go but up, for some, is the National Wrestling Meet and the possibility of becoming an All-American. Six Cobber wrestlers made it to the National Wrestling…
As winter teams near the end of their seasons, they hold an end goal of championships in mind. While the Cobber women’s swim and dive team may not have come out of their season with a championship, they sure did finish with a bang. At their final meet, the MIAC Championship, the Cobbers placed ninth…
If you happen to be a Minnesota sports fan, you know playoff losses are hard. You know that the inevitable playoff collapse is just that. You know that something will bounce against your favor, someone will get injured, or some other intangible will suddenly tilt the playing field in your opponent’s favor. The most difficult…
Playoff preparations are in full swing for both Concordia hockey teams as they get set to take part in the MIAC tournament this weekend. Both the men’s and women’s teams will travel to the cities this weekend to compete for Concordia’s first NCAA tournament appearance in five years. The women’s hockey team found itself in…
Change is difficult to overcome, especially in sports. But for some athletes, like women’s basketball sophomore Lincoln Haiby, change is all that they are used to. Avid Cobber supporters may have noticed that for a majority of last year, Haiby was playing as a small forward. This year, she has been switching positions all season,…
The track inside Jake Christiansen Stadium may be covered in snow and ice, but for sophomore David Supinski and the rest of the track & field team, the season is in full swing. Supinski broke two Concordia indoor track records at a meet in Fargo two weeks ago. The Baxter, Minn., native ran his way…
As the season winds down, the Cobber men’s basketball team continues to compete aggressively, with three seniors leading the team. The Cobber men’s basketball team has a record of 9-9 in conference play, 12-11 overall. They are currently sixth in the MIAC standings. They have two games left in the season and are racing toward…
It’s one hour before game time inside the Moorhead Sports Center and the press box is empty except for one man. He sits in silence at a stall reviewing notes and looking over stat sheets as the two teams, set to face off on the ice, play soccer along the outer ring of the arena…
It’s 8 p.m. on a Wednesday night and Brian Lee is performing at the Moorhead Sports Center, but he isn’t performing for the hundreds of fans who would turn out for his high school contests. The seats are empty except for a middle-aged straggler who is waiting for the ice to open, but Lee isn’t…