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‘Fighting Sioux’ letters find new home in North Dakota

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 1, 2013 - 6:27pm

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The letters that spelled “Home of the Fighting Sioux” on the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks may soon appear along a stretch of North Dakota Highway 18 near Pisek.

The Grand Forks Herald reported Monday that Mike Dvorak entered the winning bid of $8,000 for the letters in an online auction. Dvorak owns a farm near Pisek.

Dvorak, 47, said he is building a house and thinking about putting the letters on top of the house and lighting them.

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Wildcats to push softball doubleheader to Wednesday

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, April 1, 2013 - 5:59pm

OGDEN -- Due to Weber State’s hosting of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament championship game on Tuesday night, the Wildcats' have re-scheduled their non-conference softball doubleheader with in-state rival Utah Valley to Wednesday. The doubleheader was originally set for Tuesday.

First pitch Wednesday is still set for 2 p.m., with the second game to follow at approximately 4 p.m., at Wildcat Softball Field.

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Wildcats Berry earns NABC All-District 6 first team honors

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 7:21pm

OGDEN — Weber State junior Davion Berry earned All-District honors Tuesday as he was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 6 first team. The team is selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC.

Berry, a native of Oakland, Calif., earned First Team Big All-Conference honors and was named Big Sky newcomer of the year after leading the Wildcats this season. Berry has started all 34 games for the Wildcats this season, heading into Wednesday’s CIT quarterfinal game.

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DENNIS MONTGOMERY/Special to the Standard-Examiner
Air Force center Taylor Broekhuis takes the ball to the basket early in first-half action as Weber State’s Joel Bolomboy defends in the CIT game played at the Dee Events Center in Ogden on Saturday. The Wildcats next play the winner of the UC Irvine-Oral Roberts game.

Weber State sets school records, stays alive in CIT Tournament

Roy Burton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 25, 2013 - 1:36am

OGDEN — Count ’em: 28.

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Wildcats drop softball series finale with UND

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 5:48pm

OGDEN — Too many mistakes.

The Weber State University softball team suffered through an error-filled afternoon on Saturday, dropping its series finale against North Dakota 11-4 in Big Sky Conference action at Wildcat Softball Field.

The Wildcats (2-1 Big Sky, 4-21 overall) pounded out a series-high 10 hits, but committed five errors and stranded nine base runners in the loss.

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Wildcats jump into Big Sky softball play Friday

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 11:33pm

OGDEN — The Weber State softball team hopes to put its best foot forward Friday afternoon.

The Wildcats kick off their 18-game Big Sky Conference softball season at Wildcat Softball Field against North Dakota.

First pitch is set for 2 p.m. on Friday, followed by a second game at approximately 4 p.m. The teams will meet again at noon on Saturday for the series finale.

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Weber State chasing school wins record, will host Air Force on Saturday in CIT

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 6:29pm

OGDEN -- With an eye on posting its best win total in school history, Weber State will host Air Force in the second round of the Collegeinsider.com Tournament this Saturday.

The Wildcats will take on the Falcons at 7 p.m. at the Dee Events Center.

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BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner
Weber State University players cheer as Scott Bamforth sinks a 3-point shot with less than a second remaining in the first half of WSU’s game Wednesday against Cal Poly in the first round of the Collegeinsider.com Tournament at the Dee Events Center in Ogden.

Wildcats coast as Cal Poly has no answers

Roy Burton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 11:13pm

OGDEN — The only lingering effects from the Wildcats’ heartbreaking loss to Montana in the Big Sky Conference tournament championship game appeared to be a desire to bounce back and put the past behind them.

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Syracuse seeded 4th in East, to face Montana

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, March 17, 2013 - 5:58pm

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Syracuse has earned the fourth seed in the East Regional and will face Big Sky champion Montana in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday.

In their final Big East appearance before heading to the ACC next season, the 19th-ranked Orange (26-9) wilted against Louisville’s relentless pressure defense and squandered a 16-point advantage during a 78-61 defeat in the conference championship game on Saturday night.

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Montana center Andy Martin (41) goes up in front of Weber State center Kyle Tresnak (44) during the first half of a Big Sky Conference tournament championship NCAA college basketball game in Missoula, Mont., on Saturday, March 16, 2013. (AP Photo/ Michael Albans)

Wildcats scratched by Grizzlies in Big Sky finale

Roy Burton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 11:28pm

MISSOULA, Mont. — Twice this season at Dahlberg Arena, Montana had to wait out a desperation 3-point try from Weber State at the buzzer, and twice the Grizzlies celebrated.

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Dodge ball: Weber State rallies to defeat North Dakota in Big Sky semifinals

Roy Burton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 15, 2013 - 11:48pm

MISSOULA, Mont. — Weber State came into Dahlberg Arena before its Big Sky Conference semifinal game with North Dakota wearing purple warm-up shirts with “Rise To The Occasion” printed on the front.

The Wildcats took the slogan literally.

With WSU trailing by 12 points early in the second half to a UND team that was outshooting the best shooters in the country, freshman forward Joel Bolomboy rose up for three straight soaring slam dunks that lifted WSU back into a game it eventually won 76-74.

Davion Berry rose to the occasion to tie his career-high with 25 points as Weber State survived the semifinal slugfest against North Dakota to win its 13th straight game and advance to the Big Sky Tournament championship game.

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Big Sky quarterfinals: Weber State dispatches NAU by 26 points

Roy Burton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 7:42pm

MISSOULA, Mont. — On the first day of the Big Sky Conference Tournament, Weber State senior shooting guard Scott Bamforth’s 1-year-old son was chosen from the crowd to play a halftime contest involving giant inflatable dice.

Little Kingzton rolled a one on his second try when he needed at least a two to win.

It was the only unlucky break for the Wildcats on Thursday.

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Wildcats three wins from goal

Roy Burton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 3:44pm

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Wildcats grappled with the Grizzlies for the Big Sky Conference title right down to the final day, when Montana clinched first place and the host site for the league tournament.

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WSU's Berry, Bamforth lead All-Big Sky Conference seletions

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 11, 2013 - 11:50pm

OGDEN — Weber State hasn’t lost many games this season, but one of those losses turned into a turning point for Davion Berry.

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WSU softball drops close game to UCSB; preps for home opener on Wednesday

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 6:58pm

LAKEWOOD, Calif. — The Weber State University softball team dropped a hard-fought battle with UC Santa Barbara in its final game of the Long Beach State Invitational on Sunday morning.

The Gauchos scored broke a 1-1 tie with runs in the fourth, sixth and seventh innings, and then held on for a 4-2 victory over the Wildcats at Mayfair Park.

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