by Scott Stewart in Sports
Another piece of the puzzle has fallen into place for the Maverick hockey program: Dean Blais, who won two national titles with North Dakota, will be the second head coach in the program's history.
Blais comes to UNO after leading the Fargo Force, a United States Hockey League expansion team, to a 32-23-5 record culminating in a 3-1 loss to the Indiana Ice in the Clark Cup Finals.
by Todd Hansen in Sports
The Maverick baseball program sent two more players up to the pros after shortstop Evan Porter and pitcher Chris Kessinger were picked in last month's Major League Baseball draft.
Porter was tapped in the 23rd round by the Philadelphia Phillies and Kessinger in the 37th by the Seattle Mariners.
by Scott Stewart in Sports
The UNO men's basketball program has a new assistant coach following the announcement that its former assistant coach accepted a head coach position at the University of Mary.
Randall Herbst, the Mavs' former assistant coach, was named head coach of the Marauder's men's basketball program on May 7 at a news conference in Bismarck, N.
by Scott Stewart in Sports
Maverick wrestler Elijah Madison, who will be a redshirt freshman this fall, went 7-0 in individual duals to lead the Missouri-Kansas Greco-Roman team to the Concord Junior World Greco-Roman Championship in Concord, Calif., last month.
Madison won the heavyweight championship in the individual tournament following the duals, posting a record of 3-0 on the day.
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by Scott Stewart in Sports
UNO announced Friday afternoon that it would be joining the Western Collegiate Hockey Association beginning with the 2010-11 season. A media teleconference with WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod is scheduled for 5 p.m.
