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FATHER KNOWS LAST The Rivalry is Over
The North Dakota State Bison continued their run in the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs by defeating the Montana State Bobcats in Bozeman this afternoon. Many of us are excited by the Bisons success in t...
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VIRG FOSS: The journey from journalist to fan 
I’ve spent many hours over my lifetime in jam-packed hockey rinks with much at stake in games, surrounded by roaring crowds and pep bands rocking the arena. It was part of the joy I had for so many years covering the Western Collegiate Hockey Association for the Grand Forks Herald. In retirement, I found that the WCHA playoffs can be enjoyed greatly from a distance as well, far from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul where the Sioux eliminated St. Cloud State 4-1 Thursday night.
By Virg Foss , March 16, 2012
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VIRG FOSS: Unexpected gift keeps the 'Lipstick Bandit' reminiscent
I had put the story of my “Lipstick Bandit” days behind me, I thought.
The story of my defacing the walls at Manvel High School 57 years ago with lipstick after our South Junior High basketball team beat Manvel turned out to be more than a simple story and an overdue confession.
By Virg Foss , March 09, 2012
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VIRG FOSS: 'Lipstick Bandit' conjures up fond memories
Sometimes words take on a life of their own in the most unexpected fashion.
That’s what happened with my column of a week ago in the Herald. It was about the 1955 freshman basketball team at South Junior High in Grand Forks and my role as the “lipstick bandit.”
By Virg Foss , March 02, 2012
VIRG FOSS: After 57 years, Lipstick Bandit revealed
The recent incident involving vandalism of a locker room by two Grand Forks Red River basketball players prompted my decision to unburden myself of this deep, dark, dirty secret. The two players who did some damage to the room at Wahpeton High School following Red River’s first loss of the season, a buzzer-beating basket at that, will be punished with suspension and by having to pay for the damage. In 1955, under the stern but sensible discipline of Floyd Nelson, I suffered my fate in relative obscurity after my own destructive deed.
By Virg Foss , February 24, 2012
VIRG FOSS: The search for answers continues
I watched with great interest this week as Sioux coach Dave Hakstol made a strong public statement that the ramifications of keeping the name at UND may come with too great a cost to the school. As staunch a supporter as he has been over the years for the name and logo, one could see the agony within him in reaching that decision.
By Virg Foss , February 17, 2012
VIRG FOSS: A question with no easy answer
Not since Warroad’s Cal Marvin and a few friends talked athletic director Glenn “Red” Jarrett into sanctioning a men’s hockey team at UND 55 years ago has anyone made such a dramatic impact on the program as the Lamoureux twins.
By Virg Foss , February 10, 2012
VIRG FOSS: Maturi leaves mixed legacy
History will eventually be the judge of the role Joel Maturi played as athletics director at the University of Minnesota.
By Virg Foss , February 03, 2012
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VIRG FOSS: A Nickel for your thoughts
Slowly but surely, the Hatfields and McCoys of North Dakota are learning to get along, though hostility remains. We’re talking NDSU and UND athletics, of course, fresh off UND’s victory over NDSU in men’s basketball earlier this week.
By Virg Foss , January 20, 2012
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VIRG FOSS: Remembering the losses from 2011
It’s been a tradition in this last column of 2011 to remember individuals who made a mark on my life and who passed away this calendar year. I’ve always felt sadness, of course, thinking of those who I’ve lost in the past years. Those feelings are certainly mixed with gratitude for the richness they’ve added to my life as these friends of different shades strolled through it.
By Virg Foss , December 31, 2011
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Mike Petterson, Underwood, Minn., letter: A ‘thank you’ to two timeless writers
A few hours after I write this on Christmas Eve morning, my daughters, their husbands and my grandchildren all will be here. It will be great.
But, I’ve already had a great Christmas thanks to Marilyn Hagerty and Virg Foss.
By Mike Petterson , December 26, 2011
VIRG FOSS: From four seasons to two
We know all about the four seasons of the year and, for certain, the fans that can’t escape the rapid order in which sports seasons follow each other.
But in retirement, I’ve learned that my life basically breaks down into two seasons — writing season, and non-writing time.
By Virg Foss , April 23, 2011
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Virg Foss commentary: You can't always get what you want
"We’ve all had plans derailed," sports columnist Virg Foss says. Ask him. Ask the Fighting Sioux men's hockey team. Ask Twins catcher Joe Mauer.
By Virg Foss , April 15, 2011
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VIRG FOSS: This loss will sting for a long, long time
Part of the job description of a journalist is someone who is talented at stringing words together, accurately and with a flair for making the written word sing. I fail that description miserably today. I am at a loss for words after watching North Dakota’s magical hockey season end in a brutally painful 2-0 defeat to Michigan on Thursday night in the NCAA Frozen Four.
By Virg Foss , April 08, 2011
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