Bison Football Youth Day and Spring Game Events

FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State University athletic department has announced the schedule of fan festivities surrounding April’s annual spring football game, which is moving to a Friday night.

The third annual Bison Tailgate Expo is scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 20, on the east concourse of the Fargodome, and Bison Football Youth Day is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. before the 6:30 p.m. Green and Gold Spring Game.

Following the game, stay for the Fifth Quarter sponsored by D-S Beverage on the second floor of the Fargodome. Food will be provided by Buffalo Wild Wings and fans will hear from head football coach Chris Klieman.  Tickets for the Fifth Quarter go on sale at noon Monday, March 19.

Admission to the tailgate expo and spring game is free and open to the public.  Registration for the Bison Football Youth Day clinic opens in early April and will be limited to the first 250 boys and girls grades K-8.

Participants in the Bison Football Youth Day will receive instruction from NDSU players, go on a tour through the Bison locker room, and hear from head coach Chris Klieman.

Friday, April 20
4:00-8:00 p.m. – Bison Tailgate Expo (east concourse of Fargodome)
4:30-5:15 p.m. – Bison Football Youth Day registration (east lobby of Fargodome)
5:30-6:15 p.m. – Bison Football Youth Day
6:15 p.m. – National Championship Ring Ceremony
6:30 p.m. – Green and Gold Spring Game
7:30 p.m. – Fifth Quarter open (second floor of Fargodome)
8:15 p.m. – Fifth Quarter program with head coach Chris Klieman

UMC Men's Basketball to Host Clinic

CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston men's basketball program will hold a Crookston Youth Basketball Association (CYBA)/UMC Clinic Sat., Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Lysaker Gymnasium. The clinic is for boys and girls in grades 2-6.

Registration for the clinic will begin at 8:30 a.m. and includes a shirt. The event is free and allows children to get instruction from Golden Eagle coaches and players. Participants will do skill sessions and drills with the staff and players and will get player autographs and a tour of the UMC Sports Center.

The Golden Eagles will play College of St. Scholastica in an exhibition later that day, Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. at Lysaker Gymnasium. Participants of the clinic can wear their t-shirt and get into the game for free. They will also be recognized at half time.

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.

Take a kid fishing and fish free June 7-9

Celebrate the end of the school year with a potential angler-to-be by fishing for free with a child 15 or younger, June 7-9, during Take-A-Kid Fishing weekend, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said.

“This is a great opportunity to discover fishing,” said Mike Kurre, the DNR’s mentoring program coordinator. “Minnesotans 16 or older who take a child 15 or younger fishing don’t need a license that weekend. Opportunities for beginning anglers abound throughout Minnesota.”

Getting started is easy. A boat isn’t needed and there’s even loaner poles and tackle in some areas.

Start by going to www.mndnr.gov/takeakidfishing to learn some terms, basic techniques and shore-fishing locations. DNR fisheries offices throughout Minnesota also offer some good, old-fashioned angling advice about fishing spots that will keep young anglers happy and safe.

The DNR’s Fishing in the Neighborhood (FiN) program provides urban shore-fishing opportunities across the metro with family-friendly settings, piers, loaner equipment at some locations and a real chance to catch quality fish. Learn more online at www.mndnr.gov/fin.

Four of Minnesota’s nine state parks that are offering this summer’s weekly I Can Fish! program have sessions scheduled during Take-A-Kid Fishing weekend. Sessions at each park explore the basics of fishing, fish identification and angling tips and tricks. For more information, go to www.mndnr.gov/state_parks/can_fish.html.

Even when it’s not Take-A-Kid Fishing weekend, Minnesota residents may fish in a state park without a fishing license if the body of water doesn’t require a trout stamp. Anglers must fish from shore or wade in water within the state park or from a boat or a float on a designated lake within a Minnesota state park. More information on fishing in state parks is available at www.mndnr.gov/state_parks/fishing.html.

“Fishing is one of the easiest and most-accessible outdoor activities in Minnesota,” Kurre said. “Take a kid fishing and, come the end of the trip, you’re both likely to be hooked.”