Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson meets with MSUM Men's Basketball Coach Tim Bergstraser after their Championship win. Tuesday, March 11, 2025.MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson got a chance to congratulate MSUM on their NSIC championship win in men’s basketball.

Moorhead’s game plan included a fast start, and what the Spuds got was a deflection off a Stillwater defenseman’s skate for a goal that ended the Ponies goaltender Cal Conway’s shutout streak at 1:22 of the first period.

Mason Kraft tied a state record by scoring four times in a five-goal first period, and the Spuds held off Stillwater 7-6 in the Class 2A state boys hockey final Saturday night at Xcel Energy Center. It’s the first time Moorhead is returning up Interstate 94 to Northwest Minnesota with championship hardware in nine title game appearances.