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Chris Murphy

Murphy has covered sports in Chicago, Minnesota and North Dakota since 2009, working for The Forum since 2012. Contact: cmurphy@forumcomm.com or 701-241-5548

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'I have zero regrets': Former Moorhead hockey standout Cullen retires from the NHL
MOORHEAD, Minn. — The tweet went out at 10:52 a.m. Wednesday from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
July 10, 2019 04:03 PM
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By  Chris Murphy / Forum News Service
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Moorhead falls to top-seeded Edina in Class AA state hockey quarterfinals
ST. PAUL -- The final players off the Xcel Energy Center Ice, after top-seeded Edina beat Moorhead 4-2 in the Minnesota Class 2A boys hockey quarterfinals Thursday, March 7, were Moorhead senior captains Kyler Kleven and Isaac Henkemeyer-Howe.
March 07, 2019 09:09 PM
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By  Chris Murphy
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An 82-yard punt from 1961 has finally made its way into the Minnesota high school record books for Perham graduate
PERHAM, Minn. — Bob Wilkowski took a second to try to remember how old he was when asked last week. The former Perham High School football player, coach and administrator turned to his wife, Carol, and asked if he was 72 or 73. The two met in 1967 when Bob was a punter and wide receiver for the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She was a freshman and he was on campus early for his fifth season of football. They've been together ever since.
January 15, 2019 05:18 PM
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By  Chris Murphy / Forum News Service
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Central Minnesota native reflects on career before final football game with the Gophers
PERHAM, Minn. — When University of Minnesota long snapper Payton Jordahl was 3 years old, his daycare would tell his mother, Kim, they were going to have to start charging her extra because he kept bringing his imaginary football team with him.
December 25, 2018 03:34 PM
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By  Chris Murphy
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There is more to the falling numbers of Minnesota high school officials than crowd noise
The number of high school officials is dropping in Minnesota, while the number in North Dakota is increasing.
December 07, 2018 10:43 AM
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By  Chris Murphy
Katy Griffeth and her son Kale share a moment on the sidelines at U.S. Bank Stadium during last Sunday's Minnesota Vikings' game. Photo by Craig Peters / Vikings.com
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'Best day of my life': 7-year-old gets special birthday from Vikings, including message from dad, a West Fargo native, serving overseas
MINNEAPOLIS -- Kale Griffeth's wish for his seventh birthday was to go to a Minnesota Vikings game with his mom and dad at U.S. Bank Stadium. That was supposed to happen Sunday, as West Fargo graduates Katy, 34, and Randall Griffeth, 35, paid mor...
September 12, 2018 02:22 PM
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By  Chris Murphy
Moorhead's Mitchell Cragg points out to his score to coach Heidi Fischer on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, during a Minnesota adaptive bowling section tournament competition at Northern Aire Bowling Lanes in Fergus Falls.David Samson / The Forum
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'The sheer joy': Adapted bowling is growing in the area
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- Heidi Fisher cries when she talks about her bowling team at Moorhead, Minn. She's been the coach of the adapted bowling team for the Spuds since the program began two years ago.
May 08, 2018 04:03 PM
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By  Chris Murphy
Wahpeton sophomore Jacob Petermann getting a visit in the hospital from Rev. Dale Lagodsinki, who is the pastor of St. John's in Wahpeton, N.D. Submitted photo
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'I'm crying 'cause I get to live': ND high school player has leg amputated to remove tumor
MINNEAPOLIS--Connie Petermann walked into the post-op room at University of Minnesota Masonic Children's hospital Monday to find her first-born son weeping. Wahpeton (N.D.) High School sophomore Jacob Petermann had warned his mother he wouldn't b...
April 04, 2018 09:04 AM
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By  Chris Murphy
Girls from Detroit Lakes youth hockey listen to Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando speak on Friday, March 30, 2018, at Scheels Arena.David Samson / The Forum
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Olympic gold medalists Lamoureux twins try to inspire youth with Fargo visit
FARGO -- On the first day back in the states after winning an Olympic gold medal in South Korea, Grand Forks natives Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson were about to go on the ice at the Staples Center. The U.S. women's hoc...
March 30, 2018 10:47 PM
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By  Chris Murphy
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Former Moorhead hockey standout Borgen signs with the Buffalo Sabres
MOORHEAD, Minn.--Former Moorhead hockey standout Will Borgen grew up dreaming of playing in the NHL. He used to tell his dad he didn't know what he would do if he couldn't play hockey. He won't have to worry about that for awhile, as he signed a ...
March 25, 2018 04:38 PM
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By  Chris Murphy
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