ROCHESTER, Minn – Menomonie High School graduate Charlie Morning has helped spark his Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) team to a pair of wins with season-high scoring efforts.

Morning, a 6-1, 180-pound sophomore guard, has had his best scoring efforts in his last two outings, hitting 15 points in each game against the Luther College JV, Nov. 25, and Central Lakes Community College, Nov. 22.

This season, Morning has started all seven games, averaging just over 25 minutes per game, second on the team. Morning is averaging 8.1 points per game, knocking down 21 of 48 shots from the field and has drained 5 of 16 3-pointers, second on the team. Off the boards, Morning is averaging 4.6 rebounds per contest and is second on the team in assists, dishing off an average of 2.7 per game.

Morning saw action during the 2024-25 season in 25 of RCTC’s 28 games, starting nine games. The Yellowjackets finished at 17-11 overall and placed third in the South Division of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC). Morning was fifth on the team in scoring, averaging 8.2 points per contest. From the free throw line, Morning was lights out, draining 39-of-41 opportunities, hitting at a 95.1 percent clip.

While at Menomonie, Morning was first team all-conference, WBCA division two All-State All Star, academic All-State, high school team captain, and National Honor Society. His major is business.

The Yellowjackets are currently 3-4 overall and return to action this weekend when they take to the road for a pair of games, Friday, Dec. 5 at Northland Community and Technical College and Saturday, Dec. 6 at Minnesota North College-Itasca.

At NCAA Division I North Dakota State University, junior Noah Fedderson has started 58 consecutive games for the Bisons, beginning in the 2023-24 season, his red-shirt freshman year. Early in the 2025-26 season, the 6-10, 245-pound forward is averaging a career-high 10.4 points per game. Fedderson has three-times scored in double-digits, including scoring a season-high 20 points against Jamestown University. Fedderson scored 13 points against  California State University Northridge (CSUN) and 12 points at Arkansas State. Fedderson recorded a season-best nine rebounds against Jacksonville State.

During the 2024-25 season, Fedderson was in the starting line-up for all 32 games for the Bison, as the team finished at 21-11 overall and was fourth in the Summit League (10-6). Fedderson averaged 8.3 points per contest and pulled down 6.0 rebounds. Fedderson scored a career-high 21 points against Oral Roberts University, Jan. 9. Fedderson finished the season with two double-doubles, recording 16 points and 11 rebonds against South Dakota State University, Jan. 18, then three weeks later recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds against Oral Roberts on Feb. 6. Feddersen was selected to the 2024-25 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team,CSC. Feddersen is majoring in finance.

While at Menomonie High School, Fedderson was co-player of the year in the Big Rivers Conference as a senior in 2021-22, averaging 17.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 blocks per game; was named to the All-Northwest first team and WBCA honorable mention all-state; and averaged 13.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a junior in the 2020-21 season.

The Bisons are currently 5-3 overall and return to action Wednesday, Dec. 3 at the University of Montana. The closest the Bisons will get to Menomonie is Feb. 26 when they travel to the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn.