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ND Gridiron Opening Night Roundup

North Dakota High School Football kicked off tonight across the state

FARGO, ND – Despite uncertainty a few months back due to COVID-19, the NDHSAA gave North Dakota High School Football teams the green light to play this fall. Tonight, the action kicked off. The defending EDC champions, Sheyenne Mustangs, beat Grand Forks Red River 34-9 behind three first half touchdown from running back Barika Kpeenu. Shanley opening up their second…

Skarperud Wins Bobcat Open Amateur

Shanley rising junior Jake Skarperud won the ND Bobcat Open in his first year playing in the tournament

FARGO, ND – Shanley High’s Jake Skarperud won the gross amateur competition by one stroke shooting seven under. He lead most of the way thanks to five birdies apiece in the first two rounds and four in the final one. The rising junior shot 68 in the first round, 71 in the second, and 70 in the third.   Categories:…

Shanley Set For Second Go-Around In EDC

The Deacons played their inaugural season in the Eastern Dakota Conference last year

  FARGO, ND – The Deacons are ready to hit the field this fall, after their inaugural season in the Eastern Dakota Conference that ended just short of the playoffs. But the Deacons begin their second go-around in the conference with Cooper Mattern heading into his senior year set to quarterback the team his father, Troy coaches. So besides the…

Local Flavor Highlights Bobcat North Dakota Open

Tournament taking place this weekend at Fargo Country Club

FARGO, N.D. — The last stop on the Dakotas tour is the Bobcat North Dakota open at Fargo Country Club. The Dakotas Tour gives a chance for recent college golfers to move up to the next developmental league in the Korn Ferry Tour, however, locally it presents a opportunity for the best golfers in the state to compete among them….

A New Era On Top Of A New Normal For Davies Football

Already grappling with a change in how sports are practiced and played, Davies Football has a new man at the helm

FARGO, ND – The last two years at Davies High, there’s been a football renaissance. Back to back winning seasons has put them in the conversation for contention. Now, they’re back to the gridiron with high hopes. “The first day of fall camp I was out and I was like, ‘I didn’t realize how much I missed this,’” Senior Lineman…

Catching Up With West Fargo Big Leaguer Andy Young After MLB Call-Up

Young has a home run and three RBI's with the Arizona Diamondbacks

WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo’s Andy Young is just two weeks into his major league career with the Arizona Diamondbacks and has already made a huge impact. Week one, Young recorded his first hit. By the second week found himself in the starting lineup. In the first game on the lineup card, the 2012 North Dakota Gatorade Player of…

A New Normal But Same Expectation For Kindred Football

COVID-19 has created a new normal in youth sports but that isn't stopping Kindred from setting the same sights

KINDRED, ND – The helmets and pads are on at kindred high, as practice is underway for Matt Crane’s team, coming off a (6-3) season last year that ended in a playoff loss. “A lot of success on the field,” head coach Matt Crane says. “Very happy with the level of play we had all year long. Disappointing finish in…

Hillsboro-Central Valley football returns to the field with shoes to fill

The Burros are the defending class 2A North Dakota State Champions

BUXTON, N.D. —  Hillsboro-Central Valley football enters the 2020 season asking who’s next? The Burros went undefeated last season and are the defending Class 2A champions. They were led by a talented class of 15 seniors in 2019 that included the North Dakota Gatorade Football Player of the Year and current NDSU running back, Oscar Benson. With only a handful…