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Prep Football: Shanley Advances to 7th Dakota Bowl in Nine Years

Shanley faces St. Mary's for the Class AA Dakota Bowl.

FARGO, N.D. — The Shanley Deacons will return to the Dakota Bowl with their 17-6 victory over Watford City in the state semifinal game at Sid Cichy Field. This will be Shanley’s seventh trip to the state championship game in the last nine years. The Class AA Dakota Bowl is set for the top two teams. Top-seeded Shanley will face…

HS Play of the Week Nominees: November 3

WATCH THE NOMINEES FOR THE D.J. COLTER-KEN KRAFT HIGH SCHOOL PLAY OF THE WEEK

FARGO, N.D. — This week’s nominees for the D.J. Colter-Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week come from the football field. It’s make–or–break time for high school football teams.Not a lot of room for error when a loss can end your season.A couple of players really took that to heart. First play comes from West Fargo. Quarterback Andy Gravdahl airs it…

ND Prep Football: West Fargo Holds off Bismarck, Returns to Dakota Bowl

West Fargo will play Minot in the Class AAA state championship game.

WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo remains undefeated on the season and advances to the Dakota Bowl after defeating Bismarck 29-22 on Friday night. Packers got on the board first with a 47-yard touchdown run by Andy Gravdahl, but West Fargo trailed 8-7 at half. In the second half, Alexander Sell punched in pair of touchdowns on the ground to…

HS Football: Mahnomen and Nevis Claim MN Section Titles

Mahnomen Tops Fertile-Beltrami 30-12; Nevis Defeats NCE-UH 20-18

FARGO, N.D. — Mahnomen’s 30-12 victory over Fertile-Beltrami in the Section 8A tournament marks the Indians’ eighth consecutive section championship. Mahnomen quarterback Jon Starkey rushed for 236 yards and three touchdowns on 29 attempts. Nevis topped Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal in the Minnesota 9-Man Section 6 championship game. Nevis (9-1) will face the winner of the Section 7 title game in the state quarterfinals at 8 p.m.,…

Shanley’s Bucholz Runs Away with HS Play of the Week

Bucholz took a jet-sweep in for the touchdown behind a great block

FARGO, N.D. — Shanley’s Haley Bucholz is the winner of the DJ Colter – Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week. Bucholz took a jet-sweep in for the touchdown behind a great block. American Family Insurance Play of the Week brought to you by D.J. Colter and Ken Kraft. Follow them on Twitter @DJColterAgency. Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Play…

MN Prep Football Roundup: Hawley, Barnesville Run Away with Playoff Wins

Nuggets and Trojans set for Section 8AA matchup.

HAWLEY, Minn. — At the high school level playoff football continues to heat up in the state of Minnesota. That is very prominent in Section 8AA. The four teams that remain in the section have a combined five losses on the season. Top-seeded Hawley shut out fourth-seeded Warroad 48-0. Second-seeded Barnesville downed third-seeded Crookston 48-24. With the victories on Saturday,…

Coach of the Week: Shanley Football’s Troy Mattern

In Mattern's first year with Shanley, he led his team to a 9-0 regular-season finish

FARGO, N.D. — Shanley football is putting together a dynasty. The Deacons have made the state final in six of the last eight seasons and are well on their way to another appearance. What’s different about this team is its head coach; Troy Mattern is leading the Deacons after seven years at Fargo South. With the Bruins, Mattern won two…

HS Play of the Week Nominees: October 27

WATCH THE NOMINEES FOR THE D.J. COLTER-KEN KRAFT HIGH SCHOOL PLAY OF THE WEEK

FARGO, N.D. — This week’s nominees for the D.J. Colter-Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week feature two big runs from the gridiron. In Minnesota playoff football, Barnesville’s Brady Tweeton takes a pitch all the way to the end zone to help the Trojans advance in the section playoffs. In North Dakota, Haley Bucholz takes the wide receiver sweep around…

Moorhead Volleyball Sweeps Brainerd, Advances in Section Playoffs

Spuds advance to play Sauk Rapids in Section Semifinals.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Moorhead Spuds volleyball team advanced in the section 8AAA playoffs defeating Brainerd 3-0 in straight sets. Kortney Carney had 27 assists for the Spuds in the win. Brook Carney has 7 kills for Moorhead. The Spuds advance to play Sauk Rapids on Tuesday. Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Brainerd, High School…

ND Prep Football Roundup: West Fargo Rolls to Semis

Minot scored 66 points, and won of course

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Class AAA football playoffs opened up on Friday with a pair of games in the city of West Fargo. At West Fargo high, the top seeded Packers took down Bismarck Legacy 49-7 to advance to the state semifinals. At Sheyenne high school, second-seeded Sheyenne fell to Minot in a game that saw little defense 66-37. In…