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Play of the Week Nominees: August 30

WATCH THE NOMINEES FOR THE CHRIS HEISE HIGH SCHOOL PLAY OF THE WEEK

FARGO, N.D. — The nominees for the Chris Heise High School Play of the Week come from two different teams playing each other in the same game. In a the opening football matchup between Oak Grove and Grafton, the spoilers got the scoring started. Landon Woinarowicz makes a pass right on target to Justin Garza who hauls it in for…

Grafton Opens Football Season with Win Over Oak Grove

The Spoilers defeated the Grovers 16-6

FARGO, N.D. — Grafton got the football season started off on the right foot with a 16-6 win against Oak Grove. It was a close first half. Justin Garza caught a touchdown pass from Landon Woinarowicz in the second quarter. After a two point conversion, the Spoilers were ahead 8-0 heading into halftime. Oak Grove struck back in the third…

Oak Grove Girls Basketball Downs Hankinson to Advance in Region 1 Playoffs

The Grovers will play Kindred on Monday in the Quarterfinals

FARGO, N.D. — Oak Grove girls basketball took down Hankinson 60-53 to move on to the quarterfinals in the region one playoffs. The Grovers and Pirates kept it close all night. Hankinson jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter, but Oak Grove took that back before the end of the half and held onto it to close…

Region One Baseball: Solo Homer Helps Kindred/Richland to Semifinals

Trenton Duchscherer's solo bomb the difference in the Vikings win.

ENDERLIN, N.D. — The region one baseball tournament began in Enderlin on Friday. In the opening game of the tournament sixth-seeded Oak Grove fell to third-seeded Central Cass 7-2. The Squirrels then turned around and took on second-seeded Kindred/Richland. The Vikings used a solo home run in the sixth from Trenton Duchscherer to down Central Cass 1-0 to advance to…

Boys Basketball: No. 5 Oak Grove Pummels No. 10 Richland

Grovers hand Colts first loss on the season.

COLFAX, N.D. — The fifth-ranked Oak Grove Grovers handed the tenth-ranked Richland Colts their first loss on the season 84-57 on Monday night. The Grovers got out to a 21-point lead at halftime and never looked back to improve to 10-1 on the season. Richland falls to 9-1 on the year. The fifth-ranked Grovers will take on Hillcrest Lutheran Academy…

Oak Grove Football Holds on Over Maple Valley/Enderlin

Grovers clinch first playoff berth since 2008.

FARGO, N.D. — The Oak Grove Grovers hosted Maple Valley-Enderlin on Saturday for Homecoming. The Grovers held on to win 27-18. Ben Hoggarth had a pick six late in the game to seal the victory for Oak Grove. With the win Oak Grove has clinched a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Categories: High School, Top…

Kindred-Richland Baseball Caps off Perfect Regular Season, Downs Oak Grove

Vikings finish regular season 19-0.

FARGO, N.D. — The Kindred-Richland Vikings (19-0) defeated Oak Grove (1-17) 8-1 Tuesday. The Vikings cap off an undefeated regular season and will receive the top seed in the region one tournament. “It’s a great group of guys,” Kindred-Richland Head Coach Scott Milbrandt said. “They worked hard all year. Our number one goal was to get the number one seed,…

Oak Grove Prepares for Class-B State Tournament

Grovers set to face Bishop Ryan in first round

FARGO, N.D. — Oak Grove’s boys basketball team is preparing for the Class-B State Tournament. The Grovers will match up with Bishop Ryan in the quarterfinals on Thursday night, a team that head coach Kyle Card says they’re learning more about each day. “We’ve been watching film on them to learn some things about them,” Card said. “We started getting prepared…

Oak Grove Basketball with Four seed in State Tournament

Oak Grove faces Minot Bishop Ryan in State Quarterfinals.

BISMARCK, N.D. – The brackets and team seedings are out for the Class-B boys basketball tournament in Minot, N.D. The top five teams were seeded by coaches of the participating schools voting, and the remaining three teams were randomly selected through a drawing. Matchups for Thursday, March 16 in Minot: 1:00 p.m. – No. 2 Seed Dickinson Trinity vs. Ellendale (Second Random…

Coach of the Week: Oak Grove’s Kyle Card

Grovers' boys basketball coach Kyle Card is the KVRR Coach of the Week

FARGO, N.D. — Oak Grove’s boys basketball team is back to the North Dakota Class-B state tournament. Head coach Kyle Card led the Grovers to a state title in 2014, and he is the KVRR Coach of the Week. The Class-B Tournament begins Thursday, March 16. Categories: High School, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Class b, coach of…