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Shania Glenz pounded down 12 kills and served nine aces in leading Verndale to a 25-22, 25-18, 25-7 Park Region Conference win over the Menahga volleyball team Thursday night at Menahga. Morgan Glenz added nine kills as the Pirates improved to 2-1 in conference play and 10-1 overall....

Hunter Berggren rushed 14 times for 192 yards and two touchdowns in sparking Staples-Motley to a 30-14 win over United North Central in a Midwest Blue District football game Friday night at Menahga. Eric Lisson's 10-yard TD run gave the Cardinals a 6-0 lead in the first quarter before...

Jack DeWulf accounted for five touchdowns and the defense didn't allow a score until the final play of the game as Nevis remained undefeated with a 42-6 9-man football victory at Silver Bay Friday night. DeWulf completed 7 of 11 passes for 238 yards and three TDs and rushed nine times...

Kennedy Carlson broke her school record for set assists, but it wasn't enough as the Park Rapids volleyball team dropped a marathon 3-2 decision at Pelican Rapids Thursday night. Carlson had 63 set assists, breaking her school record of 55 set last season. However, the Vikings were...

Park Rapids and Nevis moved up in this week's Minnesota state high school football polls. Park Rapids used a 7-0 win over East Grand Forks to improve to 3-0 and climb to the No. 8 spot in this week's state Class AAA poll. The Panthers were rated No. 11 last week. St. Croix Lutheran...

Park Rapids took control down the stretch in all three sets for a 25-21, 25-16, 25-20 win at Crookston Tuesday night. Set 1 was tied 19-19 before the Panthers closed with a 6-1 run. The Panthers used a 13-4 run to break open a 12-12 tie in Set 2. In Set 3, a 9-4 run broke open a 16-16...

Claire Vekish pounded down 16 kills and Hannah Goggleye had 14 kills in helping Greenway rally for a 3-1 win over Nevis Tuesday night at Greenway. Mikhara Anderson added 10 kills for the Raiders, who dropped Set 1 before rallying for a 25-27, 25-15, 25-21, 25-16 victory. Vanessa Byer...

Injuries and illnesses kept the Park Rapids boys and girls cross-country teams from fielding their best lineups at Tuesday's Bagley/Fosston Invitational. Lydia Kantonen captured the individual girls title with a winning time of 19:23 over the 5K course, but the Panthers had to field...