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Keeping your cool: Avoiding heat-related illness in football

High school football practice begins today across North Dakota. Players will be strapping on their shoulder pads, forming their mouth guards, lacing up their cleats and taking to the field...

sports Wed, Aug 08, 2012 - 12:00am

Football: Shrine Bowl set for July 14

This year's North Dakota Shrine Bowl is scheduled to be played Saturday, July 14 at Fargo Shanley High School. The 11-man game will kick off at 4 p.m., followed by...

sports Wed, May 09, 2012 - 12:00am

The West Fargo freshman football team finished undefeated for the second straight season. Submitted photo

Freshman football team has year to remember

As it is oft to do in North Dakota, wind blows in gusts as I wait in my pickup truck at Sheyenne Ninth Grade Center. A flock of Canada geese,...

sports / Packers Wed, Nov 02, 2011 - 12:00am

Ty's Take: WF football season ends with win over visiting Knights

There wasn't anything on the line, except maybe pride. They could just have easily given up and called it a year. But they didn't, and even after falling behind 8-0...

sports Wed, Oct 26, 2011 - 12:00am

No hope for West Fargo football postseason

Even if the Packers win their final game of the regular season tonight against Grand Forks Central - a distinct possibility with a raucous West Fargo home crowd behind them...

Packers / sports Wed, Oct 19, 2011 - 12:00am

Fargo South's Zach Reich is tackled by West Fargo's Alan Repak (52) and Caleb Mattila (34) on Friday night at Packer Field in West Fargo. David Samson / Forum Communications Co.

Gridiron gridlock

The writing was on the wall for this fall's Packer football season before it even began. Graduation would take its toll from a 2010 team that rocked the Eastern Dakota Conference.

Packers / sports Wed, Oct 05, 2011 - 12:00am

Ty's Take: West Fargo girls golf team prepares for East Region meet Monday

With Monday's meet behind them, the West Fargo girls golf team is down to the postseason, and so far they've been a model of consistency. Last Tuesday, they once again...

sports / Packers Wed, Sep 21, 2011 - 12:00am

Justin Heisler of West Fargo hauls in a pass, which resulted in a touchdown Friday, as Bismarck Century's Drew Wiseman defends. Dave Wallis / Forum Communications Co.

Ty's Take: Volleyball struggles early

Eight games into their season, West Fargo volleyball has gotten off to a tough start. Last week, the Packers squared off against a pair of Eastern Dakota Conference rivals, and...

sports Wed, Sep 07, 2011 - 12:00am

Ty's Take: Packers fall to Bismarck in opener

The West Fargo football season began Saturday much like last year's ended. The only positive spin on the night may be that there was a week to work out the...

sports / Packers Wed, Aug 31, 2011 - 12:00am

West Fargo's Shane Siverson (1) runs down the field during a scrimmage against Fargo Shanley on Friday. David Samson / Forum Communications co.

Season Preview: Football

Football is as American as apple pie and muscle cars. Or is that baseball? In any case, the sport garners quite a fan base come fall, and West Fargo is...

Packers / sports Wed, Aug 24, 2011 - 12:00am

Jon Pistorius, Zach Neer, Alex Fontaine, and Tyler Kennedy represented West Fargo during the recent Shrine Bowl in Grand Forks. Submitted Photo.

Four Packers shine for East in Shrine Bowl

Four football players representing West Fargo took to the field during the recent 11-man Shrine Bowl in Grand Forks. Jon Pistorius, Zach Neer, Alex Fontaine and Tyler Kennedy successfully helped...

sports / Packers Wed, Aug 10, 2011 - 12:00am

West Fargo's Zach Neer grabs a pass in front of a Bismarck defender during a game last season. Neer was one of nine Packers recently named to the North Dakota 11-man East Shrine Bowl Roster. David Samson / Forum Communications Co.

Football: Nine Packers make Shrine Bowl roster

Several West Fargo football players earned a spot on the 11-Man East roster for this year's Shrine Bowl, which kicks off at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Alerus Center in...

Packers / sports Wed, Jul 13, 2011 - 12:00am

West Fargo teammates named to the recent North Dakota Badlands Bowl Roster were (from left): Jon Pistorius (son of David and Glenda Pistorius), Alex Fontaine (son of Rod and Brenda Hartl), Zach Neer (son of Alan and Lori Neer), and Tanner Fontaine (son of Rod and Brenda Hartl). Submitted photo.

Sports in Brief: Four Packers in Badlands Bowl, but Montana wins

Even with four Packers in its lineup, the North Dakota team could not pick up a win during the Badlands Bowl on June 18. Tanner Fontaine, Alex Fontaine, Zach Neer...

sports Wed, Jun 29, 2011 - 12:00am

Zach Neer hauls in a touchdown pass during a game last season. David Samson / The Forum

Neer signs with Wolves

On Feb. 2, national signing day, Northern State University head coach Tom Dosch announced that 27 student-athletes committed to join the Wolves for their 2011 football season. West Fargo's Zach...

sports / Packers Wed, Apr 27, 2011 - 12:00am

West Fargo's Brady Schwartz heads for a first-half touchdown during a game last season against Mandan. Schwartz finished the season with more than 550 yards of rushing and was named All-State and All-Conference. He will play for Minnesota State University Moorhead in the fall. Dave Wallis / The Forum

Schwartz becomes a Dragon

A West Fargo athlete will be staying close to home this fall after graduation. Brady Schwartz was one of 14 recently announced players added to this fall's Minnesota State University...

sports / Packers Wed, Apr 20, 2011 - 12:00am

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