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West Fargo's Erin Krogh grabs a loose ball from Fargo Shanley's Hannah Saville during a game Thursday night at West Fargo High School. David Samson / Forum Communications Co.

PRISTINE PACKERS

Out of the seven high school sports that comprise the winter season, two West Fargo teams have yet to suffer a loss: girls basketball and wrestling. The Packers girls basketball...

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

Jamestown out, Mandan in as site of boys state swim meet

The North Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors met Dec. 15, and approved reassigning the 2012 boys state swimming and diving meet to Mandan. The tournament runs March...

sports Wed, Dec 21, 2011 - 12:00am

West Fargo's Alex Smestad (left) shakes hands with Fargo North's Jon Bell-Clement after finishing their legs of the 200-yard medley relay during the West Fargo Quadrangular on Saturday at LE Berger Pool in West Fargo. The Packers relay team finished the event in first place. Dave Wallis / Forum Communications Co.

FULL STEAM AHEAD

The Packers hosted the West Fargo Quadrangular on Saturday as the opener to their boys swimming and diving season. By meet's end, West Fargo had accumulated 744 points to beat...

Packers / sports Wed, Dec 14, 2011 - 12:00am

West Fargo's Danica Dutt swims to a win in the 100-yard butterfly Saturday at the North Dakota State Championships at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. John Stennes / Grand Forks Herald

Packers take fourth at state swim meet

New year, same result for the West Fargo girls swimming and diving team. A strong year all the way to the finish. As they did in 2010, the Packers took...

Packers / sports Wed, Nov 16, 2011 - 12:00am

West Fargo's Danica Dutt creates a splash as she makes a lap turn during the 100-yard butterfly Saturday at a dual with Fargo North in West Fargo. Dave Wallis/ Forum Communications Co.

Ty's Take: Girls swimming and diving EDC meet this weekend

The final regular-season meet of West Fargo's girls swimming and diving team was Saturday, and if the results are any indication of things to come, the postseason could come down...

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

Team North Dakota's Andie Peterson (center), of the West Fargo Flyers, takes her place on the podium after winning the 50 breaststroke at the Central Zone Swimming Championships in Topeka, Kan. Submitted photo

Flyers swimmers represent Team N.D.

The West Fargo Flyers are a club team associated with Unites States Swimming. This season, 10 swimmers qualified to compete at the Central Zone Swimming Championships. The Central Zone Championships...

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

Runners take part in the annual West Fargo Elementary Cross Country meet Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Eastwood Elementary School. This year, the event was renamed in honor of Gary Otterness, who helped create it back in the 1980s. Otterness taught for 37 years throughout the district, and continues to be active in events after retiring years ago. Tyler Shoberg / West Fargo Pioneer

Ty's Take: Packers' Ballweber finishes sixth at state

After a frustrating East Region meet two weeks ago, the West Fargo boys tennis team had a lone representative at last week's North Dakota Class A State Tournament in Grand...

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

Flyers Swim Club to hold registration

The West Fargo Swim Club is gearing up for its summer season. The West Fargo Flyers Swim Team is a local USA Swim Club for boys and girls. The Flyers...

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

Wolves nab Gunning

Another Packer is heading to Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D., this fall. Wolves head swimming coach Elyce Kastigar recently announced the signing of Samantha Gunning to a National Letter...

sports / Packers Wed, May 04, 2011 - 12:00am

WF Flyers Swim Club to hold summer registration

The time has come for water-loving area youth to join the West Fargo swimming club. The Flyers Swim Team is a local USA Swim Club for both boys and girls...

sports Wed, Mar 30, 2011 - 12:00am

West Fargo's Ethan Doll races during the 100-yard butterfly Saturday at the state tournament in Grand Forks. John Stennes/Grand Forks Herald

BOYS SWIMMING TAKES THIRD PLACE AT STATE

The Packers' streak of Eastern Dakota Conference titles was broken thanks to Fargo North two weeks ago. During last weekend's North Dakota State Class A boys swimming and diving tournament...

sports / Packers Wed, Mar 09, 2011 - 12:00am

West Fargo's Ethan Doll races to a first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle event Saturday during the East Region championships at Fargo North High School. Dave Wallis/The Forum

Boys swimming: WF runner-up at EDC

By Tyler Shoberg Well, the streak had to end sometime. On Saturday, West Fargo's attempt to successfully retain the East Region title for a possible fourth straight year was thwarted...

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

Flyers Swim Club to hold registration

The West Fargo Flyers Swim Team will be holding registration for its winter season from 5-7 p.m. on Oct. 11-12, at L.E. Berger Pool in West Fargo. The Flyers are...

sports Wed, Sep 29, 2010 - 12:00am

West Fargo's Chelsea Gentzkow competes in the 200-yard individual medley during a dual last season against Fargo North at L.E. Berger Pool in West Fargo.

Season Preview: Girls Swimming & Diving

While North Dakota's western half is known for oil, its eastern half is known for water. Maybe that's why West Fargo has historically had such a strong swimming program. Both...

sports / Packers Wed, Aug 25, 2010 - 12:00am

WF Flyers Swim Club to hold summer registration

The West Fargo Flyers Swim Team - a local USA Swim Club for boys and girls -this week is taking registration for its summer season. The Flyers' summer season begins...

sports Wed, Apr 07, 2010 - 12:00am

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