Daniel Determan
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The Packers tennis team wrapped up the Eastern Dakota Conference tournament with a second-place team finish. They beat the Fargo South Bruins and the Valley City Hi-Liners-- both by a...
<p>The West Fargo track teams -- both the boys and girls -- put on a dominant display over the weekend and brought home the Eastern Dakota Conference championships.</p> <p>The boys...
The Packers' strong season has continued over the past week, as they have won five out of six games since Tuesday, May 14. In Tuesday's doubleheader, the Packers fought the intense wind and powered past the Fargo Davies Eagles 18-9 in the first game, but fell to them 12-9 in the second. Leading the first game was senior outfielder Kory Wolden, who had four runs batted in in the victory. The team then hosted the Fargo Shanley Deacons for a Thursday night doubleheader and swept them with scores of 5-2 in the first game and 7-3 in the second.
The West Fargo School District's 12 retirees are taking with them 278 years of service in the school system. Of those 12, eight of them were in the district for over 20 years, and four of those over 30. South Elementary second grade teacher Sandra Johnson has had the longest tenure among the retirees. She was hired on Sept. 1, 1975, giving her 38 years of experience in the district. A full list of school district retirees, which includes their final position, working location, and years of service, is as follows:
On paper, the Packers' girls soccer team had a fantastic season, losing just one game and playing to two draws. However, when your regular season takes place in a span of two weeks in a conference with plenty of tough teams, that fantastic season unfortunately equates to only a No. 4 seed come playoff time. Despite that, the 4-1-2 Packers are happy with their performance in 2013. "I thought we've played really well," starting goalkeeper and captain Amy Archibald said. "We stayed strong as a team and held our own in both halves of the season."
The Packer track teams’ Friday outing at the East-West Classic in Grand Forks saw a 226.5-point, first-place finish from the girls, while the boys team took fourth with 103 points...
The West Fargo School District announced on Friday that Beth Slette has been named assistant superintendent of elementary curriculum and instruction and Allen Burgad has been named assistant superintendent of secondary curriculum and instruction. Slette, who currently serves the district as Director of Assessments and Federal Programs, has spent the last 19 years in the district, both on the educational and administrative side.
The Packer track teams' Friday outing at the East-West Classic in Grand Forks saw a 226.5-point, first-place finish from the girls, while the boys team took fourth with 103 points. The boys ended with three first-place finishes, two of which came from senior Jordan Bishoff in the long jump and high jump. The other came from senior Caleb Mattila in the javelin throw.
The Packers' tennis team hosted the annual West Fargo Invitational on Saturday, and came through with a 26-point, second-place finish. Only Grand Forks Red River's 33 points was better. The team also earned two individual first-place finishes, two individual second-place finishes and one doubles second place finish. "Most teams are not as deep as we are," head coach Chad Anderson said. "We are very fortunate in that way. It really gives us an advantage."
Despite a strong outing from junior Riley Johnson, the Packers golf team had a rough meet on Friday in Devils Lake. Johnson led all golfers with a score of 72, but the Packers finished sixth with a score of 330. Fargo Shanley took the top spot as a team, as well as the second-, third- and fourth-place finishes individually. In all three meets this season, Johnson has taken the top spot. In this meet, he was followed in scoring by eighth-grader Cole Johnson's score of 82 for the Packers and senior Chase Pulczinski's score of 91.