Prep football

Polk County West entered Friday's game undefeated. Red Lake County was without a win. That changed for both teams. Red Lake County scored two second-half touchdowns to surge past previously unbeaten Polk County West 24-12. Matt Vettleson scored a touchdown on a 36-yard run in the...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn.—Jake Dickinson's 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter lifted Park Rapids to a 7-0 win over East Grand Forks Senior High on a rainy Friday night. "I'm proud of our effort and attitude," Senior High coach Ryan Kasowski said. "Coming off a 50-0 loss, you...

PERHAM, Minn.—Offense did not come easy for East Grand Forks Senior High on Friday night. The Green Wave mustered just 112 yards in 51 offensive plays—an average of 2.2 yards per play—in a 50-0 loss at Perham. Perham allowed the Green Wave to complete just one pass...

CLIMAX, Minn.—For the Polk County West football team, the second verse here Friday was basically the same as the first. The Thunder had three ballcarriers with more than 100 rushing yards each in a lopsided score in its season opener against Blackduck. In its second game here...

BLACKDUCK, Minn.—Polk County West attempted only two passes on Friday night. There was no reason to try anything else. Three Polk County West players rushed for 100 yards as the Thunder hammered Blackduck on the road in the season opener. Matt Knutson rushed for 155 yards on...

The Grand Forks Herald announced Wednesday the high school football games that will be played this year at the Alerus Center will be called the Sugar Beet Classic, presented by the Herald and Altru Advanced Orthopedics. The doubleheader will be Oct. 7 and will involve Grand Forks...