Moorhead State’s Jack Strand makes Falcons roster

QB impresses Falcons brass with strong preseason performance by Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Football Back in 2013 Adam Thielen was a young and hungry wide receiver at Minnesota State-Mankato who made the best of a tryout with the Minnesota Vikings and ended up making the squad in 2014. Flash forward [...]

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Football continues to grow locally and nationwide

Girls Flag Football sees huge spike while boys’ football remains nation’s most popular sport Football continues to grow in popularity nationwide, especially amongst girls who saw a substantial increase in flag football participation. According to the National Federation of High Schools, girls flag football participation increased 48.7 percent nationwide, from [...]

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Jackson County Central’s Roman Voss named Mr. Football 2025

Gopher recruit led JCC to second straight Class 2A title Roman Voss, a quarterback / defensive back from Jackson County Central High School was named Mr. Football for 2025 by the Minnesota Football Coaches Association (MFCA). The award was presented at the Mr. Football Banquet on Sunday December 7 at [...]

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Spring Lake Park’s best is good enough for 5A crown

Panthers hold off Chanhassen for first title since 1991 by Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Football Photos by Jeff Anderson Spring Lake Park Head Coach John Stewart joked after Saturday’s Class AAAAA Prep Bowl that nobody had really given his Panther team a chance to contend for a state title. “Nobody [...]

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Finally Satisfied: Annandale beats Waseca for school’s first state football championship.

It was ‘state championship or bust’ for Cardinals by Mike Sonntag, Let’s Play Football Photos by Jeff Anderson Annandale came into the Class 3A championship game expecting a low scoring game, and an understanding that they needed to stop Waseca’s talented senior two-way player Deron Russell to take a state [...]

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Hills-Beaver Creek chooses the hammer, routes Hillcrest Lutheran to win 9-Man Prep Bowl 46-22

Patriots win first title in 35 years By Mike Sonntag, Let’s Play Football Photos by Jeff Anderson A year removed from reaching the 9-Player final and losing to Fertile-Beltrami, Hills-Beaver Creek left no doubt about who the top small school team in the state is. The Patriots scored early and [...]

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Resilient Hornets chase away Spuds for 6A title

Chase Bjorgaard scores six TD to lead Edina past Moorhead by Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Football Somebody forgot to tell Chase Bjorgaard the Class 6A title game was all about the quarterbacks. The senior running back ran for 320 yards and scored six touchdowns to lead Edina to their first [...]

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Jackson County Central repeats in Class AA

Jackson County Central overcomes adversity, become legendary with 20-15 win over Goodhue for Class 2A title repeat by Mike Sonntag, Let’s Play Football Photos by Liz Westerhaus Jackson County Central came into the Class 2A championship game with an impressive resume. They are the defending state champions, undefeated, untested, heavily [...]

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Orono’s encore nets 4A title

Spartans hold off surging Komets to claim program’s first state championship by Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Football Photos by Liz Westerhaus The Orono Spartans held off a surging Kasson-Mantorville team to claim the Class AAAA Prep Bowl 21-14 Friday at U.S. Bank Stadium Friday afternoon. After their epic 15-14 win [...]

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Minneota continues Class A domination

Vikings win fourth straight Prep Bowl and have now won 46 straight games by Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Football Pretty soon Minneota players and fans are gonna run out of fingers when people ask them how many state championship they have won in a row. If the team has been [...]

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