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Vikings at bat in baseball season opener vs Staples-Motley where the home team was shut out at home. PHOTO COURTESY NATE MCRAE

Vikings fall to Staples-Motley in baseball doubleheader

Pelican Rapids baseball began its season against the Staples-Motley Cardinals on April 10, coming up short in both games of a doubleheader. In the...

PHOTOS COURTESY NATE MCRAE

DGF Rebels shutout lady Vikings softball team

The Pelican Rapids softball team hosted DGF on a warm and windy Thursday afternoon. The high-powered Rebels defeated the Vikings by a score of...

Asher Checco de Souza and Ryan Porto complete a successful exchange of the baton on the track during Viking Track and Field Club.

Viking Elementary Track and Field Club’s first practice

The Viking Track & Field Club opened its fifth season Wednesday, April 15, with a record 85 children attending the first practice. The program...

Pelican senior Andrew Checco de Souza fights through the wind to capture second place in the 110-meter high hurdles. PHOTOS COURTESY KI GOHES

Vikings hit stride at Hawley track meet: Lady Vikes set record in...

The Vikings track and field team headed to Hawley for a meet and came out big — the lady Vikings set a school record in the relay event on April...

JV Vikings stay on track at Hawley meet: Junior varsity squad...

The Pelican Rapids Junior High track and field team officially kicked off its season at home on April 20. Boys Results100 Meters Middle School - Finals7. Griffin...

Jack Welch, center right, and younger brother Griffin between their parents after playing in the MBCA game.

Welch’s team falls short in MBCA All-Star championship game

Pelican Rapids High School senior Jack Welch participated in the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Series on Saturday at Anoka...

Pelican softball team falls short in opener vs Staples-Motley

The Pelican Rapids softball team opened the season with an extra-inning 11-10 loss to the Staples-Motley Cardinals. The game was a back-and-forth battle with Pelican Rapids...

Eighth grader, Alayna Schlieman, jumps a height of four feet eight inches at Concordia.

Vikings head to “Snowmergency” meet at Concordia College

The Pelican Rapids High School Vikings track team traveled to Concordia College in Moorhead to compete in what the college dubbed the...

Back Row, Violet Solinger, Payton Welch, Olivia Kunz, Julianna Borgen; Middle, Maggie Schwirian, Jaime Fisher, Izabell Gravalin, Bryn Welch, Carlie Hovland; Front, Jayden Batson

Vikings girls golf team ready for the greens

The Pelican Rapids Vikings girls golf team returns with three varsity players as they begin preparations for the 2026 season. Head coach Richelle...

The Pelican Rapids boys 4x200-meter relay team includes, from left, Muhamed Mahdi, Andrew Checco de Souza, Jack Welch, and Zane Pint.

Vikings head to NDSU Thundering Herd Indoor meet

The Viking track teams traveled to the Shelly Ellig Indoor Track & Field Facility on April 2 for the Thundering Herd Indoor meet. Twenty teams,...

The Mini Kix team displays their platinum ribbon after their jazz performance at the regional competition in Wahpeton.

Pelican Rapids dancers shine at Wahpeton competition with multiple...

Pelican Rapids Just For Kix dancers competed at the Wahpeton Together We Dance Competition last weekend, earning multiple high rankings across...

Back row from left, Aria Reid, Adrianna Abarca, Baylee Abarca, Emma Hanson, LLuvia Deluna Julsrud, Coach Amy Potts
Front row from left, Kendal Jones, Alayna Schlieman, Ellie Schlieman, Rachal Breen, Jordan Batson, Kendra Ross.

Pelican Rapids’ Just for Kix kick their way to 2nd place, earns...

Pelican Rapids junior and senior Just For Kix dancers brought home a second-place finish and a platinum ranking at the Brainerd “Together We Dance...

Coach Jake Januszewski, Head Coach Laura Januszewski, Morgan Korf, Jadon Peterson, Brendan Hanson, Walter Torrez, Andrew Checco de Souza, Danny Salazar, Coach Cary Haugrud, Coach Eli Beacher

Vikings turn to track season as winter sports wrap up

With wrestling and boys and girls basketball seasons wrapping up — including playoff runs and state trips — there is little time for rest as the...

Senior Jack Welch shows his emotion after a key play.

Viking boys fall short to Park Christian in Section 6A semifinal

The Pelican Rapids boys basketball team made its way to the semifinal round of Section 6A on March 11 in Perham, where it faced the #3 seed Park...

CORRECTION: Korf Story

Correction: In Steve Frendin's feature on Morgan Korf published last week, first names were added editorially to the list of teammates mentioned. We are happy to clarify...

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