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Racing season returns to Red River Valley Fairgrounds
10+ hour, 27+ min ago (180+ words) FARGO " Racing season is arriving at the Red River Valley Fair with new upgrades and ticket options for fans. Tickets and all new season passes go on sale on Friday, May 1, at 10 a. m. on the Red River Valley Fair website. If…...
Longtime Cobbers, Spuds radio voice Larry Knutson calls it a career
2+ week, 3+ day ago (820+ words) MOORHEAD " A fixture on the Moorhead sports scene for nearly five decades, legendary radio announcer Larry Knutson is calling it a career. The longtime soundtrack and storyteller for Concordia Cobbers and Moorhead Spuds athletic events, Knutson announced his retirement from…...
Nieces of Donny Schatz, West Fargo's Eisenschenk twins set for World of Outlaws Late Model debuts
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (1630+ words) WEST FARGO " Laela and Amelia Eisenschenk got their starts in motorsports at 5 years old, wheeling go-karts around the Red River Kart Club circuit on Monday nights. Since then, the twin nieces of 10-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion…...
Schatz nieces Laela and Amelia Eisenschenk ready for big stage in World of Outlaws sprint car debuts
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (665+ words) WEST FARGO " A big weekend is on tap for the Donny Schatz family. Not only will Schatz play a pair of home games when the World of Outlaws sprint car series returns to Grand Forks and West Fargo for the…...
Donny Schatz finds new home for 2026, inks full-time deal with CJB Motorsports
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (278+ words) WEST FARGO " After a turbulent 2025 season that saw his long chapter with Tony Stewart Racing come to an end, Donny Schatz has found a new home for 2026. Schatz, the Minot native and West Fargo-based sprint car champion, has inked a…...
Daytona 500 winner has Grand Forks racing ties
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (127+ words) GRAND FORKS " The winner of this weekend's Daytona 500 has a connection to Grand Forks. Tyler Reddick won NASCAR's premier race on Sunday, Feb. 15, in a wild finish. He did not lead a single lap during the race but took the…...
Hugs, tears, laughs: It's been a ride for moms of Grey Zabel, Jalen Sundell
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (796+ words) Plenty of ups. But also a bunch of downs. The Zabels and Sundells have almost seen it all and yet both of their sons are young by NFL standards. Grey is a rookie. Sundell is in his second season. "Bison…...
How a new team has re-energized Donny Schatz before his 30th World of Outlaws season
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1366+ words) FARGO " For 55 years, the DIRTcar Nationals have been the showcase event at Florida's Volusia Speedway Park. For one of the winningest sprint car drivers in history, Donny Schatz, it also opens a season shaped by a fresh start and a…...
Chris Larson cuts ties with Osgood, moves to GM role at Moorhead CC
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (511+ words) FARGO " Chris Larson began his life in the golf business working in the bag room at the Moorhead Country Club. In essence, he's heading back home taking a newly created position of general manager. Larson resigned his position at Osgood…...
Today in History, 1985: Ice racing grips Detroit Lakes
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (555+ words) On this day in 1985, more than 30 professional and amateur drivers gathered on Little Detroit Lake for the first seasonal race of the International Ice Racing Association. Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day: By…...