FERTILE, MN—Mahnomen-Waubun and Bagley-Fosston were both eliminated in the semifinals of the Section 8A team wrestling tournament Friday night at Fertile-Beltrami. United North Central won the final two bouts to defeat Bagley-Fosston 31-24. While Frazee, the top seed, defeated Mahnomen-Waubun 46-16. Thunderbirds Coach John Short talked about the contest. “Very good” would be an understatement…
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Thunderbirds Coach John Clark, Jr. updates us on Mahnomen-Waubun boys basketball.
This Friday’s Polk County West vs. Mahnomen/Waubun football game will now be played in Climax. The game was originally scheduled to be played in East Grand Forks, but Climax-Fisher Activities Director Mason Grimes tells R&J Sports construction on the East Grand Forks field is causing Friday’s game to be moved to Climax. The Polk County…
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You may be aware of the controversy involving Native American-based nicknames at Minnesota high schools. The example that’s had the most publicity is the Warroad Warriors. But there’s another nickname that’s being looked at: the Mahnomen-Waubun Thunderbirds. Mahnomen School Superintendent Jeff Bisek gives R&J News the story. Bisek says the Committee would have until December…
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