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Panthers set to host District 11 tournament

The Rugby Panthers will host the District 11 Volleyball Tournament, Oct. 26-27 and 30, in the Charlie Hanneman Gym. Bottineau (25-6, 6-0) enters the tournament with the No. 1 seed, and currently is undefeated in district play. The Stars have a bye into the semifinals and will play the winner of ...

Rugby cross-country teams places in top 10 at home invite

Rugby’s varsity cross-country classes laid out the welcome mat over the weekend as 32 teams from across the state came to compete at the 29th Annual Rugby Booster Club Invitational hosted at the Rugby Golf Club. With Rugby reclaiming its first ranked spot in the girls’ division from ...

Rugby cross country edges top-ranked Bowman County

GRAND FORKS – The top area cross country teams measured how they stack up against the best from the tri-state area and Canada. Des Lacs-Burlington’s Brynn Hanson proved why she’s the two-time defending state champion by winning the girls varsity AA title, while Rugby edged top-ranked ...

Rugby hosts invite in rare position: the underdog

RUGBY – There’s something about dynasties and high school cross country that just go together in North Dakota. The state held its first multi-class championships in the sport for boys in 1966, and first allowed girls to compete in 1979. In those 57 years of boys’ competition, just ten ...

Rugby’s football team falls at home to Thompson, 43-14

Rugby lost the turnover battle and eventually the game to Thompson, as the Tommies ran over the Panthers, 43-14, in a Region 2 clash on Sept. 15. Thompson opened the scoring early in the first quarter when quarterback Drew Overby threw a on a ten-yard touchdown pass to receiver Cash Danner. ...

Rugby cross country continues to roll

On Tuesday afternoon, Larimore hosted the Hatton/Northwood/Larimore “Thunder” Invitational at the Larimore Golf Course, where ten cross country teams would compete. In the end Rugby came out ahead, grabbing both the boys’ and the girls’ titles. Rugby’s Evyn Jacobson took first ...

Panthers football falls to Carrington

The Carrington Cardinals snapped a two-game losing streak against Rugby, Friday, Aug. 25, at Rugby High School’s Johnsen Field. Carrington defeated Rugby 48-14. After the Cardinals’ Logan Weininger returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, a second Carrington touchdown put the ...

Panthers Cross Country on the prowl

In all sports there are dynasties and then there are programs like the Rugby Girls’ Cross Country Team. The Rugby Panthers girls’ squad is looking to claim its fifth consecutive state title going back to 2018, coming into the 2023 season. The Rugby High School Panthers Cross ...

Panthers get set for football season

The Rugby Panthers football players endured the 80-degree morning heat Thursday, Aug. 3 for its first practice of the 2023 season at Rugby High School. Players hydrated frequently in between strategy talks and conditioning drills on the field. “There are going to be a lot of new faces ...