by Scott DCamp
Sports Editor
The fall 2024 athletic season officially began Monday with the start of practice for boys and girls cross country, football, girls swimming, girls tennis and volleyball.
Girls Tennis
The Prowler girls tennis team will be the first to compete with a triangular meet at Pequot Lakes Friday at 9 a.m. Thief River Falls will face Osakis and triangular host Pequot Lakes during the triangular.
The August portion of the girls tennis season continues with a triangular at Bemidji High School against Alexandria Area and Bemidji at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20; a dual at Roseau Thursday, Aug. 21 at 10 a.m.; and a triangular against Duluth East and Grand Rapids at Grand Rapids Middle School on Aug. 22 at 10 a.m.
The Prowlers will travel to Perham Tuesday, Aug. 26 for a quadrangular against Detroit Lakes, Long Prairie Grey Eagle and the host Yellowjackets at 9 a.m., before wrapping up the August slate with a triangular at Fergus Falls that is tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28.
Volleyball
The Thief River Falls varsity volleyball team will play in a pair of pre-season scrimmages starting with a trip to Bemidji on Monday, Aug. 18 for a 9 a.m. scrimmage. The Prowlers will also compete in a scrimmage at Concordia College on Saturday, Aug. 23.
The volleyball season opener is Tuesday, Aug. 26 at home against Perham with the varsity match slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. Match number two is on the road at Roseau two days later on Thursday, Aug. 28, with the varsity match scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
Girls Swimming
The Thief River Falls girls swimming team will compete in the Detroit Lakes Pentathlon, an exhibition event held on Monday, Aug. 25. The regular season opens Thursday, Aug. 28 with a 5:30 p.m. dual at Fosston.
Boys and Girls Cross Country
The Prowler cross country teams will travel to Detroit Lakes for a 9 a.m. scrimmage on Tuesday, Aug. 19. They will open their season at home Thursday, Aug. 28 at 10 a.m. with the Sports Booster Invitational. Participating teams include the Prowlers, Clearbrook-Gonvick and Warroad.
Football
The Prowler football team will wrap-up its second week of practice with Family Night at Swenson Field on Friday, Aug. 22, before traveling to Crookston for the Pigskin Preview Scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 23 at 10 a.m.
The Prowlers open the 2024 regular season at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton on Friday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m.
Boys and Girls Cross Country
• Thursday, Aug. 28, host TRF Sports Booster Invitational at MEC – 10 a.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 4 at Detroit Lakes (Lakeview Golf Course) 4:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept, 11 at Little Falls (Little Falls Golf Course) 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, Sept. 16 at Bagley (Bagley High School) 4 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 18 at Rocori (River Oaks Cold Spring Golf Course) 4 p.m.
• Monday, Sept. 22 at East Grand Forks (Valley Golf Course) 4 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 4 at Alexandria Area (Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center) 8 a.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 7 at Conference Tournament (Roseau – site TBD) 4 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 13 at Bemidji (Greenwood Golf Course) 3:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 23 at Section 8AA Meet (River Oaks Cold Spring Golf Course) 4 p.m.
Football
• Friday, Aug. 22 – Family Night (open practice at MEC) 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Aug. 23 at Pigskin Preview (Crookston) 10 a.m. (TRF vs. Crookston 10 a.m.; Warroad vs. Roseau 10:30 a.m.; TRF vs. Roseau 11 a.m.; Crookston vs Warroad 11:30 a.m.; TRF vs Warroad noon; Roseau vs Crookston 12:30 p.m.
• Friday, Aug. 29 at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 7 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 5 – vs. Pillager (Honorary Coach Game) 6 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 12 – vs. Pelican Rapids (Crush Cancer Game) 6 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 19 at Roseau 7 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 26 – vs. Warroad (Homecoming) 6 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 3 – vs. East Grand Forks (Senior Night) 6 p.m
• Friday, Oct. 10 – at Park Rapids Area 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 15 – at Perham 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 21 – Section Quarterfinals at high seed 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 25 – Section Semifinals at high seed 2 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 30 – Section Championship TBD
Girls Swimming
• Monday, Aug. 25 – Scrimmage at Detroit Lakes 2 p.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 28 – at Fosston/Bagley 5:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 4 – at Park Rapids Area 5:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 6 – at Bemidji Invitational 9 a.m.
• Tuesday, Sept. 9 – at Bemidji Triangular 6 p.m.
• Monday, Sept. 15 – vs. Perham-Dent (Parent’s Night) 5:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept 20 – at Fergus Falls Invitational 11 a.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 27 – at Fosston/Bagley Invitational noon.
• Tuesday, Sept. 30 – vs. Warroad 5:30 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 10 – Section True Team at Morris Area High School 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 14 at Fosston/Bagley Triangular 5 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 21 – vs. Grand Forks Central (Senior Night) 5 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 24 – Conference Tournament at Fosston High School 5 p.m.
• Friday, Nov 7 – Section Preliminaries at Warroad TBD
• Saturday, Nov. 8 – Section Finals at Warroad TBD
• Thursday, Nov 13 – MSHSL State Preliminaries at Jean K Freeman Aquatic Center TBD
• Friday, Nov 14 – MSHSL State Finals at Jean K Freeman Aquatic Center TBD.
Girls Tennis
• Friday, Aug. 15 – at Pequot Lakes Triangular 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 20 – at Bemidji Triangular 12:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 21 – at Roseau 10 a.m.
• Friday, Aug. 22 – at Grand Rapids Triangular 10 a.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 26 – Perham Quadrangular 9 a.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 28 – at Fergus Falls Triangular 10 a.m.
• Friday, Sept. 5 – at Foley Triangular 4 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 6 – at Rogers Quadrangular 8:30 a.m.
• Tuesday, Sept. 9 – at Crookston Triangular 3:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 11 – vs. East Grand Forks 4 p.m.
• Monday, Sept. 15 – vs. Bemidji 4 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 18 – TRF hosts Quad 9 a.m.
•Tuesday, Sept. 23 – at Crookston Quadrangular 10 a.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 9 – Section Team at Courts Plus, Fargo, N.D. TBD
• Friday, Oct. 10 – Section Team/Individual at Courts Plus, Fargo, N.D. TBD
• Saturday, Oct. 11 – Section Individual at Courts Plus, Fargo, N.D. TBD.
• Tuesday, Oct. 21 – Class A State Tennis Tournament at Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center TBD.
• Wednesday, Oct. 22 – Class A State Tennis Tournament at Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center TBD.
• Thursday, Oct. 23 – Class A State Tennis Tournament at Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center TBD.
• Friday, Oct. 24 – Class A State Tennis Tournament at Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center TBD.
Volleyball
• Monday, Aug. 18 – at Bemidji Scrimmage 9 a.m.
• Saturday, Aug. 23 – at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Scrimmage (Concordia College) 8 a.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 26 – vs. Perham-Dent 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 28 at Roseau 2:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Sept. 2 – vs. Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 4 – at Bemidji 7:15 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 6 – at Ada-Borup-West Tournament 10 a.m.
• Tuesday, Sept. 9 – vs. Crookston (Parent’s Night) 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 11 – at Win-E-Mac 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 13 – at Hawley Tournament 9 a.m.
• Monday, Sept. 15 – vs. East Grand Forks 7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Sept. 16 – at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 7:15 p.m.
• Tuesday, Sept. 23 – at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 25 – vs. Lake of the Woods (Spikedown Club Buddy Night) 7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Sept. 30 – at Park Rapids Area 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 4 – at Perham Invitational 8 a.m. n Tuesday, Oct. 7 – vs. Roseau (Blockout Cancer Night) 7:15 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 13 – vs. Fosston (Senior Night) 7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 14 – at Warroad 7:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 22 – Section Play-in Round at high seed 7 p.m. n Friday, Oct. 24 – Section Quarterfinals at high seed 7 p.m. n Thursday, Oct. 30 – Section Semifinals at TBD 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 1 – Section Championship at TBD 7 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov 6 through Satruday, Nov. 8 – MSHSL Sate Tournament TBD.