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Area high school sports schedule

(Events are subject to change due to weather conditions or other factors)



Friday, September 12, 2025

Football - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle at Maple Lake at 7:00pm on 1400 AM &103.1 FM Hometown Radio KEYL

Football - Browerville-Eagle Valley at West Central Area at 7:00pm on 99.7 FM Hot Rod Radio

Football - Kimball at Osakis 7pm

Football - Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa vs Upsala/Swanville Area in Swanville 7:00pm

Football - Sauk Centre at Morris 7pm

Football - Albany at Melrose 7pm

Football - Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at St. Cloud Cathedral at St. John's University 7pm

Football - Ottertail Central at Wadena-Deer Creek 7pm

Football - Pierz at Minnewaska Area 7pm

Football - Litchfield at Little Falls 7pm

Football - Parkers Prairie at New York Mills 7pm

Football - Barnesville at Pillager 7pm

Football - St. Cloud Apollo at Royalton 7pm

Football - Ashby-Brandon-Evansville at Benson 7pm

Football - Holdingford at Eden Valley-Watkins 7pm

Football - Staples-Motley at Hawley 7pm

Football - Bertha-Hewitt at Verndale 7pm


Saturday, September 13, 2025

Volleyball Tournament - Swanville & Upsala at Crosby-Ironton 9am


Monday, September 15, 2025

Tennis - Girls - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Upsala at Little Falls 4:00pm

Tennis - Girls - Foley at Osakis 4:00pm

Cross Country - Boys & Girls - Osakis, Albany, Annadale, St. Cloud Apollo, Braham, Crosby-Ironton, East Central, Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball, Foley, Hinckley-Finlayson, Holdingford, Little Falls, Maranatha Christian Academy, Milaca, Mille Lacs, Mora, New Testament Christian, Northwest Nighthawks, Pequot Lakes, Pine City, Royalton/Upsala, Rush City, St. Cloud Christian, Spectrum, St. Cloud Cathedral, St. John's Prep, & Zimmerman at Pierz 4:15pm

Volleyball - Ogilvie at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 4:45pm - Varsity match at 7:15pm on 99.7 FM Hot Rod Radio

Volleyball - Osakis at Paynesville 5:45pm 

Soccer - Boys - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle at Melrose 5:00pm


Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Cross Country - Boys & Girls - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Sauk Centre, Bertha-Hewitt, Brandon-Evansville, Litchfield, Benson, Paynesville, Minnewaska Area, Morris Area, Breckenridge, New London-Spicer, Wadena-Deer Creek, & Alexandria Community at Melrose Area at Meadowlark Country Club 4:30pm

Tennis - Girls - Park Rapids at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 4:30pm

Soccer - Boys - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle at St. Cloud Cathedral 5:00pm

Soccer - Girls - St. John's Prep at Melrose 5:00pm

Volleyball - Browerville-Eagle Valley at Verndale 4:45pm

Volleyball - Upsala at Holdingford 5:30pm

Volleyball - Osakis at Eden Valley-Watkins 5:45pm



KEYL and Hot Rod Radio are proud of our Sports Director - Kevin Houdek 

KEYL/KXDL Sports Director Kevin Houdek honored with WCCO Viewers’ Choice For Best H.S. Football Announcer In Minnesota 

Kevin Houdek has been calling games for the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder for 30 years. His knowledge of the teams and the game sheds a bright light for those who can’t attend.

“People all over the country [listen in],” Houdek said. “A guy from Browerville that’s down in Arizona, I’ll get a text from him every once and a while, you know, saying, ‘Great game.'”

On this night, the Thunder are playing the Staples-Motley Cardinals. Both teams were 0-2 — and hungry for a win.

“It’s not life or death,” he said. “It’s to have a good time and stay professional, and remember you’re broadcasting for two teams, not just your home team.”

WCCO Viewers Choice For Best H.S. Game Announcer In Minnesota

Kevin Houdek (credit: CBS)

Sports teams and the media often clash, but Houdek has earned the respect of Activities Director Dan Zetah.

“Our coaches … really like him and respect him,” Zetah said. “He’s very savvy with the numbers, with stats. You ask him a stat about something, he’s got it right there.”

Listening to Houdek — as he delivers names and stats with computer-like precision — might be overwhelming to some, but it’s like poetry to someone who’s into the game.

“I think you can get some broadcasters … that can maybe get a little more opinionated or maybe get negative more, if you want to use that term. He doesn’t get that way at all,” Zetah said.

And it’s clear that Houdek loves his work.

“It’s so much fun,” he said. “As I’ve gotten older, I’ve appreciated it even more. Even at this level, I go to a game and every night I know somebody’s going to do something amazing.”

So if you’re ever driving through central Minnesota on game night, tune your radio to 1400 AM to hear the small-town guy who, in his own way, has hit the big time.

“A teenager’s going to pull off a big play, or they’re going to play their best game ever, and everybody’s having fun, and I’m having fun, too,” Houdek said.

-- Courtesy WCCO

 

KEVIN HOUDEK NAMED SID HARTMAN MEDIA AWARD WINNER


 

He was recognized at the 11th Annual Minnesota Football Honors on April 29 at U.S. Bank Stadium.

 

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - April 16, 2018 - Longtime radio sports director and broadcaster Kevin Houdek will receive the Sid Hartman Media Award from the Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation. He was recognized at the 11th Annual Minnesota Football Honors on April 29 at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Houdek has spent 30 years as the sports director at KEYL/KXDL Radio in Long Prairie, Minnesota. Last fall he won WCCO TV’s Viewers’ Choice Award for Best High School Football Announcer. Houdek has been providing play-by-play for the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder for three decades.

In addition to football, Houdek has broadcast other high school sports including volleyball, boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ hockey, wrestling, baseball and softball. He has covered Minnesota State High School League state tournament games for many of those sports for his station and the Minnesota Sports Broadcast Network.

Houdek is a Minnesota native who attended Danube High School before getting his associate’s degree in radio and television broadcasting at Brown Institute in Minneapolis. He is also a volunteer coach for youth baseball and wrestling and women’s slo-pitch softball, and is a 15 year veteran of the Long Prairie volunteer fire department.

The Sid Hartman Media Award is named after the Star Tribune’s most famous sports writer who is still covering local teams at age 98.

 

 

 

 

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