{
  "id": 5657995,
  "title": "Late Thursday football: Paynesville Bulldogs score early, often to beat KMS Fighting Saints",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/late-thursday-football-paynesville-bulldogs-score-early-often-to-beat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T22:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/thursday-football-paynesville-bulldogs-score-223400119.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Paynesville Bulldogs secured an impressive 41-0 victory over Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg in their season opener on Thursday. Quarterback Mason Hansen led the team with three touchdowns, including a 32-yard run and a 23-yard pass to Elias Vig. Hansen completed 11 of 20 passes for 184 yards and added 63 rushing yards. Vig contributed 103 yards on five carries, scoring a 54-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Jaylen Harrell had a crucial performance with two interceptions, including an 80-yard return for a touchdown. The Bulldogs will face Kimball at 7 p.m. Friday, while KMS takes on Redwood Valley at the same time at Redwood Falls. Meanwhile, Minnewaska's Miles Wildman rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-0 win over Morris/Chokio-Alberta, playing at Big Cat Stadium in Morris on Friday. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City faced Eden Valley-Watkins at Eden Valley, with Brody Straumann's 184-yard rushing performance helping SCGC secure a 53-0 win over Eden Valley-Watkins, which they will face at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville on Friday.",
  "summary": "Sep. 4—MURDOCK — The Paynesville football team got going in a hurry in the season opener. The Bulldogs put up 21 points in the first quarter en route to a 41-0 victory over Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg on Thursday. Quarterback Mason Hansen had three touchdowns for the Bulldogs. He ran for scores of 32 and seven yards. He also completed a 23-yard TD pass to Elias Vig. Hansen completed 11 of 20 ...",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}