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How it works<\/strong><\/h1><\/div>

This is YOUR team, and you get to call the shots: starting with the name. Submit your best, boldest, or downright craziest name idea below. We\u2019ll pick the top 3\u20135 fan submissions and reveal them in September for a final vote. Let\u2019s name this team together, the FUN way!<\/p>\n

The name chosen by you should reflect the values, the history, and highlight the best things about Grand Forks! This is the city’s team, so we believe that Grand Forks must be a part of the name as well!<\/p>\n<\/div>

CONTEST TIMELINE<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Name Submissions Open: August <\/span><\/li>\n
  • Top Names Announced\/Voting Opens: September<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Team Name Announced: October<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    additional rules<\/strong><\/h1><\/div>
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    • If the winning name is submitted by more than one person, the first submission will be selected as the Finalist and\/or Grand Prize winner.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Please submit one entry per email address.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • All information must be accurate in order to qualify.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Grand Forks Softball management reserves the right to market, develop and use in commerce, any name submitted by a contestant.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Grand Forks will be the city name in the final name chosen.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      GRAND PRIZE<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>

      Our grand prize winner will win (2)<\/b> 3-GAME PACKS FOR LIFE<\/b> along with an authentic team jersey, an inaugural season game hat (or visor), and the honor of throwing out the first pitch on our Inaugural Season Opening Day!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

      finalist prize pack<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>

      Each Finalist in the ‘Name Your Team’ contest will receive (2) TICKETS FOR OPENING NIGHT! <\/b>Tickets include a hot dog\/brat, chips, and a soda\/water. Each finalist will also receive an inaugural season hat (or visor).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35092","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nTeam Name Contest - Grand Forks Spitfires<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/grand-forks-spitfires\/team-name-contest\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Team Name Contest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/grand-forks-spitfires\/team-name-contest\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grand Forks Spitfires\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-03T21:33:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/grand-forks-spitfires\/team-name-contest\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/grand-forks-spitfires\/team-name-contest\/\",\"name\":\"Team Name Contest - 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