Hall of Fame
Developing championship-caliber high school football teams at neighboring towns, Portland, N.D. and Mayville, N.D. were highlights of Jim Evanson’s coaching career. He led the Portland Pirates to a record of 38-7-0 and two Red River Conference championships. When Portland and Mayville merged, Evanson continued his football success, with an amazing 9-0 first-year record at May-Port. His nine-year record at May-Port was 77-8-0 and the Patriots were a force to be reckoned with in the RRC. He was named high school Class B coach of the year in 1972 and 1977, when he coached an undefeated team to a 14-0 state championship, his third as a head coach. Jim is a 1962 Mayville State graduate, who earned a degree in physical education.
