Things started well for the Brainerd Warriors. Junior pitcher Maddie Franz struck out the first two batters she faced and put down the Alexandria Cardinals in order to open Game One.

Crosswoods Golf Course and Emily Greens are open. Cragun's driving range is open with its courses opening Wednesday. Here is a list of area courses and when they hope to open. I stress hope as these dates are dependent on the weather.

Timing is everything and Chris Foley just missed it last year. The Master PGA teaching professional hopes to make up for it this season with an expanded, comprehensive, and most important, fun junior golf school.

Since its 1997 opening, The Classic at Madden's Resort has been ranked somewhere on most golfers' top courses list. Golf Digest Magazine's 2013-14 100 Greatest Public Courses has The Classic ranked 67th.

Cydney Hasselberg declared her winner long before Sunday's final holes.

Kris Boike abandoned his comfort zone. The nine-year assistant PGA professional at Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge in Deerwood moved a few minutes north to become general manager and head golf professional at Cuyuna Golf Club, formally Cuyuna Country Club.

If and when the season begins, the Brainerd Warriors may still not know what they have for a lineup. Thank Mother Nature, which has forced the Warriors to practice indoors for the first few weeks of the season.

One race was all it took. That one race was followed by one phone call and 22 years later Larry Johnson has a goal of 150 mph. Johnson, along with cousin and rider Mike Cleary, compete in the National Straightline Snowmobile Racing circuit.

It's been a whirlwind two weeks for Ben Hanowski. The 22-year-old forward for the St.

A trip to the Class 4A state tournament helped the Brainerd Warriors land three players on this year's Brainerd Dispatch All-Area team, including this year's area player of the year.