SAUK RAPIDS — Jacob Kassulker won the shot put and discus and the 4x100-meter relay team of Jordan Hayes, Dan Lauer, Jacob Goodew and Joe Nelson cracked into the Brainerd Warriors Honor Roll with its first-place time of 44.08 during Thursday’s Sauk Rapids Invite....

CROSBY — Mitch Skjeveland and Sienna Miller each won three events to lead the Crosby-Ironton Rangers boys and girls to first place finishes in the four-team Anniversary Invitational Thursday. Miller leaped to top finishes in the long, triple and high jumps, while Skjeveland won the 800- and 3200-m...

BEMIDJI — Bemidji’s Zach Solheim allowed one hit, two walks and struck out eight as he went the distance to lead the Lumberjacks to a season-opening 3-0 victory over the Brainerd Warriors Thursday. Blake Peterson’s second-inning hit was Brainerd’s lone offense. Kevin Peterson got the start a...

ST. CLOUD — Seven infield errors proved costly for the Little Falls Flyers, who lost their season opener 9-7 to Central Lakes Conference foe St. Cloud Tech Thursday. Josh Wenzel picked up three RBIs with a bases loaded double in the third....

Area events Friday HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Milaca at Pierz 4:30 p.m. Ottertail Central vs. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale at Bertha 4:30 p.m.   HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Verndale at Pillager 4:30 p.m. Pierz at Little Falls 4:30 p.m.   TRACK AND FIELD Pequot Lakes at Pierz Invite 4 p.m.   COLLEGE SOFT...

A golf course can be a great place to think. The walk to the golf course was enough to inspire Merrifield’s Mike Lenneman. Lenneman and friend, Roger Landsburg, were walking from the Madden’s Resort parking lot to the first tee box at the Pine Beach East Golf Course....

Brainerd High School would play in the new Class 6A that was approved Thursday by the Minnesota State High School League Board of Directors for football, beginning with the 2012 season. According to enrollment figures issued by the board, Brainerd is the state’s 30th largest school....

Charter Communications announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement-in-principle with Fox Sports North involving carriage of 44 additional Minnesota Twins games this season. The 44 games would be in addition to the 105 already scheduled to be carried on Charter. ...

Former Pequot Lakes girls golf coach Judy Helsop will be inducted into the Minnesota High School Golf Association Hall of Fame. The two-time state championship coach will be inducted at the Class 1A state golf banquet 7 p.m. June 14 at the Holiday Inn in St. Cloud. Contact Rich Aulie (218) 838-2899 ...

Baxter won the championship in the Central 8 Traveling Classic Bowling League in the final meeting of the season Sunday at Pine River Community Bowl.  It was the eighth meeting of the league which included eight teams.  Sunday’s results: ...