ST. CLOUD — Nate Parsons and Jordan Hayes won events and the Brainerd Warriors recorded seven honor roll performances in Saturday’s season-opening Huskie High School Classic at St. Cloud State University. Parsons won the triple jump at 43-10, beating Charlie Krengel of Eastview, who jumped 42-8....

It was the year of the girls. At least when it comes to basketball. The highlight was the Pequot Lakes Patriots and their 28-2 overall record and trip to the Class 2A state tournament. It’s my belief the state championship game occurred during Wednesday’s quarterfinals. That’s where eventual s...

The time has come to pass the label. The position of role model for the Pequot Lakes girls basketball program was held in the capable hands of Emily Lueck. One could argue she inherited it from Flecia Foster, who claimed the responsibility from Brianna Biebighauser. All three enjoyed eerily similar ...

Area events Saturday   TRACK AND FIELD Brainerd, Little Falls at Huskie Classic at St. Cloud State University 9:30 a.m.   Monday   BOYS TENNIS Opening day of practice   Tuesday   TRACK AND FIELD Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes at Bemidji State University Invite 1 p.m. Pierz in ...

The Game Ready Basketball Academy, which begins its third year this season, is offering programs for boys and girls in grades 1-12 who are interested in improving their basketball habits.  The philosophy of the academy is for each individual to develop their basketball habits at the highest lev...

LITTLE FALLS —The Little Falls Softball League has openings for the 2011 season in its Wednesday Night Women’s and Thursday Night Co-Ed leagues. This is an ASA-sanctioned league with 14 regular-season games plus playoffs. League fee is $400 which includes balls. April 10 is the deadline to regis...

Class 2A’s seventh-ranked Pequot Lakes Patriots finished the season 28-2.  They won the Mid-State Conference, South Subsection and Section 8-2A titles and advanced to the Class 2A state tournament for the first time since 2005. For their efforts they landed three players on this year’s Brai...

Area events Friday  TRACK AND FIELD Pierz at St. Cloud State University indoor meet 6 p.m.   Saturday   TRACK AND FIELD Brainerd, Little Falls at Huskie Classic at St. Cloud State University 9:30 a.m.   TV and radio Radio guide WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN...

The Brainerd Warriors are going to have speed to burn this season. Sprinters Dan Lauer, Jordan Hayes, Joey Nelson and Jacob Goodew, all of whom competed at the state meet last season, are back this spring. ...

  Raiders receive fall academic honors   Fourteen Central Lakes College athletes won 2010 MCAC Fall Sports Academic Awards. Football: Kaleb Anderson, Robert Howell, Cory Jackson, Samuel Johnson, Roger Strack, Collin Swanson, Ryan Tri, Dustin Yorek...