STAPLES — Brian Huber won four events to lead the Staples-Motley Cardinals boys to first in the Cardinal Quadrangular Thursday. The Cardinal girls also won behind double winners Jaelin Beachy and Lisa Reichert. Huber won the 100- and 200-meter dashes, the long jump and the high jump...

BATTLE LAKE — Mike Pettit finished with a 98 to lead the Pillager Huskies to eighth Thursday at Balmoral Golf Course. Dallas Ruis and Logan Jackson each fired 108s for Pillager....

PIERZ — Kayla Wangen pitched all seven innings striking out nine and giving up just two earned runs in leading the Pequot Lakes Patriots to a 14-6 season-opening win over the Pierz Pioneers Thursday. Megan Hogen provided an offensive punch going 4-for-5 (all singles) scoring twice and driving in s...

SARTELL — Nikki Anderson did some early spring yard work as she mowed down 15 batters in a complete-game shutout of the Sartell Sabres, leading the Warriors to a 14-0 Central Lakes Conference win Thursday. “Nikki hit her spots,” Warriors assistant coach Dan Bzdok said. “It is hard to throw i...

With temperatures tumbling into the 30s and the wind howling around 30 mph, it was not a pleasant day to swing a bat or throw a baseball Thursday. As a result, the Sartell Sabres and Brainerd Warriors engaged in a little small ball. The Warriors emerged with a 5-4 win at Adamson Field in the Central...

PINE RIVER — Todd Woelfel hurled a two-hit shutout leading the Pine River-Backus Tigers to a 10-0 Northland Conference win over the Laporte Wildcats Thursday. In the leadoff spot for the Tigers, Ryan Wynn went 3-4 with a double, scored four times and swiped three bases. Nathan Holm finished with a...

Brainerd offensive lineman Joe Haeg and Warriors running back Jordan Hayes will play for the North team against the South in the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game. The contest will kick off at 7 p.m. June 25 at TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota.  Brainerd�...

WADENA — Guthrie Coughlin and Antoine Moumal posted wins at No. 1 and 2 singles to help lead the Staples-Motley Cardinals to a 4-3 Mid-State Conference victory over the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines Thursday. Also winning for the Cardinals were the doubles teams of Grant Longbella-Dale Vogt and Col...

  Despite the graduation of state qualifier Molly Hoppe the Brainerd Warriors return a wealth of experience. Six letterwinners from last year’s team return to form a young squad that will be led by freshman Jenny Muesing....

Fulda High School athlete Brittany Hulstein will play volleyball and basketball next season for the Central Lakes College Raiders of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference. The 5-10 standout, who graduates this spring, will be welcomed by CLC coaches Jane Peterson in volleyball and Dennis Eastman...