Abby Smith isn’t a scoring machine. She’s not a shutdown defender, nor is she a ball-handling wizard. Smith isn’t phenomenal at anything. But she is pretty good at everything. Her versatility and senior leadership are two key reasons why the Staples-Motley Cardinals were back in the Section 6-...

Due to severe weather in the northwest part of the state, Friday’s Section 8-2A girls basketball final between the Pequot Lakes Patriots and East Grand Forks Green Wave has been postponed.   The game will now be played 3 p.m. Saturday at Bemidji State University. The pepfest for Friday will g...

The Minnesota Gophers first-round WCHA playoff series against Alaska-Anchorage will be televised live this weekend.  Game 1 airs live Friday beginning with Qwest Gophers Live at 6:30 p.m. on Charter Digital Channel 87. FOX Sports North will carry the Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars game beginni...

PEQUOT LAKES — Wadena-Deer Creek’s Jordan Reed scored 21 points to help him reach 1,000 career points, but Kurtis Moody’s 22 helped lead the second-seeded Pequot Lakes Patriots to a 65-41 victory Thursday in the South Subsection 8-2A quarterfinals. Logan Lange added 12 points for the 23-4 Patr...

 Those who visit the 38th annual Twin Cities Auto Show will be treated to a feature that will redefine “man cave.” It’s the Ultimate Garage, and Brainerd International Raceway will be in the middle of it. The Twin Cities Auto Show begins Saturday and runs through March 20 at the Minneapol...

Jamestown College basketball player C.J. Peeters of Brainerd has been named first-team All-Dakota Athletic Conference for the second straight year. Peeters, a senior forward, averaged 15 points, six rebounds and three assists per game for the Jimmies, who finished the season 21-8.   Peq...

Area events Thursday BOYS BASKETBALL No. 5 Pierz at No. 4 Albany in East Subsection 6-2A quarterfinals 7 p.m....

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The staff at Halenbeck Hall can turn down the thermostat Friday night. That’s because the Section 6-2A girls basketball final is pitting two teams that are at the top of their games. Class 2A’s second-ranked Sauk Centre Mainstreeters started the season hot and have remained on fire on the way to...

It’s time for a flashback. Which past Pequot Lakes Patriots team had a guard, who would become the school’s all-time leading scorer, possessed a dominating presence in the paint and had another current or future 1,000-point scorer on the roster. Any guesses? If the answer was 2005, you are corre...