PILLAGER — Seth Auger tallied 23 points as the Staples-Motley Cardinals defeated the Pillager Huskies 81-57 during non-conference play Tuesday. Eli Beachy scored 19 points to help the Cardinals snap a 10-game losing streak. Jordan Hunstad knocked down four 3s on his way to 20 points for the Huskie...

PIERZ — Erin Gritzmacher scored 11 points and Amber Preimesberger added 10 to lead the fourth-seeded Pierz Pioneers past the No. 5 Melrose Dutchmen 52-39 in East Subsection 6-2A quarterfinals Tuesday. It was fifth win in the past six games for the 18-8 Pioneers, who will advance to the semifinals ...

ST. CLOUD — Emilee Branum’s game-high 20 points weren’t enough to power the fifth-seeded Brainerd Warriors past the No. 4 seeded St. Cloud Tech Tigers during Tuesday’s 66-63 overtime loss in the opening round of the Section 8-4A tournament. Kayla Kraemer notched 12 points and Carlie Sweet ad...

Clint Poster was in eighth grade. Simon Waltman was an assistant coach. It’s been five years since the Pierz Pioneers competed in the Class 1A state team wrestling tournament, but for many Pioneers this won’t be their first dance. The 12th-ranked Pioneers open the state team tournament against t...

Clint Poster was in eighth grade. Simon Waltman was an assistant coach. It’s been five years since the Pierz Pioneers competed in the Class 1A state team wrestling tournament, but for many Pioneers this won’t be their first dance. The 12th-ranked Pioneers open the state team tournament against t...

Wes Blomberg made the most of his final regular-season home game Tuesday at Riverside Elementary. The senior tallied four goals and an assist and fellow senior Tyler Theien added two assists to lead the Brainerd Warriors to a 7-1 North Conference victory over the Mounds View Mustangs. Brock Saatzer ...

Little Falls High School graduate Alex Farber of North Central University was named the UMAC Co-Field Athlete of the Meet for his victories in the conference championships last weekend. The 5-foot-10 junior won the long jump and high jump and North Central earned a fourth-place finish.   ...

Beth Etterman and Rachel Hoffman of Brainerd competed for North Crest Gymnastics Club in the Twin Cities classic Meet at Chanhassen last weekend. Etterman, a Level 9 gymnast, placed second on vault (8.95), won the uneven bars (8.225), was fifth on balance beam (8.25), fifth on floor exercise (8.775)...

  Nineteen skiers from the Brainerd lakes area competed in the 38th annual American Birkebeiner marathon cross-country ski race Saturday at Cable, Wis. Owen Baird, Brainerd, placed 20th overall in the men’s 54-kilometer classic race and second in the 35-39 age group. Terry Holm, Brainerd, won...

  One-hundred-forty Brainerd lifters will participate in the 21st annual Sertoma Sunrise Warrior Liftathon on March 9-10 at 3:30 p.m. both days in the Brainerd High School strength room. Participants include 105 boys and 35 girls from the Brainerd school district in grades 8-12. There are 13 fu...