AREA SHORTS
Brainerd Alpine ski team wraps season with banquet
The Brainerd Warriors Alpine ski team held its end-of-season banquet Tuesday.
Below are the team awards:
Most valuable boy: Tom Lyscio
Most valuable girl: Taryn Ruttger
Boys moimproved: Cooper Aakhus
Girls most improved: Kenzey Ostrowski
Boys captains for 2008-09: Thomas Ruttger and Bror Linnerooth
Girls captains for 2008-09: Taryn Ruttger, Andrea Cibuzar and Katie Hutchison
Academic All-State: Tom Lyscio, Jacob Morey, Taryn Ruttger, Andrea Cibuzar and Katie Hutchison
All-State honorable mention: Tom Lyscio
Academic state champions: Taryn Ruttger, Andrea Cibuzar, Ari Cibuzar, Leah Knutson, Kenzey Ostrowski and Katie Hutchison
GLS/Shep's wins in broomball
Top-seeded GLSports/Shep's defeated second-seeded Edward Jones 9-2 to win the Brainerd Parks and Recreation Department's broomball playoff title at the Gold Medal Arena Wednesday.
GLSports/Shep's won the regular-season title by going undefeated.
Broomball
Wednesday's Result
Championship
No. 1 GLSports/Shep's 9, No. 2 Edward Jones 2