Foley played Annandale in the Section 5AAA Championship game on Friday night. The Falcons played on St Cloud Tech in a battle to go to state. They faced one of the top team in all of class AAA and a team who's defense was allowing an average of 4 points per game. But Foley's physicality was going to be a strong point in the game.

Princeton played Grand Rapids on Thursday night. The Tigers made their way up to Hermantown for the section championship. They played a team they played in the first game of the season and beat. But both teams came in a full season under their belt.

The Falcons played in Albany on Tuesday night. The Falcons came in as the 6th seed in section playoffs, but if you seen them at all you know they were much better than that. They had a chance to prove it on the road. Albany was gonna be a tough team to beat, coming in as the reigning section champs.

A new section for the Braham Bombers volleyball squad means new opponents as well. Braham met one of those opponents in the semi-final on Tuesday night. The six-seed Bombers earned the right to travel to White Bear Lake to face to two-seed Liberty Classical Academy Lions after defeating the third-seed, Heritage Christian Academy. It took a little bit of time for the Bombers to get acclimated to the small and loud confines of the Lions gym. LCA was able to run a length of six-

North Branch hosted Grand Rapids on Monday night. These two teams had played twice during the regular season, something that doesn't happen to often. The first meeting was in late August, when the Thunderhawks won the match in 5 sets. The next meeting was at a big tournament down in Burnsville, where Grand Rapids won 2-0. This time the Vikings got to host the match in a win or go home situation.

Chisago Lakes hosted Hill-Murray on Friday night. These two teams met earlier in the season with Chisago getting the 3-0 sweep. The Wildcats would look for another sweep at home.

A beautiful Saturday afternoon was the backdrop for the Section 7A semifinal between Mountain Iron-Buhl and Braham. This was a rematch of these two teams. The first meeting went Braham’s way as the Bombers defeated the Rangers 50-20. Braham was quick to put points on the board. Senior quarterback Garrett Lidke threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to freshman Eli Benzen to put the Bombers up 6-0 in the early going. After that, however, it was all Rangers. Braham was able to defend a

Football playoffs started on Tuesday night all over the state of Minnesota. Chisholm traveled to Braham to face the Bombers in a 2-7 matchup in Section 7A. These two teams faced off earlier in the season with Braham coming away with the victory over the Bluestreaks. The game started with Braham taking control early. Scoring twice on the ground. Chisholm was able to close the 16-0 lead after scoring twice through the air. The halftime score had Braham holding a 16-12 lead. Bra

It’s playoff time for volleyball in the state of Minnesota. Mora hosted Duluth Marshall in their first round match-up. This was the 3-6 meeting in the south sub-section in 7AA.  Mora struck quick and often. Winning the first set 25-12. They followed with a 25-10 win in the second set. Then finishing the Hilltoppers off with another 25-12 win in the third set. The Mustangs did a great job of getting contributions from all over the court. Four players gathering five or more kil

Mora traveled to Pine City on Tuesday night. For the 2nd time in nearly as many weeks, the Dragons and Mustangs would hit the field for their rivalry game. The last time out, Pine City was able to get the shutout win at home. But this time, there was more on the line than just pride, the winner would move on to the section semi finals on Saturday.

Fall playoffs have begun! Let’s see how our volleyball teams fared and who they’ll play. Class A Section 4 (6) Braham 9-17 The Bombers finished strong and earned a six-seed in their section. They will host the winner of Sejong Academy and St. Paul City on Thursday. The Bombers haven’t played either squad this season. Section 5 (3) Mille Lacs 11-16 The Raiders picked up the third seed in their sub-section. They will host Upsala on Wednesday. Mille Lacs defeated the Cardinals a

Playoffs for the fall season has begun! Here’s a look at how our local teams fared and who they’ll play! 9-Player Section 5 (3) Ogilvie 6-2 The Lions earned the third seed in their section. They will host Verndale on Tuesday night. Ogilvie defeated the Pirates 42-14 back on September 19th. (4) Mille Lacs 6-2 Mille Lacs claimed the fourth seed in the section. They will host Sebeka on Tuesday night. Mille Lacs earned a victory over the Trojans on September 19th. Class A Section

Chisago Lakes hosted North Branch on Tuesday. Coming into the night there was a lot on the line for both teams, a win could potentially push them into the #2 seed in their sections, but you also get the pride of beating the other team and getting another conference win.

Braham traveled to Rush City on Monday night. Both teams were coming in having won last week, and had nearly a week off. So both teams were coming in well rested and hungry for another conference win.

The Mora Mustangs and Hibbing Bluejackets faced off in a nonconference match on Thursday night. Mora came in to the match 15-9 on the...

Coming off a 2-2 showing at their home tournament in the previous weekend, 14-9 Mora welcomed Great River Conference partner 2-18 East...

Friday night was homecoming in Pine City with the Dragons welcoming in their longtime rivals the Mora Mustangs. The buzzworthy event,...

Braham and Aitkin faced off in a Great River Conference battle on Tuesday night on the volleyball court. Despite good talent, both teams...

Cloquet came into Friday night's game against Mora winless on the season due to a tough first half of the season. Mora was getting ready...

Mora traveled to Hinckley-Finlayson on Thursday night. Coming into the night, the Jags had not won a game and had only won 3 sets, while the Mustangs were top six in the section and looked to keep pace with the top spot in the conference. In both the first two sets Mora had jumped out to an early lead and took control early.