Pine City hosted Mora on Wednesday night. There was alot on the line in this game for both sides, a win overall yes, but a chance for a section and conference win along with pride. A win for either team vastly improves their standing in the section as we approach playoffs. In the early stages of the 1st half, it was a bit of a feeling out process for both sides. But once both teams settled in, there was non stop action. Defenses played a big part in this game, and even th

Downtown Mora will welcome more than 1,000 cross-country skiers when Vasaloppet race weekend kicks off on Saturday. In an interview on Tuesday, Vasaloppet USA president Chip Gerdin said there's enough snow to make a Union Street start and finish line work for the 2026 schedule. "It's shaping up really good," Gerdin said. "It's going to be an absolutely fabulous, beautiful race course. The trails are really, really nice skiing now. Just fabulous." Gerdin said crews would put f

Braham traveled to Hinckley on Tuesday. This game saw the top team in the section in Braham play a Jags squad that has seen great growth since the beginning of the season.

Chisago Lakes hosted North Branch on Monday night. The girls teams for both schools were up first. Unfortunately, this first game was fairly lopsided. The Wildcats opened up a double digit lead quickly, after the Vikings scored first. CL used their team speed and ball movement to score early and often. Their defense provided plenty of turnovers, this included 15 steals in the 1st half alone. This allowed the Wildcats to get the transition offense working which lead to mo

East Central Energy has officially been keeping the lights on in the region since 1936. On Monday, ECE president Justin Jahnz joined KBEK for an interview about the cooperative's past, present, and future at its 90-year milestone. 'Wonderful opportunity made available by the government' "Back in the 1930s, there were a lot of people in big cities that had electricity, and a lot of rural areas in our country did not," Jahnz explained. "And Franklin Delano Roosevelt actually si