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

Braham hosted Mille Lacs on Thursday. The Bombers were looking for another win over a section and conference opponent, while keeping the top spot in the section standings. Right from tip off Braham was off and running. Their offense moved how they wanted to, pushing the pace and scoring at will. While the defense was nothing short of dominant. In the first nine minutes of the 1st half, the Bombers held the Raiders nearly scoreless. They forced a turnover on 85-90% of the

In a battle of old rivals, Milaca hosted Mora in a section matchup on Monday night. Mora came in 11-4 and Milaca at 10-4. Milaca started hot taking a 45-13 lead at one point. Madison and Annabelle Gothmann led the pace throughout that first half.  Towards the last few minutes of the first half, however, Mora found their footing. The Mustangs finished the half on a 7-0 run. The score at the break was 45-20. The second half was back and forth. Mora was able to largely keep pace

Braham welcomed in Swanville on Tuesday night. The Bombers entered the night on top of the standings in 5A East, a win would keep them in that spot, a loss would open the door for East Central to take over.

The Cambridge-Isanti Girls hosted Big Lake on Thursday night. It was a frigid night outside, which forced the game to be moved up. The Bluejackets were looking for the 2nd win in a row, after beating Chisago Lakes on Tuesday.