It was 4:30 a.m. when the alarm began its cruel and heartless ringing. My body convulsed wearily as I tried in vain to shut the darn thing up. Instead of hitting the silence button, I knocked the …

The Sauk Rapids-Rice girls soccer team is narrowly close to getting that elusive first victory. After a pair of near-misses, head coach Faith Bila is confident that day will soon arrive. The …

The Sauk Rapids-Rice girls swimming team apparently does not need a lesson in not taking any opponent lightly.   The Storm overwhelmed their past two opponents in improving their dual meet …

The first three quarters of J.J. McCarthy’s first start as quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings hardly could have gone worse. Through three quarters Sept. 8 in Chicago, he was 7-12 for 56 …

The past two seasons for the Granite City Lumberjacks have been marked by familiarity. Maintaining many of their strongest playmakers, the Lumberjacks finished with similar records during the …

The state volleyball community is starting to take notice of Sauk Rapids-Rice. The key for the Storm is continuing the momentum they have built through the season’s first month. A 9-1 …

One game left Sauk Rapids-Rice boys soccer coach Chris Rothstein pleased. The other? Not so much. The Storm and Willmar played to a 2-2 tie Sept. 4 at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School Stadium in …

Refining running techniques appears to be paying off for the Sauk Rapids-Rice cross-country team.   The Storm have been working on the intricacies of running a successful race, and four …

A strong first quarter was not enough to propel the Sauk Rapids-Rice football team to their first victory of the season Sept. 12. The Storm scored on their first two possessions, but the lead …

As the Foley Lumberjacks celebrated a 4-0 upset win over the top-ranked Jordan Brewers in the second round of the Class B Minnesota Amateur Baseball Tournament, manager Mitch Keeler gave his outlook …

After accompanying the Nisswa Lightning on a Class C Minnesota Amateur Baseball Tournament championship run in 2022, then-Foley Lumberjack Ryan Chmielewski was excited but not satisfied. Tagging …

After two weeks of limited matches, the Foley High School tennis team was eager to hit the courts against a common Granite Ridge Conference opponent in the Pine City Dragons. The team had a tall …