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    Fifth grade boys run for the finish line in the 100 meter preliminaries at the annual elementary track and field day Thursday at the Alexandria Area High School. Fifth grade students from all District 206 elementary schools, as well as St. Mary’s Catholic School and Zion Lutheran School, participated in the event. Fourth graders competed on Friday. (Lowell Anderson / Echo Press)
    Elementary students have their day
    newsMay 23, 2018 - 3:12pm
    May 5, 2018
    Branden Scheel of Fargo, North Dakota, right, who won the Chain of Lakes Sprint Triathlon Saturday, May 5, and set a new course record in the process, congratulates friend Corey Nygaard of South St. Paul, who placed second. (Ross Evavold / Echo Press)
    Scheel breaks course record in triathlon
    The Chain of Lakes Sprint Triathlon will always have a place in Amy Woolsey's heart. "This was my first race, and it was their first race," she...
    sports/recreationMay 5, 2018 - 12:25pm
    February 4, 2018
    Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) celebrates with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (R) after defeating the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl LII on Sunday, Feb. 4, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Kirt Dozier / USA TODAY Sports
    McFeely: It's Foles' world and Brady, Wentz are just living in it
    MINNEAPOLIS—Tom who? For that matter, Carson who? At least for now. In a Super Bowl in which it was expected the greatest quarterback in...
    sports/footballFebruary 4, 2018 - 11:45pm
    January 30, 2018
    In 2012, Hibbert took home gold at 2012 FIM Snowcross World Championship in Russia. Pictured here (from left) is Robby Dahlen, Tucker Hibbert, Mandi Hibbert and Kirk Hibbert. Photo courtesy Juan Pablo Acevedo
    'In my blood' Snocross superstar Tucker Hibbert succeeds at a family sport
    PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. — On the sidelines, fans dress in winter layers to combat the crisp January air. Crackling engines echo across the...
    sports/motorsportsJanuary 30, 2018 - 8:14am
    January 24, 2018
    Beyond a game, the Super Bowl offers fans a 10-day festival
    Football fans and the merely curious will watch the Sunday, Feb. 4 Super Bowl from Minneapolis, but most will have no idea that the game is...
    sports/footballJanuary 24, 2018 - 11:02am
    January 14, 2018
    Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) runs for the end zone and scores the winning touchdown against the New Orleans Saints in the fourth quarter of the NFC Divisional Playoff football game at U.S. Bank Stadium. Brad Rempel / USA TODAY Sports
    MCFEELY: Minnesota Miracle saves Vikings from disaster
    MINNEAPOLIS — That was for Drew Pearson's Hail Mary. And Gary Anderson's wide left. And Brett Favre's interception. And Blair Walsh's shank....
    sports/footballJanuary 14, 2018 - 11:43pm
    December 7, 2017
    Linda Palcich / Courtesy / Bemidji Pioneer
    Extremely rare Canada lynx spotted in Minnesota's Chippewa National Forest
    CASS LAKE, Minn. - A woman hiking in the Chippewa National Forest in north central Minnesota Saturday, Dec. 2 captured a rare sighting of a Canada...
    sports/outdoorsDecember 7, 2017 - 2:12pm
    November 26, 2017
    Blizzard hockey: Alexandria splits two games with Willmar
    The Alexandria Blizzard split two games with the Willmar Warhawks this week after Willmar defended its home ice with a 6-2 win on Saturday night. The Blizzard won leading up to Thanksgiving in a 5-3 final on Wednesday.
    sportsNovember 26, 2017 - 10:19am
    November 22, 2017
    The Osakis girls basketball team with head coach Pat Kalpin enter into this season with a lot of new players needing to take on expanded roles for this program after five straight 20-win seasons. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
    Osakis girls basketball: New faces in place
    For more than half a decade now, coaches for the Osakis girls basketball team had a pretty good idea of how their players would stack up against...
    sportsNovember 22, 2017 - 12:25am
    Boys basketball: Lakers hoping for a big start
    The Minnewaska boys basketball team hits the court confidently with eight returning letter winners ready to play in the 2017-2018 season. "We have experience returning this season along with newcomers that potentially can solidify a competitive season for our team," head coach Phil...
    sportsNovember 22, 2017 - 12:25am
    West Central Area's Logan Paulson returns as a senior for the Knights after averaging 15 points and 7 rebounds per game as a junior. (File photo)
    Boys basketball: Knights small but mighty
    The West Central Area boys basketball team finished 11-15 last season. After several winning seasons before that, the Knights are determined...
    sportsNovember 22, 2017 - 12:25am
    November 20, 2017
    Blizzard Hockey: Alexandria swept in weekend series with Granite City
    The Blizzard hockey team hit the road to face Granite City on Saturday night after losing to the Lumberjacks on Friday night 8-2. While the margin of loss was smaller on Saturday, the Blizzard wasn't able to put more than two goals on the board as Granite swept the weekend series...
    sportsNovember 20, 2017 - 10:23am
    November 19, 2017
    Former Willmar WarHawks head coach Chris Blaisuis watches his team practice in an Aug. 29, 2017 file photo at the Willmar Civic Center in Willmar. Jake Schultz / Tribune
    NA3HL Hockey: WarHawks cut ties to Blaisuis
    WILLMAR - Seventeen games into his second season behind the bench, Chris Blaisuis is out as head coach of the Willmar WarHawks. Steve Yurichuck...
    sportsNovember 19, 2017 - 8:08pm
    November 18, 2017
    Anna Doherty skates passed the Packers' defense and hits the net high for the first goal of the night. Doherty had two goals when the Cardinals defeated the Packers, 3-2. (Emily Myrin / Echo Press)
    Girls Hockey: Cards end Packers’ winning streak
    The Alexandria girls hockey team came into their game against South St. Paul knowing it wasn’t going to be easy. The Packers boasted a three...
    sportsNovember 18, 2017 - 8:45pm
    Logan Nelson
    Blizzard hockey: Granite City dominates in an 8-2 final at the RCC
    The Alexandria Blizzard’s two-game winning streak over Granite City came to a close on Friday night as the West-Division leading Lumberjacks...
    sportsNovember 18, 2017 - 9:14am
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