sports

Carter Holm, a junior this year, is back as one of eight Alexandria swim and dive athletes who competed at the state meet last season in Minneapolis. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Swimming and Diving Jan 13th 2021 - 6pm

Top talent abounds for the Cardinals

Kaci Trosvig (right) skates after the puck while Emma Smith defends during Brainerd-Little Falls' win over Alexandria last season. Trosvig is back as a junior this year after leading the team in goals last winter with 17. (Jared Rubado / Echo Press)

Hockey Jan 13th 2021 - 6pm

Cardinals set sights on Class AA playoff run

Alexandria's Josiah Gronholz gathers the puck for a shot against Brainerd on Jan. 2, 2020. Gronholz is the Cardinals' leading returning scorer after finishing last season with 18 goals and 20 assists as a sophomore. (Jared Rubado / Echo Press)

Hockey Jan 13th 2021 - 6pm

Meyers has full faith in this group in first year on the bench

Minnewaska’s Easton McCrory (back) wrestles at last year’s state tournament. McCrory is back as a junior this year as the No. 6-ranked wrestler at 132 pounds in the Jan. 10 Guillotine polls as he tries to help the fifth-ranked Lakers to another big season. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Wrestling Jan 13th 2021 - 1pm

Lakers figure to be a force on the mats again

LATEST
TRENDING

Brandon-Evansville guard Titus Fuller gets into the lane against Ashby on Jan. 10, 2020. Fuller is back as one of the few players for the Chargers who has a lot of varsity experience after B-E graduated 10 seniors from last season’s 18-win team. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Basketball Jan 13th 2021 - 12pm

Chargers tasked with replacing 10 seniors

Brandon-Evansville's Mikenna Pattrin blocks the shot of WCA's Claire Stark on Jan. 7, 2020. Pattrin, a senior this season, set a B-E single-season record with 51 blocks last winter and also led the team in scoring (322 points) and rebounding (192). (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Basketball Jan 13th 2021 - 12pm

Chargers key in on consistency

Sports Jan 13th 2021 - 12pm

Nordic ski: Rapp focuses on benefits of getting back together

Florian Koep sinks a three-pointer for Parkers Prairie next to Keagan Schiele in the Panther's 57-44 win over Brandon-Evansville on Jan. 23, 2020. Koep is back as a senior guard for the Panthers looking to help lead them to another winning season after going 21-7 a year ago. (Jared Rubado / Echo Press)

Basketball Jan 13th 2021 - 10am

Panthers aim to sustain success after key losses

Minnewaska's Avery Hoeper boxes out for a rebound against Osakis on Jan. 3, 2020. Hoeper is one of five seniors back on varsity for the Lakers looking to help lead the way this winter. (Photo by Jared Rubado / Echo Press)

Basketball Jan 13th 2021 - 9am

Lakers look to climb ladder in WCC

Hockey Jan 13th 2021 - 9am

Alexandria Blizzard returns to the ice this weekend

Minnesota Wild left wing Kevin Fiala (22) controls the puck ahead of Anaheim Ducks left wing Max Jones (49) during the overtime period Sunday, March 8, at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Gary A. Vasquez / USA TODAY Sports

Hockey Jan 13th 2021 - 8am

Here's what you need to know about a 56-game NHL season that's about to get Wild

Alexandria's Hailie Kent (left) and Kelsey Fletcher congratulate each other during a meet against Fergus Falls on Jan. 2, 2020. Fletcher is back with Rachel Boyden as senior captains on this team, while Kent returns as a junior to try to help the Cardinals this winter. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Gymnastics Jan 13th 2021 - 7am

Cardinals more than double in numbers

Alexandria's Jaya Hatlestad sets up a play last season. Hatlestad is part of a big senior group of players who were key pieces to a 23-win team a year ago that are now back looking to lead the Cardinals to another big season. (Jared Rubado / Echo Press)

Basketball Jan 13th 2021 - 7am

Cardinals back with big expectations

Alexandria's Erik Hedstrom puts up a jump shot against Moorhead's Brady Walthall last season. Hedstrom is back as a junior to help lead the Cardinals on the court after he averaged 11.8 points-per game and shot 45% from three (54-of-118) last winter as a sophomore. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Basketball Jan 13th 2021 - 7am

Cardinals have unfinished business with talent back from team that fell in 8AAA title-game nail biter

Osakis' Grace Oeltjen gets into the lane against Royalton's Allyson Waletski during the Silverstreaks' home opener on Dec. 3, 2019. Oeltjen is back as a senior this winter after earning this group's Defensive Player of the Year Award last season. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Basketball Jan 12th 2021 - 12pm

Osakis seeks progress with solid nucleus back

Osakis guard Bauer Klimek releases a shot against Eden Valley-Watkins last season. Klimek is back as a junior this year after knocking down 57 threes a year ago as a sophomore. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Basketball Jan 12th 2021 - 12pm

Time for new athletes to emerge in Osakis

The bench for the Alexandria boys basketball team and fans at AAHS react after a basket during the Cardinals' game with Delano on Feb. 8, 2020. A maximum number of 150 fans will be allowed into indoor facilities for winter sporting events for Central Lakes Conference member schools this winter season. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Sports Jan 12th 2021 - 8am

Central Lakes Conference sets guidelines for fan attendance at winter events

Logan Grove (left) slams Jacob Taplin to the mat at Osakis' Friday wrestling practice. Grove is a senior captain, and is coming off a 28-11 junior season. (Jared Rubado / Echo Press)

Wrestling Jan 12th 2021 - 7am

Silverstreaks working through expected growing pains in Johnson's first season

Minnewaska’s Sam Hested fights for a loose ball against Melrose on Dec. 10, 2019. Hested averaged almost nine points a game and was second on the team in rebounds (163) last season as a junior. He is one of four returning starters back for a Lakers team that went 21-7 and finished as the Section 3AA runner-up last winter. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Basketball Jan 8th 2021 - 6pm

Lakers return four starters from 21-win team

Christopher Loken tracks the puck from his knees on Jan. 27, 2020 during Alexandria's loss to St. Cloud Cathedral at the Runestone Community Center. (Jared Rubado / Echo Press)

Hockey Jan 8th 2021 - 7am

Chris Loken hopes to be the next great Alexandria boys net-minder

Alexandria boys swimming and diving head coach Kathy Walker hugs athlete Anthony Hoyt after Hoyt qualified for the state meet at sections last season. Walker has to quarantine for 14 days starting from Jan. 5 after being in close contact to a positive COVID-19 case. The absence will cause Walker to miss the Cardinals' first dual with Brainerd on Jan. 14. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Swimming and Diving Jan 7th 2021 - 1pm

Cardinals’ coach Walker to miss opening dual due to 14-day quarantine

Dave McClurg (right) visit with Dave Montibrand, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa head coach, at the the 2012 Class A boys basketball state championship game. (Submitted)

Sports Jan 7th 2021 - 7am

Dave McClurg takes on solo play-by-play duties during pandemic

West Central Area head coach Kraig Hunter watches a play unfold against Hancock during last year's Section 6A Tournament. Hunter is starting his 25th season with the Knights and brings a 348-256 career record into the 2021 season. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Basketball Jan 6th 2021 - 6pm

Top talent to replace, but cupboard isn’t bare for WCA

Kristen Hoskins

Sports Jan 6th 2021 - 10am

Sports briefs: Hoskins earns Community Captain Award, Reverings helping D-I programs to fast starts

Hanley Block stops in front of the net during Monday's Alexandria girls hockey practice. Block is wearing a mask as part of the Minnesota Department of Health regulations for winter sports. (Jared Rubado / Echo Press)

Hockey Jan 4th 2021 - 9pm

Alex hockey teams embrace strict protocols if it means chance to stay on the ice

...