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By Pat Garry, Staff Writer The Stars encountered some tough competition last week, losing to Sartell-St. Stephen, 5-1, on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at Paynesville Arena. On Thursday, the boys were outmatched by an impressive Alexandria squad, 5-1. The onerous week culminated in a disappointing loss to Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato, 2-1. (SSS Game) Shots on goal favored Sartell-St.…

By Pat Garry, Staff Writer The Lady Stars had another busy week, playing Brainerd/Little Falls on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Richmond Arena; facing off against St. Cloud on Thursday at Richmond; and winning an overtime thriller on Friday against a tough Prairie Centre team, at the Sauk Centre Ice Arena. (Brainerd/LF Game) Brainerd/Little Falls, 3;…

By Pat Garry, Staff Writer River Lakes played Tuesday, Nov. 27 at Richmond Arena and swamped Morris/Benson Area, 9-0. Thursday, the Stars lost to St. Cloud, 7-4, at Paynesville Arena. Bouncing back on Friday, River Lakes took down Prairie Centre, 8-2, at the Arena. (M/B Game) Shots on goal favored River Lakes, 44-16. 1st Period:…

By Pat Garry, Staff Writer The River Lakes hockey girls traveled to Burich Arena in Hutchinson on Tuesday, Nov. 20, and defeated the Tigers, 3-2. The Stars were down a goal early-on, but they rallied for two second- period goals from Hannah Zimmer and Brooke Lemke; which gave them a lead that they would never…

The Pacesetter Region five youth basketball championships will be held in Hutchinson on Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14, for all teams in grades 4-9. The Region five champion will advance to the Pacesetter Minnesota state tournament in Maple Grove in June. The Minnesota state champion and runner-up will advance to the Pacesetter Great…

Minnesota’s firearms deer season begins a half-hour before sunrise on Saturday, Nov. 3, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources expects half a million hunters to participate. Some points to remember: Hunters will have additional deer hunting opportunities because deer numbers continue to rebound across the state. Many areas now have populations at or above…

Hunters in central, north-central and southeast Minnesota need to bring their harvested deer to be tested for chronic wasting disease on opening weekend of firearms deer season Saturday, Nov. 3, and Sunday, Nov. 4. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is requiring the testing to determine whether CWD may have spread from captive deer to…

The Pacesetter Youth Basketball Winter Classic for grades 4-8 has been scheduled at The College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph on Saturday-Sunday, Mar. 2-3. All Minnesota teams are being invited. Girls in grades 5 and 7 and boys in grades 4, 6 and 8 will play Saturday, Mar. 2. Girls in grades 4, 6,…

In Minnesota 4-H State Shooting Sports & Wildlife Invitational The Minnesota 4-H State Shooting Sports & Wildlife Invitational was held in Martin County Sept. 7-9. There were 643 youth from 53 counties that participated in the following events: • BB gun • Standard Air Rifle • 3 Position Air Rifle • Air Pistol • .22…

Fisheries staff with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will hold a meeting to gather public input as they review existing experimental fishing regulations for northern pike and walleye on Pearl Lake in Stearns County. The meeting will take place from 6–8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Holy Cross Catholic School, 10672 County Road…