Pine City hosted Hinckley-Finlayson on Tuesday night. The last time these teams met was in Hinckley, with Pine City coming away with a double digit win. So this time the Jags were looking for some revenge on the road.

Pine City traveled to Braham on Monday night. What a game to open up the new week, two teams who are extremely talented and have only grown and gotten better since their last meeting. The action on the court lived up to all the hype.

Pine City hosted Aitkin on Friday. Both teams played their style of basketball very well. And alot of times when you have one team who likes to push the pace, that can lead to a lopsided game. But the Dragons defense held its ground for much of the game, especially in the 1st half.

East Central traveled to Braham to face the Bombers to decide who will hold the top spot in Section 5A. There is still three weeks left in the regular season, so there is still time for movement. But with a 78-63 victory, Braham is the team the beat for now.

Cambridge-Isanti traveled to North Branch on Thursday. Both teams came into the game with their records not quite where they wanted them to be. But nothing like a conference rivalry to get back on track. The Bluejackets struck first and managed to get out to nearly a early double digit lead. But the Vikings were quick to go on a run of their own and even captured the lead. Suddenly the momentum had shifted hands and the Vikings were hoping to use that to potentially build

Pine City hosted Mora on Wednesday night. There was alot on the line in this game for both sides, a win overall yes, but a chance for a section and conference win along with pride. A win for either team vastly improves their standing in the section as we approach playoffs. In the early stages of the 1st half, it was a bit of a feeling out process for both sides. But once both teams settled in, there was non stop action. Defenses played a big part in this game, and even th

Hinckley-Finlayson hosted Braham on Tuesday. This game saw the top team in the section in Braham play a Jags squad that has seen great growth since the beginning of the season.

Chisago Lakes hosted North Branch on Monday night. The girls teams for both schools were up first. Unfortunately, this first game was fairly lopsided. The Wildcats opened up a double digit lead quickly, after the Vikings scored first.

Pine City hosted MLWR on Friday night. The Dragons were looking to finish off the long week strong. Pine City was able to get off to a good start against the Rebels. They set the pace offensively and the defense was suffocating.

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.

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.

Pine City hosted Barnum on Monday night. After nearly a week between games Pine City was finally able to get back out on the court. The Dragons came in riding a three game win streak and look to start the new week off right.

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.

Cambridge-Isanti took both of their basketball squads to Chisago Lakes on Tuesday night. The girls teams played first, these two met before the Christmas break, and it was a close game that the Wildcats came away with.

East Central traveled to Mora on Monday night. Both teams have a lot of youth on their squads but the youth is very talented and continues to improve as the season goes along.

Pine City hosted Esko on Saturday afternoon. The Dragons had a tough loss to start their week of play against Milaca, but won on Friday over Mille Lacs. Now they got their opportunity to end the win with 2 wins and get back over .500 on the season.

Rush City hosted Milaca on Friday night. These two teams run fairly similar, both play physical defense and more of a patient offense. This is exactly what we seen in the 1st half. Both teams tried to work the ball inside and find the easier layups but the defenses were stingy and there was not alot of room to even pass the ball.

Pine City hosted Mille Lacs on Thursday night. The Dragons were able to score first but it wasn't long before the Raiders answered to tie the game. But the Raiders were able to go on a 26-3 run which left Pine City reeling.

Pine City traveled to Milaca on Tuesday night. Both of these teams came in looking to improve their section records, plus a win improves their QRF, which could go a long way come playoff time. Once the game began, both teams took some time to settle in.

The Hinckley-Finlayson boys hosted Milaca on Monday. The 1st half between these two teams was a defensive battle. Neither team was able to take a lead of more than 4 points.