The Pine City Boys hosted Milaca on Monday night. Both teams came in searching for the first section win of the season. The Wolves came out and set the pace early on, offensively they moved the ball around and shot quick, defensively it was full court press trying to force Pine City to break it. The Wolves were out to an early 9-0 lead. But the Dragons were able to correct things on the fly.

North Branch hosted Chisago Lakes on Thursday night for a double header. The boys teams would take the court first. The Vikings came in having yet to win a game, but an offense that was high flying. The Wildcats had already won a game on the year, and while their offense didn't average as monat point, their defense was allowing less than the Vikings.

Pine City hosted Foley on Tuesday night. These two teams played last year in Foley and what a game that was. This time the game happens alittle earlier in the season in Pine City. Foley came in as the #1 team in the section, and Pine City was also in the top 5.

Rush City hosted Barnum on Monday night. Barnum brought in their high flying offense and stingy defense, and the Tigers brought their physicality. Rush City may have been the most physical team the Bombers have faced up to this point. The defenses were the talking point as the game began and really all throughout the 1st half.

The Lady Dragons hosted Hastings on Friday night. The Raiders weren't just some random team making the trip to Pine City, Dragons HC Padrick Judd used to coach there. While there were some connections, Pine City knew they had business to take care of. As the game began it was clear the time off for both teams brought some new energy. Despite the energy neither team got off to a particularly great start, but credit should be given to the defenses in this game.

Pine City girls hosted Aitkin on Saturday. The girls basketball team had a busy end to their week, on Friday they played in the cities against St Croix Prep, then had to turn around and play again Saturday afternoon. Some fatigue was sure to play a factor in this midday game, especially this early in the season. But Pine City did not let that hold them back, despite the slow start. Vivian Lahti got them on the board first with a three.

East Central hosted Braham on Friday night. These two teams split their regular season series last year, but Braham had the final say in the playoffs. East Central has a the conference title the last few years and look to defend it, but Braham has aspirations of a title themselves. Both teams knew they needed to get off to a hot start. Early on both teams had some rust to knock off, there were some early mishaps on both sides. While it took some time, the scoring came a

The Dragons boys basketball team hosted Ogilvie on Tuesday night. Pine City came into the night after a loss the previous night vs Zimmerman, the Lions came in fresh, as this was their first game of the season.

Braham hosted East Central on Thursday night! The Bombers were looking to win their 3rd straight conference game of the season, while the Eagles were looking for their 2nd conference win.

The Dragons traveled to Zimmerman on Monday night. Pine City comes into the season as a younger squad, with a mix of experience. Early on against the Thunder, they were moving the ball well and even held a 5-1 lead. But the speed, height and experience of Zimmerman soon took over.

The Bombers play at Ogilvie on Tuesday night. On a night where most other games were postponed these two teams endured the snow. Each side came in on a different note, Ogilvie came in off a lopsided victory on Friday, and Braham lost on Saturday.

Hinckley-Finlayson hosted Barnum on Friday. The game started and both teams were anxious to get the first score. While neither team scored as quickly as they would've liked, eventually the first bucket was found. It was a close game throughout the 1st half, but the Jags did a good job of keeping momentum in their favor. Both teams had their fair share of turnovers, H-F managed to commit a few less than Barnum. The Jags also put the Bombers into foul trouble early, which al

Rush City played Ekso in the section championship on Saturday. The Tigers played in Hermantown on Saturday afternoon to defend their section title against Esko. The Tigers and Esko played against each other for the 4th year in a row, with Rush City winning the previous three.

Head Coach Unverzagt tells us how the teams season officially ended. We wrapped up our tennis season celebrating our JV and Varsity seasons at our team banquet tonight. The girls had a lot to celebrate at all levels. We had a strong and competitive JV season with 24 tie break matches played! Our varsity had a lot to celebrate as the section and conference champions. They also earned all state academic gold as a team and conference academic champions with a team GPA of

Rush City played Crosby-Ironton on Wednesday night. The Tigers played in Hermantown against the Rangers in the section semi final. This was a game Rush City was looking forward to. They had lost to them during the regular season and were looking for some revenge.

A new section for the Braham Bombers volleyball squad means new opponents as well. Braham met one of those opponents in the semi-final on Tuesday night. The six-seed Bombers earned the right to travel to White Bear Lake to face to two-seed Liberty Classical Academy Lions after defeating the third-seed, Heritage Christian Academy.

Chisago Lakes hosted Hill-Murray on Friday night. These two teams met earlier in the season with Chisago getting the 3-0 sweep. The Wildcats would look for another sweep at home.

Pine City Head Coach Kristin Unverzagt updates us on the final matches of the season. The girls tennis season is officially wrapped up!

Chisago Lakes hosted Minneapolis Edison on Wednesday night. The Wildcats came into the playoffs having won 4 of their last 5 games. Early on both teams were getting out the playoff jitters. But eventually both sides settled into a groove. Early in the 1st set Edison was able to keep it close, but sooner than later the Wildcats shifted the game in their favor. They would dominate the rest of the set winning set 1 25-9.

Pine City hosted Mora on Tuesday night. For the 2nd time in nearly as many weeks, the Dragons and Mustangs would hit the field for their rivalry game. The last time out, Pine City was able to get the shutout win at home. But this time, there was more on the line than just pride, the winner would move on to the section semi finals on Saturday.