It all started at the beginning of March with 35 nominees for our Winter Sports Athlete of the Season. All 35 of those athletes were more than deserving to win this award. But after a month of narrowing down the list we have our 2 winners!

We started with 35 nominees for the Winter Sports Athlete of the Season! Then it was down to 17, and now its down to the final four. It's bitter sweet to see this process, while we believe each of these athletes deserves the award, there can only be two. Here are the final four nominees, two boys and two girls.

Braham made the State Tournament after winning the Section 5A Championship over Pine River-Backus! On the 1st day of the tournament they, as the 8th seed, took on the number team at state, Mountain Iron-Buhl. The start of this game was less than ideal, they struggled with turnovers and couldn't quite find their footing. But it was more than understandable, they were trying to take in the moment of being at State. Once they worked through the jitters they started to look li

Well the winter sports season has officially come to an end here at WCMP. We certainly had a lot of fun and memorable moments throughout the season. Thanks to Pine Insurance Agency we we able to do a Athlete of the Week to highlight some of the great local athletes in our area. But we wanted to do one more thing to recognize local athletes in our area. And that bring us our, Winter Sports Athlete of the Season Award!

We had two teams compete at Foley in the section quarterfinals. Braham was up first and they played against Swanville. These two teams met earlier in the season and Braham won but only by 11.

Pine City played Legacy Christian Academy on Saturday at St. Ben's. This game was a rematch from earlier in the season, when the Dragons lost by a single point. The Dragons were looking to get some revenge on the Lions, but they knew it wouldn't be easy. The first half was a bit of a struggle on both sides of the ball. While the Dragons didn't play bad on either side of the court, it just seemed like everything was going the Lions way. Legacy found some early success fro

Pine City hosted Melrose on Thursday night. The Lady Dragons were able to host a playoff game on Thursday and no doubt the energy was high. They were also looking to get a sour taste out of their mouths from losing at home on Senior night. They came into the playoffs as the 5 seed but Melrose was a very good 12 seed.

Chisago Lakes made the trip up to Duluth Denfeld on Wednesday night. The Wildcats opened up the 1st round of playoffs on the road, despite that they were full of confidence going up against the Hunters. The game began with both teams feeling each other out, while also playing off some of the nerves that come with playoff basketball. But once each team got a feel for the game and settled in, it was all gas no brakes. The Wildcats lead much of the 1st half but not by much.

The Playoffs are upon us! Let's take a look at how each team finished and where they'll play in the 1st round of the playoffs! Class A Section 5A East Braham 20-6(11-0), 1st in section The Bombers have their heads down looking to get back to the section championship. They scheduled maybe one of the toughest seasons but it all paid off. They'll host Hinckley-Finlayson on Thursday. Ogilvie 12-13(8-5), 5th in Section The Lions have a younger team this year but have

Pine City hosted St. Francis on Friday night. The Dragons came in looking for one final win on the regular season, but also to keep a top 5 spot for the playoffs.