Girls' basketball

Bailey Wynn and Alyssa Semmler combined for 39 points for the visiting Pine River-Backus Tigers who cruised past the Northome-Kelliher Mustangs 83-37 in a Northwoods Conference girls' basketball game Friday, Feb. 1. Wynn finished with 20 while Semmler had 19 as the Tigers improved...

The Pequot Lakes Patriots, along with section finalists Crosby-Ironton and Staples-Motley, each landed two players on this year's Brainerd Dispatch All-Area girls basketball team. Olivia Lane and Corina Ruud represented the Patriots while Bailey Wynn of Pine River-Backus also made...

The Pequot Lakes Patriots girls' basketball team lost to the Grand Rapids Thunderhawks 85-77 in non-conference action on Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Pequot Lakes Athletic Center. The game was a foul-laden and high-scoring affair, which saw the visitors shoot 47 free throws. Grand Rapids...

Society often ranks the importance of winning as a priority for athletic teams. That goal often overshadows other factors like player development or the athletes simply having a fun experience. I received a reminder of how sports can be a fun experience for athletes last week while...

Shelby Adkins put in 17 points, Megan Felthous added 16 and Megan Porta 15 to lead the Pine River-Backus Tigers girls' basketball team past the Northome-Kelliher Mustangs 76-39 for their ninth-straight Northwoods Conference win on Friday, Feb.6. Porta added 10 rebounds and Adkins...

Detroit Lakes handed the Pequot Lakes Patriots girls' basketball team is first loss in four Mid-State Conference games with a 59-43 win by the host Lakers on Thursday, Jan. 22. Caitie Ryan had a career-high 18 points and Haley Wiebolt contributed 11 for Pequot Lakes, which dropped...

Megan Felthous scored 21 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, added seven assists and four steals to help the Pine River-Backus Tigers improve to 7-0 in the Northwoods Conference with a 79-47 victory over Kelliher/Northome on Friday, Jan. 23. It was also the eighth straight win for the Tigers. Allison...

The visiting Pequot Lakes Patriots rallied for a 52-51 Mid-State Conference girls' basketball win over the Crosby-Ironton Rangers on Friday, Jan. 9. The Patriots trailed by as much as eight points early in the second half before rallying to improve to 2-0 in the conference and 8-3...

Esko downed the host Pequot Lakes Patriots 66-56 in non-conference girls' basketball action on Saturday, Jan.

Haley Wiebolt scored a game-high 21 points and added 10 assists to lead the Pequot Lakes Patriots girls' basketball team to their fifth straight win - 71-55 over the Bemidji Lumberjacks in a non-conference game on Tuesday, Dec. 16. "Haley (Wiebolt) had a good night scoring and dishing...