Registration is now open for both St. Michael-Albertville Football Academy’s Spring Camp and 7-on-7 passing league for this spring and summer. Dates for spring camp, which is for first to eighth-graders, are each Saturday from April 26 through May 31 (not including Memorial Day Weekend). Time slots are from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. for […]
Fatalities Down, But Ice Getting Dangerous in Twin Cities Area
Information provided by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources As snow continues to melt, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds winter recreationists that ice in the Twin Cities metro area is deteriorating rapidly. “While we have had temperatures in the 20s or 30s that does not mean the ice on a lake, pond or […]
Cedar Creek Ownership Group Adds Riverwood National to Portfolio
In a deal that was more than a couple of years in the making, Chris Sauer and the ownership group at Albertville-based Cedar Creek Golf Club has completed the purchase of Riverwood National and Vintage Golf Course in Otsego, less than 10 miles to the north. The move takes the Riverwood National property off the […]
St. Michael-Albertville Battles No. 3 Kennedy at State Tourney
St. Michael-Albertville will be looking for its first-ever win in Class 4A in its third trip in four years to the “big dance” at Target Center Tuesday, March 18. The Knights will square off with Bloomington Kennedy at 4 p.m. from the Target Center. The Knights, led by coach Kent Hamre, have won girls’ basketball […]
Knights’ Offense Finds a Groove, Advances to Girls’ Section Championship
There are rites of spring. The robins returning. The mud and puddles on County Road 19. And the St. Michael-Albertville girls’ basketball team playing for some hardware in March. St. Michael-Albertville found its offense – after only scoring eight points for the majority of the first half – and rolled to a 54-32 victory over […]
Anglers Leave Behind Hundreds of Panfish on Pelican Lake
Figuring the ice would have killed them anyway, ice fishermen on Pelican Lake near St. Michael left behind a field of sunfish and crappies recently. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources opened the lake to “liberalized fishing” recently, fearing winterkill. Measurements of oxygen taken at the lake in early March showed the levels be lethal […]
Sportsmanship at its Finest Highlight of State Wrestling Tourney
In case you missed it, a St. Michael wrestler won a state championship and captivated the entire crowd with his post-match embrace with his father. Steve McKee and his son, Mitch, shared what was the “moment of the tournament” for many after Mitch captured the 120-pound 3A championship. But Malik Steward, Mitch’s opponent from Blaine, […]
St. Michael Olympian Chas Betts Now Taking Shot at WWE
Chas Betts, who worked and hustled his way onto the United States Olympic Team in 2012, is now taking the steps to fulfill another lifelong dream. Betts, who qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London with a remarkable performance at the United States Olympic Trials, is now taking a shot at Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment (better-known […]
Minnesota DNR Fish Shelter Deadlines Creating Issues
Snow, ice, and a lack of any real winter melting has led some anglers out in the cold. Yet, the Minnesota DNR is asking ice fishers to remove shelters now, with the state’s deadline for the southern two-thirds of the state passing yesterday, March 3. Anglers were required toremove their fish shelters in the southern […]
Minnesota DNR opens Pelican Lake to Unlimited Fishing
Panfish and other species in the shallow waters of Pelican Lake, just west of St. Michael, might be in grave danger as polar vortices continue to build ice deeper than most can remember. With fears of a massive winter kill on their mind, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are hoping ice fishers will take […]