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The 14th Annual Blue Line Bids "Thanks for the Memories" fundraiser for the Wadena Hockey Association is scheduled to take place Feb. 2 at Elks Lodge in Wadena. Complimentary appetizers and snacks served during the event, which kicks off 6 p.m. with a social hour. A live and silent...

Wadena-Deer Creek stars Mitchell Swanson and Bridger Pettit have been named to the Mid-State Conference hockey team for 2011-2012. Swanson finished the season with 20 goals and 20 assists for a team-high 40 points. Pettit collected 18 goals and 14 assists en route to a 32-point season. Joining...

What was expected was confirmed Sunday when Moorhead goaltender Michael Bitzer won the Frank Brimsek Award for Minnesota's best senior goaltender. Bitzer, 18, was the wire-to-wire front runner for the award after helping the Spuds reach the Minnesota state hockey tournament for...

Brody Gimberlin and Luke Schwarz had four-point games Tuesday as the Morris/Benson Storm toppled Wadena-Deer Creek 9-5 at the Benson Civic Center. The Storm piled up five up five first period goals to WDC's one and led 8-3 after two periods. Mitchell Swanson came up with a hat trick...

Bailee Englund and Alex Palm iced two goals apiece as Pequot Lakes trounced Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Wadena-Deer Creek 7-2 Saturday in a Section 6A hockey match at Breezy Point. The Patriot out-shot the Blue Devils 54-17 and earned the right to advance to Alexandria Tuesday for a...

Julia Osowski had a six-point game Saturday as the Princeton Tigers skated to an easy 10-1 victory over Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Wadena-Deer Creek at the Expo Arena in Long Prairie. Ashley Helseth gave the Blue Devils their only goal of the game late in the first period on a feed...

Eric Christensen collected a hat trick Tuesday in leading the Breckenridge/Wahpeton Blades to a 7-3 victory over the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines. Dylan Phillips scored his first varsity goal at the 13:11 mark of the opening period to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead. The Blades scored...

The 13th annual Blue Line Bids Fundraiser will be held Saturday, Feb, 4 at the Wadena Elks Lodge. Social hour for the fundraiser begins at 6 p.m. with live and silent auctions beginning at 7 p.m. The fundraiser benefits the Wadena Hockey Association.

Katelyn Barthel came up with two goals and Sarah Najjar had a four-point game as the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines cruised to an 8-2 victory Tuesday at Morris. The Blue Devils broke a short two-game losing streak while improving their season record to 5-12. Najjar...