The road to Grand Casino Arena is complete — and the 2026 Girls State Hockey Tournament is loaded with defending champions, historic programs, breakthrough teams, and a few hungry newcomers ready to crash the party. Here’s a look at this year’s field and quarterfinal matchups: Class A Quarterfinals #8 3A Luverne Cardinals (16-9) vs #1…
(KWAD) – It was a dominant weekend on the mats across central and northwest Minnesota, as four area programs punched their tickets to the State Wrestling Tournament with impressive section championship performances. Section 8A: United North Central Keeps Rolling The dynasty continues for the United North Central Warriors (Sebeka/Menahga). UNC captured its fifth consecutive Section 8A…
Our next Wolverine Player Spotlight puts the focus on Grant Nelson, a senior on the WDC Nordic ski team! Grant also was named the Section boys representative for the Triple-A Award this week! Here is what Wadena-Deer Creek head Nordic ski coach Terry Olson had to say about Grant’s performance all season long. “Grant is…
Section championship week has arrived across Minnesota girls hockey, and for several area teams, history is on the line. Section 6A The Fergus Falls Otters (11-14) are chasing a fourth straight Section 6A title as they take on the St. Cloud Crush (15-9) Thursday night in Alexandria at 6:00. The two teams split their regular…
Our next Wolverine Player Spotlight puts the focus on Cole Sundby, a freshman on the Wadena-Deer Creek hockey team! Here is what Wadena-Deer Creek head hockey coach Robby Grendahl had to say about Cole’s performance last week. “Cole Sundby is our leading goal scorer with 16 tallies on the season for a total of 26…
The Minnesota girls hockey postseason begins on Thursday, February 5th, with teams across the region set to compete in the 2026 Section tournaments. In Section 8A, fifth-seeded Detroit Lakes, which also co-ops with Perham, New York Mills, Park Rapids and Wadena-Deer Creek, will travel to #4 Crookston for a 6:00 p.m. matchup. The winner will…
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn.– Monday night re-ignited a rivalry between New York Mills and Wadena-Deer Creek boys basketball programs with the 3rd Annual 2026 Highway 10 Cup Challenge. The Wolverines took back the cup for the first time since 2025, winning five of the nine games. The highway 10 Showdown is a challenge between the…
PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn.– Parkers Prairie Panthers (11-7) girls basketball saw their four game winning streak snapped at the hands of the West Central Area Knights (9-7) by a score of 56-45. A battle between the two teams in the first half led to a 28-20 score in favor of the Knights. The Panthers couldn’t bridge…
WADENA, Minn.– The Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines girls basketball team came into Friday evening with a 6-game winning streak. Now, that winning streak continues to grow with a pair of weekend victories over Bertha-Hewitt Bears (8-11) and Crookston Pirates (4-15). Immediately grabbing control of the game, Wadena-Deer Creek started the game on a 20-3 run and…
Our next Wolverine Player Spotlight puts the focus on McKenna Brauch, a junior on the WDC girls wrestling team! Here is what Wadena-Deer Creek head wrestling coach Brad Wollum had to say about McKenna’s performance last week. “McKenna is currently on a hot streak as she heads into the home stretch of the season. She…