The Common Tern

Every now and then I meet a true wildlife superhero. You know, the kind of person who has dedicated their life to understanding and protecting wildlife. And even after many decades they are still interested in l...

5 Ways To Catch More August Fish

August is the instigator of awesome mid-summer fishing. The dog days of summer are a myth.Someone who had a dog started this “fake news” long ago — lol. In reality, the fishing this time of the year is at its pe...

Bulldogs girls basketball has busy summer

Summer may officially be considered the offseason for the Becker girls basketball program, but Head Coach Dan Baird and the team stayed plenty busy during the past two months.In addition to refining its own game...

Wild Buyouts

I know I talk a lot about the Minnesota Wild, but they’ve been making a lot of news as of late. This latest news I had to talk about and that is the buyout of both Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. The news came as qu...

Legion team struggles with four losses

The Big Lake American Legion team went 0-4 two weeks ago, losing to Monticello, St. Michael, Maple Plain and Lakeville South.STMA 8, Big Lake 1Big Lake managed just three hits off of Reid Barnard of STMA, who pi...

Buzzards go 1-1 in one run games

It was the afternoon of the one run games last Sunday, as the Becker Buzzards amateur 35+ baseball team traveled to Urbank for a doubleheader.  In the opener, the locals knocked off the host Goldttimers 9-8 in e...

Bandits head to playoffs on losing streak

Manager Cole Hanson and the Becker Bandits amateur baseball team start the playoffs today (Saturday) against the St. Joseph Joes and will be looking to turn around their fortunes after losing their final three g...

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Buzzards continue dominance

Last Saturday, the Becker Buzzards 35+ baseball team traveled to Menahga for their Mid-Summer Classic and came away with a pair of convincing wins.  In the first game, Becker took on the Clarissa Cubs and came a...

Bandits down Lakers with playoffs looming

The Becker Bandits amateur baseball team went 1-2 over the past week, picking up a win over the Clear Lake Lakers, as the team has several games left before the playoffs will commence.Last Sunday, the Bandits kn...