Jergens Earns Player Of The Week Honors

Kalie Jergens earned All-Around Player-of-the-Week  for her balanced performance at St. Cloud Technical & Community College, helping the Cyclones go 5-1 in week one.     Jergens, a Becker High School standou...

Grfia Golf Outing Featured 18 Teams

Monday, I had the opportunity to play hooky and organize a foursome to play in the annual Great River Faith in Action golf tournament at Pebble Creek.   It was a beautiful, weather-wise day and my brothers (Tim,...

Bulldogs Hope — And Expect — To Rebound

After losing in the 6AAAA playoffs at home to the Big Lake Hornets last year, the Becker Bulldog football team is hoping to put that pain behind them and get back to the prominence that made them back-to-back st...

Becker Girls Shut Out Big Lake In Soccer

The Becker girls soccer team played and beat Big Lake 3-0 at home, Thursday.     The game was a very intense and physical game, leaving everyone on the edge of their seat.   The first half didn’t have much actio...

Haitian Hustle Raises Over $11,000 For Needy Families

Last weekend, hundreds of people from all around the area gathered at Becker High School to participate in the annual Haitian Hustle 5k Fun Run to benefit families in Haiti.   Dawn Bengtson chairs the event and ...

Buzzards In State Semis With Two Big Wins

The Becker Buzzards began state tournament play last weekend in Fergus Falls with two shutout wins.   Game One The Buzzards took on the host Fergus Falls Bulldogs in the first round of the state tournament and c...

Wright Co. Sheriff Activity Report, Period Ending August 21, 2017

Aug. 14: Jesse Ray Pontosa McKenna, 30, of Clearwater, arrested in Buffalo - Wright Co. warrant, 5th degree possession of controlled substance. Michael Joel Rydzinski, 21, of Buffalo, arrested in Buffalo - domes...

Cross Country & Soccer Practices Underway

Hanowski, Lahr Win Gel Scholarships

Two former Bulldog athletes have been announced as winners of this year’s  GEL Scholarships, in memory of the late Jerry Lindbom.   They are Alexa Hanowski, who has completed her first year at Bethel University ...

Lundeen One Of 12 Inductees To Be Honored In October

Becker football coach Dwight Lundeen will be one of 12 people inducted into the Minnesota State High School League’s Hall of Fame Oct. 11 in St. Paul.   Two former University of Minnesota standouts are also on t...