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A great summer of golf finally paid off for Henrik Stenson when he won the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Mass. Stenson raced by a fast-fading Sergio Garcia on Monday, and he holed a bunker shot on the 17th hole to turn back a final threat from Steve Stricker. The Swede,...

ERDAHL — Ryan Haines and Nathaniel Erickson led the Willmar Cardinals to a fourth-place finish at the Central Lakes Conference meet on Friday, just a day after the Cardinals competed at the section meet in Minneapolis. Haines placed 10th in the 5k Classic while Erickson took 9thh...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Willmar boys nordic ski team placed eighth and the Cardinals girls placed 10th at the Section 2 meet on Thursday at Theodore Wirth Park. Eden Prairie claimed the boys title, followed by Elk River and Orono. The Wayzata girls placed first, with Eden Prairie second...

Due to temperatures forecasted to be below zero on Thursday, the Central Lakes Conference moved its Nordic Skiing meet to Tuesday. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. at Spidahl Ski Gaard, which is about 15 miles northeast of Fergus Falls.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Willmar’s boys relay teams placed 21st and 29th and the Cardinals girls teams placed 23rd and 30th at the ABC Relays on Saturday at Theodore Wirth Park. The Stillwater A relay teams won the boys and girls four-skier competitions on the 3.3 kilometer course. The...

MORA — Willmar junior Ryan Haines placed 12th to help the Cardinal boys finish third at the five-team Mora Invite. Haines had a time of 16:29 on the 5K classic course, under two minutes off the top-three pace. Also finishing in the top 20 was senior Nathaniel Erickson (16th), freshman...

ST. CLOUD — The Willmar girls placed sixth and the Cardinal boys fifth at the Cathedral Invitational held Tuesday at Greystone. Top racers for Willmar in the 6k skate were Samantha Hanson in 22:18 and Jack Erickson in 18:01, good for 21st and 14th place, respectively. Girls Results...

KIMBALL — The Willmar boys placed fifth of nine teams and the Cardinal girls were 7 of 9 at Powder Ridge north of Kimball on Thursday in the season opener on made snow. Nathaniel Erickson and Samantha Hanson were top skiers for Willmar. Boys Results TEAM SCORING — (1) St. Cloud...

The Little Crow Ski Team kicks off its 2012 slate of shows and competitions on Friday at Neer Park. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission for the team's inaugural 2012 show is either a food donation or $2 that will be donated to the food shelf. The evening also features a Fan...

Tribune Staff Report KIMBALL -- Brainerd won both the boys and girls team titles while the Willmar girls were fifth and boys sixth at the Central Lakes Conference Championships Tuesday at Powder Ridge. Pacing the Willmar boys were Ryan Haines and his 12th-place finish in the Classic...

Tribune Staff Report ALEXANDRIA -- The Willmar Cardinals both finished last at the Alexandria Invitational at Andes Tower Hills on Tuesday. St. Cloud Tech won for the boys and St. Cloud Cathedral/Sartell for the girls. Willmar's top boys finisher in the 5K Classic was Nathaniel...

KIMBALL -- The Willmar girls place fourth of six and the Cardinal boys fifth of six at a Nordic invite at Powder Ridge Ski Area on Tuesday. Varsity skiers competed on a 1k course for four laps. Erika Aaker and Nathaniel Erickson were top skiers for Willmar. Junior varsity and junior...

Tribune Staff Report KIMBALL -- The St. Cloud Tech boys and Mora girls took first place in the Powder Ridge Invite on Tuesday. Both Willmar teams finished in fifth place. Sam Hanson in 17th place and Jack Erickson in 11th place led the Willmar skiers. Boys Results TEAM SCORING...