The second edition of the Blaine Triathlon is set for May 18.

Softball update

Baseball update

Students from Blaine, Spring Lake Park, Coon Rapids compete in 21st annual Central Minnesota Mega Meet at Sauk Rapids.

One female senior student from several area high schools has been chosen to represent her school as part of the 41st annual Minneapolis Athena Awards luncheon, May 3.

Shooting teams from three Twin Cities-area public schools each received $20,000 endowment checks from the National Wild Turkey Federation during a presentation at the South St. Paul Gun Club April 7.

Minnesota United FC has been in a furious rush to get everything organized for another season, which begins April 6 with the Dome Opener against none other than the reigning NASL Soccer Bowl champion San Antonio Scorpions at the Metrodome.

Rosters for the 40th annual Minnesota High School Coaches All-Star Football Game will include two area seniors on the North team.

Fly fishing enthusiasts from around the region came together for the Tom Helgeson’s Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo at the National Sports Center in Blaine March 22-24.

Blaine’s Schwan Super Rink hosted 46 men’s and women’s teams that battled to state championship titles in six divisions March 10.

The 32nd edition of the Ted Brill Great 8 Senior Festival is set for March 22-24 at Wakota Arena in South St. Paul.

Blaine senior soccer player Colton Nelson was nominated and awarded one of two 2013 Sanneh Foundation Leadership Award during the third annual Gala 4 Goals event at The Depot in Minneapolis.

Anoka finished a perfect 10-0 record to win the Northwest Suburban Conference title after posting a 71-6 win against Armstrong Jan. 24.

After keeping it close in a low-scoring first half, Maple Grove busted out in the second half on a 25-8 run over a span of 8:30 minutes in a 60-41 Northwest Suburban Conference win at Blaine Jan. 18.

Spring Lake Park dropped a 36-32 North Suburban Conference loss to Robbinsdale Cooper Jan. 17.

College Notes

Eighty members of the Blaine High School football team volunteered their time to help raise money for Alexandra House by bagging groceries at the Blaine Cub Foods Dec. 23, 2012

Former Major League Soccer (MLS) player, coach and front office administrator Tom Soehn has been appointed director of soccer development and recruiting at the National Sports Center in Blaine.

Coon Rapids downed Northwest Suburban Conference foes Osseo (61-4) and Maple Grove (60-12) Jan. 3 before heading to Owatonna Jan. 5 where it went 3-1 at the Owatonna Federated Duals.

Andover followed up its 2-1 upset of No. 9 Eden Prairie Dec. 15 with a 4-2 win over Coon Rapids Dec. 15, followed by a 4-2 loss to No. 5 ranked Duluth East, Dec. 22.

Registration is now open for the second annual Blaine Triathlon.

The 2012 Minnesota AP All-State football team was announced Nov. 27. Osseo’s Bridgeport Tussler was named Player of the Year.