Anyone who knows Blaine girls’ hockey coach Steve Guider knows his deep passion for the Olympics and especially Team USA.

For the third year in a row, Coon Rapids and Blaine met outside in January to renew their girls’ hockey rivalry.

Blaine picked up its ninth win of the season in a 3-1 win over rival Coon Rapids Dec. 14. For the first time in four years, Blaine (9-4) scored first in the annual Teddy Bear toss game, in which the first goal of the game triggers fans of both teams toss stuffed animals onto the ice. The animals ar...

When St. Olaf Cross Country coach Chris Daymont asked Jorden Johnson about joining the team last January, neither coach nor runner dreamed about the way the 2012 season turned out for the Oles sophomore.

Anoka came into its Section 5AA semifinal game as the top seed while No. 5 seed Blaine looked inferior on paper, despite splitting the season series, of which were both one-goal games and one went into overtime.

The Blaine girls’ hockey team advances to the second round of the Section 5AA tournament with a 4-3 overtime win against Centennial on Feb. 11 at the Roseville Ice Arena.

Plenty of sunshine greeted hockey fans and players for the second edition of the Winter Classic girls’ hockey game Jan. 28.

It is hard to believe we’re already into the final handful of girls’ hockey games with just over a week left before sections and the road to the Xcel Energy Center starts to take shape.