...I'm playing and I love it. Not being able to play for those two years is what has motivated me personally." Raiders assistant coach John Pecarich and head coach Jim Russell knew that Kuschel was too talented not to have in the starting lineup...

...Everyone had different tastes and we heard it all." The Raiders even wrote a poem. "One car started it," Raiders assistant coach Heidi Rogge said, "and they gave it to the next car to add on to it and so on. They came up with enough stuff...

...love the sport. I just wanted to get back out there and play. It was all about the competition. I love it." Raiders assistant coach Nate Hanson said McDermott is valuable because she can play inside or on the perimeter. "Bithia has a knack...

...Norse's lead, cutting it to 11 points. "We were really happy with the team's effort in the second half," Raiders assistant coach Nate Hanson said. "We got down by 22 points in the second half and most teams would've thrown in the towel...

...say his team loved playing against us because we played with a lot of heart and passion for the game," said Raiders assistant coach Alison LeBlanc. Brittany Gravelle finished 2-for-3 as did Wippler. Ashly Erickson took the loss. She struck...

...fundamentally sound. Northland is a good, athletic team. For us to hold them to 56 points is pretty good." "Yeah," Raiders assistant coach John Pecarich chimed in, "the nice guys got nasty tonight." Northland (56) Jerry Shorter 16, Matt Ulmer...

...tournament, Friday and Saturday in Grand Rapids "We have a lot of sophomores on the team and they want to win," Raiders assistant coach Heidi Rogge said. "They've instilled that in the freshmen. There's not freshmen or sophomores, it's...

...Brainerd High School Thursday. "Winning all eight games is definitely a nice way to get tuned up for state," Raiders assistant coach Heidi Hahn said. The Raiders will have three days off to rest their aches and pains as well as turn off the pressure...

...College. "The sophomores all played major roles last year and they're going to have bigger roles this year," Raiders assistant coach Mike Paulus said. "The expectations on the team are much higher this year. But, with what we've added as...

...opening victory. Overall: CLC 1-0 Next: CLC hosts Anoka-Ramsey 7 p.m. Saturday. But the master stroke was Raiders assistant coach Mike Paulus' suggesting the Raiders switch to a zone defense toward the end, forcing Riverland's offense to...