 Brainerd is well represented at the pro level right now with two athletes currently playing in the big leagues. But as our Anthony Scott shows us, while the bright lights and big stage is nice for Joe Hague of the Indianapolis Colts and Josh Archibald of the Arizona Coyotes, Brainerd will always be home. As professional athletes, Joe Hague and Josh Archibald are always on the road continuously striving to be better. So whenever Hague and Archibald get a chance to come home to Brainerd, they relish in what the area has to offer. Hague and Archibald were home to participate in the wounded Warriors celebrity softball game, but they can't stay home forever. Looking forward to getting back, starting the season with Arizona. We made a few trades, but I think we'll have a good core group and a good group of guys. So really looking forward to being back there and just having the fun up in Brainerd while I'm here. As two guys who have played for Brainerd High School, they had some advice for any current high school athletes in the area. You just gotta work hard. You gotta commit yourself to something. You know, whatever that is, even if it's not athletics, whatever your goals are in life, strive for them, work hard for them, be committed to them. Never give up. You know, keep working hard. You never know where it'll take you. If you have to take the long way, you have to take the long way, but you never give up on your dreams and goals and you'll get there eventually. And Archibald saw his dreams come true when he won a Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2017. That's definitely a childhood dream come true. So to be able to accomplish that and to be a part of it was something special. Hey, you know, Archibald will return to the Indianapolis Colts and the Arizona Coyotes, respectively, but they will always show appreciation to where it all started in Brainerd, Minnesota. Reporting from Brainerd, Anthony Scott, Lakeland News. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.