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LoGators put together four wins in busy week
The Champlin Park LoGators improved to 10-0 in Metro Minny play, 17-10 overall, with an 8-2 win over Centennial on July 16 at home. The LoGators started the night strong with two early runs in the bottom of the first. They built on that lead after a catch by Sam Riola and strong pitching from Jerome Gooley kept the visitors shut out. Luke Ryerse and Clarke Peterson picked up singles before Riola hit a two-RBI triple to bring both home. Riola later reached home to...
Josiah Strong signs pro deal
Champlin Park-alum Josiah Strong has signed his first professional contract as a basketball player, joining Bosnian team HKK Siroki ahead of the 2024/25 season. Strong concluded his college career last season as a graduate student at Colorado State. He previously played for Illinois State. He played 758 minutes last season and went 72-for-182 on two-pointers, 21-for-98 on three-pointers, and had 46 assists. He had three blocks and 14 steals. Colorado...
Gophers football slotted 12th in Big Ten preseason poll
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The University of Minnesota football team will likely head into the 2024 season with quite the chip on its shoulder. The Gophers, coming off a 6-7 season, were placed 12th in a Big Ten preseason poll put together by Cleveland.com on Monday. The league will have 18 teams for the first time with the addition of former Pac-12 teams USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon.
Bunny’s wins the 35 & Over showdown
Edina 35 & Over men’s slowpitch softball fans watched a highly competitive championship game July 17 at Van Valkenburg Park, and in the end it was Bunny’s Bar & Grill 14, Love Handles 9. With the win, Bunny’s closed the gap in the championship series. Love Handles has 12 Edina playoff championships and this is Bunny’s seventh title. The outcome hinged on a key defensive play in the bottom of...
Monday Deadline to Sign Up for Minnesota Senior Games
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- Monday is the last day to sign up for the Minnesota Senior Games in St. Cloud. Registration will close at the end of the day. Hundreds of athletes aged 50 and above from across the state and beyond will compete in over 15 events. The...
Kamara commits to DI basketball at CSUN
Somah Kamara has announced her commitment to play NCAA Division 1 college women’s basketball at California State University, Northridge. Kamara, a recently graduated senior at Robbinsdale Cooper High School, earned attention last season as the Hawks’ only senior on the 2023-24 girls basketball team. The opportunity to lead the way was welcomed by Kamara, who was a standout shooting guard for the Hawks and left the school with several program...
Meet the athletes with Minnesota ties on Team USA at the Paris Summer Olympics
Suni Lee and Regan Smith are back in the Olympics after star turns in Tokyo, while Minnesota boasts a four-time Olympian and cornerstones of USA Basketball. Meet the athletes with Minnesota ties on Team USA at the Paris Summer Olympics. Located in Litchfield, MN we deliver the latest in local...
The best public-access and private golf courses in Minnesota, ranked
Looking to play the best golf courses in Minnesota? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses. Following are the rankings for both types of courses, as judged by our nationwide network of raters. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings.
2024 Minnesota State Hall of Fame Class Announced
MANKATO, Minn. --- The Minnesota State Athletic Department has selected nine individuals and one team for the school's Hall of Fame ceremonies which will take place on Friday, October 4. New members of the Hall of Fame in the student-athlete category include Shane Joseph (men's hockey, '04), Lindsay Erickson (softball,...
Park Center Legion dominate Armstrong rematch
The Park Center Legion baseball team completed a statement win on July 16 rematching and beating Armstrong 17-0. The game came just days after a home loss to the Falcons. The scoring started early and with style for Park Center. Drew Paape walked home for the first run of the day, before two left-leaning home runs from Otto Arlt and Ty Lovcik brought in four total runs. Armstrong eventually brought...
Caitlin Clark Pledges To Break Sue Bird's WNBA All-Star Game Record
The hoop has largely eluded Caitlin Clark during this WNBA All-Star Game. But that hasn't stopped the Indiana Fever rookie sensation from making her mark on All-Star Game history. In the third quarter of the game, Clark logged her ninth assist of the game. In doing so, she broke the WNBA rookie ...
Regan Smith's rivalry with Australian swimming star peaks at Paris Olympics
MINNEAPOLIS — Two of the greatest female backstroke swimmers will face off twice at the Paris Olympics seeking gold, world records and, for Lakeville native Regan Smith, the reclaiming of a crown.
Wheelchair Softball Tournament Brings Athletes to Brooklyn Park
The third annual Jerry Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament drew players from across the Midwest. There was plenty of action on wheels at Todd Anderson Field in Brooklyn Park on Saturday, July 20 as the tournament was underway. A swing and a hit isn’t an uncommon sight in this game of...
Garza features in week two of Twin Cities Pro-Am
The Twin Cities Pro-Am, an official summer league for professional, collegiate and prep basketball players in Minnesota, continued last week at Minnehaha Academy. Multiple area players continued to play their part in the tournament last week and a few new local faces also entered the mix. The Breck School was well represented by the addition of Miles Newton to the Team Tyus roster on July 15. Newton showed out for...
Plymouth Residents Help Grow Sport of Cricket
It’s a sport that has exploded in popularity across the U.S. Cricket — which is deeply popular in India — has also found success in the northwest metro. Last December, Eka Sport, a group started by Plymouth residents, partnered with the Minnesota Youth Cricket Academy to open Minnesota’s first indoor cricket facility.
MapleBrook Soccer Club 19 Boys Fall to Academy Sports Club at USA Cup
In the USA Cup semifinal match-up of the boys under 19 gold division, the MapleBrook Soccer Club fell to Academy Sports Club by a score of 3-0. Goalkeeper Evan Martin kept MapleBrook in the game in the first half with a few nice stops, but ASC got on the board with a goal from Jakub Rus.
Lynx co-captains reflect on first half success at 2024 WNBA All-Star Weekend
PHOENIX — Saturday night’s showcase in the desert was just as much a business trip as it was a WNBA All-Star Game. The game serves as a jumping off point for Team USA on their way to the Olympics — especially for Team USA head coach Cheryl Reeve, the Minnesota Lynx head coach and president of basketball operations.
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