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Jess Graba heads to Paris Olympics with Suni Lee
Forest Lake grad faced new coaching challenges to help her get to Olympics Jess Graba, a 1987 graduate of Forest Lake, is heading to Paris to coach reigning U.S. Olympic all-around champion gymnast Sunisa Lee at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. The games, held next Friday, July 26, through Sunday, Aug. 11, will be the second time Graba has taken his star athlete to the Olympics. Graba says he never...
Top Tier Rubik’s Cubers Take Over Minneapolis Convention Center
Hundreds of competitors have descended on the Minneapolis Convention Center this week to see who are the fastest "cubers" in North America. CubingUSA is hosting the Rubik's WCA North American Championship that started today and runs through Sunday, July 18-21, 2024. It's the second North American Championship for The World...
Girls flag football is gaining traction in Minnesota, thanks in part to the Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings believe in the equity of football and giving everyone a chance to play the game, which is why the team is sponsoring girls flag football leagues across the state.This mission culminated in the first-ever high school summer league championship at TCO Stadium on Sunday.The only four schools in the league competed against each other: Houston, La Crescent-Hokah, Pine Island and Rosemount.Rosemount and La Crescent-Hokah made it to the championship round, and the players weren't holding anything back."This is not old powder puff football, this is legit play-making football," said Terry Donovan, the head coach of the...
New junior hockey team skates to Forest Lake
NAHL’s Mallards to play at Sports Center Junior hockey will return to Forest Lake this fall. The Minnesota Mallards will join the North American Hockey League, a Tier II Junior league that currently has 32 teams in 17 states, and will call Forest Lake home in the coming season. This will be the first junior...
LoGators earn three wins in action-packed week
The Champlin Park LoGators town ball baseball team played four games last week in a rapid fire run of success that saw the team beat Cono Rapids, the Minneapolis Angels and the Andover Aces. NW Orioles The LoGators traveled to nearby neighbors NW Orioles on July 8 in a quiet 1-0 loss at Osseo Senior High. On a day where Champlin struggled to find hits, Jack Puder and Ero Mocchi...
West St. Paulite featured in new roller derby documentary
The name Lisa Eng-Sarne will be familiar to anyone who follows West St. Paul city affairs. Since 2019 she has been the Ward 3 city council representative. What some may not know is that she once had an alter ego that was on full display across the globe before she began tackling weighty issues at city hall.
Gophers star Dawson Garcia suffers foot injury during summer workouts
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - University of Minnesota men’s basketball forward Dawson Garcia suffered a left foot injury during summer workouts that required surgery and will miss four to five weeks, according to reports. It’s not clear when the injury happened, but Garcia is the Gophers’ top returning player this...
College Football 25 release brings Minnesota Gophers football to virtual world
EA Sports is releasing College Football 25 this week featuring over 100 FBS schools including the University of Minnesota. The game is the first college football game in 11 years and the first to pay players for their name, image, and likeness.
Eleven to Join Women’s Swimming and Diving Program
MINNEAPOLIS– The University of Minnesota women's swimming and diving program welcomes 11 newcomers for the 2024-2025 season. The class will feature eight swimmers and three divers, representing nine states and one country, including a pair from Minnesota. Also rejoining the Gophers for their fifth year is Indy Jongman (Freestyle/Backstroke/IM),...
Final results for the 2024 Hamel Rodeo
2024 Bareback riding Bareback riding champion — Tilden Hooper from Granbury, Texas. 1. Tilden Hooper, from Granbury, Texas 89 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s All Pink; 2. Nick Pelke, Mondovi from Wisconsin 86; 3. Andy Gingerich, Aberdeen, South Dakota 85.5; 4. (tie) Tanner Aus from Granite Falls, Minnesota, Caleb Bennett from Corvallis, Montana, Trevar McAllister from Ronan, Montana and Luke Thrash 84 each; 8. Clay Jorgenson from Watford City,...
HIGH NOON: 2004 Olympian Carrie Tollefson (7-18-24)
Minnesota native and broadcaster Carrie Tollefson joined High Noon on Thursday to share stories of her time representing the United States in the 1500m during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Originally from Dawson–where she achieved multiple state championships in cross country and track for Dawson-Boyd High School–Tollefson embarked...
Rogers mixed martial arts studio for anyone, everyone
In June, Roots Mixed Martial Arts, a Rogers mixed martial arts school opened that offers a range of martial arts classes including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, and Thai Kickboxing. The martial arts school is located at 14165 James Road, Suite #109, and is owned by Sean McPadden and Derek Carstensen. Carstensen is the CEO of the Hong Thai restaurants in Rogers and Albertville and has been training in Thai Kickboxing for over a decade. McPadden was the general manager for a martial arts studio in Brooklyn...
NASCAR Team Reveals Caitlin Clark-Themed Paint Scheme For This Weekend
The Stewart-Haas Racing team in NASCAR has revealed an awesome Caitlin Clark-themed paint scheme for the upcoming race. The team, co-owned by former NASCAR driver Tony Stewart and Haas Automation founder Gene Haas, revealed a Caitlin Clark-themed paint scheme for NASCAR driver Josh Berry ...
Minnesota Wild Announces Third Annual "Wild off the Tee" Golf Tournament
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The MinnesotaWild today announced thethirdannual “Wild off the Tee” Golf Tournament that will be held at Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minn. on Monday, September 16 with a 10 a.m. shotgun start and registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. Foursom eand hole sponsor...
State of Hockey Digital Content Returns to YouTube
The State of Hockey's video series have been added back to YouTube. Fans can now rewatch their favorite shows such as Dream State, Homegrown and Home Ice Advantage on demand at youtube.com/@mnstateofhockey. Dream State. Minnesota is known for a lot of things: Prince, 10,000 lakes and our accents, "oh you...
Linahon, McGraw, Stuhl headline Academic All-America Team
Eight wrestlers were named to the 2023-2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Division At-Large team. These wrestlers initially made the All-District team announced last month. Gage Linahon of Central College, Patrick McGraw of John Carroll, and Charlie Stuhl of Augsburg were First Team honorees. Stuhl was also on the First Team last year, while Linahon and McGraw were on the Second Team. Tyler Kim of Augsburg was the sole wrestler on the Second Team, while Mike Glynn of RIT, Elijah Hunt of Concordia-Moorhead, Gavin Layman of Ohio Northern, and Zane Mulder of Wartburg made the Third Team.
Minnesota to Play in 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women’s Face-Off Classic
MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum announced Thursday that the University of Minnesota women's hockey team will participate in the 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Face-Off Classic. The Golden Gophers will face the Bemidji State University Beavers on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 at 5 p.m. CST at Lakeville Hasse Arena in Lakeville, Minn.
ANDREW CARLSON SWEEPS ELK RIVER AMSOIL PRO SXS
Amsoil Championship Off-Road delivered short-course racing chaos and excitement at the ERX Off-Road Nationals, and the Pro UTV classes saw two fan favorites at the top of their games on Friday and Saturday, as reported by Champ. Pro Stocks were first up in the racing program, and Round Two winner Jeb Bootle took the lead off of the start, with Colin Truett settling into second and two-time winner CJ Greaves buried deep in the pack. Greaves ended the first lap in sixth and put his race craft to work as he combined patience and bold moves to work the field. With three laps to go, Greaves put together physical but cleaned moves on Truett for second and then Bootle for the lead. CJ and Jeb were side by side through the final four turns with Greaves hanging tough for his his third Pro Stock win in four rounds with Bottle and Truett on the Pro Stock podium.
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