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Everyone Had Same Reaction To Caitlin Clark's Swimsuit Photo
Caitlin Clark is ready for the WNBA regular season break. The Indiana Fever point guard is excited for her vacation, with the Summer Olympics coming up. "I'm on vacation!" she told the media on Saturday. "Alright, last time for a month, get your questions in." Hopefully, Clark will be getting ...
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...
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.
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...
Saints rack up hits while beating Mud Hens
The St. Paul Saints notched 19 hits on Saturday night in Toledo during their 11-3 victory against the Mud Hens. All nine batters had a hit, and seven had a multi-hit. St. Paul started the scoring with a single to right from Wynton Bernard that turned into a score on a triple from Anthony Prato. Toledo had two runs in the second inning, then waited while the Saints pushed their lead to 10-2. In the ninth, both teams added a run.
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.
10 years ago this week...
This is a look back at some of the people and teams making news in the St. Croix Valley 10 years ago, as reported in the Stillwater Gazette. Golf — Stillwater Area High School graduates Cassie Deeg and Hudson Carpenter qualify for USGA national championships. Deeg, a previous qualifier for two U.S. Junior Amateur Championships, earns a spot in her first U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship after placing second in a section qualifier at Hastings Country Club. Carpenter, shares medalist honors during a qualifier at Chaska...
Girls track and field: Pagel chosen Most Valuable Athlete for Ponies
One of 10 all-state performers for the Ponies, senior Cayman Pagel was honored as the Most Valuable Athlete for the Stillwater girls track and field team. Pagel placed fifth at state in the long jump and also joined teammates Angela Taylor, Liberty Quast and Anya Williams to place fifth in the 4x100 relay. Quast, who earned all-state honors in all four of her events at state, received the team’s Track...
Saints restart with 8-6 win in Toledo thanks to offensive output
After their four-day break, the St. Paul Saints returned to play with an 8-6 win in Toledo, Ohio on Friday. The Sa7ints entered the International League break with six straight losses but snapped the streak with a big offensive night. Randy Dobnak (8-5) pitched five innings, allowing two runs on...
Girls flag football is gaining traction in Minnesota, thanks in part to the Vikings
MINNAEPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) -- 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...
Local teams can’t survive pool play at Gopher Classic
American Legion baseball playoffs start next week The Gopher Classic American Legion baseball tournament continued Monday, but without six teams from the Dakota County Tribune and Sun Thisweek coverage area that didn’t advance out of pool play. Six teams from Minnesota were among the 16 to reach the single-elimination stage of the tournament, but none made it to the semifinals taking place Tuesday at Veterans Field at Minnetonka High School....
Matt Higgins inspired by daughters to bring leadership to the Gophers
The newly named head coach of Gophers golf, Matt Higgins, used to be worried about how well his players shot. Now, he said he cares more about his players’ feelings after their rounds. Time away from coaching and desires for how he wanted his daughters to be coached led...
Men’s Swimming and Diving Welcomes 10 Newcomers for 2024-25 Season
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota men's swimming and diving program announced on Friday the addition of 10 new student-athletes for the 2024-25 season. The latest Gopher class will feature nine swimmers and one diver. "Overall, this is one of our strongest classes in recent years," said head swimming coach...
Baseball: Five earn all-conference honors for Stillwater
Five members of the Stillwater baseball team landed a coveted spot on the All-Suburban East Conference team after leading the Ponies to their sixth conference championship in the past seven seasons. Senior Charley Rowan helped set the pace at the plate for the Ponies, who went 13-5 to share the league title with eventual state champion East Ridge and finished 18-7 overall after coming up short against the Raptors in the finals of the Section 4AAAA Tournament. ...
Water Polo: Macalester Posts Second-Highest Team GPA in Nation
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Macalester College water polo team received the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-Academic Team Award after recording the second-highest team grade-point average (3.77) among all women's collegiate water polo teams. Also, 14 Scots received All-Academic Team honors from the ACWPC. Macalester posted the second-best cumulative team GPA behind Caltech (3.78) and ahead of prestigious Division I programs Harvard (3.70), Brown (3.67) and Stanford (3.66). To be eligible for the ACWPC All-Academic Award, student-athletes must have a GPA of 3.20 or higher. The 14 Scots to earn the ACWPC All-Academic Award are Laurel O'Hare (Evanston,...
MNUFC Take Care of Business to End Winless Streak
Every streak must come to an end, such is the nature of these kinds of things. After nine games without a win, Minnesota United took down San Jose by a scoreline of 2-0 to break their unwelcome trend and secure three points before the Leagues Cup break. It was an encouraging performance from the Loons, who for large portions of the match demonstrated the kind of spirited, creative play that helped them to a hot start this season.
Sports briefs: Ponies Backcourt Club Golf Classic set for July 22
Ponies Backcourt Club Golf Classic set for July 22 The Stillwater Ponies Backcourt Club Golf Classic will be held on Monday, July 22 at Indian Hills Golf Club. This is a fundraiser to benefit the Ponies Backcourt Club on behalf of the Stillwater boys basketball program. The cost to participate in the four-person scramble golf event is $150 per golfer, which includes golf, prizes and dinner. Registration begins at noon,...
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