Gophers Historic Season Sputters
When it seemed like the whole world was open to the Minnesota Golden Gophers Football team, the door was quickly and forcefully slammed shut. Sitting at 9-0 after one of the biggest wins in the past 50...
View ArticlePREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Late surge keeps Mayer Lutheran perfect with win over...
MAYER – It was a tale of two halves for the Mayer Lutheran girls basketball team in their matchup with Maranatha Christian Academy Tuesday night. Just minutes into the game, the Crusaders found...
View ArticlePREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: HLWW’s Schumann records 1,000th career point in...
LITCHFIELD – It was a big night for the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted girls basketball team in more ways than one. For senior Alexa Schumann, it meant hitting the 1,000 career points milestone. For...
View ArticlePREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Radtke’s 1,000th career point comes on a special night
LESTER PRAIRIE – December 13th has always been a special day for Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity junior Marissa Radtke. Now there’s another reason the day is special. Radtke scored her 1,000th career point...
View ArticlePREP WRESTLING: Youth shines for Lakers as HLWW wins Charley Turner Duals
RICHFIELD – The Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted wrestling team left with some hardware after competing at the Charley Turner Duals this past weekend in Richfield. The Lakers rattled off three consecutive...
View ArticlePREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Niesen provides the spark for HLWW in win over rival...
LESTER PRAIRIE – When the Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity and Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted girls basketball teams met Tuesday night, there were three different 1,000-point scorers on the floor. HLWW had two...
View ArticleVikings Eyeing Playoffs
After a one year hiatus from the playoffs, the Minnesota Vikings are likely to make their triumphant return this season. Needing a win against either the Green Bay Packers or the Chicago Bears OR a...
View ArticlePREP WRESTLING: Tuchtenhagen, Lakers find way to pick up win over Royalton
HOWARD LAKE – For the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted wrestling team, injuries have plagued them all season. They lost one of their top wrestlers in Quinn Mathisen before the season even started, and the...
View ArticleVikings Throw Away Final Two Weeks
After the Los Angeles Rams lost to the San Francisco 49’ers on Saturday evening, it guaranteed a spot in the playoffs for our Minnesota Vikings. After a Seattle Seahawks loss, Minnesota did still have...
View ArticleA YEAR IN REVIEW: A look at the top moments of the 2019 sports season
Another year has come to an end. It’s one of my favorite times of the year because I get a chance to look back on the last year and realize how many great teams, athletes, moments, and achievements...
View ArticlePREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Holdingford tops HLWW in Central MN Conference battle
HOWARD LAKE – It had been nearly two weeks since the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted girls’ basketball has played a game. Coming off the long break proved to be tough to overcome for the Lakers as they...
View ArticlePREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Heimerl, Bulldogs snap three-game skid with dominant win
LESTER PRAIRIE – A three-game losing streak in the middle of the season can be rough for a team. For the Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity boys’ basketball team, they didn’t let that bother them. The...
View ArticleKOVAR: Plenty of things to watch for over the final months of prep basketball...
The holidays are finally over and it’s time to get back to work. 2020 is officially here, and just like 2019, the year looks to be filled with fun and exciting moments from the world of prep sports. We...
View ArticleVikings Move on to San Fran
If you paid any attention to the media last week, you would’ve noticed that virtually nobody gave the Minnesota Vikings a chance to beat the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome last weekend. On one...
View ArticlePREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Top-ranked Warriors too much for Mayer Lutheran
MAYER – For the Mayer Lutheran boys basketball team, it was a good test to see where they are at as they hosted the No. 1 ranked team in Class A. In the end, it was the BOLD Warriors who proved worthy...
View ArticleVikings Fall Flat Again
Saturday wasn’t the performance that any fan was hoping to see from our Minnesota Vikings. After an emotional win on the road against the 13 win New Orleans Saints, it seemed that anything was...
View ArticlePREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Crusaders grind out a huge win against Heritage...
MAYER – Mayer Lutheran senior Lexi Schermann stood at the free-throw line with a chance to extend her team’s lead late in a big game against rival Heritage Christian Academy. After missing both free...
View ArticlePREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hentges, Bulldogs dig in defensively to pick up...
LESTER PRAIRIE – Spectrum senior Abby Thompson was a problem early on for the Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity girls basketball team in their matchup Tuesday night. The 5-foot-9 guard for the Sting was a...
View ArticleCOLLEGE BASKETBALL: Czinano’s patience, willingness to learn paying off in...
MINNEAPOLIS – For any high school player transitioning to the next level, it’s always an adjustment. Watertown-Mayer graduate Monika Czinano is a prime example of a player who waits her turn and makes...
View ArticleDear Kobe
Dear Kobe, From the moment I started crumpling up a piece of paper And shooting imaginary Game-winning shots In my 1st grade classroom saying “Kobe” I knew one thing was real: You helped me fall in...
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