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It’s time to bring back the old private high school basketball tournament!
The MSHS invited Minnesota’s private schools to join the MSHSL in 1975. The privates accepted. (The Catholic schools had petitioned…
The second four-peat–DeLaSalle 1954-1957
So, the 1st state championship 4-peat in Minnesota was accomplished by Minnehaha Academy in the MPSL and MISL from 1950…
Gopher men battle adversity with toughness and character
The conversation around the Minnesota Gopher men is all about Ben Johnson’s status as coach. Well, the time will come…
The first four-peat–Minnehaha 1950-1953
What was the 1st Minnesota high school state championship 4-peat? OK, no suspense, because you don’t know. Almost nobody does.…
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2023 MN Basketball Team of the Year Candidates
You may already have noticed that we liked the UMD Bulldogs women as our Team of the Year. They went…
2022 Hoops Awards
Well, so we were waiting on the Minnesota Lynx to make our awards and, as you know, they kinda fizzled…
The Lynx at the Halfway Point (2023)
OK, not quite halfway. The Lynx are 10-13 as of July 25. The All-Star game is come and gone, and…
Boys State Tournament Statistical Analysis
OK, one final commentary about the boys state tournament. Some of you may know that I’ve been tracking the scoring…
It’s time to bring back the old private high school basketball tournament!
The MSHS invited Minnesota’s private schools to join the MSHSL in 1975. The privates accepted. (The Catholic schools had petitioned…
The second four-peat–DeLaSalle 1954-1957
So, the 1st state championship 4-peat in Minnesota was accomplished by Minnehaha Academy in the MPSL and MISL from 1950…
Gopher men battle adversity with toughness and character
The conversation around the Minnesota Gopher men is all about Ben Johnson’s status as coach. Well, the time will come…
The first four-peat–Minnehaha 1950-1953
What was the 1st Minnesota high school state championship 4-peat? OK, no suspense, because you don’t know. Almost nobody does.…
Timberwolves struggle for relevance
The Minnesota Timberwolves continue to struggle for relevance as the NBA moved on to bigger and better things–Luka Doncic, De’Aaron…
Remember the old private high school state tournaments? I didn’t think so.
I’m pretty sure that not many of you remember the old Minnesota private high school basketball tournaments. They were held…
NCAA bid is there for the Gopher women to take it
Despite a pair of tough losses out on the west coast this weekend, the Minnesota Gopher women remain very strongly…
Southwest State sweeps St. Cloud; men and women both 12-2 in the Northern Sun
The Northern Sun started life as the Northern Teachers Conference consisting of the Bemidji Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, St. Cloud and…
Cherry 85 Minneapolis North 66, and it wasn’t that close!
Undoubtedly many of the Cherry fans who came down to the Twin Cities to watch their team manhandle Minneapolis North…
Gustavus men and women sweep Hamline; and take a look at those St. Mary’s women!
Gustavus Adolphus swept a men’s and women’s doubleheader Wednesday night (January 22) at Hamline. The Gusties men won a grinder…