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St. Thomas women roar back to beat Northern Arizona
Things were looking decidedly down for the St. Thomas women at halftime of their game against the 1-7 Northern Arizona…
Has parity really reached the MIAC? (Women’s version)
With the retirement of St. Thomas from the MIAC, it has been said that the venerable conference has enjoyed greater…
Girls High School Basketball Roundup, December 1
The early season, all-star, jamboree phase of the girls high school basketball season is over. Now begins the grind, with…
Hopkins girls hammer Stevens Point 92-69
The 2nd annual Minnesota Stars Thanksgiving jamboree (I don’t think that’s it’s name, but that’s what it is) is continuing…
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What’s wrong with the Timberwolves?
Everybody is asking, What’s wrong with the Timberwolves? It’s all over the internet and talk radio/podcasts, etc. So I don’t…
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…
So, who the hell is Gus Young anyway? And what’s he got to do with Warroad?
As I mentioned in my previous post, I visited Gus Young Court at Gustavus Adolphus for the 1st time last…
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…
Girls State Tournament by the Numbers–Part 1: The Teams
The 2nd half century of Minnesota state high school girls basketball is now launched in the form of the 51st…
Hamline sweeps; Carleton men , St. Ben’s women also advance in MIAC QF
Hamline swept a pair of MIAC playoff games at home last night, while the Concordia (Moorhead) men and women both…
NSIC Playoff Preview–the Women
Like the NSIC men, the women also appear to feature a “Big 3” of bona fide championship contenders. Of course,…
NSIC Playoff Preview–the Men
If the Timberwolves season has been a rollercoaster, as so described by Ant Edwards, well, then, for the NSIC men…
MIAC playoff field set, as Bethel splits a pair of games with St. Ben’s and St. John’s
The MIAC closed out its regular season yesterday (Saturday, February 22). Bethel, St. Ben’s and St. John’s concluded their seasons…
Two Transformations in One Season for the Timberwolves
The pundits are all atwitter about the NBA season. The trades! That horrible all-star break!! And, now, the final push…
100 Years Ago–St. Paul was the capitol of Minnesota basketball
St. Paul Mechanic Arts and St. Thomas Academy The biggest news of the 1925 Minnesota basketball season came out of…
Mountain Iron-Buhl girls gathering strength for another post-season run
I remember last fall wondering if this might be one of those rare years when the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers girls…
Northfield girls edge Richfield; section playoffs begin Tuesday!
The post-season in Minnesota basketball begins this Tuesday with girls sectionals, though it will just be low-viz play-in games to…
5-Way Tie Atop Northern Sun Men’s Hoops Standings!
Way back last October I picked Minnesota State Moorhead to win the NSIC men’s basketball title this year. They started…