Hopkins boys and Ken Novak, Jr., begin campaign for all-time wins record with win at White Bear Lake; oh, and about coach James Ware
There was a time when Ken Novak, Jr., couldn’t lose for winning. He won 20 or more games 28 years…
All About Minnesota Basketball
Boys State Tournament by the Numbers–the Teams and the Players
Best of 2025 Boys Basketball Tournament Top Teams Note: The 2 ordinal numbers after each team name indicate the state…
In the heartland of Wisconsin high school basketball
I visited the heartland of Wisconsin high school basketball this past weekend–and that, my friends, would be the city of…
Were the private schools any good before 1975?
One of the interesting questions in the history of Minnesota high school basketball–at least, it’s interesting to me, because I…
It’s time to bring back the old private high school basketball tournament!
The MSHSL 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…
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.…
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…
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…
Faribault 63 Northfield 61…or Faribault 65 Northfield 61. Take your pick.
It was a strange game. Everyone agreed on that. First, there was the matter of the officiating. “The officials impacted…