Girls State Tournament by the Numbers–Part 2: The Top Individual Performers
First, the top 5 plus ties in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. Maddyn Greenway, Providence, and Tori Oehrlein, Crosby-Ironton,…
All About Minnesota Basketball
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…
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…
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…
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…
Northfield girls turn the tables on Winona in 87-27 rout, probably the biggest margin in their 50-year rivalry
I watched the Northfield Raider girls clobber the Winona Winhawks 87-27 Saturday (February 18). There’s been a remarkable reversal of…
A magical night for Monticello girls–and the boys, too
One of the best stories in high school basketball so far this year is the Monticello Magic girls. They clobbered…
The Best of the Breakdown Southern Minnesota Hoops Fest with all-star teams
I saw all or part of 7 games at the Breakdown’s Southern Minnesota Hoops Fest yesterday (Saturday, January 4). I’ve…
Mid-season update–top 40 girls high school basketball teams 1-1-25
Class AAAA W-L, Pts-Opponent Pts, Section Favorite, Signature Win(s), Losses 1. Hopkins 9-3, 73-54, Section 6; Hopkins 64 Benilde 62,…