MARSHALL — That championship experience has kept Central Minnesota Christian calm. Leading 38-26 at halftime against Dawson-Boyd, the Blackjacks overcame that deficit, bringing it down to five with just under nine minutes to play. Through it all, the Bluejays never backed down. “We did it last year, so we knewRead More →
ROCHESTER – After keeping Stewartville at arm’s length for most of the game, the Austin Packers were able to pull back late on Friday night to claim a 70-57 win over the Tigers in the league title game. Section 1AAA at the Mayo Civic Center. Ultimately, the game ended inRead More →
ST. JOSEPH – The Kimball area women’s basketball team avenged their regular season loss to the Osakis Silverstreaks by winning 48-43 in the Division 6AA playoffs Saturday at St. John’s University. Osakis beat Kimball 74-51 on Feb. 8. Kimball Area took a 22-4 lead late in the first half onRead More →
HENRIETTA — Midlakes High School’s women’s basketball team has set a goal of winning its first sectional title in three years. On Friday night, that goal became a reality. The top-seeded Screaming Eagles held off No. 3 seeded Wellsville 51-41 at Rush-Henrietta High School to win the Class B2 championship.Read More →
ARTESIA – After 80 minutes, the Artesia men’s soccer team’s 20-game winning streak was still alive, but the score was a draw. However, the Pioneers were still confident in overtime. “They believed in themselves. They believed in each other,” said Artesia boys soccer coach Octavio Marquez, who graduated from ArtesiaRead More →
After winning the first-ever CIF Sac Joaquin league title for Liberty Ranch men’s soccer, they faced Dixon last Tuesday night to win the SVC section title. Their first playoff game against Orestimba was a solid 5-1 victory. After that, nothing would be easy or taken for granted. The following game,Read More →
Like magician David Blaine, the St. Patrick-St. The Vincent High Boys basketball team is famous for their elaborate magic tricks. Throughout the game, the Bruin’s Lair crowd might have wondered what illusion the Bruins would create in the final minutes of the Division III North Coast Section championship against Ross’Read More →
Rochester’s big scorers Lourdes showed up when the Eagles needed them most. Senior defenseman Charlie Kielty, the team’s second-leading scorer, scored twice. Peyton Loeslie, a sophomore with 36 points, scored for the fourth time in five games. Top scorer Matt Mahoney added an empty goal. But the game-winning goal Thursday,Read More →
Marie-Elena Schembri/Calaveras Company The Bret Harte High School women’s basketball team hopes to be the queens of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section V playoffs. And to be crowned as the best of the moment, the potential queens will have to win in the house of the Kings. No. 2 Bret HarteRead More →
He would take the shirt off his back and he probably did, said Katie Ahart. This is how the late Fred Ahart, coach for 51 years and former President of Section 9, is known. He had long been a fixture in the Section 9 boys’ athletic and basketball community. HisRead More →
Tanner O’Grady may have broken a stalemate to give Upper St. Clair a 48-46 win over Mt. Lebanon, but his lopsided last-second bucket caused a traffic jam in the Section 2 standings, 6A halfway through the boys basketball season. USC and Lebo tied with Bethel Park and Baldwin for firstRead More →
It’s more than a balcony. It is a movement. A group of six LSU students have united to form a responsible student chapter that has taken on the historic task of bringing the cheers and hype back to LSU sporting events. Their efforts have been noticed and supported. These areRead More →
Washingtonville football has found a new coach. After Anthony Finochio announced he was stepping down after three seasons on Jan. 3, the Wizards will now have former coach Don Clark at the helm, who guided the Wizards to division titles in 2003, 2011 and 2016. “I’m very happy to haveRead More →