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Farmington coach leads effort to move high school state softball tourney from North Mankato to University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus
Farmington Tigers softball head coach Paul Harrington is hoping the state high school league will consider moving the high school state softball tournament from its longtime home in North Mankato to the Twin Cities.
Fray between Bally Sports, Xfinity leaves Minnesota sports fans frustrated
MINNEAPOLIS — For Minnesota sports fans, this is the wrong time for Bally Sports North to go black.The Twins are on a winning streak and the Wolves are in the playoffs. Some fans say no coverage is a slap in the face."A punch, not a slap. A major punch in the face," said Isaiah Smith.Smith loves Minnesota sports teams. "Lifelong Timberwolves fan," Smith said.He is one of thousands complaining about turning on Bally Sports North on Xfinity and finding this message: "Bally Sports is no longer available. The owner of Bally Sports is in bankruptcy proceedings, and we have offered them multiple...
Maple Grove team recaps from last week
The following is a recap of Maple Grove games that took place last week. Crimson sneak by Tornados to retain .500 record Maple Grove baseball saw their winning streak come to an end after they lost 2-1 to Buffalo on April 22 and 11-7 to Elk River the day after. On April 25, Maple Grove got back to .500 with a 3-2 win against Anoka. ...
Gophers among 14 colleges competing for Monticello's Luke Emmerich
P.J. Fleck has offered QB/DB Luke Emmerich, continuing his efforts to lock up top in-state talent. Emmerich a three star prospect and ranked as the No. 7 player in the 2025 Minnesota class, according to 247Sports. If he commits to the Gophers he would be the third top-seven Minnesota player from the 2025 class to commit to the U, joining No. 1 Emmanuel Karmo and No. 6 Cameron Begalle.
Walk-off powers West over Hopkins
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Mankato West Scarlets high school softball team down 4-0 at one point complete the 5-4 comeback win over the Hopkins Royals on a walk-off Wednesday afternoon. Scarlets are back in action next Monday when they travel to Le Sueur-Henderson.
'Ready to do some dirty work': Caleb Williams commits to Minnesota
It's been said before and we'll say it again: The transfer portal giveth and the transfer portal taketh away. That's precisely the situation unfolding Wednesday as Gophers star freshman guard Cam Christie has reportedly entered the portal while Minnesota has received a commitment from Division III star Caleb Williams. "Locked...
Osseo track and field takes 3rd in Monticello
The Osseo boys’ and girls’ track and field teams hopped on busses and rode them to Monticello for the Monticello Invitational. There was some strong gusts of wind behind the backs of the runners but everybody competed in the same conditions so the playing field was level. Monticello won the boys’ meet while Alexandria won the girls’ side. Osseo took third on both fronts. The boys scored 128 and the girls scored 114.5. ...
Hornets continue to sting the baseball during winning streak
Momentum is building for the Edina High baseball team after three straight Lake Conference wins last week. Before the winning streak began, Edina played St. Louis Park April 22 and lost 4-1 to Oriole pitching ace Miles Jungroth. The Hornets managed only four hits - two by Michael Simonson and one each by Jack McCoy and Owen Hatch. Chase Bjorgaard and Robby Azar pitched for Edina. Coach Nevers sent Spencer...
Feature Athletes of the Week: Senior 5 power Andover softball to top of NWSC
Feature Andover softball seniors Kaelyn Polzin, Morgan Kostecka, Addison Winter, Maia Johnson and Joanne Bro, who have helped power the Huskies to a 9-1 start. Kaelyn Polzin Start in softball “I started playing baseball when I was 3 years old....
Coach Koltes wins 400th game with Crimson softball
Not many coaches stick around with one school for 23 years. Fewer still, find as much success as Maple Grove softball coach Jim Koltes. Koltes has been with the program since practically the turn of the century and last week, he became the 28th coach in Minnesota softball history to tally his 400th career victory. “I feel really blessed. I’ve had some unbelievable talent,” said Koltes on getting to 400. ...
Maple Grove softball takes down rival Osseo for 3rd straight win
It’s always a party when Maple Grove and Osseo meet on the softball diamond. The Crimson hosted the Orioles on April 25 and were looking to win their third straight game after a 2-2 start. After suffering a loss to Andover, Maple Grove beat Wayzata 11-1 on April 22 and Elk River 13-3 on Wednesday, April 23 for back-to-back wins. Maple Grove scored nine runs over the final two frames...
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