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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.
Bally Sports goes dark for Xfinity customers after no agreement
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Bally Sports Networks went dark Tuesday night for Comcast Xfinity customers after the two companies failed to reach an agreement on a deal. The dispute leaves Minnesota sports fans with few options, as Bally Sports North, which carries Twins, Wild, Timberwolves, and Lynx games, is only available on DirectTV, Spectrum, and FuboTV. Diamond Sports Group, the company that owns the Bally networks, has also failed to reach an agreement with YouTubeTV.
Mark Strobel named new head coach at St. Thomas Academy
Strobel replaces Mike Randolph who served three years at the helm. MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn., May 2, 2024 – Saint Thomas Academy announced today that its next head hockey coach will be Mark Strobel, who has coached at the junior and collegiate levels for more than a decade and previously played for the New Jersey Devils’ minor league teams, Team USA, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers and the Hill Murray Pioneers.
Killer ‘B’s: CL Girls Lax topples Blaine & Becker
The Wildcats kept their perfect season going in girls lacrosse with a 16-4 shellacking of the winless Becker Bulldogs on Thursday, April 25. Camryn Hinsch, Kamryn Peterson and Alyson Vogelsang led the way on offense for the ‘Cats as the trio combined for 10 goals, with Hinsch netting four of them. Vogelsang and Peterson both had three tallies in the game, and Vogelsang had an assist along with her three.
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.
St. Paul to add 163 miles of bike lanes over 15 years
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Cyclists can expect to get around St. Paul easier and safer in the coming years. The St. Paul City Council updated its bike plan last week to add 163 miles of protected bike lanes over the next 15 years. The original version of this...
Three captains hungry for a three-peat for St. Paul Academy
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The St Paul Academy boys' tennis team is hoping to hold onto the dynasty they've created, working to three-peat their single-A state championship title.Part of their preparation to make that happen is to play tougher teams in the regular season, like the Eden Prairie Eagles."We really want to try to set the level higher and get some more competition that we didn't get in previous years," said Maik Nguyen, a senior captain of the team.Nguyen leads the team alongside two other co-captains, Leo Benson and Baasit Mahmood. All three hold themselves to a high standard."I think...
Softball: Ponies top Roseville, Woodbury
ROSEVILLE — A nine-run outburst in the top of the fifth inning shortened the game to five innings as Stillwater cruised to a 14-2 Suburban East Conference softball victory over Roseville on Wednesday, May 1 at Anpetu Teca. It was the second win in a row for the Ponies after getting shut out by White Bear Lake for the second time this season. Stillwater also upended Woodbury 8-2 in a conference game on April 30. ...
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