It was a pretty good day for track and field athletes from Minneapolis Washburn and St. Paul Highland as both schools captured boys’ and girls’ City championships from their respective conferences. Here is how it happened! Minneapolis girls’ track First-place finishes by Emily Covert (800 meter run, 1600 meter run), Grace Dickel (3200 meter run), Charlotte DeVaughn … [Read more...]
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Former track standout comes home to promote new book
Entrepreneur, painter and performer Jeanna Brown accomplished plenty on the track field as a student-athlete hurdler, sprinter and long jumper at Cretin Derham Hall. She qualified for state in the latter event as a senior before graduating in 1989. Brown, who currently resides in Los Angeles, will be home this weekend for a meet-and-greet to promote her latest book entitled … [Read more...]
Robinson, Smith, and Buford have accomplished plenty
Former prep girls’ basketball greats Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central), Lauryn Smith (St. Paul Johnson) and Kiara Buford (St. Paul Central) have accomplished plenty on and off the court. One recently became a champion, another signed on to continue an already brilliant college career at the collegiate level, while a third former outstanding prep and collegiate player proved … [Read more...]
Inner City All-Star Classic event held at North High
The 24th Annual Inner City All-Star Classic, featuring the top senior girls’ and boys’ basketball layers in the Twin Cities, was held last Saturday at Minneapolis North High School. Mikayla Homola (Osseo) led Team Faith to victory over Team Truth, scoring 16 points and capturing the Tamara Moore MVP trophy in the girls’ game, named after the 1998 Ms. Basketball winner from … [Read more...]
Inner City All-Star Classic to be held at North High
The Inner City All-Star Classic will be played Sunday, May 7 at Minneapolis North High School. Isaac Johnson (Minneapolis North), McKinley Wright IV (Champlin Park), and Jericho Sims (Cristo Ray) will headline the boys’ game while the girls’ contest will feature Mykayla Hayes (Park Center) and DeAnna Winston (Hopkins). Larry McKenzie (Minneapolis North) and Rob Mestas … [Read more...]