This week’s “Fab Five” photos feature five boys’ basketball players — Daniel Oturu (Cretin-Derham Hall), Tre Jones (Apple Valley), Tyrell Terry (DeLaSalle), Wendell Matthews (Columbia Heights) and Lu’Cye Patterson (Brooklyn Center) — who played well in the boys’ basketball tournament a couple of weeks ago. Cretin-Derham Hall won the Class AAAA title; Apple Valley was … [Read more...]
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‘Significant Six’ prep stars of the week
This week’s “Significant Six” features six players – Aja Wheeler, Kierra Wheeler, Jada Buford, Ja’Hyia Gaston, Ty’Neecia Longs and Andrea Tribble – who helped Robbinsdale Cooper capture their first-ever Class AAA state girls’ basketball title last week with a 49-37 victory over Northfield. They were led by Kiara Buford, a two-time state champion as a player for St. Paul Central … [Read more...]
‘Fab Five’ Prep Stars of the Week
This week’s “Fab Five” photos feature a former athletic director’s jersey retirement by the college he played basketball for (Al Frost Jr.), a former prep girls’ basketball player having her jersey retired (Andrayah Adams), two future University of Minnesota basketball players going head-to-head in a high school matchup (Daniel Oturu and Gabe Kalscheur), and a ninth grader … [Read more...]
‘Fab Five’ prep stars of the week
This week’s “Fab Five” five photos feature a former girls’ basketball standout leading her college team (Cayla McMorris); a shooting guard leading the way for his Class 2A top-10 team (Tayler Johnson); two players reaching the 1,000-point career mark (Lu’Cye Patterson and Courtney Brown Jr.); and a senior guard who was selected to play in the McDonald’s … [Read more...]
This week’s ‘Fab Five’ prep stars
This week’s “Fab Five” photos feature a former boys’ basketball standout (Bryndan Matthews) leading his college team in scoring; a girls’ basketball player (Ysareia Chevre) turning heads with her outstanding play; a point guard (Antwan Kimmons) having an outstanding game in a loss; another point guard (Bryce Phillips) leading his team to an important victory; and a former … [Read more...]
