This week’s column features four former Minnesota prep girls’ basketball players who went on to college and are now in the WNBA. Lindsay Whalen (Hutchinson, University of Minnesota, Minnesota Lynx), Tayler Hill (Minneapolis South, Ohio State University, Washington Mystics), Nia Coffey (Hopkins, Northwestern University, Las Vegas Aces), and Rachel Banham (Lakeville North, … [Read more...]
One of the last of three-sport scholar athletes
Today, Matthew Kipper is an exception. His exception used to be the norm. The recent Bloomington Jefferson High School graduate was a three-sport standout during a time when many student-athletes specialize in one sport. He excelled in football, basketball and track and field while graduating with a 3.5 G.P.A., receiving numerous scholarship offers, and being named the … [Read more...]
St. Paul city track meet was full of highlights
The St. Paul City Conference boys’ and girls’ track meet held last week at St. Paul Harding High School last week had plenty of highlights. Here are five of them. Seventh-grader Hemetii Apet anchored the 4x400 girls’ relay team – which also included Sophia Rubins, Isabela Gonzales and Mary Ostergren – to a first-place finish, helping St. Paul Central to the … [Read more...]
‘Fab Five’ athletes of the week
This week’s “Fab Five” athletes are members of the Minneapolis North’s 2016 Class A state championship boys’ basketball team. Four players (Tyler Johnson, Isaac Johnson, Patrick Dembley and Jamil Jackson) are currently embarking on successful collegiate student-athlete careers, while the remaining team member (Odell Wilson IV) will begin his this fall. … [Read more...]
North Dakota State ‘Fab Five’
This week’s “Fab Five” features five former metro area basketball players who teamed up to give the North Dakota State College of Science men’s basketball team a successful season. Melvin Newbern Jr. (Robbinsdale Cooper), Johnnie Turner (Minneapolis South), Sam Baker (Benilde St. Margaret’s), Marquis Holloman (Minneapolis North), and Oman Oman (Austin), led the Wildcats to a … [Read more...]