Ronnie Porter, a point guard for St. Paul Como Park’s girls’ basketball team, recently scored her 1,000th point in an 89-55 nonconference victory over Minnehaha Academy last week.
Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald
Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald is a contributing columnist at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
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Suggs will be one of the best ever
Minnehaha Academy phenom Jalen Suggs will go down as one of the best student-athletes in state history.
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Foster leads Johnson past Central
Senior center Jesse Foster led a balanced scoring attack to lead St. Paul Johnson to victory.
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The first time I saw Tyler Johnson
A look back at the career of Northside sensation Tyler Johnson.
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Oturu leads Gophers past Michigan
University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s basketball (9-7, 3-3) won 75-67 over 19th-ranked University of Michigan Wolverines (11-5, 2-3) in a Big 10 Conference match-up.
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City and North High honor hometown hero
Appearing quiet and humbled, Tyler Johnson stood at midcourt prior to the scheduled game in Minneapolis North High School’s gymnasium last Saturday afternoon, January 4.
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Former prep stars representing in volleyball
As the sport of volleyball increases in diversity, here are five former metro-area standouts who have experienced success in the sport at the collegiate level.
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Timberwolves defeat Warriors to get back on winning track
The Minnesota Timberwolves got back to their winning ways defeating the Golden State
Warriors 99-84 Thursday evening
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Top prep sports figures of 2019
There were many prep sports figures deserving of recognition for 2019. Here are 21 that come to mind.
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2019 prep sports in photos
A few photo highlights from a spectacular year of sports.
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Augsburg women make history…again
Last week the Augsburg women’s basketball team made history yet again.
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New Orleans defeats Wolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves’ 107-99 defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans marked the team’s eighth loss in a row.
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Bello, Hubbard, Pitts lead Gophers past UC Davis
Senior center Taiye Bello and junior guards Gadiva Hubbard and Destiny Pitts led the University of Minnesota women’s basketball team to a 76-67 win over the University of
California-Davis.
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Sophomore trio leads Gophers past No. 3 Ohio State
The outstanding play of sophomores Marcus Carr, Daniel Oturu and Gabe Kalscheur led the University of Minnesota men’s basketball team to victory.
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Clippers defeat Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves (10-15) — who got 34 points from Karl-Anthony Towns and 34 from Andrew Wiggins — nearly overcame a 27-point deficit before losing 124-117 to the Los Angeles Clippers (20-7) at the Target Center last Friday evening.
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Utah defeats Timberwolves
The Timberwolves continued their losing streak, falling to the Utah Jazz.
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Morgan, Gophers part ‘on a good note’
Former Blaine High School and current University of Minnesota senior middle blocker Taylor Morgan lead the Golden Gophers to victory over Creighton University.
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Mestas, El-Amin teaming up for another season
Two former Mr. Basketball winners Robert Mestas and Khalid El-Amin are working together for the second year, coaching boys’ basketball at Burnsville High School.
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Jones leads Grizzlies past Wolves
Tyus Jones scored 12 points to help his team defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-107 at the Target center last Sunday evening.
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Carr leads Gophers past Clemson
The Gophers basketball team came away with a win against Clemson.