Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald

New York Jets cornerback Marcus Williams spent his childhood playing football for the YMCA in North Minneapolis at Fairview Park before embarking on an outstanding prep career at Hopkins High School and three FSC National championships as a three-time All-American at North Dakota State University. Last Saturday Williams was on his old stomping grounds hosting […]

Minneapolis Edison, Minneapolis North, North St. Paul and Eden Prairie were represented by track and field athletes who dominated a couple of weeks ago at the state track and field meet held at Hamline University. Jia Lewis and Jada Lewis led Minneapolis Edison to its second straight Class A girls’ track and field championship. Jia […]

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), […]

In late February, Northeast College Prep School paraprofessional Onika Craven invited me to speak to a classroom of fifth graders taught by teacher Kaylena Greenwell.     Craven, who has been employed at the startup charter school since December, accomplished plenty on the basketball court while playing for Minneapolis Washburn in the late 1990s. Today, she’s […]

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 […]

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 […]

Daniel Oturu — the 6’8” junior and University of Minnesota commit — scored 21 of 38 points in the second half to lead Cretin Derham Hall to a 71-61 victory over Lakeville North to help the Raiders capture third place honors in the Class 4A state boys’ basketball tournament last month. The forward also had […]

The Austin High School boys basketball team — behind the outstanding play of senior forward Oman Oman, and junior guards Duoth Gach and Both Gach — placed second in the Class 3A tournament last month after losing to five-time defending champion DeLaSalle 72-44. The Packers defeated St. Thomas Academy (55-49) and Marshall (73-53) before facing […]

Curtis Bell (St. Paul Washington), Aliza Karlen (St. Paul Central), Isaac Johnson (Minneapolis North), and Morgan Hill (Minneapolis South) were named Players of the Year (POY) in their respective conferences in boys and girls basketball. Bell, a 6’-3”senior guard who was named St. Paul City Conference boys basketball POY, is one of the best players you’ve never heard of. He averaged 25.5 points […]

Jalen Suggs, JaVonni Bickham, Lorenzo Smith, and Terry Lockett led Minnehaha Academy to a 47-36 victory over Crosby-Ironton to capture its first Class 2A state championship since 2013. Suggs, a 6′- 3″ freshman guard could be on his way to being one of the state’s best ever. He led the way with 22 points. Smith, […]

Goanar Mar, Gabe Kalscheur and Tyrell Terry helped DeLaSalle captured its sixth consecutive Class 3A state boys basketball championship last week defeating Austin 72-44 at the Target Center. George Mason University signee Mar, a 6′-7″ senior forward, led the way with 28 points. Six-foot- three junior guard Kalscheur had 12, 5′- 11″ senior back-court mate […]

Junior guard Tre Jones scored 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds while dominating on both ends of the floor to lead Apple Valley to a 60-54 victory over Champlain Park and the Class 4A state boys basketball title. Mason Morse added 12 points and Mohamed Kone played a near flawless floor game for the Eagles. This was […]

Hopkins, one the state’s top programs, completed their runnerup Class 4A finish with a 31-1 record behind the outstanding play and leadership of senior guard Dee-Dee Winston, junior backcourt mate Raena Suggs, fellow junior center Angie Hammond, sophomore guard Dlayla Chakolis, and freshmen guard sensation Paige Bueckers. Suggs, Bueckers and Hammond were selected to the […]