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 Lewis placed second in the 100 and 200 … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

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...]