Down 12-0 at halftime and missing key graduated stars, the St. Paul Johnson Governors engineered a thriller, pulling off a 21-20 comeback win over St. Agnes sealed by a late two-point conversion.
Dr Mitchell Palmer McDonald
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Howell has outstanding coaching career at St. Paul Central
For the first time in over two decades, St. Paul Central will open its athletic season without Scott Howell on the sidelines. We look back at a historic run that defined Minutemen sports.
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The man who hired me
Wallace “Jack” Jackman is definitely someone who will be missed. Jackman, who recently passed away at the age of 81, had a profound impact on my journey as a photo journalist. It was the summer of 1996 and I was looking for a place to write a sports column and photograph Black high school student […]
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A Conversation with Lawrence Ellis on Leadership, Youth Athletics, and the Future of Minnesota Sports
In this episode of MSR Blacklight On Sports, hosts Charles Hallman and Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald talk with Minnesota sports leader Lawrence Ellis about the evolution of youth athletics, policy decisions influencing access and fairness, and the leadership needed to support student-athletes statewide.
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Lee Hawkins on Journalism, Identity & Power
Lee Hawkins joins Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald on Blacklight On Sports to discuss his journalism career, music, and why Black representation in media still matters.
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‘Blacklight on Sports’ feat. Melvin Newbern
Watch MSR sports columnists Charles Hallman and Dr. Mitchell Palmer interview Melvin Newbern.