Best In State Eastview Boys Have High Hoop Dreams
Eastview's boys basketball team is ranked number one in the state, and they may very well have the best senior player, too.
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Eastview's boys basketball team is ranked number one in the state, and they may very well have the best senior player, too.
They both start on the varsity basketball team and they're brothers. That's not unusual until you learn that they play the same position -- not with each other -- but against each other.
Didn't get a chance to watch WCCO-TV's High School Sports Rally Friday night? We've got all the action for you right here.
Sometimes in life things do work out nicely. The Rau family has had that happen many nights in hockey, but it was almost perfect last Saturday night.
Fred Hoiberg has seen much: an NBA career, a near death experience due to a heart condition, and a return to his roots at Iowa State University, where he is trying to get the Cyclones back to prominence.
Didn't get a chance to watch WCCO-TV's High School Sports Rally Friday night? We've got all the action for you right here.
The University of Minnesota men's hockey team takes on Colorado College this weekend. If there's one player that will be a key to the series and a key to every series the rest of the season, it's Nick Bjugstad.
Ben Johnson played for the Gophers, Eric Crawford played at the University of Northern Iowa and now both are coaches for Crawford's college.
The sophomore class of boys basketball players in the state has one clearly at the head of the class: Apple Valley's Tyus Jones. But moving up the chart is Robbinsdale Cooper's Rashad Vaughn. All the big schools are talking to him, and it's for good reason.
The Gopher basketball team is looking for help this year, and they have someone lined up for next year who can hopefully give them a boost.
Natalie Darwitz used to start for the gophers -- she even served as an assistant coach for the university. But now she is the head coach of her own high school program at Lakeville South.
Friday night was full of high school sports action, and WCCO-TV had it covered with High School Sports Rally.
Ricky Rubio is starting to make a marketing name with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and could Trevor Mbakwe play for the Gophers again? It's all here in this week's news and notes.
The story of Benilde St. Margaet's Jack Jablonski's paralyzing injury is a chilling reminder, because 15 years ago Ben Peyton was playing hockey for Edina when a hit left him paralyzed. He has made great progress since that day, not just physically.
The pheasant hunting season ended in Minnesota Saturday, but earlier this week I headed west with flip cam in hand to get in on the tradition.
Greg Camarillo is a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings. His father is a professor at Stanford who grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of Compton. It's the rough part of town, and the Camarillo's have been doing something about it.
WCCO-TV's Mike Max sat down to chat with Timberwolves head coach Rick Adelman about the team and the up-coming, shorter-than-usual season.
Louie Schmitz came to Farmington from Red Lake Falls in 1954 and helped start hockey outdoors -- the way he prefers it's played. Since then, he coached hockey and just about every other sport, but that was simply a platform to change lives.
Royce White is one of the most talented basketball players that didn't play for Tubby Smith because of off-the-court issues. He's now at Iowa State under the tutelage of former Timberwolf Fred Hoiberg.
Ricky Rubio will make his unofficial debut with the Minnesota Timberwolves Saturday night as they host the Milwaukee Bucks in preseason basketball at the Target Center.
When we first met Joe Dziedzic it was 1989. He was leading the state in scoring at Minneapolis Edison High School and on his way to a Mr. Hockey Award. Fast forward 22 years and he is back in high school hockey.
Friday night was full of high school sports action, and WCCO-TV had it covered with High School Sports Rally.
Friday night was full of high school sports action, and WCCO-TV had it covered with High School Sports Rally.
It's unusual to have two players that earn division scholarships from the same high school basketball team. It's even more unusual when they're going to the same college and that they happen to be best friends.
The Gophers women's basketball team beat Air Force Wednesday night at Williams Arena and once again they were led by freshman Rachel Banham with 18 points. She's definitely making her presence felt on the floor.
