Brenden scored an early victory for gender equity.Peg Brenden never wanted to write a book about her experiences as a high school tennis player who fought for gender equity on the court and in the arena of women’s athletics. “It…
Minnehaha Academy started off soundly in the quarterfinals of the state Class AA girls’ basketball tournament on March 15, coming back with a furious second half to dismantle New London-Spicer 50-28 at Williams Arena.However, the Redhawks (23-9) weren’t able to…
Things were getting a bit tense for Minnehaha Academy early in the second half of their Section 4AA boys’ basketball championship game against Concordia Academy on March 17. The Redhawks raced to a 6-0 lead in the first two minutes…
It would’ve been a great Cinderella story for the Saint Thomas Academy basketball team. Unfortunately, the second-seeded Cadets saw their shot at going to the ball come to an end with a 65-48 loss to top-seeded DeLaSalle in the Section…
The Cretin-Derham Hall boys’ hockey team can certainly feel better about its state Class AA tournament appearance earlier this month than it did a year ago when it qualified for the first time since 2009.The Raiders put together a dominating…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightFor the vast majority of the 363 Division I men’s basketball teams, the season will end with a loss in either a conference or NCAA tournament game. The University of Saint Thomas was no exception.…
Isabelle Fowler’s journey in competitive ice skating literally began in her own backyard.Now 14 and living in Highland Park, Isabelle was in kindergarten when she taught herself how to “spin and twirl” on a rink built by her father in…
The Cretin-Derham Hall boys’ hockey team rode a strong start to a 4-2 victory over Saint Thomas Academy in the Section 3AA title game on March 1 to return to this week’s state tournament.The Raiders (18-9-1) will face Maple Grove…
The Wright Call By Dave Wright The newest local sports dynasty is the Saint Catherine University swim team, which won its third straight Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) title last month. The season has been extended for several Saint Kate’s…
After back-to-back seasons of misfortune, including dealing with the COVID pandemic and a rash of untimely injuries, this winter has been fairly issue-free for the Highland Park High School wrestling team. Coach Wayne Otto hopes that will continue in the…
The Two Rivers boys’ hockey team is playing with a renewed spirit this season under first-year head coach Brandon Ferraro and the results are showing on the scoreboard.After struggling to get over the .500 mark the last few years, the…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightIn recent years at Saint Thomas Academy, thoughts about getting to state have been reserved for the swimming and hockey teams, and a few wrestlers. This year, another entity seems intent on making a bid…
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