The Wright Call By Dave WrightIn early May, the 48-member Representative Assembly of the Minnesota State High School League approved an amendment that will make boys’ volleyball a varsity sport beginning with the 2024-25 school year.A similar amendment last year…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightHere are the scores of the first 10 games of the season for a local team: 17-8, 17-3, 14-0, 16-1, 12-2, 10-0, 19-0, 25-3, 11-1 and 14-3. Pick the dominant team from one of the…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightA person might have a hard time convincing the folks in charge of maintaining the playing fields around these parts, but according to the calendar spring has been with us for more than six weeks.…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightBud Grant and Bill Hafner likely never met, but both men, who passed away recently, shared a lot in common.Grant, 95, who hadn’t coached a football game in nearly four decades, was fondly remembered by…
The Wright Call By Dave Wright State tournaments are unusual events in the life of a coach. You prepare all season for the possibility of getting to one. When you get there, you finish one game and you need to…
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.…
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…
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…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightA month or so ago, Saint Thomas Academy football coach Dan O’Brien got a phone call from Jeff Ferguson, a longtime friend. Ferguson had considerable success coaching high school football at Totino-Grace, winning eight state…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightWhen she was a junior at Highland Park High School, Molly Moening started on a journey. One of the state’s top cross-country skiers, she knew she wanted to compete in the sport in college. There…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightMatt Funk sounded tired when he answered the phone. It was the second of two snow days for students at Cretin-Derham Hall. Snow days may be fun for students who don’t have to go to…
The Wright Call By Dave Wright Ten days after seeing his team come so close to winning a 10th NCAA Division II volleyball championship, Concordia University-Saint Paul head coach Brady Starkey was still trying to put the 2022 season in…
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