The Wright Call By Dave WrightFall is a busy time for many Minnesotans, with lots of football and soccer games to watch or play, cabins to shut down for the winter, and the last of summer-like weather to enjoy. However,…
The Wright Call By Dave Wright Few if any athletes forge a tighter bond than gymnasts. Theirs is a world where everybody seems to know everybody. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Division I athlete or a youngster in your…
The Wright Call By Dave Wright When the word got out that Cretin-Derham Hall was going to drop down a level to Class 5A for football this year, some people presumed it might add a new chapter to the school’s…
The Wright Call By Dave Wright The new look for University of Saint Thomas sports extends to more than a change in on-field personnel. As a new Division I athletic program, the school has heftier bills to pay and must…
The Wright Call By Dave Wright For a lot of people around these parts, it’s been an unpleasant, hot summer. A relative who is a native Saint Paulite paid a recent visit to her hometown and, despite some relief from…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightFor close to four decades, University of Saint Thomas women’s track and field coach Joe Sweeney has had two traditions take place near the end of May. He usually has one or more members of…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightIn slightly more than a month, Natalie Braga will be like many other teens heading from home to pursue a higher education. The recent Highland Park graduate will be off to Chicago, where she’ll join…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightRegular readers of this column are probably aware that I grew up in Detroit in the 1960s. I found myself thinking back to my youth in the Motor City on a recent Friday night. When…
The Wright Call By Dave Wright Cretin-Derham Hall is no stranger to state high school sports tournaments. The Raiders have been frequent visitors in football, basketball, hockey and baseball, winning state championships in all of them along the way. Its…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightThe University of Saint Thomas’ final days of playing in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) are proving to be a mixed bag. The good news is that its baseball and softball teams advanced to…
The Wright Call By Dave Wright First, they got the word that players could take off their masks while competing. Now, as the spring seasons head for their climax, there’s a sense that high school sports are slowly returning to…
The Wright Call By Dave Wright Thomas Wolfe was wrong when he wrote You Can’t Go Home Again in the 1930s. With the proper incentives, you can. Just ask John Tschida. For the past two decades, Tschida’s home has been…