Concerns about traffic, noise and the loss of trees and property tax revenue dominated a Highland Business Association Lunch and Learn session on June 13 on the University of Saint Thomas’ proposal to build a sports complex at the Highland…
Saint Thomas Academy got to the Class AAA state baseball tournament by beating Two Rivers twice in the section finals when all odds seemed stacked against them. But coming up with those heroics again at state proved a bit much…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightLess than 24 hours after his team’s season had ended, Central boys’ volleyball coach David Albornoz was already looking ahead to the 2023 campaign. “We’re going to play beach volleyball this summer,” he said. “I…
The University of Saint Thomas’ effort to alter the Ford site master plan to make way for a new sports complex at Highland Bridge begins in earnest on June 21. The Highland District Council (HDC) Community Development Committee will be…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightIt’s June and Phil Esten can finally catch his breath. It’s been a wild ride for the University of Saint Thomas athletic director for the past year. At this time in 2021, Esten was juggling…
Central junior Cole Spitzer might just be the best high school pitcher in the state few people have heard of. But like anything else, if you’re good enough you don’t stay unknown forever.The 5-foot-10, 150-pound lefty has a fastball that…
The Highland Park High School baseball team has been hitting on all cylinders this spring. Through May 2, the talented Scots had compiled a 7-0 overall record, including 5-0 in the Saint Paul City Conference. And though it was still…
Local high school baseball coaches all agree that their teams probably aren’t going to be at their sharpest in the early days of the season due to the inclement weather of the past few weeks.Hitting, pitching and fielding will all…
The Wright Call By Dave WrightWhen the Catholic Athletic Association (CAA) baseball coaches met on April 12 to go over the ground rules for the 2022 season, a longtime regular was noticeably missing. For the first time in over four…
Representatives of the University of Saint Thomas and Highland Bridge master developer Ryan Companies met on January 18 with the Highland District Council (HDC) Community Development Committee to discuss the possible construction of a new hockey arena and baseball and…
What a difference a year makes. Following the cancellation of the 2020 season due to COVID-19, the Minnesota American Legion Baseball Committee announced a few weeks ago that a record 372 teams from across the state are playing this summer.…
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…
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