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…
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…
The Cretin-Derham Hall boys’ hockey team would like a do-over of last year’s postseason play. But that doesn’t mean the Raiders can’t learn from their past.One year ago, CDH was rated No. 1 in Class AA as it prepared for…
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…
Last winter, the Saint Thomas Academy hockey team landed in the unfamiliar place by finishing with a .500 record and being knocked out of the playoffs in the section semifinals. One year later, with a coaching change and a largely…
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…
The Cretin-Derham Hall boys’ hockey team has been accustomed to handling pressure. The Raiders started off this season as the top-ranked team in the state in Class AA, but suffered three losses before New Year’s Day.However, they continued to improve…
Starting listeners’ day is latest challenge for local news buffMost people in their mid-50s tend to be settled in their careers and may even be thinking ahead to retirement. Taking up a new pastime or tackling a new job is…
As everybody knows by now, the COVID-19 pandemic threw a huge check into the boys’ hockey season last winter. Games didn’t start until mid-January and new safety protocols, including having to wear facemasks under their face shields, all became part…
The Wright Call By Dave Wright October 19 was a sunny 74 degrees that many folks may remember as the last really pleasant day they’ll see until, say, April. Brad Moening, however, is likely to remember October 19 for a…
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