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 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 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 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…
VISTA Productions (Visitation and Saint Thomas Academy) earned Hennepin Theatre Trust Spotlight Awards for its show Peter and the Starcatcher directed by Wendy Short-Hays. The honors include outstanding Overall Performance, Sound Crew, Lighting Crew and Overall Technical Team. Several individual…
Anderson family's $75M gift sets in motion planning for new multipurpose facility.A $75 million gift from longtime benefactors Lee and Penny Anderson to the University of Saint Thomas has launched a year-long effort to draw up plans for a new…
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 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…
When the boys’ high school basketball season begins, most coaches already have a pretty good idea of the type of players they’ll have on hand. Between summer workouts and Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) games, they know who can shoot, who…
Boys’ high school hockey coaches would all love to have a roster with several snipers who can put the puck in the net. However, they also know that natural goal-scorers don’t grow on trees. Besides, the consensus among most coaches…
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