STATE BASKETBALL STILL ON MY MIND!

I have been thinking about how much fun I had at the state girls’ basketball tournament all week long. I’m still on a high a week later! Sure I was exhausted when I got home that Saturday night, and I’ve recovered. But my mind won’t stop thinking about my experience at state girls’ basketball with the Minneota Vikings. Watching the Minneota Vikings girls’ basketball team … Continue reading STATE BASKETBALL STILL ON MY MIND!

BASKETBALL AND MORE BASKETBALL

Dawson/Boyd boys’ basketball team played in the Section championship game, and the Minneota girls played in the state basketball tournament at Williams Arena. How blessed I am to be living in Western Minnesota and covering some of the best high school teams in the state. It is Sunday afternoon and I have had some time to reflect on the last few days. So here is … Continue reading BASKETBALL AND MORE BASKETBALL

LAST TIME!

I was watching the Dawson/Boyd Blackjack girl basketball players hugging and crying with each other after their season came to an end in section play on the Canby gymnasium floor last Monday evening. The Blackjack seniors were especially having a difficult time because it was the last time they would ever put on a Blackjack basketball jersey. Every year I witness the emotions of senior ballplayers playing their last game and it always … Continue reading LAST TIME!

SHADOWS!

I have attended many high school state tournaments in the cities over the years and they are all very special. What I experienced this past weekend at Target Center in Minneapolis has to rank right up there with one of the best state tournament experiences ever for me! Words to describe the experience would be fun, proud, emotional, exhilarating, adrenaline rush, happy, draining, and more fun!  It should be a crime that … Continue reading SHADOWS!