Our Audio From The Hamline Tournament

Just click on the game you want to hear the play by play. Please note that 2 games (Lakeville North vs. Osseo and Centennial vs. St. Paul Highland Park) were cut short due to the way the game was going and I was losing my voice. Hamline Tournament - A

Centennial 76, St. Paul Highland Park 44 F

Rosemount 57, St. Paul Central 53 F

Hamline Tournament - B

Lakeville North 76, Osseo 46 F

White Bear Lake 53, Minneapolis North 45 F

Hamline Tournament - C

Eastview 74, Blaine 55 F

Hopkins 70, Providence Academy 52 F Hamline Tournament – Day 2 Hamline Tournament - A Centennial vs. Rosemount 1st HALF ONLY - St. Paul Central vs. St. Paul Highland Park Hamline Tournament - B Lakeville North vs. White Bear Lake NO AUDIO - Minneapolis North vs. Osseo Hamline Tournament - C NO AUDIO - Blaine vs. Providence Academy Eastview vs. Hopkins

Ask Mr. Mark - A Pat On My Back

First I want to say that the story your about to read is true and several "fun" things were left out. This young man, Mark Anthony, has more tools to go far in life then most people I have met and that includes some very high profile success stories! After reading the first 2 paragraphs here, click on the link below to read the whole article. Then surf his blog and let me know when you get back from Vegas!

October 5, 2009 by Mr Mark

On my recent trip back to Minnesota, I made a special point of visiting an old friend. Tony Geer. If you ever want to learn anything about retail marketing, guerrilla style, spend a few minutes with Tony and you will have an MBA level degree in retail marketing.

I first met Tony while managing a kiosk next to his at Mall of America in Minnesota. The first thing that attracted me to him was his ability to call a spade a spade. He could rip an employee for bad business practices one minute, and spin around the next minute and woo a passerby into stopping to look, than buy whatever he was selling.

Turning screaming and unruly kids into passive, obedient children is another trait he has. To him, that was the key....

http://askmrmark.com/people/a-friend-in-need/

Minnesota Wins Season Opener 84-45

Post game audio - Lamar coach Larry Tidwell, Minnesota coach Pam Borton, Minnesota players Kiara Buford, Ashley Ellis-Milan, & Katie Ohm comment about the Gophers 84 - 45 win over the Cardinals.

Web Stories -
Gopher website
Cardinal website
StarTribune
Pioneer Press
Minnesota Daily

BREAKING NEWS: Student senate holds emergency session after threatening letter sent

I mean really now. What is the world coming to?

READ THIS

BIG TEN AND BIG 12 ANNOUNCE FORMATION OF ANNUAL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHALLENGE

The following is a complete press release from The Big Ten. Please visit the websites for the Big Ten and the Big 12

PARK RIDGE, Ill. – The Big Ten and Big 12 Conferences announced today the formation of an annual inter-conference challenge for women’s basketball, which will span at least two years and will begin in the fall of 2010. The series will feature a home-and-home format over the initial two-year agreement, and each of the Big 12’s teams will play in each Challenge, while one Big Ten team, Wisconsin, will play two Challenge games each year.

“The Big Ten is excited to participate in this annual challenge with the Big 12 Conference,” Big Ten Associate Commissioner Andrea Williams said. “The creation of this new series will provide an opportunity for teams from each league to begin an annual challenge to showcase competitive matchups that our fans from across the country will enjoy.”

“We are looking forward to our challenge with the Big Ten Conference,” Dru Hancock, Big 12 senior associate commissioner said. “This provides a unique scheduling opportunity for our women’s basketball programs against quality opponents. It will also feature exciting matchups for fans to follow over the next two seasons.”

The 2010 Challenge will be played Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 4 and 5, with the exception of the Kansas at Wisconsin game, which will be played on Nov. 21. The Big Ten will have seven home games during the 2010 Challenge, which will be referred to as the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge. In 2011, the Big 12 will have seven home games, and the series will be referred to as the Big 12/Big Ten Challenge.

The Boilermakers’ will begin the Challenge at Texas A&M next season. Purdue has a 2-0 record against the Aggies, but the teams have not faced each other in 14 years. The last meeting was on Dec. 1, 1995, a 74-72 win in the Kona Classic in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The first meeting was an 82-56 victory for the Boilermakers on March 24, 1994, in the NCAA Tournament regional semifinal game in Palo Alto, Calif.

This Challenge represents the second inter-conference series for the Big Ten, who also participates in an annual challenge with the ACC. It is the first for the Big 12 in which all institutions will participate.

Matchups for the 2010 and 2011 Challenges can be found below. Dates, times and television information will be released at a later date.

2010 BIG TEN/BIG 12 CHALLENGE

Minnesota at Baylor

Illinois at Colorado

Nebraska at Indiana

Kansas State at Iowa

Michigan at Iowa State

Texas at Michigan State

Missouri at Northwestern

Oklahoma at Ohio State

Wisconsin at Oklahoma State

Texas Tech at Penn State

Purdue at Texas A&M

Kansas at Wisconsin

2011 BIG 12/BIG TEN CHALLENGE

Colorado at Illinois

Wisconsin at Kansas

Iowa at Kansas State

Iowa State at Michigan

Baylor at Minnesota

Northwestern at Missouri

Indiana at Nebraska

Ohio State at Oklahoma

Texas A&M at Purdue

Michigan State at Texas

Penn State at Texas Tech

Oklahoma State at Wisconsin

Gophers Cruise to Exhibition Victory Over Minnesota-Duluth

Articals -
University of Minnesota
StarTribune
Minnesota Daily
St. Paul Pioneer Press
University of Minnesota-Duluth

Audio -
Gophers Post Game

Pictures - by Shayne Johnson

Golden Bears Seal 7th Straight NSIC Title, Kessler Tops 1,000 Kills

The following is part of a press release from Concordia University, St. Paul.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Golden Bear volleyball team secured its 7th consecutive Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) title on Saturday evening with a win over MSU Moorhead (20-10, 10-7 NSIC) to go up 19-0 on the league schedule (30-0 overall). Senior rightside hitter Sadie Kessler (St. Michael, Minn.) surpassed the 1,000 kill mark of her career in the 3-0 win, as well, finishing the night with 11 kills. The team finishes up the regular season slate at St. Cloud State next Saturday.

The Dragons of MSUM had a defense that lengthened many rallies and made the Gangelhoff Center fans appreciate the night's action. The Golden Bears took the match with healthy leads of 25-11, 25-11, 25-12, but the matchup proved to be much tighter when viewed in person.

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