@jbrandimore
@CNN
Yeah well according to Catholic belief, there is nobody MORE Catholic than the pope. So maybe you need to re-evaluate what you think Catholicism is.
Senior Matt Clark underwent a life-changing transformation the past two years as part of
@FarmingtonWres
. Clark lost 90 pounds on his journey to make weight at heavyweight for the Tigers and finally achieved his goal in February to end his senior season on a high note.
With the announcement this week of the end of the Farmington/Rosemount Independent Town Pages (
@farmington
and
@rosemount
), I just wanted to say thank you to everyone and what life has in store for me next:
@hastingswrestle
IS STATE BOUND! Brady Schiller pins Denis Tokin in 1 minute, 22 seconds to give the Raiders a 33-29 win over
@RoyalsWrestling
in the Section 3AAA Championship!
Well, since everyone else is doing it, I found out this morning that it was my last day at RiverTown Multimedia. I’ll have more thoughts later, still processing, but it was a fun run and I’ll miss my colleagues dearly. Who knows what’s next!
The Cannon Falls Bombers volleyball team (
@cfbomber_vb
) was perfect on their way to the Class AA State Championship with three, 3-0 sweeps of Pipestone Area, Annandale and Pequot Lakes. STATE CHAMPS!
Cannon Falls Bomber boys basketball (
@CFHS_Activities
) is Section 1AA Championship bound after senior Dylan Banks (
@Dylanbanks27
) puts in the game-winning layup. It’s the first section championship game (still to confirm) in program history. The Bombers will face Lake City.
CONGRATULATIONS Cannon Falls Bomber (
@CFHS_Activities
) senior Aiden Johnson (
@aidenjohnsonn_
) on hitting 1,000 points in his career with this mid-range jumper in the first half against Kasson-Mantorville.
The Cannon Falls Bomber baseball team (
@CFBombersBSB
) are Section 1AA Champions and headed to State! The Bombers beat La Crescent-Hokah twice, 3-1 & 3-0.
@CFHS_Activities
I’m back! Happy to announce that as the job search continues, I’ll be freelancing for Southern Minn-APG, which includes the papers in Northfield, Faribault, Owatnna, Kenyon, etc. Tonight I’m in Northfield for
@NHSBoysHockey
against Rochester Century. Follow along!
Hastings Raiders sophomore Blake Beissel (
@beissel_blake
) is your 106-pound Class AAA State Champion! He beats Davis Parrow of Farmington 4-2 in overtime for
@hastingswrestle
.
The Randolph Rocket softball team are
#MSHSL
Class AA State Champions with a 3-0 win over the Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Knights at Caswell Park in Mankato. It’s the Rockets’ second state championship in 4 years and their first in Class AA. Congratulations Rockets!
My goodbye to the Hastings Star Gazette and the Hastings sports community: Not the ending we wanted, but an ending nonetheless
The past four years both seemed like an eternity and passed in the blink of an eye. Four years ago this upcoming summer, I took a risk. (1)
The Cannon Falls Bomber football team (
@CFHS_Activities
) finished a historic 2023 season by achieving its goal to play at US Bank Stadium and ending as one of the top 4 teams in Class AA. The Bombers fell Friday 42-24 in the Class AA State Semifinals.
@dan_meyers38
@CFHSQuinlan
The Cannon Falls Bomber football team (
@CFHS_Activities
) blows out top-seed St. Agnes 60-34 at Watertown-Mayer High School for the Section 4AA Championship! It’s the Bombers’ second consecutive trip to state after beating the top two teams in their new section.
@dan_meyers38
Imagine you just won a state championship. Just minutes after it’s announced, you and your teammates are celebrating with family, doing interviews, taking photos, etc. and while you’re doing that, an obnoxious event worker is yelling and yelling to leave.
#MSHSL
#Disgraceful
The Cannon Falls Bombers volleyball team (
@cfbomber_vb
) are Section 1AA Champions! They beat Caledonia 3-1 and will advance to the Class AA State Tournament for the second year in a row and in school history.
@dekker
No it’s because you can still test negative the first few days you have the virus, but you CAN spread it during that time. So if a player was infected Friday, it could be Monday or Tuesday before a positive test. Hence the masks even in the NBA bubble, let alone football.
Randolph Rockets baseball (
@RandolphBB
) defeats the New Life Academy Eagles 6-4 for the Section 4A championship! The Rockets return to the Class A state tournament in St. Cloud!
FINAL:
@RandolphBB
beats the New Life Academy Eagles 6-4 in the Section 4A championship game and are headed back to state!
@willbaldus8
gets the win after going 6 innings and
@JacobWeckop
the save after pitching the 7th.
@DrewJenkins1243
drive in the 2 go-ahead runs with a triple
Welp, I got a promotion! I am the new Community Editor for the Cannon Falls Beacon covering the Cannon Falls and Randolph communities after two years reporting for the Beacon. Not much will change but I am very grateful and proud of the opportunity.
ICYMI: Senior Brady Schiller threw and pinned his opponent at 285 pounds last night in the last match of the Section 3AAA championship to send
@hastingswrestle
back to Team State over the Woodbury Royals. Hastings won 33-29.
@mnguillotine
@MSHSLjohn
Rough look for Minneapolis North Polars BBB as they lose a lopsided game to Onalaska. Head coach tossed, 3 players foul out & the game called with 45 seconds left after a Polar commits a foul, shoves the kid he fouled and kicks the ball towards the fans, getting tossed.
Read about
@FHS_gbball
's big win over Lakeville North, a season preview about how this year's team is even more dangerous than last year's and highlights from the second-half of last night's game featuring
@PaigeKindseth
,
@Molly_Mogensen
and
@kwinston43
.
Section 1AA Champions! Randolph Rocket softball (
@RandolphSBall
) heads back to state for an incredible sixth consecutive year & their first time in Class AA (their first year in the class). The Rockets dropped the first game against Caledonia 5-2 before bouncing back to win 6-0!
@TheJoeMagician
@MeereeneseKnot
Could it be an added play on Varys’ “The Spider”? Some symbolism added by the show runners to emphasize Larys’ similarities to Varys?
Skylar Little Soldier win’s the first-ever 132-pound girls’ state championship! Little Soldier got a first-period pin to join teammate Blake Beissel as a state champion for
@hastingswrestle
.
I hope the MSHSL never gets its hands on Boys Volleyball. It’s so pure, I just saw a guy get the kill and then shimmy back down the court. I need that in my life. And it will be gone when the League gets ahold of it! 😂😂😂
Randolph native &
@simleywrestling
senior Cash Raymond (
@CashRaymond3
) just wrapped up an incredible prep wrestling career. He talked about his individual/team success, the bond with his teammates, the role his family played & what comes next.
The
@FarmingtonHS_XC
girls repeat as South Suburban Conference champions with 4 runners in the top-10. Lauren Peterson wins, Anna Fenske 3rd,Mariah Fenske 7th, Laura McGregor 8th, Maleah Scott 15th, Mariana Scott 26th, Mackenzy Lippold 30th, Anna Palodichuk 34th, Izzy Zwart 35th
Congrats to
@LukePet5567
of
@FarmingtonWres
on his runner-up finish today at 145 pounds in his final campaign. It was fantastic watching him wrestle the past three years and covering him for two of those. An intelligent, well-spoken young man who was absolute demon on the mat.
The Randolph Rockets baseball team defeated the Hayfield Vikings 2-1 @ Target Field Friday afternoon & are Class A State Champions!
@JacobWeckop
got the complete game win, gave up 1 earned run & struck out 13.
@DrewJenkins1243
had the Rockets lone RBI & Collin Otto had 2 hits.
This one’s for all the marbles! The Randolph Rockets baseball team (
@RandolphBB
) takes on the Hayfield Vikings at Target Field for the Class A State Championship! Follow along!
Randolph Rocket softball (
@RandolphSBall
) is your Section 4A Champions and return to the
@MSHSL
Class A State Softball Tournament for the fifth straight year!
@activities_rhs
The lacrosse parent yelling for their son or daughter to take it all the way to the goal is the same as the basketball parent telling their hooper to just drive to the hoop every time. Usually in both circumstances their team is losing because of it.
Everyone wants 3-sport athletes plus commitment in the summer. No coach wants their athlete to go vacation during their season. Which leaves approximately . . . No time for a family vacation. It’s high school athletics. Relax, get over yourself and tell the kid to have fun.
Randolph (
@activities_rhs
) and
@simleywrestling
eighth grader Charli Raymond gets the second period pin at 107 pounds for her second consecutive state championship!
@BenBrust
They only let the students in single file through one or two entrances. It’s no wonder why it takes the whole first quarter for them all to get in!
Prescott boys' basketball standout
@Parker11Nielsen
discusses joining the 1,000-point club, his commitment to play DII basketball at West Texas A&M and Prescott's upcoming season.
I’m still not over the fact we were deprived of Hopkins vs. Farmington girls basketball in the state title game two years ago. The girls I covered at Farmington getting over the hump vs. the SHOW that is Paige Bueckers? 😔 😢
@mortreport
@NFL
Because there is a period after contracting the virus where you can still test negative but also infect other people. Usually the first few days after contracting it. It’s another precautionary measure for coaches, many of whom are older. It’s also impractical for players to wear
What a night for Farmington Athletics!
@TigerSoftball19
wins and will play for the chance to go to state Thursday.
@_FHSBaseball
rebounds and will host Owatonna again for a chance at redemption. Both
@FarmingtonGLAX
and
@TigerLaxx
win their opening section games. (Cont)
BOMBERS WIN! Aiden Johnson hits the floater to put Cannon Falls up 55-53 with 1.5 seconds left and Tyler Johnston intercepts the Hail Mary pass!
@CFHS_Activities
Lakeville North moving into Section 3 for several sports is just brutal for the Hastings, but everyone check if there's a party being thrown in Farmington 🧐
@FarmingtonHoops
wins the Hastings Holiday Tournament 73-56 over Prescott. The Tigers were led by
@Freetly20
and Zach Hedquist with 14 points each, James Shrum had 12, Miles Mendes added 9 and
@brock_mogensen
had 8.
Lauren Slayton of
@FHSGymnastics
wins all four events plus the all-around, and sets an FHS all-around record with a score of 37.65. Farmington wins their meet with a 139.6.
Noah Revels takes 7th to lead the
@FarmingtonHS_XC
boys at the South Suburban Conference championships. Aaron Kruse was 12th, Brennen Peterson 14th, Caden Speikers in 26th and Nolan Levack 27th, Carter Altman 28th, Regan Sevenich 33rd, Robbie Spain 59th and Trevor Lavigne 73rd.
Hastings seventh-grader Skylar Little Soldier made history for
@hastingswrestle
at the Bi-State Classic when she became the first female Raider wrestler to record a varsity takedown, pin and win — all in the same match.
@SwflPacker
@AaronNagler
They let him walk to the car. There were 3 of them. If he was, it’s their fault for letting him get that far. Three cops should be able to arrest or subdue a man without shooting him 8 times in the back from a foot away in front of his kids.