This week, I am dropping episode 18 of the Work Hard, Play Harder podcast with Wabasso Rabbits volleyball head coach Barb Johnson Johnson, an SMSU alum and former college volleyball player. Johnson made a seamless transition into coaching over a decade ago. She coaches high school girls now ...
Coming off a 2021 state championship loss to Mayer Lutheran, Minneota volleyball head coach Hayley Fruin had sleepless nights. She said she never wanted to leave a game thinking, “I wish I would have….” again. Heading into the 2022 season, this was a different team. They set the goal ...
Thursday, Nov. 10 The anticipation of covering my first stat volleyball event was exciting. Even more exciting was the opportunity to cover two teams that may win the state championship in their class. It was also my first time ever heading to the Xcel Energy Center in St.Paul, and I wanted ...
Southwest Minnesota State’s Onte Burns is hungry. The 200-pound linebacker has a passion for cooking. The hobby started as a way to save money by avoiding eating out but became something he enjoys doing for its own sake. While he’s picked up a variety of recipes over the last few years, ...
The Section 5A playoffs will conclude on Friday when the Lakeview Lakers will face off against the Minneota Vikings. Earlier this season the Lakers defeated the Vikings for the first time in school history 30-13 Both teams are coming off impressive road wins in the semifinals with the Vikings ...
The Red Rock Central Falcons defeated Mountain Lake Area 33-6 in the 2022 football season. Yet, both teams have grown and developed since then, and the Section 3 9-man championship will be an entirely different game than the lopsided contest to open the season. For one thing, Mountain Lake ...