Jan. 23—JAMESTOWN — Jamestown High School head girls basketball coach, Andy Skunberg, didn’t need to see the stat book to know that his team played well on Friday night. “We had a lot of confidence after our last game and we are trying to build momentum a little bit because we have a tough week […]
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Jan. 23—JAMESTOWN — Several minutes into the Jamestown High School boys basketball team’s game against Dickinson, head coach Tim Ranum looked at the scoreboard. It read 16-5. Ranum called a timeout. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The crowd could overhear the head coach challenging his team. “Do you guys want to score or not?” Ranum asked them. […]
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Jan. 23—PRICEVILLE — Priceville has named Austin Burke as its new head football coach. The announcement was made by the school on Thursday. Burke replaces head coach, Seth Parker who was named The Decatur Daily Class 5A-7A Coach of the Year this past season. Parker left earlier this month to take the Bob Jones head […]
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As the 2025-26 Schuylkill League girls basketball regular season winds down, it’s time to identify some of the top candidates for the Coach of the Year award. Richard Wetzel – North Schuylkill North Schuylkill is tied for first place in the Schuylkill League Division I standings, alongside Schuylkill Haven and just above Tamaqua. Advertisement Advertisement […]
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The 2025-26 regular season schedule is winding down across the Schuylkill League and throughout Pennsylvania. Just under two weeks remain before league playoffs begin on February 5. With the season’s end drawing closer, the race for Schuylkill League Coach of the Year is a strong one and promises to be a sprint to the finish. […]
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Jan. 21—VERMILLION, S.D. — Through the first 19 games of the 2025-26 season, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team has raised the bar from a year ago. The Coyotes have paired one of the league’s stingiest defenses with a balanced roster that continues to buy into second-year head coach Carrie Eighmey’s vision. Advertisement […]
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The Bishop McGuinness varsity girls’ basketball team claimed lopsided Greater Piedmont Triad 1A/2A conference wins over South Davidson and South Stokes on Friday and Tuesday. The Lady Villains took control of the game in the first quarter in Friday’s home win over South Davidson (0-16) and led 38-10 at halftime. Bishop went on to win […]
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HIGH POINT – Wesleyan Christian made just a few more plays than rival High Point Christian. That often makes the difference in the brutally tough conference they play in. The Trojans built a double-digit lead in the first quarter and led the rest of the way – but not without fending off a strong run […]
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CHICAGO — Luis Robert Jr. was the last man standing on the Chicago White Sox from the Blackout Game in the 2021 playoffs. He batted behind Tim Anderson in a solid lineup that also included José Abreu, Yasmani Grandal, Eloy Jiménez, Yoán Moncada, Gavin Sheets, Leury García and César Hernández and that took the field […]
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Jan. 21—QUINCY — The Quincy Jacks (4-13) defeated the Othello Huskies (6-10) 77-52 on Saturday as Pierce Bierlink hit 2,000 career points. “He’s probably one of my hardest-working players I’ve ever coached, and he’s just a gym rat; he loves getting in there. I think he knew coming into the season that he’s capable of […]
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Ziaire Williams has stopped chasing perfection. That might be the biggest shift in his recent stretch with the Nets, bigger than any one box score. You can see it in the way he’s moving. In the way he’s hounding the ball. In the way he’s playing with an edge and leaning on instinct. “I don’t […]
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Daviess County High School assistant boys basketball coach Bradley Payne resigned from his position with the team last Friday. Payne was a paraprofessional assistant coach on the staff of head coach Neil Hayden. Payne’s resignation came after screenshots of text messages connected to him surfaced in the last two weeks concerning contact with a Brazil […]
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Now, there are no excuses left. None. Not for Florida. Not for Florida State. And not even for UCF, which still enjoys a little grace as the youngest member of the big-boy table — but only a little. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement In the modern era of college football, the words rebuild, timeline […]
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Jan. 20—The morning after wrapping up another Beacon Orthopaedics Flyin’ to the Hoop event, President Eric Horstman says he always feels “a euphoric high.” “You have no idea how well that feels,” he said. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement It’s a feeling Horstman has looked forward to experiencing over the course of hosting 23 editions of the […]
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PLATTSBURGH — Meegan Burdo and Amaya Abellard scored two goals each Monday night to help give Beekmantown a 5-0 victory over Hanover in non-league girls’ hockey. Katie McCormick also scored for the Eagles, and the shutout in net went to Kori-Lynn Lamoy with 21 saves. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Beekmantown scored at least one goal in […]
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PORT HENRY — Lexi Cheney led a balanced attack with 10 points, and Moriah edged out a 37-36 win over Saranac on Friday night in a low-scoring Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls’ basketball contest. Emma Harrington added nine points for the Vikings, and Lexi Mascarenas chipped in with eight. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Maddison Gagnier tallied […]
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Jan. 18—BEMIDJI — Bailey Rupp will return to Bemidji in gold-medal fashion. The Bemidji High School girls hockey standout junior forward won the IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship on Sunday in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The Americans beat Canada 2-0 in the gold-medal game. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Rupp played in four games, recording a goal […]
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Sayvia Sellers had a game-high 23 points as Washington beat Minnesota 67-54 in a Big Ten women’s basketball game Sunday in Seattle. Mara Braun led the Gophers (12-6 overall, 3-4 Big Ten) with 18 points and six rebounds. Amaya Battle tacked on 12 points and two steals, and Grace Grocholski chipped in as well with […]
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It’s hard to say what’s stranger: The University of Miami actually plays in Monday night’s national championship game at Hard Rock Stadium or it has forfeited any rights of being a good and surprising story to the Indiana Cinderellas. All national odes are to Indiana coach Curt Cignetti for his good work. All praise is […]
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Jan. 18—GRAND FORKS — When Thompson girls basketball coach Jason Brend told senior Addison Sage about a program scoring record, Sage immediately mentioned her teammates. “She said you can’t do that without good teammates,” Brend said. “For a high school kid to say that is pretty special.” Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement As Sage recently passed Mackenzie […]
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Jan. 18—COLTON, S.D. — Bon Homme/Avon was the champion at the Tri-Valley Invitational on Saturday, topping the host Mustangs and Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes in boys wrestling action. The Cavaliers scored 235.5 points, followed by KWLPG and Tri-Valley tying for second place at 200. Winner was fourth with 157 points and Tea Area rounded out the top-five […]
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Jan. 18—MITCHELL — Sunday’s victory at the Corn Palace checked off a lot of boxes for Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball. DWU was tough on defense and rebounding the ball, they were balanced on offense and the No. 9-ranked Tigers remained perfect at home this season in a 78-69 Great Plains Athletic Conference victory over […]
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Roster turnover has put Savanna boys basketball in a rebuilding year. The Bulldogs graduated all but one starter from last season’s team. The only returner, Aiden Totani, injured his knee during the football season and has missed the entirety of the basketball schedule to this point. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement As a sophomore last season, Totani […]
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It was difficult for either team to get near the goal Friday night in a battle of the state’s Nos. 3 and 4-ranked girls soccer teams, but a deflection off the body Montverde’s Vienna Morgan proved to be the difference as third-ranked Montverde prevailed 1-0. “I told the girls at the beginning of the game […]
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Jan. 16—BEMIDJI — Nestled into a banquet hall, sheltered from another winter storm rolling through Bemidji, a group of hockey players shared a unique pregame meal. The Bemidji State women’s hockey team and the Bemidji High School girls hockey team are gearing up for the second Sanford Center Showcase this weekend. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement In […]
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NEW YORK — Every winter, it seems as though the Mets make offers to elite free agents, only for them to go to the Los Angeles Dodgers instead. It was beginning to feel a bit like a humiliation ritual until Friday, when the Mets signed infielder Bo Bichette, reportedly right before he was ready to […]
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Jan. 16—MITCHELL — Three years ago, Taylor DeJong walked into the Mitchell High School wrestling room knowing very little about the sport. Today, the senior captain carries herself with the confidence of a veteran, blending experience, leadership and steady improvement as she closes out her prep career with the Kernels’ girls wrestling program. Advertisement Advertisement […]
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The St. Thomas women’s hockey team took one on the chin against the No. 1 squad in the land with a 5-1 loss to Wisconsin at the Lee & Penny Anderson Arena Friday afternoon. Chloe Boreen, assisted by Cara Sajevic and Keara Parker, scored the Tommies’ lone goal of the game at 10:28 of the […]
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Jan. 16—The annual Miami Valley Football Coaches Association awards were handed out Thursday to honor the coach of the year for all seven divisions from area schools. Two coaches from Greene County won their respective awards for the second consecutive season. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Xenia head coach Maurice Harden was awarded the honor in Division […]
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Jan. 16—HASTINGS, Minn. — Hockey Day Minnesota is no longer just a day-long celebration of hockey in the State of Hockey. Over the course of its 18 years, Hockey Day Minnesota has evolved into a week-long event. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement This year, that event will be held in the southeastern Twin Cities suburbs, specifically at […]
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Just about everything is new this season for Brother Rice’s Adam McBrearty. The junior forward is at a different school after transferring from Mount Carmel. He’s in his first year of varsity basketball. And he’s being asked to play a different role than he’s accustomed to. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement One thing remains the same, though. […]
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