That can only mean when the boy's state basketball tournament rolls around we get blasted by another round of snow. Well, that would be correct in a typical winter here in Minnesota.
The girls basketball season is underway and the boys will be starting soon. This year will look a bit different with shot clocks in use for all varsity games. Cathedral Activities Director and President of the St. Cloud Officials Association Emmett Keenan joined me on WJON.
The St. john's basketball team defeated Gustavus 79-60 in Collegeville Wednesday night. St. john's led 36-28 at halftime and expanded that lead in the 2nd half. Ryan Thissen led the Johnnies with 16 points, Brandon Adelman chipped in 12 points, Kyle Johnson added 11 points and Blake Berg chipped in 10.
This is going to be a basketball game like you have never seen before. Holdingford High School is hosting a game of Donkey Basketball Friday, November 18th
The St. Cloud Norsemen and Granite City Lumberjacks picked up big wins on Friday, the St. Cloud State University men's and women's basketball teams came out on top, but the St. John's University men's rugby and Minnesota Timberwolves lost their matchups. On Saturday, the Minnesota Wild will head to L.A. while the Gopher men's basketball team travels to Michigan, and the Gopher volleyball team will face Wisconsin in the Elite Eight round.
The NDSU Bison football team, SCSU women's basketball team, Minnesota Wild, and St. Cloud Norsemen all posted Saturday wins, while the SCSU men's hockey team, Gopher men's hockey team, and SCSU men's basketball team each came up short. On Sunday the Gopher men's basketball team will face Mississippi State on the road, and the Minnesota Vikings will face Detroit at Ford Field.