JAMESTOWN JIMMIES WENT UP AGAINST ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY IN A WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME

Jamestown Jimmies (Jamestown) out of North Dakota went up against St. Cloud State University Huskies in a women’s basketball game on Nov. 23.

Jamestown started in zone defense. St. Cloud State looked to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition.

Jamestown took a lot of time off the short clock. They did a good job of passing the ball around the three-point line.  

Jamestown called a timeout with 14:53 left in the first half. The score was St. Cloud State 12, Jamestown 6.

St. Cloud State was able to slow down the Jamestown offense down as the defensive pressure forced them to take contested shots.

St. Cloud State did a good job of getting everyone involved in the offense.

Jamestown went to a full court man-to-man full court press as they tried to make it hard for St. Cloud State to hit shots.

Jamestown’s Chelsey Frydenlund came up with some huge 3-point shots as she was left open behind the arch. Teammate Jessica Buck also came up with some big shots in the first half.

There was a media timeout with 9:48 left in the first half. The score was St. Cloud State 18, Jamestown 13.

Jamestown was able to make layups on fast breaks.

The score remained close throughout the first half. Neither team went on a run.

St. Cloud State’s Kyli Van Klei came up with some deep three-point shots.

There was a media timeout with 4:34 left in the first half. The score was St. Cloud State 24, Jamestown 20.

St. Cloud State continued to push the ball down the floor. They were able to score layups on the fast break.

At halftime the score was St. Cloud State 32, Jamestown 30.

St. Cloud State started the second half in a zone defense.  

Jamestown called a timeout with 18:02 left in the second half. The score was Jamestown 35, St. Cloud State 34.

St. Cloud State continued to make fast-break baskets.

The score went back and forth early in the second half.

Jamestown called a timeout with 15:47 left in the second half. The score was tied at 40.

St. Cloud State’s Lexy Petermann hit a mid-range jump shot over two defenders.

There was a media timeout with 14:56 left in the second half. The score was Jamestown 43, St. Cloud State 42.

St. Cloud State guard Betsy MacDonald called out plays that she wanted her team to run. If

MacDonald didn’t think that she had a good shot she was not afraid to pass the ball to her teammates.

St. Cloud State continued to push the ball down the floor and looked for fast break layups.

MacDonald was able to drive past the defenders as she was able to make layups.

There was a media timeout with 9:03 left in the second half. The score was St. Cloud State 54, Jamestown 48.

Jamestown called a timeout with 8:24 left in the second half.

Both teams battled for loose balls and rebounds.

St. Cloud State called a timeout with 7:03 left in the second half. The score was St. Cloud State 56, Jamestown 51.

MacDonald was able to hit a huge three-point shot basket.

St. Cloud State called a timeout with 5:20 left in the second half. The score was St. Cloud State 61, Jamestown 56.

St. Cloud State's Carley Jeffery came up with a deep three-point shot with the assist going to MacDonald.

St. Cloud State was able to string some baskets together late in the second half.

St. Cloud State called a timeout with 1:00 left in the second half. The score was St. Cloud State 69, Jamestown 60.

St. Cloud State passed the ball around the three-point line using a lot of time off of the shot clock.

St. Cloud State came away with the 70-62 victory over Jamestown.

The leading scorer for Jamestown was Buck with 24 points.

The leading scorers for St. Cloud State were Van Kiei and Pertermann each with 11 points. MacDonald ended up with 7 points.

2014 MINNESOTA MR FOOTBALL BANQUET

On Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014 the Doubletree-St. Louis Park was the site of the 2014 Minnesota Mr. Football banquet.

Dalton Elliott Nicollet QB Southern Confederacy - East 

         

Jackson Erdmann Rosemount QB  South Suburban                               

Kez Flomo Totino Grace          RB  Northwest Suburban - West              

Robbie Grimsley Hutchinson    RB/FS   Wright County                                  

Alex Hart Prior Lake                 LB/RB       South Suburban                                   

Will Rains                      Eden Prairie                RB                   Lake                                                       

John Rumpza                Blooming Prairie         QB                    Gopher Valley A                               

John Santiago               St. Francis                  RB/DB/Ret         Mississippi 8                                     

Ryan Schlichte              Mankato West             QB                     Big 9                                                    

Michael Veldman           Becker                        QB                     Granite Ridge   

The day started off with a meal. Then there was a highlight videos for each player.

Robbie Grimsley from Hutchinson won the 2014 Minnesota Mr Football award.

BOLD WENT UP AGAINST HOLDINGFORD IN THE CLASS 2A STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

BOLD and Holdingford went up against each the Class 2A football state championship game at TCF Bank Stadium.

Holdingford kicked off to BOLD to start the game. BOLD took a lot of time off the clock in the first quarter.  BOLD’s Brad Wolff came up with some huge plays early in the game. On 4th-and-11

BOLD went for it but were not able to come up with a first down.

Holdingford took over on the 20-yard line. Holdingford kept the ball on the ground. They were not able to get their offense going as they turned the ball over on downs.

BOLD couldn’t get a first down and they turned the ball over on downs.

After one quarter of play the score was tied at 0.

Holdingford got the ball back as they looked to march down the field. The BOLD defense came up big as they were able to slow down the offense. On 4th-and-27 Holdingford had to punt the ball.

BOLD took over on the near midfield. On 2nd-and-6 BOLD fumbled the ball and Holdingford recovered it. Holdingford punted on 4th down.

BOLD had difficulty moving the ball down the field. They punted the ball on 4th-and-13. The ball went into the end zone for a touchback.

Holdingford took over on their own 20-yard line.

At halftime the score was tied at 0.

Holdingford got the ball to start the third quarter. The BOLD defense was all over the place. They were able to slow down the Holdingford offense. Holdingford was intercepted by Austin Weis.

BOLD took over on their own 20-yard line. BOLD went for it on 4th-and-2 and were able to come up with a first down.

After three quarters of play the score was tied at 0.

BOLD’S Austin Weis came up with an interception. BOLD kept the ball on the ground. BOYD’s Brad Wolf came up with a 4-yard touchdown run. The extra-point attempt was no good.

With 3:04 left in the fourth quarter the score was BOYD 6, Holdingford 0.

As time ran out in the fourth quarter Holding Ford’s Austin Gerads ran 10 yards for a touchdown.

The extra point attempt was no good.

The game went into overtime. There was no time on the clock. Both teams started from the 20-yard line.

BOLD’S Brad Wolff ran 1 yard for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was no good.

Holdingford’s Nathan Brinker came up with a 10-yard run for a touchdown.

BOLD failed to score and Holdingford got the ball back. Gerads caught an 8-yard pass from Binker.

The two-point conversion was good.

BOLD’S Ben Steffel ran 7 yards for a touchdown. The two-point conversion failed.

Holdingford came away with the 20-18 victory over BOLD.

DAKOTA FLEMING IS LOOKING FORWARD TOWARDS HOOPS AT THE NEXT LEVEL

Dakota Fleming was born Mar. 24, 1997 in Arizona. Fleming has one brother. He grew up in Tempe, Ariz. and Chanhassen, Minn. Fleming will graduate from Minneapolis Southwest High School in 2015.  

I was able to set up an email interview with Fleming and also an audio interview with him.

He said that, “Basketball is and has been my life and passion since I was 5 years old, playing basketball professionally and in college has been my dream since I knew what basketball was.  I live, drink, and sleep basketball. As a little kid I watched the Phoenix Suns on TV and have always wanted to become like Steve Nash”

In his free time he goes to local colleges’ open gyms to work on his game. He wants to play in college somewhere.

Fleming said that, “I am a hard-working man who strives to achieve his goals, I love life and the game of basketball, during my senior year I have been improving my academic skills as well as my basketball skills, I am working everyday to get better to get the chance to go to a good college with good academics and athletics. I get in the gym and work on my game, also I do my homework and hang with my girlfriend, family and friends”

One of the things that Fleming likes about basketball is, “I love playing being competitive with my teammates during practice and out of practice to try and work to get them better.”

I asked him about his strengths and he said that, “I am a great passer, shooter, and I have great basketball IQ, also I strive to be the leader on the floor and a great teammate.” His weaknesses are his height and his speed.  

He described his goals for the rest of this season and the future, “Up to this point I have achieved the goals I have set for myself. I am the starting point guard and captain of the Southwest varsity team.

My AAU team qualified for nationals 2 years in a row, finishing 3rd in the national tournament in 2014. We also we named USSSA national champs based on our overall performance throughout the year.”

His goals for this season are,” To get better, get more college looks, and to improve the team and myself on and off the court. He also said that, “I want to play basketball at the college level and to keep myself, girlfriend, and family happy and proud throughout my career and future.”

I was able to talk to Fleming on January 4, 2015 he would like to go to college. He is thinking of Whitewater, Concordia College St. Paul, UMD, St. Thomas and the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. are some schools that Fleming is interested.

I personally know Fleming. He is a good person on and off the court. He is a good leader on the floor. Fleming knows the game and would be a huge assist to any program at the next level.

GRAND MEADOW TOOK ON EDGERTON/ELLSWORTH IN THE 9 MAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Grand Meadow went up against Edgerton/Ellsworth in the 9 Man football championship game at TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota.   

Edgerton kicked off to start the game. Grand Meadow started on their 39-yard line. Grand Meadow’s Landon Jacobson looked to keep the ball on the ground. Teammate Michael Stejskal also came up with some huge runs. Jacobson came up with a 13-yard run for a first down. Grand Meadow was able to keep the ball on the ground and Jacobson came up with a 6-yard touchdown run. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 8:23 left in the first quarter the score was Grand Meadow 7, Ellsworth 0.

Grand Meadow took over on the 16-yard line after the touchdown.

There was a media timeout with 8:17 left in the first quarter.

Edgerton couldn’t move the ball down the field. On 4th-and-6 Edgerton punted the ball.

Grand Meadows Jacobson came up with a 14-yard touchdown run. The extra-point was good.

With 6:27 left in the first quarter the score was Grand Meadow 14, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth moved the ball the field using the run game. The defense was able to turn Ellsworth over on downs.

Jacobson continued to move the ball down the field. Stejskal came up with some receptions that also moved the chains.

The score after one quarter of play was Grand Meadow 14, Ellsworth 0.

Jacobson looked to get into the end zone early in second quarter.  

Grand Meadow’s Wyatt Richardson attempted a 23-yard field goal which was good.

With 9:51 left in the second quarter the score was Grand Meadow 17, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth had the ball and on the first play Jacobson came up with an interception and Grand Meadow took over on the 15-yard line.

Stejskal was able to get Jacobson the ball in different parts of the field. The defense had a hard time bringing Stejskal down. Richardson attempted a 43-yard field goal which was good.

With 6:36 left in the second quarter the score was Grand Meadow 20, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth took over on the 33-yard line. Mason Slius came up with a huge reception for a first down. Grand Meadow intercepted the ball.

Cody Ojulu came up with a 56-yard reception from Stejskal for a touchdown.

The extra-point attempt was good.

With 2:24 left in the second quarter the score was Grand Meadow 27, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth was intercepted by Stejskal. Grand Meadow’s Blake Olson came up with a 56-yard reception for a touchdown.

The extra-point attempt was not good.

With 1:06 left in the second quarter the score was Grand Meadow 33, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth was not able to move the ball down the field as the clock ran out to end the second quarter.

At halftime the score was Grand Meadow 33, Ellsworth 0.

Grand Meadow kicked off to start the third quarter. Ellsworth looked to get their offense going early in the third quarter. Ellsworth was intercepted by Christopher Bain.

There was a media timeout with 9:07 left in the third quarter.

Grand Meadow moved the ball down the field. Stejskal found Ojulu for a 21-yard touchdown reception. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 4:55 left in the third quarter the score was Grand Meadow 40, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth took over near mid field but they were not able to move the ball down the field so they punted the ball on 4th down.

Grand Meadow took over near midfield. Stejskal came up with a 17-yards for a first down. Grand Meadow fumbled the ball and Ellsworth recovered it.

After three quarters of play the score was Grand Meadow 40, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth turned the ball over on downs.

Grand Meadow found the end zone on a 7-yard run by Jacobson. The two-point attempt was good.

With 6:57 left in the fourth quarter the score was Grand Meadow 48, Ellsworth 0.

Both teams played hard throughout the game. Grand Meadow came away with the 48-0 victory over

Ellsworth to win the 2014 Minnesota State High School Leagues Class 9 Man state championship.

After the game I was able to talk to Grand Meadow’s Ojulu, Stejskal and head coach Gary Slone about the victory.

GRAND CANYON WENT UP AGAINST MINNESOTA IN A WRESTLING MATCH

On Nov. 20 Grand Canyon and Minnesota went up against each other in a wrestling match at the Sports Pavilion on the campus of the University of Minnesota.

125 Grand Canyon’s Jacob Reyes vs. Minnesota’s No. 20 Sam Brancale

Both Reyes and Brancale attacked the upper body early. Brancale scored on a takedown but Reyes popped right back up. Reyes scored a point on an escape.

After one period it was Minnesota 2, Grand Canyon 1.

Brancale pinned Reyes for the win.

133 Grand Canyon Godwin Nyama-Cutler vs Minnesota’s Jordan Kingsley

Nyama-Cutler was able to score on a take down. Kingsley was able to get Nyama-Cutler on his back and tried to pin him.

After one period it was Grand Canyon 2, Minnesota 0.

Nyama-Cutler looked to be in control most of the match.  

After two periods it was Grand Canyon 5, Minnesota 0.

Nyama-Cutler continued to look for ways to pin Kingsley.

Grand Canyon won 9-0.

141 Grand Canyon Austin Solari vs Minnesota’s Congrad Rangell (spelling?)

Rangell was able to away from Solari. Solari was able to mount Rangell and take him down but Rangell was able to escape.

After one period it was Minnesota 2, Grand Canyon 0.

Rangell was able to take down Solari a few times.

After two periods the score was Minnesota 5, Grand Canyon 0.

Rangell came up with the 11-0 victory over Solari.

149 Grand Canyon Uzo Owuama vs. Minnesota’s Jack Short

Short was able to keep Owuama in control in the first period. Owuama was on defense for most of the first period. He wasn’t able to control Short.

After one period the score was Minnesota 4, Grand Canyon 1

After two periods it was Minnesota 6, Grand Canon again 3.

Short continued to go after Owuama. Owuama dragged Short across the matt as he looked to pin him.

Minnesota’s Short won the match 10-6.

157 Grand Canyon Chayse Jackson vs. Minnesota’s Dylan Ness

Ness was on the attack early. Jackson wasn’t fazed as he continued to look for ways to bring Ness down. Ness was in control throughout the first period.

Ness got a bloody nose.

After one period the score was Minnesota 4, Grand Canyon 1.

Ness looked to attack the legs of Jackson and take him down.

After two periods the score was Minnesota 5, Grand Canyon 1.

Minnesota’s Ness won the match by the score 6-1.

165 Grand Canyon Casey Larson vs. Minnesota’s Nick Wanzek

Wanzek started out quickly he was quicker than Larson.

After one period the score was Minnesota 4, Grand Canyon 0.

After two periods the score was Minnesota 6, Grand Canyon 0.

Wanzek was able to hold on and earn the 11-2 victory.

174 Grand Canyon Trey Ronayne vs. Minnesota’s Logan Storley

Storley came out strong as he was able to flip Ronayne over and was in control as he was able to pin Ronayne with 35 seconds left in the first period.

184 Grand Canyon Austin Gaun vs. Minnesota’s Brett Pfarr

Pfarr came out strong as he looked to be in control in the opening period.

After one period the score was Minnesota 6, Grand Canyon 4.

Pfarr continued to go after Gaun throughout the second period.

After two periods of time the score was Minnesota 14, Grand Canyon 3.

In the third period Pfarr continued to attack Gaun. Gaun attacked right back.

Pfarr won the match by the score of 18-4.

197 Grand Canyon Marcus Haughian vs. Minnesota’s Chris Pfarr

Haughian came out strong as he was able to tie up Pfarr for most of the first period.

After one period the score was Grand Canyon 5, Minnesota 0.

It was more the same in the second period. Pfarr couldn’t get out of Haughian’s grip.

After two periods the score was Grand Canyon 6, Minnesota 2.

Haughian came away with the 9-0 victory.

Minnesota came away with the 36-8 victory over Grand Canyon.  

After the match I was able to talk to Storley about his match. I was also able to talk to Minnesota Gopher head coach J Robinson about the match.