tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45035404492772671632024-03-13T00:12:07.270-05:00STEVEN'S SPORTS REPORTThis blog is about basketball and football with a focus on Minnesota players and teams. From time to time I will explore other athletic activities. If you would like to contribute your information or news send me an email at stevenmgr@hotmail.com or call me at 1 (612) 267-6709Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3585125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-5581721773046300412024-02-13T08:18:00.000-06:002024-02-13T08:18:04.705-06:00BROOKLYN CENTER WENT UP AGAINST HOLY ANGELS IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME On Jan. 30 Brooklyn Center and Holy Angels went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. The game was played at Holy Angels. There was not a roster available either at the game or online through multiple sites for Brooklyn Center. Both teams started out in a zone defense. Holy Angels looked to push the ball down the floor in transition. Holy Angels called a timeout with Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-71804296418861859302024-02-13T08:04:00.000-06:002024-02-13T08:04:08.135-06:00BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY WENT UP AGAINST RICHFIELD IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAMEOn Jan. 16, Bloomington Kennedy and Richfield squared up against each other in a boys’basketball game. The game was played at Richfield High School. Kennedy came in with a recordof 3-10 while Richfield came into the game with a record of 5-7.Kennedy pushed the ball down the floor early and took a lot of time off the 35 second shot clock.They were able to get everyone involved in the Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-51907117433039628142023-12-18T05:18:00.000-06:002023-12-18T05:18:31.710-06:00BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY WENT UP AGAINST HOLY ANGELS IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn Dec. 12, Bloomington Kennedy and Holy Angels went against each other in a boys’basketball game. Kennedy had a record of 0-4 going into the game. Holy Angels had a record of 0-3. This was the first game that I have been able to get to in a while due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Holy Angels is coached by new head coach Troy Bell, who is an alumnus of Holy Angels who graduated in 1999.New this Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-4840066360398653002021-10-05T10:28:00.001-05:002021-10-05T10:28:55.417-05:00 ROBBINSDALE COOPER WENT UP AGAINST THE ACADEMY OF HOLY ANGELS IN A FOOTBALL GAMEOn Sept 24, Cooper and Holy Angels went up against each other in a football game. Holy Angels kicked off to start the game.Cooper started on their own 32-yard line. Cooper was picked off and Holy Angels recovered. Holy Angels looked to move the ball down the field. Holy Angels moved the ball down the field and Brad Ruelling came up with a first down. Emmett Johnson came up with a 4-yard run for aSteven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-42928107524481155022021-10-05T10:11:00.000-05:002021-10-05T10:11:40.259-05:00 MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST WENT UP AGAINST RICHFIELD IN A BOYS’ FOOTBALL GAMEOn September 17, 2021, Minneapolis Southwest and Richfield went up against each other in a football game. Richfield kicked off to Southwest to start the game. Southwest took over on their own 20-yard line.Southwest was intercepted by Jaedyn Patterson of Richfield. Richfield took over on their own 42-yard line. Kaleb Olson came up with a 41-yard reception. Richfield Alasan Sanneh came up with a Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-33840891608243283852021-10-05T09:55:00.000-05:002021-10-05T09:55:26.673-05:00ST. PAUL CENTRAL WENT UP AGAINST RICHFIELD IN A FOOTBALL GAMEOn Sep. 10, St. Paul Central and Richfield squared off in a football game. Richfield kicked off to Central to start the game. Central started on their own 20-yard line. Central looked to keep the ball on the ground on their first drive. Central got the ball into the hands of Joe Hess. Hess was able to get the ball downfield. Central’s Tyrese Edwards came up with receptions for first downs in the Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-92174037421257179162021-03-23T12:05:00.000-05:002021-03-23T12:05:33.876-05:00 BEN JOHNSON IS THE RIGHT GUY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA HEAD MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING JOBAfter a long 2020-21 men’s basketball season at the University of Minnesota, there were a lot of rumblings of who will replace Richard Pitino if he was let go.On March 22, University of Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle hired Ben Johnson to lead the University of Minnesota.Ben Johnson’s name came up early on the rumor mill when the season was going rough mid-way through the season.I watched Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-67444146620934549362021-03-22T16:27:00.000-05:002021-03-22T16:27:42.474-05:00MINNEAPOLIS NATIVE BEN JOHNSON HAS BECOME THE NEW HEAD MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAAccording to multiple sources the University of Minnesota has hired Ben Johnson to be the next men’s basketball coach at the University of Minnesota.Johnson graduated from DeLaSalle in 1999 and went on to play at the University of Minnesota.Johnson was an assistant at Xavier before accepting the job at Minnesota.Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-37605264340371052122021-03-20T09:43:00.002-05:002021-03-20T09:43:46.887-05:00RICHARD PITINO HAS BEEN NAMED THE HEAD MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH AT NEW MEXICORichard Pitino has been named the head men’s basketball coach at New Mexico on March 16. Pitino was fired by the University of Minnesota on March 15. Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-24516753130520601922021-03-20T08:47:00.002-05:002021-03-20T08:47:41.292-05:00RICHARD PITINO HAS BEEN FIRED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAOn March 15, University of Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle fired men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino after eight seasons as the men’s basketball coach.Through eight seasons with the Gophers, Pitino had an overall record of 141-123 while his Big Ten record was 54-96.During the shortened Covid-19 2020-2021 basketball season, the Gophers had an overall record of 14-15 and were 6-14 in the Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-51967043728870040462021-03-20T08:41:00.001-05:002021-03-20T08:41:59.648-05:00 MINNEAPOLIS NORTH WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn March 12, Minneapolis North and Minneapolis Southwest went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game North had a record of 10-1 while Southwest’s record was 9-6.North won the tip and they looked to control the tempo early. North passed the ball around the 3-point line as they got everyone involved in the offense. North pushed the ball down the floor and looked to Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-50420847129115495092021-03-20T08:35:00.000-05:002021-03-20T08:35:04.413-05:00MINNEAPOLIS NORTH WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS DELASALLE IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn March 6, Minneapolis North and Minneapolis DeLaSalle went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game North had a record of 9-0 while DeLaSalle had a record of 10-4.Both teams looked to move the ball down the floor. DeLaSalle was patient with the ball on the offensive end. They swung the ball around the 3-point line.North attacked the basket and looked for their shotsSteven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-9371127372586664962021-03-20T08:15:00.001-05:002021-03-20T08:15:25.816-05:00MINNEAPOLIS NORTH WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS HENRY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn March 5, Minneapolis North and Minneapolis Henry squared off in a boys’ basketball game. Due to local Covid-19 restrictions, there were no fans in attendance. Going into the game North had a record of 8-0 while Henry had a record of 3-5. There were no starting lineups or national anthem.Henry started the game in a zone defense. North moved the ball down the floor and looked to get everyone Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-87691452864079665782021-03-20T08:05:00.000-05:002021-03-20T08:05:48.993-05:00 MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS PATRICK HENRY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn March 3, Minneapolis Southwest and Minneapolis Patrick Henry went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game Southwest hand a record of 5-5 while Henry’s record was 3-4. Due to the current Covid-19 protocol, there were no fans in the stands.Southwest looked to take their time on the offensive end early. They passed the ball around the 3-point line to take time off Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-55881690990265623772021-03-02T13:05:00.001-06:002021-03-02T13:05:51.187-06:00 MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH WENT UP AGAINST THE ACADEMY OF HOLY ANGELS IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn March 1, Minneapolis South and Holy Angels went up against each other in a boys’ basketball non-conference game. Going into the game South had a record of 4-4 while Holy Angels had a record of 4-8.As the game got underway it took a few minutes for both teams to feel each other out. Both teams looked confidant and were very vocal on the floor.Holy Angels started the game off in a zone defense. Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-72954102149298526862021-03-02T12:51:00.001-06:002021-03-02T12:51:17.322-06:00RICHFIELD WENT UP AGAINST HOLY ANGELS IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn Feb. 26, Richfield and Holy Angels went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game Richfield had a record of 9-2 while Holy Angels had a record of 4-7.Richfield started the game out in a zone defense. They wanted to make Holy Angels take deep 3-point shots.Richfield passed the ball around the 3-point line. They looked to take time off the clock, and they were able toSteven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-2572149698526865722021-02-26T18:51:00.000-06:002021-02-26T18:51:38.221-06:00 HOLY ANGELS WENT UP AGAINST DELASALLE IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn Feb. 19 Holy Angels and DeLaSalle squared off in a boys’ basketball game. DeLaSalle won the tip. They looked to run a motion offense. They passed the ball around the 3-point line and took time off the clock.Holy Angels started the game in a zone defense. They wanted to make DeLaSalle take a lot of time off the clock on the offensive end.On the offensive end, Holy Angels got everyone involved Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-25311191631113726382021-02-13T12:47:00.000-06:002021-02-13T12:47:24.236-06:00 MINNEAPOLIS NORTH WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS WASHBURN IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn Feb 9, Minneapolis North and Minneapolis Washburn squared off in a boys’ basketball game. There were no fans allowed in the stands at Washburn. Going into the game North had a record of 4-0 while Washburn had a record of 1-3.There were no interdictions and we got right into playing basketball. Washburn won the tip. North started the game in a zone defense. Washburn looked to pass the ball Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-27948058455125163792021-02-09T05:04:00.000-06:002021-02-09T05:04:21.201-06:00 MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST AND MINNEAPOLIS NORTH SQUARED OFF IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn Feb. 6, Minneapolis Southwest and Minneapolis North squared off in a boys’ basketball game. It took a while for each team to get their offense going.Southwest called a timeout with 14:12 left in the first half. The score was North 8, Southwest 4.Both teams looked to make layups on the fast break chances.North called a timeout with 13:28 left in the first half. The score remained North 8, Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-25672019536160893402021-02-09T05:00:00.000-06:002021-02-09T05:00:18.094-06:00 ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE WENT UP AGAINST HOLY ANGELS IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn Feb. 5, St. Anthony Village and Holy Angels went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game St. Anthony had a record of 2-4 while Holy Angels had a record of 1-4.Holy Angels started the game in a man-to-man defense. St. Anthony looked to move the ball around the floor and get everyone into the offense early. St. Anthony took a lot of time off the clock while they Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-84739089654766080772021-02-09T04:53:00.000-06:002021-02-09T04:53:19.690-06:00MININESOTA TWINS DESIGNATED HITTER NELSON CRUZ HAS AGREED TO A CONTRACT EXTENTIONAccording to multiple sources Minnesota Twins designated hitter (DH) Nelson Cruz has agreed to a one-year 13-million-dollar contract extension to the Minnesota Twins.In January 2019 Cruz signed a one year, $14 million contract with an option.Cruz has played for the Milwaukee Brewers (2005), Texas Rangers (2006–2013), Baltimore Orioles (2014), Seattle Mariners (2015–2018), Minnesota Twins (2019–Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-49593859772574921182021-02-09T04:48:00.001-06:002021-02-09T04:48:55.148-06:00HOPKINS HEAD BOYS’ BASKETBALL COACH KEN NOVAK JR. WINS HIS 900TH CAREER BASKETBALL GAMEOn Tuesday Feb. 2, 2021 Hopkins head boys’ basketball coach Ken Novak Jr. won his 900th career basketball game with a 59-54 overtime victory over Chaska.Novak is currently in his 39th season of coaching high school basketball. Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-45189576261725826452021-02-06T12:59:00.000-06:002021-02-06T12:59:31.252-06:00FORMER MINNESOTA TWINS FIRST BASE COACH WAYNE TERWILLIGER HAS DIEDFormer Minnesota Twins first base coach Wayne Terwilliger has passed away he was 95 years old.Terwillegar played for the Chicago Cubs (1949–1951), Brooklyn Dodgers (1951), Washington Senators (1953–1954), New York Giants (1955–1956), Kansas City Athletics (1959–1960).Terwillegar throughout his coaching career managed 12 minor-league teams and compiled a record of 1,224 wins and 1,089 Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-59130453351496688732021-02-06T12:47:00.000-06:002021-02-06T12:47:35.263-06:00MINNEAPOLIS NORTH DEFENSIVE END DAVON TOWNLEY HAS COMMITED TO PENN STATE UNIVERSITYOn Feb. 3, Minneapolis North Defensive End Davon Townley has signed with Penn State University Nittany Lions. Townley is a four-star defensive end who played for the Minneapolis North Polars. Townley is also a basketball player on the North boys’ basketball team. Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-54004589516139571012021-02-06T12:34:00.000-06:002021-02-06T12:34:02.614-06:00MINNEAPOLIS ROOSEVELT WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS NORTH IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn February 2, Minneapolis Roosevelt and Minneapolis North squared off in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game Roosevelt had an overall record of 0-3 and North had an overall record of 2-0. Minneapolis decided not to have fans in the stands. There were only North cheerleaders and game personnel in the stands for the game. Both teams had their respective benches spread out 6 feet in Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0