tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45035404492772671632026-08-13T08:17:41.841-05:00STEVEN'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.comBlogger3611125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-30387360996638867202026-04-15T09:45:00.000-05:002026-04-15T09:45:52.730-05:00MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH WENT UP AGAINST TOTINO GRACE IN A BOYS’ CLASS AAA STATE BOYS’ BASKETBALL QUARTERFINAL GAMEOn March 25, Minneapolis South and Totino-Grace went up against each other in a boys’ stateClass AAA quarterfinal basketball game. The game was played at Williams Arena.South started the game in a man-to-man defense. Totino-Grace started the game out in a zonedefense.South looked to push the ball down the floor and looked to get baskets in transition.It took both teams a while to get into a Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-6322264440131921842026-03-31T11:12:00.000-05:002026-03-31T11:12:40.428-05:00ALBANY WENT UP AGAINST JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL IN THE CLASS AA QUARTERFINAL BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn March 24, Albany and Jackson County Central (JCC) squared off in a boys’ basketball stateClass AA quarterfinal game. The game was played at the Target Center.Albany won the tip, and they looked like they were moving the ball quickly down the floor. Theywanted to get everyone involved in the offense.Albany’s Brady Rueter and Braeden Justin both came up with deep 3-point shots and layups.Albany Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-80968795933728851272026-03-30T06:21:00.000-05:002026-03-30T06:21:33.853-05:00PERHAM WENT UP AGAINST GOODHUE IN A CLASS AA BOYS’ STATE QUARTERFINAL BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEPerham and Goodhue went up against each other in a boys’ basketball quarterfinal game. The game was played at Target Center.Perham looked to move the ball down the floor and take time off the 35-second shot clock.Perham guard Isaiah Farrell was all over the floor. On the offensive end, he came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.Perham struggled with shooting the ball early. Even though Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-53256788660630527512026-03-30T06:06:00.000-05:002026-03-30T06:06:10.922-05:00ALEXANDRIA WENT UP AGAINST MAPLE GROVE IN A CLASS AAAA BOYS’ BASKETBALL STATE QUARTERFINAL GAME Alexandria and Maple Grove went up against each other in a Class AAAA state boys’ basketball quarterfinal game.Maple Grove looked to push the tempo of the game early. It took both teams a while to get used to playing on the bigger NBA floor. Alexandria’s Gavin Roderick and Talan Witt both came up with mid-range jump shots and layups early. It took a while for each team to figure out the other Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-33013450177181386092026-03-30T05:55:00.000-05:002026-03-30T05:55:32.822-05:00APPLE VALLEY WENT UP AGAINST WAYZATA IN A BOYS’ CLASS AAAA QUARTERFINAL BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEApple Valley and Wayzata went up against each other in a boys’ basketball Class AAAAquarterfinal state boys’ basketball game. The game was played at the Target Center.Wayzata started the game out in a man-to-man defense. They were pushing the ball down thefloor and scoring layups in transition.Apple Valley did a good job of moving the ball down the floor and looking for their shots. Eventhough itSteven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-19348873573614274132026-03-29T22:27:00.001-05:002026-03-29T22:27:58.609-05:00CHASKA WENT UP AGAINST LAKEVILLE SOUTH IN A BOYS’ CLASS AAAA STATE QUARTERFINAL BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEChaska and Lakeville South went up against each other in the Class AAAA State boys’ basketball state quarterfinal game. The game was played at the Target Center. Chaska started the game out in a zone defense. Lakeville South had to take a lot of time off the 35-second shot clock. It took both teams awhile to get into a shooting rhythm. Each team took their time on the offensive end. Chaska passedSteven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-76242642012428126062026-03-29T22:18:00.000-05:002026-03-29T22:18:12.200-05:00BLAINE WENT UP AGAINST TARTAN IN THE BOYS CLASS AAAA STATE QUARTERFINAL BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn March 24, 2026, Blaine and Tartan went up against each other in a class AAAA state quarterfinal boys’ basketball game at the Target Center. Going into the game, Blaine had a record of 22-6, while Tartan had an overall record of 29-0. Both schools brought out their fans.As the game got underway both teams looked like set the tempo early. Blaine started the game in a zone defense. That made Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-857601651556810432026-03-29T22:08:00.000-05:002026-03-29T22:08:06.225-05:00BOTH UNIVERSITY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA HOCKEY COACHES HAVE BEEN RELEAVED OF THEIR DUTIESAccording to multiple Twin Cities media reports, the University of Minnesota women’s and men’s hockey coaches have been relieved of their duties, effective as of March 19, 2026. Brad Frost, the women’s hockey coach, has been coaching at the University of Minnesota since the 2001 season. He took over as the head coach in the 2007 season. Bob Motzko has also been let go by the University of Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-878680503013805872026-03-29T21:59:00.000-05:002026-03-29T21:59:39.281-05:00HOPKINS WENT UP AGAINST DELASALLE IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME On Feb. 24, Hopkins and DeLaSalle squared off in a boys’ basketball game. The gym was packed as fans turned out to watch these two teams play. Going into the game, Hopkins had an overall record of 17-7 while DeLaSalle’s overall record was 22-2. Both teams looked like they were pushing the ball down the floor. DeLaSalle started the game out in a man-to-man defense. They looked like they spread theSteven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-62192724185514280862026-03-29T21:47:00.000-05:002026-03-29T21:47:44.571-05:00BROOKLYN CENTER WENT UP AGAINST RICHFIELD IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME On Jan. 13, Brooklyn Center and Richfield went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game, Brooklyn Center had a record of 1-7 while Richfield had a record of 12-0. Both teams looked to push the ball down the floor and get into their offense early.Brooklyn Center looked to get everyone involved in the offense. They took a lot of time off the 35-second clock by swinging Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-44241634426425156792026-03-29T21:26:00.001-05:002026-03-29T21:26:41.359-05:00BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY WENT UP AGAINST RICHFIELD IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME On Jan. 8, Bloomington Kennedy and Richfield went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game, Kennedy had a record of 6-6. Richfield came into the game with a record of 10-0. Both teams looked like they could push the ball down the floor and score in transition. Richfield started the game out in a zone defense. Kennedy started the game out in a man-to-man defenseSteven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-23466373230652507772026-03-25T09:19:00.001-05:002026-03-25T09:19:30.161-05:00LAKEVILLE SOUTH WENT UP AGAINST PRIOR LAKE IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME On Jan. 6, Lakeville South and Prior Lake went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game, Lakeville South had a record of 7-1 while Prior Lake had a record of 5-4. As the game got underway, both teams tried to figure each other out early. They each started to set the tempo of the game early. Lakeville South pushed the ball down the floor and got everyone involved in Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-44345710556864640372026-03-25T09:03:00.000-05:002026-03-25T09:03:55.223-05:00HOLY ANGELS AND BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY WENT UP AGAINST EACH OTHER IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME On Dec. 16, Holy Angels and Bloomington Kennedy went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game.As the game got underway, Holy Angels looked like they used full-court pressure, making it difficult for Kennedy to bring the ball down the floor. Kennedy pushed the ball down the floor as they looked to score layups in transition. Kennedy’s Kahlil Copeland looked like he could take mid-range Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-28416491193602755962026-03-25T08:55:00.004-05:002026-03-25T09:14:01.989-05:00COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND HOLY ANGELS WENT UP AGAINST EACH OTHER IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn Dec. 11, Columbia Heights and Holy Angels went up against each other in a basketball game.Columbia Heights looked to push the ball down the floor and looked to score baskets intransition.Holy Angels started the game out in a zone defense. That made Columbia Heights swing the ballaround the 3-point line and take a lot of time off the 35-second shot clock.Holy Angels was very vocal on both ends Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-90496046315467624442025-12-11T15:50:00.000-06:002025-12-11T15:50:02.325-06:00WAYZATA WENT UP AGAINST PRIOR LAKE IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME On Dec. 2, Wayzata and Prior Lake squared up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. It was the first game for both teams. Both teams pushed the ball down the court early. Prior Lake started the game in a man-to-man defense. They talked to each other on both ends of the floor. Prior Lake took a lot of time off the 35-second shot clock. They passed the ball around the 3-point line, Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-12789447570955311152025-02-27T22:10:00.000-06:002025-02-27T22:10:15.566-06:00RICHFIELD WENT UP AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn Feb. 27, Richfield and Minneapolis South went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game, Richfield had a record of 20-5, while South’s record was 11-4.Both teams looked to set the tempo early in the game.South started the game in a man-to-man defense. They looked to put pressure on Richfield as they brought the ball down the floor.Richfield started the game in a Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-40248613003255507402025-02-27T21:50:00.001-06:002025-02-27T21:50:15.724-06:00ST. PAUL HIGHLAND PARK WENT UP AGAINST BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME On Feb. 25, St. Paul Highland Park and Bloomington Kennedy went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game, Highland Park had a record of 11-13, while Kennedy had a record of 6-18. Highland Park looked to push the ball down the floor and set the tempo early. Kennedy looked to push the ball down the floor and get his teammates involved in the Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-10888845613830510452025-02-25T18:42:00.003-06:002025-02-25T18:42:54.890-06:00FRIDLEY WENT UP AGAINST BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn Feb. 13, Fridley and Bloomington Kennedy went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game, Fridley had a record of 7-13, while Kennedy came in with a record of 5-15.Kennedy started the game out in a man-to-man defense. They looked to keep Fridley out of the lane. Kennedy looked to set the tempo of the game early.Fridley moved the ball down the floor well, and they gotSteven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-84625549341049701452025-02-12T05:50:00.000-06:002025-02-12T05:50:04.049-06:00BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY WENT UP AGAINST RICHFIELD IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME On Feb. 11, Bloomington Kennedy and Richfield went up against each other in a boys' basketball game. Going into the game Kennedy had a record of 5-14 while Richfield’s record was 16-4. The first time these two teams went up against each other Richfield came away with the 91-72 win on Jan. 9. Richfield looked to push the ball down the floor early. Richfield looked to trap Kennedy as they brought Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-86259277809117783752025-02-07T21:00:00.000-06:002025-02-07T21:00:09.295-06:00ROBBINSDALE COOPER WENT UP AGAINST BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME On Feb.6, Robbinsdale Cooper and Bloomington Kennedy went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game, Cooper had a record of 5-12, while Kennedy had a record of 3-14. In the last meeting of these two teams on Jan. 7, Cooper came away with a 70-66 victory. As the game got underway Cooper started the game in a zone defense. They made Kennedy pass the ball around the Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-69284581941374594422025-02-06T10:58:00.000-06:002025-02-06T10:58:19.040-06:00DELASALLE WENT UP AGAINST RICHFIELD IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME On Feb. 4, Minneapolis DeLaSalle and Richfield squared off in a boys’ basketball game. Going into the game, DeLaSalle had an overall record of 16-2, while Richfield’s was 13-4. It was senior night at Richfield. They were recognized before the game. Both teams looked to push the ball down the floor early. DeLaSalle swung the ball around the 3-point line as they got everyone involved in the Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-26713630301673044032024-12-16T14:17:00.001-06:002024-12-16T14:57:10.241-06:00JEFFERSON WENT UP AGAINST KENNEDY IN THE BATTLE OF BLOOMINGTONOn Dec. 12, Bloomington Jefferson went against Bloomington Kennedy in a boys’ basketball game. Jefferson came into the game with a record of 1-2, while Kennedy came in with a record of 0-2. Both teams tried to set the tempo early as the game got underway. Kennedy looked to push the ball down the floor and looked to score baskets in transition. Both teams started the game in a man-to-manSteven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-54998347125907499492024-12-11T21:20:00.001-06:002024-12-11T22:50:51.501-06:00DELASALLE WENT UP AGAINST HOLY ANGELS IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn Dec. 10, DeLaSalle and Holy Angels went up against each other in a boys' basketball game. Going into the game, DeLaSalle had a record of 2-0, while Holy Angels had a record of 1-2. DeLaSalle started the game in a man-to-man defense. They looked to make Holy Angels take time off the clock.It took each team a while to get into a good game flow.DeLaSalle took a lot of time off the 35-second shot Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-84261866498419767212024-12-09T14:10:00.004-06:002024-12-09T14:13:19.160-06:00MOUND WESTONKA WENT UP AGAINST HOLY ANGELS IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn Thurs, Dec. 5, Mound Westonka and Holy Angels went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game. Holy Angels started the game with a zone defense, which caused Mound Westonka to swing the ball around the 3-point line. Holy Angels guard Rhikenzo Lee came up with 3-point baskets early. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. Mound Westonka pushed the Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503540449277267163.post-16572149715940028142024-12-09T13:45:00.000-06:002024-12-09T13:45:58.936-06:00PARK CENTER WENT UP AGAINST WASHBURN IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAMEOn Dec. 3, Park Center and Washburn played basketball. Both teams' rosters were not available for this game. Park Center started out in a full-court press. Washburn pushed the ball down the floor, looking to score baskets in transition. It took both teams a while to get into an offensive groove.Park Center started the game with a zone defense, which made Washburn take a lot of time off the Steven's Sports Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589544165803842055noreply@blogger.com0