| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: FEBRUARY 24 – MARCH 1 | |||
| MONDAY | FEBRUARY 24 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | Girl Basketball Section Game vs. Harding | TBD | |
| 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Baseball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| TUESDAY | FEBRUARY 25 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| B: 4:00pm JV: 5:30pm V: 7:00pm | 2:45pm | 9:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Kenndy | Bloomington Kennedy High School |
| 7:30pm | 5:45pm | 9:15pm | Boys Hockey Section Semifinals vs. Mahtomedi | Aldrich Ice Arena |
| WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 26 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Girls Basketball Sections | |||
| 4:30pm | Adapted Hockey vs. South Suburban | Humboldt High School | |
| 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Baseball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 27 | ||
| THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 27 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Boys Hockey Sections | |||
| 4:00pm | 8:00pm | Boys Swimming Section Meet | Art Downey Aquatic Center | |
| 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Softball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| 7:30pm – 9:00pm | Boys Volleyball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 28 | ||
| FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 28 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Boys Diving Section Finals | Art Downey Aquatic Center | ||
| B: 4:30pm JV: 4:30pm V: 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. St. Croix Prep | HOME | |
| SATURDAY | MARCH 1 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TBD | Boys Basketball Twin Cities Game | TBD | |
| 11:15am | 3:00pm | Boys Swimming Section Finals | Art Downey Aquatic Center | |
Category Archives: Sports
Sports schedule for: Feb 17-22
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: FEBRUARY 17 – FEBRUARY 22 | |||
| MONDAY | FEBRUARY 17 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:30pm | B-Squad Boys Basketball vs. Concordia Academy | Concordia Academy | |
| TUESDAY | FEBRUARY 18 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:30pm | Adapted Floor Hockey vs. Rochester | Humboldt High School | |
| B: 4:45pm JV: 4:45pm V: 6:30pm | 3:30pm | 9:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. North | North St. Paul High School |
| 5:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Higher Ground Academy | HOME | |
| WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 19 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| B: 4:30pm JV: 4:30pm V: 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. MPLS South | HOME | |
| 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Baseball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 20 | ||
| THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 20 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TBD | Boys Hockey Sections | Aldrich Arena | |
| 5:30pm | Girls Basketball vs. Harding | Harding High School | |
| 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Softball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 21 | ||
| FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 21 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| B: 4:00pm JV: 5:30pm V: 7:00pm | 3:15pm | 8:30pm | Boys Basketball vs. Como Park | Como Park High School |
| 5:00pm | Wrestling Individual Sections | Cretin-Derham Hall | |
| SATURDAY | FEBRUARY 22 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | Wrestling Individual Sections | Cretin-Derham Hall | |
Head coach John Cook is retiring: What does this mean?
By: Grace Wright
John Cook has been the head coach of Nebraska Cornhuskers Volleyball for the last 25 years. He has just recently announced his retirement from the team. John Cook started coaching first at Wisconsin in 1993, for 7 years, and then has been at Nebraska for the last 25.
John has helped lead Nebraska Volleyball to four national championships and 12 NCAA semifinals. Also with many Big Ten and Big 12 titles. John Cook has had a long standing history with helping women’s volleyball get coverage and appreciation for the sport. One of the biggest things he has done was have his team play in the outdoor football stadium in 2023. It was a huge success, 92,003 people filled up the Memorial Stadium and history was made.
John Cook has also built up many unbreakable relationships; one of his most memorable is with one of his current players Harper Murray, an outside hitter from Michigan.
His successor is Dani Busboom Kelly (DBK). She used to play under Coach Cook and was the starting libero on the Nebraska 2006 national championship team. She took a break from volleyball once she graduated, but then she came back to be an assistant coach for Cook for 4 years before she went to Louisville. DBK has been with the Louisville Cardinals for the last 8 years building it into a very influential volleyball team. She has led them to two NCAA championships, 3 semifinals and won four ACC titles.
Many of the Nebraska players were shocked but happy that John Cook was able to choose what was best for him. For the rest of the volleyball community cannot wait to see what DBK is going to be able to do at Nebraska.
For more information about Nebraska volleyball, you can go to: https://www.ncaa.com/news/volleyball-women/article/2025-01-29/nebraska-volleyball-coach-john-cook-retires-after-25-seasons-4-national-titles#:~:text=LINCOLN%2C%20NE%20—%20Four%2Dtime,great%20run%2C”%20Cook%20said.
Sports schedule for: Feb 10-15
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: FEBRUARY 10 – FEBRUARY 15 | |||
| MONDAY | FEBRUARY 10 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| B: 4:30pm JV: 4:30pm V: 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Harding | HOME | |
| 5:00pm | Adapted Floor Hockey vs. Maple Grove | Humboldt High School | |
| 5:00pm | 3:20pm 4:40pm | 6:30pm | Boys Conference Diving and JV Conference Meet | Humboldt High School |
| 6:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. CHOF | Salvation Army – St. Paul | |
| 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Baseball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| TUESDAY | FEBRUARY 11 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| B: 4:30pm JV: 4:30pm V: 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Central | HOME | |
| 6:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. SPA | St. Paul Academy | |
| WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 12 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 11:00am | Leave on 2/11 at 3:45pm | Nordic Ski State Meet | Giants Ridge |
| 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Baseball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| 7:15pm | Boys Conference Swim Meet | St. Catherine University | |
| THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 13 | ||
| THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 13 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 10:00am | 5:00pm | Nordic Ski State Meet | Giants Ridge |
| 4:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Metro Schools College Prep | Metro Schools College Prep | |
| 4:30pm | Adapted Floor Hockey vs. Anoka | Humboldt High School | |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 6:30pm | Boys Basketball vs. Washington | Washington Tech | |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | JV: 3:00pm V: 4:45pm | 9:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. Mound Westonka | Thaler Arena |
| 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Softball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| 6:00pm | Gymnastics Section Meet | Breck School | |
| 7:30pm – 9:00pm | Baseball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 14 | ||
| FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 14 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| SATURDAY | FEBRUARY 15 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | 6:55am | TBD | Wrestling Section Tournament | Mahtomedi High School |
| JV: 1:00pm V: 3:00pm | JV Boys Hockey vs. Hudson Varsity Boys Hockey vs. Kennedy | Charles M. Schulz Highland Arena | |
Sports schedule for: Feb 3-8
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: FEBRUARY 3 – FEBRUARY 8 | |||
| MONDAY | FEBRUARY 3 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:30pm | Adapted Floor Hockey vs. Brainerd | Humboldt High School | |
| 5:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Cristo Rey Jesuit | HOME | |
| 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Baseball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| TUESDAY | FEBRUARY 4 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Nordic Ski Section Championships | Battle Creek Rec Center | ||
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. SPA | Drake Arena | |
| 6:00pm | Gymnastics Twin Cities Meet | North Star | |
| WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 5 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | Alpine Ski Section Meet | Wild Mountain | |
| 4:30pm | Adapted Floor Hockey vs. Dakota United | Hope Fieldhouse | |
| 5:00pm | Wrestling Tri vs. North St. Paul and North Branch | HOME | |
| 6:00pm | Gymnastics Conference Meet | HOME | |
| THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 6 | ||
| THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 6 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Lakes International Language Academy | HOME | |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. Two Rivers | WSP Ice Arena | |
| 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Softball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 7 | ||
| FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 7 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 7:00pm | Boys Swimming and Diving vs. Humboldt / Washington | Humboldt High School | |
| SATURDAY | FEBRUARY 8 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | 7:00am | 4:00pm | Wrestling Conference Tournament | Washington Tech |
| 10:30am | 8:45am | 12:30pm | JV Boys Hockey vs. Mound Westonka | Thaler Arena |
| JV: 11:00am V: 1:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Holy Angels | Academy of Holy Angels | |
Sports schedule for: Jan 27-Feb 1
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: JANUARY 27 – FEBRUARY 1 | |||
| MONDAY | JANUARY 27 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | Alpine Ski Meet | Afton Alps | |
| 10:00am | 7:30am | 3:30pm | Nordic Ski Conference Championship Race | Battle Creek |
| TUESDAY | JANUARY 28 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:30pm | Adapted Floor Hockey vs. Anoka | Andover YMCA | |
| B: 4:30pm JV: 4:30pm V: 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Como Park | HOME | |
| 5:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Como Park | Como Park High School | |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Park | WSP Ice Arena | |
| 6:00pm – 7:30pm | Softball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 29 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | 3:30pm | 7:00pm | Wrestling Tri vs. Harding and Southwest | Harding High School |
| 6:00pm | Gymnastics Tri vs. Johnson and Central | Johnson High School | |
| 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Baseball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| 7:00pm | 5:30pm | 9:15pm | Boys Swimming and Diving vs. Central | Humboldt High School |
| 7:00pm | 5:00pm | 9:00pm | Varsity Boys Hockey vs. Kennedy | Bloomington Ice Garden |
| THURSDAY | JANUARY 30 | ||
| THURSDAY | JANUARY 30 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:45pm | 2:20pm | 5:00pm | Nordic Ski JV Championship | Theodore Wirth Park |
| B: 5:00pm JV: 5:00pm V: 6:30pm | 3:15pm | 8:30pm | Boys Basketball vs. Johnson | Johnson High School |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. Tartan | Charles M. Schulz Highland Arena | |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Hopkins | Hopkins Pavilion | |
| 6:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. SPA | HOME | |
| FRIDAY | JANUARY 31 | ||
| FRIDAY | JANUARY 31 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | Alpine Ski Meet | Afton Alps | |
| SATURDAY | FEBRUARY 1 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 8:00am | 6:00am | 7:00pm | Wrestling Tournament | Pine Island High School |
| B: 11:30am JV: 11:30am V: 1:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Humboldt | HOME | |
| JV: 1:00pm V: 3:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Armstrong | WSP Ice Arena | |
Sports schedule for: Jan 20-25
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: JANUARY 20 – JANUARY 25 | |||
| MONDAY | JANUARY 20 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:30pm | Alpine Ski Meet | Afton Alps | |
| TUESDAY | JANUARY 21 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Simley | WSP Ice Arena | |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | JV: 3:30pm V: 5:00pm | 9:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. South St. Paul | Doug Woog Arena |
| 6:00pm – 7:30pm | Softball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 22 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:45pm | 2:20pm | 5:15pm | Nordic Ski Race – Skate | Battle Creek |
| JV: 4:30pm V: 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Washington | HOME | |
| 6:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Washington | Washington Tech | |
| 6:30pm | Baseball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| THURSDAY | JANUARY 23 | ||
| THURSDAY | JANUARY 23 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Metro Schools College Prep | HOME | |
| 5:00pm | 3:15pm | 7:15pm | Boys Swimming and Diving vs. Central and Como Park | Humboldt High School |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. Southwest Christian | Charles M. Schulz Highland Arena | |
| FRIDAY | JANUARY 17 | ||
| FRIDAY | JANUARY 24 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Higher Ground Academy | Higher Ground Academy | |
| SATURDAY | JANUARY 25 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:30am | 6:50am | 3:00pm | Wrestling Tournament | Roseville High School |
| JV: 12:00pm V: 2:00pm | JV: 11:15am V: 1:00pm | 5:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. Irondale | Super Rink – Blaine |
Sports schedule for: Jan 13-18
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: JANUARY 13 – JANUARY 18 | |||
| MONDAY | JANUARY 13 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Baseball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| TUESDAY | JANUARY 14 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Harding | HOME | |
| 5:30pm 5:30pm 7:00pm | 3:15pm | 8:30pm | Boys Basketball vs. Harding | Harding High School |
| 6:00pm – 7:30pm | Softball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 15 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:45pm | 2:10pm | 5:15pm | Nordic Ski Race – Skate | Hyland Lake Park Reserve |
| 4:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Central | Central High School | |
| 4:30pm | Alpine Ski Meet | Afton Alps | |
| 5:00pm | Wrestling vs. Johnson and Tartan | HOME | |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. Holy Angels | Charles M Schulz Highland Arena | |
| 5:30pm 5:30pm 7:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Central | Central High School | |
| 5:30pm | Adapted Hockey vs. Rochester | Dakota Middle School | |
| 6:00pm | Gymnastics vs. Johnson | Johnson High School | |
| 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Baseball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| 7:30pm | Girls Hockey vs. Visitation | St. Thomas Ice Arena | |
| THURSDAY | JANUARY 16 | ||
| THURSDAY | JANUARY 16 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:00pm | 3:15pm | 5:00pm | Boys Basketball B-Squad vs. Central | Central High School |
| 5:00pm | 3:15pm | 7:15pm | Boys Swimming and Diving vs. Johnson | Humboldt High School |
| FRIDAY | JANUARY 17 | ||
| FRIDAY | JANUARY 17 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. South St. Paul | Doug Woog Arena | |
| SATURDAY | JANUARY 18 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | 6:30am | 4:00pm | JV Wrestling Tournament | North St. Paul High School |
| 9:30am | 6:50am | 4:00pm | Varsity Wrestling Tournament | St. Croix Lutheran Academy |
| JV: 1:00pm V: 3:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. SPA | Charles M. Schulz Highland Arena | |
NCAA Volleyball National Championship
By: Siri David
On December 22, 2024 Penn State and Louisville faced off in Louisville, Kentucky. This was a big match up because not many people thought that Penn State was going to be in the National Championship. It was a long road to get to this point for both teams. A few days before, Louisville played the University of Pittsburgh and lost. This was a big upset because a lot of people thought they were going to win the whole thing. Penn State played Nebraska, and everyone knew it was going to be a good match but thought Nebraska was going to take it. In the end, Louisville and Penn State won.
This match was a lot bigger than just volleyball. For Penn State, every single player on that team was playing for their coach, Katie Schumacher, who has stage 2 of breast cancer. Throughout the whole season all of her players talked about how everything they do is for her.
Louisville has been underestimated all season and wanted to prove that they could show up and win. Along with the match taking place in Louisville they wanted this win more than anything. Louisville was also in the National Championship two years ago and lost to Texas, so they wanted to show up and play their best game.
When it came down to the actual match it was crazy. Penn State won in four sets. The second set was super close the entire time and this was the only set that Louisville won. Louisville put up a good fight, especially after losing their star player Anna Debeer due to an ankle injury the game before. In the end, both teams put up a great fight but Penn State did take the win.
Most popular sports in America
By: Isabel Strack
The most popular men’s sport in America is football also known as the NFL. Almost 37% of Americans have said that football is their favorite to play, or enjoy watching. The NFL also has the highest number of people who show up to their games, which is 67,591. This league has 32 different football teams.
The season starts in September and ends in December, with every team playing 16 games. As the best teams advance we go into playoffs, which lead into the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is the biggest annual sporting event in the country.
The NFL also gets the highest TV ratings as it is on every Sunday during football season. In 2014, a record of 167 million people watched Super Bowl Sunday.
The most popular sports for women in America are women’s basketball and women’s soccer. Both of these sports are big options for many girls in high school and college.
Women’s college basketball has a world wide fan base of almost 50 million. The women’s basketball TV rate has 56% of viewers tuning in to watch. The WNBA popularity is due to the first pro year of college students like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and Cameron Brink who all brought attention to college women’s basketball during the previous year’s NCAA tournament (NCAA stands for National Collegiate Athletic Association). They set new scores during this tournament and also set new records for scoring and viewership during their undergraduate careers. As these women athletes were recently drafted into the WNBA many of their fans followed them. Their fans boosted ticket and merchandise sales, and TV ratings. The Olympic events are also very popular with 35% of viewers tuning in.
In college, women’s soccer is also a popular choice. In 2023, soccer was one of the most popular women’s sports to watch on TV. They have 74% of viewing hours. The national women’s soccer league has a fan base of almost 36 million people.
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