Many of the states top ranked basketball teams will be in the Joe Mauer Fieldhouse at Cretin-Derham Hall this saturday. The event replaces the boys games that were played at the Breakdown Girls Tip-Off Classic that is played at HHS in the Lindbergh Center and comes one week before the Boys Tip-Off Classic also played in the Lindbergh Center.
As the Pavilion prepares for a grand re-opening, the Hopkins Royals boys and girls varsity hockey teams are preparing for the 2018-19 season. They seek similar goals and a common goal is improvement.
The 2018-2019 NBA season is underway and has been for the past few weeks. There have been some things I’ve seen so far that are to be expected, for example, the Warriors are 9-1 and the Cavaliers are 1-9.
Paige Bueckers, junior, one of Hopkins’ star athletes, recently returned from Buenos Aires, Argentina; but this trip was no vacation. Rather than lounging on beaches or sight-seeing, her travel overseas was for the 2018 Youth Olympics, where Bueckers, twice gold medalist, won her third.
Fundraising is a crucial part in keeping high school sports running. Teams participate in fundraisers that can help bring in money to pay for a wide variety of wants.
Even though Zeke Nnaji, senior, has caught the attention of schools all across the country, he has recently narrowed his list down to five schools. The schools have collectively won 15 championships and consist of Arizona, Baylor, Kansas, Purdue and UCLA.
The Hopkins Pavilion has been a staple in the city since the early 90s. Over the past year, the Pavilion has been receiving renovations. The construction has been in the works since June of 2017.
Zeke Nnaji, senior, is ranked 37th in the ESPN Top 100 boys basketball players in the country. He has received offers to go to 25 different Division 1 colleges. Big name schools include, Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio State, UCLA, the University of Minnesota, and many more.
The NBA Awards ballots have been closed for a few weeks now, we are in the midst of NBA playoff basketball. Every stadium is going to be packed and every fan will be watching, people are still discussing...
